-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BJL+bZZ3PCW/Erx+t8mMTvpCC5JiML2N9npVnL9dCic6a4OelwCb+ZXN9qU9FM1R p8vYP2JOPw7S30D9u43/TA== 0000891092-09-000914.txt : 20090302 0000891092-09-000914.hdr.sgml : 20090302 20090302062055 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-09-000914 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 15 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090302 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000880804 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 593074176 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13577 FILM NUMBER: 09645304 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3280 PEACHTREE RD NW STREET 2: THE TERMINUS BUILDING, SUITE 1000 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30305-2422 BUSINESS PHONE: 4042628400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3280 PEACHTREE RD NW STREET 2: THE TERMINUS BUILDING, SUITE 1000 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30305-2422 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PTEK HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000306 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PREMIERE TECHNOLOGIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951219 10-K 1 e34620_10k.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008.

[   ] 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: 0-27778

PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
59-3074176
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3280 Peachtree Road, N.W., The Terminus Building, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(address of principal executive office)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (404) 262-8400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of each class)
New York Stock Exchange
(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. [   ] Yes [X] No

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. [   ] Yes [X] No

         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 [   ]

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [X]    Accelerated filer [   ]    Non-accelerated filer [   ]    Smaller reporting company [   ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [   ]    No [X]

     The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, on June 30, 2008 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange was approximately $842,151,196.

     As of February 23, 2009, 60,807,168 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     When used in this annual report on Form 10-K and elsewhere by us or by management from time to time, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and reflect future business decisions which are subject to change. A variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, including the following factors:

  • Our ability to compete based on price and against our existing and future competitors;

  • Our ability to respond to rapid technological change and the development of alternatives to our services;

  • Market acceptance of new services and enhancements to existing services;

  • Costs or difficulties related to the integration of any new or acquired businesses and technologies;

  • Concerns regarding the security of transactions and transmitting confidential information over the Internet and public networks;

  • Our ability to upgrade our equipment or increase our network capacity to meet customer demands;

  • Our services may be interrupted due to failure of the platforms and network infrastructure utilized in providing our services;

  • Continued weakness in our legacy broadcast fax services, which is part of our PGiSend solution;

  • Our ability to efficiently utilize or re-negotiate our telecommunications supply agreements;

  • Increased leverage may harm our financial condition and results of operations;

  • Our dependence on our subsidiaries for cash flow may negatively affect our business and our ability to pay amounts due under our indebtedness;

  • Our financial performance could cause future write-downs of goodwill or other intangible assets in future periods;

  • Assessment of income, state sales and other taxes for which we have not accrued;

  • Our ability to attract and retain qualified key personnel;

  • Our ability to successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions, integrate acquired operations into our existing operations or expand into new markets;

  • Our ability to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights;

  • Possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or adverse results of current or future infringement claims;

  • Regulatory or legislative changes may adversely affect our business;

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  • Possible adverse results if our services become subject to government regulations applicable to traditional telecommunications service providers;

  • Risks associated with expansion of our international operations and fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

  • Domestic and international terrorist activity, war and political instability may adversely affect the level of services utilized by our customers and the ability of those customers to pay for services utilized;

  • General economic or business conditions, internationally, nationally or in the local jurisdiction in which we are doing business, may be less favorable than expected;

  • Risks associated with weakening global economic and credit conditions, including customer consolidations, bankruptcies and payment defaults;

  • Consolidation, restructuring or bankruptcies of our customers, including due to worsening economic conditions, could decrease our revenues;

  • Factors described under the caption Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this annual report on Form 10-K; and

  • Factors described from time to time in our press releases, reports and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We caution that these factors are not exclusive. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this annual report on Form 10-K and in other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, are qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-K, or the date of the statement, if a different date.

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INDEX

    Page
   
 
Part I    
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 10
Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments 21
Item 2. Properties 21
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 22
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 22
 
Part II    
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 23
  of Equity Securities  
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 25
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 26
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 50
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 51
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 80
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 80
Item 9B. Other Information 83
 
Part III    
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 83
Item 11. Executive Compensation 83
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 83
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence 83
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 83
 
Part IV    
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 84
 
Signatures   85

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Overview

     Premiere Global Services, Inc. develops and markets a comprehensive suite of applied communication technologies. Our proprietary business applications, which we deliver through the PGi Communications Operating System, or PGiCOS, enable companies to improve their productivity and efficiencies by helping them to automate and streamline their critical business processes and to meet and collaborate in a more cost-effective manner. We have a global presence in 24 countries and nearly one million users from our established base of more than 50,000 customers, which includes nearly 90% of the Fortune 500.

     We offer our suite of business applications in the on-demand model, meaning our customers are not burdened with the up-front expense and complexity associated with purchasing and installing hardware and software solutions. Our applications are scalable, customizable to the client or task, easy-to-use and can be integrated with other technologies, including a customer’s existing IT infrastructure.

     We host our applications on our secure, enterprise-class platforms that are located around the world in our server and network operations centers and in third-party co-location facilities. This integrated network of platforms that make up the PGiCOS utilizes our proprietary software and a variety of leading communication technologies, including web and audio conferencing, e-mail, short message services, or SMS, IP fax, automated speech, mobile and other technologies. In addition, we are in the process of integrating newer technologies, such as social networking, virtualization, gaming and web 2.0 into our product suite to meet evolving user preferences.

     We deliver our services through our web site at www.premiereglobal.com, which enables customers to use our suite of applications through their desktop, laptop or mobile device. We also offer open standards access to our technology applications via our application programming interface, or API, suite, enabling our customers and technology partners to integrate our PGiCOS capabilities directly into their enterprise systems and existing business processes.

We market our PGiCOS applications globally through a multi-channel sales organization. These applications are grouped within four solution sets: PGiMeet, PGiSend, PGiNotify and PGiMarket, formerly known as Conferencing & Collaboration, Document Solutions, Notifications & Reminders and eMarketing within our three segments in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. See Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in this annual report on Form 10-K for information concerning our operations in our reportable segments.

     We were incorporated in Florida in 1991 and reincorporated in Georgia in 1995. As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately 2,650 employees conducting business in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Our corporate headquarters are located at 3280 Peachtree Road, N.W., The Terminus Building, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30305, and our telephone number is (404) 262-8400.

Industry Background

     The global economy is experiencing significant challenges and structural changes that are altering the manner in which companies conduct their businesses. Recessionary pressures, the rapidly growing costs and hassle of business travel, environmental concerns and the constant need to improve productivity to remain competitive are increasingly driving companies to utilize information and communication technologies to streamline and improve their business processes and to reduce costs.

     Companies around the world depend on the ability to collaborate internally and externally and to access, manipulate and communicate data, images and web-based information in real time – often in locations far removed from their primary places of business. Communication technologies have become a mission-critical backbone of modern business processes, as even the most basic tasks rely on the ability to communicate in a cost-effective and productive manner.

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     Large and small companies around the world conduct a vast number of business processes every day that are communication-based, technology-dependent and highly integrated, both inside and outside of their enterprise. Integrated communication solutions that include voice, data, web, imaging, messaging and mobile capabilities are fast becoming business requirements. These capabilities rely on a secure, robust and flexible information technology backbone and systems expertise that, until recently, required substantial investment in expensive, centralized computing and communication technology infrastructure.

     With the ubiquity of the Internet, substantial declines in the price of, and the resulting increase in, the availability of computer hardware, communication bandwidth and improved data security, a new generation of enterprise technology solutions have been developed and embraced by the market. These solutions allow substantial components of the computing and communication infrastructure to be hosted remotely, with the applications and services required by the customer provided dynamically on an outsourced basis.

     This on-demand, Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, delivery model has rapidly emerged as a preferred means by which many customers access software and business applications. Using the SaaS model, customers subscribe to services and applications on a single- or integrated-suite basis and utilize those applied technologies over the web as needed. There is typically no need for significant expense or resource allocation related to system implementation or other large software maintenance commitments.

     While we believe that customers have benefited from the SaaS delivery model, vendors like us who implement SaaS-based technology solutions benefit, as well. As an on-demand provider, we centralize our proprietary software and hardware infrastructure in a distributed fashion around the world. The result is that upgrades, maintenance, customization and other required tasks are easier and more cost effective to implement than traditional client-hosted and installed solutions. By leveraging a number of clients across a shared technology infrastructure, we believe that we can achieve economies of scale more rapidly, which enables us to provide our services at a lower total cost of ownership than many premise-based alternatives.

     We believe our enterprise customers can automate their manual and paper-based business processes or create new and better ways of doing business by utilizing the solutions and applications we offer on the PGiCOS. By streamlining and improving a wide array of critical, daily business processes, we believe that we can help customers improve their productivity and business efficiencies, thereby offering high value and delivering meaningful returns on investment.

     We believe that the magnitude of business processes that can be improved through the application of communication technologies that we offer is large and under-penetrated, providing us significant future growth opportunities. We engaged The JAAG Group, an advisory and consulting services firm, to conduct a survey to assess the market opportunity for our solutions in January 2008, in which they estimated the global market opportunity for our solutions to be nearly $10 billion in 2008, growing to nearly $17 billion in 2012. As we continue to extend the capabilities of our PGiCOS solutions and applications, we believe we can increase our addressable market opportunity.

Solution Sets and Business Applications

     We offer a full suite of business applications that we believe provides us a competitive advantage when compared to single product vendors, which are a majority of our competitors. Our strategy is to continue to develop new communication technologies-based business applications that meet the specific requirements of customers within targeted industries.

     Our PGiCOS applications are grouped into the four solution sets listed below:

PGiMeet
(Formerly known as Conferencing & Collaboration Solutions)

     Our PGiMeet conferencing & collaboration solutions include a full-suite of traditional and voice over Internet protocol-based, or VoIP, audio conferencing and web collaboration services for all forms of group

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meetings, from large events, such as investor relations calls and training sessions, to smaller meetings, such as sales planning calls and project team meetings. PGiMeet services include automated reservationless conferencing, global reservationless conferencing with approximately 90 local access points, operator-assisted event conferencing and web collaboration.

     A few examples of our many PGiMeet applications include:

  • Project meetings;

  • Employee training;

  • Sales pitches;

  • Investor presentations; and

  • Product launches

PGiSend
(Formerly known as Document Solutions)

     Our PGiSend fax and document delivery solutions integrate reliable IP fax technology with powerful features like PDF optical character recognition to provide a secure, digital alternative for sending, receiving, editing and storing important documents. Users can send and receive faxes using their computer and existing e-mail account with no additional hardware or software required and using unique mobile capabilities that allow users to fax or print any document on any fax machine at any time. Paper documents can be converted into electronic assets that can be distributed securely across the enterprise, archived remotely and accessed through an existing e-mail account or web interface.

A few examples of our many PGiSend applications include:

  • Invoice processing;

  • eStatements;

  • Contact management;

  • Employee verifications;

  • Claims processing; and

  • Delivery confirmations

PGiNotify
(Formerly known as Notifications & Reminders Solutions)

     Our PGiNotify solutions enable clear and compelling notifications and reminders between businesses and their constituents delivered via automated speech, e-mail, fax and SMS technologies. Our enterprise customers can select the best delivery method based on message content, urgency, required recipient action and recipient preferences. Our suite of hosted PGiNotify applications provides customizable features, including recipient authentication, personalized messages with text-to-speech capabilities, hot key transfer for interactive messaging, data collection and real-time, online summary reports.

     A few examples of our many PGiNotify applications include:

  • Travel confirmations;

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  • Appointment reminders;

  • Delivery reminders;

  • Fraud alerts;

  • Prescription reminders; and

  • Accounts receivable management

PGiMarket
(Formerly known as eMarketing Solutions)

     Our PGiMarket eMarketing solutions employ real-time event and customer data to create highly-relevant, personalized e-mail marketing campaigns that we believe result in increased response rates, improved customer relationships and higher sales for our enterprise customers. Our full suite of e-mail campaign management tools and intuitive user interface, combined with our strategic expertise empower both aspiring and sophisticated eMarketers to reach the right customers at the right time with the right message.

A few examples of our many PGiMarket applications include:

  • eNewsletters;

  • Customer loyalty programs;

  • Customer re-activation;


  • Promotional offers;

  • Electronic coupons;

  • Lead generation; and

  • Lifecycle relationship programs

Our Integration Model - PGiConnect®

     Given our experience integrating and deploying accounts for large enterprises, we identified the need to streamline and better support customer integrations and application development. In 2008, we re-launched an online developer community at www.PGiConnect.com that allows developers, partners and customers to access the PGi Communications Operating System solutions and applications via an open-source, standards-based API. PGiConnect facilitates the sharing of knowledge in a virtual workspace, enabling us to embrace ideation and collaboration using web 2.0 tools.

Customers

     Nearly 90% of the Fortune 500, including leading technology companies, commercial and investment banks, retailers, travel and hospitality firms, health care companies and logistics companies, utilize our PGiCOS applications to drive efficiencies and enhanced productivity within their businesses.

     Our customers apply our PGiCOS solutions to simplify, automate or improve their existing business processes or to gain a competitive advantage by creating new and better ways of doing business. We are focused on providing greater customer value by innovating new business applications backboned by our existing PGiCOS solutions that address the individual needs and requirements of targeted customer segments.

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     In addition, in 2009, we will continue to promote new pricing models for our solutions that we believe are more consistent with other on-demand providers, including subscription-based, licensing and committed revenue contract models. Our sales commission plans are focused on encouraging customer adoption of additional PGiCOS solutions and applications, as well as annual or multi-year contracts with minimum commitments. Most of our customer agreements have initial terms of one to three years, subject to automatic renewal unless a customer sends a notice of non-renewal prior to the end of an initial or renewal term. Customers may generally terminate without penalty, unless their agreement contains a minimum revenue commitment that requires payment by the customer of any unused shortfall amount upon termination.

     While our business is generally not seasonal, we typically experience lower levels of sales and usage during periods that have reduced numbers of working days. For example, our operating results have historically decreased during the summer months, particularly in our Europe operations, as well as during the Thanksgiving, December and New Year holidays. We expect our revenues during these periods will not grow at the same rates as compared with other periods of the year because of decreased use of our services by our enterprise customers.

Sales and Marketing

     To promote domain expertise and a greater understanding of our enterprise customers’ needs, we have segmented our sales professionals according to our four solutions sets. Additionally, we have implemented a multi-channel sales approach to promote the transfer and adoption of best practices. Our current channels of distribution include global, strategic, corporate accounts, small and medium businesses, indirect partners and web sales:

  • We sell directly to customers through our approximately 830 sales and marketing professionals worldwide;

  • We sell indirectly through distribution partners, including agents and resellers;

  • We actively pursue strategic partners to integrate and resell our services with their own; and

  • We employ web-based marketing and direct telesales to generate increased activity for our sales channels.

     As a service organization, our customer service teams play a major role in managing customer relationships, as well as selling additional value-added services to existing accounts. We currently employ approximately 900 customer service professionals deployed in local markets around the world.

Research and Development

     We believe that designing, developing, testing, deploying and supporting innovative technology for service enhancements in a timely manner is an important contributor to our continued success. By innovating new services and enhancements to existing services, we can better meet our enterprise customers’ needs, differentiate and position ourselves in larger market segments.

     For example, in September 2008, we re-launched our developer community, www.PGiConnect.com, to provide on-demand access and support to our services over the web. In 2008, we also upgraded and rolled out new product applications and enhancements in each of our solution sets, including significant enhancements to our Netspoke Online Meeting product and a new version of Campaign Accelerator, which is within our PGiMarket applications.

     We devote significant resources to the innovation and development of new services, enhancements to existing services and to our web site. We employ more than 150 research and development professionals, including overseas development teams. Our research and development costs for 2008, 2007 and 2006 were $16.9 million, $14.1 million and $12.1 million, respectively.

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Competition

     We believe the combination of communication technologies-based solutions supported by the PGiCOS is unique to the industry and that our broad range of business process solutions and applications provide us with an advantage over many of our competitors that have more limited service offerings. In addition, our global reach allows us to pursue contract opportunities with multinational enterprises providing an advantage over competitors that only focus on limited geographies.

     While we are unaware of any single competitor that provides all of the services we deliver, we compete with a range of companies in each of our four solution sets, as well as with internally developed solutions for companies who choose to insource these needs. The markets for each of our solutions sets are highly competitive, rapidly evolving and subject to changing technology, shifting customer needs, and introductions of new products and services.

     In our PGiMeet solutions, we compete with major telecommunications service providers around the world such as AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., Global Crossing Limited and international public telephone companies, such as BT Group plc. Additionally, we compete with independent conferencing service providers like West Corporation, ACT Teleconferencing, Inc., Westell Technologies, Inc. and Arkadin, Inc. We also compete with traditional and IP-based equipment manufacturers, business suite software providers and application service providers, such as Cisco Systems, Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corporation, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Oracle Corporation, Saba Software, Inc. and Citrix Systems, Inc., which offer applications that enable web collaboration. These providers may attempt to leverage their dominant market positions through additional technical integration or bundled offerings to further expand their presences in the conferencing and collaboration market. In addition, we have entered into distribution and reseller arrangements with companies, including some of the companies listed above, that offer competitive conferencing and collaboration services that could choose to increase their emphasis on offerings competitive to us, cease to offer some or all of their services or our services, or both. For example, Cisco Systems offers web collaboration functionality within its WebEx suite of products and Microsoft offers Microsoft® Office Live Meeting and web collaboration functionality in its Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 version.

     In our PGiSend solutions, we compete with companies like Protus IP Solutions, EasyLink Services International Corporation and j2 Global Communications, Inc. Additionally, we compete with a range of equipment and software providers that enable enterprises to address these requirements internally. In our PGiNotify solutions, our competition includes West Corporation, Varolii Corporation, SoundBite Communications, Inc. and Adeptra Limited. In our PGiMarket solutions, we compete with Alliance Data Systems Corporation and Acxiom Corporation, as well as a number of smaller companies, including Responsys, Inc., Silverpop Systems Inc., ExactTarget, Inc. and Constant Contact, Inc.

Suppliers

     We purchase telecommunications services pursuant to supply agreements with telecommunications service providers. Some of our agreements with telecommunications service providers contain commitments that require us to purchase a minimum amount of services through 2011. We expect these costs to be approximately $37.8 million, $21.0 million and $3.6 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Government Regulation

     Federal, state, local and international laws regulating the provision of traditional telecommunications services may adversely impact our business. We believe that we operate as a non-common-carrier provider of unregulated, enhanced information services. Consequently, we do not believe that we are subject to all Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, or state public utility commission regulations applicable to providers of traditional telecommunications services in the United States. We are subject to certain regulations imposed by the FCC and by international telecommunications regulatory authorities, however, and we may be affected by regulatory decisions, trends or policies issued or implemented by federal, state, local or international telecommunications regulatory authorities.

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     In addition, international, federal and state authorities may conclude that our services are subject to additional regulations and requirements applicable to providers of traditional telecommunications services. On June 30, 2008, the FCC issued an order ruling that audio conferencing providers are providers of “telecommunications” who must contribute to the federal Universal Service Fund, or USF. Because it previously was unclear whether audio conferencing providers were required to contribute to the USF, the FCC order requires prospective contributions only. On July 17, 2008, the FCC issued a public notice stating that all audio conferencing providers must file a Form 499-Q by August 1, 2008, reporting projected revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008, and begin contributing to the USF in October 2008. In accordance with the FCC public notice, we filed a Form 499-Q on August 1, 2008 reporting projected revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008. In compliance with the FCC’s order, we have also commenced making contributions to USF, and in compliance with the FCC’s rules, we have begun recovering those contributions from applicable PGiMeet customers. Several providers of audio conferencing services have filed petitions requesting reconsideration of all or portions of the FCC’s order, which are currently pending. Although we use reasonable efforts to monitor applicable regulatory requirements, if we fail to comply with any applicable regulations, or if we were required to submit to the jurisdiction of state government authorities as providers of traditional telecommunications services, we could become subject to additional reporting and compliance obligations and/or could be subject to litigation, fines, forfeitures, regulatory surcharge remittance requirements or other penalties arising from any non-compliance.

     There is regulatory uncertainty as to the imposition of certain traditional common carrier regulations on IP-enabled services, which we use with respect to the delivery of certain of our service offerings. The regulatory status of certain kinds of IP-enabled services is still under review by federal and state regulatory authorities and the courts, and the FCC and state public utility commissions are conducting regulatory proceedings that could affect the regulation of such services. The adoption of, or changes in, such telecommunications laws and regulations could increase the costs of communicating over IP-based networks and may affect the available delivery methods for and costs associated with our services, as well as the growth of networks that handle IP-based communications. Regulatory authorities may seek to regulate aspects of our services under new regulations on IP-enabled services, which would require us to comply with laws and regulations that currently are not applicable to us, and could adversely affect our business.

     International, federal and state laws regulate telemarketing practices and may adversely impact our business and the businesses of our customers and potential customers. The FCC promulgated rules in 1992 to implement the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, or TCPA. These rules, among others, regulate telemarketing methods and activities, including the use of pre-recorded messages, the time of day when telemarketing calls may be made, maintenance of company-specific “do not call” databases and restrictions on unsolicited fax advertising.

     In 2003, the FCC amended its rules under the TCPA. The FCC retained an exemption from liability for sending unsolicited commercial fax advertisements for fax broadcast providers that solely transmit such advertisements on behalf of others. However, the FCC ordered that a sender may fax unsolicited commercial advertisements only to those from whom the sender has received prior express consent in writing. The 2003 rule amendments modified the FCC’s prior policy, which permitted such faxes when an established business relationship, or EBR, existed between the sender of a commercial unsolicited fax advertisement and the recipient. Several parties challenged these rules and the FCC delayed the requirement to have prior written consent and the deletion of the EBR exemption. In July 2005, Congress passed the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005, or JFPA, amending the TCPA to expressly allow fax advertisements to be sent to persons or entities with whom a sender has an EBR, with certain exceptions. This amendment essentially nullified the FCC’s 2003 revocation of the EBR exemption. The JFPA also imposed new notice language for fax advertisements and mandated an opt-out mechanism. The FCC issued rules implementing these amendments in April 2006, which became effective in August 2006. However, the FCC may revise its rules and may impose a time limitation on the EBR exception. Despite the passage of the JFPA, the notice requirements and potential time limits on the EBR exemption, combined with the regulatory uncertainty resulting from the 2003 FCC rulings and associated litigation may have discouraged, and may continue to discourage, use by some of our customers of our broadcast fax services.

     Fax broadcast providers, such as us, generally are not liable for their customers’ violations of the TCPA, although fax broadcast providers who have a “high degree of involvement” in their customers’ fax advertisements or “actual knowledge” of a customer’s violation of the TCPA may be held liable under certain circumstances under the

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TCPA. Although we have conducted our operations to meet the fax broadcaster provider exemption, third parties may seek to challenge this exemption.

     In addition, we may be subject to state laws and regulations regulating the unsolicited transmission of faxes. For example, in October 2005, the state of California passed a law purporting to regulate intrastate and interstate fax advertisements that did not contain an EBR exemption. Together with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, we challenged this law in federal district court in California, with the court ruling that California’s regulation of interstate fax transmissions was impermissible.

     The FCC, along with the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, has also instituted a national “do not call” registry for residential and wireless telephone numbers. Telemarketers making telephonic solicitations are barred from calling consumers who register their telephone numbers in the national database, with certain exceptions. New legislation was recently enacted that deletes the requirement that consumers re-register every five years. Numbers will remain on the list unless the consumer affirmatively removes a number or the number is deleted from the database in monthly administrative updates, such as in the case of an abandoned number. In summary, with certain exceptions, telemarketers are required to access the list before engaging in telemarketing in any particular area code. As a service provider to companies that engage in telemarketing, we subscribe to the federal “do not call” registry. Although we believe we have taken the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the “do not call” registry and other rule amendments, regulators or third parties could seek to challenge our compliance with the federal “do not call” registry, federal telemarketing laws and FCC and FTC rules.

     In October 2006, the FTC proposed to bar pre-recorded telemarketing calls except in instances of prior express consent. The FCC generally permits pre-recorded telemarketing calls where there is either an EBR or prior express consent. The FTC initiated a rulemaking proceeding and took public comments on its proposed restrictions on pre-recorded telemarketing calls. In August 2008, the FTC adopted new rules on pre-recorded telemarketing calls. Effective September 1, 2009, these new FTC rules prohibit pre-recorded telemarketing calls except in instances of written prior express consent. The rules also imposed certain other requirements, as of December 1, 2008, for permitted pre-recorded telemarketing calls, including providing an interactive or keypress opt-out mechanism for recipients to select to be added to an entity-specific “do not call” list. These new FTC rules could impact customer use of our broadcast voice services to the extent a customer sought to use these services for marketing messages, distinct from informational, transactional or other messages exempt under the FTC’s rules.

     In addition to the federal legislation and regulations, numerous state laws and regulations govern telemarketing activities, including state “do not call” list requirements and state registration and bonding requirements. For instance, certain states regulate or restrict pre-recorded telemarketing and other messages, and certain states may restrict or make political calls subject to “do not call” and other requirements although such calls are exempt from the federal “do not call” requirements.

     Federal legislation known as the Can Spam law regulates unsolicited commercial e-mails, or spam. The Can Spam law requires unsolicited e-mail marketing messages to have a valid postal address. E-mail marketers may not use false or misleading headers or deceptive subject lines, must identify commercial e-mail and are also required to remove customers from their e-mailing lists if requested. The Can Spam law allows the FTC to impose fines and gives states the power to bring lawsuits. Internet service providers may also bring suit under the Can Spam law. The Can Spam law also preempts state laws in many respects, although it allows states to continue to regulate deceptive e-mails. A number of states have adopted laws restricting and/or governing the distribution of unsolicited e-mails. Several states have adopted child protection registry laws that generally prohibit certain communications, such as e-mails, phone, fax or instant messages, to registered contact points accessible by children as submitted by parents and guardians when the content of the message includes an advertisement for or a link to content, products or services that are restricted to minors due to their age. Schools and other child-focused organizations may also submit domain names. Other states are considering similar legislation. These laws are subject to some opposition by certain industry groups and companies, and the FTC has noted certain concerns about security and privacy risks inherent in such “do not e-mail” registries. We provide services for our customers to distribute e-mails, including e-mails that may be subject to these laws. The Can Spam requirements apply to senders of e-mail messages, but do not apply to entities who engage in “routine conveyance” of e-mail messages, such as the transmission, routing or relaying, through an automatic technical process, e-mails for which another person has identified the recipients or provided the recipient addresses. We believe that our PGiMarket solutions, where customers use our automated

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service to send e-mails to recipient addresses designated by these customers, fall within Can Spam’s routine conveyance exemption. We have implemented procedures that we believe comply with our obligations under the law. Although we have a policy that prohibits the use of our services to send spam and require our customers to comply with all laws and regulations pertaining to spam, but we can offer no assurance that we are immune to litigation or enforcement actions alleging a violation of applicable federal and state laws.

     We monitor applicable federal and state laws and regulations, have compliance policies in place regarding such laws and regulations and our service agreements with customers generally state that our customers are responsible for their compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We could, nevertheless, be subject to litigation by private parties and governmental bodies, including governmental enforcement actions, alleging a violation of such laws or regulations, which could result in damages, regulatory fines, penalties and possible other relief under such laws and regulations and the accompanying costs and uncertainties of such litigation and enforcement actions.

     A number of legislative and regulatory proposals are under consideration by federal and state lawmakers and regulatory bodies and may be adopted with respect to the Internet. Some of the issues that such laws or regulations may cover include user privacy, obscenity, fraud, pricing and characteristics and quality of products and services. The adoption of any such laws or regulations may decrease the growth of e-commerce, which could in turn decrease the projected demand for our web-based services or increase our costs of doing business. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing U.S. and international laws governing issues such as property ownership, copyright, trade secret, libel, taxation and personal privacy is uncertain and developing. Any new legislation or regulation, or application or interpretation of existing laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

     Congress, the states or various government agencies could impose new or additional requirements on the electronic commerce market or entities operating therein. If enacted, such laws, rules and regulations could be imposed on our business and industry, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

     In addition, our international activities also are subject to regulation by various international authorities, which includes the inherent risk of unexpected changes in such regulation. For example, individual countries within the European Union have specific regulations related to sending personal information from one country to another. The EU member states adopted a safe harbor arrangement that provides that U.S. organizations can adopt procedures that comply with European privacy regulations and can certify their compliance through notice to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Participation in the safe harbor is voluntary and indicates that the organization provides an adequate level of privacy protection and qualifies the company to receive data from EU member states. U.S. companies that avail themselves of the safe harbor arrangement are subject to oversight and possible enforcement actions by the FTC if they do not comply with the provisions of their certification. Our subsidiaries, Xpedite Systems, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., have certified compliance with the EU safe harbor through the U.S. Department of Commerce. In addition, the European Privacy and Communications Directive imposes restrictions on sending unsolicited communications to individuals via automatic calling machines, fax, e-mail and SMS messages. Generally, companies are required to obtain prior explicit, or opt-in, consent before they can contact users via this type of marketing.

     Other foreign legislation could also have an impact on our services. Because our services are accessible worldwide over the web, foreign jurisdictions may claim that we are required to comply with their laws. For example, in Canada, the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act, or PIEDA, similarly regulates the collection and use of personal data and applies broadly to U.S. companies that conduct commercial activities in Canada. As we continue to expand and localize our international activities, we may become obligated to comply with the laws of additional jurisdictions, which may be more stringent or impose more significant burdens on businesses than those in the United States. Compliance in foreign jurisdictions may be more costly or may require us to change or restrict our business practices or service offerings relative to those in the United States.

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Proprietary Rights and Technology

     Our ability to compete is dependent in part upon our proprietary rights and technology. We currently have eight issued U.S. patents and 19 pending U.S. patent applications, as well as one issued international patent and six pending international patent applications. Our patents and patent applications relate to our fax distribution, document generation and delivery, audio and web conferencing and mobile solutions. We own and use a number of federally registered trademarks and pending applications for trademarks, including Premiere Global Services & Design®, PGI & Design®, PGiConnect®, Powered by Premiere & Design®, Auditorium®, Fax2Mail (Stylized)®, faxREACH®, GlobalMeet®, iMeet®, Intellisend®, Irgent®, messageREACH®, Netspoke & Design®, ReadyCast®, ReadyConference®, ReadyConference® Plus, SaveOnConferences.com®, Soundpath®, smsREACH®, VisionCast® and voiceREACH®. We own applications and registrations for many of these and other trademarks and service marks in the United States and in other countries. We rely primarily on a combination of intellectual property laws and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary rights and technology. These laws and contractual provisions provide only limited protection of our proprietary rights and technology, which include confidential information and trade secrets that we attempt to protect through confidentiality and nondisclosure provisions in our agreements. We typically attempt to protect our confidential information and trade secrets through these contractual provisions for the terms of the applicable agreement and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for some negotiated period of time following termination of the agreement. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights and technology, third parties may misappropriate our proprietary rights or technology or independently develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technology.

Available Information

     Our web site is www.premiereglobal.com. Except as explicitly noted, the information on our web site is not incorporated by reference in this annual report on Form 10-K, or in any information furnished or submitted to the SEC. We make available, free of charge through our web site our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Follow the “Investor Relations” tab to “SEC Filings” to access these filings.

Employees

     As of December 31, 2008, we employed approximately 2,650 people worldwide. Our employees are not represented by a labor union or covered by any collective bargaining agreements. We consider our employee relations to be good.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Relating to Our Industry

The markets for our services are intensely competitive, and we may not be able to compete successfully against existing and future competitors and, as a result, we may not be able to maintain or increase our market share and revenues.

     The markets for our services are intensely competitive, and we expect competition to increase in the future. For information regarding the markets in which we compete, see “Business – Competition.” Many of our current and potential competitors, such as major telecommunications, equipment, software and application service providers, have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, more robust service offerings, more comprehensive support organizations, larger customer bases, and substantially greater financial, personnel, marketing, engineering, technical and other resources than we do. As a result, our competitors may be able to respond more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer demands. They may also be able to devote greater resources than we can to the development, promotion and sale of their products and services. We believe that our current competitors are likely to expand their service offerings and new competitors

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are likely to enter our markets. Some of our existing and potential competitors may enter into or expand their positions in the markets in which we compete through acquisitions, strategic alliances and the development of integrated service offerings. For example, West acquired Televox Software and CenterPost Communications in the automated notifications space, as well as several conferencing services providers, including Genesys, Raindance Communications, Inc., InterCall, ConferenceCall.com, ECI Conference Call Services, LLC and Sprint Nextel Corporation’s conferencing division. Cisco Systems acquired WebEx Communications to augment its premises-based conferencing offerings, and Microsoft acquired PlaceWare, Inc. and integrated PlaceWare’s services into its suite of Office series of applications. Also, we compete with companies with whom we also have distribution relationships or with whom we resell certain of their services. Increased competition could result in price pressure on our products and services and a decrease in our market share in the various markets in which we compete, either of which could hinder our ability to grow our revenues.

Technological changes and the development of alternatives to our services may cause us to lose customers and market share and may hinder our ability to maintain or grow our revenues.

     The market for our services is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new service introductions and evolving industry standards. We expect new services and enhancements to existing services to be developed and introduced that will compete with our services. Technological advances may result in the development and commercial availability of alternatives to or new methods of delivering our services and pricing options that could be more attractive to our customers. These developments could cause our existing services to become obsolete, result in significant pricing pressure on our services or allow our existing and potential customers to meet their own business communications needs without using our services. For example, if customers more rapidly adopt IP-based conferencing services or IP-based PBX systems and we are unable to provide those services or a reasonable alternative, our results of operations could be adversely affected. Because we do not typically have long-term or exclusive contractual agreements with our customers, and many of our larger enterprise customers allocate their business among several providers, any of these developments could result in significant customer loss.

     We must continually introduce new services and enhancements to existing services in response to technological changes, evolving industry standards and customer demands. Our ability to successfully develop and market new such services and enhancements depends, in part, on our ability to:

  • foresee changes in industry standards;

  • anticipate and apply advances in technologies;

  • enhance our software, applications, equipment, systems and networks; and

  • attract and retain qualified and creative technical personnel.

     Our new services and enhancements may not be as successful as our competitors’ solutions. If this is the case, we will not be able to gain market share and increase our revenues if we are unable to develop new services, or if we experience delays in the introduction of new services.

We are subject to pricing pressures for our services which could cause us to lose market share and decrease revenues and profitability.

     We compete for customers based on several factors, including price. A decrease in the rates charged for services by our competitors could cause us to reduce the rates we charge for our services. If we cannot compete based on price, we may lose market share. If we reduce our rates without increasing our volume or our market share, our revenues could decrease. For example, in the past three years, increased competition and decreased demand for our legacy broadcast fax services resulted in a decrease in revenue from these services. We expect revenue from broadcast fax services to continue to decline in the future. We have also experienced declines in the average selling price per minute of services across our solution sets, including within our PGiMeet solutions, which we currently expect to continue. In some cases, our competitors may offer their services at reduced rates or free on a trial basis in order to win customers. In addition, telecommunications service providers may have lower telecommunications costs as a result of their ownership of the underlying telecommunications network and can offer

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services similar to ours at reduced rates as a result. Due to competitive factors and the rapidly changing marketplace for our services, we have reduced our pricing in certain circumstances and expect we may be required to further reduce our pricing in the future. Further, an increase in our rates or a reduction in our rates without a proportionate decrease in our associated costs of could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Risks Relating to Our Business

Recent global economic trends could adversely affect our business and financial results.

     As widely reported, the recent disruption in the global financial markets, including severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, have significantly adversely impacted global economic conditions. These difficult economic conditions could adversely affect our business and results of operations, primarily though our access to credit and the toll these conditions may take on our customers. These conditions have resulted in a substantial tightening of the credit markets, including lending by financial institutions, which is our source for borrowing and liquidity, and have increased the cost of capital and reduced the availability of credit. We cannot offer any assurance that the financial institutions syndicated under our credit facility will be able to fulfill their commitments, in the future, which could have a material adverse impact on our business. In addition, these weakening economic and credit conditions and outlook may adversely affect our customers’ level of spending, ability to obtain financing for purchases and ability to make timely payments to us for our services, which could require us to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts, negatively impact our days sales outstanding and adversely affect our results of operations. These conditions may also force some of our customers, such as customers in the financial services or other industries, to announce layoffs, consolidate or declare bankruptcy, which could decrease the market for our services.

Our future success depends on market acceptance of our new services.

     Market acceptance of our new services often requires that individuals and enterprises accept new ways of communicating and exchanging information. Our growth depends on the successful development and introduction of new services and enhancements to our existing services. For example, in 2008, we extended open interfaces for our on-demand communication platform and created an online developer community to support the development of new applications by third parties, independent developers and customers. In addition, we recently announced our intention to launch a virtual meeting platform this year. A failure to achieve broad market acceptance of or a decline in the demand for our new services or web site could hinder our ability to maintain and increase our revenues. We believe that broad market acceptance of our new services and web site will depend on several factors, including:

  • ease of use;


  • price;


  • reliability;


  • accessibility to our services;


  • quality of service;


  • system security;


  • product functionality; and


  • the effectiveness of our strategic marketing and sales efforts and distribution relationships.

If we do not meet these challenges, our new services may not achieve broad market acceptance or market acceptance may not occur quickly enough to justify our investment in these services.

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If we cannot successfully integrate new technologies, services and systems, we may not generate sufficient revenues and operational synergies may not develop.

     We continuously integrate new technologies, service offerings and systems. We have experienced and may continue to experience difficulty integrating new technologies into our networks. For example, in 2008, we enhanced some of our least cost routing processes in order to reduce delivery costs. These enhancements, however, could result in outages, which may impact our revenues and customer retention, and we may not be able to realize the cost savings associated with these enhancements. If we cannot successfully integrate new technologies, services and systems, we may not generate sufficient revenues and operational synergies may not develop.

Concerns regarding security of transactions and transmitting confidential information over the Internet and public networks may have an adverse impact on the use of our web-enabled services.

     We must securely receive and transmit confidential information for our customers over the Internet and public networks. Concerns regarding the security of confidential information transmitted over the Internet and public networks may prevent customers from using our web-based services. Despite the measures we have taken, our infrastructure is potentially vulnerable to physical or electronic break-ins, viruses or similar problems. If someone is able to circumvent our security measures, they could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruption in our operations. Security breaches that result in access to confidential information could damage our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss or liability. We may be required to make additional significant investments in efforts to protect against and remedy these types of security breaches. As electronic commerce becomes more widespread, our customers will become more concerned about security. In addition, some of our customers are subject to varying degrees of government regulation, particularly in the insurance and financial services industries. Increased interest in data privacy protections and information security obligations could impose additional regulatory pressures on our customers’ businesses, and indirectly, on our operations. If we are unable to adequately address these concerns, our business and results of operations could suffer.

Technological obsolescence of our equipment could result in substantial capital expenditures.

     Technological advances may result in the development of new equipment and changing industry standards, which could cause our equipment to become obsolete. These events could require us to invest significant capital in upgrading or replacing our equipment. For example, we are continuing our efforts to introduce IP-based equipment into our services and may need to increase our number of IP-based ports and discontinue use of some of our traditional telecommunications-based ports if adoption of VoIP is more rapid than expected.

If we fail to increase our network capacity to meet customer demands, the quality of our service offerings may suffer.

     As network usage grows, we will need to add capacity to our hardware, software and facilities with telecommunications equipment that routes telephone calls. We continuously attempt to predict growth in our network usage and add capacity accordingly. If we do not accurately predict and efficiently manage growth in our network usage, the quality of our service offerings may suffer and we may lose customers. For example, during 2008, we experienced challenges associated with international access points relating to our GlobalMeet® service, particularly given a longer lead time in procuring numbers from international carriers. In addition, we are continuing to upgrade our network infrastructure to handle the new data volumes associated with this VoIP-based traffic.

Downtime in our network infrastructure could result in the loss of significant customers and revenues.

     We currently maintain facilities with telecommunications equipment that routes telephone calls and computer telephony equipment in locations throughout the world. The delivery of our services is dependent, in part, upon our ability to protect the equipment and data at our facilities against damage that may be caused by fire, power loss, technical failures, unauthorized intrusion, natural disasters, sabotage and other similar events. Despite taking a variety of precautions, we have experienced downtime in our networks from time to time due to service or network outages and periodic system upgrades, and we may experience downtime in the future. For example, in 2008, we continued to migrate to third party co-location facilities in order to better service our expanding infrastructure

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demands. As a result, we may experience configuration demands with these co-location facilities that could impact our service quality. We believe that we take substantial precautions to protect ourselves and our customers from events that could interrupt delivery of our services. These precautions include physical security systems, uninterruptible power supplies, on-site power generators, upgraded back-up hardware, fire protection systems and other contingency plans. In addition, some of our networks are designed so that the data on each network server is duplicated on a separate network server. Despite these precautions, however, service interruptions could result in the loss of significant customers, which could cause us to lose revenues. We also maintain business interruption insurance providing for aggregate coverage of approximately $84.0 million per policy year. We may not be able to maintain insurance for this risk in the future, or it may not continue to be available at reasonable prices. Even if we maintain insurance for this risk, it may not be sufficient to compensate us for losses that we experience due to our inability to provide services to our customers.

Interruption in third party services that we use could result in service delays and disruptions and a loss of significant customers and revenues.

     Our ability to maintain and expand our business depends, in part, on our ability to continue to obtain telecommunications, financial systems hosting services and web-based services on favorable terms from traditional and IP-based long distance telecommunications service providers, local exchange carriers, financial systems hosting providers and Internet service providers. We do not own a telecommunications or IP-based network and host a significant portion of our financial systems. As a result, we depend on a variety of third party providers for traditional and IP-based telecommunications services, web conferencing services, call origination and termination local transmission, Internet access and financial systems. We have experienced delays and disruptions in our services in the past due to service interruptions from telecommunications service providers. For example, we have experienced interruptions in service as a result of our underlying carriers’ network outages and as a result of increased traffic volumes. In addition, the insolvency of any of these service providers could temporarily interrupt our ability to bill our customers, make payments to our vendors and delay our ability to report our financial results. Any interruptions in the delivery of our services due to third party outages could result in a loss of significant customers and revenues.

Continued weakness in our legacy broadcast fax services may negatively impact our financial performance.

     We have experienced declines in revenue from our legacy broadcast fax services and expect continued declines in the future. Our future success is dependent in part upon our ability to transition our broadcast fax customers to our newer technologies, such as e-mail and voice delivery services. For example, in order to generate more predictable broadcast fax revenue, we are continuing our efforts to transition these customers into minimum commitment contracts or subscription-based service plans. While the rate of decline in revenue from these services has slowed in recent quarters, we continue to expect continued legacy broadcast fax services revenue declines in the future.

Our inability to efficiently utilize or re-negotiate minimum purchase requirements in our telecommunications supply agreements or to avoid or recover telecommunications cost increases could decrease our profitability.

     Our ability to maintain and expand our business depends, in part, on our ability to continue to obtain and/or purchase telecommunications services on favorable terms from telecommunications service providers. During 2008, we successfully re-negotiated many of our purchase contracts. The total amount of our minimum purchase requirements in 2008 was approximately $18.7 million, and we incurred telecommunications costs in excess of these minimums. Agreements with some of our telecommunications service providers contain minimum purchase requirements through 2011. These commitments total approximately $62.4 million, with annual costs of approximately $37.8 million, $21.0 million and $3.6 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. In addition, certain circuits that we purchase are subject to term requirements, including penalties for early termination of such circuits. Other telecommunications suppliers may provide similar services at lower prices, and we may not be able to re-negotiate our current supply agreements to achieve comparable lower rates. In addition, our telecommunications service providers may be subject to federal, state, local and international laws regulating the provision of their telecommunications services. Such telecommunications laws and regulations could change in a manner requiring our providers to incur additional costs that may be passed on to us as their customer and thereby increase our costs in purchasing such telecommunications services. Such additional costs may require us to increase

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the prices for our services to our customers. We can give no assurance that we will be able to utilize the minimum amount of services that we are required to purchase under our telecommunications supply agreements. Moreover, if we are unable to obtain and/or purchase telecommunications services on favorable terms, if we are required to purchase more services than we are able to utilize in the operation of our business or if we are not able to recover all or part of any increased costs resulting from such regulatory changes, the costs of providing our services would likely increase, which could decrease our profitability and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our level of indebtedness may harm our financial condition and results of operations.

     We have incurred indebtedness under our credit facility. As of December 31, 2008, we have utilized approximately $267.4 million of our credit facility, with approximately $266.2 million in borrowings and $1.2 million in letters of credit outstanding. In December 2007, we increased our credit facility capacity to $325.0 million, and, in January 2008, we further increased it to $375.0 million, all under an accordion feature. From time to time, we enter into interest rate swaps to reduce our exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates on interest payments associated with our credit facility. As of December 31, 2008, we had two $100.0 million interest rate swaps, one of which is for a two-year period beginning in August 2007 at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% and one of which is for a three-year period beginning in August 2007 with a fixed rate of approximately 4.75% .

     Our level of indebtedness will have several important effects on our future operations, including, without limitation:

  • a portion of our cash flows from operations will be dedicated to the payment of any interest or amortization required with respect to outstanding indebtedness;


  • increases in our outstanding indebtedness and leverage will increase our vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic and industry conditions, as well as to competitive pressure;


  • depending on the levels of our outstanding debt, our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures, general corporate and other purposes may be limited; and


  • recent credit market events and the subsequent tightening of the availability of capital both from financial institutions and the debt markets may have an adverse affect on our ability to access additional capital.

     At the maturity of our credit facility in April 2011 or in the event of an acceleration of the indebtedness under the credit facility following an event of default, the entire outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness under the facility, together with all other amounts payable thereunder from time to time, will become due and payable. It is possible that we may not have sufficient funds to pay such obligations in full at maturity or upon such acceleration. Given the current uncertainty in the credit and financial markets, we may not be able to extend the tenure of our existing credit facility when it matures or enter into a new credit facility on substantially similar terms or otherwise on terms acceptable to us, which may affect our future results of operations. If we default and are not able to pay any such obligations due, our lenders have liens on substantially all of our assets and could foreclose on our assets in order to satisfy our obligations.

Our dependence on our subsidiaries for cash flow may negatively affect our business and our ability to meet our debt service obligations.

     We conduct substantially all of our business through our subsidiaries. Our ability to pay amounts due under our indebtedness in the future will be dependent upon the ability of our subsidiaries to make cash distributions of earnings, loans or other payments to us based on their earnings and cash flows. Our subsidiaries may not have sufficient funds or may not be able to distribute sufficient funds to us to enable us to service or repay such indebtedness.

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Our financial performance could cause future write-downs of goodwill or other intangible assets in future periods.

     We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 142, “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” or SFAS No. 142, effective January 1, 2002. With the adoption of SFAS No. 142, we ceased amortizing approximately $123.1 million of goodwill. In lieu of amortization, we are required to perform an annual impairment review, which could result in impairment write-downs to goodwill and/or other intangible assets. As of December 31, 2008, we had $344.0 million of goodwill and $32.1 million of other intangible assets reflected on our financial statements for which amortization will continue. During 2008, we determined that intangible assets with a net book value of approximately $1.9 million were impaired. We wrote off the related assets and recorded the net book value as asset impairment during the year ended December 31, 2008.

We may be subject to assessment of income, state sales and other taxes for which we have not accrued.

     We have reserves for certain state sales and excise tax contingencies based on the likelihood of obligation in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” or SFAS No. 5. Historically, we have collected and remitted state sales tax from our non-PGiMeet customers in applicable states, but have not collected and remitted state sales tax from our PGiMeet customers in all applicable jurisdictions. In addition, we have learned that certain of our PGiMeet solutions may be subject to telecommunications excise tax statutes in certain states. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we paid $2.8 million and $0.6 million related to the settlement of certain of these state sales and excise tax contingencies.

     At December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we had reserved approximately $4.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively, for certain state sales and excise tax contingencies. These amounts are included in “Accrued taxes, other than income taxes” in our consolidated balance sheets. We believe we have appropriately accrued for these contingencies. In the event that actual results differ from these reserves, we may need to make adjustments, which could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, states may disagree with our method of assessing and remitting such taxes or additional states may subject us to inquiries regarding such taxes.

If our quarterly results do not meet the expectations of public market analysts and investors, our stock price may decrease.

     Our quarterly revenues are difficult to forecast because the market for our services is rapidly evolving and our services are primarily usage-based and event-driven historically without subscription fees or minimum commitments. Our expense levels are based, in part, on our expectations as to future revenues. If our revenue levels are below expectations, we may be unable or unwilling to reduce expenses proportionately, and our operating results would likely be adversely affected. As a result, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance. It is possible that our operating results may fail to meet the expectations of public market analysts and investors in a future quarter, which will likely cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

     Our operating results have varied significantly in the past and may vary significantly in the future. Specific factors that may cause our future operating results to vary include:

  • fluctuations in operating expenses;


  • increased competition and pricing pressure;


  • the reliability and performance of our services;


  • the timing of new service announcements;


  • market acceptance of new and enhanced versions of our services;

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  • changes in regulations and legislation that may affect the competitive environment for our services; and

  • general economic and seasonal factors.

Our stock has been volatile and we expect that it will continue to be volatile.

     Our stock price has been volatile, and we expect it will continue to be volatile. For example, during the year ended December 31, 2008, the closing price of our common stock ranged from a high of $16.90 to a low of $5.18. The volatility of our stock price can be due to factors such as:

  • fluctuating operating results;

  • announcements by us or our competitors of significant technological innovations, contracts, acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures or capital commitments; and

  • changes in security analysts’ estimates of our performance or our failure to meet analysts’ expectations.

Many of these factors are beyond our control. In addition, broad market and industry factors may negatively impact our stock price, regardless of our operating performance.

The performance of our business depends on attracting and retaining qualified key personnel.

     Our performance depends on attracting and retaining key personnel, including executive, sales and marketing personnel and customer support, product development and other technical personnel. Failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the performance of our business and the results of our operations.

Our articles and bylaws and Georgia corporate law may inhibit a takeover which may be in the best interests of our shareholders.

     There are several provisions in our articles and bylaws and under Georgia corporate law that may inhibit a takeover, even when a takeover may be in the interests of our shareholders. For example, our board of directors is empowered to issue preferred stock without shareholder action. The existence of this “blank-check” preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, merger, proxy contest or otherwise. We are also subject to provisions of the Georgia corporate law that relate to business combinations with interested shareholders, which can serve to inhibit a takeover. In addition to considering the effects of any action on us and our shareholders, our articles permit our board to consider the interests of various constituencies, including employees, customers, suppliers, creditors, communities in which we maintain offices or operations and other factors which they deem pertinent, in carrying out and discharging their duties and responsibilities and in determining what the board believes to be in our best interests.

Risks Related to Acquisitions

We face risks in connection with completed or potential acquisitions.

     Our growth has been enhanced through acquisitions of businesses, products and technologies that we believe will complement our business. We regularly evaluate acquisition opportunities, frequently engage in acquisition discussions, conduct due diligence activities in connection with possible acquisitions and, if appropriate, engage in acquisition negotiations. We may not be able to successfully identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions, integrate acquired operations into our existing operations or expand into new markets. In addition, we compete for acquisitions and expansion opportunities with companies that have substantially greater

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resources, and competition with these companies for acquisition targets could result in increased prices for possible targets. Acquisitions also involve numerous additional risks to us and our investors, including:

  • risk in retaining key acquired management, employees and acquired customers;


  • difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, services and personnel of the acquired assets or company;


  • outages of operations infrastructure of acquired businesses prior to transition to our infrastructure;


  • diversion of our management’s attention from other business concerns;


  • assumption of known and unknown or contingent liabilities;


  • adverse financial impact from the amortization of expenses related to intangible assets;


  • incurrence of indebtedness;


  • potential adverse financial impact from failure of acquisitions to meet internal revenue and earnings expectations;


  • entry into markets in which we have little or no direct prior experience; and


  • potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities.

     If we fail to adequately manage these acquisition risks, the acquisitions may not result in revenue growth, operational synergies or service or technology enhancements, which could adversely affect our financial results. For example, we have completed the integrations of 10 acquired companies since January 1, 2006 and, in certain instances, we experienced delays in obtaining cost savings and increases in past due receivables due to delays in integrations and technology enhancements required of our infrastructure. Acquisitions yet to be fully integrated in accordance with our plans are Soundpath Conferencing Services, LLC, EC Teleconferencing Pty Ltd., or ECT, eNunciate Corporation, Budget Conferencing Inc. and Meet24 due to the complexities related to technology integration, including any necessary development.

Risks Related to Intellectual Property

We may not be able to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights, which could result in the loss of our rights or increased costs.

     We rely primarily on a combination of intellectual property laws and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary rights and technology, brands and marks. These laws and contractual provisions provide only limited protection of our proprietary rights and technology. If we are not able to protect our intellectual property and our proprietary rights and technology, we could lose those rights and incur substantial costs policing and defending those rights. Our means of protecting our intellectual property, proprietary rights and technology may not be adequate, and our competitors may independently develop similar or competitive technologies. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as the laws of the United States.

If claims alleging patent, copyright or trademark infringement are brought against us and successfully prosecuted against us, they could result in substantial costs.

     Many patents, copyrights and trademarks have been issued in the general areas of information services, telecommunications, computer telephony and the Internet. From time to time, in the ordinary course of our business, we have received and expect to continue to receive notices, or be subject to third party claims or proceedings, alleging that our current or future products or services infringe the patent, copyright or trademark rights

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or other intellectual property rights of third parties. For example, in June 2008, we settled a lawsuit filed by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. against three conferencing service providers, including us, alleging patent infringement relating to our automated conferencing services and paid Katz for a non-exclusive, fully paid license and release pursuant to this settlement. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we are unable to predict the outcome of any infringement proceedings or claims, and an adverse outcome could have a material effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

     We ultimately may not prevail on any such claims and any claiming parties may have significantly greater resources than we have to pursue litigation of these types of claims. Any infringement claim, whether with or without merit, could:

  • be time consuming and a diversion to management;


  • result in costly litigation;


  • cause delays in introducing new services or enhancements; and


  • result in costly royalty or licensing agreements.

If a successful claim is made against us and we fail to develop non-infringing technology, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

Regulatory and legislative changes may discourage certain customers from using some of our services and could adversely impact our results of operations.

     Regulatory and legislative changes have imposed additional restrictions that may impact our business. Such changes include the passage of federal legislation and rules and regulations relating to unsolicited fax advertising, telemarketing and unsolicited commercial e-mail. The TCPA and associated rules promulgated by the FCC prohibit the sending of unsolicited fax advertisements and proscribe certain telemarketing practices. Other federal laws implemented by the FTC also substantially regulate telemarketing, including the establishment of a nationwide “do not call” registry for residential and wireless telephone numbers. The Can Spam law places certain requirements on senders of commercial e-mail, including requiring senders to honor opt-out requests and banning false and deceptive headers and subject lines. In addition to federal laws and regulations, numerous state laws and regulations govern such activities. For instance, certain states regulate or restrict pre-recorded telemarketing and other messages, and certain states may restrict or make political calls subject to “do not call” and other requirements, although such calls are exempt from the federal “do not call” requirements. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations could have an adverse impact on the volume of fax, voice and e-mail messages sent utilizing our platforms. For example, although Congress amended the TCPA by passing the JFPA to expressly permit the faxing of advertisements to entities and persons that have an EBR with a sender, provided certain conditions are met, Congress also imposed notice language for fax advertisements and mandated an opt-out mechanism. Despite the passage of the JFPA, notice requirements and any future time limits on the EBR exemption may discourage use by some of our broadcast fax customers and could adversely impact our revenues. In addition, the FTC recently issued new rules that further restrict pre-recorded telemarketing calls. Effective September 1, 2009, these new FTC rules prohibit pre-recorded telemarketing calls except in instances of prior written express consent. The rules also imposed certain other requirements, as of December 1, 2008, for permitted pre-recorded telemarketing calls, including providing an interactive or keypress opt-out mechanism for recipients to select to be added to an entity-specific “do not call” list. These new FTC rules could impact customer use of our broadcast voice services to the extent a customer sought to use these services for marketing messages, distinct from informational, transactional or other messages exempt under the FTC’s rules. Although we believe we comply with laws and regulations applicable to us, we could nevertheless be subject to litigation, fines, losses or other penalties under such laws and regulations.

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If our services are subject to further government regulations applicable to traditional telecommunications service providers our ability to deliver our services and adversely impact our results of operations could be impaired.

     Our business is affected by regulatory decisions, trends and policies made by international, federal and state telecommunications regulatory agencies, including the FCC and state public service or utility commissions, as well as state taxing authorities. We do not believe that our enhanced information services are subject to the same regulations as those applicable to traditional telecommunications service providers in the United States. However, it is possible that regulatory authorities may take a different position and may seek to require us to submit to traditional telecommunications carrier regulation under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and various state laws as a provider of telecommunications services. For example, on June 30, 2008, the FCC issued an order ruling that audio conferencing providers are providers of “telecommunications” who must contribute to the federal USF on a prospective basis. In accordance with the FCC’s public notice dated July 17, 2008, we filed a Form 499-Q on August 1, 2008 reporting estimated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008, and we began assessing our applicable Conferencing Solutions customers and contributing to the USF in October 2008. The extent to which our services are viewed as the provision of telecommunications rather than as an offering of enhanced, information services will affect our USF contribution payments, as well as the federal regulations with which we must comply. It is possible that state regulatory authorities may also seek to require us to submit to traditional telecommunications carrier regulation under various state laws as a provider of “telecommunications,” and that state taxing authorities may similarly attempt to subject our PGiMeet solutions to their telecommunications excise tax statutes. For example, we accrued approximately $4.0 million in the second quarter of 2008 in connection with one such state’s telecommunications excise tax statutes. It is too early to predict how regulatory requirements may affect customer demand for our PGiMeet solutions or our existing or future competitors, as well as whether regulatory or taxing authorities will impose additional requirements, regulations, charges or taxes on the provision of certain of our services. Although we use reasonable efforts to monitor applicable regulatory requirements, if we fail to comply with any applicable government regulations, or if we were required to submit to the jurisdiction of state government authorities as providers of traditional telecommunications services, we could become subject to additional reporting and compliance obligations and/or could be subject to litigation, fines, forfeitures, taxes, regulatory surcharge remittance requirements or other penalties arising from any noncompliance. Subjecting our services to these regulations would increase our operating costs and could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to International Operations and Expansion

There are risks inherent in international operations that could hinder our international growth strategy.

     Our ability to achieve future success will depend in part on the expansion of our international operations. For example, we recently opened a branch office in India. Conducting our business internationally presents numerous inherent difficulties and risks that could prevent us from selling our services in other countries or hinder our expansion once we have established international operations, including, among other things, the following:

  • burdensome regulatory requirements and unexpected changes in these requirements;


  • export restrictions and controls relating to technology;


  • data privacy laws that may apply to the transmission of our customers’ data to the United States;

  • tariffs and other trade barriers;


  • difficulties in staffing and managing international operations including utilizing foreign telecommunication providers;


  • localization of our services, including translation into foreign languages and associated expenses;

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  • accounting (including managing internal control over financial reporting in our non-U.S. subsidiaries), tax and legal complexities arising from international operations;


  • longer accounts receivable payment cycles and collection difficulties;


  • political and economic instability;


  • fluctuations in currency exchange rates;


  • potential difficulties in transferring funds generated overseas to the U.S. in a tax efficient manner;


  • seasonal reductions in business activity during the summer months in Europe and other parts of the world; and


  • potentially adverse tax consequences.

We have experienced, and will likely continue to experience, losses from fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

     A risk inherent in our international operations is the exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We conduct business in 24 countries with approximately 40% of our consolidated net revenues and 35% of our operating expenses derived from foreign currencies. As a result, we may experience material losses in revenues and earnings from fluctuations in foreign currencies. For example, current global economic conditions have caused extreme and unprecedented volatility in foreign currency exchange rates, which we estimate negatively impacted our consolidated revenues by approximately $5.7 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. We anticipate that such fluctuations will continue to negatively impact our financial results. We cannot predict when this volatility will cease or the extent of its impact on our future financial results. We typically denominate foreign transactions in foreign currencies and have not engaged in hedging transactions, although we may engage in hedging transactions from time to time in the future relating to foreign currency exchange rates.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

     None.

Item 2. Properties

     Our current corporate headquarters occupy approximately 55,000 square feet of office space in Atlanta, Georgia under leases through two of our subsidiaries that are guaranteed by us and will expire in August 2018. These leases provide for an expansion of approximately 9,900 additional square feet on or before December 2009. We occupy additional space of approximately 45,000 square feet in Tinton Falls, New Jersey under a lease expiring in May 2016, approximately 94,000 square feet in Colorado Springs, Colorado under a lease expiring in August 2010 and approximately 46,000 square feet in Lenexa, Kansas under a lease expiring in August 2009. We will move our Lenexa, Kansas operations to Olathe, Kansas under a lease we entered into for approximately 88,000 square feet expiring in November 2018.

     We also lease various server equipment and sales offices within and outside the United States. We believe that our current facilities and office space are sufficient to meet our present needs and do not anticipate any difficulty securing additional space, as needed, on terms acceptable to us.

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Item 3. Legal Proceeding

     We have settled the litigation matter as described below.

     On May 18, 2007, Gibson & Co. Ins. Brokers, Inc. served an amended complaint upon us and our subsidiary, Xpedite, in a purported class action entitled, Gibson & Co. Ins. Brokers, Inc., et al. v. The Quizno's Corporation, et al., pending in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The underlying complaint alleged that Quizno's sent unsolicited fax advertisements on or about November 1, 2005 in violation of the federal TCPA, and sought damages of $1,500 per fax for alleged willful conduct in sending of the faxes. On May 9, 2008, all parties finalized a confidential term sheet for the settlement. On July 28, 2008, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and release and a motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. The settlement is subject to approval by the court, and, on August 22, 2008, the court issued an order of preliminary approval of the settlement. The Court heard the motion for final approval of the settlement agreement on February 23, 2009 and indicated orally that it would approve the settlement. Judgment will become final on or about March 30, 2009, when the time for appeal expires. We believe that our financial contribution to the settlement will be well below the limits of our insurance policy and recorded a loss contingency for this amount in accordance with paragraph 8 of SFAS No. 5.

     We are also involved in various other legal proceedings which we do not believe will have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations, although we can offer no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     No matter was submitted to a vote of our security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

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Part II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

     Our common stock, $.01 par value per share, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PGI”. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of our common stock as reported on the NYSE for the periods indicated.

2008 High
Low
      
Fourth Quarter $14.02 $  5.18
Third Quarter $16.90 $13.48
Second Quarter $16.00 $13.40
First Quarter $15.70 $10.64
      
2007 High
Low
      
Fourth Quarter $16.69 $12.15
Third Quarter $13.50 $10.50
Second Quarter $13.40 $11.05
First Quarter $11.25 $  8.50

     The closing price of our common stock as reported on the NYSE on February 23, 2009 was $8.29. As of February 23, 2009 there were 513 record holders of our common stock.

     We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and the current policy of our board of directors is to retain any available earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business. The payment of cash dividends on our common stock is unlikely in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board and will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and any other factors deemed relevant by our board.

     Our credit facility contains customary prohibitions on our ability to declare any cash dividends on our common stock until all obligations under the line of credit are paid in full and all letters of credit have been terminated. See Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this annual report.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period               Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs 
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs(1) 

 



October 1-31, 2008    75,000    $8.93    75,000    4,200,500   
November 1-30, 2008   925,000   7.19   925,000   3,275,500  
December 1-31, 2008          
   
 
 
 
 
Total   1,000,000   $7.32   1,000,000   3,275,500  

(1) In June 2006, our board of directors authorized, and we announced, a new stock repurchase program under which we could purchase up to 7.0 million shares of our common stock. Through December 31, 2008, we had repurchased 3,724,500 pursuant to our stock repurchase program. Our stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

     In 2007, we also completed a self-tender offer pursuant to which we repurchased and retired approximately 9.7 million shares of our common stock.

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Stock Performance Graph

     The following graph shows the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock, the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index and the S&P 500 Software & Services Index for the period beginning December 31, 2003 and ending December 31, 2008. The graph assumes an investment in our common stock, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Software & Services Index of $100 on December 31, 2003, and that all dividends were reinvested. Total return calculations were prepared by the Research Data Group, Inc. The stock price performance in this graph is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of our common stock.

 

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Premiere Global Services, Inc., The S&P Index
And The S&P 500 Software & Services Index


  12/31/03    12/31/04    12/31/05    12/31/06     12/31/07     12/31/08
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiere Global Services, Inc. 100.00   121.57   92.28   107.15   168.56   97.73
S&P 500 100.00   110.88   116.33   134.70   142.10   89.53
S&P 500 Software & Services Index 100.00   110.97   109.46   118.69   140.26   79.63

This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

     The following selected consolidated statement of operations data, balance sheets data and statement of cash flows data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 7. “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidated financial statements and the notes hereto in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in this annual report.

  2008       2007       2006       2005         2004
 
                            
Statement of Operations Data:                          
       Net revenues $   624,228     $  559,706     $  496,472     $    497,473   $   449,371  
       Operating income 69,499     61,546     46,370     75,279   71,394  
       Income from continuing operations attributable to                          
           common and common equivalent shares for:                          
             —basic income per share 36,103     30,442     25,509     48,686   40,685  
             —diluted income per share 36,103     30,442     25,509     48,686   42,071  
       Income from continuing operations per common                          
           and common equivalent shares for:                          
             —basic (1) $         0.61     $       0.49     $       0.37     $         0.69   $         0.63  
             —diluted (1) $         0.60     $       0.48     $       0.37     $         0.67   $         0.58  
 
       (Loss) gain from discontinued operations             (1,269 ) 1,195  
       Net income attributable to common and common                          
             equivalent shares for:                          
             —basic net income per share 36,103     30,442     25,509     47,417   41,880  
             —diluted net income per share 36,103     30,442     25,509     47,417   43,226  
       Net income per common and common                          
           equivalent shares for:                          
             —basic (1) $         0.61     $       0.49     $       0.37     $         0.67   $         0.65  
             —diluted (1) $         0.60     $       0.48     $       0.37     $         0.66   $         0.60  
       Shares used in computing income from continuing                          
             operations and net income per common and                          
             common equivalent shares for:                          
             —basic 59,356     62,654     68,933     70,392   64,086  
             —diluted 60,477     63,940     69,787     72,366   72,280  
 
Balance Sheets Data (at period end):                          
       Cash, equivalents and marketable securities $     27,535     $    18,259     $    18,977     $      20,508   $       26,458  
       Working capital 42,896     21,669     30,169     32,201   27,062  
       Total assets 661,007     625,656     549,315     495,290   435,476  
       Total debt 271,489     269,481     138,782     100,474   68,184  
       Total shareholders' equity 253,834     239,294     316,291     303,750   266,930  
 
Statement of Cash Flows Data:                          
       Cash provided by (used in) operating activities                          
           from:                          
           Continuing operations $   106,088     $   91,587     $    74,147     $     92,582   $       84,576  
           Discontinued operations - Voicecom     (650 )   (987 )   (2,025 ) (2,081)  
 
   
   
   
 
 
           Total $   106,088     $    90,937     $    73,160     $     90,557   $       82,495  
       Cash (used in) investing activities $    (80,722 )   $  (94,090 )   $ (80,966 )     $  (107,640 ) $   (111,118 )
       Cash (used in) provided by financing activities $    (14,025 )   $     1,901     $     5,712     $     15,447   $      30,481  

(1)      Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period from convertible subordinated notes (using the if-converted method), warrants, unvested restricted stock and stock options (using the treasury stock method). In 2004, net income available to common shareholders was adjusted for the interest expense related to our convertible notes prior to conversion.

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     Our results of operations include net revenues and associated costs for all acquisitions as discussed in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” from the effective date of each acquisition.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

     We develop and market a comprehensive suite of applied communication technologies. Our PGiCOS supports business applications within the following solution sets - PGiMeet, PGiSend, PGiNotify and PGiMarket – in our three segments in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

     Key highlights of our financial and strategic accomplishments for 2008 include:

  • Grew consolidated net revenues by 11.5% in 2008 compared to 2007;


  • Generated organic consolidated revenues growth, excluding impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and acquisitions, of approximately 5.6% in 2008 compared to 2007 (see “—Non- GAAP Financial Measures” and “—Net Revenues”);


  • Grew revenue from our PGiMeet solutions, the largest solution set within PGiCOS, by 23.6% in 2008 compared to 2007;


  • Grew cash flows provided by operating activities by greater than 16% compared to 2007;


  • Expanded our credit facility to $375.0 million from $325.0 million to augment our access to capital;


  • Launched new pricing options, including subscription-based and license pricing options;


  • Repurchased 1.5 million shares of our common stock in the open market;


  • Furthered our strategy of expanding our global presence with our entry into India and China; and


  • Enhanced our web site at www.premiereglobal.com and re-launched our online developer community at www.PGiConnect.com.

     Our primary corporate objectives in 2009 are focused on continuing to enhance our customer value and to differentiate our products and our company from our competitors. We believe our success toward these initiatives will enhance the positive momentum we have generated in our business.

Specifically, in 2009, our strategic plan includes our continued focus on:

  • Developing and launching innovative products and customer self-service tools that improve our user experience;


  • Crafting pricing strategies aimed at enhancing the overall quality and consistency of our revenues; and


  • Building a brand that is a sustainable asset for us.

     In the fourth quarter of 2008, nearly 40% of our consolidated net revenues were denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars. Because we generate a significant portion of our consolidated net revenues from our international operations, movements in foreign currency exchange rates affect our reported results. We estimate that changes in foreign currency exchange rates during the fourth quarter of 2008 negatively impacted our consolidated

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net revenues by approximately $5.7 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. We anticipate movements in foreign currency exchange rates will continue to negatively impact our financial results for the remainder of 2009.

     We have experienced revenue growth in our PGiMeet solutions through increases in minutes of use, offset in part by declines in average selling prices per minute for this solution. Traditional pricing for these services is on a per-minute basis. During 2008, we introduced pricing on a subscription-based pricing model similar to that of other on-demand service providers. Revenues from subscription-based pricing have been less than 5% of total revenues for our PGiMeet solutions. Revenues from our PGiMeet solutions in 2008, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $443.4 million, $358.7 million and $280.0 million, respectively.

     We have experienced revenue volume declines in our broadcast fax delivery and fax delivery aspects of our PGiSend solutions. Pricing for these services are on a per-minute or per-page delivered basis. Revenues from these services in 2008, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $93.4 million, $115.2 million and $131.8 million, respectively. Declines in these fax delivery solutions have been primarily associated with volume declines. Although we have and will continue to convert such customers to other alternative solutions, we expect this overall decline in revenue to continue.

     We expect that our continued growth in revenues and operating cash flows will be associated with growth in the remainder of our solutions, including continued volume growth in our audio conferencing PGiMeet solutions. We expect this growth will offset declines in our fax delivery solutions associated with broadcast fax and PGiSend.

     We have made acquisitions of businesses, particularly conferencing and collaboration providers, which have increased our revenues and operating cash flows. These acquisitions have been primarily to expand our customer base, distribution channels and geographic presence. We are able to realize synergies by integrating these acquisitions into our own operating infrastructure. Historically, these acquisitions have generally been accretive to our revenues, operating cash flows and earnings per share.

     During 2007, we acquired approximately 15% of our outstanding shares pursuant to our self-tender offer and in the open market which was the primary cause of net borrowings of $125.7 million of our credit facility. We purchased these shares under the self-tender offer at a premium of approximately 10%, or $12.65 a share. At March 31, 2007, prior to our self-tender offer, borrowings under our credit facility were $124.9 million. At June 30, 2007, after completing the self-tender offer, borrowings under our credit facility were $243.8 million. Since June 30, 2007, we have used our cash flows from operations less capital expenditures, or free cash flow, for debt repayments, acquisitions and stock repurchases. At December 31, 2008, borrowings under our credit facility were $266.2 million. During 2008, 2007 and 2006, our free cash flow was $56.5 million, $44.6 million and $41.2 million, respectively (see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures”). Based on our historical free cash flow, we anticipate amending to extend the tenure or refinancing our existing credit facility prior to maturity. In 2009, we anticipate continuing to use our free cash flow to pay down our debt, while still continuing to be optimistic in possible acquisitions and share repurchases.

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of net revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates. See the section in this annual report entitled “—Critical Accounting Policies.” The following discussion and analysis provides information which we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements contained herein and notes thereto.

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Results of Operations

     The following table presents the percentage relationship of our consolidated statements of operations line items to our consolidated net revenues for the periods indicated:

  Year Ended December 31,
 
  2008    2007   2006  
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues 100.0 %   100.0 % 100.0 %
 
Operating expenses:              
       Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization 41.1     40.6   40.5  
       shown separately below)              
       Selling and marketing 24.6     25.2   26.7  
       General and administrative (exclusive of net legal settlements shown              
               separately below) 10.6     11.8   11.8  
       Research and development 2.7     2.5   2.4  
       Excise tax expense 0.5        
       Depreciation 5.3     5.4   4.9  
       Amortization 2.5     2.8   2.6  
       Restructuring costs 0.5     0.6   1.7  
       Asset impairments 0.7        
       Net legal settlements and related expenses 0.4     0.1   0.1  
 
   
 
 
               Total operating expenses 88.9     89.0   90.7  
 
   
 
 
Operating income 11.1     11.0   9.3  
 
   
 
 
 
Other (expense) income:              
       Interest expense (3.1 )   (2.4 ) (1.8 )
       Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps     (0.8 )  
       Interest income 0.1     0.1   0.1  
       Other, net 0.1     0.3   0.3  
 
   
 
 
               Total other (expense) income (2.9 )   (2.8 ) (1.4 )
 
   
 
 
 
Income before income taxes 8.2     8.2   7.9  
Income tax expense 2.4     2.7   2.8  
 
   
 
 
Net income 5.8 %   5.5 % 5.1 %
 
   
 
 

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Net Revenues

     The following table presents certain financial information about our segments for the periods presented (in millions, except percentages):

  Year Ended
December 31,
  Change
2008 from

2007
  Change
2007 from

2006
     
     
 
 
 
  2008   2007   2006   $   %   $   %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                            
Net Revenues:                             
   North America $384.8   $356.7   $319.3   28.1    7.9    37.4    11.7
   Europe 122.5   103.3   93.0   19.2   18.6   10.3   11.0
   Asia Pacific 116.9   99.7   84.2   17.2   17.2   15.5   18.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         Consolidated Net Revenues $624.2   $559.7   $496.5   64.5   11.5   63.2   12.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss):                          
   North America $ 15.5   $ 20.3   $ 21.5                
   Europe 12.2   5.3   (0.7 )              
   Asia Pacific 8.4   4.8   4.7                
 
 
 
               
         Consolidated Net Income $ 36.1   $ 30.4   $ 25.5                
 
 
 
               
 
Percent of Net Revenues:                          
       North America 61.7%   63.7%   64.3%                
       Europe 19.6%   18.5%   18.7%                
       Asia Pacific 18.7%   17.8%   17.0%                
 
 
 
               
   Consolidated Net Revenues 100.0%   100.0%   100.0%                
 
 
 
               

Organic growth

     We define “organic growth” as revenue changes excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, using the average exchange rates from the current year period and applying them to prior period results, and acquisitions made during the periods presented. We have presented organic growth for our segments and present this non-GAAP financial measure to exclude the effect of those items that are not completely within management’s control, such as foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, or that do not reflect our ongoing core operations or underlying growth, such as acquisitions. Organic growth is further discussed in our “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” The following table presents a reconciliation of organic revenue to net revenues for the periods indicated (in millions):

  Consolidated
net revenues

2007
  Impact of
fluctuations in

foreign
currency
exchange rates
  Impact of
acquisitions
  Organic
net

revenue

growth
  Consolidated
net revenues
2008
  Organic
net

revenue

growth

rate
           
           
           
           
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                    
Net Revenues:                                  
   North America $356.7       $0.1       $11.0       $17.0       $384.8       4.7%  
   Europe 103.3     3.2     13.4     2.6     122.5     2.6%  
   Asia Pacific 99.7     5.2         12.0     116.9     12.1%  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Consolidated Net                                  
Revenues $559.7     $8.5     $24.4     $31.6     $624.2     5.6%  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

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  Consolidated
net revenues

2006
  Impact of
fluctuations in

foreign
currency
exchange rates
  Impact of
acquisitions
  Organic
net

revenue

growth
  Consolidated
net revenues
2007
  Organic
net

revenue

growth

rate
           
           
           
           
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                    
Net Revenues:                                  
   North America $319.3       $1.0       $15.1       $21.3       $356.7       6.7%   
   Europe 93.0     8.1     2.6     (0.4 )   103.3     (0.5)%  
   Asia Pacific 84.2     3.0     2.9     9.6     99.7     11.5%  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Consolidated Net                                  
Revenues $496.5     $12.1     $20.6     $30.5     $559.7     6.1%  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

Consolidated Net Revenues

     Net revenues increased to $624.2 million in 2008 from $559.7 million in the previous year primarily as a result of $31.6 million of organic net revenue growth, excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2006. The increase in organic net revenues was primarily driven by our PGiMeet solutions partially offset by declines in broadcast fax and the fax aspect of our PGiSend solution. Organic net revenues are impacted by both price and volume changes. In 2008, the increase in organic net revenues of $31.6 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $23.4 million resulting from a higher mix of large volume enterprise customers and price reductions from existing customers, offset by increases in volume of $55.0 million from both new and existing customers. Other contributions to our 2008 net revenue growth include $8.5 million from strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar and $24.4 million from our recent acquisitions including Budget Conferencing, Soundpath, iLinc Communications, Inc. and Meet24.

     Net revenues increased to $559.7 million in 2007 from $496.5 million in the previous year primarily as a result of $30.5 million of organic net revenue growth, excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2005. The increase in organic net revenues was primarily driven by our PGiMeet solutions partially offset by declines in broadcast fax and the fax aspect of our PGiSend solution. In 2007, the increase in organic net revenues of $30.5 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $35.3 million resulting from a higher mix of large volume enterprise customers and price reductions from existing customers, offset by increases in volume of $65.8 million from both new and existing customers. Other contributions to our 2007 net revenue growth include $12.1 million from strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar and $20.6 million from our acquisitions including eNunciate, ECT, Budget, Meet24 and Accucast.

     These consolidated net revenues trends, as well as the segment net revenue trends discussed below, are reconciled above and further described in “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Segment Net Revenue

     North America net revenue increased to $384.8 million in 2008 from $356.7 million in the previous year and increased to $356.7 million in 2007 from $319.3 million in 2006. North America organic net revenues increased $17.0 million during 2008 and $21.3 million during 2007. The increase in organic net revenues for both years was primarily driven by revenue growth in our PGiMeet solutions partially offset by declines in broadcast fax and the fax aspect of our PGiSend solution. In 2008, the increase in organic net revenues of $17.0 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $23.5 million, offset by increases in volume of $40.5 million. In 2007, the increase in organic net revenues of $21.3 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $28.2 million offset by increases in volume of $49.5 million. In 2008 and 2007, decreases in average selling prices were primarily associated with PGiMeet, while volume increases in both years were associated with PGiMeet offset in part with volume decreases in broadcast fax and the fax aspect of our PGiSend solution.

     Europe net revenue increased to $122.5 million in 2008 from $103.3 million in the previous year and increased to $103.3 million in 2007 from $93.0 million in 2006. Europe organic net revenues increased $2.6 million during 2008 and decreased $0.4 million during 2007. The increase in organic net revenues during 2008 was

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primarily driven by revenue growth in our PGiMeet solutions partially offset by declines in broadcast fax and the fax aspect of our PGiSend solution. The decrease in organic net revenues during 2007 was driven by declines in broadcast fax partially offset by revenue growth in our PGiMeet solutions. In 2008, the increase in organic net revenues of $2.6 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $5.3 million, offset by increases in volume of $7.9 million. In 2007, the decrease in organic net revenues of $0.4 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $1.8 million offset by increases in volume of $1.4 million. In 2008 and 2007, decreases in average selling prices were primarily associated with PGiMeet, while volume increases in both years were associated with PGiMeet offset in part with volume decreases in broadcast fax and the fax aspect of our PGiSend solution.

     Asia Pacific net revenue increased to $116.9 million in 2008 from $99.7 million in the previous year and increased to $99.7 million in 2007 from $84.2 million in 2006. Asia Pacific organic net revenues increased $12.0 million during 2008 and $9.6 million during 2007. The increase in organic net revenues for both years was primarily driven by revenue growth in our PGiMeet solutions and in our Maritime PGiNotify solutions (which we resell from a third party to shipping companies in the region). In 2008, the increase in organic net revenues of $12.0 million was associated with increases in average selling prices of $5.4 million and by increases in volume of $6.6 million. In 2007, the increase in organic net revenues of $9.6 million was associated with decreases in average selling prices of $5.3 million offset by increases in volume of $14.9 million. In 2008 and 2007, changes in average selling prices and volumes were primarily associated with PGiMeet.

Cost of Revenues

  Year Ended December 31,   Change
2008 from
2007
  Change
2007 from
2006
 
       
 
 
 
 
  2008   2007   2006   $   %   $   %  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                              
       North America $161.7    $142.0    $124.4    19.7    13.9    17.6    14.1   
       Europe 40.9   37.0   35.4   3.9   10.4   1.6   4.6  
       Asia Pacific 54.0   48.3   40.7   5.7   12.0   7.6   18.7  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                   Consolidated $256.6   $227.3   $200.5   29.3   12.9   26.8   13.4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      Year Ended    
      December 31,    
 
  2008    2007    2006
 
 
 
Cost of revenues as a percent of net revenues:          
       North America 42.0%   39.8%   39.0%
       Europe 33.4%   35.9%   38.1%
       Asia Pacific 46.2%   48.4%   48.3%
                   Consolidated 41.1%   40.6%   40.5%

     Consolidated cost of revenues as a percentage of consolidated net revenues increased in 2008 from the previous year primarily as a result of growth in higher cost of revenue large enterprise customers in our North America PGiMeet solutions and the reduction of lower cost of revenue associated with our broadcast fax and enterprise document delivery solutions revenues. These increases in cost were offset in part by cost reductions primarily from our fax service delivery organization re-engineering efforts in North America and Europe, began in the second quarter of 2007, and network upgrades to our fax delivery platform in Asia Pacific during the second half of 2007. Consolidated cost of revenues as a percentage of consolidated net revenues remained flat in 2007 compared to the previous year as a result of re-negotiated lower telecommunications costs, our continued migration to VoIP and the initial benefits of our service delivery organization re-engineering efforts. These cost reductions, however, were offset by declines in high margin broadcast fax services and price compression in our PGiMeet solutions. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in consolidated cost of revenues growth of approximately $3.1 million in 2008 and approximately $4.9 million in 2007 from the previous year. For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we capitalized network engineering costs associated with the development and deployment of customer-supporting infrastructure of approximately $5.4 million, $2.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The increase in capitalization costs are primarily related to network upgrades to our global service delivery platforms. Capitalized network engineering costs as a percentage of total cash cost of

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revenues was 2.1%, 1.2% and 0.2% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively (see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).

     North America cost of revenue includes approximately $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.7 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 increase in North America cost of revenue as a percentage of operating segment net revenue was attributable primarily to our acquisitions of iLinc and Soundpath and growth in higher cost of revenue large enterprise customers in our PGiMeet solutions net revenue, offset in part by a decline in our broadcast fax net revenue, which has a lower cost of revenue in North America than our other solutions. The increase in North America cost of revenue as a percentage of operating segment net revenue in 2007 from the previous year was attributable primarily to lower average selling prices per minute in our PGiMeet solutions, declines in our lower cost of revenue broadcast fax net revenue and growth in our higher cost of revenue web conferencing services, offset by lower negotiated telecommunications costs per minute and reduced customer service costs associated with our non-PGiMeet solutions revenue. These reduced non-PGiMeet solutions customer service costs are a result of our re-engineering efforts in the first half of 2007. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates from our Canadian operations resulted in North America cost of revenue growth of approximately $0.1 million in 2008 and approximately $0.4 million in 2007 from the previous year.

     The 2008 decrease in Europe cost of revenue as a percentage of operating segment net revenue was attributable primarily to declines in broadcast fax net revenue, which has a higher cost of revenue than our other solutions, growth in lower cost of revenue PGiMeet solutions net revenue, cost savings associated with our service delivery organization re-engineering efforts in Europe that began in the second quarter of 2007, and network upgrades to our fax delivery platform in the first half of 2008, partially offset by our acquisition of Meet24. The decrease in Europe cost of revenue as a percentage of operating segment net revenue in 2007 from the previous year was attributable primarily to an increase in revenue mix towards lower cost of revenue PGiMeet solutions from higher cost of revenue broadcast fax services and reduced customer service costs associated with our non-PGiMeet solutions revenue. These reduced customer service costs are a result of our re-engineering efforts in the first half of 2007. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in Europe cost of revenue growth of approximately $1.1 million in 2008 and approximately $3.1 million in 2007 from the previous year.

     The 2008 decrease in Asia Pacific cost of revenue as a percentage of operating segment net revenue was attributable primarily to network cost savings related to upgrades in our fax delivery platform during the second half of 2007 and growth in lower cost of revenue PGiMeet solutions net revenue. The increase in Asia Pacific cost of revenue as a percentage of operating segment net revenue in 2007 from the previous year was attributable primarily to lower average selling price per minute in our PGiMeet solutions, offset in part by reductions in telecommunication costs from network performance improvements. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in Asia Pacific cost of revenue growth of approximately $1.9 million in 2008 and approximately $1.4 million in 2007 from the previous year.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

  Year Ended
December 31,
  Change
2008 from
2007
  Change
2007 from
2006
     
 
 
 
  2008   2007   2006   $   %   $   %  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             
         North America $91.9    $88.1    $88.0     3.8    4.3     0.1    0.1  
         Europe 37.0   31.8   25.6   5.2   16.2    6.2   24.3  
         Asia Pacific 24.8   21.4   18.7   3.4   16.0    2.7   14.4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 Consolidated $153.7   $141.3   $132.3   12.4   8.8    9.0   6.8  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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  Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2008   2007   2006
 
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses as a percent of          
net revenues:          
       North America 23.9%    24.7%    27.6%
       Europe 30.2%   30.8%   27.5%
       Asia Pacific 21.2%   21.4%   22.2%
             Consolidated 24.6%   25.2%   26.7%

     Consolidated selling and marketing expenses increased in 2008 from the previous year primarily as a result of our acquisitions of Budget Conferencing, Meet24, iLinc and Soundpath, our investment in selling and marketing resources in all of our operating segments and the strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar. Consolidated selling and marketing expenses increased in 2007 from the previous year primarily as a result of our acquisitions of Accucast, eNunciate, ECT, Budget Conferencing and Meet24, the strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar and increased investments in our sales and marketing efforts throughout 2007. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in consolidated selling and marketing expense growth of approximately $2.1 million in 2008 and approximately $2.7 million in 2007 from the previous year.

     North America selling and marketing expense includes $2.2 million, $1.8 million and $1.8 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 increase in North America selling and marketing expense was attributable primarily to our acquisitions of Budget Conferencing, iLinc and Soundpath and the strengthening of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar, offset in part by increased optimization of selling and marketing expense toward growth in our PGiMeet solutions net revenue. The increase in North America selling and marketing expense in 2007 from the previous year was primarily attributable to our acquisitions of Accucast, eNunciate and Budget Conferencing and additional investment in sales personnel, offset in part by a reduction in marketing support costs associated with our 2006 corporate branding initiatives and non-PGiMeet solutions promotions. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates from our Canadian operations resulted in minimal North America selling and marketing expense growth in 2008 and 2007, each as compared to the prior year.

     Europe selling and marketing expense includes $0.6 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 increase in Europe selling and marketing expense was attributable primarily to our acquisition of Meet24, strengthening of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar and our investment in selling and marketing resources in our PGiMeet Solutions. The increase in Europe selling and marketing expense in 2007 from the previous year was primarily attributable to the strengthening of the Euro and British Pound to the U.S. Dollar, our acquisition of Meet24 and our investments in sales personnel to support our solution sets. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in Europe selling and marketing expense growth of approximately $1.0 million in 2008 and approximately $2.1 million in 2007 from the previous year.

     Asia Pacific selling and marketing expense includes $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.1 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 increase in Asia Pacific selling and marketing expense was attributable primarily to the strengthening of the Japanese Yen to the U.S. Dollar and our investment in selling and marketing resources in our PGiMeet solutions. The increase in Asia Pacific selling and marketing expense in 2007 from the previous year was primarily attributable to the strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar and investments in sales personnel to support our solution sets. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in Asia Pacific selling and marketing expense growth of approximately $1.1 million in 2008 and approximately $0.6 million in 2007 from the previous year.

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General and Administrative Expenses

  Year Ended
December 31,
  Change
2008 from 2007
   Change
2007 from 2006  
 
 
   
  2008                2007   2006   $   %   $   %
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
                                         
         North America $44.3       $45.0       $41.2        (0.7    (1.6 )    3.8       9.5   
         Europe 12.6     12.6     10.3     0.0     0.0      2.3     21.1  
         Asia Pacific 9.3     8.4     7.1     0.9     11.2      1.3     18.2  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
              Consolidated $66.2     $66.0     $58.6     0.2     0.3      7.4     12.6  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

  Year Ended  December 31,
 
 
  2008    2007    2006
 
 
 
 General and administrative expenses as a              
  percent of net revenues:                
         North America 11.5%      12.6%      12.9%  
         Europe 10.2%     12.2%     11.1%  
         Asia Pacific 8.0%     8.4%     8.4%  
              Consolidated 10.6%     11.8%     11.8%  

     Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased in 2008 from the previous year primarily as a result of our acquisitions of Budget Conferencing, Meet24, iLinc and Soundpath and the strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar. Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased in 2007 from the previous year primarily as a result of $2.9 million in increased proxy-related costs, our acquisitions of Accucast, eNunciate, ECT, Budget Conferencing and Meet24, the strengthening of various currencies to the U.S. Dollar, increases associated with duplicative rent from our corporate headquarters relocation, and legal expenses associated with various matters disclosed in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in consolidated general and administrative expense growth of approximately $0.8 million in 2008 and approximately $1.0 million in 2007 from the previous year.

     North America general and administrative expenses include $7.5 million, $6.6 million and $6.2 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 decrease in North America general and administrative expense was attributable primarily to the cessation of proxy-related costs incurred during 2007, offset in part by our acquisitions of Budget Conferencing, Soundpath and iLinc. The increase in North America general and administrative expense in 2007 from the previous year was primarily attributable to our acquisitions of Accucast, eNunciate and Budget Conferencing, approximately $2.9 million in proxy-related costs, $1.7 million of duplicative rent costs from our corporate headquarters relocation and legal expenses associated with certain matters as previously disclosed in our “Commitments and Contingencies” Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements, offset in part by reductions in bad debt expense of approximately $2.5 million as a result of improved collections activity during 2007. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates from our Canadian operations resulted in minimal North America general and administrative expense growth in 2008 and 2007, each as compared to the prior year.

     Europe general and administrative expense includes $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 stability in Europe general and administrative expense was attributable primarily to the strengthening of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar and our acquisition of Meet24, offset in part by a reduction in finance and accounting costs from our centralization plan that began in the first quarter of 2007. The increase in Europe general and administrative expense in 2007 from the previous year was primarily attributable to the strengthening of the Euro and British pound to the U.S. Dollar, our acquisition of Meet24 and increased bonus compensation associated with achievement of plan objectives in 2007. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in Europe general and administrative expense growth of approximately $0.4 million in 2008 and approximately $0.8 million in 2007 from the previous year.

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     Asia Pacific general and administrative expense includes $0.4 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The 2008 increase in Asia Pacific general and administrative expense was attributable primarily to strengthening of the Japanese Yen against the U.S. Dollar. The increase in Asia Pacific general and administrative expense in 2007 from the previous year was primarily attributable to the strengthening of various currencies strengthening to the U.S. Dollar, our acquisition of ECT, duplicative rent and relocation costs associated with our office relocation in Tokyo, and increased finance and executive support costs related to revenue growth within the region. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulted in Asia Pacific general and administrative expense growth of approximately $0.4 million in 2008 and approximately $0.2 million in 2007 from the previous year.

Research and Development Expenses

     Consolidated research and development expenses from continuing operations as a percentage of consolidated net revenues were 2.7%, 2.5% and 2.4% in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Consolidated research and development expenses from continuing operations increased 19.7% to $16.9 million in 2008 from $14.1 million in 2007 and increased 16.5% in 2007 from $12.1 million in 2006. Consolidated research and development expense included approximately $1.2 million, $0.8 million and $0.8 million for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of equity-based compensation expense. The majority of research and development costs were incurred in North America. The 2008 increase in consolidated research and development expenses is primarily associated with additional resources invested in the maintenance and support of our PGiMeet solutions and our PGiNotify solutions and the establishment of a new web development organization in North America. The increase in consolidated research and development expenses in 2007 compared to the previous year is attributable primarily to a greater amount of internal costs incurred for maintenance of our platforms.

     We capitalize costs associated with product development as internally developed software, under “Property and Equipment, Net” in our consolidated balance sheets, whereas we expense management overhead, facilities costs and maintenance activities as research and development. For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we capitalized research and development related software development costs of approximately $17.3 million, $9.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively. The increase in capitalized research and development related software costs are primarily related to development of new applications and existing application upgrades. Capitalized research and development related software costs as a percentage of total cash cost of research and development was 50.6%, 40.1% and 22.2% for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively (see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).

Excise Tax Expense

     During the second quarter of 2008, we learned that certain of our PGiMeet solutions may be subject to a certain state’s telecommunications excise tax statute. We are currently working with this state’s department of revenue to resolve this matter, which spans tax years 2001 – 2007. Accordingly, we have accrued approximately $4.0 million of excise tax and interest for the applicable time period as of December 31, 2008 and recorded approximately $2.9 million in “Operating expenses” and $1.1 million in “Interest expense” in our consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2008.

Depreciation Expense

  Year Ended
December 31,

  Change
2008 from 2007

  Change
2007 from 2006

     
     
  2008   2007   2006   $   %   $     %  
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
                                         
         North America $26.8       $23.8       $18.2       3.0      12.3      5.6      31.4  
         Europe 3.6     3.4     3.8     0.2     7.5     (0.4 )   (11.2 )
         Asia Pacific 2.5     2.8     2.6     (0.3 )   (11.4 )   0.2     6.0  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                 Consolidated $32.9     $30.0     $24.6     2.9     9.5     5.4     22.1  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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  Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2008   2007   2006
 
 
 
Depreciation expense as a percent of net          
revenues:          
       North America 7.0%    6.7%    5.7%
       Europe 2.9%   3.3%   4.1%
       Asia Pacific 2.1%   2.8%   3.1%
             Consolidated 5.3%   5.4%   4.9%

     Consolidated depreciation expense increased in 2008 from the previous year primarily as a result of increases in our productive asset base, offset in part by a non-recurring adjustment during the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $0.7 million for revisions made to the estimated remaining economic life of a specific group of assets as a result of management’s periodic review of the continued appropriateness of such estimates. The resulting change in economic life for this group of assets will result in less than $0.7 million in annual depreciation expense reduction in future annual periods. Consolidated depreciation expense increased in 2007 from the previous year primarily as a result of continued investment in our services and infrastructure to support our solutions revenue.

Amortization Expense

  Year Ended
December 31,
  Change
2008 from 2007
  Change
2007 from 2006
 
 
 
 
  2008    2007    2006    $    %    $    %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
         North America $11.8      $13.6      $11.2      (1.8  )   (12.1)      2.4      20.5   
         Europe 3.5     1.7     1.6     1.8     100.3     0.1     9.0  
         Asia Pacific 0.4     0.4     0.2     0.0     (0.0)     0.2     88.5  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
               Consolidated $15.7     $15.7     $13.0     0.0     0.4     2.7     20.3  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

  Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2008   2007   2006
 
 
 
Amortization expense as a percent of net          
revenues:          
       North America 3.1%    3.8%    3.5%
       Europe 2.8%   1.7%   1.7%
       Asia Pacific 0.3%   0.4%   0.3%
             Consolidated 2.5%   2.8%   2.6%

     Consolidated amortization expense was flat in 2008 from the previous year primarily as a result of the decrease in amortization expense in North America related to customer list intangible assets from acquisitions made in 2003 that have become fully amortized, offset in part by our acquisitions of Budget Conferencing, iLinc and Soundpath. The decrease in North America amortization expense has been offset by the increase in amortization expense in Europe associated with our acquisition of Meet24. Consolidated amortization expense increased in 2007 from the previous year primarily as a result of our acquisitions made in 2006 and 2007.

Restructuring Costs

     Consolidated restructuring costs from continuing operations as a percentage of consolidated revenues were 0.5%, 0.6% and 1.7% in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Consolidated restructuring costs from continuing operations were $3.3 million, $3.4 million and $8.4 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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Realignment of Workforce – 2008

     During the year ended December 31, 2008, we executed a restructuring plan to consolidate the senior management of our technology development and network operations functions and to consolidate our corporate communications function into our marketing department. As part of these consolidations, we eliminated 11 positions, including entering into a separation agreement with our president, global operations. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we expensed total restructuring costs of $3.4 million associated with the 2008 realignment of workforce, representing severance costs associated with the elimination of these positions, and do not anticipate additional charges. The expenses associated with these charges are reflected in “Restructuring costs” in our consolidated statements of operations. On a segment basis, these restructuring costs were $2.0 million in North America, $1.3 million in Europe and $0.1 million in Asia Pacific, all expensed within the year ended December 31, 2008. Estimated annual savings from this consolidation is approximately $3.7 million. During 2008, we paid approximately $2.7 million related to these severance and exit costs in cash and released an additional $0.5 million in restricted stock awards. Our reserve for the 2008 restructuring costs was approximately $0.2 million at December 31, 2008. We anticipate these remaining costs will be paid over the next twelve months.

Realignment of Workforce – 2007

     In 2007, we executed a restructuring plan to consolidate our non-PGiMeet solutions service delivery organizations. As part of this consolidation, we eliminated 84 positions. We initially expensed total restructuring costs of $4.2 million, representing $4.1 million in severance costs associated with the elimination of these positions and $0.1 million of lease termination costs associated with our Paris, France office. We do not anticipate any additional restructuring charges associated with the 2007 realignment of workforce. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we adjusted the initially recorded $4.2 million charge by $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million, respectively, related to actual severance payments being less than originally estimated. The expenses associated with these charges are reflected in “Restructuring costs” in our consolidated statements of operations. On a segment basis, the total restructuring costs initially incurred were $1.1 million in North America, $2.7 million in Europe and $0.4 million in Asia Pacific, with total adjustments in Europe of $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Estimated annual savings from this consolidation is approximately $6.0 million. During 2008, we paid approximately $0.7 million related to these severance and exit costs. Substantially all restructuring obligations related to the 2007 reserve were paid as of December 31, 2008.

Realignment of Workforce – 2006

     In 2006, we executed a restructuring plan to streamline the management of our business on a geographic regional basis from our former Conferencing & Collaboration and Data Communications business segments. As part of this streamlining, we eliminated 100 positions within customer service, finance, operations, and sales and marketing. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we entered into a separation agreement in connection with the resignation of our former chief investment officer. We initially expensed a total of $8.6 million, representing approximately $8.0 million in severance costs associated with these positions, which included the issuance of restricted stock having a fair market value of $0.6 million, and $0.6 million of lease termination costs associated with five locations within North America. We do not anticipate any additional restructuring charges associated with the 2006 realignment of workforce. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we adjusted the initially recorded $8.6 million charge by $(0.5) million related to actual severance payments being less than originally estimated. On a segment basis, the total restructuring costs initially incurred were $4.6 million in North America, $3.3 million in Europe and $0.7 million in Asia Pacific, with total adjustments in Europe of $(0.4) million and North America of $(0.1) million in 2007. During 2008, we paid approximately $0.1 million related to these severance and exit costs. As of December 31, 2008, we have completed this restructuring plan and, accordingly, no reserves remain.

     At December 31, 2008, our reserve for restructuring costs incurred prior to 2006 totaled $1.6 million primarily for lease termination costs. We anticipate paying these remaining lease termination costs over the next eight years.

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Asset Impairment

     Asset impairments were $4.3 million in 2008. North America impairments include $0.8 million associated with developed technology from our acquisition of Accucast, $2.3 million related to the abandonment of billing system software development costs associated with our fax delivery services developed in 2005 and 2006 and $0.3 million associated with the abandonment of certain patents and trademarks, Europe impairments include $0.8 million related to the customer list associated with the acquisition of I-Media and its affiliates, a broadcast fax company acquired in December of 2004 and Asia Pacific impairments include $0.1 million associated with the abandonment of certain fixed assets. Asset impairments were $0.1 million in 2006 relating to discontinued technology acquired in 2003 in our North America operating segment.

Net Legal Settlements and Related Expenses

     Net legal settlements and related expenses were $2.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.6 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net legal settlements and related expenses in the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 resulted from the settling of several litigation matters, including certain matters as previously disclosed in our “Commitments and Contingencies” note to our consolidated financial statements and in Part II, “Item 1. Legal Proceedings” in our SEC filings. In 2007, we incurred settlement costs associated with acquisitions made in previous years for matters that arose subsequent to such acquisitions. In 2006, we resolved a dispute with one of our telecommunications providers.

Interest Expense

     The majority of our interest expense from continuing operations is incurred in North America and was $19.4 million, $13.6 million and $9.1 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest expense increased during 2008 and 2007 primarily as a result of our increased average outstanding balance on our credit facility along with a $1.1 million non-recurring charge during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 for interest related to the excise tax matter discussed under “Excise Tax Expense.” The weighted-average outstanding balance on our credit facility was $290.0 million, $204.1 million and $119.6 million during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This increase in borrowings is primarily attributable to funding our $122.6 million self-tender offer and our acquisitions of Budget Conferencing, Meet24 and Soundpath.

     In February 2006, we entered into a three-year $50.0 million interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 4.99%, and in August 2006, we entered into two separate three-year $12.5 million interest rate swaps at 5.14% and 5.16%, respectively. We did not designate these interest rate swaps as hedges. During the second quarter of 2007, we terminated these interest rate swaps and recorded a gain of approximately $0.4 million in “Interest expense” in our consolidated statements of operations.

     In August 2007, we entered into two $100.0 million two-year interest rate swaps at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% . In December 2007, we amended the life of one of the $100.0 million swaps to three years and reduced the fixed rate to approximately 4.75% . Monthly settlements with the bank are recognized as “Interest expense” in our consolidated statements of operations and amounted to $1.2 million in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 and a $0.2 million reduction in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Unrealized Loss on Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Swaps

     In August 2007, we entered into two $100.0 million two-year interest rate swaps at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% . In December 2007, we amended the life of one of the $100.0 million swaps to three years and reduced the fixed rate to approximately 4.75% . We did not initially designate these interest rate swaps as hedges and, as such, we did not account for them under hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended,” or SFAS No. 133. During the fourth quarter of 2008 we prospectively designated these interest rate swaps as hedges using the long-haul method of effectiveness testing. Any changes in fair value prior to designation as a hedge and any ineffectiveness subsequent to such designation are recognized as “Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps” as a component of “Other (expense) income” in our consolidated statements of operations and amounted to $0.1 million and $4.5 million during the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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Interest Income

     Interest income was $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.5 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest income remained relatively flat in all three periods as we maintained a stable cash and cash equivalent outstanding balance. The average cash and cash equivalents were $22.9 million in 2008, $18.6 million in 2007 and $19.7 million in 2006.

Other, Net

     Other, net was $0.5 million, $1.4 million and $1.4 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Other, net was comprised primarily of foreign currency exchange gains and losses related to cash settlements of intercompany transactions and the revaluation of foreign currency denominated payables and receivables into their respective functional currency.

Income Taxes

     Our effective income tax rate was 29.8% and 33.3% for the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our effective income tax rate varied from statutory rates during the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 primarily as a result of non-deductible executive compensation expenses and the realization of net operating losses related to tax planning strategies associated with the merging of our loss- and profit- generating subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The effective income tax rate varied from statutory rates during the 12 months ended December 31, 2007 primarily as a result of non-deductible executive compensation expenses and the impact of the release of a net operating loss usage limitation related to a prior acquisition. The decline in our tax rates in 2008 from 2007 is primarily attributable to continued favorable changes to tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions and changes to the income mix between international tax jurisdictions. Our effective income tax rate was 34.9% for the 12 months ended December 31, 2006. Our effective income tax rate varied from statutory rates during the 12 months ended December 31, 2006 primarily as a result of non-deductible compensation costs and changes in valuation allowances.

     As of December 31, 2008, we have $5.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits, including $1.8 million of unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would reduce our annual effective tax rate. We do not expect our unrecognized tax benefit to change significantly over the next twelve months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

     In order to supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we have included the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance: organic growth, free cash flow, cash cost of revenues and cash cost of research and development. Management uses these measures internally as a means of analyzing our current and future financial performance and identifying trends in our financial condition and results of operations. We have provided this information to investors to assist in meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and to assist in highlighting the results of ongoing core operations. Please see the tables below and in “—Net Revenues” for calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures and for reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from comparable or similarly titled measures provided by other companies and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Free cash flow

     We define “free cash flow” as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. We believe this non-GAAP measure provides a relevant measure of our liquidity in evaluating our financial performance and our ability to generate cash without additional external financing in order to repay debt obligations, fund acquisitions and repurchase shares. The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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  Years ended December 31,
 
  2008   2007   2006
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities $106,088       $ 90,937       $ 73,160  
Capital expenditures (49,625 )   (46,341 )   (31,926 )
 
   
   
 
Free cash flow $ 56,463     $ 44,596     $ 41,234  
 
   
   
 

Cash cost of revenues and cash cost of research and development

     We define “cash cost of revenues” as cost of revenues plus capitalized network engineering costs and “cash cost of research and development” as research and development expense plus capitalized research and development related software costs. We believe that presenting these non-GAAP measures to include both our expensed and capitalized costs are useful in evaluating the total investments in our service offerings and network support infrastructure. The following table presents a reconciliation of cost of revenues to cash cost of revenue and research and development expense to cash cost of research and development for the periods indicated (in thousands):

  Years ended December 31,
 
  2008    2007    2006
 
 
 
Cost of revenues $256,606     $227,259     $200,472  
Capitalized network engineering costs 5,442     2,767     377  
 
   
   
 
Cash cost of revenues $262,048     $230,026     $200,849  
 
   
   
 
    
  Years ended December 31,
 
  2008    2007    2006
 
 
 
 
Research and development expense $16,888      $14,109      $12,052  
Capitalized research and development related software costs 17,290     9,446     3,446  
 
   
   
 
Cash cost of research and development $34,178     $23,555     $15,498  
 
   
   
 

Acquisitions

     We seek to acquire complementary companies that increase our market share and provide us with additional customers, technologies, applications and sales personnel. All revenues and related costs from these transactions have been included in our consolidated financial statements as of the effective date of each acquisition.

North America

     In July 2008, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Soundpath, a U.S.-based audio conferencing business. We paid $20.1 million in cash at closing and $0.3 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through our credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” or SFAS No. 141, and allocated approximately $6.0 million to identifiable customer lists and $1.0 million to non-compete agreements, with the customer lists amortized over ten years and the non-compete agreements amortized over five years. We allocated the residual $13.4 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” or SFAS No. 142.

     In May 2008, we acquired certain assets and assumed the liabilities of the audio conferencing business of iLinc, a U.S.-based audio conferencing business. We paid $3.9 million in cash at closing and $0.1 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase with cash and equivalents on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $0.6 million to acquired working capital, $0.8 million to other acquisition liabilities and $1.2 million to identifiable intangible assets, which will be amortized over five years. We allocated the residual $3.0 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

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     In July 2007, we acquired the assets and stock of Budget Conferencing, a Canadian-based provider of audio and web conferencing services. We paid $19.8 million in cash at closing and $0.6 million in transaction fees and closing costs. In June 2008, we paid an additional $0.7 million in cash to finalize the working capital component of the purchase price. We funded the purchase through our credit facility. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $0.2 million to acquired fixed assets, $0.1 million to other acquisition liabilities, $6.6 million to identifiable customer lists, $1.3 million to trademarks, and $1.4 million to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreements amortized over five years. In addition, we allocated $2.6 million to long-term deferred tax liabilities to record the step-up in basis for the customer lists and developed technology purchased. We allocated the residual $14.3 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

     In September 2006, we acquired assets and the stock of eNunciate, a Canadian-based provider of audio and web conferencing services. We paid CA$29.0 million in cash at closing and CA$0.7 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through Canadian dollar borrowings on our line of credit and Canadian dollar cash balances available. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately CA$0.3 million to acquired fixed assets, CA$0.3 million to acquired working capital, CA$6.8 million to identifiable customer lists and CA$0.2 million to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreement amortized over five-year useful lives. We allocated the residual CA$22.1 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

     In January 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Accucast, a U.S.-based provider of e-mail communication services. We paid $12.3 million in cash at closing and $0.5 million in transaction and closing costs. Subsequent to closing, we paid an additional $3.0 million cash purchase price upon the achievement of certain milestone targets as specified in the purchase agreement. We funded the purchase through our line of credit. We followed SFAS No. 141, and allocated approximately $0.2 million to acquired fixed assets, $0.1 million to other acquisition liabilities, $2.0 million to developed technology and $1.0 million to identifiable customer lists, with the identifiable customer lists and developed technology amortized over five-year useful lives. In addition, we allocated $1.2 million to long-term deferred tax liabilities to record the step-up in basis for the customer lists and developed technology purchased. We allocated the residual $13.9 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

Europe

     In November 2007, we acquired the stock of Meet24, a Nordic-based provider of conferencing and web collaboration services. We paid $26.3 million in cash at closing and $0.2 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through our credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $0.2 million to acquired fixed assets, $1.4 million to acquired working capital, $0.9 million to acquired deferred tax assets, $3.8 million to other acquisition liabilities, $8.8 million to identifiable customer lists, and $0.7 million to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreements amortized over five years. In addition, we allocated $2.7 million to long-term deferred tax liabilities. We allocated the residual $21.0 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142. The goodwill balance related to the Meet24 acquisition totaled $16.1 million at December 31, 2008, which was impacted by foreign currency fluctuations of ($4.5) million and working capital adjustments of ($0.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2008. In 2008, we paid $2.8 million in cash to a third party escrow account to satisfy a certain acquisition liability.

Asia Pacific

     In November 2006, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of ECT, an Australian-based provider of audio and web conferencing services. We paid AU$5.7 million in cash at closing and AU$0.4 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through a Yen-denominated line of credit with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Australian dollar cash on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141, and allocated approximately AU$0.1 million of the aggregate purchase price to acquired fixed assets, AU$0.5 million to acquired working capital, AU$1.4 million to identifiable customer lists and AU$0.1 million to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreement amortized over five-year useful lives. We allocated

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the residual AU$4.0 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

Liquidity and capital resources

     As of December 31, 2008, we have utilized approximately $267.4 million of our credit facility, with approximately $266.2 million in borrowings and $1.2 million in letters of credit outstanding. In December 2007, we increased our line of credit to $325.0 million, and, in January 2008, we further increased our line of credit to $375.0 million, all under an accordion feature. From time to time, we enter into interest rate swaps to reduce our exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates on interest payments associated with our credit facility. As of December 31, 2008, we have two $100.0 million interest rate swaps, one of which is for a two-year period beginning in August 2007 at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% and one of which is for a three-year period beginning in August 2007 with a fixed rate of approximately 4.75% .

     At the maturity of our credit facility in April 2011 or in the event of an acceleration of the indebtedness under the credit facility following an event of default, the entire outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness under the facility, together with all other amounts payable thereunder from time to time, will become due and payable. It is possible that we may not have sufficient funds to pay such obligations in full at maturity or upon such acceleration. If we default and are not able to pay any such obligations due, our lenders have liens on substantially all of our assets and could foreclose on our assets in order to satisfy our obligations.

     As of December 31, 2008, we had $27.5 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $18.3 million as of December 31, 2007. Cash balances residing outside of the United States as of December 31, 2008 were $26.5 million compared to $19.4 million as of December 31, 2007. We repatriate cash for repayment of royalties and management fees charged to international locations from the United States. Therefore, we record foreign currency exchange gains and losses resulting from these transactions in “Other, net” in our consolidated statements of operations. We generally consider intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries to be permanently invested for the foreseeable future. Therefore, we record foreign currency exchange fluctuations resulting from these transactions in the cumulative translation adjustment account on the face of our consolidated balance sheets. Based on our potential cash position and potential conditions in the capital markets, we could require repayment of these loans despite the long-term intention to hold them as permanent investments. At December 31, 2008, we had approximately $107.6 million of availability under our existing $375.0 million credit facility, without regard to the uncommitted $25.0 million of the accordion feature. For a discussion of our credit facility, see “—Capital resources.”

Cash provided by operating activities

     Consolidated operating cash flows were $106.1 million, $90.9 million and $73.2 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. From 2007 to 2008, the increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increased net income, the deferral of income tax payments and decreased payments for restructuring costs offset in part by working capital changes associated with the timing of payments from accounts payable. From 2006 to 2007, the increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increases in income taxes payable related to reduced income taxes paid of $9.1 million associated with an election for bonus depreciation in 2007.

Cash used in investing activities

     Consolidated investing activities used cash of approximately $80.7 million, $94.1 million and $81.0 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Cash used in 2008 was primarily related to $30.4 million to fund our acquisitions of conferencing solutions providers and $49.6 million of capital expenditures. Cash used in 2007 was primarily related to $47.8 million used to fund our acquisitions and $46.3 million of capital expenditures. Cash used in 2006 was primarily related to $49.0 million to fund our acquisitions and $31.9 million of capital expenditures.

Cash provided by financing activities

     Consolidated financing activities used cash of approximately $14.0 million and provided cash of approximately $1.9 million and $5.7 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Cash provided by financing

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activities for the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 included approximately $1.1 million of net proceeds from our credit facility, $1.1 million from excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements and approximately $2.5 million of proceeds from stock option exercises, offset by approximately $18.8 million of treasury stock purchases, of which $4.6 million was associated with the netting of shares to pay certain employees’ income tax withholding due upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and $14.2 million was associated with the purchase of treasury stock. Cash provided by financing activities in 2007 was the result of net borrowings on our credit facility of $125.7 million primarily associated with our self-tender offer, $8.6 million received from stock option exercises, $3.3 million from excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements and $0.4 million from loan repayments from our chief executive officer offset by treasury stock purchases of $136.0 million. Cash provided by financing activities in 2006 was the result of net borrowings on our credit facility of $34.7 million, used primarily to fund our acquisitions, $2.5 million received from stock option exercises and $0.2 million from excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements offset by treasury stock purchases of $31.7 million.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

     As of December 31, 2008, we did not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Commitments and contingencies

     At December 31, 2008, we had the following contractual obligations. We are primarily obligated under operating leases for network facilities and office space, outstanding balances, LIBOR interest and commitment fees under our line of credit, interest rate swaps, remaining cash payments on current and prior year acquisitions and minimum commitments under our telecommunications service agreements.

The following table displays contractual obligations as of December 31, 2008 (in thousands):

    Amounts                                 There-
Contractual obligation   Committed    2009    2010      2011   2012   2013   After

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                           
Operating leases     $  80,968       $15,574       $10,721       $    8,785       $7,884       7,234       $30,770  
Current borrowings on line of credit   266,199             266,199              
Credit facility commitment fees and                                          
       interest   19,750     12,075     6,613     1,062              
Restructuring costs   1,853     1,082     120     120     120     120     291  
Telecommunications service                                          
       agreements   62,389     37,844     20,967     3,578              
Acquisitions   1,339     796     294     166     83          
Capital leases and interest   5,994     3,037     1,722     873     362          
FIN No. 48   3,780     3,780                      
Asset retirement obligation   855     254     423     44     15         119  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
    $443,127     $74,442     $40,860     $280,827     $8,464     $7,354     $31,180  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

     The contractual obligations table above contains only the portion of the liability accrued in accordance with FASB Interpretation, or FIN, No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” or FIN No. 48, that is expected to be settled during 2009. The remaining amount that has been accrued in accordance with FIN 48 is not included in the contractual obligations table because we are unable to determine when, or if, payment of these amounts will be made.

State sales tax and excise taxes

     We have reserves for certain state sales and excise tax contingencies based on the likelihood of obligation in accordance with SFAS No. 5. Historically, we have collected and remitted state sales tax from our non-PGiMeet solutions customers in applicable states, but have not collected and remitted state sales tax from our PGiMeet

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solutions customers in all applicable jurisdictions. In addition, we have learned that certain of our PGiMeet solutions may be subject to telecommunications excise tax statutes in certain states. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we paid $2.8 million and $0.6 million related to the settlement of certain of these state sales and excise tax contingencies.

     At December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we had reserved approximately $4.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively, for certain state sales and excise tax contingencies. These amounts are included in “Accrued taxes, other than income taxes” in our consolidated balance sheets. We believe we have appropriately accrued for these contingencies. In the event that actual results differ from these reserves, we may need to make adjustments, which could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, states may disagree with our method of assessing and remitting such taxes or additional states may subject us to inquiries regarding such taxes.

Capital resources

     We have a $375.0 million committed revolving credit facility, which consists of an original revolving credit facility of $300.0 million with a $100.0 million accordion feature, of which $75.0 million has been exercised to date. This accordion feature allows for additional credit commitments to increase the revolving credit facility up to a maximum of $400.0 million, subject to its terms and conditions. Our credit facility matures in April 2011. In January 2008, we expanded the committed amounts under the accordion feature of our credit facility by $50.0 million from $325.0 million to $375.0 million. We paid less than $0.1 million in financing costs for this expansion of our credit facility. We have not had any expansions of our credit facility subsequent to the January 2008 expansion. Certain of our material domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under the credit facility, which is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our material domestic subsidiaries. In addition, we have pledged as collateral all of the issued and outstanding stock of our material domestic subsidiaries and 65.0% of our material foreign subsidiaries.

     In April 2007, we entered into an amendment to our credit facility, which inserted into the applicable margin pricing grid a new tier based on a total leverage ratio of 2.5 times or greater, increased the permitted covenant level of the consolidated total leverage ratio and amended certain other provisions to allow us to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire up to an additional $150.0 million of our common stock during 2007, of which we used approximately $122.6 million to fund our self-tender offer in the second quarter of 2007.

     At December 31, 2008, we were in compliance in all material respects with the covenants under our credit facility. Proceeds drawn under our credit facility may be used for refinancing of existing debt, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes. The annual interest rate applicable to borrowings under the credit facility, at our option, is the base rate (the greater of the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or the Bank of America prime rate) or LIBOR, plus, in each case, an applicable margin that varies based upon our leverage ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter. At December 31, 2008, our applicable margin with respect to base rate loans was 0.0%, and the applicable margin with respect to LIBOR loans was 1.5% . At December 31, 2008, our interest rate on 30-day U.S. Dollar LIBOR loans was 1.94% for our borrowings on which we did not have an interest rate swap agreement in place. At December 31, 2008, our interest rate on 30-day Euro and Canadian Dollar LIBOR loans was 4.09% and 3.55%, respectively. At December 31, 2008, we had approximately $266.2 million of borrowings outstanding and approximately $1.2 million in letters of credit outstanding under our credit facility. Included in our outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2008 was CA$6.0 million Canadian Dollars and €3.7 million Euros.

     In February 2006, we entered into a three-year $50.0 million interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 4.99%, and in August 2006, we entered into two separate three-year $12.5 million interest rate swaps at 5.14% and 5.16%, respectively. We did not designate these interest rate swaps as hedges. During the second quarter of 2007, we terminated these interest rate swaps and recorded a gain of approximately $0.4 million in “Interest expense” in our consolidated statements of operations. Monthly settlements with the bank resulted in a gain of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 and are recognized in earnings as “Interest expense.”

     In August 2007, we entered into two $100.0 million two-year interest rate swaps at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% . In December 2007, we amended the life of one of the $100.0 million swaps to three years

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and reduced the fixed rate to approximately 4.75% . We did not initially designate these interest rate swaps as hedges and, as such, we did not account for them under hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133. During the fourth quarter of 2008 we prospectively designated these interest rate swaps as hedges using the long-haul method of effectiveness testing. Any changes in fair value prior to designation as a hedge and any ineffectiveness subsequent to such designation are recognized as “Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps” as a component of “Other (expense) income” in our consolidated statements of operations and amounted to $0.1 million and $4.5 million during the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

     On October 1, 2006, our Japanese subsidiary, Xpedite Japan, entered into a Yen-denominated 90-day term loan facility that expires annually on September 30 for ¥300.0 million with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking. Xpedite Japan has subsequently renewed this term loan through October 1, 2008. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings during 2008 varied between 1.81% and 1.83%, and borrowings during 2008 varied between ¥200.0 million and ¥300.0 million. During 2008, Xpedite Japan cancelled this facility with no outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2008.

     We have entered into various capital leases for the purchase of operating equipment. These capital leases have interest rates ranging from 3.1% to 10.3% and terms ranging from 20 months to 60 months. The capital lease obligations recorded on our consolidated balance sheets for these leases was $5.3 million and $4.5 million at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

Liquidity

     As of December 31, 2008, we had $27.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. We generated positive operating cash flows from each of our geographic business segments for the 12 months ended December 31, 2008. Each geographic business segment had sufficient cash flows from operations to service existing debt obligations, to fund capital expenditure requirements, which have historically been 5% to 8% of annual consolidated net revenues, and to fund research and development costs for new services and enhancements to existing services, which have historically been approximately 2% to 3% of annual consolidated net revenues. Assuming no material change to these costs, which we do not anticipate, we believe that we will generate adequate operating cash flows for capital expenditures and contractual commitments and to satisfy our indebtedness and fund our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months. At December 31, 2008, we had $107.6 million of available credit on our existing $375.0 million credit facility, without regard to the uncommitted $25.0 million of the accordion feature.

     During 2007, we acquired approximately 15% of our outstanding shares pursuant to our self-tender offer and in the open market which was the primary cause of net borrowings of $125.7 million of our credit facility. We purchased these shares under the self-tender offer at a premium of approximately 10%, or $12.65 a share. At March 31, 2007, prior to our self-tender offer, borrowings under our credit facility were $124.9 million. At June 30, 2007, after completing the self-tender offer, borrowings under our credit facility were $243.8 million. Since June 30, 2007, we have used our cash flows from operations less capital expenditures, or free cash flow, for debt repayments, acquisitions and stock repurchases. At December 31, 2008, borrowings under our credit facility were $266.2 million. During 2008, 2007 and 2006, our free cash flow was $56.5 million, $44.6 million and $41.2 million, respectively (see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures”). Based on our historical free cash flow, we anticipate amending to extend the tenure or refinancing our existing credit facility prior to maturity. In 2009, we anticipate continuing to use our free cash flow to pay down our debt, while still continuing to be optimistic in possible acquisitions and share repurchases.

     We regularly review our capital structure and evaluate potential alternatives in light of current conditions in the capital markets. Depending upon conditions in these markets, cash flows from our operating segments and other factors, we may engage in other capital transactions. These capital transactions include but are not limited to debt or equity issuances or credit facilities with banking institutions.

Critical Accounting Policies

     “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” is based upon our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the

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reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenues and expenses during the reported periods. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for uncollectible accounts, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes, restructuring costs, legal contingencies and derivative instruments.

     Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

     We have identified the policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue recognition

     We recognize revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues consist primarily of usage fees generally based on per minute, per fax page or per transaction methods. To a lesser extent, we charge subscription fees and have fixed-period minimum revenue commitments. Unbilled revenue consists of earned but unbilled revenue that results from non-calendar month billing cycles and the one-month lag time in billing related to certain of our services. Deferred revenue consists of payments made by customers in advance of the time services are rendered. Our revenue recognition policies are consistent with the guidance in Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB No. 101, ”Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” as amended by SAB 101A, 101B and SAB 104. Should changes in conditions cause management to determine these criteria are not met for certain future transactions, revenue recognized for any reporting period could be adversely affected.

Allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable

     Prior to the recognition of revenue, we make a decision that collectability is reasonably assured. Over time, management analyzes accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, changes in our customer payment terms and trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable. Significant management judgment and estimates must be made and used in connection with establishing the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable in any accounting period. The accounts receivable balance was $94.5 million and $89.7 million, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable of $2.1 million and $4.5 million, as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment to their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Goodwill and other intangible assets

     We evaluate intangible assets and long-lived assets for potential impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that management considers important which could trigger an impairment review include the following:

  • significant decrease in the market value of an asset;

  • significant adverse change in physical condition or manner of use of an asset;

  • significant adverse change in legal factors or negative industry or economic trends;

  • a current period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset;

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  • significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period; and

  • an expectation that, more likely than not, an asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of before the end of its previously estimated useful life.

     In 2002, SFAS No. 142 became effective and as a result, we ceased to amortize approximately $123.1 million of goodwill. In lieu of amortization, we were required to perform an initial impairment review of our goodwill in 2002 and an annual impairment review thereafter. We completed reviews as of January 1, 2009, 2008 and 2007 and immediately prior to the change in our segment reporting in the fourth quarter of 2006 with no impairments identified. Other intangible assets with finite lives that do not meet the criteria of SFAS No. 142 continue to be amortized. We recognize an impairment loss when the fair value is less than the carrying value of such assets and the carrying value of these assets is not recoverable. The impairment loss, if applicable, is calculated based on the discounted estimated future cash flows using our weighted average cost of capital compared to the carrying value of the long-lived asset. We impaired customer lists and developed technology that was determined to have no value to the company and recorded an asset impairment equal to the net book value of $1.9 million. Net intangible assets and goodwill amounted to $376.0 million and $380.4 million as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Future events could cause us to conclude that the current estimates used should be changed and that goodwill and intangible assets associated with acquired businesses are impaired. Any resulting impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Income taxes

     As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves significant management judgement in estimating the actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within our consolidated balance sheets. We must then assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, an expense is recorded within the tax provision in our consolidated statements of operations.

     Income tax expense, income taxes payable and deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined and recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” or SFAS No. 109, and FIN 48. Our net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2008 was $3.1 million and our net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2007 was $8.1 million, net of a valuation allowance of $12.6 million and $10.0 million, respectively. Our deferred tax asset changed to a deferred tax liability as the result of an automatic change in accounting method for tax purposes utilized on our 2007 income tax return accelerating the deduction for internally developed software. We have recorded our valuation allowance due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize some of our deferred tax assets, primarily consisting of certain net operating losses carried forward. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income by jurisdiction in which we operate and the period over which the deferred tax assets will be recoverable. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods, we may need to establish an additional valuation allowance or reverse an existing valuation allowance which could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations.

     The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2008 determined in accordance with FIN 48 was $5.4 million. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefit that, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate was $1.8 million at December 31, 2008.

     We also have reserves for certain asserted international, federal and state tax contingencies based on the likelihood of obligation. In the normal course of business, we are subject to inquiries from U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities regarding the amount of income taxes due. These challenges may result in adjustments of the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. Further, during the ordinary course of business, other facts and circumstances may impact our ability to utilize tax benefits as well as the estimated income taxes to be paid in future periods. We believe we have appropriately accrued for tax exposures. If we are required to pay an amount less than or exceeding our provisions for uncertain tax matters, the financial impact will be reflected in the period in which the matter is resolved. In the event that actual results differ

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from these estimates, we may need to adjust tax accounts which could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations.

Restructuring costs

     Restructuring reserves are based on certain estimates and judgments related to severance and exit costs, contractual obligations and related costs. Our estimated severance costs could be impacted if actual severance payments to individuals outside of the United States are less than initial estimates. Contractual lease obligations could be materially affected by factors such as our ability to secure sublessees, the creditworthiness of sublessees and the success at negotiating early termination agreements with lessors. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates, we may need to establish additional restructuring accruals or reverse accrual amounts accordingly.

Legal contingencies

     We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings as disclosed in Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” of this annual report. In accordance with SFAS, No. 5, we accrue an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of legal claims. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel handling these matters and based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.

     In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP, with no need for management’s judgment in their application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. Our estimates are subject to change, and we adjust the financial impact in the period in which they are resolved.

Derivative instruments

     We have entered into interest rate swaps that are classified as derivatives consistent with SFAS No. 133 with the intention of hedging the cash flow risk of variable 30-day LIBOR interest rate changes on the interest payments associated with our credit facility. We did not initially designate these interest rate swaps as hedges and, as such, we did not account for them under hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we prospectively designated these interest rate swaps as hedges using the long-haul method of effectiveness testing. The principal objective of these swaps is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with our variable rate debt. Any changes in fair value prior to designation as a hedge and any ineffectiveness subsequent to such designation are recognized as “Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps” as a component of “Other (expense) income” in our consolidated statements of operations throughout the contract periods. Any changes in fair value that are determined to be effective are recorded as a component of “Other Comprehensive Income” in our consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of derivatives is recognized in our consolidated balance sheets as “Accrued expenses” under “Current Liabilities” or “Long-Term Liabilities” depending on the maturity date of the contract.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

     In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements," or SFAS No. 157, which provides a single definition of fair value and a hierarchical framework for measuring it, as well as establishing additional disclosure requirements about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 is effective as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position, or FSP, SFAS No. 157-2, or FSP FAS No. 157-2, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. In October 2008, the FASB released FSP FAS No. 157-3, which clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active. FSP FAS No. 157-3 applies to financial assets within the scope of accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements in accordance with SFAS No. 157 and was effective upon issuance for future periods and prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 for our financial assets and liabilities did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The application of FSP FAS No. 157-3 for financial assets in a market that is not active did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 for our non-financial assets and liabilities, effective January 1, 2009, will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. See Note 10 of our consolidated financial statements for additional information and related disclosures regarding our fair value measurements.

     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations,” or SFAS No. 141(R) which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” or SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of SFAS No. 141 in that all business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting, but SFAS No. 141(R) changed the method of applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies under SFAS No. 109. SFAS No. 141(R) amends SFAS No. 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 141(R) would also apply the provisions of SFAS No. 141(R). Early adoption is not allowed. The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) could have a significant impact on how we allocate the purchase price of an acquired business. The impact will be limited to future acquisitions.

     On April 25, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement of Position, or FSP, SFAS No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets,” or FSP SFAS No. 142-3, which intends to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141(R) and other GAAP provisions, particularly in developing renewal or extension assumptions used in determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. FSP FAS No. 142-3 is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is not allowed. The adoption of this statement effective January 1, 2009 did not have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.

     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” or SFAS No. 161. SFAS No. 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The adoption of this statement effective January 1, 2009 did not have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.

Subsequent Events

     In February 2009, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of LINK Conference Service, LLC, a U.S.-based provider of audio and web conferencing services. We paid $6.6 million net of working capital, and anticipate approximately $0.2 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through our credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand.

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     In February 2009, we acquired certain technology assets and assumed certain liabilities of a provider of web collaboration services. As consideration, we issued warrants for up to 105,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $9.21 per share.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We manage our exposure to these market risks through our regular operating and financing activities and the timing of intercompany payable settlements. In addition, in August 2007, we entered into two $100.0 million two-year interest rate swaps at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% . On December 17, 2007, we amended one of the $100.0 million swaps to reduce the rate to a fixed rate of 4.75% and extend the maturity to August 16, 2010. These interest rate swaps effectively convert the interest payments of $200.0 million of our LIBOR-based borrowings to a fixed rate.

     At December 31, 2008, we had borrowings of approximately $66.2 million outstanding under our line of credit that are subject to interest rate risk. Each 100 basis point increase in interest rates relative to these borrowings would impact annual pre-tax earnings and cash flows by approximately $0.7 million based on our December 31, 2008 debt level.

     Approximately 39.8% and 40.0% of our consolidated net revenues and 34.8% and 36.6% of our operating expenses were transacted in foreign currencies in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Additionally, we have foreign currency denominated debt as part of our line of credit. At December 31, 2008 we had debt outstanding of €3.7 million Euros and CA$6.0 million Canadian dollars. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates impact the amount of our reported sales, operating income and debt. A hypothetical positive or negative change of 10% in foreign currency exchange rates would positively or negatively change revenues for 2008 by approximately $24.8 million, operating expenses for 2008 by approximately $19.3 million and outstanding debt by $1.0 million. Our principal exposure has been related to local currency sales and operating costs in the Euro Zone, Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan. We have not used derivatives to manage foreign currency exchange risk, and no foreign currency exchange derivatives were outstanding at December 31, 2008.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Premiere Global Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
  Page
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 52
Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2008 and 2007 53
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 54
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity, Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 55
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 56
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 57

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Premiere Global Services, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Premiere Global Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 

As described in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for uncertain tax positions effective January 1, 2007, in accordance with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 27, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2009

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PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(in thousands, except share data)

ASSETS 2008   2007
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS          
         Cash and equivalents $ 27,535      $ 18,259  
         Accounts receivable (less allowances of $2,069 and $4,526, respectively) 94,469     89,683  
         Prepaid expenses and other current assets 12,623     13,066  
         Deferred income taxes, net 11,184     5,522  
 
   
 
             Total current assets 145,811     126,530  
 
   
 
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 129,077     110,767  
 
OTHER ASSETS          
         Goodwill 343,954     337,246  
         Intangibles, net of amortization 32,080     43,115  
         Deferred income taxes, net     2,587  
         Restricted Cash 306      
         Other assets 9,779     5,411  
 
   
 
  $661,007     $625,656  
 
   
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY          
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
         Accounts payable $ 52,710     $ 51,631  
         Income taxes payable 3,063     4,497  
         Accrued taxes, other than income taxes 9,818     8,076  
         Accrued expenses 33,787     37,276  
         Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations 2,455     1,664  
         Accrued restructuring costs 1,082     1,717  
 
   
 
             Total current liabilities 102,915     104,861  
 
   
 
 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES          
         Long-term debt and capital lease obligations 269,034     267,817  
         Accrued restructuring costs 771     1,575  
         Accrued expenses 20,150     12,109  
         Deferred income taxes, net 14,303      
 
   
 
             Total long-term liabilities 304,258     281,501  
 
   
 
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10 and 14)          
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY          
         Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued          
         and outstanding in 2008 and 2007      
         Common stock, $.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 60,792,441          
         and 61,755,728 shares issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2007, respectively 608     618  
         Additional paid-in capital 545,801     548,418  
         Notes receivable, shareholder (1,803 )   (1,702 )
         Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (8,312 )   10,523  
         Accumulated deficit (282,460 )   (318,563 )
 
   
 
             Total shareholders' equity 253,834     239,294  
 
   
 
  $661,007     $625,656  
 
   
 

Accompanying notes are integral to these consolidated financial statements

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PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

(in thousands, except per share data)

  2008    2007   2006
 
 
 
                  
Net revenues $624,228     $559,706       $496,472  
                  
Operating expenses                
         Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization                
               shown separately below) 256,606     227,259     200,472  
         Selling and marketing 153,696     141,322     132,279  
         General and administrative (exclusive of net legal settlements                
               shown separately below) 66,203     66,007     58,615  
         Research and development 16,888     14,109     12,052  
         Excise tax expense 2,890          
         Depreciation 32,869     30,008     24,567  
         Amortization 15,729     15,659     13,018  
         Restructuring costs 3,339     3,447     8,385  
         Asset impairments 4,279         111  
         Net legal settlements and related expenses 2,230     349     603  
 
   
   
 
               Total operating expenses 554,729     498,160     450,102  
 
   
   
 
         
 
Operating income 69,499     61,546     46,370  
 
Other (expense) income                
         Interest expense (19,411 )   (13,598 )   (9,146 )
         Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps (106 )   (4,482 )    
         Interest income 923     780     536  
         Other, net 493     1,418     1,401  
 
   
   
 
               Total other (expense) (18,101 )    (15,882 )   (7,209 )
 
   
   
 
 
Income before income taxes 51,398     45,664     39,161  
Income tax expense 15,295     15,222     13,652  
 
   
   
 
Net income $ 36,103     $ 30,442     $ 25,509  
 
   
   
 
 
BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 59,356     62,654     68,933  
 
   
   
 
                 
Basic earnings per share from net income $ 0.61     $ 0.49     $ 0.37  
 
   
   
 
 
DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 60,477     63,940     69,787  
 
   
   
 
                 
Diluted earnings per share from net income $ 0.60     $ 0.48     $ 0.37  
 
   
   
 

Accompanying notes are integral to these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
(in thousands)

  Common
Stock
Issued

 

Additional
Paid-In

Capital
Notes
Receivable,

Shareholder
Accumulated
Deficit

Accumulated
Other

Comprehensive
Income

Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2005 $717         $681,719         $(1,896 )      $(373,236 )      $(3,554 )      $303,750  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
Comprehensive income, net of taxes:                                  
Net income             25,509         25,509  
Translation adjustments                 5,642     5,642  
                               
 
Comprehensive income, net of taxes                               31,151  
                               
 
 
Issuance of common stock:                                  
Exercise of stock options 6     2,509                 2,515  
Stock compensation expense – restricted shares     5,810                 5,810  
Treasury stock purchase and retirement (38 )   (29,543 )               (29,581 )
Stock compensation expense – variable accounting     83                 83  
FAS 123(R) expense     2,586                 2,586  
Stock compensation in exchange for services     481                 481  
Issuance of restricted shares, net of shares traded for taxes 17     (204 )               (187 )
Income tax deficiency from exercise of stock options     (209 )               (209 )
Payments and interest related to shareholder                                  
notes receivable         (108 )           (108 )
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2006 $702     $663,232     $(2,004 )   $(347,727 )   $2,088     $316,291  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
Comprehensive income, net of taxes:                                  
Net income             30,442         30,442  
Translation adjustments                 8,435     8,435  
                               
 
Comprehensive income, net of taxes                               38,877  
                               
 
 
Adoption of FIN No. 48             (1,278 )       (1.278 )
 
Issuance of common stock:                                  
Exercise of stock options 13     8,540                 8,553  
Stock compensation expense – restricted shares     7,598                 7,598  
Treasury stock purchase and retirement (104 )   (132,882 )               (132,986 )
FAS 123(R) expense     812                 812  
Stock compensation in exchange for services     504                 504  
Issuance of restricted shares, net of shares traded for taxes 7     (2,710 )               (2,703 )
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options     3,324                 3,324  
Payments and interest related to shareholder                                  
notes receivable         302             302  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2007 $618     $548,418     ($1,702 )   $(318,563 )   $10,523     $239,294  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
Comprehensive income, net of taxes:                                  
Net income             36,103         36,103  
Translation adjustments                 (16,252 )   (16,252 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss), derivatives                 (2,583 )   (2,583 )
                               
 
Comprehensive income, net of taxes                               17,268  
                               
 
 
Issuance of common stock:                                  
Exercise of stock options 3     2,523                 2,526  
Stock compensation expense – restricted shares     11,101                 11,101  
Treasury stock purchase and retirement (15 )   (14,236 )               (14,251 )
FAS 123(R) expense     43                 43  
Stock compensation in exchange for services     519                 519  
Issuance of restricted shares, net of shares traded for taxes 2     (3,230 )               (3,228 )
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options     663                 663  
Payments and interest related to shareholder                                  
notes receivable         (101 )           (101 )
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2008 $608     $545,801     ($1,803 )   ($282,460 )   ($ 8,312 )   $ 253,834  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

Accompanying notes are integral to these consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

(in thousands)

       2008        2007   2006
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                
               Net income $ 36,103      $ 30,442      $ 25,509  
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
               Depreciation 32,869     30,008     24,567  
               Amortization 15,729     15,659     13,018  
               Amortization of deferred financing costs 564     513     492  
               Net legal settlements and related expenses 2,230     349     (3,099 )
               Payments for legal settlements and related expenses (2,254 )   -     -  
               Deferred income taxes, net of effect of acquisitions 14,133     919     2,912  
               Restructuring costs 3,339     3,447     8,385  
               Payments for restructuring costs (4,214 )   (7,109 )   (5,395 )
               Equity-based compensation 12,473     10,590     10,370  
               Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements (1,149 )   (3,323 )   (209 )
               Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps 106     4,482      
               Asset impairments 4,279         111  
               Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts 412     (770 )   2,319  
               Excise tax expense 2,890          
               Loss on disposal of assets 6     287     278  
               Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:                
                       Accounts receivable, net (7,881 )   33     (1,618 )
                       Prepaid expenses and other current assets (4,296 )   (893 )   (2,448 )
                       Accounts payable and accrued expenses 749     6,953     (1,045 )
 
   
   
 
                                 Total adjustments 69,985     61,145     48,638  
 
   
   
 
               Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 106,088     91,587     74,147  
 
   
   
 
                       Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations     (650 )   (987 )
 
   
   
 
                                 Net cash provided by operating activities 106,088     90,937     73,160  
 
   
   
 
                  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                
               Capital expenditures (49,625 )   (46,341 )   (31,926 )
               Other investing activities (681 )        
               Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (30,416 )   (47,749 )   (49,040 )
 
   
   
 
                       Net cash used in investing activities (80,722 )   (94,090 )   (80,966 )
 
   
   
 
                  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                
               Principal payments under borrowing arrangements (529,710 )   (344,388 )   (164,391 )
               Proceeds from borrowing arrangements 530,841     470,099     200,270  
               Payments of debt issuance costs (8 )   (50 )   (1,200 )
               Repayment of shareholder notes     413      
               Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements 1,149     3,323     209  
               Purchase of treasury stock, at cost (18,824 )   (136,049 )   (31,691 )
               Exercise of stock options 2,527     8,553     2,515  
 
   
   
 
                       Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (14,025 )   1,901     5,712  
 
   
   
 
                  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents (2,065 )   534     563  
 
   
   
 
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 9,276     (718 )   (1,531 )
 
   
   
 
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 18,259     18,977     20,508  
 
   
   
 
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, end of period $ 27,535     $ 18,259     $ 18,977  
 
   
   
 
                  
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:                
   Cash transactions during the period for:                
               Interest $16,338     $ 13,687     $ 7,872  
 
   
   
 
               Income tax payments $15,627     $7,617     $ 16,454  
 
   
   
 
               Income tax refunds $ 9,812     $2,052     $1,814  
 
   
   
 
   Non-cash investing activities:                
               Capital lease additions $3,738     $2,901     $2,716  
 
   
   
 
               Capital expenditures in Total current liabilities $4,960     $6,059     $4,770  
 
   
   
 
               Capitalized interest $1,086     $1,104      
 
   
   
 

Accompanying notes are integral to these consolidated financial statements

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1.      THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS

     We develop and market a comprehensive suite of applied communication technologies. Our PGiCOS supports business applications within the following solution sets - PGiMeet, PGiSend, PGiNotify and PGiMarket –in our three segments in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

2.      SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting Estimates

     Preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of net revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Financial statement line items that include significant estimates consist of goodwill, net intangibles, net restructuring costs, tax accounts, certain accrued liabilities and the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable. Changes in the facts or circumstances underlying these estimates could result in material changes and actual results could differ from those estimates. These changes in estimates are recognized in the period they are realized.

Principles of Consolidation

     The financial statements include our accounts consolidated with our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash

     Cash and equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid investments with a maturity at date of purchase of three months or less. Cash balances that are legally restricted as to usage or withdrawal are separately disclosed on the face of our consolidated balance sheets and are classified as either current or long-term depending on the restrictions. At December 31, 2008, we have $0.3 million of restricted cash held in long-term other assets which consists of cash held in escrow by third parties associated with several of our facility leases in our Asia Pacific operating segment.

Accounts Receivable

     Included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2008 and 2007 was earned but unbilled revenue of approximately $5.9 million and $5.3 million, respectively, which results from non-calendar month billing cycles and the one-month lag in billing of certain of our services. Earned but unbilled revenue is billed within 30 days. Bad debt expense was approximately $0.4 million, $(0.8) million and $2.3 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Bad debt expense was a benefit in 2007 as a result of previously written-off receivables that were subsequently recovered from our new use of our accounts receivable management application. Write-offs against the allowance for doubtful accounts were approximately $2.9 million, $2.3 million and $5.0 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Property and Equipment

     Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided under the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, commencing when the assets are placed in service. The estimated useful lives are five to seven years for furniture and fixtures, two to five years for software and three to ten years for computer servers, Internet and telecommunications equipment. The cost of installed equipment includes expenditures for installation. Amortization of assets recorded under capital leases is included in depreciation. Assets recorded under capital leases and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their useful lives or the term of the related lease.

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Research and Development

Research and development costs primarily related to developing new services, features and enhancements to existing services that do not qualify for capitalization are expensed as incurred.

Software Development Costs

     Pursuant to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position, or SOP, No. 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,” or SOP No. 98-1, and SFAS, No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed,” or SFAS No. 86, costs incurred to develop significant enhancements to software features to be sold as part of our service offerings are being capitalized as part of “Property and Equipment, Net” on our consolidated balance sheets. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we capitalized approximately $22.7 million, $12.2 million and $3.8 million, respectively, in North America related to these projects. We amortize these capitalized costs on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the related software, not to exceed five years. Depreciation expense recorded for developed software for the 12 months ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 was approximately $5.1 million, $3.4 million and $6.2 million, respectively.

Goodwill

     Goodwill is subject to a periodic impairment assessment by applying a fair value-based test based upon a two-step method. The first step is to identify potential goodwill impairment by comparing the estimated fair value of the reporting segment to their carrying amounts. The second step measures the amount of the impairment based upon a comparison of “implied fair value” of goodwill with its carrying amount. We have adopted January 1 of a given calendar year as our valuation date and have evaluated goodwill as of January 1, 2009, 2008 and 2007 with no impairments identified.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

     In accordance with SFAS No. 144, we evaluate the carrying values of long-lived assets when significant adverse changes in the economic value of these assets require an analysis, including property and equipment and other intangible assets. A long-lived asset is considered impaired when its fair value is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is calculated based on the amount the carrying value exceeds the future cash flows, as calculated under the best-estimate approach, of such asset. We believe that long-lived assets in our accompanying consolidated balance sheets are appropriately valued. Asset impairments were $4.3 million in 2008 and are recognized as “Asset impairments” in our consolidated statements of operations. Of this, $0.3 million was related to the discontinuation of technology, $2.4 million was related to abandoned fixed assets, and $1.6 million was related to intangible assets that were determined to be fully impaired with no future value.

Revenue Recognition

     We recognize revenues when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues consist primarily of usage fees generally based on per minute, per fax page or per transaction methods. To a lesser extent, we charge subscription fees and fixed-period minimum revenue commitments. Unbilled revenue consists of earned but unbilled revenue which results from non-calendar month billing cycles and the one-month lag time in billing related to certain of our services. Deferred revenue consists of payments made by customers in advance of the time services are rendered. Our revenue recognition policies are consistent with the guidance in Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” as amended by SAB 101A, 101B and SAB 104.

Foreign Currency Translation

     In accordance with SFAS No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation,” or SFAS No. 52, the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries domiciled outside the United States are translated at rates of exchange existing at the consolidated balance sheets date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded in the “Cumulative translation adjustment” component of shareholders' equity. In addition, intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries generally are

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considered to be permanently invested for the foreseeable future. Therefore, all foreign currency exchange gains and losses related to these balances are recorded in the cumulative translation account on the consolidated balance sheets.

Treasury Stock

     All treasury stock transactions are recorded at cost, and all treasury stock is retired. In the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we withheld approximately 327,000 and 299,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock to satisfy certain of our employees’ tax withholdings due upon the vesting of their restricted stock grants and remitted approximately $4.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively, to the Internal Revenue Service on our employees’ behalf. We also repurchased during the 12 months ended December 31, 2008, 1.5 million shares of our common stock for approximately $14.2 million in the open market pursuant to our board-approved stock repurchase program.

     As part of our April 2007 settlement agreement with Crescendo Partners II, L.P., Series E and related parties, among other things, Crescendo Partners withdrew its proxy contest related to our 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, and we commenced a $150.0 million self-tender offer to acquire up to 11,857,707 shares of our common stock at a fixed price of $12.65 per share. In 2007, as a result of this self-tender offer, we repurchased 9,687,847 shares of our common stock in the open market pursuant to our self-tender offer for approximately $122.5 million and incurred costs associated with the tender offer of approximately $0.9 million that included legal, printing and dealer-manager fees that were included in “Additional paid-in capital” in our consolidated balance sheets. In 2007, we repurchased approximately 0.7 million shares of our common stock in the open market for approximately $9.6 million pursuant to our Board-approved stock repurchase programs.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     Comprehensive income represents the change in equity of a business during a period, except for investments by owners and distributions to owners. Comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $17.3 million, $38.9 million and $31.2 million, respectively. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) represents the cumulative change in equity of a business, except for net income and investments by, and distributions to, owners.

     The components of accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

  Translation
Adjustments
  Change in
unrealized

gain (loss),

derivatives
  Total  
       
       
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of year $ (3,554 )         $ (3,554 )
                   Current-period change 5,642         5,642  
                   Tax effect          
 
   
   
 
Balance at December 31, 2006 2,088         2,088  
 
   
   
 
                   Current-period change 8,435         8,435  
                   Tax effect          
 
   
   
 
Balance at December 31, 2007 10,523         10,523  
 
   
   
 
     Current-period change (16,317 )   (3,974 )   (20,291 )
     Tax effect 65     1,391     1,456  
 
   
   
 
Balance at December 31, 2008 $ (5,729 )   $(2,583 )   $ (8,312 )
 
   
   
 

Derivative Instruments

     We have entered into interest rate swaps that are classified as derivatives consistent with SFAS No. 133 with the intention of hedging the cash flow risk of variable 30-day LIBOR interest rate changes on the interest payments associated with our credit facility. We did not initially designate these interest rate swaps as hedges and, as such, we did not account for them under hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133. During the fourth

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quarter of 2008, we prospectively designated these interest rate swaps as hedges using the long-haul method of effectiveness testing. The principal objective of these swaps is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with our variable rate debt. Any changes in fair value prior to designation as a hedge and any ineffectiveness subsequent to such designation are recognized as “Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps” as a component of “Other (expense) income” in our consolidated statements of operations throughout the contract periods. Any changes in fair value that are determined to be effective are recorded as a component of “Other Comprehensive Income” in our consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of derivatives is recognized in our consolidated balance sheets as “Accrued expenses” under “Current Liabilities” or “Long-Term Liabilities” depending on the maturity date of the contract.

Income Taxes

     Income tax expense, income taxes payable and deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined in accordance with SFAS No. 109. Under SFAS No. 109, the deferred tax liabilities and assets reflect the tax effect of temporary differences between asset and liability amounts recognized for income tax purposes and the amounts recognized for financial reporting purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be settled or realized. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized on a more likely than not basis.

     On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with FASB No. 109 and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosures of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return. Under FIN No. 48, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, FIN No. 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest, penalties and disclosures. We adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007.

Restructuring costs

     Restructuring reserves are based on certain estimates and judgments related to severance and exit costs, contractual obligations and related costs, in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” or SFAS No., 146. Our restructuring costs for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 were $3.3 million, $3.4 million, and $8.4 million, respectively, and are recorded as “Restructuring costs” in our consolidated statements of operations. See Note 3 for additional information and related disclosures regarding our restructuring costs.

Legal contingencies

     We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings as disclosed in Note 14. In accordance with SFAS No. 5, we accrue an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of legal claims. These estimates are developed in consultation with outside counsel handling these matters and based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

     In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 that provides a single definition of fair value and a hierarchical framework for measuring it, as well as establishing additional disclosure requirements about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 is effective as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position, or FSP, SFAS No. 157-2, or FSP FAS No. 157-2, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. In October 2008, the FASB released FSP FAS No. 157-3, which clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active. FSP FAS No. 157-3 applies to financial assets within the scope of accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements in accordance with SFAS No. 157 and was effective upon issuance for future periods and prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 for our financial assets and liabilities did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The application of FSP FAS No. 157-3 for financial assets in a market that is not active did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 for our non-financial assets and liabilities, effective January 1, 2009, will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. See Note 11 for additional information and related disclosures regarding our fair value measurements.

     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), which replaces SFAS No. 141. SFAS No. 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of SFAS No. 141 in that all business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value under the acquisition method of accounting, but SFAS No. 141(R) changed the method of applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies under SFAS No. 109. SFAS No. 141(R) amends SFAS No. 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that closed prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 141(R) would also apply the provisions of SFAS No.

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141(R). Early adoption is not allowed. The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) could have a significant impact on how we allocate the purchase price of an acquired business. The impact will be limited to future acquisitions.

     On April 25, 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets,” or FSP SFAS No. 142-3, which intends to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141(R) and other GAAP provisions, particularly in developing renewal or extension assumptions used in determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. FSP FAS No. 142-3 is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is not allowed. We are currently evaluating the impact this statement will have on our financial position and results of operations.

     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS No. 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. We are currently evaluating the impact this statement will have on our financial reporting disclosures.

3.       RESTRUCTURING COSTS

     Consolidated restructuring costs for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

    Accrued
Costs at
December 31,

2005
  Charge To
Continuing
Operations
  Restricted
Stock
Awards

Released
  Payments
Made
  Adjustments   Accrued
Costs at
December 31,

2006
             
              
 Consolidated            

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                      
 Accrued restructuring costs:                                    
     Severance and exit costs   $   909       $8,057      (683 )    $(3,981 )    $(275 )    $4,027  
     Contractual obligations   3,923     603         (1,414 )       3,112  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total restructuring costs   $4,832     $8,660     (683 )   $(5,395 )          $(275 )   $7,139  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                                      
    Accrued
Costs at
December 31,
2006
  Charge To
Continuing

Operations
  Restricted
Stock
Awards
Released
 
Payments
Made
        Accrued
Costs at

December 31,
2007
                 
 Consolidated           Adjustments  

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                      
 Accrued restructuring costs:                                    
     Severance and exit costs   $4,027     $4,098     $   —     $(6,448 )   $(751 )   $   926  
     Contractual obligations   3,112     100         (846 )       2,366  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total restructuring costs   $7,139     $4,198     $   —     $(7,294 )   $(751 )   $3,292  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                                      
    Accrued
Costs at

December 31,

2007
  Charge To
Continuing

Operations
  Restricted
Stock

Awards

Released
  Payments
Made
  Adjustments   Accrued
Costs at

December 31,

2008
             
             
 Consolidated            

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Accrued restructuring costs:                                    
   Severance and exit costs        $   926     $3,431     $(549 )   $(3,446 )          $(92 )   $   270  
   Contractual obligations   2,366             (783 )       1,583  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Total restructuring costs        $3,292     $3,431     $(549 )   $(4,229 )          $(92 )   $1,853  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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Realignment of Workforce – 2008

     During the year ended December 31, 2008, we executed a restructuring plan to consolidate the senior management of our technology development and network operations functions and to consolidate our corporate communications function into our marketing department. As part of these consolidations, we eliminated 11 positions, including entering into a separation agreement with our president, global operations. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we expensed total restructuring costs of $3.4 million associated with the 2008 realignment of workforce, representing severance costs associated with the elimination of these positions, and do not anticipate additional charges. The expenses associated with these charges are reflected in “Restructuring costs” in our consolidated statements of operations. On a segment basis, these restructuring costs were $2.0 million in North America, $1.3 million in Europe and $0.1 million in Asia Pacific, all expensed within the year ended December 31, 2008. During 2008, we paid approximately $2.7 million related to these severance and exit costs in cash and released an additional $0.5 million in restricted stock awards. Our reserve for the 2008 restructuring costs was approximately $0.2 million at December 31, 2008. We anticipate these remaining costs will be paid over the next twelve months.

Realignment of Workforce – 2007

     In 2007, we executed a restructuring plan to consolidate our non-PGiMeet Solutions service delivery organizations. As part of this consolidation, we eliminated 84 positions. We initially expensed total restructuring costs of $4.2 million, representing $4.1 million in severance costs associated with the elimination of these positions and $0.1 million of lease termination costs associated with our Paris, France office. We do not anticipate any additional restructuring charges associated with the 2007 realignment of workforce. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we adjusted the initially recorded $4.2 million charge by $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million, respectively, related to actual severance payments being less than originally estimated. The expenses associated with these charges are reflected in “Restructuring costs” in our consolidated statements of operations. On a segment basis, the total restructuring costs initially incurred were $1.1 million in North America, $2.7 million in Europe and $0.4 million in Asia Pacific, with total adjustments in Europe of $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million in 2008 and 2007, respectively. During 2008, we paid approximately $0.7 million related to these severance and exit costs. Substantially all restructuring obligations related to the 2007 reserve were paid as of December 31, 2008.

Realignment of Workforce – 2006

     In 2006, we executed a restructuring plan to streamline the management of our business on a geographic regional basis. As part of this streamlining, we eliminated 100 positions within customer service, finance, operations, and sales and marketing. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we entered into a separation agreement in connection with the resignation of our former chief investment officer. We initially expensed a total of $8.6 million, representing approximately $8.0 million in severance costs associated with these positions, which included the issuance of restricted stock having a fair market value of $0.6 million, and $0.6 million of lease termination costs associated with five locations within North America. We do not anticipate any additional restructuring charges associated with the 2006 realignment of workforce. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we adjusted the initially recorded $8.6 million charge by $(0.5) million related to actual severance payments being less than originally estimated. On a segment basis, the total restructuring costs initially incurred were $4.6 million in North America, $3.3 million in Europe and $0.7 million in Asia Pacific, with total adjustments in Europe of $(0.4) million and North America of $(0.1) million in 2007. During 2008, we paid approximately $0.1 million related to these severance and exit costs. As of December 31, 2008, we have completed this restructuring plan and, accordingly, no reserves remain.

     At December 31, 2008, our reserve for restructuring costs incurred prior to 2006 totaled $1.6 million primarily for lease termination costs. We anticipate paying these remaining lease termination costs over the next eight years.

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4.      ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

     We seek to acquire complementary companies that increase our market share and provide us with additional customers, technologies, applications and sales personnel. All revenues and related costs from these transactions have been included in our consolidated financial statements as of the effective date of each acquisition.

North America

     In July 2008, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Soundpath. We paid $20.1 million in cash at closing and $0.3 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through our credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $6.0 million to identifiable customer lists and $1.0 million to non-compete agreements, with the customer lists amortized over ten years and the non-compete agreements amortized over five years. We allocated the residual $13.4 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

     In May 2008, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the audio conferencing business of iLinc. We paid $3.9 million in cash at closing and $0.1 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase with cash and equivalents on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $0.6 million to acquired working capital, $0.8 million to other acquisition liabilities and $1.2 million to identifiable intangible assets, which will be amortized over five years. We allocated the residual $3.0 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

     In July 2007, we acquired the assets and stock of Budget Conferencing. We paid $19.8 million in cash at closing and $0.6 million in transaction fees and closing costs. In June 2008, we paid an additional $0.7 million in cash to finalize the working capital component of the purchase price. We funded the purchase through our credit facility. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $0.2 million to acquired fixed assets, $0.1 million to other acquisition liabilities, $6.6 million to identifiable customer lists, $1.3 million to trademarks, and $1.4 million to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreements amortized over five years. In addition, we allocated $2.6 million to long-term deferred tax liabilities to record the step-up in basis for the customer lists and developed technology purchased. We allocated the residual $14.3 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

     In September 2006, we acquired assets and the stock of eNunciate, a Canadian-based provider of audio and web conferencing services. We paid CA$29.0 million in cash at closing and CA$0.7 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through Canadian dollar borrowings on our line of credit and Canadian dollar cash balances available. We followed SFAS No. 141 and approximately CA$0.3 million has been allocated to acquired fixed assets, CA$0.3 million has been allocated to acquired working capital, CA$6.8 million has been allocated to identifiable customer lists and CA$0.2 million has been allocated to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreement amortized over five-year useful lives. The residual CA$22.1 million of the aggregate purchase price has been allocated to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

     In January 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Accucast, a U.S.-based provider of e-mail communication services. We paid $12.3 million in cash at closing and $0.5 million in transaction and closing costs. Subsequent to closing, we paid an additional $3.0 million cash purchase price upon the achievement of certain milestone targets as specified in the purchase agreement. We funded the purchase through our line of credit. We followed SFAS No. 141, and approximately $0.2 million has been allocated to acquired fixed assets, $0.1 million has been allocated to other acquisition liabilities, $2.0 million has been allocated to developed technology and $1.0 million has been allocated to identifiable customer lists, with the identifiable customer lists and developed technology amortized over five-year useful lives. In addition, $1.2 million has been allocated to long-term deferred tax liabilities to record the step-up in basis for the customer lists and developed technology purchased. The residual $13.9 million of the aggregate purchase price has been allocated to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

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Europe

     In November 2007, we acquired the stock of Meet24. We paid $26.3 million in cash at closing and $0.2 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through our credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141 and allocated approximately $0.2 million to acquired fixed assets, $1.4 million to acquired working capital, $0.9 million to acquired deferred tax assets, $3.8 million to other acquisition liabilities, $8.8 million to identifiable customer lists, and $0.7 million to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreements amortized over five years. In addition, we allocated $2.7 million to long-term deferred tax liabilities. We allocated the residual $21.0 million of the aggregate purchase price to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142. The goodwill balance related to the Meet24 acquisition totaled $16.1 million at December 31, 2008, which was impacted by foreign currency fluctuations of ($4.5) million and working capital adjustments of ($0.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2008. In 2008, we paid $2.8 million in cash to a third party escrow account to satisfy a certain acquisition liability.

Asia Pacific

     In November 2006, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of ECT. We paid AU$5.7 million in cash at closing and AU$0.4 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through a Yen-denominated line of credit with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Australian dollar cash on hand. We followed SFAS No. 141, and approximately AU$0.1 million of the aggregate purchase price has been allocated to acquired fixed assets, AU$0.5 million has been allocated to acquired working capital, AU$1.4 million has been allocated to identifiable customer lists and AU$0.1 million has been allocated to a non-compete agreement, with the identifiable customer lists and non-compete agreement amortized over five-year useful lives. The residual AU$4.0 million of the aggregate purchase price has been allocated to goodwill, which is subject to a periodic impairment assessment in accordance with SFAS No. 142.

5.      PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

     Property and equipment at December 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows (in thousands):

  2008      2007
 
 
 
Operations equipment $122,361      $119,632  
Furniture and fixtures 10,658     9,474  
Office equipment 8,063     10,235  
Leasehold improvements 24,195     19,438  
Capitalized software 82,354     55,412  
Construction in progress 17,834     22,931  
Building 1,442     1,964  
 
   
 
  266,907     239,086  
Less accumulated depreciation (137,830 )   (128,319 )
 
   
 
Property and equipment, net $129,077     $110,767  
 
   
 

     During 2008, we determined that billing software development costs associated with our fax delivery services included in “Construction in progress” would never reach its intended use and we therefore wrote off the related value of $2.3 million.

     During 2007, we performed a physical inventory of our property and equipment. As a result of this inventory, we determined that approximately $82.8 million of fully depreciated fixed assets were no longer in service. As a result, these assets and the related equal amounts of accumulated depreciation are reflected as retirements in our 2007 consolidated financial statements.

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     Assets under capital leases included in property and equipment at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

    2008   2007
   
 
            
Operations equipment $10,695      $9,066  
Less accumulated depreciation (5,152 )   (4,185 )
 
   
 
Assets under capital lease, net $5,543     $4,881  
 
   
 

6.      GOODWILL ASSETS

     Goodwill by reportable business segment at December 31, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

  North
America
   Europe   Asia
Pacific
  Total
       
 
 
 
 
Goodwill carrying value at December 31, 2006 $268,458      $22,556      $4,171      $295,185  
Additions 13,642     20,998           34,640  
Adjustments 4,047     2,975     399     7,421  
 
    
   
   
 
Goodwill carrying value at December 31, 2007 286,147     46,529     4,570     337,246  
Additions 16,862             16,862  
Adjustments (3,474 )   (5,885 )   (795 )   (10,154 )
 
    
   
   
 
Goodwill carrying value at December 31, 2008 $299,535     $40,644     $3,775     $343,954  
 
    
   
   
 

     Goodwill is not subject to amortization consistent with SFAS No. 142 but is subject to periodic reviews for impairment. Additions to the goodwill carrying value since December 31, 2007 are primarily due to our acquisition of certain assets of iLinc and Soundpath. Adjustments to the goodwill carrying value since December 31, 2007 are primarily due to working capital adjustments related to prior period acquisitions and foreign currency fluctuations against the U.S. Dollar.

Other Intangible Assets

     We continue to account for other intangible assets under SFAS No. 142 and SFAS No. 144. Summarized below are the carrying value and accumulated amortization, if applicable, by intangible asset class (in thousands):

  December 31, 2008   December 31, 2007
 
 
  Gross
Carrying

Value
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Net
Carrying

Value
   Gross
Carrying

Value
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Net
Carrying

Value
           
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Intangible assets:                                  
Customer lists $128,564      $(102,705 )   $25,859      $129,204      $ (92,828 )   $36,376  
Non-compete agreements 5,799     (2,821 )   2,978     5,570     (2,476 )   3,094  
Developed technology 40,069     (39,598 )   471     41,626     (39,656 )   1,970  
Other 2,842     (70 )   2,772     1,805     (130 )   1,675  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Total other intangible                                  
assets $177,274     $(145,194 )   $32,080     $178,205     $(135,090 )   $43,115  
 
   
   
   
   
   
 

     Intangible assets are amortized over an estimated useful life between one and ten years. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we wrote off trademarks and patents with an aggregate net value of approximately $0.3 million based on our review and determination that these trademarks and patents were no longer in use or providing value to the company. During 2008, we wrote off customer lists and developed technology that was determined to have no fair value to the company and recorded an asset impairment equal to the net book value of $1.9 million. For each asset, we calculated the estimated future cash flows expected to result from the assets use or eventual disposal. In each case, this sum of future cash flows was less than the carrying amount of

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the asset. As a result, the assets were written down to fair value. Amortization expense related to our other intangible assets for the full year 2008 was approximately $15.7 million and the estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows (in millions):

    Estimated
Amortization

Expense
   
Year  

 
 
2009    $10.2  
2010   6.9  
2011   5.4  
2012   3.1  
2013   0.8  

7.       INDEBTEDNESS

     Long-term debt and capital lease obligations at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

    2008   2007  
   
 
 
 
  Borrowings on line of credit $266,199       $264,935  
  Capital lease obligations 5,290     4,546  
   
   
 
  Subtotal $271,489     $269,481  
  Less current portion (2,455 )   (1,664 )
   
   
 
    $269,034     $267,817  
   
   
 

     The fair value of our long-term debt and capital lease obligations was $253.7 million and $267.8 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Fair value is determined using expected future payments discounted with current interest rates offered to us on debt of the same remaining maturity and characteristics, including credit quality.

     Future minimum lease payments under capital leases consist of the following at December 31, 2008 (in thousands):

2009 $3,037  
2010 1,722  
2011 873  
2012 362  
 
 
Total minimum lease payments 5,994  
Less amounts representing interest (704 )
 
 
Present value of minimum lease payments 5,290  
Less current portion (2,455 )
 
 
  $2,835  
 
 

     We have a $375.0 million committed revolving credit facility, which consists of an original revolving credit facility of $300.0 million with a $100.0 million accordion feature, of which $75.0 million has been exercised to date. This accordion feature allows for additional credit commitments to increase the revolving credit facility up to a maximum of $400.0 million, subject to its terms and conditions. Our credit facility matures in April 2011. In January 2008, we expanded the committed amounts under the accordion feature of our credit facility by $50.0 million from $325.0 million to $375.0 million. We paid less than $0.1 million in financing costs for this expansion of our credit facility. We have not had any expansions of our credit facility subsequent to the January 2008 expansion. Certain of our material domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under the credit facility, which is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our material domestic subsidiaries. In addition, we have pledged as collateral all of the issued and outstanding stock of our material domestic subsidiaries and 65.0% of our material foreign subsidiaries.

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     In April 2007, we entered into an amendment to our credit facility, which inserted into the applicable margin pricing grid a new tier based on a total leverage ratio of 2.5 times or greater, increased the permitted covenant level of the consolidated total leverage ratio and amended certain other provisions to allow us to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire up to an additional $150.0 million of our common stock during 2007, of which we used approximately $122.6 million to fund our self-tender offer in the second quarter of 2007.

     At December 31, 2008, we were in compliance in all material respects with the covenants under our credit facility. Proceeds drawn under our credit facility may be used for refinancing of existing debt, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes. The annual interest rate applicable to borrowings under the credit facility, at our option, is the base rate (the greater of the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or the Bank of America prime rate) or LIBOR, plus, in each case, an applicable margin that varies based upon our leverage ratio at the end of each fiscal quarter. At December 31, 2008, our applicable margin with respect to base rate loans was 0.0%, and the applicable margin with respect to LIBOR loans was 1.5% . At December 31, 2008, our interest rate on 30-day U.S. Dollar LIBOR loans was 1.94% for our borrowings on which we did not have an interest rate swap agreement in place. At December 31, 2008, our interest rate on 30-day Euro and Canadian Dollar LIBOR loans was 4.09% and 3.55%, respectively. At December 31, 2008, we had approximately $266.2 million of borrowings outstanding and approximately $1.2 million in letters of credit outstanding under our credit facility. Included in our outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2008 was CA$6.0 million Canadian Dollars and €3.7 million Euros.

     In February 2006, we entered into a three-year $50.0 million interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 4.99%, and in August 2006, we entered into two separate three-year $12.5 million interest rate swaps at 5.14% and 5.16%, respectively. We did not designate these interest rate swaps as hedges. During the second quarter of 2007, we terminated these interest rate swaps and recorded a gain of approximately $0.4 million in “Interest expense” in our consolidated statements of operations. Monthly settlements with the bank resulted in a gain of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 and are recognized in earnings as “Interest expense.”

     In August 2007, we entered into two $100.0 million two-year interest rate swaps at a fixed rate of approximately 4.99% . In December 2007, we amended the life of one of the $100.0 million swaps to three years and reduced the fixed rate to approximately 4.75% . We did not initially designate these interest rate swaps as hedges and, as such, we did not account for them under hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 133. During the fourth quarter of 2008 we prospectively designated these interest rate swaps as hedges using the long-haul method of effectiveness testing. Any changes in fair value prior to designation as a hedge and any ineffectiveness subsequent to such designation are recognized as “Unrealized loss on change in fair value of interest rate swaps” as a component of “Other (expense) income” in our consolidated statements of operations and amounted to $0.1 million and $4.5 million during the 12 months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

     On October 1, 2006 our Japanese subsidiary, Xpedite Japan, entered into a Yen-denominated 90-day term loan facility that expires annually on September 30 for ¥300.0 million with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking. Xpedite Japan has subsequently renewed this term loan through October 1, 2008. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings during 2008 varied between 1.81% and 1.83%, and borrowings during 2008 varied between ¥200.0 million and ¥300.0 million. During 2008, Xpedite Japan cancelled this facility with no outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2008.

     We have entered into various capital leases for the purchase of operating equipment. These capital leases have interest rates ranging from 3.1% to 10.3% and terms ranging from 20 months to 60 months. The capital lease obligations recorded on our consolidated balance sheets for these leases was $5.3 million and $4.5 million at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

8.      EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

     On January 1, 2006, we adopted, using the modified prospective application, SFAS No. 123R, which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. We record the compensation cost related to stock option grants to parties other than employees in accordance with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation,” or SFAS No. 123, as originally issued and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 96-18, “Accounting for Equity

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Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,” or EITF No. 96-18.

     We may issue restricted stock awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards to employees, directors, non-employee consultants and advisors under our amended and restated 2004 long-term incentive plan and our amended and restated 2000 directors stock plan. Options issued under these plans, other than the directors stock plan, may be either incentive stock options, which permit income tax deferral upon exercise of options, or non-qualified options not entitled to such deferral. The compensation committee of our board of directors administers these stock plans.

     As of December 31, 2008, approximately $17.2 million of unvested restricted share compensation is included in “Additional paid in capital” on the face of our consolidated balance sheets.

     In April 2008, our board of directors adopted and, in June 2008, our shareholders approved our amended and restated 2004 long-term incentive plan. The amendment and restatement of our 2004 plan increased the total number of shares authorized for issuance by 2.0 million shares to 6.0 million shares. The maximum number of awards and the maximum fair market value of such awards that we may grant under our 2004 plan during any one calendar year to any one grantee are 1.0 million shares and $8.0 million, respectively. We may not grant more than 3,964,386 of awards in the form of “full value” awards, such as restricted stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments under our 2004 plan.

     In April 2008, our board of directors adopted and, in June 2008, our shareholders approved our amended and restated 2000 directors stock plan. Only non-employee directors can participate in our directors stock plan. Under our directors stock plan, we have reserved a total of 2.0 million shares of our common stock in connection with awards. We may not grant more than 292,079 of awards in the form of restricted stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, and may only grant non-qualified stock options under our directors stock plan.

     As of January 1, 2006, we had issued two types of equity-based payment arrangements: non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards. The expenses associated with these arrangements are recorded in cost of revenues, selling and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expense.

Stock Options

     The fair value of the options used for the application of SFAS No. 123R is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. In determining the fair value of options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, various assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield and forfeiture rates are used. The expected life of awards granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding. The expected term of the option is estimated using historical data. Using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, we estimate the volatility of our common stock at the date of grant based on the historical volatility of our common stock. We base the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life of the award. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, we used an expected dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Finally, we use historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures. Stock-based compensation is recorded for only those awards that are expected to vest. No stock options were issued during the years ending December 31, 2006, 2007 or 2008.

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     The following table summarizes the activity of stock options under our stock plans for the year ended December 31, 2008:

  Options   Weighted
Average

Exercise

Price
  Weighted
Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (in Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic

Value
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
 
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2007 1,108,689      $8.03                  
     Granted                  
     Exercised (336,727 )   7.51              
     Expired (24,787 )   9.54              
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2008  747,175     8.22     2.77     $1,062,111  
 
Options exercisable at December 31, 2008  747,175     $8.22     2.77     $1,062,111  

     The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 was $2.0 million, $8.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The total fair value of options vested during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, was $0.5 million, $1.4 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

     For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we recognized equity-based compensation expense of $43 thousand, $0.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to the vesting of stock options. As of December 31, 2008, we had no remaining unvested stock options to be recorded as an expense in our statement of operations for future periods.

Restricted Stock

     The fair value of restricted stock awards used for the application of SFAS No. 123R is the market value of the stock on the date of grant. The effect of vesting conditions that apply only during the requisite service period is reflected by recognizing compensation cost only for the restricted stock awards for which the requisite service is rendered. As a result, we are required to estimate an expected forfeiture rate, as well as the probability that performance conditions that affect the vesting of certain awards will be achieved, and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. We estimate that forfeiture rate based on historical experience of our stock-based awards that are granted, exercised and voluntarily cancelled. If our actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, the stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what we have recorded in the current period. In prior periods, we assumed a forfeiture rate of 0% for restricted stock awards. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we elected to adjust our forfeiture rate to 1.5% . The financial impact of this adjustment was $0.3 million and was recognized as a reduction of equity-based compensation in the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment.” We continued to use a forfeiture rate of 1.5% for the year ended December 31, 2008.

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     The following table summarizes the activity of our unvested restricted stock awards outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2008:

  Shares   Weighted
Average

Grant Date

Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unvested at December 31, 2007 2,452,131        $ 10.28   
     Granted 764,466     12.95  
     Vested/released (1,052,341 )   10.66  
     Forfeited (237,749 )   9.86  
 
Unvested at December 31, 2008 1,926,507      $ 11.18  

     The weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, was $12.95, $12.71 and $8.20, respectively. The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, was $11.2 million, $8.9 million and $8.1 million, respectively.

     For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we recognized equity-based compensation expense of $12.4 million. $9.8 million and $7.8 million, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted stock. As of December 31, 2008, we had $18.0 million of unvested restricted stock, which we will record in our statement of operations over a weighted average recognition period of less than five years.

     Equity-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized over the vesting periods. The following table presents total equity-based compensation expense for non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards included in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

    Year Ended
December 31,
   
   
    2008     2007     2006  
   
   
   
 
 
Cost of revenues $ 279      $ 416      $ 785  
Selling and marketing 2,942     2,238     2,073  
Research and development 1,174     827     774  
General and administrative 8,078     7,109     6,738  
 
   
   
 
Pre-tax equity-based compensation expense 12,473     10,590     10,370  
Income tax benefits (4,241 )   (3,601 )   (3,526 )
 
   
   
 
  Total equity-based compensation expense $8,232     $6,989     $6,844  
   
   
   
 

9.       EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

     Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding does not include any potentially dilutive securities or any unvested restricted shares of common stock. These unvested restricted shares, although classified as issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are considered contingently returnable until the restrictions lapse and will not be included in the basic earnings per share calculation until the shares are vested.

     Diluted earnings per share gives the effect to all potentially dilutive securities on earnings per share. Our outstanding stock options and unvested restricted shares are potentially dilutive securities. The difference between

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basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding was the dilutive effect of stock options and unvested restricted shares.

     Pursuant to disclosure requirements contained in SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” or SFAS No. 128, the following table represents a reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share, or EPS, computations contained in our consolidated financial statements (in thousands, except per share data):

  Year Ended
December 31, 2008
  Year Ended
December 31, 2007
  Year Ended
December 31, 2006
 
 
 
  Net
Income
  Weighted
Average

Shares
  Earnings
Per

Share
  Net
Income
  Weighted
Average

Shares
  Earnings
Per

Share
  Net
Income
  Weighted
Average

Shares
  Earnings
Per

Share
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic EPS $36,103      59,356      $0.61      $30,442      62,654      $0.49      $25,509      68,933      $0.37  
Effect of dilutive                                                    
securities:                                                    
     Stock options     334             588             599      
     Unvested restricted                                                    
        shares     787             698             255      
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Diluted EPS $36,103     60,477     $0.60     $30,442     63,940     $0.48     $25,509     69,787     $0.37  

     The weighted average diluted common shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2008 excludes the effect of 116 thousand of restricted shares and out-of-the-money options because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The weighted average diluted common shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 excludes the effect of 6 thousand and 2.3 million, respectively, of out-of-the-money options and restricted shares because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

10.      ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

  2008   2007
 
 
 
Accrued wages and wage related taxes $12,861      $13,434  
Accrued sales commissions 3,430     3,357  
Office expenses (deferred rent, utilities, supplies, etc.) 1,652     1,758  
Acquisition liabilities 796     3,297  
Employee benefits 4,139     3,769  
Accrued professional fees 2,737     5,411  
Travel and meeting expenses 201     115  
Interest payable 2,174     1,041  
Asset retirement obligation 254     386  
Fair value of derivative instruments 2,600      
Other 2,943     4,708  
 
   
 
  $33,787     $37,276  
 
   
 

Sales tax and excise tax

     We have reserves for certain state sales and excise tax contingencies based on the likelihood of obligation in accordance with SFAS No. 5. Historically, we have collected and remitted sales tax from our non-PGiMeet solutions customers in applicable states, but have not collected and remitted state sales tax from our PGiMeet solutions customers in all applicable jurisdictions.

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     We were notified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue in 2006 that our PGiMeet solutions are subject to sales tax in Massachusetts. In March 2006, we began assessing sales tax to our customers in Massachusetts as a result of this notification, and an audit by the state surrounding this issue followed. In July 2006, we paid an initial payment of approximately $1.2 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue for taxable years prior to 2005. In April 2008, we filed returns for January 2005 to February 2006. During the 12 months ended December 31, 2008, we made additional aggregate payments of $0.9 million associated with taxable periods prior to 2005 through February 2006.

     In March 2007, we were notified by the State of Illinois regarding the taxability of our PGiMeet solutions, and we began assessing sales tax to our PGiMeet solutions customers in Illinois in April 2007. In April 2007, we filed returns and paid approximately $0.6 million to the Illinois Department of Revenue for taxable periods prior to March 2007. In July 2008, we made additional payments to the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago of $0.2 million for periods prior to April 2007. Additional amounts may be due as these returns are audited.

     During the first quarter of 2008, we completed an outstanding audit with the State of New York related to our former operating segment, Voicecom, which was discontinued in 2001 and paid $1.7 million for outstanding telecommunications excise taxes.

     During the second quarter of 2008, we learned that certain of our PGiMeet solutions may be subject to a certain state’s telecommunications excise tax statutes. We are currently working with this state’s department of revenue to resolve this matter, which spans tax years 2001–2007. Accordingly, we have accrued approximately $4.0 million of excise tax and interest for the applicable time period as of December 31, 2008. We recorded approximately $2.9 million in “Operating expenses” and $1.1 million in “Interest expense” in our consolidated statements of operations during the second quarter of 2008.

     At December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we had reserved approximately $4.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively, for certain state sales and excise tax contingencies. These amounts are included in “Accrued taxes, other than income taxes” in our consolidated balance sheets. We believe we have appropriately accrued for these contingencies. In the event that actual results differ from these reserves, we may need to make adjustments, which could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, states may disagree with our method of assessing and remitting such taxes or additional states may subject us to inquiries regarding such taxes.

11.      FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

     The fair value amounts for Cash and equivalents, Accounts receivable, net, and payable and accrued expenses approximate carrying amounts due to the short maturities of these instruments. The carrying value of our capital lease obligations do not vary materially from fair value at December 31, 2008 and 2007. We believe the fair value of the current maturities of our debt approximates the reported carrying amount. The estimated fair value of our long-term debt is based on expected future payments discounted using current interest rates offered to us on debt of the same remaining maturity and characteristics, including credit quality. The fair value of our derivative instruments is calculated at the end of each period and carried on our consolidated balance sheets in the appropriate category, as further discussed below. The fair value of our lines of credit is calculated at the end of each reporting period and disclosed as further discussed below.

     Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157 for our financial assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 is a technical standard which provides a single definition of fair value and a hierarchical framework for measuring it. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability at the measurement date in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy as a basis for such assumptions which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

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  • Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

  • Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability in which there is little or no market data.

     We value our interest rate swaps using a market approach based on interest rate yield curves observable in market transactions. We value our line of credit using a market approach based on broker derived quotes. The fair value of our interest rate swaps and line of credit are based on models whose inputs are observable; therefore, the fair value of these financial instruments is based on a Level 2 input.

     We have segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below (in millions):

    December 31, 2008
   
    Fair Value   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
   
  
  
  
Liabilities:              
  Interest rate swaps $8.6     $8.6  
  Credit facility 250.9     250.9  
   
 
 
 
     Total $259.5     $259.5  
   
 
 
 

12.      EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

     We sponsor a defined contribution plan covering substantially all of our U.S. employees. We also sponsor similar voluntary contribution arrangements for certain of our employees outside the United States that meet applicable eligibility requirements. We may make discretionary contributions for the benefit of employees under these plans. In 2008, 2007 and 2006, we paid cash of approximately $2.0 million, $1.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively, to fund our discretionary employee contributions under our defined contribution plans.

13.       RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Notes receivable, shareholder

     We have made loans in prior years to our chief executive officer and to a limited partnership in which he has an indirect interest, pursuant to extensions of credit agreed to by us prior to July 30, 2002. These loans were made pursuant to his then current employment agreement for the exercise price of certain stock options and the taxes related thereto. Each of these loans is evidenced by a recourse promissory note bearing interest at the applicable federal rate and secured by the common stock purchased. These loans mature between 2009 and 2010. These loans, including accrued interest, are recorded in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Notes receivable, shareholder.” The principal amount outstanding under all remaining loans owed to us by our chief executive officer is approximately $1.8 million as of December 31, 2008.

HowStuffWorks, Inc.

     As disclosed under “Certain Transactions” in our definitive proxy statement dated April 18, 2008, certain members of our board of directors have interests in HowStuffWorks, Inc. Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement for our purchase of online advertisements and web site design and content development approved by our audit committee and entered into in October 2007, as renewed, we paid HowStuffWorks an aggregate of $1.0 million during 2008, with some payments in 2008 relating to services rendered in 2007. This agreement expired by its terms in September 2008.

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14.      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Lease Commitments

     We lease computer equipment, automobiles, office space and other equipment under noncancelable lease agreements. The leases generally provide that we pay the taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses related to the leased assets. Future minimum lease payments for noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2008 are as follows (in thousands):

    2009 $15,574
  2010 10,721
  2011 8,785
  2012 7,884
  2013 7,234
  Thereafter 30,770
   
  Net minimum lease payments $80,968
   

     Rent expense under operating leases was $13.8 million, $9.3 million and $11.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Facilities rent is reduced by sublease income of approximately $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, with no sublease income in 2008. In 2008, 2007 and 2006, facilities rent was reduced by approximately $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively, associated with contractual obligations provided for in the restructuring charge.

Asset Retirement Obligation

     Our recorded asset retirement obligation liability represents the estimated costs to bring certain office buildings that we lease back to their original condition after the termination of the lease. While our domestic operating leases generally do not contain make-whole provision clauses, in instances where we believe a landlord could subject us to remediation costs, we establish an asset retirement obligation liability with a corresponding increase to leasehold improvements consistent with SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” or SFAS No. 143. Similarly, for our international operations, where we have either make-whole provision clauses in our leases or believe a landlord could subject us to remediation costs, we establish an asset retirement obligation liability with a corresponding increase to leasehold improvements. These amounts are included in “Accrued expenses” under “Current Liabilities” and “Long-Term Liabilities” in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2008, asset retirement obligation liabilities increased by approximately $0.6 million for remediation costs and $0.1 million of translation adjustments, offset in part by $0.2 million of asset retirement obligations that were satisfied. The current and long-term portion of the asset retirement obligation liability balance was $0.9 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

Supply Agreements

     We purchase telecommunications services pursuant to supply agreements with telecommunications service providers. Some of our agreements with telecommunications service providers contain commitments that require us to purchase a minimum amount of services through 2011. These costs are $37.8 million in 2009, $21.0 million in 2010, and $3.6 million in 2011. Our total minimum purchase requirements were $18.7 million, $16.8 million and $18.5 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of which we incurred costs in excess of these minimums.

Litigation and Claims

We have settled the litigation matter as described below.

     On May 18, 2007, Gibson & Co. Ins. Brokers, Inc. served an amended complaint upon us and our subsidiary, Xpedite, in a purported class action entitled, Gibson & Co. Ins. Brokers, Inc., et al. v. The Quizno's Corporation, et al., pending in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The underlying complaint alleged that Quizno's sent unsolicited fax advertisements on or about November 1, 2005 in violation of the federal TCPA and sought damages of $1,500 per fax for alleged willful conduct in sending of the faxes. On May 9, 2008,

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all parties finalized a confidential term sheet for the settlement. On July 28, 2008, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and release and a motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. The settlement is subject to approval by the court, and, on August 22, 2008, the court issued an order of preliminary approval of the settlement. The Court heard the motion for final approval of the settlement agreement on February 23, 2009 and indicated orally that it would approve the settlement. Judgment will become final on or about March 30, 2009, when the time for appeal expires. We believe that our financial contribution to the settlement will be well below the limits of our insurance policy and recorded a loss contingency for this amount in accordance with paragraph 8 of SFAS No. 5.

     We are also involved in various other legal proceedings which we do not believe will have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations, although we can offer no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings.

15.       INCOME TAXES

     Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for 2008, 2007 and 2006 is as follows (in thousands):

     2008   2007   2006
 
 
 
Current:                
     Federal $ (8,492 )    $ 6,685      $ 5,555  
     State (31 )   1,536     2,546  
     International 11,378     6,860     3,289  
 
   
   
 
  $2,855     $15,081     $11,390  
 
   
   
 
Deferred:                
     Federal $ 13,861     $ (285 )   $ 2,729  
       State 1,109     932     (367 )
     International (2,530 )   (506 )   (100 )
 
   
   
 
  12,440     141     2,262  
 
   
   
 
  $15,295     $15,222     $13,652  
 
   
   
 

     The difference between the statutory federal income tax rate and our effective income tax rate applied to income before income taxes from continuing operations for 2008, 2007 and 2006 is as follows (in thousands):

     2008   2007   2006
 
 
 
 
Income taxes at federal statutory rate $17,988     $15,982        $13,706  
State taxes, net of federal benefit (1,315 )    (434 )   (209 )
Foreign taxes (3,937 )   (1,651 )   (59 )
APB 23 difference (331 )   (449 )   (548 )
Change in valuation allowance 2,643     2,303     186  
Change in previous estimates (726 )   140     229  
Foreign tax credits, net (634 )   (468 )   (974 )
Research and development credits (632 )   (341 )   (500 )
Non-deductible employee compensation 1,407     989     791  
Other permanent differences     214     1,030  
Uncertain tax matters 832     (1,063 )    
 
   
   
 
          Income taxes at our effective rate $ 15,295     $15,222     $13,652  
 
   
   
 

     We adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007. We recorded provisions for certain international and state income tax uncertain tax positions based on the recognition and measurement standards of FIN No. 48. We file federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various states and international jurisdictions. In major tax jurisdictions, tax years from 2000 to 2007 remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the years presented from adoption is as follows (in thousands):

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Balance at January 1, 2007 $6,273
Expiration of the statute of limitation for the assessment of taxes (553)
Re-measurement of prior liability (317)
Decrease due to settlements of assessed liability (889)
Other 45
 
Balance at December 31, 2007 $4,559
Increase based on tax positions related to 2008 707
Re-measurement of prior liability 189
Other (64)
 
Balance at December 31, 2008 $5,391
 

     Included in the unrecognized tax benefits of $5.4 million at December 31, 2008 was $1.8 million of tax benefits that, if recognized, would reduce our annual effective tax rate. The unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2008 are included in “Other assets,” “Income taxes payable” and “Accrued expenses” under “Long-Term Liabilities” in our accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We do not expect our unrecognized tax benefit to change significantly over the next 12 months.

     As permitted with the adoption of FIN No. 48, we have changed our classification of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions and recognize them in “Interest expense” and “Operating expenses,” respectively, in our consolidated statements of operations. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 we recognized interest and penalties expense of $0.9 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, we had accrued interest and penalties of approximately $1.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, related to uncertain tax positions.

     In the normal course of business, we are subject to inquiries from U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities regarding the amount of taxes due. These inquiries may result in adjustments of the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. Further, during the ordinary course of business, other changing facts and circumstances may impact our ability to utilize income tax benefits as well as the estimated taxes to be paid in future periods. We believe we are appropriately accrued for income taxes. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates, we may need to adjust “Income taxes payable” which could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations.

     Differences between the financial accounting and tax basis of assets and liabilities giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows at December 31 (in thousands):

  2008   2007
 
 
Deferred tax assets:          
   Net operating loss carryforwards $17,200      $13,416  
   Intangible assets 6,492     7,071  
   Restructuring costs 703     1,242  
   Accrued expenses 6,332     2,794  
   Other tax credits 2,558     1,053  
 
   
 
   Gross deferred tax assets $33,285     $25,576  
   Valuation allowance (12,631 )   (9,988 )
 
   
 
   Total deferred tax assets $ 20,654     $15,588  
 
   
 
            
Deferred tax liabilities:          
     Property and equipment $ (15,597 )   $   (312 )
     Intangible assets (7,964 )   (7,041 )
     Other liabilities (212 )   (126 )
 
   
 
     Total deferred tax liabilities (23,773 )   (7,479 )
 
   
 
     Deferred income taxes, net $ (3,119 )   $ 8,109  
 
   
 

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     We are required to estimate our taxes in each jurisdiction in which we operate. This process involves management estimating its tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. The ultimate recognition of uncertain tax matters is realized in the period of resolution.

     At December 31, 2008, we had federal income tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5.6 million expiring in 2008 through 2018. The utilization of some of our net operating losses is subject to Section 382 limitations due to a prior change in control related to one of our previous acquisitions. Excess tax benefits (deficiencies) of approximately $0.7 million, $3.3 million, and $(0.2) million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are associated with non-qualified stock option exercises and restricted stock award releases, the impact of which was recorded directly to additional paid-in capital.

     We intend to reinvest the unremitted earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries, with the exception of Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and postpone their remittance indefinitely. In 2008, 2007 and 2006, we recorded approximately $(0.8) million, $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, against future foreign tax credits associated with dividends expected to be received from our Japan, Australia and New Zealand subsidiaries. No other foreign tax credits for U.S. income taxes for non-U.S. subsidiaries were recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings.

     The valuation allowance at December 31, 2008 primarily relates to certain foreign and state loss carryforwards that, in the opinion of management, are more likely than not to expire unutilized. During the year ended December 31, 2008, our valuation allowance increased by approximately $2.6 million, primarily a result of a $2.3 million increase in the valuation reserves placed on certain current-year state and foreign operating losses.

16.      SEGMENT REPORTING

     Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2006, we realigned our reporting segments to be consistent with the way we now manage our operations on a geographic regional basis, with reportable segments in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. We no longer report results under our former Conferencing & Collaboration and Data Communications segments. The accounting policies as described in the summary of significant accounting policies are applied consistently across the segments. Our North America segment is comprised primarily of operations in the United States. Information concerning our operations in our reportable segments is as follows (in millions):

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  Reportable Segments
 
  North America   Europe   Asia Pacific   Consolidated
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2008:                      
Statement of operations:                      
       Net revenues $384.8       $122.5      $116.9       $624.2  
       Depreciation 26.8     3.6     2.5     32.9  
       Amortization 11.8     3.5     0.4     15.7  
       Asset impairments 3.4     0.8     0.1     4.3  
       Interest expense 19.2     0.2         19.4  
       Interest income 0.5     0.3     0.1     0.9  
       Income tax expense 8.6     2.0     4.7     15.3  
       Net income 15.5     12.2     8.4     36.1  
 
Balance Sheet:                      
       Goodwill 299.6     40.6     3.8     344.0  
       Intangibles, net of amortization 25.8     5.7     0.6     32.1  
       Property and equipment, net 112.2     10.9     6.0     129.1  
 
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
       Capital expenditures 44.6     2.3     2.7     49.6  
       Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired $ 28.0     $ 2.4     $    —     $   30.4  
 
Year ended December 31, 2007:                      
Statement of operations:                      
       Net revenues $356.7     $103.3     $ 99.7     $559.7  
       Depreciation 23.9     3.3     2.8     30.0  
       Amortization 13.5     1.8     0.4     15.7  
       Interest expense 13.6             13.6  
       Interest income 0.4     0.4         0.8  
       Income tax expense 10.1     2.5     2.6     15.2  
       Net income 20.3     5.3     4.8     30.4  
 
Balance Sheet:                      
       Goodwill 286.1     46.5     4.6     337.2  
       Intangibles, net of amortization 30.4     11.6     1.1     43.1  
       Property and equipment, net 92.0     13.3     5.5     110.8  
 
Expenditures for long-lived assets:                      
       Capital expenditures 38.9     4.2     3.2     46.3  
       Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired $ 21.2     $ 26.5     $    —     $   47.7  
 
Year ended December 31, 2006:                      
Statement of operations:                      
       Net revenues $319.3     $ 93.0     $ 84.2     $ 496.5  
       Depreciation 18.2     3.8     2.6     24.6  
       Amortization 11.2     1.6     0.2     13.0  
       Asset impairment 0.1             0.1  
       Interest expense 9.1             9.1  
       Interest income 0.2     0.2     0.1     0.5  
       Income tax expense 9.1     3.2     1.4     13.7  
       Net income 21.5     (0.7 )   4.7     25.5  

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PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Balance Sheet:        
  Goodwill 268.4 22.6 4.2 295.2
  Intangibles, net of amortization 33.3 3.6 1.5 38.4
  Property and equipment, net 72.3 11.8 4.0 88.1
 
Expenditures for long-lived assets:        
  Capital expenditures 27.8 2.8 1.3 31.9
  Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired $ 44.2 $   — $ 4.8 $ 49.0


17.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

     In February 2009, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of LINK Conference Service, LLC, a U.S.-based provider of audio and web conferencing services. We paid $6.6 million net of working capital, and anticipate approximately $0.2 million in transaction fees and closing costs. We funded the purchase through our credit facility and cash and equivalents on hand.

     In February 2009, we acquired certain technology assets and assumed certain liabilities of a provider of web collaboration services. As consideration, we issued warrants for up to 105,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $9.21 per share.

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SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

     The following table presents certain unaudited quarterly consolidated statement of operations data for each of the eight quarters in the periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. The information has been derived from our unaudited financial statements, which have been prepared on substantially the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report. We have presented quarterly earnings per share numbers as reported in our earnings releases. The sum of these quarterly results may differ from annual results due to rounding and the impact of the difference in the weighted shares outstanding for the stand-alone periods. The results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.

  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Total
         
 
 
 
 
 
  (in thousands, except per share data)
Year Ended December 31, 2008                            
   Net revenues $152,854       $161,565       $157,409       $152,399       $624,228  
   Operating income 19,559     13,900     19,971     16,070     69,499  
   Net income 9,035     8,538     10,758     7,772     36,103  
   Net income per share - basic $      0.15     $      0.14     $      0.18     $      0.13     $      0.61  
   Net income per share - diluted $      0.15     $      0.14     $      0.18     $      0.13     $      0.60  
 
  First
Quarter
  Second
Quarter
  Third
Quarter
  Fourth
Quarter
  Total
         
 
 
 
 
 
  (in thousands, except per share data)
Year Ended December 31, 2007                            
   Net revenues $135,626     $138,019     $139,845     $146,216     $559,706  
   Operating income 14,747     11,219     17,408     18,171     61,546  
   Net income 8,947     5,833     7,707     7,955     30,442  
   Net income per share - basic $      0.13     $      0.09     $      0.13     $      0.13     $      0.49  
   Net income per share - diluted $      0.13     $      0.09     $      0.13     $      0.13     $      0.48  

     The results of operations in all the quarters in 2008 and 2007 include charges associated with some or all of the following: equity-based compensation, restructuring costs, asset impairments and net legal settlements and related expenses.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

     Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     Our management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2008. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), were effective and designed to ensure that (a) information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and instructions, and (b) information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

     Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)/15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.

     As described in our annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007, subsequent to the issuance of our interim financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, and in accordance with our efforts to update documentation surrounding our critical accounting policies, we identified that the accounting for our interest rate swaps was incorrect. Upon the recommendation of management and the authorization of the audit committee of our board of directors, we determined that we should restate our annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and interim financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 to correct the accounting for our interest rate swaps.

     As a result of the restatement, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, our management implemented new disclosure controls and procedures to remediate the related material weakness with respect to the application of GAAP in the accounting for our interest rate swaps under SFAS No. 133 as of December 31, 2007.

     Management has tested the effectiveness of the newly implemented controls and found them to be operating effectively and concluded that the controls in place related to our interest rate swaps are properly designed to provide reasonable assurance that these derivatives are properly recorded and disclosed in accordance with GAAP in our consolidated financial statements. As a result, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2008, the material weakness that was identified in the third quarter of the 2008 had been remediated.

     Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K as of the three years ended December 31, 2008. The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on their audit of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting follows. The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on their audit of our consolidated financial statements is included at page 52 of this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

     During the fourth quarter of 2008, we prospectively designated these interest rate swaps as hedges using the long-haul method of effectiveness testing, and prior to December 31, 2008, we remediated the material weakness described above by:

  • Installing new software to support our derivative testing with the assistance of third party consultants with expertise in hedge accounting requirements to prevent recurrence; and

  • Providing additional training and implementing accounting reviews designed to ensure that accounting and other relevant personnel involved in derivative transactions appropriately apply SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations.

     Other than the changes described above related to our remediated material weakness, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Premiere Global Services, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Premiere Global Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008, of the Company and our report dated February 27, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption on January 1, 2007, of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes— an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2009

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Item 9.B. Other Information

     None.

PART III

     Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this report and is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A for our 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, which we will file not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this annual report.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

     The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement under the headings “Proposal 1: Election of Directors – Information Regarding Nominees and Continuing Directors and Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance Matters – Audit Committee” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”

     Our board of directors adopted our Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to all employees, directors and officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code is posted on our web site at www.premiereglobal.com (follow the “Investor Relations” tab to “Corporate Governance”). We will satisfy any disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or a waiver from, any provision of this code with respect to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller or persons performing similar functions by disclosing the nature of such amendment or waiver on our web site.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

     The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement under the headings “Corporate Governance Matters – Compensation Committee,” “—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” “—Director Compensation,” “—Director Compensation for the 2000 Fiscal Year,” “Compensation Committee Report,” which shall not be deemed filed in this Form 10-K, “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation.”

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

     The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement under the headings “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

     The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement under the headings “Corporate Governance Matters – Independent Directors,” “—Audit Committee,” “—Compensation Committee,” “—Nominating and Governance Committee” and “Certain Transactions.”

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement under the heading “Audit Matters.”

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)     1.     Financial Statements

     The financial statements listed in the index set forth in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this report are filed as part of this annual report.

         2.     Financial Statement Schedules

  Balance at
Beginning of

Period
  Charge To
Continuing

Operations
  Deductions   Balance at
End of Period
       
Description      


 
 
 
                        
Year ended December 31, 2008:                      
   Allowance for doubtful accounts $4,526       $412       $(2,869    $2,069  
   Restructuring reserves $3,292     $3,431     $(4,870 )   $1,853  
   Valuation allowance $9,988     $2,696     $(53 )   $12,631  
 
Year ended December 31, 2007:                      
   Allowance for doubtful accounts $7,551     $(770)     $(2,255 )   $4,526  
   Restructuring reserves $7,139     $4,198     $(8,045 )   $3,292  
   Valuation allowance $9,496     $3,100     $(2,608 )   $9,988  
 
Year ended December 31, 2006:                      
   Allowance for doubtful accounts $7,560     $2,319     $(2,328 )   $7,551  
   Restructuring reserves $4,832     $8,660     $(6,353 )   $7,139  
   Valuation allowance $9,310     $186         $9,496  

         3.     Exhibits

     The exhibits filed with this report are listed on the “Exhibit Index” following the signature page of this annual report, which are incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Premiere Global Services, Inc.

  By: /s/ Boland T. Jones
   
    Boland T. Jones, Chairman of the Board
    and Chief Executive Officer
 
    Date: February 27, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW BY ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints jointly and severally, Boland T. Jones and Scott Askins Leonard, and each one of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature    Title    Date

 
 
 
/s/ Boland T. Jones   Chairman of the Board and Chief   February 27, 2009

         Executive Officer (principal    
Boland T. Jones          executive officer) and Director    
         
 
/s/ Michael E. Havener   Chief Financial Officer   February 27, 2009

         (principal financial and    
Michael E. Havener          accounting officer)    
         
 
/s/ Jeffrey T. Arnold   Director   February 24, 2009

       
Jeffrey T. Arnold        
 
/s/ Wilkie S. Colyer   Director   February 25, 2009

       
Wilkie S. Colyer        
 
/s/ John R. Harris   Director   February 25, 2009

       
John R. Harris        
 
/s/ W. Steven Jones   Director   February 24, 2009

       
W. Steven Jones        
 
/s/ Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr.   Director   February 25, 2009

       
Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr.        
 
/s/ J. Walker Smith, Jr.   Director   February 25, 2009

       
J. Walker Smith, Jr.        

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number
      Description
       
2.1     Agreement and Plan of Merger, together with exhibits, dated November 13, 1997, by and among the Registrant, Nets Acquisition Corp. and Xpedite Systems, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 1997 and filed December 5, 1997, as amended by Form 8-K/A and filed on December 23, 1997).
       
2.2     Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 22, 1998, by and among the Registrant, American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. ("ATS"), PTEK Missouri Acquisition Corp. and the shareholders of ATS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 23, 1998 and filed on April 28, 1998).
       
3.1     Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated March 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
       
3.2     Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
       
3.3     Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2007 and filed on April 19, 2007).
       
3.4     Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on June 27, 2007).
       
4.1     See Exhibits 3.1-3.4. for provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws defining the rights of the holders of common stock of the Registrant.
       
4.2     Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
       
10.1     Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and filed on August 16, 1999). +
       
10.2     Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and filed on March 30, 2000). +
       
10.3     Intellivoice Communications, Inc. 1995 Incentive Stock Plan (assumed by the Registrant) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
          December 31, 1999 and filed on March 30, 2000).
       
10.4     1995 Stock Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to the Registrant’s
          Definitive Proxy Statement distributed in connection with the Registrant’s June 5, 2002 Annual Meeting
          of Shareholders, filed on April 30, 2002). +

 



Exhibit
Number

    Description
       
10.5     Standard Office Lease, dated May 23, 1996, by and between 2221 Bijou, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., as amended by First Amendment to Standard Office Lease dated May 4, 1999, as amended by Second Amendment to Standard Office Lease dated May 1998, as amended by Third Amendment to Standard Office Lease dated September 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on March 31, 2003).
       
10.6     Lease Agreement from Townsend XPD, LLC to Xpedite Systems, Inc., dated June 15, 2000, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.68 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on March 31, 2003).
       
10.7     Pine Ridge Business Park Standard Office Lease, dated January 29, 1999, by and between Perg Buildings, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., as amended by First Amendment to Lease dated May 4, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.69 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on March 31, 2003).
       
10.8     Stock Pledge Agreement, dated December 15, 1999, by and between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form      10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003).+
       
10.9     Agreement for Assignment of Stock Options, dated February 5, 1999, by and among Boland T. Jones, Seven Gables Management Company, LLC, Seven Gables Partnership, L.P. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.74 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003). +
       
10.10     Promissory Note, dated October 31, 2000, payable to the Registrant by Boland T. Jones (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.75 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003). +
       
10.11     Stock Pledge Agreement, dated October 31, 2000, by and between Seven Gables Partnership, L.P. and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.76 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003).+
       
10.12     Stock Pledge Agreement, dated October 31, 2000, by and between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.78 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003). +
       
10.13     Promissory Note, dated April 17, 2001, payable to the Registrant by Boland T. Jones (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.80 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003).+
       
10.14     Promissory Note, dated April 17, 2001, payable to the Registrant by Boland T. Jones (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.81 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003).+
       
10.15     Promissory Note, dated April 17, 2001, payable to the Registrant by Boland T. Jones (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.82 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002 and filed on December 23, 2003).+
       
10.16     Form of Director Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and Non-employee Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.67 to the Registrant’s Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and filed on March 14, 2004). +

 



Exhibit
Number

  Description
10.17      Form of Officer Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of the executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.68 to the Registrant’s Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and filed on March 14, 2004). +
       
10.18     Credit Agreement, dated June 30, 2004, among the Registrant, as Borrower, Certain Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Borrower, as Guarantors, the Lenders Party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Syndication Agent and Co-Lead Arranger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and filed on August 9, 2004).
       
10.19     Security Agreement, dated June 30, 2004, among the Registrant, American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., Premiere Conferencing Network Services, Inc., PTEK Services, Inc., Xpedite Network Services, Inc., Xpedite Systems, Inc., Xpedite Systems Worldwide, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and filed on August 9, 2004).
       
10.20     Pledge Agreement, dated June 30, 2004, among the Registrant, American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., Premiere Conferencing Networks, Inc., PTEK Services, Inc., Xpedite Network Services, Inc., Xpedite Systems, Inc., Xpedite Systems Worldwide, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and filed on August 9, 2004).
       
10.21     Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated February 2, 2005, by and among the Registrant, as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Guarantors and the Lenders that are parties thereto (incorporated by reference Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 2, 2004 and filed on February 3, 2004).
       
10.22     Fourth Amendment to Standard Office Lease, effective March 1, 2005, by and between 2221 Bijou, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. to the Standard Office Lease dated May 23, 1996, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and filed on March 15, 2005).
       
10.23     Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant, effective January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 20, 2005). +
       
10.24     Restricted Stock Agreement between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant, effective April 18, 2005, under Registrant’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 20, 2005). +
       
10.25     Restricted Stock Agreement between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant, effective April 18, 2005, under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 20, 2005). +
       
10.26     Form of NonStatutory Stock Option Agreement under the Registrant’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and filed on May 6, 2005. +
       
10.27     Form of NonStatutory Stock Option Agreement under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and filed on May 6, 2005).
       
10.28     Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and filed on May 6, 2005).

 



Exhibit
Number

   Description
       
10.29      Summary of the Registrant’s Non-Employee Director Compensation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on December 22, 2005).
       
10.30     Lease Agreement, dated October 28, 2005, between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 1, 2006).
       
10.31     Guaranty to the Lease Agreement between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated October 28, 2005, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 1, 2006).
       
10.32     Lease Agreement, dated October 28, 2005, between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 1, 2006).
       
10.33     Guaranty to the Lease Agreement between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 1, 2006).
       
10.34     Fifth Amendment to Standard Office Lease, dated February 9, 2006, by and between 2221 Bijou, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., to the Standard Office Lease, dated May 23, 1996, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.62 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
       
10.35     Amendment No. 2 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated August 3, 2005, by and among the Registrant, as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Guarantors and the Lenders that are parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
       
10.36     Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated April 24, 2006, by and among the Registrant as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, and the Guarantors and the Lenders that are parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed April 25, 2006).
       
10.37     Amendment to Fifth Amendment to Standard Office Lease, effective March 13, 2006, by and between 2221 Bijou, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. to the Standard Office Lease, dated May 23, 1996, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and filed on May 9, 2006).
       
10.38     Restricted Stock Agreement by and between Theodore P. Schrafft and the Registrant, dated May 5, 2006, under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 2006 and filed on May 11, 2006).+
10.39     Revised Summary of the Equity Compensation Component to the Registrant’s Non-Employee Director Compensation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on July 26, 2006).
       
10.40     Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Theodore P. Schrafft and the Registrant, dated September 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed September 19, 2006).+
       
10.41     First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant, dated September 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on September 19, 2006).+

 



Exhibit
Number

  Description
       
10.42        Second Amendment to Fifth Amendment to the Standard Office Lease, dated September 11, 2006, by and between 2221 Bijou, LLC and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., to the Standard Office Lease, dated May 23, 1996, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and filed on November 9, 2006).
       
10.43     Amendment No. 4 and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated October 3, 2006, by and among the Registrant as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, and the Guarantors and the Lenders that are parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and filed on November 9, 2006).
       
10.44     Settlement Agreement, dated April 19, 2007, by and among the Registrant, Crescendo Partners II, L.P. Series E, Crescendo Investments II, LLC, Crescendo Advisors II, LLC, Eric S. Rosenfeld, Delacourt Holdings, Ltd., Colin D. Watson and Premiere Full Value Committee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2007 and filed on April 19, 2007).
       
10.45     Amendment No. 5 and Waiver, dated April 19, 2007, to the Credit Agreement by and among the Registrant as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Guarantors and the Lenders that are parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 18, 2007 and filed on April 19, 2007).
       
10.46     Second Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Boland T. Jones and the Registrant dated December 21, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2007 and filed on December 21, 2007). +
       
10.47     First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Theodore P. Schrafft and the Registrant dated December 21, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2007 and filed on December 21, 2007). +
       
10.48     Amended and Restated Employment Letter between Michael E. Havener and the Registrant dated December 21, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2007 and filed on December 21, 2007). +
       
10.49     Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Theodore P. Schrafft and the Registrant dated January 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2007 and filed on January 25, 2008). +
       
10.50     Restricted Stock Agreement between Theodore P. Schrafft and the Registrant dated September 30, 2007 under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007 and filed on January 30, 2009). +
       
10.51     Restricted Stock Agreement between Michael E. Havener and the Registrant dated December 31, 2007 under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007 and filed on January 30, 2009). +
       
10.52     Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 18, 2008).+
       
10.53     Amended and Restated 2000 Directors Stock Plan of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 18, 2008).+
       
10.54     Separation Agreement between T. Lee Provow and the Registrant dated May 19, 2008 and effective as of June 30, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 16, 2008 and filed May 19, 2008).+

 



Exhibit
Number

   Description
   
            
10.55     Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between David M. Guthrie and the Registrant dated May 19, 2008 and effective as of June 30, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 16, 2008 and filed on May 19, 2008). +    
           
10.56     Restricted Stock Agreement between David M. Guthrie and the Registrant, dated June 30, 2005, under the Registrant’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008). +    
           
10.57     Restricted Stock Agreement between David M. Guthrie and the Registrant, dated May 5, 2006, under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).+    
           
10.58     First Amendment to Restricted Stock Agreement dated May 5, 2006 between David M. Guthrie and the Registrant, effective July 13, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).+    
           
10.59     Restricted Stock Agreement between David M. Guthrie and the Registrant, dated September 30, 2007, under the Registrant’s 1995 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008). +    
           
10.60     Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Registrant’s Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).+    
           
10.61     Form of Restriction Agreement for non-employee directors under the Amended and Restated 2000 Directors Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008). +    
           
10.62     Form of Restricted Stock Agreement to be issued to Boland T. Jones as Stock Bonuses pursuant to the terms of his Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008). +    
           
10.63     First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated July 14, 2006, by and between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).    
           
10.64     Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the First Amendment to Lease Agreement between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated July 14, 2006, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).    
           
10.65     Second Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated March 15, 2007, by and between American Teleconferencing  Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).    
           
10.66     Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated March 15,  2007, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).    
           
10.67     Third Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated June 3, 2008, by and between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).    

 



Exhibit
Number

  Description
       
10.68       Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the Third Amendment to Lease Agreement between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated June 3, 2008, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.69     First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated July 14, 2006, by and between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.70     Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the First Amendment to Lease Agreement between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated July 14, 2006, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.71     Second Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated March 15, 2007, by and between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.72     Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated March 15, 2007, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.73     Third Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated June 3, 2008, by and between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC to the Lease Agreement, dated October 28, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.74     Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the Third Amendment to Lease Agreement between Xpedite Systems, LLC and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated June 3, 2008, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and filed on October 14, 2008).
       
10.75     Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated August 27, 2008, by and between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and filed on November 7, 2008).+
       
10.76     Acknowledgment, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease to the Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC, dated August 27, 2008, by the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and filed on November 7, 2008).+
       
10.77     Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Boland T.      Jones and the Registrant dated December 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed December 23, 2008).+
       
10.78     Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Theodore P. Schrafft and the Registrant dated December 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed December 23, 2008).+
       
10.79     First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between David M. Guthrie and the Registrant dated December 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed December 23, 2008).+

 



Exhibit
Number

  Description
         
10.80     Amendment to Employment Letter between Michael E. Havener and the Registrant dated December 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed December 23, 2008). +
        
10.81     Employment Agreement between David E. Trine and the Registrant dated February 19, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report of Form 8-K dated and filed February 19, 2009). +
       
10.82     Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated October 15, 2008, by and between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC.
        
10.83     Acknowledgement, Consent and Ratification of Guarantor of Lease to the Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated October 15, 2008, by and between American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. and 3280 Peachtree I LLC.
        
10.85     Office Lease Agreement, dated September 29, 2008, by and between Corporate Ridge, L.L.C. and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
        
10.86     Lease Guaranty to the Office Lease Agreement, dated September 29, 2008, by and between Corporate Ridge, L.L.C. and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
        
10.87     Wells Fargo Defined Contribution Prototype Plan and Trust Agreement, Participation Agreement (1.23(D)) and 401(K) Plan of the Registrant, effective January 1, 2009.
        
21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
        
23.1     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
        
23.2     Consent of The JAAG Group.
        
31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
        
31.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
        
32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
        
32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this form pursuant to Item 15(b) of this report.


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EXHIBIT 10.82

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT

     THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (the “Fifth Amendment”), is made this 15th day of October, 2008, by 3280 PEACHTREE I LLC (as “Landlord”) and AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTD. D/B/A PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES (as “Tenant”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant did enter into that certain Lease Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2005 (the “Original Lease”), for space (consisting of all of the 9th floor, containing 23,684 square feet of Rentable Floor Area) in that certain building located at 3280 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia (the “Building”), as such space is more particularly described in the Original Lease.

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant did enter into that certain First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2006 (the “First Amendment”).

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant did enter into that certain Second Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2007 (the “Second Amendment”).

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant did enter into that certain Third Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2008 (the “Third Amendment”).

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant did enter into that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2008 (the “Fourth Amendment”).

     WHEREAS, the Original Lease, as modified by the First Amendment, Second Amendment Third Amendment and Fourth Amendment, is herein collectively referred to as the Lease.

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to modify and amend the Lease, in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.

     NOW, THEREFOR, for and in consideration of the mutual premises, and for Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, paid by the parties hereto to one another, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

     1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Lease.

     2. Expansion Right on 8th Floor. In lieu of Tenant's rights to the “Lockton Space” (as defined in the Third Amendment) as set forth in Sections 8 and 9 of the Third Amendment, Tenant shall have rights to the Lockton Space as follows:


     (i) If at any time Lockton (as defined in the Third Amendment) vacates the Lockton Space, Tenant shall have a right of first offer on the Lockton Space, on and subject to the following terms and conditions:

          (a) Landlord shall give written notice to Tenant (the “Lockton Notice”) of Landlord’s desire to lease the Lockton Space (or some portion thereof, at Landlord’s option). The Lockton Notice shall designate the portion of the Lockton Space that Landlord desires to lease, and such portion is referred to herein as the “Offered Space.”

          (b) Tenant shall not have the right to exercise the right of first offer with respect to the Offered Space if less than three (3) years remain in the Lease Term (including, but not limited to, any exercised extension or renewal options) at the time that Tenant receives the Lockton Notice; provided, however, if Tenant notifies Landlord prior to the expiration of the Lockton Notice Period (as defined below) that Tenant has elected to exercise any unexercised extension or renewal option and the remaining Lease Term (taking into account such exercise) would be at least three (3) years from the date Tenant receives the Lockton Notice, Tenant shall have the right to exercise the right of first offer pursuant to the terms hereof. In connection with any exercise of an extension or renewal option as contemplated by this Section 2, Tenant shall have the right to exercise any unexercised Extension Option (as defined in Section 56 of the Lease) at any time during the Lockton Notice Period, even if such exercise occurs more than fifteen (15) months prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term.

          (c) Tenant shall have five (5) Business Days after receipt of Landlord’s notice (such five (5) Business Day period is referred to as the Lockton Notice Period) to respond as to whether or not Tenant desires to lease the Offered Space (and Tenant must lease all of the Offered Space). If Tenant elects not to lease the Offered Space or fails to respond within the five (5) Business Day period, then Tenant shall have no further right to lease the Offered Space (but will continue to have such rights with respect to the remainder of the Lockton Space); provided, however, if Landlord has not entered into a written lease with a third party for the Offered Space within one hundred eighty (180) days after the expiration of the Lockton Notice Period, then this right of first offer will once again apply to the Offered Space.

          (d) If Tenant elects to Lease the portion of the Offered Space, Tenant will notify Landlord whether Tenant elects to be responsible for Tenant’s fit-up and finish work or whether Tenant elects to have Landlord be responsible for such fit-up and finish work. If Tenant elects for Landlord to perform such work, then the terms of the work letter attached as Exhibit “D” to the Original Lease shall govern such work, except that the space is delivered as set forth in Paragraph 2(h) herein. If Tenant elects for Tenant to perform such work, then the terms of the work letter attached as Exhibit “A” to the Fourth Amendment shall govern such work, with a fee due to Landlord or Landlord's designated representative of 1% of the hard costs of the work involved in the completion of the renovation to the Offered Space.

          (e) If Tenant elects to lease the Offered Space as set forth above, the Rent due from Tenant for the Offered Space shall be at a Market Base Rental Rate of Rent, with such rate defined in and to be determined and established under the terms of Article 56 of the Original Lease. To the extent any direct payment is made to Lockton by any party as a part of a relocation or early termination of the Lockton Lease (without in any manner implying that such a

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payment will or must be made), then the amount of any such direct payment to Lockton shall not be considered in determining the Market Base Rental Rate for the Offered Space, due from Tenant.

          (f) If Tenant elects to be responsible for Tenant’s fit-up and finish work, the Rent for the Offered Space shall commence on the earlier to occur of (i) one hundred twenty (120) days after the later of (aa) Tenant’s notice of election to lease the Offered Space, or (bb) the date Tenant and Tenant’s contractors have access to the Offered Space for the purposes of completing tenant finish work therein; or (ii) the date Tenant first occupies the Offered Space, for the purpose of conducting its business therein. Landlord will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its approval of Tenant’s proposed plans and specifications (or any revisions thereto) for Tenant’s fit-up and finish work. If Landlord fails to notify Tenant within ten (10) days after receipt of such plans and specifications (or any revision thereto) that Landlord has disapproved such plans and specifications, Landlord shall be deemed to have approved the same (except that Landlord shall not be deemed to approve any matters that would violate applicable laws or violate the express terms of the Lease). If Landlord disapproves such plans and specifications, such disapproval shall be accompanied by reasons for such disapproval in reasonable detail. If Tenant elects that Landlord be responsible for Tenant’s fit-up and finish work, the Rent for the Offered Space shall commence on the earlier to occur of (i) fifteen (15) days after the later of (xx) Tenant’s notice of election to lease the Offered Space, or (yy) the date Landlord has delivered the Offered Space to Tenant with all such fit-up and finish work being completed in a good, workmanlike and lien-free manner in accordance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations and ordinances and in accordance with plans and specifications approved by Tenant; or (ii) the date Tenant first occupies the Offered Space, for the purpose of conducting its business therein. In such event, Landlord agrees to proceed diligently to complete all of such fit-up and finish work in a good, workmanlike and lien-free manner in accordance with such plans and specifications and in accordance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations and ordinances.

          (g) If Tenant elects to lease the Offered Space and to cause Landlord to be responsible for the tenant fit-up and finish work, then Landlord shall cause the tenant fit-up and finish work in the Offered Space to be completed in a good, workmanlike and lien-free manner in accordance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations and ordinances and in accordance with plans and specifications to be agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant, in their respective reasonable judgment. Landlord shall provide an allowance for the tenant fit-up and finish work in the Offered Space based upon and as determined as appropriate in connection with the determination of the Market Base Rental Rate due and payable from Tenant for such Offered Space (the “Lockton Space Allowance”). To the extent the costs to complete the tenant fit-up and finish work in the Offered Space (as such costs are approved by Tenant prior to Landlord commencing any work, if Landlord is responsible for such fit-up and finish work) are greater than the Lockton Space Allowance, as determined, then the amount of such excess shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord as outlined in Exhibit “D”, paragraph 5 of the Original Lease. If Tenant elects to be responsible for Tenant’s fit-up and finish work, Landlord shall pay the Lockton Space Allowance to Tenant within thirty (30) days after Tenant has (a) presented Landlord with reasonable evidence of any hard and soft costs incurred by Tenant in connection with such fit-up and finish work, and (b) presented Landlord with the documentation (as modified to apply to the Offered Space) referenced in Section 6(c) of the Fourth Amendment to the Lease.

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          (h) If Tenant elects to be responsible for the fit-up and finish work in the Offered Space, Landlord shall deliver the Offered Space to Tenant in “as is” condition, except that Landlord (or Landlord’s prior tenant) shall be responsible for removing from the Premises the prior tenant’s personal property and any and all wires and cables and repairing any damage arising out of such removal. If Tenant elects that Landlord be responsible for the fit-up and finish work in the Offered Space, Landlord shall deliver the Offered Space to Tenant as promptly as reasonably possible after such election with the Offered Space (as improved by the fit-up and finish work) being in compliance with any applicable laws, codes, regulations and ordinances and with all electrical, life safety, plumbing, heating, ventilation and cooling systems serving the Offered Space being in good working order.

          (i) Except as expressly set forth to the contrary herein, all other terms and conditions of this Lease shall apply to the Offered Space, and from and after the date Tenant elects to lease the Offered Space, the Offered Space shall be and shall be deemed to be a part of the Premises.

     3. Expansion Right on 7th Floor. (a) So long as no event of default (beyond any applicable notice and cure periods) of Tenant then exists, Landlord shall lease to Tenant and Tenant shall and hereby covenants and agrees to lease from Landlord 9,898 square feet of Rentable Floor Area of additional space on the 7th Floor of the Building (the “7th Floor Space”), as such space is more particularly shown on Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, on and subject to the following terms and conditions:

               (i) Landlord shall deliver the 7th Floor Space to Tenant on the date hereof, with the 7th Floor Space being in compliance with any applicable laws, codes, regulations and ordinances and with all electrical, life safety, plumbing, heating, ventilation and cooling systems serving the 7th Floor Space being in good working order. The Rental Commencement Date for the 7th Floor Space shall be the earlier date to occur of (a) the date Tenant occupies the 7th Floor Space for the purpose of conducting Tenant's business therein, or (b) December 1, 2009 (whichever, the “7th Floor Rental Commencement Date”). The Lease Term for the 7th Floor Space shall be co-terminous with the Lease Term ending, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the Lease, on August 31, 2018.

               (ii) The Base Rental and Tenant's Additional Rental due with respect to the 7th Floor Space shall be the same as the Base Rental and Tenant's Additional Rental due for the original Demised Premises (on a per square foot of Rentable Floor Area, per annum basis) and the Base Rental shall initially be $21.58 per square foot of Rentable Floor Area, per annum, through July 31, 2009; provided, however, if the 7th Floor Rental Commencement Date occurs prior to December 1, 2009, then the Base Rental and Tenant's Additional Rental due from Tenant shall be, from said date until December 1, 2009, $8.00 per square foot of Rentable Floor Area, per annum (or $79,184.00 per annum, payable by Tenant in equal monthly installments of $6,598.67). All such amounts shall be payable by Tenant at the same time and in the same manner that they are payable under the Lease.

               (iii) The 7th Floor Space has not been improved previously, and the 7th Floor Space shall be delivered to Tenant in the condition and under the terms that all other space has been delivered to Tenant under the Lease, prior to tenant fit-up and finish work commencing

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therein. Landlord shall provide an improvement allowance for Tenant for the 7th Floor Space of Forty and No/100 Dollars ($40.00), multiplied by the square feet of Rentable Floor Area in the 7th Floor Space (the “7th Floor Allowance”).

               (iv) Either Landlord or Tenant shall perform the tenant fit-up and finish work in the 7th Floor Space, at Tenant's option, such option to be exercised by a notice by Tenant. If Tenant elects for Landlord to perform such work, then the terms of the work letter attached as Exhibit “D” to the Original Lease shall govern such work, except that the provision in Paragraph 2(b) of that Exhibit “D”, related to the provision by Landlord at no cost to Tenant of a semi-finished ceiling, shall not apply to the 7th Floor Space and shall not be a part of the Base Building work, for the purposes of the 7th Floor Space. If Tenant elects for Tenant to perform such work, then the terms of the work letter attached as Exhibit “A” to the Fourth Amendment shall govern such work, with a fee due to Landlord or Landlord's designated representative of 1% of the hard costs of the work involved in the completion of the 7th Floor Space. In either event, Tenant shall be entitled, as a part of such work, to install a card reader on the stairwell on the 7th floor of the Building to allow for access therein by Tenant's employees, subject to and in compliance with applicable law. The manner of installation of such card reader shall be subject to Landlord's approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

          (b) Tenant shall have the absolute right, in Tenant's sole discretion, if Lockton vacates the Lockton Space, to eliminate Tenant's obligation to lease the 7th Floor Space, and instead lease the Lockton Space under the terms of Article 2 of this Fifth Amendment, at any time on or before the 7th Floor Rental Commencement Date, by a written notice to Landlord, electing to make such substitution of space. If Tenant provides such written notice to Landlord and leases the Lockton Space, then Tenant shall lease the Lockton Space but not the 7th Floor Space, and Tenant shall be obligated to and shall reimburse to Landlord for any 7th Floor Allowance funded by Landlord to Tenant, and Tenant shall also be obligated to pay any amounts due under invoices for work approved by Tenant on the 7th Floor Space which were not funded under or with the 7th Floor Allowance.

     4. Additional Signage Rights. Subject to and as limited by all applicable law, and the limitations and requirements on signage set forth in Article 59 of the Original Lease, Tenant shall have as its sole signage and identification rights with respect to the exterior elements of the Project, as follows:

               (i) Tenant currently has a panel with the name “Premiere Global Services” on the wall-mounted sign located on Café Street, which panel shall remain as it currently is;

               (ii) Tenant shall have the right to place a panel with its name or the name “Premiere Global Services” on the sign which is currently located near the corner of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road, in such exact location on said sign as Landlord determines, in Landlord's reasonable judgment.

     5. Additional Parking Permits and Rights. In addition to the parking permits, and parking rights provided to Tenant under the Lease, Tenant shall have the right to two (2) parking permits per 1,000 square feet of Rentable Floor leased by Tenant in either the 7th Floor Space or the Potential 8th

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Floor Space, as and when leased by Tenant, on the terms and at the payment rates for parking permits set forth in the Lease. Of such additional parking permits available to Tenant, six (6) of them shall be for the area of the parking facilities with marked, reserved parking spaces and known as the “Executive Parking Level” (Level SP-1 of the parking facilities), in the location shown on Exhibit “C”, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.

     6. Consent of Guarantor. Tenant shall cause the guarantor of the Original Lease to execute and deliver to Landlord the Acknowledgement, Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor of Lease, attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, by this reference incorporated herein, with the execution and delivery of this Fifth Amendment. The delivery of this document is a material inducement to Landlord, without which Landlord would not have executed and delivered this Fifth Amendment.

     7. Brokers. COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED (“CPI”) REPRESENTED LANDLORD IN THIS TRANSACTION. COLLIERS CAUBLE (“CC”) REPRESENTED TENANT IN THIS TRANSACTION. CPI AND CC ARE ENTITLED TO A LEASING COMMISSION FROM LANDLORD BY VIRTUE OF THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT, WHICH LEASING COMMISSION SHALL BE PAID BY LANDLORD TO SAID BROKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SEPARATE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LANDLORD AND CPI AND CC, RESPECTIVELY. Tenant hereby authorizes Broker(s) and Landlord to identify Tenant as a tenant of the Building and to state the amount of space leased by Tenant in advertisements and promotional materials relating to the Building. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that (except with respect to any Broker[s] identified hereinabove) no broker, agent, commission salesperson, or other person has represented Tenant in the negotiations for and procurement of this Fifth Amendment and that (except with respect to any Broker[s] identified hereinabove) no commissions, fees, or compensation of any kind are due and payable in connection herewith to any broker, agent, commission salesperson, or other person as a result of any act or agreement of Tenant. Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all loss, liability, damage, claim, judgment, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) suffered or incurred by Landlord as a result of a breach by Tenant of the representation and warranty contained in the immediately preceding sentence or as a result of any claim for any fee, commission or similar compensation with respect to this Lease made by any broker, agent or finder (other than the Broker[s] identified hereinabove) claiming to have dealt with Tenant, whether or not such claim is meritorious. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that (except with respect to any Broker[s] identified hereinabove) no broker, agent, commission salesperson, or other person has represented Landlord in the negotiations for and procurement of this Fifth Amendment and that (except with respect to any Broker[s] identified hereinabove) no commissions, fees, or compensation of any kind are due and payable in connection herewith to any broker, agent, commission salesperson, or other person as a result of any act or agreement of Landlord.

     8. No Other Modifications. Except as expressly modified herein, the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and, as modified herein, is expressly ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. There is no default, event of default or failure to comply with the terms of the Lease by either party hereto.

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     9. Legal Representatives, Successors and Assigns. This Fifth Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Landlord and Tenant and their respective legal representatives, successors and assigns.

     10. Georgia Law. This Fifth Amendment shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Georgia.

     11. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of this Fifth Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals as of the day, month and year first above written.

  “LANDLORD”:
         
  3280 PEACHTREE I LLC,
a Georgia limited liability company
       
               By:     Cousins Properties Incorporated,
a Georgia corporation,
Member
         
      By: /s/ Jack A. LaHue
      Name:  Jack A. LaHue
      Its: Senior Vice President
         
        (CORPORATE SEAL)
         
  “TENANT”:
     
  AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTD.
D/B/A PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES
     
  By: /s/ Michael E. Havener
  Name:  Michael E. Havener
  Title: CFO
   
  Attest: /s/ Scott Askins Leonard
  Name: Scott Askins Leonard
  Title: SVP-Legal
   
                           (CORPORATE SEAL)

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EX-10.83 4 e34620ex10_83.htm ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTOR OF LEASE

EXHIBIT 10.83

ACKNOWLEDGMENT, CONSENT
AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTOR OF LEASE

     THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT, CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTOR OF LEASE (the “Consent”), is made this 15th day of October, 2008, by PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. (“Guarantor”), to and for the benefit of 3280 PEACHTREE I LLC (“Landlord”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, Guarantor did duly execute and deliver that certain Guaranty of Lease (the “Original Guaranty”), on October 28, 2005, in connection with and as a material inducement for that certain Lease Agreement, as may have been amended previously (the “Original Lease”), involving Landlord and American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. d/b/a Premiere Global Services (“Tenant”).

     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant have entered into an amendment to the Original Lease (the “Lease Amendment”), dated October 15, 2008 subject to and conditioned upon the execution and delivery of this Consent.

     WHEREAS, Landlord would not have entered into or agreed to the Lease Amendment, were it not for the execution and delivery of this Consent to Landlord, which Consent was a material inducement to Landlord to enter into the Lease Amendment.

     WHEREAS, Guarantor, which will derive material and substantial benefit from the Lease Amendment, desires to provide this Consent, in connection with the Lease Amendment.

     NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, paid by the parties hereto to one another, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

     1. Amendment to Lease. Guarantor hereby acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Original Lease has been modified and amended by virtue of the Lease Amendment.

     2. No Modification. The granting of this Consent by Guarantor to Landlord and Tenant in no way modifies or amends the Guaranty or any Guarantor’s obligations and duties under the Guaranty. Said Guaranty is and shall remain in full force and effect and is a valid and continuing obligation of Guarantor according to its terms.

     3. Warranties and Representations. The warranties and representations made by Guarantor in the Guaranty are made and ratified as of the date hereof with respect to this Consent.


     4. No Further Consent Required. The request made by Landlord herein and the giving of this Consent by Guarantor shall in no way be or be deemed to be a waiver of Landlord’s rights under the Guaranty.

     5. Binding Nature. This Consent shall inure to the benefit of Landlord, Tenant and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

     6. Georgia Law. This Consent has been given, and shall be construed under, the laws of the State of Georgia.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consent to be executed under seal and delivered on the day and year first above written.

  “Guarantor”
   
  PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
   
  By:   /s/ Michael E. Havener
   
  Name: Michael E. Havener
  Its: CFO


EX-10.85 5 e34620ex10_85.htm OFFICIAL LEASE AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.85

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

     This Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) is made and entered into as of the 29th day of September, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by and between CORPORATE RIDGE, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as Landlord, and AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTD. d/b/a PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, as Tenant.

     The parties hereto acknowledge that the City of Olathe, Kansas (the “City”) is the fee owner of the Land and Building in connection with the issuance of certain industrial revenue bonds (“IRBs”) in an amount not to exceed $14,300,000.00 to accomplish tax abatement for this project. In connection with the issuance of the IRBs, Landlord leases the Land and Building from the City pursuant to a certain lease agreement (the “Prime Lease”) in connection therewith. Accordingly, this Lease will be a sublease and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Prime Lease and other documents associated with the IRBs, and the parties hereto shall execute such documentation reasonably thereunder.

BASIC TERMS

     The following Basic Terms are applied under and governed by the particular section(s) in this Lease pertaining to the following information:

1. Premises: (See Section 1.1) The entire Building known as Corporate Ridge I located within Corporate Ridge Office Park in the City of Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, consisting of 88,050 rentable square feet. The Premises is legally described on EXHIBIT “B” and depicted on the preliminary site plan attached hereto as EXHIBIT “C.”
 
2. Commencement Date: December 1, 2008
 
3. Expiration Date: 120 months following the Commencement Date
 
4. Lease Term: 120 months (see Section 1.2)
 
5. Renewal Term: Two (2) options of five (5) years each at then prevailing market rate (see Section 1.4)
 
6. Basic Rent: (See Section 2.1)  

Months Annual Basic Rent Monthly Installments
  (per rentable square foot)  
1-12    
(December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2009) $23.14 $169,789.75
 
13-19    
(December 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) $0.00 $0.00
 
20-60    
(July 1, 2010 - November 30, 2013) $23.14 $169,789.75
 
61-120    
(December 1, 2013 - November 30, 2018) $24.77 $181,749.88

7. Initial Tenant’s Share of Excess
Expenses Percentage:
100%

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8. Expense Stop: $6.80 per rentable square foot.
 
9. Allowances: Tenant shall receive an allowance in the amount of $42.76 per rentable square foot of the Premises as its Improvement Allowance, plus any mutually-agreed upon credits relating to lobby finish and Building scope changes.
 
10. Current Property Manager/Rent
Payment Address:
Corporate Ridge, L.L.C.
c/o Opus Northwest, L.L.C.
460 Nichols Road, Suite 300
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Attn: Mr. Doug Grossenbacher
 
11. Address of Landlord for Notices: Corporate Ridge, L.L.C.
c/o Opus Northwest, L.L.C.
10350 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Attn: Mr. John Solberg
     
  With a copy to: Corporate Ridge, L.L.C.
10350 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
Attn: Legal Department
     
  With a copy to: Corporate Ridge, L.L.C.
c/o Opus Northwest, L.L.C.
460 Nichols Road, Suite 300
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Attn: Mr. David M. Harrison, Vice President
 
  With a copy to: Property Manager at the address described in Section 10 of the Basic Terms.
 
12. Address of Tenant for Notices: Premiere Global Services, Inc.
3280 Peachtree Road; Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30305
Attention: Vice President – Corporate Real Estate
     
  With a copy to: Premiere Global Services, Inc.
3280 Peachtree Road; Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30305
Attention: Legal Services Department
 
    Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
4801 Main Street, Suite 1000
Kansas City, MO 64112
Attn: John Crossley, Esq.

 

13. Broker(s): (See Section 18.11) Landlord’s Broker: Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Tenant’s Broker: Kessinger/Hunter & Company, L.C.
 
14. Guarantor: Premiere Global Services, Inc., a Georgia corporation
 
15. Security Deposit: Not Applicable

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16. Expansion Rights: See EXHIBIT “I” attached hereto.
 
17. Exhibits: Exhibit “A” - Definitions
Exhibit “B” - Legal Description of the Land Exhibit
“C” - Preliminary Site Plan Exhibit
“D” - Commencement Date Memorandum Exhibit
“E” - Building Rules Exhibit
“F” - Landlord’s Improvements Exhibit
“F-1” - Landlord’s Outline Plans and Specifications Exhibit
“G” - Lease Guaranty Exhibit
“H” - Tenant’s Improvements Exhibit
“H-1” - Tenant Improvement Guidelines Exhibit
“I” - Expansion Rights Exhibit
“J” - Form of Standby Generator License Exhibit
“K” - Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement

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DEFINITIONS

     Capitalized terms used in this Lease have the meanings ascribed to them on the attached EXHIBIT “A.”

     ARTICLE 1. LEASE OF PREMISES, LEASE TERM AND ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES

     1.1 Premises and Landlord’s Improvements. In consideration of the mutual covenants this Lease describes and other good and valuable consideration, Landlord leases the Premises to Tenant and Tenant leases the Premises from Landlord, upon and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Lease, but subject to the Prime Lease. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Lease Guaranty from the Guarantor (as stated in the Basic Terms) is material to Landlord’s agreement to enter into this Lease and must remain in full force and effect during the entire Lease Term. The rentable area of the Premises is the rentable area specified in the Basic Terms. Landlord will provide, at no cost to Tenant, the Landlord’s Improvements (as defined in EXHIBIT “A” below). Further, Tenant shall have two (2) five-year renewal options in accordance with Section 1.6 below.

     1.2 Term, Delivery and Commencement.

          1.2.1. Landlord will use best efforts to substantially complete the Landlord’s Improvements listed on the Outline Plans and Specifications attached hereto as EXHIBIT “F-1”, the additional Landlord’s Improvements listed on EXHIBIT “F” and the Tenant’s Improvements listed on EXHIBIT “G” on or before December 1, 2008, but subject to Force Majeure and Tenant Delay. Tenant shall be entitled to install Tenant’s furniture, fixtures and equipment after the Commencement Date. Any delay in the substantial completion of the Landlord’s Improvements and/or the Tenant’s Improvements shall not cause a delay in the Commencement Date, which is fixed at December 1, 2008. If the Landlord’s Improvements and/or the Tenant’s Improvements are not substantially completed by the Commencement Date, then Landlord shall use best efforts to substantially complete the same immediately thereafter.

          1.2.2. Landlord will deliver to Tenant (within a reasonable time after the Commencement Date) the Commencement Date Memorandum with all blanks relating to dates completed with dates Landlord derives in accordance with this Lease. Tenant, within twenty (20) days after receipt from Landlord, will execute and deliver to Landlord the Commencement Date Memorandum.

     1.3 Acceptance of Premises. Except for the Warranty Terms and as otherwise set forth in this Lease, Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any agent, contractor or employee of Landlord has made any representation or warranty of any kind with respect to the Premises, the Building or the Property, specifically including, but not limited to, any representation or warranty of suitability or fitness of the Premises, Building or the Property for any particular purpose. Other than for Landlord’s maintenance or repair obligations under Section 7 of this Lease, Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises establishes Tenant’s acceptance of the Premises, the Building and the Property in an “AS IS - WHERE IS” condition, subject to the Warranty Terms and other terms and conditions set forth in Article 17 below. Tenant must strictly comply with the provisions of this Section 1.3 and Article 17 below. Based solely on the temporary certificate of occupancy or permanent certificate of occupancy to be issued by the City of Olathe, Kansas (the “City”) on or about the Commencement Date, Landlord represents and warrants that, as of the date that the permit was issued for the Building shell based upon the final, approved development plan (and as interpreted by the City), the Premises shall comply with all applicable Laws (as hereinafter defined), including, without limitation the Americans With Disabilities Act, other than zoning ordinances and other Laws specific to Tenant’s use of the Premises.

     1.4 Extension of Term.

          1.4.1. Provided that as of the time of the giving of the First Renewal Notice and the Commencement Date of the First Renewal Term (as those terms are hereinafter defined), (x) Tenant or a Related Assignee is the Tenant originally named herein, (y) Tenant or its Related Assignee leases the entire Building and the Lease Guaranty from Guarantor remains in full force and effect, and (z) no uncured Event of Default exists, subject to available notice and cure rights, then Tenant shall have the right to extend the Lease Term for an additional term of five (5) years (such additional term is hereinafter called the “First Renewal Term”) commencing on the day

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following the expiration of the Lease Term (hereinafter referred to as the “Commencement Date of the First Renewal Term”). Tenant shall give Landlord written notice (hereinafter called the “First Renewal Notice”) of its election to extend the term of the Lease Term at least twelve (12) months prior to the scheduled expiration date of the Lease Term.

          1.4.2. Provided that as of the time of the giving of the Second Renewal Notice and the Commencement Date of the Second Renewal Term (as those terms are hereinafter defined) (x) Tenant or a Related Assignee is the Tenant originally named herein, (y) Tenant or its Related Assignee leases the entire Building and the Lease Guaranty from Guarantor remains in full force and effect, and (z) no uncured Event of Default exists, subject to available notice and cure rights, and provided Tenant has exercised its option for the First Renewal Term, then Tenant shall have the right to extend the Lease Term for an additional term of five (5) years (such additional term is hereinafter called the “Second Renewal Term”) commencing on the day following the expiration of the First Renewal Term (hereinafter referred to as the “Commencement Date of the Second Renewal Term”). Tenant shall give Landlord written notice (hereinafter called the “Second Renewal Notice”) of its election to extend the term of the Lease Term at least twelve (12) months prior to the scheduled expiration date of the First Renewal Term. The First Renewal Term and the Second Renewal Term shall be collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Renewal Term.” The First Renewal Notice and the Second Renewal Notice are collectively referred to herein as the “Renewal Notice.”

          1.4.3. The Basic Rent payable by Tenant to Landlord during the First Renewal Term and the Second Renewal Term shall be equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the then-prevailing market rate for comparable space in comparable buildings in the vicinity of the Building (built after 2007 and of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket), taking into account the size of the Lease, the length of the renewal term, credit of Tenant and Guarantor, costs of any Tenant’s Improvements, all market concessions, including allowances and free rent periods, and after such comparable buildings are adjusted upward to reflect fully assessed and fully taxed buildings (collectively defined herein as the “Fair Market Basic Rent”); provided in no event shall Landlord be required to accept a renewal of the Lease if the calculation of 95% of Fair Market Basic Rent during the Renewal Term is less than the then-current rental rate (unless otherwise agreed to by Landlord in writing at Landlord’s sole discretion).

          1.4.4. Landlord shall provide Tenant with its determination of Fair Market Basic Rent within the ten (10) days of Tenant’s election to exercise a renewal option. If Tenant disputes Landlord’s determination of Fair Market Basic Rent for an extension of the Term, Tenant will deliver notice of such dispute, together with Tenant’s proposed Fair Market Basic Rent, to Landlord within twenty (20) days of Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s determination. The parties will then attempt in good faith to agree upon the Fair Market Basic Rent. If the parties fail to agree within twenty (20) days, then either party shall be entitled to give notice (the “Arbitration Notice”) to the other electing to have the Fair Market Basic Rent selected by an appraiser as provided in this section. Upon delivery and receipt of such Arbitration Notice, the parties will within seven (7) days thereafter mutually appoint an appraiser who will select (in the manner set forth below) the Fair Market Basic Rent (the “Deciding Appraiser”). The Deciding Appraiser must have at least five years of full-time commercial appraisal experience with Properties comparable to the Property and be a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers or a similar appraisal association. The Deciding Appraiser may not have any material financial or business interest in common with either of the parties. If Landlord and Tenant are not able to agree upon a Deciding Appraiser within such seven (7) days, each party will within five (5) days thereafter separately select an appraiser meeting the criteria set forth above, which two appraisers will, within seven (7) days of their selection, mutually appoint a third appraiser meeting the criteria set forth above to be the Deciding Appraiser. Within seven (7) days of the appointment (by either method) of the Deciding Appraiser, Landlord and Tenant will submit to the Deciding Appraiser their respective determinations of Fair Market Basic Rent and any related information. Within twenty-one (21) days of such appointment of the Deciding Appraiser, the Deciding Appraiser will review each party’s submittal (and such other information as the Deciding Appraiser deems necessary) and will select, in total and without modification, the submittal presented by either Landlord or Tenant as the Fair Market Basic Rent. If the Deciding Appraiser timely receives one party’s submittal, but not both, the Deciding Appraiser must designate the submitted proposal as the Fair Market Basic Rent for the applicable extension of the Term. Any determination of Fair Market Basic Rent made by the Deciding Appraiser in violation of the provisions of this section shall be beyond the scope of authority of the Deciding Appraiser and shall be null and void. If the determination of Fair Market Basic Rent is made by a Deciding Appraiser, Landlord and Tenant will each pay, directly to the Deciding Appraiser,

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one-half (½) of all fees, costs and expenses of the Deciding Appraiser. Landlord and Tenant will each separately pay all costs, fees and expenses of their respective additional appraiser (if any) used to determine the Deciding Appraiser; provided in no event shall Landlord be required to accept a renewal of the Lease if the calculation of 95% of Fair Market Basic Rent during the Renewal Term is less than the then-current rental rate (unless otherwise agreed to by Landlord in writing at Landlord’s sole discretion).

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the final determination of Fair Market Basic Rent determined in connection with this Section 1.4.4 (the “Arbitrated Rental Rate”) must be completed within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Arbitration Notice (but in no event less than eight (8) months prior to the expiration date of the Lease). Tenant shall have the right to terminate its option to renew hereunder in the event Tenant is not satisfied with the Arbitrated Rental Rate (as determined by Tenant in its sole discretion); provided: (i) Tenant must elect not to renew within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Arbitrated Rental Rate as provided in this Section 1.4 and (ii) the Lease shall be automatically extended by one hundred eighty (180) days at the greater of: (i) the Basic Rent applicable to the last year of the immediately preceding Lease Term and (ii) the Arbitrated Rental Rate (the “Interim Rental Rate”) in order to provide Tenant with time to relocate - in which event Landlord and Tenant shall execute an amendment to the Lease which evidences the 180-day extension and the Interim Rental Rate through such 180-day extended term.

          1.4.5. The determination of Basic Rent does not reduce the Tenant’s obligation to pay or reimburse Landlord for operating expenses and other reimbursable items as set forth in the Lease, and Tenant shall reimburse and pay Landlord as set forth in the Lease with respect to such operating expenses and other items with respect to the Premises during each Renewal Term; provided, however, the Expense Stop should be taken into consideration by the appraiser(s) in determining the Fair Market Basic Rent under Section 1.4.4 above).

          1.4.6. Except for the Basic Rent as determined above, Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises during each Renewal Term shall be on the same terms and conditions as are in effect immediately prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term or the First Renewal Term, as applicable, and such renewal must be for the entire Building (which includes any space added to the Premises); provided, however, Tenant shall have no further right to any allowances, credits or abatements or any options to renew or extend the Lease.

          1.4.7. If Tenant does not give a particular Renewal Notice within the periods set forth above or if Tenant fails to satisfy the conditions precedent to exercise any of its Renewal Options, Tenant’s right to extend the Lease Term shall automatically terminate. Time is of the essence as to the giving of each Renewal Notice.

          1.4.8. Landlord shall have no obligation to refurbish or otherwise improve the Premises for any of the Renewal Terms. The Premises shall be tendered on the Commencement Date of each Renewal Term in “as is” condition.

          1.4.9. If the Lease is extended for a Renewal Term, then Landlord shall prepare and Tenant shall execute an amendment to the Lease confirming the extension of the Lease Term for the applicable Renewal Term and the other provisions applicable thereto (the “Amendment”).

          1.4.10. If Tenant exercises its right to extend the term of the Lease for the Renewal Terms pursuant to this Section, the term “Lease Term” as used in the Lease, shall be construed to include, when practicable, the applicable Renewal Term except as provided in Section 1.4.8 above.

ARTICLE 2. RENTAL AND OTHER PAYMENTS

     2.1 Basic Rent. Tenant will pay Basic Rent in monthly installments to Landlord, in advance, without offset or deduction, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, commencing on the Commencement Date and continuing on the first day of each and every calendar month after the Commencement Date during the Term through and including the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the above, Tenant shall pay Landlord an amount equal to the first month’s Basic Rent on or before December 1, 2008. Tenant will make all Basic Rent payments to Landlord in care of Property Manager at the address specified in the Basic Terms or at such other place or in such

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other manner as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing no later than ten (10) days prior to the date such payment is due. Tenant will make all Basic Rent payments without Landlord’s previous demand, invoice or notice for payment. Landlord and Tenant will prorate, on a per diem basis, Basic Rent for any partial month within the Term.

     2.2 Additional Rent. Article 3 of this Lease requires Tenant to pay certain Additional Rent pursuant to estimates Landlord delivers to Tenant. Tenant will make all payments of estimated Additional Rent in accordance with Section 3.3 without deduction or offset and without Landlord’s previous demand or notice for payment. Except as specifically set forth in this Lease, Tenant will pay all other Additional Rent described in this Lease that is not estimated under Section 3.3 within thirty (30) days after receiving Landlord’s invoice for such Additional Rent. Tenant will make all Additional Rent payments to the same location and, except as described in the previous sentence, in the same manner as Tenant’s Basic Rent payments.

     2.3 Delinquent Rental Payments. If Tenant does not pay any installment of Basic Rent, Additional Rent or any other payment due under this Lease within three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, Tenant will pay Landlord an additional amount equal to (a) interest on the delinquent payment calculated at the Maximum Rate from the date when the payment is due through the date the payment is made, and (b) a late payment charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the delinquent payment; provided that Tenant shall be entitled to written notice from Landlord and a three (3) Business Day grace period once each calendar year prior to the imposition of any such default interest or late payment charge. Landlord’s right to such compensation for the delinquency is in addition to all of Landlord’s rights and remedies under this Lease, at law or in equity.

     2.4 Independent Obligations. Notwithstanding any contrary term or provision of this Lease, Tenant’s covenant and obligation to pay Rent is independent from any of Landlord’ covenants, obligations, warranties or representations in this Lease. Tenant will pay Rent without any right of offset or deduction, except as otherwise set forth herein.

     2.5 Security Deposit. Intentionally Deleted.

ARTICLE 3. OPERATING EXPENSES AND PROPERTY TAXES

     3.1 Payment of Excess Expenses. Tenant will pay, as Additional Rent and in the manner this Article 3 describes, Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses for each and every calendar year of the Term. Landlord will prorate Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses for the calendar year in which the Lease commences or terminates as of the Commencement Date or termination date, as applicable, on a per diem basis based on the number of days of the Term within such calendar year.

     3.2 Estimation of Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses. Landlord will deliver to Tenant a written estimate of the following for each calendar year of the Term: (a) Property Taxes, (b) Operating Expenses, (c) Excess Expenses, (d) Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses Percentage and (e) the annual and monthly Additional Rent attributable to Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses.

     3.3 Payment of Estimated Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses. Tenant will pay the amount Landlord estimates as Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses under Section 3.2 for each and every calendar year of the Term in equal monthly installments, in advance, commencing on the Commencement Date and continuing on the first day of each and every month during the Term through and including the Expiration Date. If Landlord has not delivered the estimates to Tenant by the first day of January of the applicable calendar year, Tenant will continue paying Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses based on Landlord’s estimates for the previous calendar year. When Tenant receives Landlord’s estimates for the current calendar year, Tenant will pay the estimated amount (less amounts Tenant paid to Landlord in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence) in equal monthly installments over the balance of such calendar year, with the number of installments being equal to the number of full calendar months remaining in such calendar year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 3, beginning in the second calendar year of the Lease Term, Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses which are not considered “Non-Controllable Operating Expenses” (as defined below), shall not increase by more than five percent (5%) per annum on a cumulative, compounded basis from the first calendar year during the Lease Term, which cap shall specifically exclude all charges and costs for Property Taxes, insurance premiums for Landlord’s

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property insurance, utility costs, snow removal and non-routine repairs and maintenance which are not the result of Landlord’s negligence (but which are recoverable under the definition of “Operating Expenses”) (collectively, “Non-controllable Operating Expenses”), for which there shall be no cap at any time during the Lease Term. For purposes of the foregoing cap, all categories of Operating Expenses shall be determined on an aggregate basis and not on an individual basis.

          3.3.1. Re-Estimation and Adjustment. Landlord may re-estimate Excess Expenses from time to time during the Term; however, such re-estimate may occur no more than once every calendar year. In such event, Landlord will re-estimate the monthly Additional Rent attributable to Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses to an amount sufficient for Tenant to pay the re-estimated monthly amount over the balance of the calendar year. Landlord will notify Tenant of the re-estimate and Tenant will pay the re-estimated amount in the manner provided in the last sentence of Section 3.3.

     3.4 Confirmation of Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year within the Term, Landlord will determine the actual amount of Excess Expenses and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses for the expired calendar year and deliver to Tenant a written statement of such amounts. If Tenant paid less than the actual amount of Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses specified in the statement, Tenant will pay the difference to Landlord as Additional Rent in the manner Section 2.2 describes. If Tenant paid more than the actual amount of Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses specified in the statement, Landlord, at Landlord’s option, will either (a) refund the excess amount to Tenant, within thirty (30) days after the date of such determination, or (b) credit the excess amount against Tenant’s next due monthly installment or installments of Rent. Landlord shall maintain books and records of Operating Expenses for a period of two (2) years following the end of each calendar year.

     3.5 Tenant’s Right to Audit. If (a) no uncured Event of Default exists under this Lease, (b) Tenant disputes Landlord’s determination of the actual amount of Excess Expenses or Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses for any calendar year and (c) Tenant delivers to Landlord written notice of the dispute within one (1) year after Landlord’s delivery of the statement of such amount under this Article 3, then Tenant (but not any subtenant or assignee, other than an Affiliate), at its sole cost and expense, upon prior written notice and during regular business hours at a time and place reasonably acceptable to Landlord (which may be the location where Landlord or Property Manager maintains the applicable records), may audit, or cause an auditor to audit, Landlord’s records relating to the disputed amounts and produce a report detailing the results of the audit. No auditor retained by Tenant to conduct an audit under this Section 3.5 shall be paid on a contingency fee basis. Tenant’s objection to Landlord’s determination of Excess Expenses or Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses is deemed withdrawn unless Tenant completes and delivers a copy of the audit report to Landlord within 90 days after the date Landlord makes the records available to Tenant. If the audit report shows that the amount Landlord charged Tenant for Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses was greater than the amount this Article 3 obligates Tenant to pay, then, unless Landlord contests the results of the audit report, Landlord will refund the excess amount to Tenant within 10 Business Days after Landlord receives a copy of the audit report. If the audit report shows that the amount Landlord charged Tenant for Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses was less than the amount this Article 3 obligates Tenant to pay, Tenant, within 10 Business Days after receiving the audit report, will pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, the difference between the amount Tenant paid and the amount stated in the audit report. If Landlord contests the results of Tenant’s audit report, a final determination shall be made by an independent certified public accountant, who shall have no material business or financial interest in common with either of the parties, selected by Landlord, but reasonably acceptable to Tenant, and said accountant shall take into consideration (but not be bound by) the findings of Tenant’s audit report. Pending resolution of any audit under this section, Tenant will continue to pay to Landlord the estimated amounts of Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses in accordance with this Article 3. If the final audit shows that the amount Tenant paid for Tenant’s Share of the Excess Expenses exceeded the amount this Article 3 obligates Tenant to pay by more than 10%, then Landlord shall be responsible for the reasonable cost of the audit, provided the cost of such audit shall not exceed $3,000 (otherwise Tenant shall be responsible for such audit cost). Tenant must keep all information it obtains in any audit strictly confidential and may only use such information for the limited purpose this section describes and for Tenant’s own account.

     3.6 Personal Property Taxes. Tenant, prior to delinquency, will pay all taxes charged against Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal property. Tenant will use all reasonable efforts to have such trade fixtures and other personal property taxed separately from the Property. If any of Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal

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property are taxed with the Property, Tenant will pay the taxes attributable to Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal property to Landlord as Additional Rent.

     3.7 Landlord’s Right to Contest Property Taxes. Landlord shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to contest the amount or validity, in whole or in part, of any Property Taxes not contested by Tenant, by appropriate proceedings conducted in the name of Landlord or in the name of Landlord and Tenant. If Landlord elects to contest the amount or validity, in whole or in part, of any Property Taxes, such contests by Landlord shall be at Landlord’s expense, provided, however, that if the amounts payable by Tenant for Property Taxes are reduced (or if a proposed increase in such amounts is avoided or reduced) by reason of Landlord’s contest of Property Taxes, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for costs incurred by Landlord in contesting Property Taxes, but such reimbursements shall not be in excess of the amount saved by Tenant by reason of Landlord’s actions in contesting such Property Taxes.

     3.8 IRBs and Tax Abatement. As stated above, this Lease is subject to that certain Prime Lease entered into with the City in connection with the tax abatement which affects the Property. The real estate taxes have been approved by the City to be abated by fifty-five percent (55%) of the current tax base and Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of Property Taxes will accordingly decrease. Notwithstanding the above, in the event such tax abatement does not occur or ceases for any reason not related to Landlord’s default under the Prime Lease, Tenant shall be responsible for the payment of its share of Property Taxes in accordance with the terms of the Lease. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant has informed it that Tenant has been granted abatement of sales taxes with respect to Tenant’s leasehold improvements to be made to the Premises and Landlord agrees to cooperate with Tenant in assisting Tenant in its ability to obtain such abatement, including execution of applicable forms to the State of Kansas.

ARTICLE 4. USE

     4.1 Permitted Use and Parking. Tenant will not use the Premises for any purpose other than general office purposes. Tenant shall be entitled to use all parking in the Site Facilities which shall be at least a parking ratio of 4.75 cars per 1,000 rentable square feet of office space. Tenant shall be provided access to the Premises on a 24 hour per day, seven day per week basis (but subject to the Landlord services provided in Section 6.1 below and otherwise subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease). There will be no separate charge (other than costs included in Operating Expenses paid by Tenant hereunder) for parking throughout the Term and any extensions. Landlord may not grant any other party a right to use parking at the Property for any purpose without Tenant’s consent. Although Landlord shall not be responsible for enforcing Tenant’s parking rights against third parties, Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Tenant in Tenant’s efforts to enforce such parking rights. Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant’s cost, to designate certain parking spaces as reserved or visitor spaces; provided any such designation will require Landlord’s approval in the event Tenant ever leases less than the entire Building.

     Tenant will not knowingly use the Property or knowingly permit the Premises to be used in violation of any Laws or in any manner that would (a) violate any certificate of occupancy affecting the Property; (b) make void or voidable any insurance now or after the Effective Date in force with respect to the Property; (c) cause injury or damage to the Property or to the person or property of any other tenant on the Property; (d) cause substantial diminution in the value or usefulness of all or any part of the Property (reasonable wear and tear excepted); or (e) constitute a public or private nuisance or waste. Other than the permits required by Landlord to construct the Building and perform the Tenant’s Improvements hereunder (and the subsequent issuance of a certificate of occupancy), Tenant will obtain and maintain, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, all permits and approvals required under the Laws for Tenant’s use of the Premises.

     4.2 Increased Insurance. Tenant will not knowingly do on the Property or permit to be done on the Premises anything that will (a) increase the premium of any insurance policy Landlord carries covering the Premises or the Property; (b) cause a cancellation of or be in conflict with any such insurance policy; (c) result in any insurance company’s refusal to issue or continue any such insurance in amounts satisfactory to Landlord; or (d) subject Landlord to any liability or responsibility for injury to any person or property by reason of Tenant’s operations in the Premises or use of the Property. Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, will comply with all rules, orders, regulations and requirements or insurers and of the American Insurance Association or any other organization performing a similar function, provided that such rules and regulations are made available to Tenant by

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Landlord, in advance. Tenant will reimburse Landlord, as Additional Rent, for any additional premium charges for such policy or policies resulting from Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of this section.

     4.3 Laws/Building Rules. This Lease is subject and subordinate to all Laws. A copy of the current Building Rules is attached to this Lease as EXHIBIT “E.” Landlord may not amend the Building Rules without Tenant’s consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided such consent is not necessary in connection with changes in the Building Rules for life safety purposes and to comply with Laws or if Tenant occupies less than 100% of the Building. This Lease is also subject to the terms and conditions of the Prime Lease.

     4.4 Site Facilities. So long as Tenant leases the entire Building, Landlord grants Tenant the exclusive right, to use the Site Facilities during the Term, subject to all Laws. Notwithstanding the above, Landlord may (a) access the Site Facilities for purposes of performing its obligations hereunder (such as snow removal, landscaping, lawn maintenance and other maintenance and repair obligations to the extent specifically set forth herein); (b) temporarily close any portion of the Site Facilities (after reasonable advance notice to Tenant) (i) for repairs or improvements or Alterations, (ii) to discourage unauthorized use, or (iii) to prevent dedication or prescriptive rights; (c) impose and revise reasonable Building Rules which do not impair Tenant’s rights under this Lease concerning use of the Site Facilities, including, but not limited to, any parking facilities comprising a portion of the Site Facilities subject to the terms of Section 4.3 above; and (d) to grant utility easements or similar rights over the Site Facilities and reasonable access to Landlord for any other reason Landlord deems necessary in Landlord’s reasonable judgment so long as Tenant’s right to access and use the Site Facilities are not unreasonably disturbed or impeded.

ARTICLE 5. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

     5.1 Compliance with Hazardous Materials Laws. Tenant will not cause any Hazardous Material to be brought upon, kept or used on the Property in a manner or for a purpose prohibited by or that could reasonably result in liability under any Hazardous Materials Law. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, will comply with all Hazardous Materials Laws and prudent industry practice relating to the presence, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal, release or management of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or about the Property that Tenant brings upon, keeps or uses on the Property and will notify Landlord of any and all Hazardous Materials Tenant brings upon, keeps or uses on the Property (other than small quantities of office cleaning or other office supplies and similar materials as are customarily used by a tenant in the ordinary course for the permitted use). On or before the Expiration Date or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, will completely remove from the Property (regardless whether any Hazardous Materials Law requires removal), in compliance with all Hazardous Materials Laws, all Hazardous Materials Tenant causes to be present in, on, under or about the Property. Tenant will not take any remedial action in response to the presence of any Hazardous Materials in on, under or about the Property, nor enter into any settlement agreement, consent decree or other compromise with respect to any Claims relating to or in any way connected with Hazardous Materials in, on, under or about the Property, without first notifying Landlord of Tenant’s intention to do so and affording Landlord reasonable opportunity to investigate, appear, intervene and otherwise assert and protect Landlord’s interest in the Property. Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, will comply with all Hazardous Materials Laws and prudent industry practice relating to the presence, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal, release or management of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or about the Property that Landlord brings upon, keeps or uses on the Property and will notify Tenant of any and all Hazardous Materials Landlord brings upon, keeps or uses on the Property (other than small quantities of office cleaning or other office supplies as are customarily used by a landlord in the ordinary course of operating and maintaining office buildings and site facilities).

     5.2 Notice of Actions. Tenant will notify Landlord of any of the following actions affecting Landlord, Tenant or the Property that result from or in any way relate to Tenant’s use of the Property immediately after receiving notice of the same: (a) any enforcement, clean-up, removal or other governmental or regulatory action instituted, completed or threatened under any Hazardous Materials Law; (b) any Claim made or threatened by any person relating to damage, contribution, liability, cost recovery, compensation, loss or injury resulting from or claimed to result from any Hazardous Material; and (c) any reports made by any person, including Tenant, to any environmental agency relating to any Hazardous Material, including any complaints, notices, warnings or asserted violations. Tenant will also deliver to Landlord, as promptly as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days after Tenant first receives or sends the same, copies of all Claims, reports, complaints, notices, warnings or

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asserted violations relating in any way to the Premises or Tenant’s use of the Premises. Upon Landlord’s written request, Tenant will promptly deliver to Landlord documentation acceptable to Landlord reflecting the legal and proper disposal of all Hazardous Materials removed or to be removed from the Premises by Tenant. Any such documentation will list Tenant or its agent as a responsible party and will not attribute responsibility for any such Hazardous Materials to Landlord or Property Manager.

     5.3 Disclosure and Warning Obligations. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that all reporting and warning obligations required under Hazardous Materials Laws resulting from or in any way relating to Tenant’s use of the Premises or Property are Tenant’s sole responsibility, regardless whether the Hazardous Materials Laws permit or require Landlord to report or warn.

     5.4 Tenant Indemnification. Tenant releases and will indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord), protect and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from and against any and all Claims whatsoever arising or resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the presence, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal, release or management of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, upon or from the Property (including water tables and atmosphere) that Tenant brings upon, keeps or uses on the Premises or Property. Tenant’s obligations under this section include, without limitation and whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, (a) the costs of any required or necessary repair, clean-up, detoxification or decontamination of the Property; (b) the costs of implementing any closure, remediation or other required action in connection therewith as stated above; (c) the value of any loss of use and any diminution in value of the Property; and (d) consultants’ fees, experts’ fees and response costs. Tenant’s obligations under this section survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

     5.5 Landlord Indemnification. Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that, except as otherwise set forth on that certain Phase I environmental site assessment report performed on the Land, to the best of Landlord’s knowledge, as of the effective date of this Lease, no Hazardous Materials are present on, in or under the land on which the Building is located. Landlord releases and will indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Tenant), protect and hold harmless the Tenant Parties from and against any and all Claims whatsoever arising or resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the presence, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal, release or management of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, upon or from the Property (including water tables and atmosphere) other than matters for which Tenant has agreed to indemnify Landlord pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof. Landlord’s obligations under this section include, without limitation and whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, (a) the costs of any required or necessary repair, clean-up, detoxification or decontamination of the Property; (b) the costs of implementing any closure, remediation or other required action in connection therewith as stated above; (c) the value of any loss of use and any diminution in Tenant’s leasehold interest in the Premises but only if caused by Landlord; and (d) consultants’ fees, experts’ fees and response costs. Landlord’s obligations under this section survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

ARTICLE 6. SERVICES

     6.1 Landlord’s Obligations. Except as otherwise requested by Tenant and agreed to by Landlord, Landlord will provide the following services during Business Hours, the costs of which are included as Operating Expenses (except to the extent excluded in the definition set forth in Exhibit A), in a manner consistent with buildings of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket:

          6.1.1. Janitorial service in the Premises five (5) times per week.

          6.1.2. Electrical energy to the Premises sufficient, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, for lighting and for operating personal computers and other office machines and equipment for Permitted Use; provided the demand load for such electrical energy will be a minimum of 6 watts per rentable square foot of demand load for the Premises. Tenant will not use any equipment requiring electrical energy in excess of wattages supplied by Landlord without receiving Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent Landlord will not unreasonably withhold but may condition on Tenant paying all costs of installing the equipment and facilities necessary to furnish such excess energy and an amount equal to the average cost per unit of electricity for the Building applied to the excess use as reasonably determined either by an engineer selected by Landlord or by submeter installed at Tenant’s expense. Any electrical energy used for the Tenant Specified Areas (as defined in Section 6.1.3 below) shall be charged to and shall be paid as Additional Rent by Tenant. Landlord will replace all

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lighting bulbs, tubes, ballasts and starters within the Premises at Tenant’s sole cost and expense unless the costs of such replacement are included in Operating Expenses. If such costs are not included in Operating Expenses, Tenant will pay such costs as Additional Rent. Landlord agrees not to charge a mark-up, profit or overhead on utility charges or excess utility charges paid by Tenant hereunder.

          6.1.3. During Business Hours, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) to the Premises sufficient to maintain in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, comfortable temperatures in the Premises; provided such temperatures are subject to the conditions and requirements of state and federal energy regulatory bodies for non-residential buildings (including any Kansas energy conservation standards) and the indoor air quality shall comply with the ASHRAE standards 62-89. During non-Business Hours, Landlord will provide HVAC service upon Tenant’s reasonable advance notice. Tenant will pay Landlord, as Additional Rent, for such extended service on an hourly basis at the Landlord’s actual cost (with no additional mark-up, profit or overhead charged by Landlord). Notwithstanding the above, Tenant will require such HVAC service to be provided on a 24 hours per day and 7 days a week basis for the following two (2) spaces within the Building (referred to herein as the “Tenant Specified Areas”); provided the additional cost of which shall be charged to and paid by Tenant as Additional Rent: (1) The space consisting of the approximately 3,000 to 5,000 square foot raised floor telecom area located on the first floor of the Building (as designated by Tenant); and (2) the space within the Building identified by Tenant as its operations center (consisting of approximately 30,000 rentable square feet). Notwithstanding the above, Tenant shall be solely responsible for the cost, ownership and maintenance of any supplemental HVAC service to the Premises beyond the HVAC units provided as part of the Building shell improvements.

          6.1.4. Hot and cold water from standard building outlets for lavatory, restroom and drinking purposes.

          6.1.5. Landlord may limit the number of elevators in operation at times other than Business Hours provided at least one (1) elevator shall be operational at all times.

          6.1.6. The Building parking area shall be available for use twenty-four (24) hours a day, every day of the year during the Term and shall be illuminated when necessary. Further, Landlord shall keep and maintain the Building parking area and all other Site Facilities in manner consistent with buildings of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket.

          6.1.7. Removing of ice and snow from the Site Facilities as necessary.

          6.1.8. Pest control in the Building and Site Facilities as necessary.

     6.2 Tenant’s Obligations. All utility bills will be included in Operating Expenses and, unless specifically excluded therefrom, Tenant shall pay all costs in connection therewith as Operating Expenses pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Lease (and such utilities shall be considered “Non-Controllable Operating Expenses” hereunder).

     6.3 Other Provisions Relating to Services. No interruption in, or temporary stoppage of, any of the services this Article 6 describes is to be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use and possession of the Premises, nor does any interruption or stoppage relieve Tenant from any obligation this Lease describes, render Landlord liable for damages or entitle Tenant to any Rent abatement, except as otherwise provided herein. Landlord has the right to select the provider of any utility or service to the Property, which shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Tenant; provided Tenant shall specifically have the right to select the telecommunications provider to the Building, which selection shall be provided to Landlord in sufficient time as to not cause any delays in connection with the construction of the Building and Site Facilities. In the event such service is within Landlord’s exclusive control or if such service is interrupted based upon the negligence of Landlord or Landlord Parties, and thereafter Landlord is unable to provide any service mentioned above (unless caused by Tenant or Tenant Parties), and further, in the event such inability renders the whole or a portion of the Premises untenantable or unsuitable for the purposes intended hereunder for a period of five (5) consecutive business days, Basic Rent and payments of Additional Rent for the portion of the Premises rendered untenantable or unsuitable for the purposes intended hereunder shall abate pro rata until such service is restored to such a condition that the portion of the Premises affected is again rendered tenantable or suitable.

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ARTICLE 7. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

     7.1 Landlord’s Obligations. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Landlord will repair and maintain the following in good order, condition and repair and in a manner consistent with buildings of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket: (a) the foundations, exterior walls, structural systems, bearing walls, support beams, floor slabs, support columns, window frames and roof of the Building; (b) the elevator, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems, facilities and components, electrical risers, telephone risers, plumbing risers, sprinkler systems, air distribution systems, air handling systems, including VAV boxes, electrical and mechanical lines and equipment associated therewith, elevators and boilers; utility and trunk lines, tanks and transformers; (c) Site Facilities, including the common entrances, corridors, loading docks, and the parking area and access ways therefore; (d) exterior windows, doors, plate glass and exterior wall surfaces of the Building; and (e) improvements to the Land, including ditches, shrubbery, landscaping and fencing (collectively, the “Landlord Obligations”). Neither Basic Rent nor Additional Rent will be reduced, nor, subject to Section 10.5 below, will Landlord be liable, for loss or injury to or interference with Tenant’s property, profits or business arising from or in connection with Landlord’s performance of its obligations under this section. Landlord acknowledges and agrees that the making and performance of Landlord’s covenants and agreements in this Section 7.1 is a material inducement to Tenant entering into this Lease. Landlord will maintain the Building and Site Facilities in a condition comparable to buildings of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket and any repairs to the Building shall be in compliance with Laws. Such maintenance and repair costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the Landlord Obligations and otherwise under this Section 7.1 shall be included as part of the Operating Expenses, unless caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord and unless excluded from the definition of “Operating Expenses” as set forth herein.

     7.2 Tenant’s Obligations.

          7.2.1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Lease, Landlord is not required to furnish any services or facilities, or to make any repairs or Alterations, in, about or to the Premises or the Property. Except as specifically described in Section 7.1 and Articles 11 and 12, Tenant assumes the full and sole responsibility for the condition, operation, repair, replacement, maintenance and management of the Premises. Except as specifically described in Section 7.1 and Articles 11 and 12, Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, will keep and maintain the Premises (including, but not limited to, all non-structural interior portions, systems and equipment; interior surfaces of exterior walls; interior moldings, partitions and ceilings; and interior electrical, lighting and plumbing fixtures, which plumbing fixtures are part of the Tenant’s Improvements and not part of the Landlord’s Improvements) in good order, condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear and damage from insured casualties excepted. Tenant will keep the Premises in a neat and sanitary condition and will not commit any nuisance or waste in, on or about the Premises or the Property. If Tenant damages or injures the Site Facilities or any part of the Property other than the Premises, Landlord will repair the damage and Tenant will pay Landlord for all reasonable uninsured costs and expenses of Landlord in connection with the repair as Additional Rent. Tenant is solely responsible for and, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, releases and will indemnify, protect and defend Landlord against (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold Landlord harmless from, the cost of repairing, and any Claims resulting from, any penetrations or perforations of the roof or exterior walls of the Building by Tenant (exclusive of the initial Tenant’s Improvements performed by Landlord). Tenant will maintain the Premises in a condition comparable to buildings of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket. Tenant’s repairs will be at least equal in quality and workmanship to the original work and Tenant will make the repairs and perform maintenance in accordance with all Laws.

          7.2.2. If any governmental authority requires any non-structural Alteration to Premises as a result of Tenant’s particular use of the Premises or as a result of any Alteration to the Premises made by or on behalf of Tenant, or if Tenant’s particular use of the Premises subjects Landlord or the Property to any obligation under any Laws, Tenant will pay the cost of all such non-structural Alterations or the cost of compliance, as the case may be. If any governmental authority requires any structural Alteration to Premises; Landlord shall perform such structural Alteration (“Structural Alteration”). If the Structural Alteration is a result of a specific action, employee or other specific element of Tenant’s particular use of the Premises (as opposed to items particular to office use in general) or as a result of any Alteration to the Premises made by or on behalf of Tenant, the cost thereof (including, without limitation, reasonable overhead and administrative costs) shall be paid by Tenant within thirty (30) days after receiving Landlord’s invoice for such work; provided, Tenant may request Landlord, at Landlord’s option, to

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amortize the cost of such Alteration over the remaining Term of the Lease and, if agreed to by Landlord, the parties hereto shall execute an amendment to the Lease which incorporates the amortization of such Structural Alterations into the Lease. If any Structural Alteration to the Premises related to a zoning or use requirements applicable to Tenant’s particular use which were not in effect on the Commencement Date, then Landlord shall perform such Structural Alteration and the cost thereof shall be included as “Operating Expenses” on an amortized basis over its useful life on a straight line basis, such that the annual amortized amount is included in Operating Expenses in each year during the remainder of the Term as more fully provided herein. If the Alterations referenced above are not structural, Tenant, at Tenant’s option, will either make the Alterations at Tenant’s sole cost and expense in accordance with Article 8 or request Landlord to make the Alterations at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the above, based solely on the temporary certificate of occupancy or permanent certificate of occupancy to be issued by the City on or about the Commencement Date, Landlord represents and warrants that, as of the date that the permit was issued for the Building shell based upon the final, approved development plan (and as interpreted by the City), the Premises shall comply with all applicable Laws (as hereinafter defined) including, without limitation the Americans With Disabilities Act, other than zoning ordinances and other Laws specific to Tenant’s use of the Premises.

ARTICLE 8. CHANGES AND ALTERATIONS

     8.1 Alterations; Access System. Tenant will not make any Structural Alterations to the Premises or any Alterations to the Site Facilities without Landlord’s approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as (i) the purposed Alteration is non-structural in nature, (ii) the purposed Alteration does not materially diminish the value of the Building, and (iii) the purposed Alteration otherwise complies with the requirements of this Article 8. Tenant will not make any other Alterations without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent Landlord will not unreasonably withhold or delay; provided, however, that Landlord may require, as a condition of its consent, that Tenant remove the Alterations at the end of the Term and repair all damage caused by such removal; however, Alterations related to the initial Tenant’s Improvements (including all wiring and cabling) shall not be removed and Landlord shall not require such removal. If Tenant properly notifies Landlord hereunder and Landlord fails to respond within thirty (30) days after such written notice, then Landlord shall be deemed to consent to the proposed Alterations. Along with any request for Landlord’s consent, Tenant will deliver to Landlord plans and specifications for the Alterations and names and addresses of all prospective contractors for the Alterations. If Landlord approves the proposed Alterations, Tenant, before commencing the Alterations or delivering (or accepting delivery of) any materials to be used in connection with the Alterations, will deliver to Landlord for Landlord’s reasonable approval copies of all contracts, proof of insurance required by Section 8.2, copies of any contractor safety programs, copies of all necessary permits and licenses and such other information relating to the Alterations as Landlord reasonably requests. Tenant will construct all approved Alterations or cause all approved Alterations to be constructed (a) promptly by a contractor Landlord approves in writing in Landlord’s reasonable discretion, (b) in a good and workmanlike manner, (c) in compliance with all Laws, (d) in accordance with all orders, rules and regulations of the Board of Fire Underwriters having jurisdiction over the Premises and any other body exercising similar functions, and (e) in full compliance with all of Landlord’s rules and regulations applicable to third party contractors, subcontractors and suppliers performing work at the Property. Notwithstanding the above, Tenant shall be entitled to make non-structural alterations and improvements to the interior portion of the Premises without Landlord’s consent (“Minor Alterations”) so long as: (i) the aggregate cost of such non-structural alterations and improvements do not exceed $10,000 per calendar year; (ii) the Minor Alterations are constructed subject to all the other terms of this Article 8 and (iii) Tenant provides Landlord with prior written notice of any such Minor Alterations which exceed $2,500 per occurrence.

     The parties acknowledge that Tenant shall operate the Building’s access system as determined by Tenant (and reasonably approved by Landlord), which access system shall be installed at Tenant’s sole cost and expense; provided Tenant may use its Improvement Allowance for such access system. Landlord shall be provided access to the Building under Tenant’s access system (at no cost to Landlord) for all purposes under this Lease. Tenant shall be permitted to tie such system into Tenant’s standard access system on a national basis.

     8.2 Tenant’s Responsibility for Cost and Insurance. Tenant will pay the cost and expense of all Alterations by or on behalf of Tenant, including, without limitation, a reasonable charge for Landlord’s review, inspection and engineering time, and for any painting, restoring or repairing of the Premises or the Building such Alterations occasion. Prior to commencing any Alterations, Tenant will deliver the following to Landlord in form

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and amount reasonably satisfactory to Landlord: (a) demolition (if applicable) and payment and performance bonds, (b) builder’s “all risk” insurance in an amount at least equal to the value of the Alteration; (c) evidence that Tenant has in force commercial general liability insurance insuring against construction related risks, in at least the form, amounts and coverages required of Tenant under Article 10 and (d) copies of all applicable contracts and of all necessary permits and licenses. The insurance policies described in clauses (b) and (c) of this section must name Landlord, Landlord’s lender (if any) and Property Manager as additional insureds.

     8.3 Construction Obligations and Ownership. Landlord may inspect construction of the Alterations. Immediately after completing the Alterations, Tenant will furnish Landlord with contractor affidavits, full and final lien waivers and receipted bills covering all labor and materials expended and used in connection with the Alterations. Tenant will remove any Alterations Tenant constructs in violation of this Article 8 within ten (10) days after Landlord’s written request and in any event prior to the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. All Alterations Tenant makes or installs (including all telephone, computer and other wiring and cabling located within the walls of and outside the Premises, but excluding all Tenant Personalty as defined in Section 16.1), shall become the property of Landlord and a part of the Building immediately upon installation and, unless Landlord requires Tenant to remove the Alterations and repair any damage caused by such removal by notifying Tenant at the time Landlord consents to the Alterations, Tenant will surrender the Alterations to Landlord upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease at no cost to Landlord. In no event shall Tenant be required to remove the initial Tenant’s Improvements at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.

     8.4 Liens. Tenant will keep the Property free from any mechanics’, materialmen’s, designers’ or other liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or for Tenant or any person or entity claiming by, through or under Tenant. Tenant will notify Landlord in writing thirty (30) days prior to commencing any Alterations in order to provide Landlord the opportunity to record and post notices of non-responsibility or such other protective notices available to Landlord under the Laws. If any such liens are filed and Tenant, within fifteen (15) days after such filing, does not release the same of record or provide Landlord with a bond or other security satisfactory to Landlord protecting Landlord and the Property against such liens, Landlord, without waiving its rights and remedies based upon such breach by Tenant and without releasing Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, may cause such liens to be released by any means Landlord deems proper, including, but not limited to, paying the claim giving rise to the lien or posting security to cause the discharge of the lien. In such event, Tenant will reimburse Landlord, as Additional Rent, for all amounts Landlord pays (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs).

     8.5 Indemnification. To the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, Tenant releases and will indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold harmless the Landlord Parties and the Property from and against any Claims in any manner relating to or arising out of any Alterations by Tenant or any other work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or for Tenant or any person or entity claiming by, through or under Tenant.

ARTICLE 9. RIGHTS RESERVED BY LANDLORD

     9.1 Landlord’s Entry. Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 9.1, Landlord and its authorized representatives may during Business Hours and upon reasonable notice to Tenant enter the Premises to: (a) inspect the Premises; (b) show the Premises to prospective purchasers and mortgagees; (c) show the Premises to prospective tenants (but only during the last twelve (12) months of the Term except in the case of emergency or at any time following an Event of Default after any applicable notice and cure period to the extent permitted by law); (d) post notices of non-responsibility or other protective notices available under the Laws; or (e) exercise and perform Landlord’s rights and obligations under this Lease. Landlord, in the event of any emergency, may enter the Premises without notice to Tenant. Landlord’s entry into the Premises is not to be construed as a forcible or unlawful entry into, or detainer of, the Premises or as an eviction of Tenant from all or any part of the Premises. Tenant will also permit Landlord (or its designees) to erect, install, use, maintain, replace and repair pipes, cables, conduits, plumbing and vents, and telephone, electric and other wires or other items, in, to and through the Premises if Landlord determines that such activities are necessary or appropriate for properly operating and maintaining the Building, to the extent reasonably required by Landlord, provided Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to disturb Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Building (and will coordinate with Tenant if during Business Hours) and Landlord shall use good faith efforts to coordinate any such activities with Tenant to minimize

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any impact on Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Building. Landlord shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with Tenant’s business operation in connection with its rights under Section 9.1. Landlord acknowledges that certain information and documentation at the Premises is deemed confidential by Tenant and Landlord will refrain from disclosing the contents of such information and documentation to any other party and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its employees, agents and contractors to keep such information and documentation confidential. This provision shall not apply to any information which Landlord can demonstrate it knew prior to the date hereof or which Landlord receives independently from a third party who is not precluded by law, contract or duty of confidentiality from disclosing it.

     9.2 Control of Property. Landlord reserves all rights respecting the Property and Premises not specifically granted to Tenant under this Lease, including, without limitation, the right to: (a) designate and approve all types of signs, window coverings, internal lighting and other aspects of the Premises and its contents that may be visible from the exterior of the Premises which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied; (b) close the Building after Business Hours, except that Tenant and its employees and invitees may access the Premises after Business Hours in accordance with such rules and regulations as Landlord and Tenant may mutually prescribe from time to time for security purposes; (c) install and maintain pipes, ducts, conduits, wires and structural elements within the Building; provided Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to disturb Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Building and Landlord shall use good faith efforts to coordinate any such activities with Tenant to minimize any impact on Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Building, and (d) retain and receive master keys or pass keys to the Premises and all doors in the Premises. Landlord will hire a service to conduct a drive-by patrol from time to time, which may include an exterior door check. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or the provision of any security-related services by Landlord, Landlord is not responsible for the security of persons or property on the Property and Landlord is not and will not be liable in any way whatsoever for any breach of security not solely caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Landlord, its agents or employees.

     9.3 Lock Box Agent/Rent Collection Agent; ACH Payments. Landlord, from time to time, may designate a lock box collection agent or other person to collect Rent. In such event, Tenant’s payment of Rent to the lock box collection agent or other person is deemed to have been made (a) as of the date the lock box collection agent or other person receives Tenant’s payment (if the payment is not dishonored for any reason); or (b) if Tenant’s payment is dishonored for any reason, the date Landlord or Landlord’s agent collects the payment. Neither Tenant’s payment of any amount of Rent to the lock box collection agent or other person nor Landlord’s or Landlord’s agent’s collection of such amount if the payment is dishonored constitutes Landlord’s waiver of any default by Tenant in the performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease or Landlord’s waiver of any of Landlord’s rights or remedies under this Lease. If Tenant pays any amount to the lock box collection agent or other person other than the actual amount due Landlord, then Landlord’s or Landlord’s agent’s receipt or collection of such amount does not constitute an accord and satisfaction, Landlord is not prejudiced in collecting the proper amount due Landlord (or in pursuing any rights or remedies available under this Lease, at law or in equity as a result of Tenant’s failure to pay the full amount when due) and Landlord may retain the proceeds of any such payment, whether restrictively endorsed or otherwise, and apply the same toward amounts due and payable by Tenant under this Lease. Further, if mutually agreed upon by Landlord and Tenant, Tenant hereby agrees to pay Rent via electronic funds transfer payments (ACH payments) upon written direction and instructions from Landlord.

     9.4 Relocation of Tenant. Intentionally deleted.

ARTICLE 10. INSURANCE AND CERTAIN WAIVERS AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

     10.1 Tenant’s Insurance Obligations. Tenant, at all times during the Term and during any early occupancy period, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, will maintain the insurance this Section 10.1 describes.

          10.1.1. Commercial general liability insurance (providing coverage at least as broad as the current ISO form) with respect to the Premises and Tenant’s activities in the Premises and upon and about the Property, on an “occurrence” basis, with single limit coverage of $5,000,000. Such insurance must include specific coverage provisions or endorsements (a) for broad form contractual liability insurance insuring Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; (b) naming Landlord and Property Manager as additional insureds; (c) providing Landlord with at least thirty (30) days prior notice of cancellation or non-renewal; (d) waiving the insurer’s subrogation rights against

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all Landlord Parties; and (e) providing that the insurer has a duty to defend all insureds under the policy (including additional insureds), and that defense costs are paid in addition to and do not deplete the policy limits. Tenant may provide such liability insurance under a blanket policy. Such insurance maintained by Tenant shall be primary coverage to the extent Tenant has agreed to indemnify, save harmless and/or release Landlord and Landlord Parties, or any one or more of them, from liability for such claim or liability pursuant to any other provision of this Lease, and as to such claim or liability, any insurance maintained by Landlord shall be excess coverage and non-contributory.

          10.1.2. Property insurance on Tenant’s trade fixtures and other personal property within the Premises and business income insurance covering loss of income from Tenant’s business in the Premises, which insurance must include specific coverage provisions or endorsements waiving the insurer’s subrogation rights against all Landlord Parties.

          10.1.3. Such other insurance as may be required by any Laws from time to time which other insurance shall be consistent with buildings of similar quality in the South Johnson County submarket. If insurance obligations generally required of tenants in similar space in similar office buildings in the area in which the Premises is located increase or otherwise change, Landlord may correspondingly increase or otherwise change Tenant’s insurance obligations under this Lease.

          10.1.4. All of Tenant’s insurance will be written by companies rated at least A/VII by A.M. Best Insurance Service. Tenant will deliver a certificate of insurance using a standard ACORD form format, or equivalent certificate (which equivalent must be reasonably satisfactory to Landlord), (a) on or before the Commencement Date (and prior to any earlier occupancy by Tenant), (b) prior to the expiration of any current policy or certificate, and (c) at such other times as Landlord may reasonably request (such as a sale or refinancing of the project). If Landlord allows Tenant to provide evidence of insurance by certificate, Tenant will deliver an ACORD Form or equivalent certificate. Tenant’s property insurance must permit waiver of subrogation as provided in Section 10.3. Further, all of Tenant’s insurance must name the City, the trustee and such other parties as additional insureds and shall otherwise comply with the requirements under the IRBs.

          10.1.5. Notwithstanding any contrary language in this Lease and any notice and cure rights this Lease provides Tenant, if Tenant fails to provide Landlord with evidence of insurance as required under Section 10.1.4, Landlord may assume that Tenant is not maintaining the insurance Section 10.1 requires Tenant to maintain and Landlord may, but is not obligated to, without further demand upon Tenant or notice to Tenant and without giving Tenant any cure right or waiving or releasing Tenant from any obligation contained in this Lease, obtain such insurance for Landlord’s benefit. In such event, Tenant will pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, all costs and expenses Landlord incurs obtaining such insurance. Landlord’s exercise of its rights under this section does not relieve Tenant from any default under this Lease.

          10.1.6. Landlord’s establishment of minimum insurance requirements is not a representation by Landlord that such limits are sufficient and does not limit Tenant’s liability under this Lease in any manner.

     10.2 Landlord’s Insurance Obligations. Landlord will (except for the optional coverages and endorsements Section 10.2.1 describes) at all times during the Term maintain the specific insurance this Section 10.2 describes. All premiums and other costs and expenses Landlord incurs in connection with maintaining its property insurance (including loss of rents) shall be included in Operating Expenses. Insurance maintained by Landlord which is not related to the Property shall not be included in Operating Expenses.

          10.2.1. Property insurance on the Building in an amount not less than the full insurable replacement cost of the Building with a deductible of no more than $100,000 insuring against loss or damage by fire and such other risks as are covered by the current ISO Special Form policy. Landlord, at its option, may obtain such additional coverages or endorsements as Landlord deems appropriate or necessary, including, without limitation, insurance covering foundation, grading, excavation and debris removal costs; business income and rent loss insurance; boiler and machinery insurance; ordinance or laws coverage; earthquake insurance; flood insurance; and other coverages. Landlord may maintain such insurance in whole or in part under blanket policies. Such insurance will not cover or be applicable to any personal property or trade fixtures of Tenant within the Premises or otherwise

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located at the Property or any other such property (including that of third parties) in Tenant’s care, custody or control at the Property.

          10.2.2. Commercial general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage occurring at the Property in such amounts as Landlord deems necessary or appropriate. Such liability insurance will protect Landlord and, at Landlord’s option, Landlord’s lender and some or all of the Landlord Parties, and does not replace or supplement the liability insurance this Lease obligates Tenant to carry. Further, Landlord may carry loss of rent insurance under such coverages reasonably determined by Landlord. Such insurance maintained by Landlord shall be primary coverage to the extent Landlord has agreed to indemnify, save harmless and/or release Tenant and Tenant Parties, or any one or more of them, from liability for such claim or liability pursuant to any other provision of this Lease, and as to such claim or liability, any insurance maintained by Tenant shall be excess coverage and non-contributory.

     10.3 Waivers and Releases of Claims and Subrogation by Tenant and Landlord.

          10.3.1. To the extent not prohibited by the Laws, Tenant, on behalf of Tenant and its insurers, waives, releases and discharges the Landlord Parties from all Claims arising out of damage to or destruction of the Premises, Property or Tenant’s trade fixtures, other personal property or business, and any loss of use or business interruption, regardless whether any such Claim results from the negligence or fault of any Landlord Party or otherwise, occasioned by any fire or other casualty or occurrence whatsoever (whether similar or dissimilar) but only to the extent of the insurance proceeds paid to Tenant, if Tenant maintains the required policies, or if Tenant fails to maintain the required policies, the insurance proceeds that would have been paid to Tenant if the required policies had been maintained, including, without limitation, (a) any existing or future condition, defect, matter or thing in the Premises or on the Property, (b) any equipment or appurtenance becoming out of repair, (c) any occurrence, act or omission of any Landlord Party, any other tenant or occupant of the Building or any other person (d) damage caused by the flooding of basements or other subsurface areas and (e) damage caused by refrigerators, sprinkling devices, air conditioning apparatus, water, snow, frost, steam, excessive heat or cold, falling plaster, broken glass, sewage, gas, odors, noise or the bursting or leaking of pipes or plumbing fixtures. The waiver this section describes applies regardless whether any such damage results from an act of God, an act or omission of other tenants or occupants of the Property or an act or omission of any other person and regardless whether insurance coverage against any such risks is obtainable. Tenant will look only to Tenant’s insurance coverage (regardless whether Tenant maintains any such coverage) in the event of any such Claim. Tenant’s trade fixtures, other personal property and all other property (including that of third parties) in Tenant’s care, custody or control, is located at the Property at Tenant’s sole risk. Landlord is not liable for any damage to such property or for any theft, misappropriation or loss of such property.

          10.3.2. To the extent not prohibited by the Laws, Landlord, on behalf of Landlord and its insurers, waives, releases and discharges the Tenant Parties from all Claims arising out of damage to or destruction of the Building, Property, other personal property or business, and any loss of use or rent interruption, regardless whether any such Claim results from the negligence or fault of any Tenant Party or otherwise, occasioned by any fire or other casualty or occurrence whatsoever (whether similar or dissimilar), including, without limitation, (a) any existing or future condition, defect, matter or thing in the Building or on the Property, (b) any equipment or appurtenance becoming out of repair, (c) any occurrence, act or omission of any Tenant Party, any other tenant or occupant of the Building or any other person (d) damage caused by the flooding of basements or other subsurface areas and (e) damage caused by refrigerators, sprinkling devices, air conditioning apparatus, water, snow, frost, steam, excessive heat or cold, falling plaster, broken glass, sewage, gas, odors, noise or the bursting or leaking of pipes or plumbing fixtures. The waiver this section describes applies regardless whether any such damage results from an act of God, an act or omission of other tenants or occupants of the Property or an act or omission of any other person and regardless whether insurance coverage against any such risks is obtainable. Landlord will look only to Landlord’s insurance coverage (regardless whether Landlord maintains any such coverage) in the event of any such Claim. Landlord’s personal property and all other property (including that of third parties) in Landlord’s care, custody or control, is located at the Property at Landlord’s sole risk. Tenant is not liable for any damage to such property or for any theft, misappropriation or loss of such property.

     10.4 Tenant’s Indemnification of Landlord. In addition to Tenant’s other indemnification obligations in this Lease but subject to Landlord’s agreements in Section 10.2, Tenant, to the fullest extent allowable

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under the Laws, releases and will indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from and against all Claims made by third parties (but subject to the provisions contained in Section 10.3.1 and Section 10.3.2 above): (a) arising from any breach or default by Tenant in the performance of any of Tenant’s covenants or agreements in this Lease, (b) arising from any act, omission, negligence or misconduct of Tenant, (c) arising from any accident, injury, occurrence or damage in, about or to the Premises (unless caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord), (d) to the extent caused in whole or in part by Tenant, arising from any accident, injury, occurrence or damage in, about or to the Property, (e) arising from proceedings instituted by Tenant or by or against any person holding any interest in the Premises (other than Landlord) by, under or through Tenant, to which any Landlord party becomes or is made a Party to the proceeding, (f) arising from the foreclosure of any lien for labor or material furnished to or for Tenant or such other person or (g) otherwise arising out of or resulting from any act or omission of Tenant.

     10.5 Landlord’s Indemnification of Tenant. In addition to Landlord’s other indemnification obligations in this Lease, Landlord, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, releases and will indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Tenant) and hold harmless the Tenant Parties from and against all Claims made by third parties (but subject to the provisions contained in Section 10.3.1 and Section 10.3.2 above): (a) arising from any breach or default by Landlord in the performance of any of Landlord’s covenants or agreements in this Lease, (b) arising from any act, omission, negligence or misconduct of Landlord, (c) arising from any accident, injury, occurrence or damage in, about or to the Property other than the Premises (unless caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant), (d) to the extent caused in whole or in part by Landlord, arising from any accident, injury, occurrence or damage in, about or to the Property, (e) arising from proceedings instituted by Landlord or by or against any person holding any interest in the Property (other than Tenant) by, under or through Landlord, to which any Tenant party becomes or is made a Party to the proceeding, (f) arising from the foreclosure of any lien for labor or material furnished to or for Landlord or such other person or (g) otherwise arising out of or resulting from any act or omission of Landlord.

ARTICLE 11. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

     11.1 Tenantable Within 270 Days. Except as provided in Section 11.3, if fire or other casualty renders the whole or any material part of the Premises untenantable and Landlord’s engineer (which may be Opus A&E) determines (in its reasonable discretion) that it can make the Premises tenantable within 270 days after the date of the casualty, then Landlord will notify Tenant that Landlord will within the 270 day period (subject to the extension of such time period under Section 18.17) repair and restore the Building and the Premises to as near their condition prior to the casualty as is reasonably possible. Landlord will provide the notice within thirty (30) days after the date of the casualty. In such case, this Lease remains in full force and effect, but Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses for the period during which the Premises are untenantable abate pro rata (based upon the rentable area of the untenantable portion of the Premises as compared with the rentable area of the entire Premises or the entire Premises if the entire Premises are untenantable because of such casualty). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord fails to substantially complete the repairs or restoration within the two hundred seventy (270) day period (extended by delays caused by Force Majeure or Tenant Delays, not to exceed an additional ninety (90) days), then Tenant may terminate this Lease with written notice given to Landlord any time prior to such substantial completion.

     11.2 Not Tenantable Within 270 Days. If fire or other casualty renders the whole or any material part of the Premises untenantable and Landlord’s engineer (which may be Opus A&E) determines (in its reasonable discretion) that it cannot make the Premises tenantable within 270 days after the date of the casualty, then Landlord will so notify Tenant within thirty (30) days after the date of the casualty and may, in such notice, terminate this Lease effective on the date of Landlord’s notice. If Landlord does not terminate this Lease as provided in this section, Tenant may terminate this Lease by notifying Landlord within thirty (30) days after the date of Landlord’s notice, which termination will be effective thirty (30) days after the date of Tenant’s notice.

     11.3 Building Substantially Damaged. Notwithstanding the terms and conditions of Section 11.1, if the Building is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty (regardless whether the Premises is affected) and either (a) fewer than eighteen (18) months remain in the Term (if Landlord cannot make the Building tenantable within 180 days after the date of the casualty), or (b) fewer than one (1) year remains in the Term, then, regardless whether Landlord’s engineer (which may be Opus A&E) determines (in its reasonable discretion) that it can make

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the Building tenantable within 180 days after the date of the casualty, then Landlord or Tenant, at either party’s option, by notifying the other party within thirty (30) days after the casualty (or after the determination by Landlord’s engineer at to subsection (i) of this Section 11.3), may terminate this Lease effective on the date of such party’s notice.

     11.4 Insufficient Proceeds. Intentionally deleted.

     11.5 Landlord’s Repair Obligations. If this Lease is not terminated under Sections 11.2 through 11.4 following a fire or other casualty, then Landlord will repair and restore the Premises and the Building to as near their condition prior to the fire or other casualty as is reasonably possible (including all Landlord’s Improvements and all Tenant’s Improvements) with all commercially reasonable diligence and speed (subject to delays caused by Tenant Delay or Force Majeure) and Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses for the period during which the Premises are untenantable will abate pro rata (based upon the rentable area of the untenantable portion of the Premises as compared with the rentable area of the entire Premises). In no event is Landlord obligated to repair or restore any special equipment or improvements installed by Tenant (exclusive of Tenant’s Improvements), or any personal or other property of Tenant. Landlord will, if necessary, equitably adjust Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses Percentage to account for any reduction in the rentable area of the Premises or Building resulting from a casualty.

     11.6 Rent Apportionment Upon Termination. If either Landlord or Tenant terminates this Lease under this Article 11, Landlord will apportion Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses on a per diem basis and Tenant will pay the Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses to (a) the date of the fire or other casualty if the event renders the Premises completely untenantable or (b) if the event does not render the Premises completely untenantable, the effective date of such termination (provided that if a portion of the Premises is rendered untenantable, but the remaining portion is tenantable, then Tenant’s obligation to pay Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses abates pro rata [based upon the rentable area of the untenantable portion of the Premises divided by the rentable area of the entire Premises] from the date of the casualty and within 30 days of notice of the amount due Tenant will pay the unabated portion of the Rent to the date of such termination).

     11.7 Exclusive Casualty Remedy. The provisions of this Article 11 are Tenant’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies in the event of a casualty. To the extent permitted by the Laws, Tenant waives the benefits of any Law that provides Tenant any abatement or termination rights (by virtue of a casualty) not specifically described in this Article 11.

ARTICLE 12. EMINENT DOMAIN

     12.1 Termination of Lease. If a condemning authority (the “Condemning Authority”) desires to affect a Taking of all or any material part of the Property, Landlord will notify Tenant and Landlord and Tenant will reasonably determine whether the Taking will render the Premises unsuitable for Tenant’s intended purposes. If Landlord and Tenant conclude that the Taking will render the Premises unsuitable for Tenant’s intended purposes, Landlord and Tenant will document such determination and this Lease will terminate as of the date the Condemning Authority takes possession of the portion of the Property taken. Tenant will pay Rent to the date of termination. If a Condemning Authority takes all or any material part of the Building, then Landlord or Tenant may, at either party’s option, by notifying the other party prior to the date the Condemning Authority takes possession of the portion of the Property taken, may terminate this Lease effective on the date the Condemning Authority takes possession of the portion of the Property taken. Further, if a Taking reduces the value of the Property by fifty percent (50%) or more (as reasonably determined by Landlord) during the last two (2) years of the Lease Term, then either party, at its option, may terminate this Lease effective on the date the Condemning Authority takes possession of the portion of the Property taken.

     12.2 Landlord’s Repair Obligations. If this Lease does not terminate with respect to the entire Premises under Section 12.1 and the Taking includes a portion of the Premises, this Lease automatically terminates as to the portion of the Premises taken as of the date the Condemning Authority takes possession of the portion taken and Landlord will, at its sole cost and expense, restore the remaining portion of the Premises to a complete

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architectural unit with all commercially reasonable diligence and speed and will reduce the Basic Rent for the period after the date the Condemning Authority takes possession of the portion of the Premises taken to a sum equal to the product of the Basic Rent provided for in this Lease multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the rentable area of the Premises after the Taking and after Landlord restores the Premises to a complete architectural unit, and the denominator of which is the rentable area of the Premises prior to the Taking. Landlord will also equitably adjust Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses Percentage for the same period to account for the reduction in the rentable area of the Premises or the Building resulting from the Taking. Tenant’s obligation to pay Basic Rent and Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses will abate on a proportionate basis with respect to that portion of the Premises remaining after the Taking that Tenant is unable to use during Landlord’s restoration for the period of time that Tenant is unable to use such portion of the Premises.

     12.3 Tenant’s Participation. Landlord is entitled to receive and keep all damages, awards or payments resulting from or paid on account of a Taking. Accordingly, Tenant waives and assigns to Landlord any interest of Tenant in any such damages, awards or payments except for a separate award as set forth below. Tenant may prove in any condemnation proceedings and may receive any separate award for damages to or condemnation of Tenant’s movable trade fixtures and equipment and for moving expenses; provided however, that Tenant has no right to receive any award for its interest in this Lease or for loss of leasehold.

     12.4 Exclusive Taking Remedy. The provisions of this Article 12 are Tenant’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies in the event of a Taking. To the extent permitted by the Laws, Tenant waives the benefits of any Law that provides Tenant any abatement or termination rights or any right to receive any payment or award (by virtue of a Taking) not specifically described in this Article 12.

ARTICLE 13. RIGHT TO ASSIGN AND SUBLEASE

     13.1 Permitted Transfers. So long as no uncured Event of Default exists and so long as Tenant and Guarantor remain fully liable under the Lease and the Lease Guaranty, Tenant may cause a Transfer at any time upon receipt of Landlord’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Landlord must respond to Tenant’s request within ten (10) days after receipt of such request by Tenant for a Transfer to any transferee who is comparable in quality to those in other buildings of similar class and quality in the South Johnson County submarket of Olathe and who will use the Premises in a manner generally comparable to the use of comparable space in the South Johnson County submarket. Tenant hereby agrees to pay all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of Landlord, including reasonable attorney fees, in connection with any proposed Transfer to a Proposed Transferee (regardless of whether Landlord consents to the Transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

     In the event of an approved Transfer, Tenant shall be entitled to retain all of the Profits actually received by Tenant pursuant to such approved assignment or sublease (but only to the extent Tenant remains current on all of its monetary obligations under this Lease and Tenant is not otherwise in default hereunder).

     Tenant may Transfer the Lease at any time, without receipt of Landlord’s consent, to any Related Assignee, so long as such Transfer is not entered into as a subterfuge to avoid the obligations and restrictions of the Lease and so long as Tenant and Guarantor remain fully liable for all obligations under the Lease and the Lease Guaranty.

     The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Landlord shall not have the right to recapture the Premises, or any part thereof, or to terminate this Lease, in the event of any Transfer or proposed Transfer. Notwithstanding the above, in the event Tenant requests a Transfer within the last twenty-four (24) months of the Term (or any extension thereof), then Landlord may recapture the Premises and terminate the Lease, effective as of the date of the proposed Transfer; provided such recapture right shall not apply to a Transfer to a Related Assignee.

ARTICLE 14. DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

 

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     14.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following constitutes an “Event of Default” by Tenant under this Lease:

          14.1.1. Tenant fails to pay Basic Rent, any monthly installment of Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses or any other Additional Rent amount as and when due and such failure continues for ten (10) days after Landlord notifies Tenant of Tenant’s failure to pay Rent when due.

          14.1.2. Tenant breaches or fails to perform any of Tenant’s non-monetary obligations under this Lease and the breach or failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after Landlord notifies Tenant of Tenant’s breach or failure; provided that if Tenant cannot reasonably cure its breach or failure within a thirty (30) day period, Tenant’s breach or failure is not an Event of Default if Tenant commences to cure its breach or failure within the thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure and effects the cure within a period of time that does not exceed ninety (90) days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period.

          14.1.3. The existence of any material misrepresentation or omission in any financial statements, correspondence or other information provided to Landlord by or on behalf of Tenant or any Guarantor in connection with (a) Landlord’s evaluation of Tenant as a prospective tenant at the Property; (b) any proposed or attempted Transfer; or (c) any consent or approval Tenant requests under this Lease.

          14.1.4. Guarantor’s default under the Lease Guaranty (beyond any applicable notice and grace periods set forth in such Lease Guaranty) securing all or any part of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease.

          14.1.5. (a) Tenant makes a general assignment or general arrangement for the benefit of creditors; (b) a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy or for reorganization or rearrangement is filed by Tenant that is not dismissed within sixty (60) days; (c) a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy or for reorganization or rearrangement is filed against Tenant and is not dismissed within sixty (60) days; (d) a trustee or receiver is appointed to take possession of substantially all of Tenant’s assets located at the Premises or of Tenant’s interest in this Lease and possession is not restored to Tenant within sixty (60) days; or (e) substantially all of Tenant’s assets, substantially all of Tenant’s assets located at the Premises or Tenant’s interest in this Lease is subjected to attachment, execution or other judicial seizure not discharged within sixty (60) days. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any act described in this section does not constitute an Event of Default, and the court appoints a trustee to take possession of the Premises (or if Tenant remains a debtor in possession of the Premises) and such trustee or Tenant Transfers Tenant’s interest hereunder, then Landlord is entitled to receive, as Additional Rent, the amount by which the Rent (or any other consideration) paid in connection with the Transfer exceeds the Rent otherwise payable by Tenant under this Lease.

     14.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Landlord, at any time and from time to time, and without preventing Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy, may exercise any one or more of the following remedies:

          14.2.1. Terminate Tenant’s right to possess the Premises by any lawful means with or without terminating this Lease, in which event Tenant will immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord. Unless Landlord specifically states that it is terminating this Lease, Landlord’s termination of Tenant’s right to possess the Premises is not to be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease or Tenant’s obligations and liabilities under this Lease. In such event, this Lease continues in full force and effect (except for Tenant’s right to possess the Premises) and Tenant continues to be obligated for and must pay all Rent as and when due under this Lease. If Landlord terminates Tenant’s right to possess the Premises, Landlord is not obligated to but may re-enter the Premises and remove all persons and property from the Premises. Landlord may store any property Landlord removes from the Premises in a public warehouse or elsewhere at the cost and for the account of Tenant. Upon such re-entry, Landlord is not obligated to but may relet all or any part of the Premises to a third party or parties for Tenant’s account. Tenant is immediately liable to Landlord for all Re-entry Costs and must pay Landlord the same within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s notice to Tenant. Landlord may relet the Premises for a period shorter or longer than the remaining Term. If Landlord relets all or any part of the Premises, Tenant will continue to pay Rent when due under this Lease and Landlord will refund to Tenant the Net Rent Landlord actually receives from the reletting up to a maximum amount equal to the Rent Tenant paid that came due after Landlord’s reletting. If the Net Rent Landlord actually receives from reletting exceeds such Rent, Landlord will apply the excess sum to future Rent due under this Lease. Landlord may retain any surplus Net Rent remaining at the expiration of the Term. Notwithstanding the

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above, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate damages hereunder to the extent required under applicable Laws.

          14.2.2. Terminate this Lease effective on the date Landlord specifies in its termination notice to Tenant. Upon termination, Tenant will immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord. If Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord may recover from Tenant and Tenant will pay to Landlord on demand all damages Landlord incurs by reason of Tenant’s default, including, without limitation, (a) all Rent due and payable under this Lease as of the effective date of the termination; (b) any Re-entry Costs, and (c) an amount equal to the amount by which the present worth, as of the effective date of the termination, of the Basic Rent for the balance of the Term remaining after the effective date of the termination (assuming no termination) exceeds the present worth, as of the effective date of the termination, of a fair market Basic Rent for the Premises for the same period (as Landlord reasonably determines the fair market Basic Rent), (c) Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses to the extent Landlord is not otherwise reimbursed for such Expenses in accordance with Section 1.6 and (d) any other damages by Tenant to Landlord to the extent recoverable under applicable Laws. For purposes of this section, Landlord will compute present worth by utilizing a discount rate of five percent (5%) per annum. In no event shall Landlord be entitled to accelerate rent or seek liquidated damages except as provided in this Section 14.2.2.

          14.2.3. Perform the obligation on Tenant’s behalf without waiving Landlord’s rights under this Lease, at law or in equity and without releasing Tenant from any obligation under this Lease. Tenant will pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, all sums Landlord pays and obligations Landlord incurs on Tenant’s behalf under this section.

          14.2.4. Any other right or remedy available to Landlord under this Lease, at law or in equity; provided however that Landlord shall have no rights to accelerate rent except as set forth in Section 14.2.2 above.

     14.3 Costs. Tenant will reimburse and compensate Landlord on demand and as Additional Rent for any reasonable, actual costs and expenses Landlord incurs in connection with, resulting from or related to an Event of Default, regardless whether suit is commenced or judgment is entered. Such costs includes all reasonable legal fees, costs and expenses (including paralegal fees and other professional fees and expenses) Landlord incurs investigating, negotiating, settling or enforcing any of Landlord’s rights or remedies or otherwise protecting Landlord’s interests under this Lease. In addition to the foregoing, Landlord is entitled to reimbursement of all of Landlord’s reasonable fees, expenses and damages, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and paralegal and other professional fees and expenses, Landlord incurs in connection with protecting its interests in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving Tenant, including, without limitation, any proceeding under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code; by exercising and advocating rights under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code; by proposing a plan of reorganization and objecting to competing plans; and by filing motions for relief from stay. Such fees and expenses are payable on demand, or, in any event, upon assumption or rejection of this Lease in bankruptcy.

     14.4 Waiver and Release by Tenant. Tenant waives and releases all Claims Tenant may have resulting from Landlord’s re-entry and taking possession of the Premises by any lawful means and removing and storing Tenant’s property as permitted under this Lease, regardless whether this Lease is terminated, and, to the fullest extent allowable under the Laws, Tenant releases and will indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord), protect and hold harmless the Landlord Parties from and against any and all Claims occasioned by Landlord’s lawful re-entry of the Premises and disposition of Tenant’s property. No such reentry is to be considered or construed as a forcible entry by Landlord.

     14.5 No Waiver. Except as specifically set forth in this Lease, no failure by Landlord or Tenant to insist upon the other party’s performance of any of the terms of this Lease or to exercise any right or remedy upon a breach thereof, constitutes a waiver of any such breach or of any breach or default by the other party in its performance of its obligations under this Lease. No acceptance by Landlord of full or partial Rent from Tenant or any third party during the continuance of any breach or default by Tenant of Tenant’s performance of its obligations under this Lease constitutes Landlord’s waiver of any such breach or default. Except as specifically set forth in this Lease, none of the terms of this Lease to be kept, observed or performed by a party to this Lease, and no breach

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thereof, are waived, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by the other party. One or more waivers by a party to this Lease is not to be construed as a waiver of a subsequent breach of the same covenant, term or condition. No statement on a payment check from a party to this Lease or in a letter accompanying a payment check is binding on the other party. The party receiving the check, with or without notice to the other party, may negotiate such check without being bound to the conditions of any such statement.

     14.6 Landlord Default. Landlord shall provide to Tenant, immediately upon receipt, any notice of default under the Prime Lease. If Landlord shall fail to perform any covenant, term or condition of this Lease or the Prime Lease upon Landlord’s part to be performed, and such failure is not corrected within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof (except in the case of (i) an emergency where the default is of such a nature (such as roof damage) where the 30-day notice period is not commercially reasonable in light of the anticipated damages, in which event Tenant, after 24 hours notice, may make temporary, emergency repairs to minimize damage until Landlord has a reasonable opportunity to respond to Tenant’s repair request, or (ii) in the case of a default under the Prime Lease, where a shorter cure period, if any, is provided, but subject to any notice and cure periods) provided that if Landlord cannot reasonably cure its breach or failure within a thirty (30) day period, Landlord’s breach or failure is not an Event of Default if Landlord commences to cure its breach or failure within the thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure and effects the cure within a period of time that does not exceed ninety (90) days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period, subject to Force Majeure, then Tenant may pursue one of the following remedies: (i) bring a suit for specific performance; or (ii) perform any such covenant, term or condition and set off such amounts against Rent which shall not exceed 50% of Rent due in any month (which right of set off shall only apply if Landlord fails to pay Tenant’s costs in connection with such self-performance within thirty (30) days of invoicing); provided, prior to such self-performance and offset right, (x) Tenant provides Landlord with an additional thirty (30) days written notice and opportunity to cure (except for emergencies as provided above) and (y) such right of self-performance shall be limited to items that materially and adversely affect Tenant’s ability to perform its obligations under this Lease, such as Landlord’s failure to perform roof repairs which affect’s Tenant ability to operate its business. The costs of Tenant to self-perform hereunder are limited to its reasonable actual, out-of-pocket expenses related thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Tenant shall not have any right to sue Landlord for any consequential, punitive or incidental damages (including, without limitation, claims for lost profits and/or lost business opportunity).

ARTICLE 15. CREDITORS; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES

     15.1 Subordination. This Lease, all rights of Tenant in this Lease, and all interest or estate of Tenant in the Property, is subject and subordinate to the lien of any Mortgage and the terms and provisions of the Prime Lease. Tenant, on Landlord’s demand, will execute and deliver to Landlord or to any other person Landlord designates any instruments, releases or other documents reasonably required to confirm the self-effectuating subordination of this Lease as provided in this section to the lien of any Mortgage. The subordination to any Mortgage provided for in this section and to the Prime Lease is expressly conditioned upon the mortgagee’s agreement that as long as no monetary or material non-monetary Event of Default exists, the holder of the Mortgage will not disturb Tenant’s rights under this Lease. Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a similar attornment from the City. The lien of any existing or future Mortgage will not cover Tenant’s moveable trade fixtures or other personal property of Tenant located in or on the Premises. The subordination described above is conditioned upon delivery by Landlord to Tenant of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from any holder of a Mortgage in substantially the same form as EXHIBIT “K”, which is subject to approval by the holder of such Mortgage.

     15.2 Attornment. If any holder of any Mortgage at a foreclosure sale or any other transferee acquires Landlord’s interest in this Lease, the Premises or the Property, Tenant will attorn to the transferee of or successor to Landlord’s interest in this Lease, the Premises or the Property (as the case may be) and recognize such transferee or successor as landlord under this Lease. Tenant waives the protection of any statute or rule of law that gives or purports to give Tenant any right to terminate this Lease or surrender possession of the Premises upon the transfer of Landlord’s interest. Such transferee or successor shall acquire Landlord’s interest to the Property subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease, to the extent this Lease remains in full force and effect pursuant to the terms hereof.

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     15.3 Mortgagee Protection Clause. Tenant will give the holder of any Mortgage, by certified mail and at the same time as Tenant notifies Landlord, a copy of any notice of default Tenant serves on Landlord, provided that Landlord or the holder of the Mortgage previously notified Tenant (by way of notice of assignment of rents and leases or otherwise) of the address of such holder and will accept cure by such holder within fifteen (15) days after the time period provided in the Lease.

     15.4 Estoppel Certificates.

Upon Landlord’s written request, Tenant will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a written statement in form satisfactory to Landlord certifying: (a) that this Lease (and all guaranties, if any) is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been any modifications, that the Lease is in full force and effect, as modified, and stating the modifications); (b) that this Lease has not been canceled or terminated; (c) the last date of payment of Rent and the time period covered by such payment; (d) whether to Tenant’s knowledge there are then existing any breaches or defaults by Landlord under this Lease known to Tenant, and, if so, specifying the same; (e) specifying to Tenant’s knowledge any existing claims or defenses in favor of Tenant against the enforcement of this Lease (or of any guaranties); and (f) such other factual statements as Landlord, any lender, prospective lender, investor or purchaser may request. Tenant will deliver the statement to Landlord within thirty (30) Business Days after Landlord’s request. Landlord may give any such statement by Tenant to any lender, prospective lender, investor or purchaser of all or any part of the Property and any such party may conclusively rely upon such statement as true and correct. Upon Tenant’s written request, Landlord will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Tenant written statements from Landlord and the City (but only to the extent it is required under the Prime Lease and the other IRB documents), in form reasonably satisfactory to Tenant certifying: (a) that this Lease (or, if the statement is from the City, the Prime Lease) is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been any modifications, that the Lease (or Prime Lease, as the case may be) is in full force and effect, as modified, and stating the modifications); (b) that this Lease (or the Prime Lease, as the case may be) has not been canceled or terminated; (c) the last date of payment of Rent and the time period covered by such payment; and (d) such other factual statements as Tenant may reasonably request.

ARTICLE 16. TERMINATION OF LEASE

     16.1 Surrender of Premises. Tenant will surrender the Premises to Landlord at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease in good order, condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear, Tenant’s Improvements, permitted Alterations and damage by casualty or condemnation excepted, and will surrender all keys to the Premises to Property Manager or to Landlord at the place then fixed for Tenant’s payment of Basic Rent or as Landlord or Property Manager otherwise direct. Tenant will also inform Landlord of all combinations on locks, safes and vaults, if any, in the Premises or on the Property. If Tenant does not surrender the Premises in accordance with this section, Tenant releases and will indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord) protect and hold harmless Landlord from and against any Claims resulting from Tenant’s delay in so surrendering the Premises, including, without limitation, any Claim made by any succeeding occupant founded on such delay. Tenant will at such time remove all of its property from the Premises and, if Landlord so requires, all Alterations made by Tenant to the Premises (but only to the extent Landlord notified Tenant to remove such Alterations at the time Landlord approved the same, as more fully set forth herein). In no event shall Tenant be required to remove the initial Tenant’s Improvements at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease. Further Tenant shall be entitled to remove, replace and substitute the following items from the Premises at any time during the term of this Lease: (i) all access and security systems and related gear and (ii) all other personal property of Tenant, including furniture, fixtures and equipment (collectively, the “Tenant Personalty”). Tenant will promptly repair any damage to the Premises caused by the removal of such Alterations and Tenant Personalty. All property of Tenant not removed on or before the last day of the Term (including the Tenant Personalty) is deemed abandoned.

     16.2 Holding Over. If Tenant possesses the Premises after the Term expires or is otherwise terminated without executing a new lease but with Landlord’s written consent, Tenant is deemed to be occupying the Premises as a tenant from month-to-month, subject to all provisions, conditions and obligations of this Lease applicable to a month-to-month tenancy and any other reasonable conditions of Landlord’s consent, except that Basic Rent will equal Tenant’s then current Rent for the Premises, and (b) either Landlord or Tenant may terminate the month-to-month tenancy at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party. If Tenant possesses the Premises after the Term expires or is otherwise terminated without executing a new lease and without Landlord’s

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written consent, Tenant is deemed to be occupying the Premises without claim of right (but subject to all terms and conditions of this Lease) and, in addition to Tenant’s liability for failing to surrender possession of the Premises as provided in Section 16.1, Tenant will pay Landlord Rent for each day of occupancy after expiration of the Term equal to 150% of Tenant’s then-existing Rent (on a daily basis) (the “Holdover Rental Amount”); provided, notwithstanding the above, in the event Tenant gives at least twelve (12) months prior written notice to Landlord of its intent to hold over; Tenant shall continue to pay Basic Rent and Additional Rent in the amount then due under the Lease and such Holdover Rental Amount shall not apply until the third (3rd) holdover month. Further, Tenant shall not be liable for consequential damages during the initial two (2) months of holdover in the event Tenant provides such twelve (12) months prior written notice as set forth above.

ARTICLE 17. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     17.1 Initial Improvements.

          17.1.1. Landlord’s Improvements. Landlord will provide, at no cost to Tenant, the Landlord’s Improvements, which include both those listed on EXHIBIT “F” attached hereto and those listed on the Outline Plans and Specifications attached hereto as EXHIBIT “F-1”; provided Landlord shall not make any material changes to such outline specifications or floor plans without Tenant’s prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed approved if Tenant fails to respond to the same within two (2) business days (but Landlord shall be entitled to make non-material changes without Tenant’s consent). The Landlord’s Improvements will be designed by Landlord’s architect Opus Architects & Engineers, Inc. (“Opus A&E”). Landlord represents and warrants that, as of the date that the permit was issued for the Building shell based upon the final, approved development plan (as interpreted by the City of Olathe, Kansas in connection with its issuance of a certificate of occupancy), the Premises shall comply with all applicable Legal Requirements (as hereinafter defined) based upon such certificate of occupancy issued by the City of Olathe, Kansas, including, without limitation the Americans With Disabilities Act; provided such representation and warranty shall not apply to zoning ordinances and other Legal Requirements specific to Tenant’s use of the Premises and further such representation and warranty shall be subject to the limitation set forth in Section 17.1.11 below.

          17.1.2. Tenant’s Improvements. Landlord will cause to be constructed, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, the Tenant’s Improvements, as set forth on EXHIBIT “H” attached hereto. Tenant’s Improvements will be preliminarily designed by Tenant’s architect (BE Collaborative Architects) and must be approved by Landlord and Opus A&E (as more fully set forth in Section 17.1.5 below). Tenant will pay all of Landlord’s direct and indirect costs of causing the Tenant’s Improvements to be installed by Landlord (except for any portion of the Tenant’s Improvements which will be performed by Tenant (as agreed to by Landlord) and any furniture, fixtures and equipment installed by Tenant), plus six percent (6%) of the sum of the actual cost of labor, materials and general conditions related to the Tenant’s Improvements performed by Landlord. Such costs of Landlord may include, without limitation, space planning costs, construction document preparation costs, design costs, construction drawing costs, general conditions, construction costs and all costs Landlord incurs in connection with obtaining permits for the Tenant’s Improvements. Other than any Tenant Personalty under Section 16.1, Tenant’s Improvements become the property of Landlord and a part of the Building immediately upon installation.

     Landlord hereby agrees to competitively bid all major subcontract work for the Tenant’s Improvements performed by Landlord hereunder and Tenant, through Tenant’s representative, will have the opportunity to approve all components of the aggregate costs for the Tenant’s Improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which consent shall be deemed approved if Tenant fails to respond to the same within two (2) business days.

     As to any Tenant’s Improvements performed by Landlord, Landlord shall not include any items solely as costs of Tenant’s Improvements if Landlord would otherwise be required to pay for exact same cost as part of its Landlord’s Improvements (such as a trailer, phone service and certain utilities costs), but instead shall equitably prorate the cost for the same between the Landlord’s Improvements and the Tenant’s Improvements.

          17.1.3. Improvement Allowance. Landlord will credit an amount, not to exceed the Improvement Allowance (which is $42.76 per rentable square foot of the initial Premises), against Tenant’s obligation to pay for the design and installation of the Tenant’s Improvements and for other costs reasonably

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determined by Tenant and associated with the Premises (including, without limitation moving costs and computer cabling). Landlord is not obligated to pay or incur any amounts that exceed the Improvement Allowance. If the cost of Tenant’s Improvements exceeds the Improvement Allowance, Tenant will pay the excess to Landlord in cash as Additional Rent. Tenant will also pay, as Additional Rent, all of Landlord’s actual out-of-pocket costs resulting from Tenant Delays. If Landlord reasonably estimates that the cost of the Tenant’s Improvements will exceed the Improvement Allowance, Tenant must pay the amount by which the cost of the Tenant’s Improvements exceeds the Improvement Allowance, which payment shall be invoiced by Landlord when the work related thereto is being performed by Landlord and shall be paid by Tenant within thirty (30) days after such invoicing by Landlord. In addition to such Improvement Allowance Landlord shall provide Tenant with an allowance for any mutually-agreed upon credits relating to lobby finish and Building scope changes.

          17.1.4. Property Manager/Site Superintendent. Contractor is the general contractor for all Tenant’s Improvements. In connection with installing Tenant’s Improvements, Contractor will utilize a Property manager and site superintendent, the fees of which are payable by Tenant on an hourly basis as a direct cost of the Tenant’s Improvements.

          17.1.5. Final Plans. On or before October 1, 2008, Tenant and its collaborating architect will provide Landlord and Opus A&E with the preliminary plans and specifications for the Tenant’s Improvements. Such plans and specifications must (a) be compatible with the Landlord’s Improvements described on EXHIBIT “F” and EXHIBIT “F-1” (b) show, in reasonable detail, the design and appearance of the finishing material Landlord will use in connection with installing Tenant’s Improvements; and (c) contain such other detail or description as may be necessary for Landlord to adequately define the scope of Tenant’s Improvements. Landlord will approve or disapprove the plans and specifications in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receiving the same (provided any delays in responding beyond such time period by Landlord shall not constitute a Tenant Delay hereunder). Once the preliminary plans and specifications are approved by the parties, Landlord and its architect Opus A&E shall prepare the final plants and specifications based upon such approved preliminary plans and specifications. The final plans and specifications mutually approved by Landlord and Tenant shall be referred to herein as the “Final Plans.” If Landlord and Tenant fail to mutually approve the Final Plans on or before October 23, 2008 (as a result of Tenant’s failure to timely comply with the terms of this Lease or due to any other Tenant Delay), then such delay is a Tenant Delay and will cause the Tenant’s Improvements to not be substantially completed by Landlord by December 1, 2008. As provided above, a delay in the completion of the Landlord’s Improvements and/or the Tenant’s Improvements will not delay the Commencement Date, which is fixed at December 1, 2008.

          17.1.6. Working Drawings and Specifications. Landlord will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to notify Tenant if Tenant orders long lead time items that will delay Substantial Completion of Tenant’s Improvements. Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to order materials within reasonable time to minimize such delays.

          17.1.7. Changes to Final Plans. Tenant will notify Landlord of any desired revisions to the Final Plans that Tenant has approved under Section 17.1.5 above. If Landlord approves the revisions, Landlord will revise the Final Plans accordingly and will notify Tenant of the additional cost of Tenant’s Improvements and the reasonable anticipated delay in completing the Tenant’s Improvements caused by such revisions. Tenant will approve or disapprove the increased cost and delay within five (5) days after Landlord notifies Tenant of the additional cost and delay. If Tenant fails to notify Landlord of its approval or disapproval of the additional cost and delay within the five (5) day period, Tenant is deemed to have disapproved the additional cost or delay. If Tenant disapproves the additional cost or delay, Tenant is deemed to have withdrawn its proposed revisions to the Final Plans.

          17.1.8. Tenant’s Representative. Tenant designates Eric Diethorn as Tenant’s representative to provide any notices or directions to Landlord regarding the Tenant’s Improvements. Tenant may change its designated representative in written notice to Landlord.

          17.1.9. Substantial Completion. Landlord will use best efforts to achieve Substantial Completion of Tenant’s Improvements on or before the Commencement Date, subject to Tenant Delays and delays caused by Force Majeure.

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          17.1.10. Punch List. Within twenty (20) days after the Commencement Date, Landlord and Tenant will inspect the Premises and develop a Punch List. Landlord will complete (or repair, as the case may be) the items described on the Punch List with commercially reasonable diligence and speed, subject to delays caused by Tenant Delays and Force Majeure. Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Punch List items within thirty (30) days after creation of such Punch List but in no event more than 60 days after the creation of the Punch List (weather permitting and subject to Force Majeure and Tenant Delays). If Tenant refuses to inspect the Premises with Landlord within such 20-day period, Tenant is deemed to have accepted the Premises as delivered, subject to the Warranty Terms, as set forth in Section 17.1.10 below.

          17.1.11. Construction Warranty. Landlord warrants Tenant’s Improvements against defective workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year after Substantial Completion. Landlord’s sole obligation under this warranty is to repair or replace, as necessary, any defective item if Tenant notifies Landlord of the defective item within such one year period. Landlord has no obligation to repair or replace any item after such one year period expires. Tenant must strictly comply with the Warranty Terms. THIS ARTICLE 17 PROVIDES TENANT WITH ITS SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR INCOMPLETE OR DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS OR OTHER DEFECTS IN THE PREMISES IN LIEU OF ANY CONTRACT, WARRANTY OR OTHER RIGHTS, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO TENANT UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

ARTICLE 18. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     18.1 Notices. All Notices must be in writing and must be sent by personal delivery, United States registered or certified mail (postage prepaid) or by an independent overnight courier service, addressed to the addresses specified in the Basic Terms or at such other place as either party may designate to the other party by written notice given in accordance with this section. Notices given by mail are deemed effective three (3) Business Days after the party sending the Notice deposits the Notice with the United States Post Office. Notices delivered by courier are deemed effective on the next Business Day after the day the party delivering the Notice timely deposits the Notice with the courier for overnight (next day) delivery.

     18.2 Transfer of Landlord’s Interest. If Landlord Transfers any interest in the Premises for any reason other than collateral security purposes, the transferor is automatically relieved of all obligations on the part of Landlord accruing under this Lease from and after the date of the Transfer, provided that the transferee assumes all of Landlord’s obligations under the Lease and further provided that the transferor delivers to the transferee any funds the transferor holds in which Tenant has an interest (such as a security deposit). Except as specifically set forth in the first sentence of this Section, Landlord’s covenants and obligations in this Lease bind each successive Landlord only during and with respect to its respective period of ownership. However, notwithstanding any such Transfer, the transferor remains entitled to the benefits of Tenant’s indemnity and insurance obligations (and similar obligations) under this Lease with respect to matters arising or accruing during the transferor’s period of ownership. Landlord hereby agrees not to transfer Landlord’s interest in the Premises prior to Substantial Completion; other than: (i) in connection with the IRBs and (ii) to an affiliate of Landlord or to an entity which is owned or controlled by Landlord or an affiliate of Landlord, or to an entity in which members or officers of Landlord own or control.

     18.3 Successors. The covenants and agreements contained in this Lease bind and inure to the benefit of Landlord, its successors and assigns, bind Tenant and its successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of Tenant and its permitted successors and assigns.

     18.4 Captions and Interpretation. The captions of the articles and sections of this Lease are to assist the parties in reading this Lease and are not a part of the terms or provisions of this Lease. Whenever required by the context of this Lease, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

     18.5 Relationship of Parties. This Lease does not create the relationship of principal and agent, or of partnership, joint venture, or of any association or relationship between Landlord and Tenant other than that of landlord and tenant.

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     18.6 Entire Agreement; Amendment. The Basic Terms and all exhibits, addenda and schedules attached to this Lease are incorporated into this Lease as though fully set forth in this Lease and together with this Lease contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the improvement and leasing of the Premises. All prior and contemporaneous negotiations, including, without limitation, any letters of intent or other proposals and any drafts and related correspondence, are merged into and superseded by this Lease. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Lease (other than to the Building Rules) is binding on Landlord or Tenant unless it is in writing and signed by the party to be charged with performance.

     18.7 Severability. If any covenant, condition, provision, term or agreement of this Lease is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portion thereof and all other covenants, conditions, provisions, terms and agreements of this Lease, will not be affected by such holding, and will remain valid and in force to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     18.8 Landlord’s Limited Liability and Tenant’s Limited Liability. Tenant will look solely to Landlord’s interest in the Property and the rents, proceeds and income derived therefrom for recovering any judgment or collecting any obligation from Landlord or any other Landlord Party. Tenant agrees that neither Landlord nor any other Landlord Party will be personally liable for any judgment or deficiency decree.

     To the extent permitted by law, no partner, officer, director or employee of Tenant (the “Tenant Representatives”) shall have any personal liability for breach of any covenant or obligation of Tenant under the Lease, and no recourse shall be had or be enforced against the assets of said Tenant Representatives for any payment of any sums due to Landlord, or for enforcement of any other relief based upon any claim made by Landlord.

     18.9 Survival. All of Tenant’s and Landlord’s obligations under this Lease (together with interest on payment obligations at the Maximum Rate) accruing prior to expiration or other termination of this Lease survive the expiration or other termination of this Lease. Further, all of Tenant’s and Landlord’s release, indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligations under this Lease survive the expiration or other termination of this Lease, without limitation.

     18.10 Attorneys’ Fees. If either Landlord or Tenant commences any litigation or judicial action to determine or enforce any of the provisions of this Lease, the prevailing party in any such litigation or judicial action is entitled to recover all of its costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenditures) from the nonprevailing party.

     18.11 Brokers. Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants to the other that it has not had any dealings with any realtors, brokers, finders or agents in connection with this Lease (except for the Landlord’s Broker and the Tenant’s Broker identified in the Basic Terms) and releases and will indemnify, defend and hold the other harmless from and against any Claim based on the failure or alleged failure to pay any realtors, brokers, finders or agents (other than the Landlord’s Broker and the Tenant’s Broker identified in the Basic Terms) and from any cost, expense or liability for any compensation, commission or changes claimed by any realtors, brokers, finders or agents (other than any brokers specified in the Basic Terms) claiming by, through or on behalf of it with respect to this Lease or the negotiation of this Lease. Landlord will pay the Landlord’s Broker and the Tenant’s Broker named in the Basic Terms in accordance with a separate agreement(s) between Landlord and such brokers.

     18.12 Governing Law. This Lease is governed by, and must be interpreted under, the internal laws of the state where the Premises are located. Any suit arising from or relating to this Lease must be brought in the county where the Premises are located or, if the suit is brought in federal court, in any federal court appropriate for suits arising in such county; Landlord and Tenant waive the right to bring suit elsewhere.

     18.13 Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.

     18.14 Joint and Several Liability. All parties signing this Lease as Tenant and any Guarantor(s) of this Lease are jointly and severally liable for performing all of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease.

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     18.15 Waiver. Any claim that either party may have against the other (the “Defaulting Party”) for default in performance of any of the Defaulting Party’s obligations under this Lease is deemed waived unless the notifying party notifies the Defaulting Party of the default within thirty (30) days after the notifying party knew or should have known of the default.

     18.16 Tenant’s and Guarantor’s Organizational Documents; Tenant’s Authority; Landlord’s Authority. If Tenant or Guarantor, if any, is an entity, Tenant, within ten (10) days after Landlord’s written request, will deliver or cause to be delivered to Landlord any and all certificates of good standing from the state of formation of Tenant and Guarantor, if any, and, if different, the state where the Premises are located, confirming that Tenant and Guarantor, if any, is in good standing under the laws governing formation and qualification to transact business in such state(s). Tenant and each individual signing this Lease on behalf of Tenant represents and warrants that they are duly authorized to sign on behalf of and to bind Tenant and that this Lease is a duly authorized obligation of Tenant.

     18.17 Force Majeure. If Landlord is delayed or prevented from performing any act required in this Lease (excluding, however, the payment of money) by reason of Tenant Delay or Force Majeure, Landlord’s performance of such act is excused for the longer of the period of the delay or the period of delay caused by such Tenant Delay or Force Majeure and the period of the performance of any such act will be extended for a period equivalent to such longer period. If Tenant is delayed or prevented from performing any act required in this Lease (excluding, however, the payment of Rent or other sums due hereunder) by reason of Force Majeure or delays caused by Landlord, Tenant’s performance of such act is excused for the longer of the period of the delay or the period of delay caused by such Force Majeure or delays caused by Landlord and the period of the performance of any such act will be extended for a period equivalent to such longer period.

     18.18 Management. Property Manager is authorized to manage the Property. Landlord appointed Property Manager to act as Landlord’s agent for leasing, managing and operating the Property. The Property Manager then serving is authorized to accept service of process and to receive and give notices and demands on Landlord’s behalf.

     18.19 Financial Statements. Tenant will, prior to Tenant’s execution of this Lease and within ten (10) days after Landlord’s request at any time during the Term, deliver to Landlord complete, accurate and up to date financial statements with respect to Tenant and any Guarantor(s) or other parties obligated upon this Lease, which financial statements must be (a) prepared according to generally accepted accounting principals consistently applied, and (b) certified by an independent certified public accountant or by Tenant’s (or Guarantor’s, as the case may be) chief financial officer that the same are a true, complete and correct statement of Tenant’s (or Guarantor’s) financial condition as of the date of such financial statements.

     18.20 Quiet Enjoyment. Landlord covenants that so long as an Event of Default has not occurred Tenant will quietly hold, occupy and enjoy the Premises during the Term, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease, free from molestation or hindrance by Landlord or any person claiming by, through or under Landlord.

     18.21 Signs. Landlord hereby acknowledges that Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (provided Tenant shall be entitled to use its Improvement Allowance toward such cost) shall be permitted to install up to two (2) exterior building signs on the facades of the Building (but subject to the restrictions set forth below) in such locations on the Building as Tenant desires in such form and size as is legally permitted by the code requirements for the City and all private declarations, and subject to the reasonable approval of Landlord (as to design and location). Tenant shall be obligated to obtain any and all permits and approvals from the City (including any variances to add a second (2nd) exterior building side on the Building) and all approvals under any private declarations affecting the Property in connection with such signage and all costs of such signage shall be solely borne by Tenant. Notwithstanding the above, as long as Tenant leases and occupies at least 50% of the Building, then Tenant shall have the right to have one (1) exterior building sign on the façade of the Building. If Tenant leases and occupies more than 80% of the Building, then Tenant shall have the exclusive right to have up to two (2) exterior building signs on the façade of the Building (if more than one exterior building sign is permitted by the City at Tenant’s sole cost and expense). If Tenant leases and occupies 80% or less of the Building, then Tenant shall only be permitted to have one (1) exterior building sign on the façade of the Building and Landlord may permit another tenant or occupant to have the other exterior building sign on the façade of the Building (if permitted by the

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City). This right shall be personal to Tenant and shall not be binding upon its successors and assigns. Further, Tenant shall have the right to utilize the existing ground-mounted exterior monument sign located near the Building’s main driveway entrance; provided Tenant’s lettering on such existing monument sign must comply with all City requirements and all private declarations. Tenant shall be obligated to obtain any and all permits and approvals from the City signage and all costs of such signage shall be solely borne by Tenant If any signage is lighted, then such signage must utilize LED light sources, as approved by Landlord. Lobby and interior signage shall be designed and installed at Tenant’s discretion and cost.

     18.22 No Recording. Tenant will not record a Memorandum of this Lease without Landlord’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

     18.23 Nondisclosure of Lease Terms. The terms and conditions of this Lease constitute proprietary information that Tenant and Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep confidential. Tenant’s disclosure of the terms and conditions of this Lease could adversely affect Landlord’s ability to negotiate other leases and impair Landlord’s relationship with other tenants. Accordingly, Tenant, without Landlord’s consent, will use commercially reasonable efforts not directly or indirectly disclose the terms and conditions of this Lease to any other tenant or prospective tenant of the Building or to any other person or entity other than Tenant’s employees and agents who have a legitimate need to know such information (and who will also keep the same in confidence). The parties shall use best efforts to coordinate and mutually approve any formal press releases related to this project and this Section 18.23 is subject to any disclosure requirements of this Lease, and the terms contained herein, in connection with the IRBs.

     18.24 Construction of Lease and Terms. The terms and provisions of this Lease represent the results of negotiations between Landlord and Tenant, each of which are sophisticated parties and each of which has been represented or been given the opportunity to be represented by counsel of its own choosing, and neither of which has acted under any duress or compulsion, whether legal, economic or otherwise. Consequently, the terms and provisions of this Lease must be interpreted and construed in accordance with their usual and customary meanings, and Landlord and Tenant each waive the application of any rule of law that ambiguous or conflicting terms or provisions contained in this Lease are to be interpreted or construed against the party who prepared the executed Lease or any earlier draft of the same. Landlord’s submission of this instrument to Tenant for examination or signature by Tenant does not constitute a reservation of or an option to lease and is not effective as a lease or otherwise until Landlord and Tenant both execute and deliver this Lease. The parties agree that, regardless of which party provided the initial form of this Lease, drafted or modified one or more provisions of this Lease, or compiled, printed or copied this Lease, this Lease is to be construed solely as an offer from Tenant to lease the Premises, executed by Tenant and provided to Landlord for acceptance on the terms set forth in this Lease, which acceptance and the existence of a binding agreement between Tenant and Landlord may then be evidenced only by Landlord’s execution of this Lease.

     18.25 Generator. Landlord hereby grants Tenant the right to install, maintain and replace from time to time a back-up generator power system (hereinafter each a “Generator”) in a location to be mutually agreed upon by Tenant and Landlord on a rent free basis, subject to the following: (a) applicable governmental laws and all private declarations; (b) the right of Landlord to supervise all installation; (c) compliance with the conditions of any bond or warranty maintained by Landlord on the Building; and (d) the Generator shall be screened if required by applicable Laws or documents of record. Tenant shall be responsible for the repair of any damage to any portion of the Building caused by Tenant’s installation, use or removal of Generator. The Generator shall remain the exclusive property of Tenant, and Tenant shall have the right to remove the Generator at any time during the term of the Lease so long as Tenant is not in default. Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses of every kind and nature (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against Landlord arising out of Tenant’s installation, maintenance, use or removal of the Generator. Other than access by Landlord or its contractors pursuant to the terms of this Lease, or access by companies providing utilities to the Building, Landlord shall not grant third parties access or usage rights to the Generator. Upon request by Landlord, Tenant agrees to execute Landlord’s Standard Generator License, the form of which is attached hereto as EXHIBIT “J”.

     18.26 Rooftop Rights. It is understood that Tenant desires to use certain space on the roof (“Roof Space”) of the Building to install, operate and maintain antennas and/or satellite dishes and desires to connect such

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equipment to the Premises (collectively, “Roof Equipment”) for use in the Premises (but for no other use). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 18.26, Landlord hereby agrees to allow Tenant the non-exclusive right to use the Roof Space, during the Term for the installation, operation and maintenance of the Roof Equipment. Tenant shall be solely responsible for the installation of the Roof Equipment and shall, as a condition to installing and maintaining the Roof Equipment and at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, (i) submit plans and specifications depicting the size, location and manner of installation of the Roof Equipment for Landlord’s approval as provided herein, and (ii) secure all necessary consents and approvals from all applicable governmental authorities and pursuant to all private declarations to construct, operate and maintain the Roof Equipment. The Roof Equipment shall be installed subject to and in accordance with the conditions and limitations set forth in Article 8, as and to the extent applicable, which conditions and limitations are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. The Roof Space shall be considered part of the Premises for purposes of Tenant’s maintenance, indemnity and insurance obligations under this Lease, including without limitation Article 8 of the Lease. All such equipment shall be constructed and maintained by Tenant in good repair and working condition, in accordance with Laws, and in compliance with the requirements of the insurers of the Building, and Tenant shall comply with any and all reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation or maintenance of the Roof Equipment as Landlord may adopt from time to time. Tenant shall pay all taxes of any kind or nature whatsoever levied upon the Roof Equipment and all licensing fees, franchise taxes and other charges, expenses and other costs of any nature whatsoever relating to the construction, ownership, maintenance and operation of the Roof Equipment. Tenant shall supply all electrical power for the normal operation of the Roof Equipment, which utility supply shall be separately metered and paid for by Tenant unless no other tenants occupy any portion of the Building. In the event other tenants occupy any portion of the Building, then Tenant agrees, at its cost, to have such utility supply separately metered. The installation and operation of the Roof Equipment shall not interfere with the safety or operation of the Building, shall not cause any labor dispute, and shall not violate in any respect any provision or requirement of any warranty, bond or guaranty covering the roof or any other portion of the Building. Tenant shall ensure that the Roof Equipment shall not interfere with the operation of any other communications, electric or other equipment at the Building or the office park. Landlord will require that any other party seeking access to the roof of the Building to take commercially reasonable measures to avoid damage to or interference with the Roof Equipment (provided Tenant is then in compliance with the requirements of this Section 18.26). Landlord reserves the right to use or license other portions of the Building or the office park for any other purpose, communications or otherwise. Landlord reserves the right to reasonably designate, limit, restrict and control any service by third parties in or to the Building and the right to make repairs, alterations, additions or improvements, whether structural or otherwise, in and about the Building, or any part thereof outside of the Premises. The foregoing rights shall be exercisable without notice and without liability to Tenant and without effecting an eviction, constructive or actual, or disturbance of Tenant’s use or possession, or giving rise to any claim for setoff or abatement of Tenant hereunder so long as the Premises is not rendered untenantable as a result thereof. Upon receipt, Tenant shall give to Landlord copies of any notices which Tenant receives from third parties that any of the Roof Equipment is or may be in violation of any Law. Tenant, upon termination of this Lease, vacation of the Premises, or the removal or alteration of the Roof Equipment for any reason, shall be responsible for the repair, painting, and/or replacement of the Building surface where the Roof Equipment is attached. Upon request by Landlord, Tenant agrees to execute Landlord’s standard communication license agreement.

     18.27 Title. To the best of Landlord’s knowledge, Landlord is unaware of any restrictions, easements, covenants, declarations or similar agreements which affect the Premises which are not disclosed on the title commitment delivered to Tenant by Landlord on or before the date hereof.

     18.28 Landlord’s Representations Regarding Legal Proceedings. Landlord represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge, as of the date hereof (a) there are no pending claims, causes of action, foreclosure proceedings, filings of involuntary or voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency petitions, appointments of receivers, assignments for the benefit of creditors, lawsuits, or judgments against the Property, which will adversely affect Landlord’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

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     Landlord and Tenant each caused this Lease to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative to be effective as of the Effective Date.

LANDLORD:

CORPORATE RIDGE, L.L.C.,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
By: /s/ David M. Harrison
 
Name:   David M. Harrison
 
Title: V.P.
 
 
TENANT:
 
AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTD.,
d/b/a PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES
 
By: /s/ Michael E. Havener
 
Name: Michael E. Havener
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 

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EXHIBIT “A”
DEFINITIONS

     “Additional Rent” means any charge, fee or expense (other than Basic Rent) payable by Tenant under this Lease, however denoted.

     “Affiliate” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Tenant. For purposes of this definition, “control” means possessing the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the entity by the ownership of a majority of the voting interests of the entity.

     “Alteration” means any change, alteration, addition or improvement to the Premises or Property.

     “Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code as the same now exists and as the same may be amended, including any and all rules and regulations issued pursuant to or in connection with the United States Bankruptcy Code now in force or in effect after the Effective Date.

     “Basic Rent” means the basic rent amounts specified in the Basic Terms.

     “Basic Terms” means the terms of this Lease identified as the “Basic Terms” before Article 1 of the Lease.

     “Building” means that certain office building of approximately 88,050 rentable square feet constructed on the Land.

     “Building Rules” means those certain rules attached to this Lease as EXHIBIT “E”, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Lease.

     “Business Days” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or Holidays.

     “Business Hours” means Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., excluding Holidays.

     “Claims” means all claims, actions, demands, liabilities, damages, costs, penalties, forfeitures, losses or expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and the costs and expenses of enforcing any indemnification, defense or hold harmless obligation under the Lease.

     “Commencement Date” means the commencement date specified in the Basic Terms, subject to Section 1.2.2 herein.

     “Commencement Date Memorandum” means the form of memorandum attached to the Lease as EXHIBIT “D.”

     “Contractor” means Opus Northwest Construction, L.L.C. or its Affiliates.

     “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 14.1 of the Lease.

     “Excess Expenses” means the total amount of Property Taxes and Operating Expenses due and payable with respect to the Property during any calendar year of the Term minus the product obtained by multiplying the Expense Stop specified in the Basic Terms by the number of rentable square feet in the Building.

     “Expiration Date” means the expiration date specified in the Basic Terms, subject to Section 1.2.1 herein.

     “Force Majeure” means acts of God; strikes; lockouts; labor troubles (solely caused by Landlord’s actions); inability to procure materials; inclement weather; governmental laws or regulations; casualty; orders or directives of any legislative, administrative, or judicial body or any governmental department; inability to obtain any governmental licenses, permissions or authorities (despite commercially reasonable pursuit of such licenses,

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permissions or authorities); and other similar or dissimilar causes beyond Landlord’s reasonable control; provided Force Majeure shall not include site conditions (whether or not known to Landlord) or weather delays (other than as to the Site Facilities) after the Building has been fully enclosed during construction.

     “Guarantor” means the guarantor identified in the Lease, and any person or entity at any time providing a guaranty of all or any part of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease.

     “Hazardous Materials” means any of the following, in any amount: (a) any petroleum or petroleum product, asbestos in any form, urea formaldehyde and polychlorinated biphenyls; (b) any radioactive substance; (c) any toxic, infectious, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical or chemical compound; and (d) any chemicals, materials or substances, whether solid, liquid or gas, defined as or included in the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “solid waste,” or words of similar import in any federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance or regulation now existing or existing on or after the Effective Date as the same may be interpreted by government offices and agencies.

     “Hazardous Materials Laws” means any federal, state or local statutes, laws, ordinances or regulations now existing or existing after the Effective Date that control, classify, regulate, list or define Hazardous Materials or require remediation of Hazardous Materials contamination.

     “Holidays” means New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

     “Improvements” means the Landlord’s Improvements and the Tenant’s Improvements.

     “Improvement Allowance” means the allowance for the construction of Tenant’s Improvements in the amount of $42.76 per rentable square feet, as more fully set forth in the Lease.

     “IRBs” shall having the meaning set forth in the recital to this Lease.

     “Land” means that certain real property legally described on the attached EXHIBIT “B.”

     “Landlord” means only the owner or owners of the Property at the time in question.

     “Landlord Parties” means Landlord and Property Manager and their respective officers, directors, partners, shareholders, members and employees.

     “Landlord’s Improvements” means the Building and the Site Facilities, to the extent described on the outline specifications attached as EXHIBIT “F-1” and those additional improvements described on EXHIBIT “F” attached hereto.

     “Laws” means any law, regulation, rule, order, statute or ordinance of any governmental or private entity in effect on or after the Effective Date and applicable to the Property or the use or occupancy of the Property, including, without limitation, Hazardous Materials Laws.

     “Lease” means this Office Lease Agreement, as the same may be amended or modified after the Effective Date.

     “Maximum Rate” means interest at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) six percent (6%) above the Prime Rate (as published in the Wall Street Journal) per annum (not to exceed 18%); or (b) the maximum interest rate permitted by law.

     “Mortgage” means any mortgage, deed of trust, ground lease, “synthetic” lease, security interest or other security document of like nature that at any time may encumber all or any part of the Property and any replacements,

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renewals, amendments, modifications, extensions or refinancings thereof, and each advance (including future advances) made under any such instrument.

     “Net Rent” means all Rent (as defined below) that Landlord actually receives from any reletting of all or any part of the Premises, less any indebtedness from Tenant to Landlord other than Rent (which indebtedness is paid first to Landlord) and less the Re-entry Costs (which costs are paid second to Landlord).

     “Notices” means all notices, demands or requests that may be or are required to be given, demanded or requested by either party to the other as provided in the Lease.

     “Operating Expenses” means all expenses Landlord incurs in connection with maintaining, repairing and operating the Property, as determined by Landlord’s accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently followed, including, but not limited to, the following: insurance premiums (including loss of rents) on property insurance maintained by Landlord hereunder and deductible amounts under such property insurance policies of not more than $100,000.00 (which shall be amortized on a straight line basis for a period of five (5) years beginning in the calendar year in which such deductible was paid); assessments under any private declarations affecting the Property; maintenance and repair costs for the maintenance or repair of areas or items that are Landlord’s responsibility to maintain under the Lease; steam, electricity, water, sewer, gas and other utility charges; fuel; lighting; window washing; janitorial services; trash and rubbish removal; costs of maintaining drives, parking areas and any parking facilities or garages, wages payable to persons at the level of on-site manager and below whose duties are connected with maintaining and operating the Property (but only for the portion of such persons’ time allocable to the Property), which are paid in connection with such persons (allocated in a manner consistent with such persons’ wages); amounts paid to contractors or subcontractors for work or services performed in connection with maintaining and operating the Property; all costs of uniforms, supplies and materials used in connection with maintaining, repairing and operating the Property; all services, supplies, repairs, replacements or other expenses for maintaining and operating the Property; costs of complying with Laws enacted after the Commencement Date; reasonable management fees (not to exceed 4% of gross revenues generated at the Property); and such other expenses as may ordinarily be incurred in connection with maintaining and operating an office building similar to the Property. The term “Operating Expenses” does not include (i) cost of alterations, capital improvements, equipment replacement and other items which under generally acceptable accounting principles are properly classified as capital expenditures, including any rental payments under capital leases that, if purchased, would be classified as capital expenditures under generally acceptable accounting principles (provided, notwithstanding the foregoing, capital improvements for legal requirements for future compliance and capital improvements for cost-saving mechanisms may be passed through to Tenant so long as they are amortized over their reasonable life (as more fully set forth below); (ii) the cost of repairs, restoration or other work occasioned by fire, windstorm or other insurable casualty other than the amount of any deductible under any property insurance policy of not more than $100,000.00 (regardless whether the deductible is payable by Landlord in connection with a capital expenditure; provided such deductible shall be amortized on a straight line basis for a period of five (5) years beginning in the calendar year in which such deductible was paid); (iii) expenses Landlord incurs in connection with leasing or procuring tenants (including, without limitation, legal fees and disbursements, leasing commissions, advertising and promotional) or renovating space for new or existing tenants (including, without limitation, expenses incurred by Landlord to prepare, renovate, repaint, redecorate or perform any other work in any space leased to an existing tenant or prospective tenant of the Building (other than Tenant)); (iv) legal expenses including without limitation incident to Landlord’s enforcement of any lease, lease disputes, lease negotiation and in connection with any financing, sale or syndication of the Property; (v) interest or principal payments on any mortgage or other indebtedness of Landlord or any cost of financing or refinancing; (vi) leasing commissions; (vii) advertising or promotional expenses; (viii) any ground rent, additional rent, or other costs payable to the Prime Lease or any ground lease on the Property; (ix) overtime HVAC or electricity costs; (x) cost of any special service provided to a tenant or occupant of the Building which is not provided generally to all tenants of the Building (including Tenant); (xi) any cost representing an amount paid for services or materials to a related person, firm or entity to the extent such amount exceeds the amount that would be paid for such services or materials at the then-existing market rates to an unrelated person, firm or entity; (xii) allowance or expense for depreciation or amortization; (xiii) expenses incurred for the repair, maintenance or operation of any pay-parking garage, including but not limited to salaries and benefits of any attendants, electricity, insurance and taxes; (xiv) expenses for the replacement of any items covered and reimbursed under warranties, guaranties or service contracts (but only if paid after claim by Landlord); (xv) cost of any penalty or fine incurred by Landlord due to Landlord’s negligence in violating of any federal, state or local

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law or regulation and any interest or penalties due for late payment by Landlord of any Operating Expenses (unless caused by Tenant’s failure to timely pay its share of such Operating Expenses); (xvi) the cost of correcting defects in base building construction or Landlord’s Improvements (i.e. excluding normal maintenance and repair expenses) within the one (1) year warranty period pursuant to the Warranty Terms; (xvii) costs incurred which are reimbursed by tenants of the Building (including Tenant) or third parties (including insurance companies); (xviii) management fees in excess of 4% of gross revenues generated at the Property; (xix) wages, costs and salaries associated with home office or off-site employees of Landlord, including, without limitation, the salaries and other compensation of executive officers of the Landlord senior to the individual Building manager; (xx) Landlord’s general corporate overhead and administrative expenses except if it is solely connected to the Building; (xxi) costs incurred in connection with the removal or abatement of asbestos or other hazardous materials or substances from within, upon or beneath the Building unless caused by Tenant including, without limitation, costs incurred by Landlord under Section 5.5 of the Lease; (xxii) the operating expenses incurred by Landlord, if any, relative to retail stores, hotels and any specialty service in the Building; (xxiii) capital expenditures to modify the HVAC system to eliminate the need for CFCs or replacement of CFCs with a substitute coolant; (xxiv) cost of sculptures, paintings and other objects of art; (xxv) income, excess profits or franchise taxes or other such taxes imposed on or measured by the income of Landlord from the operation of the Building; (xxvi) cost of signs in or on the Building identifying the owner of the Building or other tenant’s signs; (xxvii) costs arising from Landlord’s charitable or political contributions; (xxviii) cost of repairs necessitated by Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, or of correcting any defects in the Building construction, materials, or equipment within the one (1) year warranty period under the Warranty Terms; (xxix) HVAC modifications and replacement obligations necessary to comply with any Clean Air Act requirements, including ASHRAE standards, for the following: maintenance, fresh air, chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons; future compliance costs may be passed through to Tenant so long as they are amortized in over the useful life of the respective item; costs associated with the removal of substances considered to be detrimental to the environment or the health of occupants of the Building; (xxx) any charge for Landlord’s income tax, excess profit tax, franchise tax, or like tax on Landlord’s net income and tax penalties incurred as a result of Landlord’s gross negligence, inability or unwillingness to make payments and/or to file any income tax or informational returns when due (unless caused by Tenant); (xxxi) assessments and premiums which are not specifically charged to Tenant because of what Tenant has done, which can be paid by Landlord in installments, shall be paid by Landlord in the maximum number of installments permitted by law and not included as operating expenses except in the year in which the assessment or premium installment is actually paid; provided, however, that if the prevailing practice of other comparable office buildings in the vicinity of the Building to pay such assessments or premiums on an earlier basis, such assessments or premiums shall be included in operating expenses as paid by Landlord; in no event, however, shall Landlord include any accrued interest (resulting from such assessments or premiums) in its computation of operating expenses; (xxxii) expenses, including rent, associated with maintaining a leasing or marketing office; (xxxiii) expenses in connection with repairs or other work associated by the exercise of the right of a Taking (but subject to the terms of the Lease); (xxxiv) expenses incurred by Landlord, if any, in connection with the operation, cleaning, repair, safety, management, security, maintenance or other services of any kind provided to any portions of the Building which are leased or designed to be used for retail, garage or storage purposes; (xxxv) any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other persons in commercial concessions operated by Landlord; (xxxvi) bad debt loss, rent loss or reserves for bad debt or rent loss; and (xxxvii) operating or repair reserves established by Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing exclusions to Operating Expenses, if Landlord installs equipment in, or makes improvements or alterations to, the Property (i) to reduce energy, maintenance or other costs, (ii) to comply with any Laws which affect the Building or by any applicable governmental authority (including as set forth in Section 7.2.2) or (iii) to correct any defects after the one (1) year warranty period under the Warranty Terms, then Landlord may include such costs as Operating Expenses, including reasonable charges for interest paid on the investment and reasonable charges for depreciation of the investment so as to amortize the investment over the reasonable life of the equipment, improvement or alteration on a straight line basis, but not to exceed the annual savings arising from such improvement or alteration. Tenant shall have the ability to reasonably increase or decrease the scope of services provided by Landlord to Tenant under this Lease (after reasonable notice from Tenant to Landlord); provided the cost of all such services shall be included in “Operating Expenses” hereunder.

     “Premises” means that certain space situated in the Building shown and described in the Basic Terms.

     “Prime Lease” shall have the meaning set forth in the recital to this Lease.

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     “Profits” means the gross revenue received from the assignee or sublessee during the sublease term or during the assignment, less: (i) the gross revenue paid to Landlord by Tenant during the period of the sublease term or during the assignment; (ii) the gross revenue paid to Landlord by Tenant for all days the portion of the premises in question was vacated from the date that Tenant first vacated that portion of the premises until the date the assignee or sublessee was to pay rent; (iii) any improvement allowance or other economic concession (planning allowance, moving expenses, etc.), paid by Tenant to sublessee or assignee; (iv) brokers’ commissions; (v) attorneys’ fees; (vi) lease takeover payments; (vii) costs of advertising the space for sublease or assignment; and (viii) unamortized cost of initial and subsequent improvements to the premises by Tenant.

     “Property” means, collectively, the Land, Building and all other improvements on the Land.

     “Property Manager” means the property manager specified in the Basic Terms or any other agent Landlord may appoint from time to time to manage the Property.

     “Property Taxes” means any general real property tax, improvement tax, assessment, special assessment, reassessment, commercial rental tax, tax, in lieu tax, levy, charge, penalty or similar imposition imposed by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax, including but not limited to, (a) any city, county, state or federal entity, (b) any school, agricultural, lighting, drainage or other improvement or special assessment district, (c) any governmental agency, or (d) any private entity having the authority to assess the Property under any encumbrances affecting the Property. The term “Property Taxes” also includes any payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (i.e. PILOT payments) under the IRBs. The term “Property Taxes” further includes all charges or burdens of every kind and nature Landlord incurs in connection with using, occupying, owning, operating, leasing or possessing the Property, without particularizing by any known name and whether any of the foregoing are general, special, ordinary, extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen; any tax or charge for fire protection, street lighting, streets, sidewalks, road maintenance, refuse, sewer, water or other services provided to the Property. The term “Property Taxes” does not include Landlord’s state or federal income, franchise, estate or inheritance taxes, income tax on rents or rentals (which shall not include a “rent tax”, if any), excess profits or revenue, gross receipts, sales or transaction taxes, excise tax, gift tax, gains tax, corporation tax, capital levy transfer, or other similar tax or charge that may be payable by or chargeable to Landlord under any present or future Law.

     “Punch List” means a list of Tenant’s Improvements items that were either (a) not properly completed by Contractor or (b) in need of repair, which list is prepared in accordance with Section 17.1.10.

     “Re-entry Costs” means all reasonable and customary costs and expenses Landlord incurs (a) maintaining or preserving the Premises after an Event of Default; (b) recovering possession of the Premises, removing persons and property from the Premises (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and storing such property; (c) reletting the Premises; and (d) real estate commissions, advertising expenses and similar expenses paid or payable in connection with reletting all or any part of the Premises.

     “Related Assignee” means: (i) a parent, subsidiary, Affiliate or successor (by merger, consolidation or transfer of assets or otherwise), ) an entity which purchases substantially all of the interests in or assets of Tenant or an operating division, group, or department of Tenant, or which purchases the majority of Tenant’s business as conducted in the Premises, (iii) any Affiliate or successor entity of Tenant in connection with a public offering of stock of Tenant or with the “spin-off” of an operative division, group or department of Tenant (provided the resulting entity has at the same or greater net worth of Tenant at the time of such public offering or spin-off); (iv) recipient of a transfer any interest in Tenant including, without limitation, a majority or controlling interest in Tenant; (v) an entity or entities created by the division of Tenant into one or more separate corporations, partnerships, or other entities; and (vi) transferee in connection with the public offering of the stock of Tenant, any affiliated or successor entity of Tenant, or any entity created in connection with the “spin-off” of an operating division, group, or department of Tenant.

     “Rent” means, collectively, Basic Rent and Additional Rent.

     “Site Facilities” means the parking area, driveways, landscaped areas and ponds, if any, and other areas of the Property serving the Building, subject to cross-easements and all private declarations.

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     “Substantial Completion” means the date a temporary Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the Premises for Landlord’s Improvements and Tenant’s Improvements.

     “Structural Alterations” means any Alterations involving the structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety or heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems of the Building.

     “Taking” means the exercise by a Condemning Authority of its power of eminent domain on all or any part of the Property, either by accepting a deed in lieu of condemnation or by any other manner.

     “Tenant” means the tenant identified in the Lease and such tenant’s permitted successors and assigns. In any provision relating to the conduct, acts or omissions of “Tenant,” the term “Tenant” includes the tenant identified in the Lease and such tenant’s representatives, agents, employees, contractors, successors, assigns.

     “Tenant Delay” means any delay caused by Tenant beyond dates otherwise provided for Tenant’s performance, including, without limitation, with respect to Tenant’s failure to timely prepare or approve a space plan for the Tenant’s Improvements, Tenant’s failure to timely prepare or approve the final plans and any delay from any revisions Tenant proposes to approved final plans and any delay caused by Tenant affecting Landlord’s performance of the Landlord’s Improvements and Tenant’s Improvements hereunder.

     “Tenant’s Improvements” means the improvements to the Premises described on the attached EXHIBIT “H.”

     “Tenant Parties” means Tenant, Guarantor and their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, partners, shareholders, members, invitees and employees.

     “Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses” means the product obtained by multiplying the amount of Excess Expenses for the period in question by the Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses Percentage.

     “Tenant’s Share of Excess Expenses Percentage” means the percentage specified in the Basic Terms, as such percentage may be adjusted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Lease.

     “Term” means the initial term of this Lease specified in the Basic Terms and, if applicable, any renewal term then in effect.

     “Transfer” means an assignment, mortgage, pledge, transfer, sublease, license, or other encumbrance or conveyance (voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) of this Lease or the Premises or any interest in this Lease or the Premises. Transfer shall expressly not include i) any transfer of publicly traded securities, ii) any transfer of interests in Guarantor, iii) any assignment, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other encumbering or disposal (voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) of any ownership interest in Tenant.

     “Warranty Terms” means, collectively, the punch list and construction warranty provisions of Section 17.1 of the Lease.

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EX-10.86 6 e34620ex10_86.htm LEASE GUARANTY

EXHIBIT 10.86

LEASE GUARANTY

     THIS LEASE GUARANTY (hereinafter referred to as this "Guaranty") is made and entered into as of this 29th day of September, 2008, by and between PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC., a Georgia corporation, having a mailing address at 3280 Peachtree Road, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA, 30305, party of the first part (hereinafter referred to as "Guarantor"), and CORPORATE RIDGE, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, having a mailing address at c/o Opus Northwest, L.L.C., 10350 Bren Road West, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343, Attn: Mr. John Solberg, party of the second part (hereinafter referred to as "Landlord");

W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd., a Missouri corporation d/b/a Premiere Global Services, and an affiliate of Guarantor (hereinafter referred to as "Tenant"), has executed and delivered to Landlord that certain Office Lease agreement between Landlord and Tenant dated September 29, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the "Lease"), pursuant to which Tenant leases approximately 88,050 rentable square feet of floor area in the project known as Corporate Ridge Office Park ; and

     WHEREAS, Landlord, as a condition of entering into the Lease, requires that Guarantor guarantee the payment of the rent owed by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the Lease and the payment of all other sums owed by Tenant and performance of all other obligations of Tenant under the Lease;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the covenants and agreements set forth in the Lease and other good valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Guarantor, Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees with Landlord as follows:

     1. Defined Terms. All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Lease.

     2. Guaranty of Payment. Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the prompt, complete and full payment, when due, of all payments of any kind now or hereafter owing by Tenant under the terms of the Lease, including, without limitation, Base Monthly Rental, rental adjustments and escalations, and any other charges or obligations of Tenant under the terms of the Lease. Guarantor does hereby agree that if the payments required under the Lease are not paid by Tenant in accordance with the terms of the Lease, Guarantor will immediately make such payments. Guarantor further agrees to pay Landlord all expenses (including attorneys' fees and court costs) paid or incurred by Landlord in endeavoring to collect any indebtedness or to enforce the covenants and agreements of Tenant under the Lease or to enforce this Guaranty. Guarantor agrees that whenever Guarantor shall make any payment to Landlord or otherwise perform any of the obligations guaranteed hereunder on account of the liability under this Guaranty, Guarantor will deliver such payment or tender such performance to Landlord at the address provided in this Lease or at such other address as may be required by Landlord and notify Landlord in writing that such payment is made or performance tendered under this Guaranty for such purpose. No payment made hereunder by Guarantor to Landlord shall constitute Guarantor as a creditor of Landlord.

     3. Guaranty of Performance; Bankruptcy; Discharge; Repayments. Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the prompt, complete, full and timely performance by Tenant of all of the covenants and obligations of Tenant under the Lease.

     Further, Guarantor understands and acknowledges that by virtue of this Guaranty, it has specifically assumed any and all risks of a bankruptcy or reorganization case or proceeding with respect to Tenant. If claim is ever made upon Landlord for repayment of any amount or amounts received by Landlord in payment of the obligations under the Lease and Landlord repays all or any part of said amount, then, notwithstanding any revocation or termination of this Guaranty or the cancellation of the Lease, Guarantor shall be and remain liable to Landlord for the amount so repaid to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by Landlord.


     4. Benefit of Guaranty. The benefit of this Guaranty shall automatically pass with a transfer or assignment of the Lease to any assignee or transferee of Landlord.

     5. Modifications. The provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect, shall not be impaired by, and shall extend and be applicable to all renewals, amendments, extensions and modifications of the Lease, and/or any or all combinations thereof, and to any expansion of the Premises leased pursuant to the Lease, and all references herein to the Lease shall be deemed to include any renewals, extensions, amendments or modifications thereof, as well as any and all obligations of Tenant incurred in connection with any expansions of the Premises leased thereby. Guarantor hereby consents and agrees that Landlord may, at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent from Guarantor, either with or without consideration, make such renewals, amendments, extensions or modifications of the Lease, including, without limitation, expansions of the Premises leased thereby. Further, The provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect, shall not be affected or impaired by any release or discharge of the Tenant from its liability under the Lease or any assignment or other transfer of the Lease or this Guaranty in whole or in part.

     6. Waiver. Guarantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of (a) the defense of the statute of limitations in any action hereunder or for the collection of the rentals or other indebtedness hereby guaranteed or the performance of any obligation hereby guaranteed; (b) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of Tenant or any other person or entity, or the failure of Landlord to file or enforce a claim against the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy, or any other proceeding) of Tenant or any other person or entity; (c) any defense based on the failure of Landlord to give notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional rentals or other indebtedness or obligation (whether by expansion of the Premises or otherwise) or of renewal, amendment, extension or modification of the Lease or any existing obligation under the Lease or of any action or non-action on the part of any other person whomsoever, in connection with any obligation hereby guaranteed; (d) any defense based upon an election of remedies by Landlord which destroys or otherwise impairs any subrogation rights of Guarantor or the right of Guarantor to proceed against Tenant for reimbursement, or both; (e) any defense based upon failure of Landlord to commence an action against Tenant; (f) any duty on the part of Landlord to disclose to Guarantor any facts it may now or hereafter know regarding Tenant; (g) acceptance or notice of acceptance of this Guaranty by Landlord; (h) notice of presentment and demand for payment of any of the rentals or other indebtedness hereby guaranteed or performance of any of the obligations hereby guaranteed; (i) protest and notice of dishonor or of default to Guarantor or to any other party with respect to the rentals or other indebtedness hereby guaranteed or performance of any obligations hereby guaranteed; (j) any and all other notices whatsoever to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled; (k) any defense based on lack of due diligence by Landlord in collection of any payments required under the Lease; (l) notice of any and all proceedings to collect amounts due under the Lease or the taking of any action with reference to the Lease or to any liability under this Guaranty; and (m) any other legal or equitable defenses whatsoever to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled.

     Guarantor further waives any and all homestead and exemption rights which it may have under or by virtue of the Constitution or the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof as against this Guaranty, any renewal hereof, or any indebtedness represented or guaranteed hereby, and does transfer, convey and assign to Landlord a sufficient amount of such homestead or exemption as may be allowed, including such homestead or exemption as may be set apart in bankruptcy, to pay all amounts due hereunder in full, with all costs of collection and attorneys' fees, and does hereby direct any trustee in bankruptcy having possession of such homestead or exemption to deliver to Landlord a sufficient amount of property or money set apart as exempt to pay all of the indebtedness guaranteed hereby, and does hereby appoint Landlord the attorney-in-fact for him to claim any and all homestead exemptions allowed by law.

     7. Representations and Warranties. Guarantor makes the following representations and warranties which shall be continuing representations and warranties until this Guaranty expires in accordance with the provisions contained herein:

     (a) Existence and Rights. Guarantor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Georgia without limitation as to the duration of its existence and is in good standing. Guarantor has the corporate power and adequate authority to make and carry out this Guaranty.

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     (b) Guaranty Authorized and Binding. The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty are duly authorized and do not require the consent or approval of any governmental body or other regulatory authority; are not in contravention of, or in conflict with, any law or regulation or any term or provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Guarantor; and this Guaranty is a valid and legally binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms.

     (c) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Guaranty are not, and the performance of this Guaranty will not be, in contravention of, or in conflict with, any agreement, indenture or undertaking to which Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound or affected and do not, and will not cause any security interest, lien or other encumbrance to be created or imposed upon any such property.

     (d) Solvency. The execution and delivery of this Guaranty will not (i) render Guarantor insolvent under generally accepted accounting principles or render it Insolvent (as defined below), (ii) leave Guarantor with remaining assets which constitute unreasonably small capital given the nature of Guarantor’s business, and (iii) result in the incurrence of Debts (as defined below) beyond Guarantor’s ability to pay them when and as they mature. For the purposes of this subsection (d), “Insolvent” means that the present fair salable value of assets is less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability on existing Debts as they become absolute and matured. For the purposes of this subsection (d), “Debts” includes any legal liability for indebtedness, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute, fixed or contingent.

     (e) Financial or other Benefit or Advantage. Guarantor hereby acknowledges and warrants that it has derived or expects to derive a financial or other benefit or advantage from the Lease.

     (f) Guarantor’s Assumption of Guaranty Risks. Guarantor is fully aware of the financial condition of Tenant. Guarantor delivers this Guaranty based solely upon Guarantor’s own independent investigation and in no part upon any representation or statement of Landlord with respect thereto. Guarantor is in a position to and hereby assumes full responsibility for obtaining any additional information concerning Tenant’s financial condition as Guarantor may deem material to Guarantor’s obligations hereunder and Guarantor is not relying upon, nor expecting Landlord to furnish Guarantor, any information in Landlord’s possession concerning Tenant’s financial condition. By acceptance hereof, Landlord and Guarantor agree that Guarantor hereby knowingly accepts jointly and severally the full range of risk encompassed within a guaranty contract, such as this Guaranty, that includes a “Continuing Guaranty,” which risk includes, without limitation, the possibility that Tenant will incur additional indebtedness for which Guarantor may be liable hereunder after Tenant’s financial condition or ability to pay its lawful debts when they fall due has deteriorated.

     8. Default. This is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. The liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be direct and immediate and not conditional and contingent upon the pursuit of any remedies against Tenant or any other person. Guarantor recognizes and agrees that the obligations of Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Tenant, and that Landlord may proceed directly to enforce all rights under this Guaranty without proceeding against or joining Tenant or any other person and that upon occurrence of an event of default under the Lease, Landlord shall have the right to enforce its rights, powers and remedies thereunder or hereunder or under any other instrument now or hereafter relating to the leasing of the Premises evidenced by the Lease in any order, and all rights, powers and remedies available to Landlord in such event shall be non-exclusive and cumulative of all other rights, powers and remedies provided thereunder or hereunder or by law or in equity. Guarantor hereby expressly waives any right to require that an action be brought against Tenant or any other person prior to bringing an action against Guarantor under this Guaranty. If the payments or other obligations under the Lease are partially paid or performed, this Guaranty shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, and Guarantor shall remain liable for the balance of such payments or other obligations. Until all of the obligations of Tenant to Landlord have been paid and performed in full, Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation to Landlord against Tenant and Guarantor hereby waives any rights to enforce any remedy which Landlord may have against Tenant.

     9. Costs of Enforcement. Guarantor agrees to indemnify Landlord for all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, all court costs and attorneys' fees, incurred or paid by Landlord in enforcing this Guaranty.

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     10. Successors and Assigns. The Guarantor shall not have the right to assign any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty. This Guaranty shall apply to and inure to the benefit of Landlord and the successors and assigns of Landlord.

     11. No Oral Change. This Guaranty may not be changed orally, and no obligation of Guarantor can be released or waived by Landlord or any officer or agent of Landlord except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of Landlord and bearing the seal of Landlord.

     12. Governing Law. This Guaranty is to be performed in and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas. Guarantor hereby submits to personal jurisdiction in said State for the enforcement of this Guaranty and waives any and all personal rights under the laws of said State or any other state to object to jurisdiction within the State of Kansas for the purpose of litigation to enforce this Guaranty.

     13. Term. This Guaranty shall be irrevocable by Guarantor for the term of the Lease and any extensions or renewals thereof and until all rentals or other indebtedness owed by Tenant to Landlord has been completely paid or repaid and all obligations and undertakings of Tenant under the Lease have been completely performed.

     14. Subordination. Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all present or future indebtedness of Tenant now or hereafter owed to Guarantor to all present or future indebtedness of Tenant to Landlord, and agrees with Landlord that Guarantor shall not claim any offset or other reduction of Guarantor's obligations hereunder because of any such indebtedness and shall not take any action to obtain any security interest in Tenant's interest under the Lease; provided, however, that, if Landlord so requests, such indebtedness shall be collected, enforced and received by Guarantor as trustee for Landlord and be paid over to Landlord on account of the indebtedness of Tenant to Landlord, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

     15. Books and Records. The books and records of Landlord showing the accounts between Landlord and Tenant shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding hereon as prima facie proof of the items set forth therein.

     16. Severability. If any clause or provision of the Guaranty, or the application thereof to any entity or circumstance, is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable to any extent because of present or future laws or any rule or regulation of any governmental body or entity effective during the term of the Guaranty, the intention of the parties hereto is that the remaining parts of this Guaranty shall not be affected thereby and that the same shall otherwise remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     17. Captions. The captions used in this Guaranty are for convenience only and do not in any way limit or amplify the terms and provisions hereof.

     18. MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT TRIER OF FACT AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY WAIVES SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD PARTY CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM (COLLECTIVELY “CLAIMS”) ASSERTED BY LANDLORD AGAINST TENANT OR GUARANTOR, OR BY TENANT OR GUARANTOR AGAINST LANDLORD, LANDLORD’S WAIVER HEREUNDER BEING EVIDENCED BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY. THIS WAIVER EXTENDS TO ALL SUCH CLAIMS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS WHICH INVOLVE PERSONS OR ENTITIES OTHER THAN LANDLORD, TENANT, AND GUARANTOR; CLAIMS WHICH ARISE OUT OF OR ARE IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANDLORD AND TENANT OR GUARANTOR; AND ANY CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES, BREACH OF CONTRACT ARISING OUT OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS OR THIS AGREEMENT, SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE, OR ANY EQUITABLE OR LEGAL RELIEF OF ANY KIND.

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WITH REFERENCE TO THE FOREGOING WAIVER, GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION THEREFOR AND THAT SUCH WAIVER BY GUARANTOR IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR LANDLORD ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTIONS COVERED BY THE LEASE AND THIS GUARANTY.

     19. Notices, Demands and Requests. All notices, demands or requests provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Guaranty must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served by being hand-delivered, or by an independent overnight courier service, or by being deposited in the United States Mail, postpaid and registered or certified return receipt requested, and addressed to the addresses set forth on the first page hereof, with, in the case of notices, demands or requests to Landlord. All notices, demands and requests shall be effective upon hand-delivery, overnight courier service or deposit in the United States Mail in accordance with the terms hereof; however, the time period in which a response to any notice, demand or request must be given, if any, shall commence to run from the date of receipt of the notice, demand or request by the addressee thereof. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice, demand or request sent. By giving at least thirty (30) days written notice thereof, Guarantor or Landlord shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term of this Guaranty to change their respective addresses and each shall have the right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of America.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty under seal as of the day, month and year first above written.

GUARANTOR:

  PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.,
    
  a Georgia corporation
  By: /s/ Michael E. Havener
Date: 9/29/08 Name: Michael E. Havener
  Its: Chief Financial Officer
 
Attest: /s/ Bobby Collett
Date: 09/28/08 Name: Bobby Collett
  Its: Vice President Corp. Real Estate

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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PROTOTYPE PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT



TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I, DEFINITIONS  
1.01 Account 1
1.02 Account Balance or Accrued Benefit 1
1.03 Accounting Date 1
1.04 Adoption Agreement 1
1.05 Advisory Letter 1
1.06 Annuity Contract 1
1.07 Appendix 2
1.08 Applicable Law 2
1.09 Beneficiary 2
1.10 Code 2
1.11 Compensation 2
1.12 Contribution Types 4
1.13 Defined Contribution Plan 4
1.14 Defined Benefit Plan 4
1.15 Disability 4
1.16 Designated IRA Contribution 5
1.17 DOL 5
1.18 Earnings 5
1.19 Effective Date 5
1.20 Elective Deferrals 5
1.21 Employee 5
1.22 Employee Contribution and DECs 7
1.23 Employer 7
1.24 Employer Contribution 7
1.25 Entry Date 7
1.26 EPCRS 7
1.27 ERISA 7
1.28 Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date 7
1.29 401(k) Plan 7
1.30 401(m) Plan 8
1.31 Hour of Service 8
1.32 IRS 9
1.33 Limitation Year 9
1.34 Matching Contribution 9
1.35 Money Purchase Pension Plan/Money
Purchase Pension Contribution
9
1.36 Named Fiduciary 9
1.37 Nonelective Contribution 9
1.38 Opinion Letter 10
1.39 Participant 10
1.40 Plan 10
1.41 Plan Administrator 10
1.42 Plan Year 10
1.43 Practitioner 10
1.44 Predecessor Employer/Predecessor Plan 10
1.45 Prevailing Wage Contract/Contribution 10
1.46 Profit Sharing Plan 10
1.47 Protected Benefit 10
1.48 Prototype Plan/Master Plan (M&P Plan) 10
1.49 QDRO 11
1.50 Qualified Military Service 11
1.51 Restated Plan 11
1.52 Rollover Contribution 11
1.53 Safe Harbor Contribution 11
1.54 Salary Reduction Agreement 11
1.55 Separation from Service/Severance from  
  Employment 11
1.56 Service 11
1.57 SIMPLE Contribution 12
1.58 Sponsor 12
1.59 Successor Plan 12
1.60 Target Benefit Plan/Target Benefit  
  Contribution 12
1.61 Taxable Year 12
1.62 Transfer 12
1.63 Trust 12
1.64 Trust Fund 12
1.65 Trustee/Custodian 12
1.66 Valuation Date 12
1.67 Vested 12
1.68 USERRA 12
1.69 Volume Submitter Plan 12
ARTICLE II, ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION  
2.01 Eligibility 13
2.02 Application of Service Conditions 13
2.03 Break in Service - Participation 14
2.04 Participation upon Re-employment 15
2.05 Change in Employment Status 15
2.06 Participation Opt-Out 15
ARTICLE III, PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND  
FORFEITURES  
3.01 Contribution Types 17
3.02 Elective Deferrals 17
3.03 Matching Contributions 19
3.04 Nonelective/Employer Contributions 21
3.05 Safe Harbor 401(k) Contributions 25
3.06 Allocation Conditions 29
3.07 Forfeiture Allocation 31
3.08 Rollover Contributions 33
3.09 Employee Contributions 33
3.10 Simple 401(k) Contributions 33
3.11 USERRA Contributions 35
3.12 Designated IRA Contributions 35
3.13 Deductible Employee Contributions (DECs) 37
ARTICLE IV, LIMITATIONS AND TESTING  
4.01 Annual Additions Limit - No Other Plans 38
4.02 Annual Additions Limit - Other 415  
  Aggregated Plans 39
4.03 Other Defined Contribution Plans Limitation 39
4.04 No Combined DCP/DBP Limitation 40
4.05 Definitions: Sections 4.01-4.04 40
4.06 Annual Testing Elections 40
4.07 Testing Based On Benefits 42
4.08 Amendment To Pass Testing 43
4.09 Application Of Compensation Limit 43
4.10 401(k) Testing 43
ARTICLE V, VESTING  
5.01 Normal/Early Retirement Age 51
5.02 Participant Death or Disability 51
5.03 Vesting Schedule 51
5.04 Cash-Out Distribution/Possible Restoration 52
5.05 Year of Service - Vesting 54
5.06 Break in Service and Forfeiture Break in  
  Service - Vesting 54
5.07 Forfeiture Occurs 54
5.08 Amendment to Vesting Schedule 55
ARTICLE VI, DISTRIBUTIONS  
6.01 Timing of Distribution 56
6.02 Required Minimum Distributions 59
6.03 Post-Separation (Severance), Lifetime RMD  
  and Beneficiary Distribution Methods 62
6.04 Annuity Distributions to Participants and to  
  Surviving Spouses 63
6.05 QDRO Distributions 65
6.06 Defaulted Loan - Timing of Offset 66
6.07 Hardship Distribution 66

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6.08 Direct Rollover of Eligible Rollover  
  Distributions 67
6.09 Replacement of $5,000 Amount 69
6.10 TEFRA Elections 69
ARTICLE VII, ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS  
7.01 Employer Administrative Provisions 70
7.02 Plan Administrator 70
7.03 Direction of Investment 71
7.04 Account Administration, Valuation and 72
  Expenses  
7.05 Participant Administrative Provisions 75
7.06 Plan Loans 77
7.07 Lost Participants 77
7.08 Plan Correction 79
7.09 Prototype/Volume Submitter Plan Status 79
7.10 Plan Communications, Interpretation, and 79
  Construction  
ARTICLE VIII, TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN,  
POWERS AND DUTIES  
8.01 Acceptance 81
8.02 Investment Powers and Duties 81
8.03 Named Fiduciary 84
8.04 Distribution of Cash or Property 84
8.05 Trustee/Custodian Fees and Expenses 84
8.06 Third Party Reliance 85
8.07 Appointment of Ancillary Trustee or 85
  Independent Fiduciary  
8.08 Resignation and Removal 85
8.09 Investment In Group Trust Fund 86
8.10 Combining Trusts of Employer's Plans 86
8.11 Amendment/Substitution of Trust 86
ARTICLE IX, PROVISIONS RELATING TO  
INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANY  
9.01 Insurance Benefit 87
9.02 Insurance Benefit 87
9.03 Disposition of Life Insurance Protection 87
9.04 Dividends 87
9.05 Limitations On Insurance Company Duties 88
9.06 Records/Information 88
9.07 Conflict With Plan 88
9.08 Appendix B Override 88
9.09 Definitions 88
ARTICLE X, TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS  
10.01 Determination of Top-Heavy Status 89
10.02 Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation 89
10.03 Plan Which Will Satisfy Top-Heavy 89
10.04 Top-Heavy Vesting 90
10.05 Safe Harbor/Simple Plan Exemption 90
10.06 Definitions 90
ARTICLE XI, EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT,  
AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION  
11.01 Exclusive Benefit 92
11.02 Amendment by Employer 92
11.03 Amendment by Prototype Sponsor/Volume 93
  Submitter Practitioner  
11.04 Frozen Plan 93
11.05 Plan Termination 94
11.06 Merger/Direct Transfer 95
ARTICLE XII, Multiple Employer Plan [Volume  
Submitter Only]  
12.01 Election/Overriding Effect 97
12.02 Definitions 97
12.03 Participating Employer Elections 97
12.04 HCE Status 97
12.05 Testing 97
12.06 Top-Heavy 98
12.07 Compensation 98
12.08 Service 98
12.09 Required Minimum Distributions 98
12.10 Cooperation and Indemnification 98
12.11 PEO Transition Rules 98
12.12 Involuntary Termination 99
12.13 Voluntary Termination 100

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WELLS FARGO
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PROTOTYPE PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT
BASIC PLAN DOCUMENT #01

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Prototype Plan Sponsor or as Volume Submitter Practitioner, establishes this Prototype Plan or this Volume Submitter Plan intended to conform to and qualify under §401 and §501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. An Employer establishes a Plan and Trust under this Prototype Plan or this Volume Submitter Plan by executing an Adoption Agreement.

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

     1.01 Account. Account means the separate Account(s) which the Plan Administrator or the Trustee maintains under the Plan for a Participant.

     1.02 Account Balance or Accrued Benefit.Account Balance or Accrued Benefit means the amount of a Participant's Account(s) as of any relevant date derived from Plan contributions and from Earnings.

     1.03 Accounting Date. Accounting Date means the last day of the Plan Year. The Plan Administrator will allocate Employer Contributions and forfeitures for a particular Plan Year as of the Accounting Date of that Plan Year, and on such other dates, if any, as the Plan Administrator determines, consistent with the Plan's allocation conditions and other provisions.

     1.04 Adoption Agreement. Adoption Agreement means the document executed by each Employer adopting this Plan. References to Adoption Agreement within this basic plan document are to the Adoption Agreement as completed and executed by a particular Employer unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. An adopting Employer's Adoption Agreement and this basic plan document together constitute a single Plan and Trust of the Employer. Each elective provision of the Adoption Agreement corresponds (by its parenthetical section reference) to the section of the Plan which grants the election. All "Section" references within an Adoption Agreement are to the basic plan document. All "Election" references within an Adoption Agreement are Adoption Agreement references. The Employer or Plan Administrator to facilitate Plan administration or to generate written policies or forms for use with the Plan may maintain one or more administrative checklists as an attachment to the Adoption Agreement or otherwise. Any such checklists are not part of the Plan.

(A) Prototype/Standardized Plan or Nonstandardized Plan. Each Adoption Agreement offered under this Prototype Plan is either a Nonstandardized Plan or a Standardized Plan, as identified in that Adoption Agreement, under Rev. Proc 2005-16 §§4.10 and 4.11. The provisions of this Plan apply in the same manner to Nonstandardized Plans and to Standardized Plans unless otherwise specified. If the Employer maintains its Plan pursuant to a Nonstandardized Adoption Agreement or a Standardized Adoption Agreement, the Plan is a Prototype Plan and all provisions in this basic plan which expressly or by their context refer to a "Volume Submitter Plan" are not applicable.

(B) Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement.A Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement for purposes of this Volume Submitter Plan is subject to the same provisions as apply to a Nonstandardized Plan, except as the Plan or Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement otherwise indicates. If the Employer maintains its Plan pursuant to a Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement, the Plan is a Volume Submitter Plan and all provisions in this basic plan which expressly or by their context refer to a "Prototype Plan" are not applicable.

(C) Participation Agreement. Participation Agreement, in the case of a Prototype Plan means the Adoption Agreement page or pages executed by one or more Related Employers to become a Participating Employer. In the case of a Volume Submitter Plan, Participation Agreement means the Adoption Agreement page or pages executed by one or more Related Employers or, in the case of a Multiple Employer Plan, by one or more Employers which are not Related Employers (see Section 12.02(C)) to become a Participating Employer.

     1.05 Advisory Letter. Advisory Letter means an IRS issued letter as to the acceptability in form of a Volume Submitter Plan as defined in Section 13.03 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16.

     1.06 Annuity Contract. Annuity Contract means an annuity contract that the Trustee purchases with the Participant's Vested Account Balance. An Annuity Contract includes a QJSA, a QPSA and an Alternative Annuity. If the Plan Administrator elects or is required to provide an Annuity Contract, such annuity must be a Nontransferable Annuity and otherwise must comply with the Plan terms.

(A) Annuity Starting Date. A Participant's Annuity Starting Date means the first day of the first period for which the Plan pays an amount as an annuity or in any other form.

(B) Alternative Annuity. See Section 6.03(A)(5).

(C) Nontransferable Annuity. Nontransferable Annuity means an Annuity Contract which by its terms provides that it may not be sold, assigned, discounted, pledged as collateral for a loan or security for the performance of an obligation or for any purpose to any person other than the insurance company. If the Plan distributes an Annuity Contract, the Annuity Contract must be a Nontransferable Annuity.

(D) QJSA. See Sections 6.04(A)(1) and (2).

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(E) QPSA. See Section 6.04(B)(1).

     1.07 Appendix. Appendix means one of the Appendices to an Adoption Agreement designated as "A", "B", "C", or "D" which are expressly authorized by the Plan and as part of the Plan, are covered by the Advisory Letter or Opinion Letter.

     1.08 Applicable Law. Applicable Law means the Code, ERISA, USERRA, Treasury, IRS and DOL regulations, rulings, notices, and other written guidance, case law and any other applicable federal, state or local law affecting the Plan and which is binding upon the Plan or upon which the Employer, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee and other Plan fiduciaries may rely in the operation, administration and management of the Plan and Trust. If Applicable Law supersedes or modifies any authority the Plan specifically references, the reference includes such Applicable Law.

     1.09 Beneficiary. Beneficiary means a person designated by a Participant, a Beneficiary or by the Plan who is or may become entitled to a benefit under the Plan. A Beneficiary who becomes entitled to a benefit under the Plan remains a Beneficiary under the Plan until the Trustee has fully distributed to the Beneficiary his/her Plan benefit. A Beneficiary's right to (and the Plan Administrator's or a Trustee's duty to provide to the Beneficiary) information or data concerning the Plan does not arise until the Beneficiary first becomes entitled to receive a benefit under the Plan.

     1.10 Code. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and includes applicable Treasury regulations.

     1.11 Compensation.

(A) Uses and Context. Any reference in the Plan to Compensation is a reference to the definition in this Section 1.11, unless the Plan reference, or the Employer in its Adoption Agreement, modifies this definition. Except as the Plan otherwise specifically provides, the Plan Administrator will take into account only Compensation actually paid during (or as permitted under the Code, paid for) the relevant period. A Compensation payment includes Compensation paid by the Employer through another person under the common paymaster provisions in Code §§3121 and 3306. In the case of a Self-Employed Individual, Compensation means Earned Income as defined in Section 1.1 1(J). However, if the Plan must use an equivalent alternative compensation amount (pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.414(s) -1 (g)(1)(i) or other Applicable Law) in performing nondiscrimination testing relating to Matching Contributions, Nonelective Contributions and other Employer Contributions (excluding Elective Deferrals), the Compensation of such Self-Employed Individual will be limited to such equivalent alternative compensation amount.

(B) Base Definitions and Modifications. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect one of the following base definitions of Compensation: W-2 Wages, Code §3401(a) Wages, or 415 Compensation. The Employer may elect a different base definition as to different Contribution Types. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may specify any modifications thereto, for purposes of contribution allocations under Article III. If the Employer fails to elect one of the above-referenced definitions, the Employer is deemed to have elected the W-2 Wages definition.

     (1) W-2 Wages. W-2 Wages means wages for federal income tax withholding purposes, as defined under Code §3401(a), plus all other payments to an Employee in the course of the Employer's trade or business, for which the Employer must furnish the Employee a written statement under Code §§6041, 6051, and 6052, 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 Code §3401(a)(2)). The Employer in Appendix B may elect to exclude from W-2 Compensation certain Employer paid or reimbursed moving expenses as described therein.

     (2) Code §3401(a) Wages (income tax wage withholding). Code §3401(a) Wages means wages within the meaning of Code §3401(a) for the purposes of income tax withholding at the source, but determined without regard to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or the location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code §3401(a)(2)).

     (3) Code §415 Compensation (current income definition/simplified compensation under Treas. Reg. §1.415 -2(d)(10) and Prop. Treas. Reg. §1.415(c) -2(d)(2)).

Code §415 Compensation means the Employee's wages, salaries, fees for professional service and other amounts received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid in cash) for personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan to the extent that the amounts are includible in gross income (including, but not limited to, commissions paid salespersons, compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits and reimbursements or other expense allowances under a nonaccountable plan as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.62 -2(c)).

Code §415 Compensation does not include:

     (a) Deferred compensation/SEP/SIMPLE.

Employer contributions (other than Elective Deferrals) to a plan of deferred compensation (including a simplified employee pension plan under Code §408(k) or to a simple retirement account under Code §408(p)) to the extent the contributions are not included in the gross income of the Employee for the Taxable Year in which contributed, and any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation (whether or not qualified), regardless of whether such amounts are includible in the gross income of the Employee when distributed.

     (b) Option exercise. Amounts realized from the exercise of a non-qualified stock option (an option other than a statutory option under Treas. Reg. § 1.42 1 -1 (b)), or when restricted stock or other property held by an

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Employee either becomes freely transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture under Code §83.

          (c) Sale of option stock. Amounts realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of stock acquired under a statutory stock option as defined under Treas. Reg. §1.421 -1(b).

          (d) Other amounts that receive special tax benefits. Other amounts that receive special tax benefits, such as premiums for group term life insurance (but only to the extent that the premiums are not includible in the gross income of the Employee and are not salary reduction amounts under Code § 125).

          (e) Other similar items. Other items of remuneration which are similar to any of the items in Sections 1. 1 1(B)(3)(a) through (d).

     (4) Alternative (general) 415 Compensation. The Employer in Appendix B may elect to apply the 415 definition of Compensation in Treas. Reg. §1.415 -2(d)(1) and Prop. Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c) -2(a). Under this definition, Compensation means as defined in Section 1.11(B)(3) but with the addition of: (a) amounts described in Code §§104(a)(3), 105(a), or 105(h) but only to the extent that these amounts are includible in Employee's gross income; (b) amounts paid or reimbursed by the Employer for moving expenses incurred by the Employee, but only to the extent that at the time of payment it is reasonable to believe these amounts are not deductible by the Employee under Code §217; (c) the value of a nonstatutory option (an option other than a statutory option under Treas. Reg. §1.421 -1(b)) granted by the Employer to the an Employee, but only to the extent that the value of the option is includible in the Employee's gross income for the Taxable Year of the grant; and (d) the amount includible in the Employee's gross income upon the Employee's making of an election under Code §83(b). The Employer in Appendix B also must elect whether to include as Compensation amounts received from a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan in the Taxable Year received but only to extent includible in gross income.

(C) Deemed 125 Compensation. Deemed 125 Compensation means, in the case of any definition of Compensation which includes a reference to Code § 125, amounts under a Code § 125 plan of the Employer that are not available to a Participant in cash in lieu of group health coverage, because the Participant is unable to certify that he/she has other health coverage. Compensation under this Section 1.11 does not include Deemed 125 Compensation, unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to include Deemed 125 Compensation under this Section 1.11.

(D) Elective Deferrals. Compensation under Section 1.11 includes Elective Deferrals unless the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to exclude Elective Deferrals.

(E) Compensation Dollar Limitation. For any Plan Year, the Plan Administrator in allocating contributions under Article III or in testing the Plan for nondiscrimination, cannot take into account more than $200,000 (or such larger or smaller amount as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may prescribe pursuant to an adjustment made in the same manner as under Code §415(d)) of any Participant's Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee under a 401(k) Plan may make Elective Deferrals with respect to Compensation which exceeds the Plan Year Compensation limitation, provided such Elective Deferrals otherwise satisfy the Elective Deferral Limit and other applicable Plan limitations. In applying any Plan limitation on the amount of Matching Contributions or any Plan limit on Elective Deferrals which are subject to Matching Contributions, where such limits are expressed as a percentage of Compensation, the Plan Administrator may apply the Compensation limit under this Section 1.1 1(E) annually, even if the Matching Contribution formula is applied on a per pay period basis or is applied over any other time interval which is less than the full Plan Year or the Plan Administrator may pro rate the Compensation limit.

(F) Nondiscrimination. For purposes of determining whether the Plan discriminates in favor of HCEs, Compensation means as the Plan Administrator operationally determines provided that any such nondiscrimination testing definition which the Plan Administrator applies must satisfy Code §414(s) and the regulations thereunder. For this purpose the Plan Administrator may, but is not required, to apply for nondiscrimination testing purposes the Plan's allocation definition of Compensation under this Section 1.11 or Annual Additions Limit definition of Compensation under Section 4.05(C). The Employer's election in its Adoption Agreement relating to Pre-Entry Compensation (to limit Compensation to Participating Compensation or to include Plan Year Compensation) is nondiscriminatory.

(G) Excluded Compensation. Excluded Compensation means such Compensation as the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to exclude for purposes of this Section 1.11.

(H) Pre-Entry Compensation. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement for allocation purposes must elect Participating Compensation or Plan Year Compensation as to some or all Contribution Types.

     (1) Participating Compensation. Participating Compensation for purposes of this Section 1.11 means Compensation only for the period during the Plan Year in which the Participant is a Participant in the overall Plan, or under the plan resulting from disaggregation under the OEE or EP rules under Section 4.06(C)(1), or as to a Contribution Type as applicable. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects Participating Compensation, the Employer will elect whether to apply the election to all Contribution Types or only to particular Contribution Type(s).

     (2) Plan Year Compensation. Plan Year Compensation for purposes of this Section 1.11 means Compensation for a Plan Year, including Compensation for any period prior to the Participant's Entry Date in the overall Plan or as to a Contribution Type as applicable. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects Plan Year Compensation, the Employer will elect whether to apply the election to all Contribution Types or only to particular Contribution Type(s).

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(I) Post-Severance Compensation. The Plan excludes Post-Severance Compensation unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to include Post–Severance Compensation as described in this Section 1.11(I). If the Employer elects to include Post-Severance Compensation, the Employer in Appendix B will specify the Effective Date thereof which for purposes of 415 testing (or other testing requiring use of 415 Compensation) cannot be earlier than January 1, 2005.

     (1) Post-Severance Compensation under Proposed 415 Regulations.

          (a) Payment timing. Post–Severance Compensation includes certain payments described below made after Severance from Employment, and within 2 1/2 months following Severance from Employment (whether paid in the same Plan or Limitation Year or paid in the Plan or Limitation Year following the Severance from Employment). The Employer in Appendix B also may elect (for allocation purposes only) to include amounts which would be Post-Severance Compensation but for being paid after the time limit described herein (except as to Elective Deferrals) or may elect to limit Post-Severance Compensation to any lesser period of time.

          (b) Limitation as to type. Post-Severance Compensation means: (i) Payments that, absent a Severance from Employment, would have been paid to the Employee while the Employee continued in employment with the Employer and which consist of regular compensation for services during the Employee's regular working hours or for services outside the Employee's regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), commissions, bonuses and other similar compensation; and (ii) payments for bona fide sick, vacation or other leave, but only if the Employee would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued. The Employer in Appendix B may elect (for allocation purposes only) to exclude certain of the above amounts which would be Post-Severance Compensation.

          (c) Exclusions. Post-Severance Compensation under Section 1.11(I)(1) does not include any payment not described in Section 1. 1 1(I)(1)(b) even if paid within the time period described in Section 1. 1 1(I)(1)(a), including severance pay, unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation or parachute payments under Code §280G(b)(2).

     (2) Qualified Military Service. Post-Severance Compensation includes (without regard to the timing requirement of Section 1.11(I)(1)(a), including for Elective Deferrals) amounts paid to individuals not currently performing Service for the Employer by reason of Qualified Military Service, to the extent that those payments do not exceed what the Employer would have paid to the Employee had the Employee not entered Qualified Military Service. The Employer in Appendix B may elect (for allocation purposes only) to exclude the above amounts from Post-Severance Compensation.

(J) Earned Income. Earned Income means net earnings from self-employment in the trade or business with respect to which the Employer has established the Plan, provided personal services of the Self-Employed Individual are a material income-producing factor. Earned Income also includes gains and earnings (other than capital gain) from the sale or licensing of property (other than goodwill) by the individual who created that property, even if those gains would not ordinarily be considered net earnings from self-employment. The Plan Administrator will determine net earnings without regard to items excluded from gross income and the deductions allocable to those items. The Plan Administrator will determine net earnings after the deduction allowed to the Self-Employed Individual for all contributions made by the Employer to a qualified plan and after the deduction allowed to the Self-Employed Individual under Code § 164(f) for self-employment taxes.

(K) Deemed Disability Compensation.The Plan does not include Deemed Disability Compensation under Code §415(c)(3)(C) unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to include Deemed Disability Compensation under this Section 1.11(K). Deemed Disability Compensation is the Compensation the Participant would have received for the year if the Participant were paid at the same rate as applied immediately prior to Disability if such deemed compensation is greater than actual Compensation as determined without regard to this Section 1.11(K). This Section 1.11(K) applies only if the affected Participant is an NHCE immediately prior to becoming disabled (or the Appendix B election provides for the continuation of contributions on behalf of all such disabled participants for a fixed or determinable period) and all contributions made with respect to Compensation under this Section 1.1 1(K) are immediately Vested.

     1.12 Contribution Types. Contribution Types means the contribution types required or permitted under the Plan as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

     1.13 Defined Contribution Plan. Defined Contribution Plan means a retirement plan which provides for an individual account for each Participant and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the Participant's Account, and on any Earnings, expenses, and forfeitures which the Plan Administrator may allocate to such Participant's Account.

     1.14 Defined Benefit Plan. Defined Benefit Plan means a retirement plan which does not provide for individual accounts for Employer contributions and which provides for payment of determinable benefits in accordance with the plan's formula.

     1.15 Disability. Disability means, as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, the basic plan definition or an alternative definition. A Participant who incurs a Disability is "disabled."

(A) Basic Plan Definition. Disability means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months. The permanence and degree of such impairment must be supported by medical evidence.

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(B) Alternative Definition.The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may specify any alternative definition of Disability which is not inconsistent with Applicable Law.

(C) Administration. For purposes of this Plan, a Participant is disabled on the date the Plan Administrator determines the Participant satisfies the definition of Disability. The Plan Administrator may require a Participant to submit to a physical examination in order to confirm the Participant's Disability. The Plan Administrator will apply the provisions of this Section 1.15 in a nondiscriminatory, consistent, and uniform manner.

     1.16 Designated IRA Contribution. Designated IRA Contribution means a Participant's IRA contribution to the Plan made in accordance with the Adoption Agreement.

     1.17 DOL. DOL means the U.S. Department of Labor.

     1.18 Earnings. Earnings means the net income, gain or loss earned by a particular Account, by the Trust, or with respect to a contribution or to a distribution, as the context requires.

     1.19 Effective Date. The Effective Date of this Plan is the date the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, but not earlier that January 1, 2002. However, as to a particular provision or action taken by any party pursuant to the Plan (such as a Plan amendment or termination, or the giving of any notice), a different Effective Date may apply such as the basic plan document may provide, as the Employer may elect in its Adoption Agreement, in a Participation Agreement or in an Appendix, or as indicated in any other document which evidences the action taken.

     1.20 Elective Deferrals. Elective Deferrals means a Participant's Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals, Automatic Deferrals and, as the context requires, Catch-Up Deferrals under the Plan, and which the Employer contributes to the Plan at the Participant's election (or automatically) in lieu of cash compensation. As to other plans, elective deferrals means amounts excludible from the Employee's gross income under Code §§125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), 408(p) or 457(b), and includes amounts included in the Employee's gross income under Code §402A, and contributed by the Employer, at the Employee's election, to a cafeteria plan, a qualified transportation fringe benefit plan, a 401(k) plan, a SARSEP, a tax-sheltered annuity, a SIMPLE plan or a Code §457(b) plan.

(A) Pre-Tax Deferral. Pre-Tax Deferral means an Elective Deferral (including a Catch-Up Deferral or an Automatic Deferral) which is not subject to income tax when made.

(B) Roth Deferral. Roth Deferral means an Elective Deferral (including a Catch-Up Deferral or an Automatic Deferral) which a Participant irrevocably designates as a Roth Deferral under Code §402A at the time of deferral and which is subject to income tax when made to the Plan. In the case of an Automatic Deferral, see Section 3.02(B)(7).

(C) Automatic Deferral. See Section 3.02(B)(1).

(D) Catch-Up Deferral. See Section 3.02(D)(2).

     1.21 Employee. Employee means any common law employee, Self-Employed Individual, Leased Employee or other person the Code treats as an employee of the Employer for purposes of the Employer's qualified plan. An Employee is either an Eligible Employee or an Excluded Employee. An Employee is either an HCE or an NHCE.

(A) Self-Employed Individual. Self-Employed Individual means an individual who has Earned Income (or who would have had Earned Income but for the fact that the trade or business did not have net profits) for the Taxable Year from the trade or business for which the Plan is established.

(B) Leased Employee. Leased Employee means an individual (who otherwise is not an Employee of the Employer) who, pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and any other person (the "leasing organization), has performed services for the Employer (or for the Employer and any persons related to the Employer within the meaning of Code §144(a)(3)) on a substantially full-time basis for at least one year and who performs such services under primary direction or control of the Employer within the meaning of Code §414(n)(2). Except as described in Section 1.21(B)(1), a Leased Employee is an Employee for purposes of the Plan. However, under a Nonstandardized Plan or under a Volume Submitter Plan, a Leased Employee is an Excluded Employee unless the Employer in Appendix B elects not to treat Leased Employees as Excluded Employees as to any or all Contribution Types. "Compensation" in the case of an out-sourced worker who is an Employee or a Leased Employee includes Compensation from the leasing organization which is attributable to services performed for the Employer.

     (1) Safe Harbor Plan Exception. A Leased Employee is not an Employee for Plan purposes if the leasing organization covers the employee in a safe harbor plan and, prior to application of this safe harbor plan exception, 20% or fewer of the NHCEs, excluding those NHCEs who do not satisfy the "substantially full-time" standard of Code §414(n)(2)(B), are Leased Employees. A safe harbor plan is a Money Purchase Pension Plan providing immediate participation, full and immediate vesting, and a nonintegrated contribution formula equal to at least 10% of the employee‘s compensation, without regard to employment by the leasing organization on a specified date. The safe harbor plan must determine the 10% contribution on the basis of compensation as defined in Code §415(c)(3) including Elective Deferrals.

     (2) Other Requirements. The Plan Administrator must apply this Section 1.21 in a manner consistent with Code §§414(n) and 414(o) and the regulations issued under those Code sections. The Plan Administrator for 415 testing under Article IV, for satisfaction of the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation under Article X and otherwise as required under Applicable Law will treat contributions or benefits provided to a Leased Employee under a plan of the leasing organization, and which are attributable to services performed by the Leased Employee for the Employer, as provided by the Employer. However, the Employer will not

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offset (reduce) contributions to this Plan by such contributions or benefits provided to the Leased Employee under the leasing organization's plan unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to do so.

(C) Eligible Employee. Eligible Employee means an Employee other than an Excluded Employee.

(D) Excluded Employee. Excluded Employee means, as the Plan provides or as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, any Employee, or class or group of Employees, not eligible to participate in the Plan, or as to any Contribution Type, as the context requires.

     (1) Collective Bargaining Employees. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to exclude Collective Bargaining Employees from eligibility to participate, the exclusion applies to any Employee included in a unit of Employees covered by an agreement which the Secretary of Labor finds to be a collective bargaining agreement between employee representatives and one or more employers if: (a) retirement benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining; and (b) two percent or fewer of the employees covered by the agreement are "professional employees" as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.410(b) -9, unless the collective bargaining agreement requires the Employee to be included within the Plan. The term "employee representatives" does not include any organization more than half the members of which are owners, officers, or executives of the Employer.

     (2) Nonresident Aliens. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to exclude Nonresident Aliens from eligibility to participate, the exclusion applies to any Nonresident Alien Employee who does not receive any earned income, as defined in Code §911(d)(2), from the Employer which constitutes United States source income, as defined in Code §861(a)(3).

     (3) Reclassified Employees. A Reclassified Employee under a Nonstandardized Plan or a Volume Submitter Plan is an Excluded Employee unless the Employer in Appendix B elects: (a) to include all Reclassified Employees as Eligible Employees; (b) to include one or more categories of Reclassified Employees as Eligible Employees; or (c) to include Reclassified Employees (or one or more groups of Reclassified Employees) as Eligible Employees as to one or more Contribution Types. A Reclassified Employee is any person the Employer does not treat as a common law employee or as a self-employed individual (including, but not limited to, independent contractors, persons the Employer pays outside of its payroll system and out-sourced workers) for federal income tax withholding purposes under Code §3401(a), irrespective of whether there is a binding determination that the individual is an Employee or a Leased Employee of the Employer. Self-Employed Individuals are not Reclassified Employees.

     (4) Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Employees. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to exclude any Employees who it defines in the Adoption Agreement as "part-time," "temporary" or "seasonal" based on their regularly scheduled Service being less than a specified number of Hours of Service during a relevant Eligibility Computation Period. Notwithstanding any such exclusion, if the Part-Time, Temporary or Seasonal Excluded Employee actually completes at least 1,000 Hours of Service in the relevant Eligibility Computation Period, the affected Excluded Employee is no longer an Excluded Employee and will enter the Plan on the next Entry Date following completion of the Eligibility Computation Period in which he/she completed 1,000 Hours of Service, provided the Employee is employed by the Employer on that Entry Date.

(E) HCE. HCE means a highly compensated Employee, defined under Code §414(q) as an Employee who satisfies one of Sections 1.21(E)(1) or (2) below.

     (1) More than 5% owner.During the Plan Year or during the preceding Plan Year, the Employee is a more than 5% owner of the Employer (applying the constructive ownership rules of Code §318 as modified by Code §416(i)(1)(B)(iii)(I), and applying the principles of Code §318 as modified by Code §416(i)(1)(B)(iii)(I), for an unincorporated entity).

     (2) Compensation Threshold.During the preceding Plan Year (or in the case of a short Plan Year, the immediately preceding 12 month period) the Employee had Compensation in excess of $80,000 (as adjusted for the relevant year by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue at the same time and in the same manner as under Code §415(d), except that the base period is the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996) and, if the Employer under its Adoption Agreement makes the top-paid group election, was part of the top-paid 20% group of Employees (based on Compensation for the preceding Plan Year).

     (3) Compensation Definition. For purposes of this Section 1.21(E), "Compensation" means Compensation as defined in Section 4.05(C).

     (4) Top-paid Group and Calendar Year Data.The Plan Administrator must make the determination of who is an HCE, including the determinations of the number and identity of the top-paid 20% group, consistent with Code §414(q) and regulations issued under that Code section. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may make a calendar year data election to determine the HCEs for the Plan Year, as prescribed by Treasury regulations or by other guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. A calendar year data election must apply to all plans of the Employer which reference the HCE definition in Code §414(q). For purposes of this Section 1.21(E), if the current Plan Year is the first year of the Plan, then the term "preceding Plan Year" means the 12-consecutive month period immediately preceding the current Plan Year.

     (5) Highly compensated former employee. The determination of highly compensated former employee status and the rules applicable thereto are determined in accordance with Temporary Reg. §1.414(q) -1T, A-4 and Notice 97-45.

(F) NHCE. NHCE means a nonhighly compensated employee, which is any Employee who is not an HCE.

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     1.22 Employee Contribution and DECs. Employee Contribution means a Participant's after-tax contribution to the Trust and which the Participant designates as an Employee Contribution at the time of contribution. An Elective Deferral (Pre-Tax or Roth) is not an Employee Contribution. A deductible employee contribution (DEC) means certain pre-1987 contributions described in Section 3.13.

     1.23 Employer. Employer means each Signatory Employer, Lead Employer, Related Employer, and Participating Employer as the Plan indicates or as the context requires.

(A) Signatory Employer. The Signatory Employer is the Employer who establishes a Plan under this Prototype Plan or under this Volume Submitter Plan by executing an Adoption Agreement. The Employer for purposes of acting as Plan Administrator, making Plan amendments, restating the Plan, terminating the Plan or performing other ERISA settlor functions, means the Signatory Employer and does not include any Related Employer or Participating Employer. The Signatory Employer also may terminate the participation in the Plan of any Participating Employer upon written notice. The Signatory Employer will provide such notice not less than 30 days prior to the date of termination unless the Signatory Employer determines that the interest of Plan Participants requires earlier termination. See Article XII if the Plan is a Volume Submitter Plan and is a Multiple Employer Plan.

(B) Lead Employer. Lead Employer means the Signatory Employer under a Volume Submitter Plan which is a Multiple Employer Plan. See Section 12.02(B).

(C) Related Group/Related Employer. A Related Group is a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code §414(b)), trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) which are under common control (as defined in Code §414(c)), an affiliated service group (as defined in Code §414(m)) or an arrangement otherwise described in Code §414(o). Each Employer/member of the Related Group is a Related Employer. The term "Employer" includes every Related Employer for purposes of crediting Service and Hours of Service, determining Years of Service and Breaks in Service under Articles II and V, determining Separation from Service, applying the coverage test under Code Section 410(b), applying the Annual Additions Limit and nondiscrimination testing in Article IV, applying the top-heavy rules and the minimum allocation requirements of Article X, applying the definitions of Employee, HCE, Compensation (except as the Employer may elect in its Adoption Agreement relating to allocations) and Leased Employee, applying the safe harbor 401(k) provisions of Article III, applying the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions of Article III and for any other purpose the Code or the Plan require.

(D) Participating Employer. Participating Employer means a Related Employer (to the Signatory Employer or another Related Employer) which signs the Execution Page of the Adoption Agreement or a Participation Agreement to the Adoption Agreement. Only a Participating Employer (or Employees thereof) may contribute to the Plan. A Participating Employer is an Employer for all purposes of the Plan except as provided in Sections 1.23(A) or (B).

     (1) Standardized/Nonstandardized Plan. If the Employer‘s Plan is a Standardized Plan, all Employees of the Employer or of any Related Employer, are Eligible Employees, irrespective of whether the Related Employer directly employing the Employee is a Participating Employer. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, individuals who become Employees of a Related Employer as a result of a transaction described in Code §410(b)(6)(C) are Excluded Employees during the Plan Year in which such transaction occurs nor in the following Plan Year, unless: (a) the Related Employer which employs such Employees becomes during such period a Participating Employer by executing a Participation Agreement to the Adoption Agreement; or (b) as described under Applicable Law, the Plan benefits or coverage change significantly during the transition period resulting in the termination of the transition period. If the Plan is a Nonstandardized Plan, the Employees of a Related Employer are Excluded Employees unless the Related Employer is a Participating Employer.

     (2) Volume Submitter/Multiple Employer Plan.If Article XII applies, a Participating Employer includes an unrelated Employer who executes a Participation Agreement. See Section 12.02(C).

     1.24 Employer Contribution. Employer Contribution means a Nonelective Contribution, a Matching Contribution, an Elective Deferral, a Prevailing Wage Contribution, a Money Purchase Pension Contribution or a Target Benefit Contribution, as the context may require.

     1.25 Entry Date. Entry Date means the date(s) the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement upon which an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility conditions and who remains employed by the Employer on the Entry Date, commences participation in the Plan or in a part of the Plan.

     1.26 EPCRS. EPCRS means the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System for resolving plan defects, or any successor program.

     1.27 ERISA. ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and includes applicable DOL regulations.

     1.28 Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date. Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date means the Plan Year beginning in 2006 (or such earlier Plan Year ending after December 29, 2004 as the Plan Administrator operationally applied and as the Employer elects in Appendix B). A reference to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date also includes the final 401(m) regulations as the context requires.

     1.29 401(k) Plan. 401(k) Plan means the 401(k) Plan the Employer establishes under a 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement. The Plan as the Employer elects under its 401(k) Adoption Agreement may be a Traditional 401(k) Plan, a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan or a SIMPLE 401(k) Plan. A 401(k) Plan is also a Profit Sharing Plan for purposes of applying the Plan terms, except as to Elective Deferrals, Matching Contributions or otherwise where the Plan specifies provisions which apply either to such Contributions Types or to the overall Plan on account of its status as a 401(k) Plan.

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(A) Traditional 401(k) Plan. A Traditional 401(k) Plan is a 401(k) Plan under which Elective Deferrals are subject to nondiscrimination testing under the ADP test and any Matching Contributions and Employee Contributions also are subject to nondiscrimination testing under the ACP test.

(B) Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. A Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan is a 401(k) Plan under which Elective Deferrals are not subject to nondiscrimination testing under the ADP test because the Plan satisfies the ADP test safe harbor. Any Matching Contributions are subject to the ACP test unless the Plan also satisfies the ACP test safe harbor. Any Employee Contributions are subject to the ACP test.

(C) SIMPLE 401(k) Plan. A SIMPLE 401(k) Plan is a 401(k) Plan which satisfies the contribution and other requirements in Section 3.10 and which is not subject to nondiscrimination testing or certain other requirements as provided in Section 3.10.

     1.30 401(m) Plan. 401(m) Plan means the 401(m) plan, if any, the Employer establishes under its Adoption Agreement. The definitions under Sections 1.29(A), (B), and (C) also apply as to a 401(m) Plan.

     1.31 Hour of Service. Hour of Service means:

          (i) Paid and duties. Each Hour of Service for which the Employer, either directly or indirectly, pays an Employee, or for which the Employee is entitled to payment, for the performance of duties. The Plan Administrator credits Hours of Service under this Paragraph (i) to the Employee for the computation period in which the Employee performs the duties, irrespective of when paid;

          (ii) Back pay. Each Hour of Service for back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, to which the Employer has agreed or for which the Employee has received an award. The Plan Administrator credits Hours of Service under this Paragraph (ii) to the Employee for the computation period(s) to which the award or the agreement pertains rather than for the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made; and

          (iii) Payment but no duties.Each Hour of Service for which the Employer, either directly or indirectly, pays an Employee, or for which the Employee is entitled to payment (irrespective of whether the employment relationship is terminated), for reasons other than for the performance of duties during a computation period, such as leave of absence, vacation, holiday, sick leave, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty or military duty. The Plan Administrator will credit no more than 501 Hours of Service under this Paragraph (iii) to an Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee does not perform any duties (whether or not such period occurs during a single computation period). The Plan Administrator credits Hours of Service under this Paragraph (iii) in accordance with the rules of paragraphs (b) and (c) of Labor Reg. §2530.200b2, which the Plan, by this reference, specifically incorporates in full within this Paragraph (iii).

          (iv) Crediting and computation. The Plan Administrator will not credit an Hour of Service under more than one of the above Paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii). A computation period for purposes of this Section 1.31 is the Plan Year, Year of Service period, Break in Service period or other period, as determined under the Plan provision for which the Plan Administrator is measuring an Employee's Hours of Service. The Plan Administrator will resolve any ambiguity with respect to the crediting of an Hour of Service in favor of the Employee.

(A) Method of Crediting Hours of Service. The Employer must elect in its Adoption Agreement the method the Plan Administrator will use in crediting an Employee with Hours of Service and the purpose for which the elected method will apply.

     (1) Actual Method. Under the Actual Method as determined from records, an Employee receives credit for Hours of Service for hours worked and hours for which the Employer makes payment or for which payment is due from the Employer.

     (2) Equivalency Method. Under an Equivalency Method, for each equivalency period for which the Plan Administrator would credit the Employee with at least one Hour of Service, the Plan Administrator will credit the Employee with: (a) 10 Hours of Service for a daily equivalency; (b) 45 Hours of Service for a weekly equivalency; (c) 95 Hours of Service for a semimonthly payroll period equivalency; and (d) 190 Hours of Service for a monthly equivalency.

     (3) Elapsed Time Method. Under the Elapsed Time Method, an Employee receives credit for Service for the aggregate of all time periods (regardless of the Employee's actual Hours of Service) commencing with the Employee's Employment Commencement Date, or with his/her Re-Employment Commencement Date, and ending on the date a Break in Service begins. See Section 2.02(C)(4). In applying the Elapsed Time Method, the Plan Administrator will credit an Employee's Service for any Period of Severance of less than 12-consecutive months and will express fractional periods of Service in days.

          (i) Elapsed Time – Break in Service. Under the Elapsed Time Method, a Break in Service is a Period of Severance of at least 12 consecutive months. In the case of an Employee who is absent from work for maternity or paternity reasons, the 12-consecutive month period beginning on the first anniversary of the first date the Employee is otherwise absent from Service does not constitute a Break in Service.

          (ii) Elapsed Time – Period of Severance. A Period of Severance is a continuous period of time during which the Employee is not employed by the Employer. The continuous period begins on the date the Employee retires, quits, is discharged, or dies or if earlier, the first 12-month anniversary of the date on which the Employee otherwise is absent from Service for any other reason (including disability, vacation, leave of absence, layoff, etc.).

(B) Maternity/Paternity Leave/Family and Medical Leave Act. Solely for purposes of determining whether an Employee incurs a Break in Service under any provision of this Plan, the Plan Administrator must credit Hours of

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Service during the Employee's unpaid absence period: (1) due to maternity or paternity leave; or (2) as required under the Family and Medical Leave Act. An Employee is on maternity or paternity leave if the Employee's absence is due to the Employee's pregnancy, the birth of the Employee's child, the placement with the Employee of an adopted child, or the care of the Employee's child immediately following the child's birth or placement. The Plan Administrator credits Hours of Service under this Section 1.31(B) on the basis of the number of Hours of Service for which the Employee normally would receive credit or, if the Plan Administrator cannot determine the number of Hours of Service the Employee would receive credit for, on the basis of 8 hours per day during the absence period. The Plan Administrator will credit only the number (not exceeding 501) of Hours of Service necessary to prevent an Employee's Break in Service. The Plan Administrator credits all Hours of Service described in this Section 1.31(B) to the computation period in which the absence period begins or, if the Employee does not need these Hours of Service to prevent a Break in Service in the computation period in which his/her absence period begins, the Plan Administrator credits these Hours of Service to the immediately following computation period.

(C) Qualified Military Service. Hour of Service also includes any Service the Plan must credit for contributions and benefits in order to satisfy the crediting of Service requirements of Code §414(u).

     1.32 IRS. IRS means the Internal Revenue Service.

     1.33 Limitation Year. Limitation Year means the consecutive month period the Employer specifies in its Adoption Agreement as applicable to allocations under Article IV. If the Employer elects the same Plan Year and Limitation Year, the Limitation Year is always a 12-consecutive month period even if the Plan Year is a short period, unless the short Plan Year results from an amendment, in which case, the Limitation Year also is a short year. If the Employer amends the Limitation Year to a different 12-consecutive month period, the new Limitation Year must begin on a date within the Limitation Year for which the Employer makes the amendment, creating a short Limitation Year.

     1.34 Matching Contribution. Matching Contribution means a fixed or discretionary contribution the Employer makes on account of Elective Deferrals under a 401(k) Plan or on account of Employee Contributions. Matching contributions also include Participant forfeitures allocated on account of such Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions.

(A) Fixed Matching Contribution. Fixed Matching Contribution means a Matching Contribution which the Employer, subject to satisfaction of allocation conditions, if any, must make pursuant to a formula in the Adoption Agreement. Under the formula, the Employer contributes a specified percentage or dollar amount on behalf of a Participant based on that Participant's Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions eligible for a match.

(B) Discretionary Matching Contribution.Discretionary Matching Contribution means a Matching Contribution which the Employer in its sole discretion elects to make to the Plan. The Employer retains discretion over the Discretionary Matching Contribution rate or amount, the limit(s) on Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions subject to match, the per Participant match allocation limit(s), the Participants who will receive the allocation, and the time period applicable to any matching formula(s) (collectively, the "matching formula"), except as the Employer otherwise elects in its Adoption Agreement.

(D) QMAC. QMAC means a qualified matching contribution which is 100% Vested at all times and which is subject to the distribution restrictions described in Section 6.01(C)(4)(b). Matching Contributions are not 100% Vested at all times if the Employee has a 100% Vested interest solely because of his/her Years of Service taken into account under a vesting schedule. Any Matching Contributions allocated to a Participant's QMAC Account under the Plan automatically satisfy and are subject to the QMAC definition.

(E) Regular Matching Contribution. A Regular Matching Contribution is a Matching Contribution which is not a QMAC, a Safe Harbor Matching Contribution or an Additional Matching Contribution.

(F) Basic Matching Contribution. See Section 3.05(E)(4).

(G) Enhanced Matching Contribution. See Section 3.05(E)(5).

(H) Additional Matching Contribution. See Section 3.05(F)(1).

(I) SIMPLE Matching Contribution. See Section 3.10(E)(1).

(I) Safe Harbor Matching Contribution. See Section 3.05(E)(3).

     1.35 Money Purchase Pension Plan/Money Purchase Pension Contribution. Money Purchase Pension Plan means the Money Purchase Pension Plan the Employer establishes under a Money Purchase Pension Plan Adoption Agreement. The Employer Contribution to its Money Purchase Pension Plan is a Money Purchase Pension Contribution. The Employer will make its Money Purchase Pension Contribution as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

     1.36 Named Fiduciary. The Named Fiduciary is the Employer. The Employer in writing also may designate the Plan Administrator (if the Plan Administrator is not the Employer) and other persons as additional Named Fiduciaries. See Section 8.03. If the Plan is a restated Plan and under the prior plan document a different Named Fiduciary is in place, this Section 1.36 becomes effective on the date the Employer executes this restated Plan unless the Employer designates otherwise in writing.

     1.37 Nonelective Contribution. Nonelective Contribution means a fixed or discretionary Employer Contribution which is not a Matching Contribution, a Money Purchase Pension Contribution or a Target Benefit Contribution.

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(A) Fixed Nonelective Contribution. Fixed Nonelective Contribution means a Nonelective Contribution which the Employer, subject to satisfaction of allocation conditions, if any, must make pursuant to a formula (based on Compensation of Participants who will receive an allocation of the contributions or otherwise) in the Adoption Agreement. See 3.04(A)(2).

(B) Discretionary Nonelective Contribution. Discretionary Nonelective Contribution means a Nonelective Contribution which the Employer in its sole discretion elects to make to the Plan. See 3.04(A)(1).

(C) QNEC. QNEC means a qualified nonelective contribution which is 100% Vested at all times and which is subject to the distribution restrictions described in Section 6.01(C)(4)(b). Nonelective Contributions are not 100% Vested at all times if the Employee has a 100% Vested interest solely because of his/her Years of Service taken into account under a vesting schedule. Any Nonelective Contributions allocated to a Participant's QNEC Account under the Plan automatically satisfy and are subject to the QNEC definition.

(D) SIMPLE Nonelective Contribution. See Section 3.10(E)(1).

(E) Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution. See Section 3.05(E)(2).

     1.38 Opinion Letter. Opinion Letter means an IRS issued letter as to the acceptability of the form of a Prototype Plan as defined in Section 4.06 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16.

     1.39 Participant. Participant means an Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant in the Plan or as to any Contribution Type as the context requires, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01.

     1.40 Plan. Plan means the retirement plan established or continued by the Employer in the form of this Prototype Plan or Volume Submitter Plan, including the Adoption Agreement under which the Employer has elected to establish this Plan. The Employer must designate the name of the Plan in its Adoption Agreement. An Employer may execute more than one Adoption Agreement offered under this Plan, each of which will constitute a separate Plan and Trust established or continued by that Employer. All section references within this basic plan document are Plan section references unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The Plan includes any Appendix permitted by the basic plan document or by the Employer's Adoption Agreement and which the Employer attaches to its Adoption Agreement.

(A) Multiple Employer Plan (Article XII). Multiple Employer Plan means a Plan in which at least one Employer which is not a Related Employer participates. This Plan may be a Multiple Employer Plan only if maintained on a Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement. Article XII of the Plan applies to a Multiple Employer Plan, but otherwise does not apply to the Plan.

(B) Frozen Plan. See Section 3.01(J).

     1.41 Plan Administrator. Plan Administrator means the Employer unless the Employer designates another person or persons to hold the position of Plan Administrator. Any person(s) the Employer appoints as Plan Administrator may or may not be Participants in the Plan. In addition to its other duties, the Plan Administrator has full responsibility for the Plan's compliance with the reporting and disclosure rules under ERISA. If the Employer is the Plan Administrator, any requirement under the Plan for communication between the Employer and the Plan Administrator automatically is deemed satisfied, and the Employer has discretion to determine the manner of documenting any decision deemed to be communicated under this provision.

     1.42 Plan Year. Plan Year means the consecutive month period the Employer specifies in its Adoption Agreement.

     1.43 Practitioner. Practitioner means the sponsor as to its Employer clients of the Volume Submitter Plan and as defined in Section 13.04 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16.

     1.44 Predecessor Employer/Predecessor Plan.

(A) Predecessor Employer. A Predecessor Employer is an employer that previously employed one or more of the Employees.

(B) Predecessor Plan. A Predecessor Plan is a Code §401(a) or §403(a) qualified plan the Employer terminated within the five-year period beginning before or after the Employer establishes this Plan, as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.411(a) -5(b)(3)(v)(B).

     1.45 Prevailing Wage Contract/Contribution. Prevailing Wage Contract means a contract under which Employees are performing services subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, the McNamara-O'Hara Contract Service Act or any other federal, state or municipal prevailing wage law. A Prevailing Wage Contribution is a contribution the Employer makes to the Plan in accordance with a Prevailing Wage Contract. A Prevailing Wage Contribution is treated as a Nonelective Contribution or other Employer Contribution except as the Plan otherwise provides.

     1.46 Profit Sharing Plan. Profit Sharing Plan means the Profit Sharing Plan the Employer establishes under a Profit Sharing Plan Adoption Agreement.

     1.47 Protected Benefit. Protected Benefit means any accrued benefit described in Treas. Reg. § 1.41 1 (d)-4, including any optional form of benefit provided under the Plan which may not (except in accordance with such Regulations) be reduced, eliminated or made subject to Employer discretion.

     1.48 Prototype Plan/Master Plan (M&P Plan). Prototype Plan means as described in Section 4.02 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16 or in any successor thereto under which each adopting Employer establishes a separate Trust. This Plan is not a Master Plan as described in Section 4.01 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16 under which unrelated adopting employers participate in a single funding medium (trust or custodial account). However, the Plan could be a Master Trust under DOL Reg. §2525.103 -2(e). A Prototype Plan or a Master

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Plan must have an Opinion Letter as described in Section 4.06 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16.

     1.49 QDRO. QDRO means a qualified domestic relations order under Code §414(p).

     1.50 Qualified Military Service. Qualified Military Service means qualified military service as defined in Code §414(u)(5). Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, as to Qualified Military Service, the Plan will credit Service under Section 1.31(C), the Employer will make contributions to the Plan and the Plan will provide benefits in accordance with Code §414(u).

     1.51 Restated Plan. A Restated Plan means a plan the Employer adopts in substitution for, and in amendment of, an existing plan, as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service or Severance from Employment before the Employer executes the Adoption Agreement as a Restated Plan, the provisions of the Restated Plan do not apply to the Participant unless he/she has an Account Balance as of the execution date or unless the Employer rehires the Participant.

     1.52 Rollover Contribution. A Rollover Contribution means an amount of cash or property (including a participant loan from another plan) which the Code permits an Eligible Employee or Participant to transfer directly or indirectly to this Plan from another Eligible Retirement Plan (or vice versa) within the meaning of Code §402(c)(8)(B) and Section 6.08(F)(2). A Rollover Contribution will be made to the Plan and not to a Designated IRA within the Plan under Section 3.12, if any.

     1.53 Safe Harbor Contribution. Safe Harbor Contribution means a Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution or a Safe Harbor Matching Contribution as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. See Sections 3.05(E)(2) and (3).

     1.54 Salary Reduction Agreement. A Salary Reduction Agreement means a Participant's written election to make Elective Deferrals to the Plan (including a Contrary Election under Section 3.02(B)(4)), made on the form the Plan Administrator provides for this purpose.

(A) Effective Date. A Salary Reduction Agreement may not be effective earlier than the following date which occurs last: (1) under Article II, the Participant's Entry Date or, in the case of a re-hired Employee, his/her re-participation date; (2) the execution date of the Salary Reduction Agreement; (3) the date the Employer adopts the 401(k) Plan; or (4) the Effective Date of the 401(k) Plan (or Elective Deferral provision within the Plan).

(B) Compensation. A Salary Reduction Agreement must specify the dollar amount of Compensation or the percentage of Compensation the Participant wishes to defer. The Salary Reduction Agreement: (1) applies only to Compensation for Elective Deferral allocation as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement and which becomes currently available after the effective date of the Salary Reduction Agreement; and (2) applies to all or to such Elective Deferral Compensation as the Salary Reduction Agreement indicates, including any Participant elections made in the Salary Reduction Agreement.

(C) Additional Rules. The Plan Administrator in the Plan's Salary Reduction Agreement form, or in a Salary Reduction Agreement policy will specify additional rules and restrictions applicable to a Participant's Salary Reduction Agreement, including but not limited to those rules regarding changing or revoking a Salary Reduction Agreement. Any such rules and restrictions must be consistent with the Plan and with Applicable Law.

     1.55 Separation from Service/Severance from Employment. Separation from Service means an event after which the Employee no longer has an employment relationship with the Employer maintaining this Plan or with a Related Employer. The Plan applies Separation from Service for all purposes except as otherwise provided. For purposes of distribution of Restricted 401(k) Accounts, the application of Post-Severance Compensation and top-heavy look-back period distributions, the plan will apply the definition of Severance from Employment under EGTRRA §646 (as modified for Code §415 purposes in applying the parent-subsidiary controlled group rules).

     1.56 Service. Service means any period of time the Employee is in the employ of the Employer, including any period the Employee is on an unpaid leave of absence authorized by the Employer under a uniform, nondiscriminatory policy applicable to all Employees.

(A) Related Employer Service. See Section 1.23(C).

(B) Predecessor Employer/Plan Service. See Section 1.44. If the Employer maintains (by adoption, plan merger or Transfer) the plan of a Predecessor Employer, service of the Employee with the Predecessor Employer is Service with the Employer. If the Employer maintained a Predecessor Plan, for purposes of vesting Service, the Plan Administrator must count service credited to any Employee covered under the Predecessor Plan. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to disregard vesting Service prior to the time that the Employer maintained the Plan, the Plan Administrator will treat a Predecessor Plan as the Plan for purposes of such election.

(C) Elective Service Crediting. If the Employer does not maintain the plan of a Predecessor Employer, the Plan does not credit Service with the Predecessor Employer, unless the Employer in its Adoption Agreement (or in a Participation Agreement, if applicable) elects to credit designated Predecessor Employer Service and specifies the purposes for which the Plan will credit service with that Predecessor Employer. Unless the Employer under its Adoption Agreement provides for this purpose specific Entry Dates, an Employee who satisfies the Plan's eligibility condition(s) by reason of the crediting of predecessor service will enter the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article II as if the Employee were a re-employed Employee on the first day the Plan credits predecessor service.

(D) Standardized Plan. If the Employer's Plan is a Standardized Plan, the Plan limits the elective crediting of past Predecessor Employer Service to the period which does not exceed 5 years immediately preceding the year in which an amendment crediting such service becomes effective, such credit must be granted to all Employees on a

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reasonably uniform basis, and the crediting must otherwise comply with Treas. Reg. § 1.40 1 (a)(4)-5(a)(3).

     1.57 SIMPLE Contribution. SIMPLE Contribution means a SIMPLE Nonelective Contribution or a SIMPLE Matching Contribution. See Section 3.10(E).

     1.58 Sponsor. Sponsor means the sponsor of this Prototype Plan as to the Sponsor's adopting Employer clients and as defined in Section 4.07 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16.

     1.59 Successor Plan. Successor Plan means a plan in which at least 50% of the Eligible Employees for the first Plan Year were eligible under a cash or deferred arrangement maintained by the Employer in the prior year, as described in Treas. Reg. §1.401k -2(c)(2)(iii).

     1.60 Target Benefit Plan/Target Benefit Contribution. Target Benefit Plan means the Target Benefit Plan the Employer establishes under the Target Benefit Plan Adoption Agreement. The Employer Contribution to its Target Benefit Plan is a Target Benefit Contribution. The Employer will make its Target Benefit Contribution as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

     1.61 Taxable Year. Taxable Year means the taxable year of a Participant or of the Employer as the context requires.

     1.62 Transfer. Transfer means the Trustee's movement of Plan assets from the Plan to another plan (or vice versa) directly as between the trustees and not by means of a distribution. A Transfer may be an Elective Transfer or a Nonelective Transfer. See Section 11.06. A Direct Rollover under Section 6.08(F)(1) is not a Transfer.

     1.63 Trust. Trust means the separate Trust created under the Plan.

     1.64 Trust Fund. Trust Fund means all property of every kind acquired by the Plan and held by the Trust, other than incidental benefit insurance contracts.

     1.65 Trustee/Custodian. Trustee or Custodian means the person or persons who as Trustee or Custodian execute the Adoption Agreement, or any successor in office who in writing accepts the position of Trustee or Custodian. The Employer must designate in its Adoption Agreement whether the Trustee will administer the Trust as a discretionary Trustee or as a nondiscretionary Trustee. See Article VIII. If the Sponsor or Practitioner is a bank, savings and loan association, credit union, mutual fund, insurance company, or other institution qualified to serve as Trustee, a person other than the Sponsor or Practitioner (or its affiliate) may not serve as Trustee or as Custodian of the Plan without the written consent of the Sponsor or Practitioner.

     1.66 Valuation Date. Valuation Date means the Accounting Date, such additional dates as the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect, and any other date that the Plan Administrator designates for the valuation of the Trust Fund.

     1.67 Vested. Vested means a Participant or a Beneficiary has an unconditional claim, legally enforceable against the Plan, to the Participant's Account Balance or Accrued Benefit or to a portion thereof if not 100% Vested. Vesting means the degree to which a Participant is Vested in one or more Accounts.

     1.68 USERRA. USERRA means the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended.

     1.69 Volume Submitter Plan. Volume Submitter Plan means as described in Section 13.01 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16 or in any successor thereto. A Volume Submitter Plan must have an Advisory Letter as described in Section 13.03 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16.

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ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

     2.01 ELIGIBILITY. Each Eligible Employee becomes a Participant in the Plan in accordance with the eligibility conditions the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. The Employer may elect different age and service conditions for different Contribution Types under the Plan.

(A) Maximum Age and Years of Service. For purposes of an Eligible Employee's participation in the Plan, the Plan may not impose an age condition exceeding age 21 and may not require completion of more than one Year of Service, except under Section 2.02(E).

(B) New Plan. Any Eligible Employee who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility conditions and who has reached his/her Entry Date as of the Effective Date is eligible to participate as of the Effective Date, assuming the Employer continues to employ the Employee on that date. Any other Eligible Employee becomes eligible to participate: (1) upon satisfaction of the eligibility conditions and reaching his/her Entry Date; or (2) upon reaching his/her Entry Date if such Employee had already satisfied the eligibility conditions prior to the Effective Date.

(C) Restated Plan. If this Plan is a Restated Plan, each Employee who was a Participant in the Plan on the day before the restated Effective Date continues as a Participant in the Restated Plan, irrespective of whether he/she satisfies the eligibility conditions of the Restated Plan, unless the Employer provides otherwise in its Adoption Agreement.

(D) Prevailing Wage Contribution. If the Employer makes Prevailing Wage Contributions to the Plan, except as the Prevailing Wage Contract otherwise provides, no minimum age or service conditions apply to an Eligible Employee's eligibility to receive Prevailing Wage Contributions under the Plan. The Employer's Adoption Agreement elections imposing age and service eligibility conditions apply to such an Employee as to non-Prevailing Wage Contributions under the Plan.

(E) Special Eligibility Effective Date (Dual Eligibility).

The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to provide a special Effective Date for the Plan's eligibility conditions, with the effect that such conditions may apply only to Employees who are employed by the Employer after a specified date.

     2.02 APPLICATION OF SERVICE CONDITIONS. The Plan Administrator will apply this Section 2.02 in administering the Plan's eligibility service condition(s), if any.

(A) Definition of Year of Service. A Year of Service for purposes of an Employee's participation in the Plan, means the applicable Eligibility Computation Period under Section 2.02(C), during which the Employee completes the number of Hours of Service (not exceeding 1,000) the Employer specifies in its Adoption Agreement, without regard to whether the Employer continues to employ the Employee during the entire Eligibility Computation Period.

(B) Counting Years of Service. For purposes of an Employee's participation in the Plan, the Plan counts all of an Employee's Years of Service, except as provided in Section 2.03.

(C) Initial and Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods. If the Plan requires one Year of Service for eligibility and an Employee does not complete one Year of Service during the Initial Eligibility Computation Period, the Plan measures Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods in accordance with the Employer's election in its Adoption Agreement. If the Plan measures Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods on a Plan Year basis, an Employee who receives credit for the required number of Hours of Service during the Initial Eligibility Computation Period and also during the first applicable Plan Year receives credit for two Years of Service under Article II.

     (1) Definition of Eligibility Computation Period. An Eligibility Computation Period is a 12-consecutive month period.

     (2) Definition of Initial Eligibility Computation Period. The Initial Eligibility Computation Period is the Employee's Anniversary Year which begins on the Employee's Employment Commencement Date.

     (3) Definition of Anniversary Year.An Employee's Anniversary Year is the 12-consecutive month period beginning on the Employee's Employment Commencement Date or beginning on anniversaries thereof.

     (4) Definitions of Employment Commencement Date/Re-Employment Commencement Date. An Employee's Employment Commencement Date is the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service for the Employer. An Employee's Re-Employment Commencement Date is the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service for the Employer after the Employer re-employs the Employee.

     (5) Definition of Subsequent Eligibility Computation Period. A Subsequent Eligibility Computation Period is any Eligibility Computation Period after the Initial Eligibility Computation Period, as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

(D) Entry Date. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects the Entry Date(s) and elects whether such Entry Date(s) are retroactive, coincident with or next following an Employee's satisfaction of the Plan's eligibility conditions. The Employer may elect to apply different Entry Dates to different Contribution Types. If the Employer makes Prevailing Wage Contributions to the Plan, except as the Prevailing Wage Contract otherwise provides, an Eligible Employee's Entry Date with regard to such contributions is the Employee's Employment Commencement Date. The Employer's Adoption Agreement elections regarding Entry Dates apply to such

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an Employee as to non-Prevailing Wage Contributions under the Plan.

     (1) Definition of Entry Date. See Section 1.25.

     (2) Maximum delay in participation. An Entry Date may not result in an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility conditions being held out of Plan participation longer than six months, or if earlier, the first day of the next Plan Year, following completion of the Code §410(a) maximum eligibility requirements.

(E) Alternative Service Conditions. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to impose for eligibility a condition of less than one Year of Service or of more than one Year of Service, but not exceeding two Years of Service. If the Employer elects an alternative Service condition to one Year of Service or two Years of Service, the Employer must elect in its Adoption Agreement the Hour of Service and other requirement(s), if any, after the Employee completes one Hour of Service. Under any alternative Service condition election, the Plan may not require an Employee to complete more than one Year of Service (1,000 Hours of Service in 12-consecutive months) or two Years of Service if applicable.

     (1) Vesting requirement. If the Employer elects to impose more than a one Year of Service eligibility condition, the Plan Administrator must apply 100% vesting on any Employer Contributions (and the resulting Accounts) subject to that eligibility condition.

     (2) One Year of Service maximum for specified Contributions. The Plan may not require more than one Year of Service for eligibility for an Eligible Employee to make Elective Deferrals, to receive Safe Harbor Contributions or to receive SIMPLE Contributions.

(F) Equivalency or Elapsed Time. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the Equivalency Method or the Elapsed Time Method in applying the Plan's eligibility Service condition, the Plan Administrator will credit Service in accordance with Sections 1.31(A)(2) and (3).

     2.03 BREAK IN SERVICE – PARTICIPATION. The Plan Administrator will apply this Section 2.03 if any Break in Service rule applies under the Plan.

(A) Definition of Break in Service. For purposes of this Article II, an Employee incurs a Break in Service if during any applicable Eligibility Computation Period he/she does not complete more than 500 Hours of Service with the Employer. The Eligibility Computation Period under this Section 2.03(A) is the same as the Eligibility Computation Period the Plan uses to measure a Year of Service under Section 2.02. If the Plan applies the Elapsed Time Method of crediting Service under Section 1.31(A)(3), a Participant incurs a Break in Service if the Participant has a Period of Severance of at least 12 consecutive months.

(B) Two Year Eligibility. If the Employer under the Adoption Agreement elects a two Years of Service eligibility condition, an Employee who incurs a one year Break in Service prior to completing two Years of Service:

(1) is a new Employee on the date he/she first performs an Hour of Service for the Employer after the Break in Service; (2) the Plan disregards the Employee's Service prior to the Break in Service; and (3) the Employee establishes a new Employment Commencement Date for purposes of the Initial Eligibility Computation Period under Section 2.02(C).

(C) One Year Hold-Out Rule-Participation. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether to apply the "one year hold-out" rule under Code §410(a)(5)(C). Under this rule, a Participant will incur a suspension of participation in the Plan after incurring a one year Break in Service and the Plan disregards a Participant's Service completed prior to a Break in Service until the Participant completes one Year of Service following the Break in Service. The Plan suspends the Participant's participation in the Plan as of the first day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs the Break in Service.

     (1) Completion of one Year of Service. If a Participant completes one Year of Service following his/her Break in Service, the Plan restores the Participant's pre-break Service and the Participant resumes active participation in the Plan retroactively to the first day of the Eligibility Computation Period in which the Participant first completes one Year of Service following his/her Break in Service.

     (2) Eligibility Computation Period. The Plan Administrator measures the Initial Eligibility Computation period under this Section 2.03(C) from the date the Participant first receives credit for an Hour of Service following the one year Break in Service. The Plan Administrator measures any Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods, if necessary, in a manner consistent with the Employer's Eligibility Computation Period election in its Adoption Agreement, using the Re-Employment Commencement Date in determining the Anniversary Year if applicable.

     (3) Election to limit application to separated Employees. If the Employer elects to apply the one year hold-out rule, the Employer also may elect in its Adoption Agreement to limit application of the rule only to a Participant who has incurred a Separation from Service.

     (4) Application to Employee who did not enter. The Plan Administrator also will apply the one year hold-out rule, if applicable, to an Employee who satisfies the Plan's eligibility conditions, but who incurs a Separation from Service and a one year Break in Service prior to becoming a Participant.

     (5) No effect on vesting or Earnings. This Section 2.03(C) does not affect a Participant's vesting credit under Article V and, during a suspension period, the Participant's Account continues to share fully in Earnings under Article VII.

     (6) No restoration under two year break rule.The Plan Administrator in applying this Section 2.03(C) does not restore any Service disregarded under the Break in Service rule of Section 2.03(B).

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     (7) No application to Elective Deferralsin 401(k) Plan. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan and the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the Section 2.03(C) one year hold-out rule, the Plan Administrator will not apply such provisions to the Elective Deferral portion of the Plan.

     (8) USERRA. An Employee who has completed Qualified Military Service and who the Employer has rehired under USERRA, does not incur a Break in Service under the Plan by reason of the period of such Qualified Military Service.

(D) Rule of Parity – Participation. For purposes of Plan participation, the Plan does not apply the "rule of parity" under Code §410(a)(5)(D), unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to apply the rule of parity.

     2.04 PARTICIPATION UPON RE-EMPLOYMENT.

(A) Rehired Participant/Immediate Re-Entry. A Participant who incurs a Separation from Service will reenter the Plan as a Participant on his/her Re-Employment Commencement Date (provided he/she is not an Excluded Employee), subject to any Break in Service rule, if applicable, under Section 2.03.

(B) Rehired Eligible Employee Who Had Satisfied Eligibility. An Eligible Employee who satisfies the Plan's eligibility conditions, but who incurs a Separation from Service prior to becoming a Participant, subject to any Break in Service rule, if applicable, under Section 2.03, will become a Participant on the later of: (1) the Entry Date on which he/she would have entered the Plan had he/she not incurred a Separation from Service; or (2) his/her Re-Employment Commencement Date.

(C) Rehired Eligible Employee Who Had Not Satisfied Eligibility. An Eligible Employee who incurs a Separation from Service prior to satisfying the Plan's eligibility conditions becomes a Participant in accordance with the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections. The Plan Administrator, for purposes of applying any shift in the Eligibility Computation Period, takes into account the Employee's prior Service and the Employee is not treated as a new hire.

     2.05 CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS. The Plan Administrator will apply this Section 2.05 if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elected to exclude any Employees as Excluded Employees.

(A) Participant Becomes an Excluded Employee. If a Participant has not incurred a Separation from Service but becomes an Excluded Employee (as to any or all Contribution Types), during the period of exclusion the Excluded Employee: (i) will not share in the allocation of the applicable Employer Contributions (including a Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation under Section 10.02 if the Employee is excluded as to all Contribution Types) or Participant forfeitures, based on Compensation paid to the Excluded Employee during the period of exclusion; (ii) may not make Employee Contributions, Rollover Contributions or Designated IRA Contributions; and (iii) if the Plan is a 401(k) Plan and the Participant is an Excluded Employee as to Elective Deferrals, may not make Elective Deferrals as to Compensation paid to the Excluded Employee during the period of exclusion.

     (1) Vesting, accrual, Break in Service and Earnings. A Participant who becomes an Excluded Employee under this Section 2.05(A) continues: (a) to receive Service credit for vesting under Article V for each included vesting Year of Service; (b) to receive Service credit for applying any allocation conditions under Section 3.06 as to Employer Contributions accruing for any non-excluded period and as to Contribution Types for which the Participant is not an Excluded Employee; (c) to receive Service credit in applying the Break in Service rules; and (d) to share fully in Earnings under Article VII.

     (2) Resumption of Eligible Employee status.If a Participant who becomes an Excluded Employee subsequently resumes status as an Eligible Employee, the Participant will participate in the Plan immediately upon resuming eligible status, subject to the Break in Service rules, if applicable, under Section 2.03.

(B) Excluded Employee Becomes Eligible. If an Excluded Employee who is not a Participant becomes an Eligible Employee, he/she will participate immediately in the Plan if he/she has satisfied the Plan's eligibility conditions and would have been a Participant had he/she not been an Excluded Employee during his/her period of Service. An Excluded Employee receives Service credit for eligibility, for allocation conditions under Section 3.06 (but the Plan disregards Compensation paid while excluded) and for vesting under Article V for each included vesting Year of Service, notwithstanding the Employee's Excluded Employee status.

     2.06 PARTICIPATION OPT-OUT.

(A) Volume Submitter Plan. If the Plan is a Volume Submitter Plan, the Plan Administrator may elect to permit an Eligible Employee to elect irrevocably to not participate in the Plan (to "opt-out"). The Eligible Employee prior to his/her Entry Date and prior to first becoming eligible under any plan of the Employer as described in Code §219(g)(5)(A), including terminated plans, must file an opt- out election in writing with the Plan Administrator on a form the Plan Administrator provides for this purpose. An Employee's election not to participate, pursuant to this Section 2.06(A), includes his/her right to make Elective Deferrals, Employee Contributions, Rollover Contributions or Designated IRA Contributions, unless the Plan Administrator's opt-out form permits an Eligible Employee to opt-out of specified Contribution Types prior to becoming eligible to participate in such Contribution Type. A Participant's mere failure to make Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions is not an opt-out under this Section 2.06(A).

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(B) Prototype Plan. If the Plan is a Prototype Plan, the Plan does not permit an otherwise Eligible Employee or any Participant to elect to opt-out. However, if the Plan is a Nonstandardized Plan, an Eligible Employee may opt-out in accordance with Section 2.06(A) provided: (1) the Plan terms as in effect prior to restatement under this Plan permitted the opt-out; and (2) the Employee executes the opt-out prior to the date of the Employer's execution of this Plan as a Restated Plan.

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ARTICLE III
PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND FORFEITURES

     3.01 CONTRIBUTION TYPES. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect the Contribution Type(s) and any formulas, allocation methods, conditions and limitations applicable thereto, except where the Plan expressly reserves discretion to the Employer or to the Plan Administrator.

(A) Application of Limits. The Employer's contribution to the Trust for any Plan Year is subject to Article IV limits and other Plan limits.

(B) Compensation for Allocations/Limit. The Plan Administrator will allocate all Employer Contributions and Elective Deferrals based on the definition of Compensation under Section 1.11 the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement for a particular Contribution Type. The Plan Administrator in allocating such contributions must limit each Participant's Compensation to the amount described in Section 1.11(E).

(C) Allocation Conditions. The Plan Administrator will allocate Employer Contributions only to those Participants who satisfy the Plan's allocation conditions under Section 3.06, if any, for the Contribution Type being allocated.

(D) Top-Heavy. If the Plan is top-heavy, the Employer will satisfy the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation requirements in accordance with Article X.

(E) Net Profit Not Required. The Employer need not have net profits to make a contribution under the Plan, unless the Employer in its Adoption Agreement specifies a fixed formula based on net profits.

(F) Form of Contribution. Subject to the consent of the Trustee under Article VIII, the Employer may make Employer Contributions to a Profit Sharing Plan, to a 401(k) Plan or to a 401(m) Plan (excluding Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions) in the form of property instead of cash, provided the contribution of property is not a prohibited transaction under Applicable Law. The Employer may not make contributions in the form of property to its Money Purchase Pension Plan or to its Target Benefit Plan.

(G) Time of Payment of Contribution. The Employer may pay to the Trust its Employer Contributions for any Plan Year in one or more installments, without interest. Unless otherwise required by applicable contract or Applicable Law, the Employer may make an Employer Contribution to the Plan for a particular Plan Year at such time(s) as the Employer in its sole discretion determines. If the Employer makes a contribution for a particular Plan Year after the close of that Plan Year, the Employer will designate to the Plan Administrator and to the Trustee the Plan Year for which the Employer is making the Employer Contribution. The Plan Administrator will allocate the contribution accordingly.

(H) Return of Employer Contribution.The Employer contributes to the Plan on the condition its contribution is not due to a mistake of fact and the IRS will not disallow the deduction of the Employer Contribution.

     (1) Request for contribution return/timing. The Trustee, upon written request from the Employer, must return to the Employer the amount of the Employer Contribution made by the Employer by mistake of fact or the amount of the Employer Contribution disallowed as a deduction under Code §404. The Trustee will not return any portion of the Employer Contribution under the provisions of this Section 3.01(H) more than one year after: (a) the Employer made the contribution by mistake of fact; or (b) the IRS's disallowance of the contribution as a deduction, and then, only to the extent of the disallowance.

     (2) Earnings. The Trustee will not increase the amount of the Employer Contribution returnable under this Section 3.01(H) for any Earnings increases attributable to the contribution, but the Trustee will decrease the Employer Contribution returnable for any Earnings losses attributable thereto.

     (3) Evidence. The Trustee may require the Employer to furnish the Trustee whatever evidence the Trustee deems necessary to enable the Trustee to confirm the amount the Employer has requested be returned is properly returnable under Applicable Law.

(I) Money Purchase Pension and Defined Benefit Plans. If the Employer's Plan is a Money Purchase Pension Plan and the Employer also maintains a defined benefit pension plan, notwithstanding the Money Purchase Pension Contribution formula in the Employer's Adoption Agreement, the Employer's required contribution to its Money Purchase Pension Plan for a Plan Year is limited to the amount which the Employer may deduct under Code §404(a)(7). If the Employer under Code §404(a)(7) must reduce its Money Purchase Pension Plan contribution, the Plan Administrator will allocate the reduced contribution amount in accordance with the Plan's allocation formula.

(J) Frozen Plan. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to treat the Plan as a Frozen Plan. Under a Frozen Plan, the Employer and the Participants will not make any contributions to the Plan. A Frozen Plan remains subject to all qualification and reporting requirements except as Applicable Law otherwise provides and the Plan provisions (other than those relating to ongoing permitted or required contributions) continue in effect until the Employer terminates the Plan. An Eligible Employee will not become a Participant in a Frozen Plan.

     3.02 ELECTIVE DEFERRALS. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan and the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to permit Elective Deferrals, the Plan Administrator will apply the provisions of this Section 3.02. A Participant's Elective Deferrals will be made pursuant to a Salary Reduction Agreement unless the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to apply the Automatic Deferral provision under Section 3.02(B) or the CODA provision under Section 3.02(C).

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(A) Limitations. Except as described below regarding Catch-Up Deferrals, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the Plan limitations, if any, which apply to Elective Deferrals (or separately to Pre-Tax Deferrals or to Roth Deferrals, if applicable). Such Plan limitations are in addition to those mandatory limitations imposed under Article IV and under Applicable Law. In applying any such additional Plan limitation, the Plan Administrator will take into account the Compensation for Elective Deferral purposes the Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement. The Plan Administrator in the Salary Reduction Agreement form or in a Salary Reduction Agreement policy (see Section 1.54(C)) may specify additional rules and restrictions applicable to Salary Reduction Agreements. The Employer in a SIMPLE 401(k) Plan may not impose any Plan limit on Elective Deferrals except as provided under Code §408(p). See Section 3.05(C)(2) regarding limits on Elective Deferrals under a safe harbor plan. The Employer may elect a Plan limit in its Adoption Agreement, but if the Employer does not so elect, the Plan Administrator may establish or change a Plan limit on Elective Deferrals from time to time by providing notice to the Participants as is consistent with Applicable Law. Any such limit change made during a Plan Year applies only prospectively.

(B) Automatic Deferrals. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to apply or not apply the Automatic Deferral provisions of this Section 3.02(B).

     (1) Definition of Automatic Deferral. An Automatic Deferral is an Elective Deferral that results from the operation of this Section 3.02(B). Under the Automatic Deferral, the Employer automatically will reduce by the Automatic Deferral Amount the Compensation of each Participant affected by the Automatic Deferral under Section 3.02(B)(3), except those Participants who timely make a Contrary Election under Section 3.02(B)(4).

     (2) Definition of Automatic Deferral Amount/Increases. The Automatic Deferral Amount is the amount of Automatic Deferral which the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to apply a scheduled increase to the Automatic Deferral Amount. If a Participant subject to the Automatic Deferral elected, before the Effective Date of the Automatic Deferral, to defer an amount which is less than the Automatic Deferral Amount the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement, the Automatic Deferral Amount under this Section 3.02(B) includes only the incremental amount necessary to increase the Participant's Elective Deferral to equal the Automatic Deferral Amount, including any scheduled increases thereto.

     (3) Employees or Participants subject to Automatic Deferral. If the Employer elects to apply the Automatic Deferral, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect which Participants or Employees are affected by the Automatic Deferral on the Effective Date thereof and which Participants, if any, are not subject to the Automatic Deferral.

     (4) Definition of Contrary Election. A Contrary Election is a Participant's election made after the Effective Date of the Automatic Deferral not to defer any Compensation or to defer an amount which is more or less than the Automatic Deferral Amount.

     (5) Effective Date of Contrary Election. A Participant's Contrary Election generally is effective as of the first payroll period which follows the Participant's Contrary Election. However, a Participant may make a Contrary Election which is effective: (a) for the first payroll period in which he/she becomes a Participant if the Participant makes a Contrary Election within a reasonable period following the Participant's Entry Date and before the Compensation to which the Election applies becomes currently available; or (b) for the first payroll period following the Effective Date of the Automatic Deferral, if the Participant makes a Contrary Election not later than the Effective Date of the Automatic Deferral. A Participant who makes a Contrary Election is not thereafter subject to the Automatic Deferral or to any scheduled increases thereto, even if the Participant later revokes or modifies the Contrary Election. A Participant's Contrary Election continues in effect until the Participant subsequently changes his/her Salary Reduction Agreement.

     (6) Automatic Deferral election notice. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects the Automatic Deferral, the Plan Administrator must provide a notice (consistent with Applicable Law) to each Eligible Employee which explains the effect of the Automatic Deferral and a Participant's right to make a Contrary Election, including the procedure and timing applicable to the Contrary Election. The Plan Administrator must provide the notice to an Eligible Employee a reasonable period prior to that Employee's commencement of participation in the Plan subject to the Automatic Deferral. The Plan Administrator also must provide Participants with the effective opportunity to make a Contrary Election at least once during each Plan Year.

     (7) Treatment of Automatic Deferrals/Roth or Pre-Tax. The Plan Administrator will treat Automatic Deferrals as Elective Deferrals for all purposes under the Plan, including application of limitations, nondiscrimination testing and distributions. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to permit Roth Deferrals, Automatic Deferrals are Pre-Tax Deferrals unless the Employer in Appendix B elects otherwise.

(C) Cash or Deferred Arrangement (CODA). The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to apply the CODA provisions of this Section 3.02(C). Under a CODA, a Participant may elect to receive in cash his/her proportionate share of the Employer's cash or deferred contribution, in accordance with the Employer's Adoption Agreement election. A Participant's proportionate share of the Employer's cash or deferred contribution is the percentage of the total cash or deferred contribution which bears the same ratio that the Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year. For purposes of determining each Participant's proportionate share of the cash or deferred contribution, a Participant's Compensation is his/her Compensation for Nonelective Contribution allocations (unless the Employer elects otherwise in its Adoption Agreement) as determined under Section 1.11,

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excluding any effect the proportionate share may have on the Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year. The Plan Administrator will determine the proportionate share prior to the Employer's actual contribution to the Trust, to provide the Participants with the opportunity to file cash elections. The Employer will pay directly to the Participant the portion of his/her proportionate share the Participant has elected to receive in cash.

(D) Catch-Up Deferrals. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether or not to permit Catch-Up Eligible Participants to make Catch-Up Deferrals to the Plan under this Section 3.02(D).

     (1) Definition of Catch-Up Eligible Participant. A Catch-Up Eligible Participant is a Participant who is eligible to make Elective Deferrals and who has attained at least age 50 or who will attain age 50 before the end of the Taxable Year in which he/she will make a Catch-Up Deferral. A Participant who dies or who incurs a Separation from Service before actually attaining age 50 in such Taxable Year is a Catch-Up Eligible Participant.

     (2) Definition of Catch-Up Deferral. A Catch-Up Deferral is an Elective Deferral by a Catch-up Eligible Participant and which exceeds: (a) a Plan limit on Elective Deferrals under Section 3.02(A); (b) the Annual Additions Limit under Section 4.05(B); (c) the Elective Deferral Limit under Section 4.10(A); or (d) the ADP Limit under Section 4.10(B).

     (3) Limit on Catch-Up Deferrals. A Participant's Catch-Up Deferrals for a Taxable Year may not exceed the lesser of: (a) 100% of the Participant's Compensation for the Taxable Year when added to the Participant's other Elective Deferrals; or (b) the Catch-Up Deferral dollar limit in effect for the Taxable Year as set forth below:

Year Non-SIMPLE Plan SIMPLE Plan
2002 $1,000 $500
2003 $2,000 $1,000
2004 $3,000 $1,500
2005 $4,000 $2,000
2006 $5,000 $2,500

     (4) Adjustment after 2006. After the 2006 Taxable Year, the Secretary of the Treasury will adjust the CatchUp Deferral dollar limit in multiples of $500 under Code §414(v)(2)(C).

     (5) Treatment of Catch-Up Deferrals. Catch-Up Deferrals are not: (a) subject to the Annual Additions Limit under Section 4.05(B); (b) subject to the Elective Deferral Limit under Section 4.10(A); (c) included in a Participant's ADR in calculating the Plan's ADP under Section 4.10(B); or (d) taken into account in determining the Highest Contribution Rate under Section 10.06(E). Catch-Up Deferrals are taken into account in determining the Plan's Top-Heavy Ratio under Section 10.06(K). Otherwise, Catch-Up Deferrals are treated as other Elective Deferrals.

     (6) Universal availability. If the Employer permits Catch-Up Deferrals to its Plan, the right of all Catch-Up Eligible Participants to make Catch-Up Deferrals must satisfy the universal availability requirement of Treas. Reg. § 1.414(v) -1 (e). If the Employer maintains more than one applicable plan within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.414(v) - 1 (g)(1), and any of the applicable plans permit Catch-Up Deferrals, then any Catch-up Eligible Participant in any such plans must be permitted to have the same effective opportunity to make the same dollar amount of Catch-Up Deferrals. Any Plan-imposed limit on total Elective Deferrals including Catch-Up Deferrals may not be less than 75% of a Participant's gross Compensation.

(E) Roth Deferrals. Effective for Taxable Years beginning in 2006, the Employer in its 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement may elect to permit Roth Deferrals. The Employer must also elect to permit Pre-Tax Deferrals if the Employer elects to permit Roth Deferrals. The Plan Administrator will administer Roth Deferrals in accordance with this Section 3.02(E).

     (1) Treatment of Roth Deferrals. The Plan Administrator will treat Roth Deferrals as Elective Deferrals for all purposes of the Plan, except where the Plan or Applicable Law indicate otherwise.

     (2) Separate accounting. The Plan Administrator will establish a Roth Deferral Account for each Participant who makes any Roth Deferrals and Earnings thereon in accordance with Section 7.04(A)(1). The Plan Administrator will establish a Pre-Tax Account and Earnings thereon for each Participant who makes any Pre-Tax Deferrals in accordance with Section 7.04(A)(1). The Plan Administrator will credit only Roth Deferrals and Earnings thereon (allocated on a reasonable and consistent basis) to a Participant's Roth Deferral Account.

     (3) No re-classification. An Elective Deferral contributed to the Plan either as a Pre-Tax Deferral or as a Roth Deferral may not be re-classified as the other type of Elective Deferral.

(F) Elective Deferrals as Employer Contributions. Where the context requires under the Plan, Elective Deferrals are Employer Contributions except: (1) under Section 3.04 relating to allocation of Employer Contributions; (2) under Section 3.06 relating to allocation conditions; (3) under Section 5.03 relating to vesting; and (4) where the Code prohibits the use of Elective Deferrals to satisfy qualified plan requirements.

     3.03 MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to provide for Matching Contributions (or if Section 3.03(C)(2) applies), the Plan Administrator will apply the provisions of this Section 3.03.

(A) Matching Formula: Type, Rate/Amount, Limitations and Time Period. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the type(s) of Matching Contributions (Fixed or Discretionary Matching Contributions), and as applicable, the Matching Contribution rate(s)/amount(s), the limit(s) on Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions subject to match, the limit(s) on the amount of Matching Contributions, and the time period the Plan Administrator will apply in the computation of any Matching Contributions. If the

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Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply any limit on Matching Contributions based on pay periods or on any other time period which is less than the Plan Year, the Plan Administrator will determine the limits in accordance with the time period specified and will not take into account any other Compensation or Elective Deferrals not within the applicable time period, even in the case of a Participant who becomes eligible for the match mid-Plan Year and regardless of the Employer's election as to Pre-Entry Compensation.

     (1) Fixed Match. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to make a Fixed Matching Contribution to the Plan under one or more formulas.

          (a) Allocation. The Employer may contribute on a Participant's behalf under a Fixed Matching Contribution formula only to the extent that the Participant makes Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions which are subject to the formula and if the Participant satisfies the allocation conditions for Fixed Matching Contributions, if any, the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

     (2) Discretionary Match. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to make a Discretionary Matching Contribution to the Plan.

          (a) Allocation. To the extent the Employer makes Discretionary Matching Contributions, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Discretionary Matching Contributions to the Account of each Participant entitled to the match under the Employer's discretionary matching allocation formula and who satisfies the allocation conditions for Discretionary Matching Contributions, if any, the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. The Employer under a Discretionary Matching Contribution retains discretion over the amount of its Matching Contributions, and, except as the Employer otherwise elects in its Adoption Agreement, the Employer also retains discretion over the matching formula. See Section 1.34(B).

     (3) Roth Deferrals. Unless the Employer elects otherwise in its Adoption Agreement, the Employer's Matching Contributions apply in the same manner to Roth Deferrals as they apply to Pre-Tax Deferrals.

     (4) Contribution timing. Except as described in Section 3.05 regarding a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan, the time period that the Employer elects for computing its Matching Contributions does not require that the Employer actually contribute the Matching Contribution at any particular time. As to Matching Contribution timing and the ACP test, see Section 4.10(C)(5)(e)(iii).

     (5) Participating Employers. If any Participating Employers contribute Matching Contributions to the Plan, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect: (a) whether each Participating Employer will be subject to the same or different Matching Contribution formulas than the Signatory Employer; and (b) whether the Plan Administrator will allocate Matching Contributions only to Participants directly employed by the contributing Employer or to all Participants regardless of which Employer contributes or how much any Employer contributes. The allocation of Matching Contributions under this Section 3.03(A)(5) also applies to the allocation of any forfeiture attributable to Matching Contributions and which the Plan allocates to Participants.

(B) Regular Matching Contributions. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to make Matching Contributions, such contributions are Regular Matching Contributions unless: (i) the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to treat some or all Matching Contributions as a Plan-Designated QMAC under Section 3.03(C)(1); or (ii) the Employer makes an Operational QMAC under Section 3.03(C)(2).

     (1) Separate Account. The Plan Administrator will establish a separate Regular Matching Contribution Account for each Participant who receives an allocation of Regular Matching Contributions in accordance with Section 7.04(A)(1).

(C) QMAC. The provisions of this Section 3.03(C) apply to QMAC contributions.

     (1) Plan-Designated QMAC. The Employer in its 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement will elect whether or not to treat some or all Matching Contributions as a QMAC ("Plan-Designated QMAC"). If The Employer elects any Plan-Designated QMAC, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to allocate the QMAC to all Participants or only to NHCE Participants. The Plan Administrator will allocate a Plan-Designated QMAC only to those Participants who have satisfied eligibility conditions under Article II to receive Matching Contributions (or if applicable, to receive QMACs) and who have satisfied any allocation conditions under Section 3.06 the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement as applicable to QMACs.

     (2) Operational QMAC. The Employer, to facilitate the Plan Administrator's correction of test failures under Section 4. 10, (or to lessen the degree of such failures), but only if the Plan is using Current Year Testing, also may make Discretionary Matching Contributions as QMACs to the Plan ("Operational QMAC"), irrespective of whether the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to provide for any Matching Contributions or Plan-Designated QMACs. The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, will allocate the Operational QMAC, but will limit the allocation of any Operational QMAC only to some or all NHCEs who are ADP Participants or ACP Participants under Sections 4.11(A) and (B). The Plan Administrator may allocate an Operational QMAC to any such NHCE Participants who are eligible to make (and who actually make) Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions even if such Participants have not satisfied any eligibility conditions under Article II applicable to Matching Contributions (including QMACs) or have not satisfied any allocation conditions under Section 3.06 applicable to Matching Contributions (or to QMACs). Where the Plan Administrator disaggregates the Plan for coverage and for nondiscrimination testing under the "otherwise excludible employees" rule described in Section 4.06(C), the Plan Administrator also may limit the QMAC allocation to those NHCEs in any disaggregated plan which actually is subject to ADP and ACP testing (because there are HCEs in that disaggregated plan).

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     (3) Separate Account. The Plan Administrator will establish a separate QMAC Account for each Participant who receives an allocation of QMACs in accordance with Section 7.04(A)(1).

(D) Matching Catch-Up Deferrals. The Employer in its 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement must elect whether or not to match any Catch-Up Deferrals if the Plan permits CatchUp Deferrals. The Employer's election to match Catch-Up Deferrals will apply to all Matching Contributions or will specify the Fixed Matching Contributions or Discretionary Matching Contributions which apply to the Catch-Up Deferrals. Regardless of the Employer's Adoption Agreement election, in a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan, the Plan will apply the Basic Matching Contribution or Enhanced Matching Contribution to Catch-Up Deferrals and if the Plan will satisfy the ACP test safe harbor under Section 3.05(G), the Employer will apply any Additional Matching Contribution to Catch-Up Deferrals.

(E) Targeting Limitations. Matching Contributions, for nondiscrimination testing purposes, are subject to the targeting limitations in Section 4.10(D). The Employer will not make an Operational QMAC in an amount which exceeds the targeting limitations.

     3.04 NONELECTIVE/EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. If the Employer elects to provide for Nonelective Contributions to a Profit Sharing Plan or 401(k) Plan (or if Section 3.04(C)(2) applies), or the Plan is a Money Purchase Pension Plan or a Target Benefit Plan, the Plan Administrator will apply the provisions of this Section 3.04.

(A) Amount and Type. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the type and amount of Nonelective Contributions or other Employer Contributions.

     (1) Discretionary Nonelective Contribution.The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to make Discretionary Nonelective Contributions.

     (2) Fixed Nonelective or other Employer Contributions. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to make Fixed Nonelective Contributions or Money Purchase Pension Plan or Target Benefit Plan Contributions. The Employer must specify the time period to which any fixed contribution formula will apply (which is deemed to be the Plan Year if the Employer does not so specify) and must elect the allocation method which may be the same as the contribution formula or may be a different allocation method under Section 3.04(B).

     (3) Prevailing Wage Contribution. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan may elect to make fixed Employer Contributions pursuant to a Prevailing Wage Contract. In such event, the Employer's Prevailing Wage Contributions will be made in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Contract, based on hourly rate, employment category, employment classification and such other factors as such contract specifies. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether to offset the Employer Contributions (which are not Prevailing Wage the amount of the Participant's Prevailing Wage Contributions. To offset any Employer Contribution, the Prevailing Wage Contribution must comply with any distribution restriction under Section 6.01(C)(4) otherwise applicable to the Employer Contribution being offset and the Plan Administrator must account for the Prevailing Wage Contribution accordingly. See Section 5.03(E) regarding vesting of Prevailing Wage Contributions.

     (4) Participating Employers. If any Participating Employers contribute Nonelective Contributions or other Employer Contributions to the Plan, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect: (a) whether each Participating Employer will be subject to the same or different Nonelective/Employer Contribution formulas under Section 3.04(A) and allocation methods under Section 3.04(B) than the Signatory Employer; and (b) whether, under Section 3.04(B), the Plan Administrator will allocate Nonelective/Employer Contributions only to Participants directly employed by the contributing Employer or to all Participants regardless of which Employer contributes or how much any Employer contributes. The allocation of Nonelective/Employer Contributions under this Section 3.04(A)(4) also applies to the allocation of any forfeiture attributable to Nonelective/Employer Contributions and which the Plan allocates to Participants.

(B) Method of Allocation. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must specify the method of allocating Nonelective Contributions or other Employer Contributions to the Trust. The Plan Administrator will apply this Section 3.04(B) by including in the allocation only those Participants who have satisfied the Plan's allocation conditions under Section 3.06, if any, applicable to the contribution. The Plan Administrator, in allocating a contribution under any allocation formula which is based in whole or in part on Compensation, will take into account Compensation under Section 1.11 as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement and only will take into account the Compensation of the Participants entitled to an allocation. In addition, if the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement to define allocation Compensation over a time period which is less than a full Plan Year, the Plan Administrator will apply the allocation methods in this Section 3.04(B) based on Participant Compensation within the relevant time period.

     (1) Pro rata allocation formula. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect a pro rata allocation formula. Under a pro rata allocation formula, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year.

     (2) Permitted disparity allocation formula.The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect a two-tiered or a four-tiered permitted disparity formula, providing allocations described in (a) or (b) below, respectively.

          (a) Two-tiered.

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               (i) Tier one. Under the first tier, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation plus Excess Compensation (as the Employer defines that term in its Adoption Agreement) for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation plus Excess Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year. The allocation under this first tier, as a percentage of each Participant's Compensation plus Excess Compensation, must not exceed the applicable percentage (5.7%, 5.4%, or 4.3%) listed under Section 3.04(B)(2)(c).

               (ii) Tier two. Under the second tier, the Plan Administrator will allocate any remaining Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year.

     (b) Four-tiered.

          (i) Tier one. Under the first tier, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year, but not exceeding 3% of each Participant's Compensation. Solely for purposes of this first tier allocation, a "Participant" means, in addition to any Participant who satisfies the allocation conditions of Section 3.06 for the Plan Year, any other Participant entitled to a Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation.

          (ii) Tier two. Under the second tier, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Excess Compensation (as the Employer defines that term in its Adoption Agreement) for the Plan Year bears to the total Excess Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year, but not exceeding 3% of each Participant's Excess Compensation.

          (iii) Tier three. Under the third tier, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation plus Excess Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation plus Excess Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year. The allocation under this third tier, as a percentage of each Participant's Compensation plus Excess Compensation, must not exceed the applicable percentage (2.7%, 2.4%, or 1.3%) listed under Section 3.04(B)(2)(c).

          (iv) Tier four. Under the fourth tier, the Plan Administrator will allocate any remaining Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year.

     (c) Maximum disparity table. For purposes of the permitted disparity allocation formulas under this Section 3.04(B)(2), the applicable percentage is:

Integration level %
Applicable %
Applicable %
of taxable
for 2-tiered
for 4-tiered
wage base
formula
formula
 
100%
5.7%
2.7%
 
More than 80% but
less than 100%
5.4%
2.4%
     
More than 20%
(but not less than
$10,001) and not
more than 80%
4.3% 1.3%
     
20% (or $10,000, if
greater) or less
5.7% 2.7%

     (d) Overall permitted disparity limits.

          (i) Annual overall permitted disparity limit. Notwithstanding Sections 3.04(B)(2)(a) and (b), for any Plan Year the Plan benefits any Participant who benefits under another qualified plan or under a simplified employee pension plan (as defined in Code §408(k)) maintained by the Employer that provides for permitted disparity (or imputes disparity), the Plan Administrator will allocate Employer Contributions to the Account of each Participant in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year.

          (ii) Cumulative permitted disparity limit. Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1994, the cumulative permitted disparity limit for a Participant is 35 total cumulative permitted disparity years. "Total cumulative permitted disparity years" means the number of years credited to the Participant for allocation or accrual purposes under the Plan, any other qualified plan or simplified employee pension plan (whether or not terminated) ever maintained by the Employer. For purposes of determining the Participant's cumulative permitted disparity limit, the Plan Administrator will treat all years ending in the same calendar year as the same year. If the Participant has not benefited under a Defined Benefit Plan or under a Target Benefit Plan of the Employer for any year beginning after December 31, 1993, the Participant does not have a cumulative permitted disparity limit.

     For purposes of this Section 3.04(B)(2)(d), a Participant "benefits" under a plan for any Plan Year during which the Participant receives, or is deemed to receive, a contribution allocation in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.410(b)-3(a).

     (e) Pro-ration of integration level. In the event that the Plan Year is less than 12 months and the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contribution based on Compensation for the short Plan Year, the Plan Administrator will pro rate the integration level based on the number of months in the short Plan Year. The Plan Administrator will not pro rate the integration level in the case of: (i) a Participant who participates in the Plan for less than the entire 12 month Plan Year and whose allocation is based on Participating Compensation; (ii) a new Plan established mid-Plan Year, but with an Effective

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Date which is as of the beginning of the Plan Year; or (iii) a terminating Plan which bases allocations on Compensation through the effective date of the termination, but where the Plan Year continues for the balance of the full 12 month Plan Year.

     (3) Classifications allocation formula. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan may elect to specify classifications of Participants to whom the Plan Administrator will allocate any Employer Contribution.

          (a) Volume Submitter. The Employer in its Volume Submitter Plan may elect to specify any number of classifications and a classification may consist of any number of Participants. The Employer also may elect to put each Participant in his/her own classification. The Plan Administrator will apportion the Employer Contribution for a Plan Year to the classifications as the Employer designates at the time that the Employer makes the contribution. If there is more than one Participant in a classification, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contribution for the Plan Year within each classification as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement which may be: (i) in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Plan Year Compensation for all Participants within the same classification (pro rata); or (ii) the same dollar amount to each Participant within a classification. If a Participant during a Plan Year shifts from one classification to another, the Plan Administrator will apportion the Participant's allocation during that Plan Year pro rata based on the Participant's Compensation while a member of each classification, unless the Employer in Appendix B: (i) specifies apportionment based on the number of months or days a Participant spends in a classification; or (ii) elects that the Employer in a nondiscriminatory manner will direct the Plan Administrator as to which classification the Participant will participate in during that entire Plan Year.

          (b) Nonstandardized Plan.The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan may elect to specify any number of classifications and a classification may consist of any number of Participants. The Employer also may elect to put each Participant in his/her own classification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each NHCE classification must be reasonable as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.410(b)-4(b) and the maximum number of HCE and NHCE allocation rates is restricted as described below. The Plan Administrator will apportion the Employer Contribution for a Plan Year to the classifications as the Employer designates at the time that the Employer makes the contribution. If there is more than one Participant in a classification, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contribution for the Plan Year within each classification in the same ratio that each Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Plan Year Compensation for all Participants within the same classification (pro rata). The maximum number of allocation rates that the Plan may have during a Plan Year: (i) in the case of HCEs, is the number of eligible HCEs with a limit of 25 allocation rates; and (ii) in the case of the NHCEs, is as follows:

      Number of eligible NHCEs Allocation rates
 
                   2 or less 1
                   3-8 2
                   9-11 3
                   12-19 4
                   20-29 5
                   30 or more see below

If there are 30 or more eligible NHCEs, the maximum number of allocation rates is equal to the number of eligible NHCEs, divided by the number 5 (rounded to the next lowest whole number if the result is not a whole number), with a maximum of 25 allocation rates. For this purpose, an "allocation rate" is the Participant's allocation under this Section 3.04(B)(3)(b), divided by Compensation for nondiscrimination testing under Section 1.11(F). If, in any Plan Year, the number of classifications the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement exceeds the maximum number of allocation rates, the Employer will direct the Plan Administrator to allocate the Employer Contribution in a manner that results in more than one classification receiving the same allocation rate, and as is sufficient to bring the number of allocation rates within limits. If a Participant during a Plan Year shifts from one classification to another, the Employer in a nondiscriminatory manner will direct the Plan Administrator as to which classification the Participant will participate in during that entire Plan Year; a Participant may not participate in more than one classification during a Plan Year. The limitations of this Section 3.04(B)(3)(b) apply if the Employer's adoption of this Plan is a new Plan and in the case of a Restated Plan, these limitations apply for Plan Years which begin after the date the Employer executes the Restated Plan. For Plan Years up to and including the Plan year in which the Employer adopts the Plan as a Restated Plan, the Employer will apply the Plan terms as in effect under the prior Plan.

     (4) Super-integrated allocation formula. The Employer in its Volume Submitter Plan may elect a super-integrated allocation formula. The Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contribution for the Plan Year in accordance with the tiers of priority that the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. The Plan Administrator will not allocate to the tier with the next lower priority until the Employer has contributed an amount sufficient to maximize the allocation under the immediately preceding tier.

     (5) Age-based allocation formula. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan may elect an age-based allocation formula. The Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contribution for the Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's Benefit Factor for the Plan Year bears to the sum of the Benefit Factors of all Participants for the Plan Year.

          (a) Definition of Benefit Factor. A Participant's Benefit Factor is his/her Compensation for the Plan Year multiplied by the Participant's Actuarial Factor.

          (b) Definition of Actuarial Factor. A Participant's Actuarial Factor is the factor that the Plan Administrator establishes based on the interest rate and mortality table the Employer elects in its Adoption

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Agreement. If the Employer elects to use the UP-1984 table, a Participant's Actuarial Factor is the factor in Table I of Appendix D to the Adoption Agreement or is the product of the factors in Tables I and II of Appendix D to the Adoption Agreement if the Plan's Normal Retirement Age is not age 65. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to use a table other than the UP-1984 table, the Plan Administrator will determine a Participant's Actuarial Factor in accordance with the designated table (which the Employer will attach to the Adoption Agreement as a substituted Appendix D) and the Adoption Agreement elected interest rate.

     (6) Uniform points allocation formula. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan may elect a uniform points allocation formula. The Plan Administrator will allocate any Employer Contribution for a Plan Year in the same ratio that each Participant's points bear to the total points of all Participants for the Plan Year. The Plan Administrator determines a Participant's points in accordance with the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections under which the Employer will elect to define points based on Years of Service, Compensation and/or age.

     (7) Incorporation of fixed or Prevailing Wage Contribution formula. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to allocate Employer Contributions in accordance with the Plan's fixed Employer Contribution formula. In such event, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year in accordance with the Fixed Nonelective or other Employer Contribution formula or in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Contribution formula the Employer has elected under Sections 3.04(A)(2) or (3).

     (8) Target Benefit/Money Purchase allocation formula. The Plan Administrator will allocate the Employer Contributions for a Plan Year to its Money Purchase Pension Plan or to its Target Benefit Plan as provided in the Employer's Adoption Agreement.

(C) QNEC. The provisions of this Section 3.04(C) apply to QNEC contributions.

     (1) Plan-Designated QNEC. The Employer in its 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement will elect whether or not to treat some or all Nonelective Contributions as a QNEC ("Plan-Designated QNEC"). If the Employer elects any Plan-Designated QNECs, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to allocate a Plan-Designated QNEC to all Participants or only to NHCE Participants and the Employer in its Adoption Agreement also must elect a QNEC allocation method as follows: (a) pro rata in relation to Compensation; (b) in the same dollar amount without regard to Compensation (flat dollar); (c) under the reverse allocation method; or (d) under any other method subject to the testing limitations of Section 3.04(C)(5). The Plan Administrator will allocate an QNEC under this Section 3.04(C)(1) only to those Participants who have satisfied eligibility conditions under Article II to receive Nonelective Contributions (or if applicable, to QNECs) and who have satisfied any allocation conditions under Section 3.06 the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement as applicable to QNECs.

     (2) Operational QNEC. The Employer, to facilitate the Plan Administrator's correction of test failures under Section 4. 10, (or to lessen the degree of such failures), but only if the Plan is using Current Year Testing, also may make Discretionary Nonelective Contributions as QNECs to the Plan ("Operational QNEC"), irrespective of whether the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to provide for any Nonelective Contributions or Plan-Designated QNECs. The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, will allocate the Operational QNEC, but will limit the allocation of any Operational QNEC only to some or all NHCE Participants who are ADP Participants or ACP Participants under Sections 4.11(A) and (B). The Plan Administrator operationally must elect whether to allocate an Operational QNEC to NHCE ADP Participants: (a) pro rata in relation to Compensation; (b) in the same dollar amount without regard to Compensation (flat dollar); (c) under the reverse allocation method; or (d) under any other method; provided, that any QNEC allocation is subject to the limitations of Section 3.04(C)(5). The Plan Administrator may allocate an Operational QNEC to any NHCE ADP or ACP Participants even if such Participants have not satisfied any eligibility conditions under Article II applicable to Nonelective Contributions (including QNECs) or have not satisfied any allocation conditions under Section 3.06 applicable to Nonelective Contributions (or to QNECs). Where the Plan Administrator disaggregates the Plan for coverage and for nondiscrimination testing under the "otherwise excludible employees" rule described in Section 4.06(C), the Plan Administrator also may limit the QNEC allocation to those NHCEs in any disaggregated "plan" which actually is subject to ADP and ACP testing (because there are HCEs in that disaggregated plan), The Employer may designate all or any part of its Prevailing Wage Contribution as a QNEC, provided that the Prevailing Wage Contribution qualifies as a QNEC and that QNEC treatment is not inconsistent with the Prevailing Wage Contract.

     (3) Reverse QNEC allocation. Under the reverse QNEC allocation method, the Plan Administrator (subject to Section 3.06 if applicable), will allocate a QNEC first to the NHCE Participant(s) with the lowest Compensation for the Plan Year in an amount not exceeding the Annual Additions Limit for each Participant, with any remaining amounts allocated to the next highest paid NHCE Participant(s) not exceeding his/her Annual Additions Limit and continuing in this manner until the Plan Administrator has fully allocated the QNEC.

     (4) Separate Account. The Plan Administrator will establish a separate QNEC Account for each Participant who receives an allocation of QNECs in accordance with Section 7.04(A)(1).

     (5) Anti-conditioning and targeting. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement and the Plan Administrator in operation may not condition the allocation of any QNEC under this Section 3.04(C), on whether a Participant has made Elective Deferrals. The nondiscrimination testing of QNECs also is subject to the targeting limitations of Section 4.10(D). The Employer will not make an Operational QNEC in an amount which exceeds the targeting limitations.

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     (6) Standardized Plan limitation. The Employer in its Standardized Plan may not elect a reverse QNEC allocation method or any similar QNEC allocation method even if such allocation would comply with Section 3.04(C)(5).

(D) Qualified Replacement Plan. The Employer may establish or maintain this Plan as a qualified replacement plan as described in Code §4980 under which the Plan may receive a Transfer from a terminating qualified plan the Employer also maintains. The Plan Administrator will credit the transferred amounts to a suspense account under the Plan and thereafter the Plan Administrator will allocate the transferred amounts under this Section 3.04(D) in the same manner as the Plan Administrator allocates Employer Nonelective Contributions.

     3.05 SAFE HARBOR 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer in its 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement may elect to apply to its Plan the safe harbor provisions of this Section 3.05.

(A) Prior Election and Notice/12 Month Plan Year. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or in accordance with Applicable Law, an Employer: (i) prior to beginning of the Plan Year to which the safe harbor provisions apply, must elect the safe harbor plan provisions of this Section 3.05; (ii) prior to the beginning of the Plan Year to which the safe harbor provisions apply, must satisfy the applicable notice requirements; and (iii) must apply the safe harbor provisions for the entire 12 month safe harbor Plan Year.

     (1) Short Plan Year. An Employer's Plan may be a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan in a short Plan Year: (a) as provided in Sections 3.05(I)(3) or (4), relating to the initial safe harbor Plan Year; (b) after the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date if the Employer creates a short Plan Year by changing its Plan Year, provided that the Employer maintains the Plan as a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan in the Plan Years both before and after the short Plan Year as described in Treas. Reg. §1.401(k) -3(e)(3); or (c) after the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date if the short Plan Year is the result of the Employer's termination of the Plan under Section 3.05(I)(5).

(B) Effect/Remaining Terms/Testing Status. The provisions of this Section 3.05 apply to an electing Employer notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan and all other remaining Plan terms continue to apply to the Employer's Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. An Employer which elects and operationally satisfies the safe harbor provisions of this Section 3.05 is not subject to the nondiscrimination provisions of Section 4.10(B) (ADP test). An electing Employer which provides for an Enhanced Matching Contribution under Section 3.05(E)(5) or for Additional Matching Contributions under Section 3.05(F) is subject to the nondiscrimination provisions of Section 4.10(C) (ACP test), unless the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to apply the ACP test safe harbor described in Section 3.05(G). If the Plan is a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan, for purposes of testing in future (non-safe harbor) Plan Years, the Plan in the safe harbor Plan Year is deemed to be using Current Year Testing as to the ADP test and is deemed to be using Current Year Testing for the ACP test if the Plan in the safe harbor Plan Year satisfies the ACP test safe harbor. If a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan is subject to Sections 3.05(I)(1) or (2), the Plan in such Plan Year is deemed to be using Current Year Testing for both the ADP and ACP tests.

(C) Compensation for Allocation. In allocating Safe Harbor Contributions and Additional Matching Contributions that satisfy the ACP test safe harbor under Section 3.05(G) and for Elective Deferral allocation under this Section 3.05, the following provisions apply:

     (1) Safe Harbor and Additional Matching allocation. For purposes of allocating the Employer's Safe Harbor Contributions and ACP test safe harbor Additional Matching Contributions, if any, Compensation is limited as described in Section 1.1 1(E) and Employer must elect under its Adoption Agreement a nondiscriminatory definition of Compensation as described in Section 1.11(F). The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may not elect to limit NHCE Compensation to a specified dollar amount, except as required under Section 1.11(E).

     (2) Deferral allocation. An Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to limit the type of Compensation from which a Participant may make an Elective Deferral to any reasonable definition. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement also may elect to limit the amount of a Participant's Elective Deferrals to a whole percentage of Compensation or to a whole dollar amount, provided each Eligible NHCE Participant may make Elective Deferrals in an amount sufficient to receive the maximum Matching Contribution, if any, available under the Plan and may defer any lesser amount. However, a Participant may not make Elective Deferrals in the event that the Participant is suspended from doing so under Section 6.07(A)(2), relating to hardship distributions or to the extent that the allocation would exceed a Participant's Annual Additions Limit in Section 4.05(B) or the maximum Deferral Limit in Section 4.10(A). If the Plan permits Roth Deferrals in addition to Pre-Tax Deferrals, Elective Deferrals for purposes of Section 3.05 includes both Roth Deferrals and Pre-Tax Deferrals.

(D) "Early" Elective Deferrals/Delay of Safe Harbor Contribution. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects any age and service eligibility requirements for Elective Deferrals that are less than age 21 and one Year of Service (with one Year of Service being defined as completion of 1,000 Hours of Service during the relevant Eligibility Computation Period), the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to limit Safe Harbor Contributions to the Participants who have attained age 21 and who have satisfied the foregoing one Year of Service requirement. The Plan Administrator under this Adoption Agreement election will apply the OEE rule under Section 4.06(C) and will perform the ADP (and ACP) tests as necessary for the Participants who are in the disaggregated plan which benefits the Otherwise Excludible Employees. The disaggregated plan which benefits the Includible Employees is a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan under this Section 3.05. However, nothing in this Section 3.05(D) affects the obligation of the Employer under Article X in the event that the Plan is top-heavy, to provide a Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation for Non-Key Employee Participants in the

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Elective Deferral component of the Plan who have not satisfied the age and service requirements applicable to the Safe Harbor Contributions. Under this Section 3.05(D), eligibility for Additional Matching Contributions and for Nonelective Contributions which are not Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions is controlled by the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections and is not necessarily limited to age 21 and one Year of Service as is the case for Safe Harbor Contributions. However, as to ACP test safe harbor treatment for Additional Matching Contributions, see Section 3.05(F)(3).

(E) Safe Harbor Contributions/ADP Test Safe Harbor.

An Employer which elects under this Section 3.05(E) to apply the safe harbor provisions, must satisfy the ADP test safe harbor contribution requirement under Code §401(k)(12) by making a Safe Harbor Contribution to the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.05, the Employer must make its Safe Harbor Contributions (and any Additional Matching Contributions which will satisfy the ACP test safe harbor), no later than twelve months after the end of the Plan Year to which such contributions are allocated. If the Employer satisfies this Section 3.05(E) and the remaining applicable provisions of Section 3.05, Elective Deferrals are not subject to nondiscrimination testing under Section 4.10(B) (ADP test). The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to apply forfeitures toward satisfaction of the Employer's required Safe Harbor Contribution.

     (1) Definition of Safe Harbor Contribution. A Safe Harbor Contribution is a Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution or a Safe Harbor Matching Contribution as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

     (2) Definition of Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution. A Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution is a Fixed Nonelective Contribution in an amount the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, which must equal at least 3% of each Participant's Compensation unless the Employer elects to limit Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions to NHCEs under Section 3.05(E)(8) or unless Section 3.05(D) applies. A Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution is a QNEC.

     (3) Definition of Safe Harbor Matching Contribution. A Safe Harbor Matching Contribution is a Basic Matching Contribution or an Enhanced Matching Contribution. Under a Safe Harbor Matching Contribution an HCE may not receive a greater rate of match at any level of Elective Deferrals than any NHCE. A Safe Harbor Matching Contribution is a QMAC.

     (4) Definition of Basic Matching Contribution.A Basic Matching Contribution is a Fixed Matching Contribution equal to 100% of a Participant's Elective Deferrals which do not exceed 3% of Compensation, plus 50% of Elective Deferrals which exceed 3%, but do not exceed 5% of Compensation.

     (5) Definition of Enhanced Matching Contribution. An Enhanced Matching Contribution is a Fixed Matching Contribution made in accordance with any formula the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement under which: (a) at any rate of Elective Deferrals, a Participant receives a Matching Contribution which is at least equal to the match the Participant would receive under the Basic Matching Contribution formula; and (b) the rate of match does not increase as the rate of Elective Deferrals increases.

     (6) Time period for computing/contributing Safe Harbor Matching Contribution.

          (a) Computation. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the applicable time period for computing the Employer's Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. If the Employer fails to so elect, the Employer is deemed to have elected to compute its Safe Harbor Matching Contribution based on the Plan Year.

          (b) Contribution deadline. If the Employer elects to compute its Safe Harbor Matching Contribution based on a time period which is less than the Plan Year, the Employer must contribute the Safe Harbor Matching Contributions to the Plan no later than the end of the Plan Year quarter which follows the quarter in which the Elective Deferral that gave rise to the Safe Harbor Matching Contribution was made. If the Employer fails to contribute by the foregoing deadline, the Employer will correct the operational failure by contributing the Safe Harbor Matching Contribution as soon as is possible and will also contribute Earnings on the Contribution. See Section 7.08. If the time period for computing the Safe Harbor Matching Contribution is the Plan Year, the Employer must contribute the Safe Harbor Matching Contribution to the Plan no later than twelve months after the end of the Plan Year to which the Safe Harbor Contribution is allocated.

     (7) No allocation conditions. The Plan Administrator must allocate the Employer's Safe Harbor Contribution without regard to the Section 3.06 allocation conditions, if any, the Employer has elected as to non-Safe Harbor Contributions.

     (8) NHCEs must receive allocation; further election of allocation group. Subject to Section 3.05(D), the Plan Administrator must allocate the Safe Harbor Contribution to NHCE Participants, which for purposes of Section 3.05 means NHCEs who are eligible to make Elective Deferrals. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement, must elect whether to allocate Safe Harbor Contributions: (a) to all Participants; (b) only to NHCE Participants; or (c) to NHCE Participants and to designated HCE Participants.

     (9) 100% vesting/distribution restrictions. A Participant's Account Balance attributable to Safe Harbor Contributions at all times is 100% Vested and is subject to the distribution restrictions described in Section 6.01(C)(4)(b).

     (10) Possible application of ACP test. If the Plan's sole Matching Contribution is a Basic Matching Contribution, the Basic Matching Contribution is not subject to nondiscrimination testing under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test). The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether to satisfy the ACP test safe harbor amount limitation under Section 3.05(G) with respect to the

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Employer's Enhanced Matching Contributions or to test its Enhanced Matching Contributions under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test). As of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to test Enhanced Matching Contributions using Current Year Testing or Prior Year Testing. Prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer was limited to Current Year Testing under Notice 98-52.

     (11) Application to other allocations/testing. Except as the Employer otherwise elects in Appendix B and as described below as to permitted disparity, any Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions will be applied toward (offset) any other allocation to a Participant of a non-Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution. An Employer electing to apply the general nondiscrimination test under Section 4.06(C), may include Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions in applying the general test. An Employer which has elected in its Adoption Agreement to apply permitted disparity in allocating the Employer's Nonelective Contributions made in addition to Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions may not include within the permitted disparity formula allocation any of the Employer's Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions.

     (12) Contribution to another plan. An Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to make the Safe Harbor Contribution to another Defined Contribution Plan the Employer maintains provided: (a) this Plan and the other plan have the same Plan Years; (b) each Participant eligible for Safe Harbor Contributions under this Plan is eligible to participate in the other plan; and (c) the other plan provides that 100% vesting and the distribution restrictions under Section 6.01(C)(4)(b) apply to the Safe Harbor Contribution Account maintained within the other plan. An Employer cannot apply any Safe Harbor Contributions to satisfy the 401(k) safe harbor requirements in more than one plan.

(F) Additional Matching Contributions. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to make Additional Matching Contributions to its safe harbor Plan under this Section 3.05(F).

     (1) Definition of Additional Matching Contributions. Additional Matching Contributions are Fixed or Discretionary Matching Contributions ("Fixed Additional Matching Contributions" or "Discretionary Additional Matching Contributions") the Employer makes to its Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan (including a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan the Employer elected into during the Plan Year under Section 3.05(I)(1)) and are not Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. Additional Matching Contributions are in addition to whatever type of Safe Harbor Contributions the Employer makes to satisfy the ADP test safe harbor under Section 3.05(E). If the Employer under Section 3.05(I)(1) does not elect into the safe harbor as of a Plan Year, any Matching Contributions for that Plan Year are not Additional Matching Contributions and as such cannot qualify for the ACP test safe harbor.

     (2) Safe harbor or testing. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether to subject the Additional Matching Contributions to the ACP test safe harbor requirements of Section 3.05(G), or for the Plan Administrator to test the Additional Matching Contributions (and any Safe Harbor Matching Contribution) for nondiscrimination under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test). If the Employer under section 3.05(I)(1) elects during the Plan Year to become a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan, any Additional Matching which satisfies the ACP test safe harbor requirements is not subject to the ACP test. As of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to test Additional Matching Contributions (and any Safe Harbor Matching Contribution) using Current Year Testing or Prior Year Testing. Prior to such Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer was limited to Current Year Testing under Notice 98-52.

     (3) Eligibility, vesting, allocation conditions and distributions. The Employer must elect in its Adoption Agreement the eligibility conditions, vesting schedule, allocation conditions and distribution provisions applicable to the Employer's Additional Matching Contributions. To satisfy the ACP safe harbor under Section 3.05(G), effective as of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, any allocation conditions the Employer otherwise elects in its Adoption Agreement do not apply to Additional Matching Contributions. However, regardless of whether the Employer elects to treat the Additional Matching Contributions as being subject to the ACP test safe harbor, the Employer may elect: (a) to apply a vesting schedule to the Additional Matching Contributions; and (b) to treat the Additional Matching Contributions Account as not subject to the distribution restrictions under Section 6.01(C)(4)(b). If the Employer wishes to apply the ACP test safe harbor to Additional Matching Contributions, the Employer must not elect eligibility conditions applicable to the Additional Matching Contribution which exceed age 21 and one Year of Service and the Employer must elect eligibility conditions which are the same as it elects for the Safe Harbor Contribution.

     (4) Time period for computing/contributing Additional Matching Contributions.

          (a) Computation. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the applicable time period for computing the Employer's Additional Matching Contributions. If the Employer fails to so elect, the Employer is deemed to have elected to compute its Additional Matching Contribution based on the Plan Year.

          (b) Contribution deadline. This Section 3.05(F)(4)(b) applies if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the ACP test safe harbor under Section 3.05(G) to its Additional Matching Contributions. If the Employer elects to compute its Additional Matching Contribution based on a time period which is less than the Plan Year, the Employer must contribute the Additional Matching Contributions to the Plan no later than the end of the Plan Year quarter which follows the quarter in which the Elective Deferral that gave rise to the Additional Matching Contribution was made. If the Employer fails to contribute by the foregoing deadline, the Employer will correct the operational failure by contributing the Additional Matching Contribution as soon as is possible and will also contribute Earnings on the Contribution. See Section 7.08. If the Employer elects to apply the ACP test

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safe harbor and elects the Plan Year as the time period for computing the Additional Matching Contribution, the Employer must contribute the Additional Matching Contribution to the Plan no later than twelve months after the end of the Plan Year to which the Additional Matching Contribution is allocated.

(G) ACP test safe harbor. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether (i) to apply the amount limitations under this Section 3.05(G) in order to comply with the ACP test safe harbor as described in this Section 3.05(G); or (ii) the Plan Administrator must test all Matching Contributions unless the Plan's only Matching Contribution is a Basic Matching Contribution. If the Employer elects to test, the Employer will elect whether to perform the ACP test using Current Year or Prior Year Testing. Prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer was limited to Current Year Testing under Notice 98-52.

     (1) Amount limitations. Under the ACP test safe harbor: (a) the Employer may not make Matching Contributions as to a Participant's Elective Deferrals which exceed 6% of the Participant's Plan Year Compensation; (b) the amount of any Discretionary Additional Matching Contribution allocated to any Participant may not exceed 4% of the Participant's Plan Year Compensation; (c) the rate of Matching Contributions may not increase as the rate of Elective Deferrals increases; and (d) an HCE may not receive a rate of match greater than any NHCE (taking into account HCE aggregation under Section 4.10(C)(6)). Requirement (d) does not apply prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, where such requirement is failed due to the application of Section 3.06 allocation conditions.

     (2) No partial ACP test safe harbor. If the Employer's Plan has more than one Matching Contribution formula, each Matching Contribution formula must satisfy the ACP test safe harbor or the Plan Administrator must test all of the Employer's Matching Contributions together under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test).

     (3) Employee Contributions. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to permit Employee Contributions under the Plan: (a) any Employee Contributions do not satisfy the ACP test safe harbor and the Plan Administrator must test the Employee Contributions under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test) using Current Year Testing or Prior Year Testing as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement; and (b) if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to match the Employee Contributions, the Plan Administrator in applying the 6% amount limit in Section 3.05(G)(1) must aggregate a Participant's Elective Deferrals and Employee Contributions which are subject to the 6% limit. Prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer was limited to Current Year Testing under Notice 98-52.

(H) Safe Harbor Notice. The Plan Administrator must provide a safe harbor notice to each Participant a reasonable period prior to each Plan Year for which the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to apply the safe harbor provisions.

     (1) Deemed reasonable notice. The Plan Administrator is deemed to provide timely notice if the Plan Administrator provides the safe harbor notice at least 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to the beginning of the safe harbor Plan Year.

     (2) Mid-year notice/new Participant or Plan. If: (a) an Employee becomes eligible to participate in the Plan during a safe harbor Plan Year, but after the Plan Administrator has provided the annual safe harbor notice for that Plan Year; (b) the Employer adopts mid-year a new Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan; or (c) the Employer amends mid-year its existing Profit Sharing Plan to add a 401(k) feature and also elects safe harbor status, the Plan Administrator must provide the safe harbor notice a reasonable period (with 90 days being deemed reasonable) prior to and no later than the Employee's Entry Date.

     (3) Content. The safe harbor notice must provide comprehensive information regarding the Participants' rights and obligations under the Plan and must be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average Participant. The Plan Administrator's notice must satisfy the content requirements of Treas. Reg. §1.401(k) -3(d).

     (4) Election following notice. A Participant may make or modify a Salary Reduction Agreement under the Employer's Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for 30 days following receipt of the safe harbor notice, or if greater, for the period the Plan Administrator specifies in the Salary Reduction Agreement.

     (5) Notice failure. If the Plan Administrator for any Plan Year fails to give a timely safe harbor notice or gives a notice which does not satisfy the safe harbor notice content requirements, the Plan is not a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for that Plan Year and the Plan Administrator will test the Plan Year Elective Deferrals and Matching Contributions, if any, under Sections 4.10(B) and (C). In such event, notwithstanding the Plan's failure to attain safe harbor status, any Adoption Agreement elections related to the Safe Harbor Contributions continue to apply unless and until the Employer amends the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employer corrects the safe harbor notice failure under Section 7.08, the Plan is a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for the applicable Plan Year.

(I) Mid-Year Changes in Safe Harbor Status.

     (1) Contingent ("maybe") notice and supplemental notice-delayed election of Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions. The Employer during any Plan Year may elect for its Plan to become a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan under this Section 3.05(I)(1) for that Plan Year, provided: (i) the Plan is using Current Year Testing; (ii) the Employer amends the Plan to add the safe harbor provisions not later than 30 days prior to the end of the Plan Year and to apply the safe harbor provisions for the entire Plan Year; (iii) the Employer elects to satisfy the Safe Harbor Contribution requirement using the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution; and (iv) the Plan Administrator provides a notice ("maybe notice") to Participants prior to the beginning of the Plan Year for which the safe harbor amendment may become effective, that the Employer later may elect to become a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for that

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Plan Year using the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution and that if the Employer does so, the Plan Administrator will provide a supplemental notice to Participants at least 30 days prior to the end of that Plan Year informing Participants of the Employer's election to provide the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution for that Plan Year. The Employer elects into the safe harbor by timely giving the supplemental notice and by amending the Plan as described above. Except as otherwise specified, the Participant notices described in this Section 3.05(I)(1) also must satisfy the requirements applicable to safe harbor notices under Section 3.05(H).

     (a) Effect on Additional Matching Contributions. If the Employer gives a maybe notice under this Section 3.05(I)(1), and then gives the supplemental notice electing into the ADP test safe harbor for the Plan Year, any Additional Matching Contribution the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement will be subject to the ACP test safe harbor or will be subject to testing under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test) using Current Year Testing, based on the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections relating to the Additional Matching Contributions. If the Employer does not give a supplemental notice, any Matching Contributions are not Additional Matching Contributions in that Plan Year and the Plan Administrator will test all such Matching Contributions under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test) using Current Year Testing.

     (2) Exiting safe harbor matching. The Employer may amend its Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan during a Plan Year to reduce or eliminate prospectively, any or all Safe Harbor Matching Contributions or Additional Matching Contributions, provided: (a) the Plan Administrator provides a notice to the Participants which explains the effect of the amendment, specifies the amendment's Effective Date and informs Participants they will have a reasonable opportunity to modify their Salary Reduction Agreements, and if applicable, Employee Contributions; (b) Participants have a reasonable opportunity and period prior to the Effective Date of the amendment to modify their Salary Reduction Agreements, and if applicable, Employee Contributions; and (c) the amendment is not effective earlier than the later of: (i) 30 days after the Plan Administrator gives notice of the amendment; or (ii) the date the Employer adopts the amendment. An Employer which amends its Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan to eliminate or reduce the any Matching Contribution under this Section 3.05(I)(2), effective during the Plan Year, must continue to apply all of the safe harbor requirements of this Section 3.05 until the amendment becomes effective and also must apply for the entire Plan Year, using Current Year Testing, the nondiscrimination test under Section 4.10(B) (ADP test) and the nondiscrimination test under Section 4.10(C) (ACP test). However, any Employer which eliminates only an Additional Matching Contribution does not need to test under the ADP test provided that the Plan still satisfies the ADP test safe harbor.

     (3) Amendment of non-401(k) Plan into safe harbor status. An Employer maintaining a Profit Sharing Plan or pre-ERISA Money Purchase Pension Plan, during a Plan Year, may amend prospectively its Plan to become a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan provided: (a) the Employer's Plan is not a Successor Plan; (b) the Participants may make Elective Deferrals for at least 3 months during the Plan Year; (c) the Plan Administrator provides the safe harbor notice described in Section 3.05(H) a reasonable time prior to and not later than the Effective Date of the 401(k) arrangement; and (d) the Plan commencing on the Effective Date of the amendment (or such earlier date as the Employer will specify in its Adoption Agreement), satisfies all of the safe harbor requirements of this Section 3.05.

     (4) New Plan/new Employer. An Employer (including a new Employer) may establish a new Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan which is not a Successor Plan, provided; (a) the Plan Year is at least 3 months long; (b) the Plan Administrator provides the safe harbor notice described in Section 3.05(H) a reasonable time prior to and not later than the Effective Date of the Plan; and (c) the Plan commencing on the Effective Date of the Plan satisfies all of the safe harbor requirements of this Section 3.05. If the Employer is new, the Plan Year may be less than 3 months provided the Plan is in effect as soon after the Employer is established as it is administratively feasible for the Employer to establish the Plan.

     (5) Plan termination. An Employer may terminate its Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan mid-Plan Year in accordance with Article XI and this Section 3.05(I)(5).

          (a) Acquisition/disposition or substantial business hardship. If the Employer terminates its Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan resulting in a short Plan Year, and the termination is on account of an acquisition or disposition transaction described in Code §410(b)(6)(C), or if termination is on account the Employer's substantial business hardship, within the meaning of Code §412(d), the Plan remains a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for the short Plan Year provided that the Employer satisfies this Section 3.05 through the Effective Date of the Plan termination.

          (b) Other termination. If the Employer terminates its Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for any reason other than as described in Section 3.05(I)(5)(a), and the termination results in a short Plan Year, the Employer must conduct the termination under the provisions of Section 3.05(I)(2), except that the Employer need not provide Participants with the right to change their Salary Reduction Agreements.

     3.06 ALLOCATION CONDITIONS. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect the allocation conditions, if any, which the Plan Administrator will apply in allocating Employer Contributions (except for those contributions described below) and in allocating forfeitures allocated as an Employer Contribution under the Plan.

(A) Contributions Not Subject to Allocation Conditions. The Employer may not elect to impose any allocation conditions on: (1) Elective Deferrals; (2) Safe Harbor Contributions; (3) commencing as of the Final 2004 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, Additional Matching Contributions to which the Employer elects to apply the ACP test safe harbor; (4) Employee Contributions; (5) Rollover Contributions; (6) Designated IRA Contributions; (7) SIMPLE Contributions; or (8) Prevailing Wage Contributions, except as may be required by the Prevailing

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Wage Contract. The Plan Administrator also may elect under Sections 3.03(C)(2) and 3.04(C)(2), not to apply to any Operational QMAC or Operational QNEC any allocation conditions otherwise applicable to Matching Contributions (including QMACs) or to Nonelective Contributions (including QNECs).

(B) Conditions. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to impose allocation conditions based on Hours of Service or employment at a specified time (or both), in accordance with this Section 3.06(B). The Employer may elect to impose different allocation conditions to different Employer Contribution Types under the Plan. A Participant does not accrue an Employer Contribution or forfeiture allocated as an Employer Contribution with respect to a Plan Year or other applicable period, until the Participant satisfies the allocation conditions for that Employer Contribution Type.

     (1) Hours of Service requirement. Except as required to satisfy the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation, the Plan Administrator will not allocate any portion of an Employer Contribution for a Plan Year to any Participant's Account if the Participant does not complete the applicable minimum Hours of Service (or consecutive calendar days of employment under the Elapsed Time Method) requirement the Employer specifies in its Adoption Agreement for the relevant period.

          (a) 1,000 HOS in Plan Year/other HOS requirement. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan may elect to require a Participant to complete: (i) 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year (or to be employed for at least 182 consecutive calendar days under the Elapsed Time Method); (ii) a specified number of Hours of Service during the Plan Year which is less than 1,000 Hours of Service; or (iii) a specified number of Hours of Service within the time period the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, but not exceeding 1,000 Hours of Service in a Plan Year.

          (b) 501 HOS/terminees. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to require a Participant to complete during a Plan Year 501 Hours of Service (or to be employed for at least 91 consecutive calendar days under the Elapsed Time Method) to share in the allocation of Employer Contributions for that Plan Year where the Participant is not employed by the Employer on the last day of that Plan Year, including the Plan Year in which the Employer terminates the Plan.

          (c) Short Plan Year or allocation period. This Section 3.06(B)(1)(c) applies to any Plan Year or to any other allocation time period under the Adoption Agreement which is less than 12 months, where in either case, the Employer creates a short allocation period on account of a Plan amendment, the termination of the Plan or the adoption of the Plan with an initial short Plan Year. In the case of any short allocation period, the Plan Administrator will prorate any Hour of Service requirement based on the number of days in the short allocation period divided by the number of days in the normal allocation period, using 365 days in the case of Plan Year allocation period. The Employer in Appendix B may elect not to pro-rate Hours of Service in any short allocation period or to apply a monthly pro-ration method.

(2) Last day requirement.

          (a) Standardized Plan. If the Plan is a Standardized Plan, a Participant who is employed by the Employer on the last day of a Plan Year will share in the allocation of Employer Contributions for that Plan Year without regard to the Participant's Hours of Service completed during that Plan Year.

          (b) Nonstandardized or Volume Submitter Plan. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan may elect to require a Participant to be employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year or other specified period or on a specified date. If the Plan is a Nonstandardized or Volume Submitter Money Purchase Pension Plan or Target Benefit Plan, the Plan expressly conditions Employer Contribution allocations on a Participant's employment with the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year for the Plan Year in which the Employer terminates or freezes the Plan, even if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement did not elect the "last day of the Plan Year" allocation condition.

(C) Time Period. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect the time period to which the Plan Administrator will apply any allocation condition. The Employer may elect to apply the same time period to all Contribution Types or to elect a different time period based on Contribution Type.

(D) Death, Disability or Normal Retirement Age. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether any elected allocation condition applies or is waived for a Plan Year if a Participant incurs a Separation from Service during the Plan Year on account of the Participant's death, Disability or attainment of Normal Retirement Age in the current Plan Year or on account of the Participant's Disability or attainment of Normal Retirement Age in a prior Plan Year. The Employer's election may be based on Contribution Type or may apply to all Contribution Types.

(E) No Other Conditions. In allocating Employer Contributions under the Plan, the Plan Administrator will not apply any other allocation conditions except those the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement or otherwise as the Plan may require.

(F) Suspension of Allocation Conditions in a Nonstandardized or Volume Submitter Plan. The Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan will elect whether to apply the suspension provisions of this Section 3.06(F). If: (i) Section 3.06(F) applies; (ii) the Plan (or any component part of the Plan) in any Plan Year must perform coverage testing; and (iii) the Plan (or component part of the Plan) fails to satisfy coverage under the ratio percentage test under Treas. Reg. § 1.410(b) -2(b)(2), the Plan suspends for that Plan Year any Plan (or component part of the Plan) allocation conditions in accordance with this Section 3.06(F). If the Plan Administrator must perform coverage testing, the Administrator will apply testing separately as required to each component part of the Plan after applying the

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aggregation and disaggregation rules under Treas. Reg. §§ 1.410(b) –6 and –7.

     (1) No average benefit test. If the Employer elects to apply this Section 3.06(F), the Plan Administrator may not apply the average benefit test under Treas. Reg. § 1.410(b) -2(b)(3), to determine satisfaction of coverage or to correct a coverage failure, as to the Plan or to the component part of the Plan to which this Section 3.06(F) applies, unless the Plan or component still fails coverage after application of this Section 3.06(F). The restriction in this Section 3.06(F)(1) does not apply as to application of the average benefit test in performing nondiscrimination testing.

     (2) Methodology. If this Section 3.06(F) applies for a Plan Year, the Plan Administrator, in the manner described herein, will suspend the allocation conditions for the NHCEs who are included in the coverage test and who are Participants in the Plan (or component part of the Plan) but who are not benefiting thereunder (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.410(b) -3), such that enough additional NHCEs are benefiting under the Plan (or component part of the Plan) to pass coverage under the ratio percentage test. The ordering of suspension of allocation conditions is in the following priority tiers and if more than one NHCE in any priority tier satisfies the conditions for suspension (but all are not needed to benefit to pass coverage), the Plan Administrator will apply the suspension beginning first with the NHCE(s) in that suspension tier with the lowest Compensation during the Plan Year:

          (a) Last day. Those NHCE(s) employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, without regard to the number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year. If necessary to pass coverage, the Plan Administrator then will apply Section 3.06(F)(2)(b).

          (b) Latest Separation. Those NHCE(s) who have the latest Separation from Service date during the Plan Year, without regard to the number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year. If necessary to pass coverage, the Plan Administrator then will apply Section 3.06(F)(2)(c).

          (c) Most Hours of Service (more than 500). Those NHCE(s) with the greatest number of Hours of Service during the Plan Year but who have more than 500 Hours of Service.

     (3) Appendix B. The Employer in Appendix B may elect a different order of the suspension tiers, may elect to use Hours of Service (in lieu of Compensation) as a tiebreaker within any tier or may elect additional or other suspension tiers which are objective and not subject to Employer discretion.

     (4) Separate Application to Nonelective and Matching. If applicable under the Plan, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to apply this Section 3.06(F): (a) to both Nonelective Contributions and to Matching Contributions if both components fail the ratio percentage test; (b) only to Nonelective Contributions if this component fails the ratio percentage test; or (c) only to Matching Contributions if this component fails the ratio percentage test.

(G) Conditions Apply to Re-Hired Employees. If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service and subsequently is re-hired and resumes participation in the same Plan Year as the Separation from Service or in any subsequent Plan Year, the allocation conditions under this Section 3.06, if any, continue to apply to the re-hired Employee/Participant in the Plan Year in which he/she is re-hired, unless the Employer elects otherwise in Appendix B.

     3.07 FORFEITURE ALLOCATION. The amount of a Participant's Account forfeited under the Plan is a Participant forfeiture. The Plan Administrator, subject to Section 3.06 as applicable, will allocate Participant forfeitures at the time and in the manner the Employer specifies in its Adoption Agreement.

(A) Allocation Method. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must specify the method the Plan Administrator will apply to allocate forfeitures.

     (1) 401(k) forfeiture source. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect a different allocation method based on the forfeiture source (from Nonelective Contributions or from Matching Contributions) or may elect to apply the same allocation method to all forfeitures.

          (a) Attributable to Matching. A Participant's forfeiture is attributable to Matching Contributions if the forfeiture is: (i) from the non-Vested portion of a Matching Contribution Account forfeited in accordance with Section 5.07 or, if applicable, Section 7.07; (ii) a non-Vested Excess Aggregate Contribution (including Allocable Income) forfeited in correcting for nondiscrimination failures under Section 4.10(C); or (iii) an Associated Matching Contribution.

          (b) Definition of Associated Matching Contribution. An Associated Matching Contribution includes any Vested or non-Vested Matching Contribution (including Allocable Income) made as to Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions the Plan Administrator distributes under Section 4.01(E) (Excess Amount), Section 4.10(A) (Excess Deferrals), Section 4.10(B) (ADP test), Section 4.10(C) (ACP test) or Section 7.08 relating to Plan correction.

          (c) Forfeiture or distribution of Associated Match. An Employee forfeits an Associated Matching Contribution unless the Matching Contribution is a Vested Excess Aggregate Contribution distributed in accordance with Section 4.10(C) (ACP test). A forfeiture under this Section 3.07(A)(1)(c) occurs in the Plan Year following the Testing Year (unless the Employer in Appendix B elects that the forfeiture occurs in the Testing Year) and the forfeiture is allocated in the Plan Year described in Section 3.07(B). See Section 3.07(B)(1) as to nondiscrimination testing of allocated forfeitures. In the event of correction under Section 7.08 resulting in forfeiture of Associated Matching Contributions, the forfeiture occurs in the Plan Year of correction.

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     (2) Application of "reduce" option/excess forfeitures. If the Employer elects to allocate forfeitures to reduce Nonelective or Matching Contributions and the allocable forfeitures for the forfeiture allocation Plan Year described in Section 3.07(B) exceed the amount of the applicable contribution for that Plan Year to which the Plan Administrator would apply the forfeitures (or there are no applicable contributions under the Plan), the Plan Administrator will allocate the remaining forfeitures in the forfeiture allocation Plan Year. In such event, the Plan Administrator will allocate the remaining forfeitures as an additional Discretionary Nonelective Contribution or as a Discretionary Matching Contribution, as the Plan Administrator determines.

     (3) Plan expenses. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply forfeitures to the payment of Plan expenses under Section 7.04(C), which for this purpose may also include any Earnings on the forfeitures, the Employer must elect a secondary allocation method so that if the forfeitures exceed the Plan's expenses, the Plan Administrator will apply any remaining forfeitures under the secondary method the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement.

     (4) Safe harbor-top-heavy exempt fail-safe. If the Employer has a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan which otherwise qualifies for exemption from the top-heavy requirements of Article X, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to limit the allocation of all Plan forfeitures in such a manner as to avoid inadvertent application of the top-heavy requirements on account of a forfeiture allocation. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects this "fail-safe" provision, the Plan Administrator will allocate forfeitures in the following order of priority: (a) first to reduce Safe Harbor Contributions; (b) then to reduce Fixed Additional Matching Contributions if any, which satisfy the ACP test safe harbor under Section 3.05(G); (c) then as Discretionary Additional Matching Contributions which satisfy the ACP safe harbor (without regard to whether the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected Discretionary Additional Matching Contributions); and (d) then to pay Plan expenses. If the Employer elects to allocate forfeitures under this Section 3.07(A)(4), the Plan Administrator will apply this Section 3.07(A)(4) regardless of whether the Employer in any Plan Year actually satisfies all conditions necessary for the Plan to be top-heavy exempt. The Employer in Appendix B may elect to alter the forfeiture allocation ordering rules of this Section 3.07(A)(4).

     (5) No allocation to Elective Deferral Accounts. The Plan Administrator will not allocate forfeitures to any Participant's Elective Deferral Account, including his/her Roth Deferral Account.

     (6) Allocation under classifications. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to allocate its Nonelective Contributions based on classifications of Participants, the Plan Administrator will allocate any forfeitures which under the Plan are allocated as additional Nonelective Contributions: (a) first to each classification pro rata in relation to the Employer's Nonelective Contribution to that classification for the forfeiture allocation Plan Year described in Section 3.07(B); and (b) second, the total amount of forfeitures allocated to each classification under (a) are allocated in the same manner as are the Nonelective Contributions to be allocated to that classification.

(B) Timing (forfeiture allocation Plan Year). The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect as to forfeitures occurring in a Plan Year, whether the Plan Administrator will allocate the forfeitures in the same Plan Year in which the forfeitures occur or will allocate the forfeitures in the Plan Year which next follows the Plan Year in which the forfeitures occur. See Sections 3.07(A)(1)(c), 5.07 and 7.07 as to when a forfeiture occurs.

     (1) 401(k) Plans/allocation timing and retesting. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, the Employer may elect different allocation timing based on the forfeiture source (from Nonelective Contributions or from Matching Contributions) or may elect to apply the same allocation timing to all forfeitures. If the 401(k) Plan is subject to the ACP test and allocates any forfeiture as a Matching Contribution, the following re-testing rules apply. If, under the Plan, the Plan Administrator will allocate the forfeiture in the same Plan Year in which the forfeiture occurs, the Plan Administrator will not re-run the ACP test. If the Plan Administrator allocates the forfeiture in the Plan Year which follows the Plan Year in which the forfeiture occurs, the Plan Administrator will include the allocated forfeiture in the ACP test for the forfeiture allocation Plan Year. If the Plan allocates any forfeiture as a Nonelective Contribution, the allocation, in the forfeiture allocation Plan Year, is subject to any nondiscrimination testing which applies to Nonelective Contributions for that Plan Year.

     (2) Contribution amount and timing not relevant. The forfeiture allocation timing rules in this Section 3.07(B) apply irrespective of when the Employer makes its Employer Contribution for the forfeiture allocation Plan Year, and irrespective of whether the Employer makes an Employer Contribution for that Plan Year.

(C) Administration of Account Pending/Incurring Forfeiture. The Plan Administrator will continue to hold the undistributed, non-Vested portion of the Account of a Participant who has incurred a Separation from Service solely for his/her benefit until a forfeiture occurs at the time specified in Section 5.07 or if applicable, until the time specified in Section 7.07.

(D) Participant Does Not Share in Own Forfeiture. A Participant will not share in the allocation of a forfeiture of any portion of his/her Account, even if the Participant otherwise is entitled to an allocation of Employer Contributions and forfeitures in the forfeiture allocation Plan Year described in Section 3.07(B). If the forfeiting Participant is entitled to an allocation of Employer Contributions and forfeitures in the forfeiture allocation Plan Year, the Plan Administrator only will allocate to the Participant a share of the allocable forfeitures attributable to other forfeiting Participants.

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merger the participant accounts in the merging plan, the Plan Administrator will allocate any post-merger forfeitures attributable to the merging plan in accordance with the Employer's elections in its Adoption Agreement. The Employer may elect to limit any such forfeiture allocation only to those Participants who were also participants in the merged plan, but in the absence of such an election, all Participants who have satisfied any applicable allocation conditions under Section 3.06 will share in the forfeiture allocation.

     3.08 ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Plan Administrator will apply this Section 3.08 in administering Rollover Contributions to the Plan, if any.

(A) Policy Regarding Rollover Acceptance. The Plan Administrator, operationally and on a nondiscriminatory basis, may elect to permit or not to permit Rollover Contributions to this Plan or may elect to limit an Eligible Employee's right or a Participant's right to make a Rollover Contribution. The Plan Administrator also may adopt, amend or terminate any policy regarding the Plan's acceptance of Rollover Contributions.

     (1) Rollover documentation. If the Plan Administrator permits Rollover Contributions, any Participant (or as applicable, any Eligible Employee), with the Plan Administrator's written consent and after filing with the Plan Administrator the form prescribed by the Plan Administrator, may make a Rollover Contribution to the Trust. Before accepting a Rollover Contribution, the Plan Administrator may require a Participant (or Eligible Employee) to furnish satisfactory evidence the proposed transfer is in fact a "rollover contribution" which the Code permits an employee to make to a qualified plan.

     (2) Declination/related expense. The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may decline to accept a Rollover Contribution of property which could: (a) generate unrelated business taxable income; (b) create difficulty or undue expense in storage, safekeeping or valuation; or (c) create other practical problems for the Plan or Trust. The Plan Administrator also may accept the Rollover Contribution on condition that the Participant's or Employee's Account is charged with all expenses associated therewith.

(B) Limited Testing. A Rollover Contribution is not an Annual Addition under Section 4.05(A) and is not subject to nondiscrimination testing except as a "right or feature" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (a)(4)-4.

(C) Pre-Participation Rollovers. If an Eligible Employee makes a Rollover Contribution to the Trust prior to satisfying the Plan's eligibility conditions or prior to reaching his/her Entry Date, the Plan Administrator and Trustee must treat the Employee as a limited Participant (as described in Rev. Rul. 96-48 or in any Applicable Law). A limited Participant does not share in the Plan's allocation of Employer Contributions nor Participant forfeitures and may not make Elective Deferrals if the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, until he/she actually becomes a Participant in the Plan. If a limited Participant has a Separation from Service prior to becoming a Participant in the Plan, the Trustee will distribute his/her Rollover Contributions Account to him/her in accordance with Section 6.01(A).

(D) May Include Employee Contributions and Roth Deferrals. A Rollover Contribution may include Employee Contributions and Roth Deferrals made to another plan, as adjusted for Earnings. In the case of Employee Contributions: (1) such amounts must be directly rolled over into this Plan from another plan which is qualified under Code §401(a); and (2) the Plan must account separately for the Rollover Contribution, including the Employee Contribution and the Earnings thereon. In the case of Roth Deferrals: (1) such amounts must be directly rolled over into this Plan from another plan which is qualified under Code §401(a) or from a 403(b) plan; (2) the Plan must account separately for the Rollover Contribution, including the Roth Deferrals and the Earnings thereon; and (3) as to rollovers which occur on or after April 30, 2007, this Plan must be a 401(k) Plan which permits Roth Deferrals.

     3.09 EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. An Employer must elect in its Adoption Agreement whether to permit Employee Contributions. If the Employer elects to permit Employee Contributions, the Employer also must specify in its Adoption Agreement any limitations which apply to Employee Contributions. If the Employer permits Employee Contributions, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine if a Participant will make Employee Contributions through payroll deduction or by other means.

(A) Testing. Employee Contributions must satisfy the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 4.10(C) (ACP test).

(B) Matching. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether the Employer will make Matching Contributions as to any Employee Contributions and, as applicable, the matching formula. Any Matching Contribution must satisfy the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 4.10(C) (ACP test), unless the Matching Contributions satisfy the ACP test safe harbor under a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan.

     3.10 SIMPLE 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to apply to its Plan the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions of this Section 3.10 if the Employer is eligible under Section 3.10(B). The provisions of this Section 3.10 apply to an electing Employer notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan.

(A) Plan Year. An Employer electing to apply this Section 3.10 must have a 12 month calendar year Plan Year except that in the case of an Employer adopting a new SIMPLE 401(k) Plan, the Employer must adopt the Plan no later than October 1 with a calendar year Plan Year of at least 3 months.

(B) Eligible Employer. An Employer may elect to apply this Section 3.10 if: (i) the Plan Year is the calendar year; (ii) the Employer (including Related Employers under Section 1.23(C)) has no more than 100 Employees who received Compensation of at least $5,000 in the

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immediately preceding calendar year; and (iii) the Employer (including Related Employers under Section 1.23(C)) does not maintain any other plan as described in Code §219(g)(5), to which contributions were made or under which benefits were accrued for Service by an Eligible Employee in the Plan Year to which the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions apply.

     (1) Loss of eligible employer status. If an electing Employer fails for any subsequent calendar year to satisfy all of the Section 3.10(B) requirements, including where the Employer is involved in an acquisition, disposition or similar transaction under which the Employer satisfies Code §410(b)(6)(C)(i), the Employer remains eligible to maintain the SIMPLE 401(k) Plan for two additional calendar years following the last year in which the Employer satisfied the requirements.

(C) Compensation. For purposes of this Section 3.10, Compensation is limited as described in Section 1.11(E) and: (1) in the case of an Employee, means Code §3401(a) Wages but increased by the Employee's Elective Deferrals under this Plan or any other 401(k) arrangement, SIMPLE IRA, SARSEP, 403(b) annuity or 457 plan of the Employer; and (2) in the case of a Self-Employed Individual, means Earned Income determined by disregarding contributions made to this Plan.

(D) Participant Elective Deferrals. Each Participant may enter into a Salary Reduction Agreement to make Elective Deferrals in each calendar year to the SIMPLE 401(k) Plan in accordance with this Section 3.10(D).

     (1) Amount Table. A Participant's annual Elective Deferrals may not exceed the amount in the table below, and, commencing in 2006, such other amount as in effect under Code §408(p)(2)(E) under which Treasury adjusts the limit in $500 increments.

Year Amount
2002   $7,000
2003   $8,000
2004   $9,000
2005 $10,000

     (2) Catch-Ups. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to permit Catch-Up Deferrals, a CatchUp Eligible Participant also may make Catch-Up Deferrals to the SIMPLE 401(k) Plan in accordance with Section 3.02(D).

     (3) Election timing. A Participant may elect to make Elective Deferrals or to modify a Salary Reduction Agreement at any time in accordance with the Plan Administrator's SIMPLE 401(k) Plan Salary Reduction Agreement form, but the form must be provided at least 60 days prior to the beginning of each SIMPLE Plan Year or at least 60 days prior to commencement of participation for the Participant to make or modify his/her Salary Reduction Agreement. A Participant also may at any time terminate prospectively his/her Salary Reduction Agreement applicable to the Employer's SIMPLE 401(k) Plan.

(E) Employer SIMPLE 401(k) contributions. An Employer which elects to apply this Section 3.10 must make an annual SIMPLE Contribution to the Plan as described in this Section 3.10(E). The Employer operationally must elect for each SIMPLE Plan Year which type of SIMPLE Contribution the Employer will make.

     (1) Definition of SIMPLE Contribution. A SIMPLE Contribution is one of the following Employer Contribution types: (a) a SIMPLE Matching Contribution equal to 100% of each Participant's Elective Deferrals but not exceeding 3% of Plan Year Compensation or such lower percentage as the Employer may elect under Code §408(p)(2)(C)(ii)(II); or (b) a SIMPLE Nonelective Contribution equal to 2% of Plan Year Compensation for each Participant whose Compensation is at least $5,000.

(F) SIMPLE 401(k) notice. The Plan Administrator must provide notice to each Participant a reasonable period of time before the 60th day prior to the beginning of each SIMPLE 401(k) Plan Year, describing the Participant's Elective Deferral rights and the Employer's SIMPLE Contributions which the Employer will make for the Plan Year described in the notice.

(G) Application of remaining Plan provisions.

     (1) Annual Additions. All contributions to the SIMPLE 401(k) Plan are Annual Additions under Section 4.05(A) and subject to the Annual Additions Limit.

     (2) No allocation conditions.The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may not elect to apply any Section 3.06 allocation conditions to the Plan Administrator's allocation of SIMPLE Contributions.

     (3) No other contributions. No contributions other than those described in this Section 3.10 or Rollover Contributions described in Section 3.08 may be made to the SIMPLE 401(k) Plan.

     (4) Vesting. All SIMPLE Contributions and Accounts attributable thereto are 100% Vested at all times and in the event of a conversion of a non-SIMPLE 401(k) Plan into a SIMPLE 401(k) Plan, all Account Balances in existence on the first day of the Plan Year to which the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions apply, become 100% Vested.

     (5) No nondiscrimination testing. A SIMPLE 401(k) Plan is not subject to nondiscrimination testing under Section 4.10(B) (ADP test) or Section 4.10(C) (ACP test) of the Plan.

     (6) No top-heavy. A SIMPLE 401(k) Plan is not subject to the top-heavy provisions of Article X.

     (7) Remaining Plan terms. Except as otherwise described in this Section 3. 10, if an Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement to apply the SIMPLE 401(k) provisions of this Section 3. 10, the Plan Administrator will apply the remaining Plan provisions to the Employer's Plan.

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     3.11 USERRA CONTRIBUTIONS.

(A) Application. This Section 3.11 applies to an Employee who: (1) has completed Qualified Military Service under USERRA; (2) the Employer has rehired under USERRA; and (3) is a Participant entitled to makeup contributions under Code §414(u).

(B) Employer Contributions. The Employer will makeup any Employer Contribution the Employer would have made and which the Plan Administrator would have allocated to the Participant's Account had the Participant remained employed by the Employer during the period of Qualified Military Service.

(C) Compensation. For purposes of this Section 3.11, the Plan Administrator will determine an effected Participant's Compensation as follows. A Participant during his/her period of Qualified Military Service is deemed to receive Compensation equal to that which the Participant would have received had he/she remained employed by the Employer, based on the Participant's rate of pay that would have been in effect for the Participant during the period of Qualified Military Service. If the Compensation during such period would have been uncertain, the Plan Administrator will use the Participant's actual average Compensation for the 12 month period immediately preceding the period of Qualified Military Service, or if less, for the period of employment.

(D) Elective Deferrals/Employee Contributions. If the Plan provided for Elective Deferrals or for Employee Contributions during a Participant's period of Qualified Military Service, the Plan Administrator must allow a Participant under this Section 3.11 to make up such Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions to his/her Account. The Participant may make up the maximum amount of Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions which he/she under the Plan terms would have been able to contribute during the period of Qualified Military Service (less any such amounts the Participant actually contributed during such period) and the Participant must be permitted to contribute any lesser amount as the Plan would have permitted. The Participant must make up any contribution under this Section 3.1 1(D) commencing on his/her Re-Employment Commencement Date and not later than 5 years following reemployment (or if less, a period equal to 3 times the length of the Participant's Qualified Military Service triggering such make-up contribution).

(E) Matching Contributions. The Employer will makeup any Matching Contribution that the Employer would have made and which the Plan Administrator would have allocated to the Participant's Account during the period of Qualified Military Service, but based on any make-up Elective Deferrals or make-up Employee Contributions that the Participant makes under Section 3.1 1(D).

(F) Limitations/Testing. Any contribution made under this Section 3.11 does not cause the Plan to violate and is not subject to testing under: (1) nondiscrimination requirements including under Code §401(a)(4), the ADP test, the ACP test, the safe harbor 401(k) rules or the SIMPLE 401(k) rules; (2) top-heavy requirements under Article X; or (3) coverage under Code §410(b). Contributions under this Section 3.11 are Annual Additions and are tested under Section 4.10(A) (Elective Deferral Limit) in the year to which such contributions are allocated, but not in the year in which such contributions are made.

(G) No Earnings. A Participant receiving any make-up contribution under this Section 3.11 is not entitled to an allocation of any Earnings on any such contribution prior to the time that the Employer actually makes the contribution (or timely deposits the Participant's own make-up Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions) to the Trust.

(H) No Forfeitures. A Participant receiving any make-up allocation under this Section 3.11 is not entitled to an allocation of any forfeitures allocated during the Participant's period of Qualified Military Service.

(I) Allocation Conditions. For purposes of applying any Plan allocation conditions under Section 3.06, the Plan Administrator will treat any period of Qualified Military Service as Service.

(J) Other Rules. The Plan Administrator in applying this Section 3.11 will apply DOL Reg. § 1002.259 -267, and any other Applicable Law addressing the application of USERRA to the Plan.

     3.12 DESIGNATED IRA CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to permit Participants to make Designated IRA Contributions to its Plan. Designated IRA Contributions are subject to the provisions of this Section 3.12.

(A) Effective Date. The Employer may elect in its Adoption Agreement to apply the Designated IRA Contribution provisions to any Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002. For Plan Years commencing after 2003, the Employer may accept Designated IRA Contributions during such Plan Year only if the Employer elects to apply the provisions of this Section 3.12 (or otherwise adopted a good faith amendment under Code §408(q)), prior to the Plan Year for which the Designated IRA Contribution provisions will apply.

(B) Traditional or Roth IRA. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to treat Designated IRA Contributions as traditional IRA contributions, as Roth IRA contributions or as consisting of either type, at the Participant's election.

(C) Account or Annuity. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to establish Accounts to receive Designated IRA Contributions either as individual retirement accounts, as individual retirement annuities or as consisting of either type, at the Participant's election.

     (1) Trustee or Custodian. A trustee or custodian satisfying the requirements of Code §408(a)(2) must hold Designated IRA Contributions Accounts. If the Trustee holding the Designated IRA Contribution assets is a non-bank trustee, the Trustee, upon receipt of notice from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that substitution is required because the Trustee has failed to comply with the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.408 -2(e), will substitute another trustee in its place.

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     (2) Additional IRA requirements. All Designated IRA Contributions: (a) must be made in cash; (b) are subject to the IRA contribution limits under Code §408(a)(1) set forth below, including cost-of living adjustments after 2008 in $500 increments under Code §219(b)(5)(C) and as to Catch-Up Eligible Participants to the IRA Catch-Up limits set forth below; and (c) must be 100% Vested.

Taxable Year  IRA contribution limit
2003   $3,000
2004   $3,000
2005   $4,000
2006   $4,000
2007   $4,000
                     2008 and beyond   $5,000
 
Taxable year IRA Catch-Up limit
2003   $500
2004   $500
  2005   $500
                       2006 and beyond $1,000

     (3) Not for deposit of SEP or SIMPLE IRA amounts/no Rollover Contributions.An Employer which maintains a SEP or a SIMPLE IRA may not deposit contributions under these arrangements to the Designated IRA Contribution Accounts under this Section 3.12. A Participant may not make a Rollover Contribution to his/her Designated IRA Contribution Account.

(4) Designated Roth IRA Contributions.

     (a) Contribution Limit. A Participant's contribution to the Designated Roth IRA and to all other Roth IRAs for a Taxable Year may not exceed the lesser of the amount described in Section 3.12(C)(2) or the Participant's Compensation under Section 3.12(C)(4)(c). However, if (i) and/or (ii) below apply, the maximum (non-rollover) contribution that can be made to all the Participant's Roth IRAs (including to this Designated Roth IRA which must be a non-Rollover Contribution) for a Taxable Year is the smaller amount determined under (i) or (ii).

          (i) General. The maximum contribution is phased out ratably between certain levels of modified adjusted gross income ("modified AGI," defined in Section 3.12(C)(4)(b)) as follows:

Filing Full Phase-out No
Status Contribution Range Contribution
       
Single/      $95,000 $95,000- $110,000 or
Head of      or less $110,000    more
Household      
       
Joint/Qualifying $150,000 $150,000- $160,000 or
Widow(er)  or less $160,000    more
       
Married- $0 $0-$10,000 $10,000 or
Separate     more

If the Participant's modified AGI for a Taxable Year is in the phase-out range, the maximum contribution determined above for that Taxable Year is rounded up to the next multiple of $10 and is not reduced below $200.

          (ii) Roth and non-Roth IRA contributions. If the Participant makes (non-rollover) contributions to both Roth and non-Roth IRAs for a Taxable Year, the maximum contribution that can be made to all of the Participant's Roth IRAs for that Taxable Year is reduced by the contributions made to the Participant's non-Roth IRAs for the Taxable Year.

          (iii) Conversion. A Participant may convert a Designated non-Roth IRA Contributions Account to a Designated Roth IRA Contributions Account in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.408A -4 unless: (A) the Participant is married and files a separate return, (B) the Participant is not married and has modified AGI in excess of $100,000 or (C) the Participant is married and together the Participant and the Participant's spouse have modified AGI in excess of $100,000. For purposes of the preceding sentence, spouses are not treated as married for a taxable year if they have lived apart at all times during that Taxable Year and file separate returns for the Taxable Year. A Participant may not effect a conversion by means of contributing a Rollover Contribution to his/her Designated IRA under this Plan.

     (b) Modified AGI. For purposes of Section 3.12(C)(4)(a), a Participant's modified AGI for a Taxable Year is defined in Code §408A(c)(3)(C)(i) and does not include any amount included in adjusted gross income as a result of a non-Roth IRA conversion.

     (c) Compensation. For purposes of Section 3.12(C)(4)(a), Compensation is defined as wages, salaries, professional fees, or other amounts derived from or received for personal services actually rendered (including, but not limited to commissions paid salesmen, compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, and bonuses) and includes earned income, as defined in Code §401(c)(2) (reduced by the deduction the Self-Employed Individual takes for contributions made to a self-employed retirement plan). For purposes of this definition, Code §401(c)(2) shall be applied as if the term "trade or business" for purposes of Code § 1402 included service described in subsection (c)(6). Compensation does not include amounts derived from or received as earnings or profits from property (including but not limited to interest and dividends) or amounts not includible in gross income. Compensation also does not include any amount received as a pension or annuity or as deferred compensation. Compensation includes any amount includible in the Participant's gross income under Code §71 with respect to a divorce or separation instrument described in Code §71(b)(2)(A). In the case of a married Participant filing a joint return, the greater compensation of his or her spouse is treated as the Participant's Compensation, but only to the extent that such spouse's compensation is not being used for purposes of the spouse making a contribution to a Roth IRA of a deductible contribution fo a non-Roth IRA.

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(D) Accounting and Investments. The Plan Administrator may cause Designated IRA Contributions to be held and invested: (1) in a separate trust for each Participant; (2) as a single trust holding all Participant Designated IRA Contributions; or (3) as part of a single trust holding all of the assets of the Plan. If the Plan Administrator establishes a single trust under clause (2) or (3), the Plan Administrator must account separately for each Participant's Designated IRA Contributions and for the Earnings attributable thereto. If the Designated IRA Contributions are invested in an individual retirement annuity, the Plan Administrator may establish separate annuity contracts for each Participant's Designated IRA Contributions or may establish a single annuity contract for all Participants, with separate accounting for each Participant. If the Plan Administrator establishes a single annuity contract, such contract must be separate from any other annuity contract under the Plan. The Plan Administrator also may invest Designated IRA Contributions in any common or collective fund under Sections 8.02 or 8.09. The Trust provisions of Article VIII otherwise apply to the investment of Designated IRA Contributions except that no part of such contributions may be invested in life insurance contracts and a Participant may not borrow from a Designated IRA Contributions Account or take such amounts into account in determining the maximum amount available for a loan from the Participant's other Plan assets. The Plan Administrator or Trustee/Custodian may not cause Designated IRA Contribution Accounts to be commingled with any non-Plan assets. Any Designated IRA Contribution Account is established for the exclusive benefit of the affected Participant and his/her Beneficiaries. No part of the Trust attributable to Designated IRA Contributions may be invested in collectibles as described in Code §408(m), except as may be permitted under Code §408(m)(3).

(E) Participant Contribution and Designation. A Participant may make Designated IRA Contributions directly or through payroll withholding as the Plan Administrator may permit. At the time of the Participant's contribution (or when the Designated IRA Contribution is withheld from payroll), the Participant must designate the contribution as a Designated IRA Contribution and if applicable, also must designate whether the contribution is traditional or Roth and whether the account is an individual retirement account or an individual retirement annuity.

(F) Treatment as IRA. For all purposes of the Code except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.12, Designated IRA Contributions are subject to the IRA rules under Code §§408 and 408A as applicable. Designated IRA Contributions are not Annual Additions under Section 4.05(A) and are not subject to any testing under Article IV.

(G) Reporting. The Designated IRA Contribution Trustee or Custodian must comply with all Code §408(i) reporting requirements, including providing required information regarding RMDs.

(H) Distribution/RMDs. Designated IRA Contribution Accounts are distributable under Section 6.01(C)(4)(g) and are subject to the RMD requirements of Section 6.02 (and to the Adoption Agreement elections described therein) except that: (1) the Participant's RBD (only as it relates to the Designated IRA Contribution Account) is determined under Section 6.02(E)(7)(a) referencing age 70 1/2 and without regard to 5% owner or continuing employment status; (2) if the Designated IRA Contribution Account is a Roth Account, there are no lifetime RMDs; and (3) to the extent that the provisions of Section 6.02 differ, RMDs from Designated IRA Contribution Accounts otherwise are subject to the required minimum distribution rules applicable to IRAs under Code §§408(a)(6) or 408A(c)(5) as applicable, and under the corresponding Treasury Regulations, which are incorporated by reference herein.

     3.13 DEDUCTIBLE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS (DECs). A DEC is a Deductible Employee Contribution made to the Plan for a Taxable Year commencing prior to 1987. If a Participant has made DECs to the Plan, the Plan Administrator must maintain a separate Account for the Participant's DECs as adjusted for Earnings, including DECs which are part of a Rollover Contribution described in Section 3.08. The DECs Account is part of the Participant's Account for all purposes of the Plan, except for purposes of determining the Top-Heavy Ratio under Section 10.01. The Plan Administrator may not use a Participant's DECs Account to purchase life insurance on the Participant's behalf. DECs are distributable under Section 6.01(C)(4)(e).

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ARTICLE IV
LIMITATIONS AND TESTING

     4.01 ANNUAL ADDITIONS LIMIT – NO OTHER PLANS.

(A) Application of this Section. This Section 4.01 applies only to Participants in this Plan who do not participate, and who have never participated, in another qualified plan, individual medical account (as defined in Code §415(l)(2)), simplified employee pension plan (as defined in Code §408(k)) or welfare benefit fund (as defined in Code §419(e)) maintained by the Employer, which provides an Annual Addition.

(B) Limitation. The amount of Annual Additions which the Plan Administrator may allocate under this Plan to a Participant's Account for a Limitation Year may not exceed the Annual Additions Limit.

(C) Actions to Prevent Excess Annual Additions. If the Annual Additions the Plan Administrator otherwise would allocate under the Plan to a Participant's Account for the Limitation Year would exceed the Annual Additions Limit, the Plan Administrator will not allocate the Excess Amount, but instead will take any reasonable, uniform and nondiscriminatory action the Plan Administrator determines necessary to avoid allocation of an Excess Amount. Such actions include, but are not limited to, those described in this Section 4.01(C). If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, the Plan Administrator may apply this Section 4.01 in a manner which maximizes the allocation to a Participant of Employer Contributions (exclusive of the Participant's Elective Deferrals). Notwithstanding any contrary Plan provision, the Plan Administrator, for the Limitation Year, may: (1) suspend or limit a Participant's additional Employee Contributions or Elective Deferrals; (2) notify the Employer to reduce the Employer's future Plan contribution(s) as necessary to avoid allocation to a Participant of an Excess Amount; or (3) suspend or limit the allocation to a Participant of any Employer Contribution previously made to the Plan (exclusive of Elective Deferrals) or of any Participant forfeiture. If an allocation of Employer Contributions previously made (excluding a Participant's Elective Deferrals) or of Participant forfeitures would result in an Excess Amount to a Participant's Account, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Excess Amount to the remaining Participants who are eligible for an allocation of Employer contributions for the Plan Year in which the Limitation Year ends. The Plan Administrator will make this allocation in accordance with the Plan's allocation method as if the Participant whose Account otherwise would receive the Excess Amount is not eligible for an allocation of Employer Contributions. If the Plan Administrator allocates to a Participant an Excess Amount, Plan Administrator must dispose of the Excess Amount in accordance with Section 4.01(E).

(D) Estimated and Actual Compensation. Prior to the determination of the Participant's actual Compensation for a Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator may determine the Annual Additions Limit on the basis of the Participant's estimated annual Compensation for such Limitation Year. The Plan Administrator must make this determination on a reasonable and uniform basis for all Participants similarly situated. The Plan Administrator must reduce the allocation of any Employer Contributions (including any allocation of forfeitures) based on estimated annual Compensation by any Excess Amounts carried over from prior Limitation Years. As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of the Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator will determine the Annual Additions Limit for the Limitation Year on the basis of the Participant's actual Compensation for such Limitation Year.

(E) Disposition of Allocated Excess Amount. If a Participant receives an allocation of an Excess Amount for a Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator will dispose of such Excess Amount in accordance with this Section 4.01(E).

     (1) Employee Contributions. The Plan Administrator first will return to the Participant any Employee Contributions (adjusted for Earnings) and will forfeit any Associated Matching Contributions, to the extent necessary to reduce or eliminate the Excess Amount.

     (2) Elective Deferrals. The Plan Administrator next will distribute to the Participant any Elective Deferrals (adjusted for Earnings) and will forfeit any Associated Matching Contributions, to the extent necessary to reduce or eliminate the Excess Amount. If a Participant who will receive a distribution of an Excess Amount has, in the Plan Year for which the corrective distribution is made, contributed both Pre-Tax Deferrals and Roth Deferrals, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine the source(s) from which it will direct the Trustee to make the corrective distribution. The Plan Administrator also may permit the affected Participants to elect the source(s) from which the corrective distribution will be made. However, the amount of a corrective distribution of an Excess Amount to any Participant from the Pre-Tax Deferral or Roth Deferral sources under this Section 4.01(E)(2) may not exceed the amount of the Participant's Pre-Tax Deferrals or Roth Deferrals for the correction year.

     (3) Excess Amount remains/Participant still covered. If, after the application of Sections 4.01(E)(1) and (2), an Excess Amount still exists and the Plan covers the Participant at the end of the Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator then will use the Excess Amount(s) to reduce future Employer Contributions (including any allocation of forfeitures) under the Plan for the next Limitation Year and for each succeeding Limitation Year, as is necessary, for the Participant. If the Employer's Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan, a Participant who is an HCE may elect to limit his/her Compensation for allocation purposes to the extent necessary to reduce his/her allocation for the Limitation Year to the Annual Additions Limit and to eliminate the Excess Amount. The Plan Administrator under this Section 4.01(E)(3) will not distribute any Excess Amount(s) to Participants or to former Participants.

     (4) Excess Amount remains/Participant not covered/suspense account. If, after the application of Sections 4.01(E)(1) and (2), an Excess Amount still exists

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and the Plan does not cover the Participant at the end of the Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator then will hold the Excess Amount unallocated in a suspense account. The Plan Administrator will apply the suspense account to reduce Employer Contributions (including the allocation of forfeitures) for all remaining Participants in the next Limitation Year, and in each succeeding Limitation Year if necessary. Neither the Employer nor any Employee may contribute to the Plan for any Limitation Year in which the Plan is unable to allocate fully a suspense account maintained pursuant to this Section 4.01(E)(4). Amounts held unallocated in a suspense account will not share in any allocation of Earnings. The Plan Administrator under this Section 4.01(E)(4) will not distribute any Excess Amount(s) to Participants or to former Participants.

     (5) Applicable Law. In addition to any other method described in this Section 4.01(E), the Plan Administrator may dispose of any allocated Excess Amount in accordance with Applicable Law.

     4.02 ANNUAL ADDITIONS LIMIT — OTHER 415 AGGREGATED PLANS.

(A) Application of this Section. This Section 4.02 applies only to Participants who, in addition to this Plan, participate in one or more Code §415 Aggregated Plans.

     (1) Definition of Code §415 Aggregated Plans. Code §415 Aggregated Plans means M&P Defined Contribution Plans, welfare benefit funds (as defined in Code §419(e)), individual medical accounts (as defined in Code §415(l)(2)), or simplified employee pension plans (as defined in Code §408(k)) maintained by the Employer and which provide an Annual Addition during the Limitation Year.

(B) Combined Plans Limitation. The amount of Annual Additions which the Plan Administrator may allocate under this Plan to a Participant's Account for a Limitation Year may not exceed the Combined Plans Limitation.

     (1) Definition of Combined Plans Limitation.The Combined Plans Limitation is the Annual Additions Limit, reduced by the sum of any Annual Additions allocated to the Participant's accounts for the same Limitation Year under the Code §415 Aggregated Plans.

     (2) Prevention. If the amount the Employer otherwise would allocate to the Participant's Account under this Plan would cause the Annual Additions for the Limitation Year to exceed this Section 4.02(B) Combined Plans Limitation, the Employer will reduce the amount of its allocation to that Participant's Account in the manner described in Section 4.01(C), so the Annual Additions under all of the Code §415 Aggregated Plans for the Limitation Year will equal the Annual Additions Limit.

     (3) Correction. If the Plan Administrator allocates to a Participant an amount attributed to this Plan under Section 4.02(D) which exceeds the Combined Plans Limitation, the Plan Administrator must dispose of the Excess Amount in accordance with Section 4.02(E).

(C) Estimated and Actual Compensation. Prior to the determination of the Participant's actual Compensation for the Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator may determine the Combined Plans Limitation on the basis of the Participant's estimated annual Compensation for such Limitation Year. The Plan Administrator will make this determination on a reasonable and uniform basis for all Participants similarly situated. The Plan Administrator must reduce the allocation of any Employer Contribution (including the allocation of Participant forfeitures) based on estimated annual Compensation by any Excess Amounts carried over from prior years. As soon as is administratively feasible after the end of the Limitation Year, the Plan Administrator will determine the Combined Plans Limitation on the basis of the Participant's actual Compensation for such Limitation Year.

(D) Ordering Rules. If a Participant's Annual Additions under this Plan and the Code §415 Aggregated Plans result in an Excess Amount, such Excess Amount will consist of the Amounts last allocated. The Plan Administrator will determine the Amounts last allocated by treating the Annual Additions attributable to a simplified employee pension as allocated first, followed by allocation to a welfare benefit fund or individual medical account, irrespective of the actual allocation date. If the Plan Administrator allocates an Excess Amount to a Participant on an allocation date of this Plan which coincides with an allocation date of another plan, the Excess Amount attributed to this Plan will equal the product of:

     (1) the total Excess Amount allocated as of such date, multiplied by

     (2) the ratio of (a) the Annual Additions allocated to the Participant as of such date for the Limitation Year under the Plan to (b) the total Annual Additions allocated to the Participant as of such date for the Limitation Year under this Plan and the Code §415 Aggregated Plans.

(E) Disposition of Allocated Excess Amount Attributable to Plan. The Plan Administrator will dispose of any allocated Excess Amounts described in and attributed to this Plan under Section 4.02(D) as provided in Section 4.01(E).

     4.03 OTHER DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS LIMITATION.

(A) Application of this Section. This Section 4.03 applies only to Participants who, in addition to this Plan, participate in one or more qualified Defined Contribution Plans maintained by the Employer during the Limitation Year, but which are not M&P plans described in Section 4.02.

(B) Limitation. If a Participant is a participant in another Defined Contribution Plan maintained by the Employer, but which plan is not an M&P plan described in Section 4.02, the Plan Administrator must limit the allocation to the Participant of Annual Additions under this Plan as provided in Section 4.02, as though the other Defined Contribution Plan were an M&P plan.

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     4.04 NO COMBINED DCP/DBP LIMITATION. If the Employer maintains a Defined Benefit Plan, or has ever maintained a Defined Benefit Plan which the Employer has terminated, this Plan does not calculate a combined 415 limit based on the Defined Benefit Plan and this Plan.

     4.05 DEFINITIONS: SECTIONS 4.01-4.04. For purposes of Sections 4.01 through 4.04:

(A) Annual Additions. Annual Additions means the sum of the following amounts allocated to a Participant's Account for a Limitation Year: (1) Employer Contributions (including Elective Deferrals); (2) forfeitures; (3) Employee Contributions; (4) Excess Amounts reapplied to reduce Employer Contributions under Section 4.01(E) or Section 4.02(E); (5) amounts allocated after March 31, 1984, to an individual medical account (as defined in Code §415(l)(2)) included as part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer; (6) contributions paid or accrued after December 31, 1985, for taxable years ending after December 31, 1985, attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a key-employee (as defined in Code §419A(d)(3)) under a welfare benefit fund (as defined in Code §419(e)) maintained by the Employer; (7) amounts allocated under a Simplified Employee Pension Plan; and (8) corrected (distributed) Excess Contributions and corrected (distributed) Excess Aggregate Contributions. Excess Deferrals which the Plan Administrator corrects by distribution by April 15 of the following calendar year, are not Annual Additions. Catch-up Contributions and Designated IRA Contributions are not Annual Additions.

(B) Annual Additions Limit. Annual Additions Limit means the lesser of: (i) $40,000 (or, if greater, the $40,000 amount as adjusted under Code §415(d)), or (ii) 100% of the Participant's Compensation paid or accrued for the Limitation Year. If there is a short Limitation Year because of a change in Limitation Year (other than as a result of the termination of the Plan), the Plan Administrator will multiply the $40,000 (as adjusted) limitation by the following fraction:

Number of months (or fractional parts thereof) in the short
Limitation Year
12

The 100% Compensation limitation in clause (ii) above does not apply to any contribution for medical benefits within the meaning of Code §401(h) or Code §419A(f)(2) which otherwise is an Annual Addition.

     (1) Single plan treatment of Defined Contribution Plans. For purposes of applying the Annual Additions Limit, the Plan Administrator must treat all Defined Contribution Plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer as a single plan. Solely for purposes of Sections 4.01 through 4.04, employee contributions made to a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the Employer is a separate Defined Contribution Plan. The Plan Administrator also will treat as a Defined Contribution Plan an individual medical account (as defined in Code §415(l)(2)) included as part of a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the Employer and a welfare benefit fund under Code §419(e) maintained by the Employer to the extent there are post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a key employee (as defined in Code §419A(d)(3)).

     (2) Single plan treatment of Defined Benefit Plans. For purposes of applying the Annual Additions Limit, the Plan Administrator will treat all Defined Benefit Plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer as a single plan.

(C) Compensation. Compensation for purposes of Code §415 testing means Compensation as defined in Section 1.11(B)(1), (2), (3), or (4), except: (i) Compensation includes Elective Deferrals under Section 1.11(D), irrespective of whether the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement to include Elective Deferrals in Compensation for allocation purposes; (ii) Compensation for the entire Limitation Year is taken into account even if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to include only Participating Compensation for allocation purposes; (iii) Compensation excludes Post-Severance Compensation as defined in Section 1.11(I) unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to include it for purposes of this Section 4.05(C) (and regardless of the Employer's possible Post-Severance Compensation elections in Appendix B as they relate to allocations); and (iv) any other Compensation adjustment or exclusion the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement for allocation purposes does not apply.

     (1) Effective Date 415 Post-Severance Compensation. The Post-Severance Compensation provisions described in clause (iii) of Section 4.05(C) apply effective as of the date the Employer elects in Appendix B, but may not be effective earlier than January 1, 2005.

     (2) "First few weeks rule." The Plan Administrator operationally, but on a uniform and consistent basis as to similarly situated Participants, may elect to include in Compensation for Code §415 purposes Compensation earned in such Limitation Year but which, solely because of payroll timing, is paid in the first few weeks of the next following Limitation Year as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.415 -2(d)(5)(i) and in Prop. Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c) -2(e)(2). This Section 4.05(C)(2) applies to Code §415 testing Compensation but does not affect Compensation for allocation purposes.

(D) Employer. Employer means the Employer and any Related Employer. Solely for purposes of applying the Annual Additions Limit, the Plan Administrator will determine Related Employer status by modifying Code §§414(b) and (c) in accordance with Code §415(h).

(E) Excess Amount. Excess Amount means the excess of the Participant's Annual Additions for the Limitation Year over the Annual Additions Limit.

(F) Limitation Year. See Section 1.33.

(G) M&P Plan. M&P Plan means a Prototype Plan or a Master Plan. See Section 1.48.

     4.06 ANNUAL TESTING ELECTIONS. The Plan Administrator may elect to test for coverage and

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nondiscrimination by applying, as applicable, annual testing elections under this Section 4.06.

(A) Changes and Uniformity. In applying any testing election, the Plan Administrator may elect to apply or not to apply such election in any Testing Year, consistent with this Section 4.06. However, the Plan Administrator will apply the testing elections in effect within a Testing Year uniformly to all similarly situated Participants.

(B) Plan Specific Elections. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect for the Plan Administrator to apply the following annual testing elections: (1) nondiscrimination testing under the ADP and ACP tests as a Traditional 401(k) Plan; (2) no nondiscrimination testing as a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan or nondiscrimination testing under the ACP test as an ADP only Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan; (3) no nondiscrimination testing as a SIMPLE 401(k) Plan; (4) the top-paid group election under Code §414(q)(1)(B)(ii); (5) the calendar year data election under Notice 97-45 or other Applicable Law; (6) Current or Prior Year Testing as a Traditional 401(k) Plan or as an ADP only Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan under Treas. Reg. §§1.401(k) -2(a)(2)(ii) and 1.401(m) -2(a)(2)(ii) and under Notice 98-1 as applicable; and (7) any other testing election which the IRS in the future specifies in written guidance as being subject to a requirement of the Employer making a Plan (versus an operational) election.

(C) Operational Elections. The Plan Administrator operationally may apply any testing election available under Applicable Law, other than those plan specific elections described in 4.06(B), including but not limited to: (i) the "otherwise excludible employees rule" ("OEE rule") under Code §410(b)(4)(B); (ii) the "early participation rule" ("EP rule") under Code §§401(k)(3)(F) and 401(m)(5)(C); (iii) except as Section 4.07 may limit, the application of any Code §414(s) nondiscriminatory definition of compensation for nondiscrimination testing, regardless of the Plan's definitions of Compensation for any other purpose; (iv) application of the general nondiscrimination test under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4) -2(c); (v) application of the "compensation ratio test" under Treas. Reg. § 1.414(s) -1(d)(3); (vi) application of imputed permitted disparity under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4) -7; (vii) application of restructuring under Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (a)(4)-9; (viii) application of the average benefit test under Code §410(b)(2), except as limited under Section 3.06(F); (ix) application of permissive aggregation under Code §410(b)(6)(B); (x) application of the "qualified separate line of business rules" under Code §410(b)(5); (xi) shifting Elective Deferrals from the ADP test to the ACP test; (xii) shifting QMACs from the ACP test to the ADP test; or (xiii) application of the "2 1/2 month rule" in the ADP test under Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (k)-2(a)(4)(i)(B)(2).

     (1) Application of otherwise excludible employees and early participation rules. In applying the OEE and EP rules in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.06(C) above, the Plan Administrator will apply the following provisions.

          (a) Definitions of Otherwise Excludible Employees and Includible Employees. For purposes of this Section 4.06(C), an Otherwise Excludible Employee means a Participant who has not reached the Cross-Over Date. For purposes of this Section 4.06(C), an Includible Employee means a Participant who has reached the CrossOver Date.

          (b) Satisfaction of coverage. To apply the OEE or EP rules for nondiscrimination testing, the Plan must satisfy coverage as to the disaggregated plans under Code §410(b)(4)(B).

          (c) Definition of Cross-Over Date. The CrossOver Date under the OEE rule means when an Employee changes status from the disaggregated plan benefiting the Otherwise Excludible Employees to the disaggregated plan benefiting the Includible Employees. The Cross-Over Date has the same meaning under the EP rule except it is limited only to NHCEs. Under the EP rule, all HCE Participants remain subject to nondiscrimination testing.

          (d) Determination of Cross-Over Date. The Plan Administrator may elect to determine the Cross-Over Date for an Employee by applying any date which is not later than the maximum permissible entry date under Code §410(a)(4).

          (e) Amounts in testing in Cross-Over Plan Year. For purposes of the OEE rule, the Plan Administrator will count the total Plan Year Elective Deferrals, Matching Contributions, Employer Contributions, and Compensation in the Includible Employees plan test for the Employees who become Includible Employees during such Plan Year. For purposes of applying the EP rule, the Plan Administrator will count the Elective Deferrals, Matching Contributions, Employer Contributions, and Compensation in the single test for the Includible Employees, but only such of these items as are attributable to the period on and following the Cross-Over Date.

          (f) Application of other conventions. Notwithstanding Sections 4.06(C)(1)(c), (d), and (e): (i) the Plan Administrator operationally may apply Applicable Law; (ii) the Plan Administrator under a Restated Plan operationally may apply the Plan terms commencing in the Plan Year beginning after the Employer executes the Restated Plan in lieu of applying the Plan terms retroactive to the Plan's restated Effective Date; and (iii) the Plan Administrator operationally may apply any other reasonable conventions, uniformly applied within a Plan Year, provided that any such convention is not inconsistent with Applicable Law.

          (g) Allocations not effected by testing. The Plan Administrator's election to apply the OEE or EP rules for testing does not control the Plan allocations, or the Compensation or Elective Deferrals taken into account for Plan allocations. The Plan Administrator will determine Plan allocations, and Compensation and Elective Deferrals for Plan allocations, based on the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections, including elections relating to Participating Compensation or Plan Year Compensation. For this purpose, an election of Participating Compensation means Compensation and Elective Deferrals on and following the Cross-Over Date as to the allocations for the disaggregated plan benefiting the Includible Employees.

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(D) Election Timing. Except where the Plan or Applicable Law specifies another deadline for making a Plan specific annual testing election under Section 4.06(B), the Plan Administrator may make any such testing election, and the Employer must amend the Plan as necessary to reflect the election, by the end of the Testing Year. As to any Plan Year ending before the issuance of Rev. Proc. 2005-66, the Plan Administrator may make any Plan specific testing election under Section 4.06(B) and the Employer may make an amendment reflecting such election, as provided under Applicable Law. The Plan Administrator may make operational testing elections under Section 4.06(C) as provided under Applicable Law. If the Employer is correcting an operational Plan failure under EPCRS, the Employer may make an annual testing election for any Testing Year at the time the Employer makes the correction.

(E) Coverage Transition Rule. The Plan Administrator in determining the Plan's compliance with the coverage requirements of Code §410(b), in the case of certain acquisitions or dispositions described in Code §410(b)(6)(C) and in the regulations thereunder, will apply the "coverage transition rule" described therein.

     4.07 TESTING BASED ON BENEFITS. In applying the general nondiscrimination test under Section 4.06(C) to any non-uniform Plan allocation, the Plan Administrator may elect to test using allocation rates or using equivalent accrual (benefit) rates ("EBRs") as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4) -(8)(b)(2). In the event that the Plan Administrator elects to test using EBRs, the Plan must comply with this Section 4.07.

(A) Gateway Contribution. Except as provided in Section 4.07(A)(2), if the Employer in its Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Plan elects an allocation of its Nonelective Contribution which is: (i) based on classifications under Section 3.04(B)(3); (ii) super integrated under Section 3.04(B)(4); or (iii) age-based under Section 3.04(B)(5), and the Plan Administrator will perform nondiscrimination testing using EBRs, the Employer must make a Gateway Contribution. Except as provided in Section 4.07(A)(2), the Employer also must make a Gateway Contribution where the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected a non-uniform allocation and the Plan Administrator performs nondiscrimination testing using EBRs.

     (1) Definition of Gateway Contribution. A Gateway Contribution is an additional Employer Contribution or Nonelective Contribution in an amount necessary to satisfy the minimum allocation gateway requirement described in Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4) -8(b)(1)(vi).

     (2) Exception to Gateway Contribution requirement. An Employer is not required to make any Gateway Contribution in the event that the Employer's elected allocation under Section 4.07(A) satisfies; (a) the "broadly available allocation rate" requirements; (b) the "age-based allocation with a gradual age or service schedule" requirements; or (c) the uniform target benefit allocation requirements each as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.401(a)(4) -8(b)(1)(B).

(B) Eligibility for Gateway Contribution. The Plan Administrator will allocate any Gateway Contribution for a Plan Year to each NHCE Participant who receives an allocation of any Employer Contribution or Nonelective Contribution for such Plan Year. The Plan Administrator will allocate the Gateway Contribution without regard to any allocation conditions under Section 3.06 otherwise applicable to Employer Contributions or Nonelective Contributions under the Plan. However, if the Plan Administrator disaggregates the Plan for testing pursuant to the OEE rule under Section 4.06(C), the Otherwise Excludible Employees will not receive an allocation of any Gateway Contribution unless such an allocation is necessary to satisfy Code §401(a)(4).

(C) Amount of Gateway Contribution. The Plan Administrator will allocate any Gateway Contribution pro rata based on the Compensation of each Participant who receives a Gateway Contribution allocation for the Plan Year, but in no event will an allocation of the Gateway Contribution to any Participant exceed the lesser of: (1) 5% of Compensation; or (2) one-third (1/3) of the Highest Allocation Rate for the Plan Year. The Plan Administrator will reduce (offset) the Gateway Contribution allocation for a Participant under either the 5% or the 1/3 Gateway Contribution alternative, by the amount of any other Employer Contributions or Nonelective Contributions the Plan Administrator allocates (including forfeitures allocated as an Employer Contribution or Nonelective Contribution and Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions, but excluding other QNECs, as defined under Section 1.37(C)) for the same Plan Year to such Participant; provided that if an NHCE is receiving only a QNEC and the QNEC amount equals or exceeds the Gateway Contribution, the QNEC satisfies the Gateway Contribution requirement as to that NHCE. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer may increase the Gateway Contribution to satisfy the provisions of Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (a)(4)-9(b)(2)(v)(D) if the Plan consists (for nondiscrimination testing purposes) of one or more Defined Contribution Plans and one or more Defined Benefit Plans.

(D) Compensation for 5% Gateway Contribution.For allocation purposes under the 5% Gateway Contribution alternative, "Compensation" means as the Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement, except that the Plan Administrator: (1) will include Elective Deferrals; (2) will limit Compensation to Participating Compensation; and (3) will disregard any other modifications to Compensation the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

(E) Compensation for Determination of Highest Rate and 1/3 Gateway Contribution. The Plan Administrator under the 1/3 Gateway Contribution alternative: (i) will determine the Highest Allocation Rate and the resulting Gateway Contribution rate for the NHCE Participants entitled to the Gateway Contribution; and (ii) will allocate the Gateway Contribution, based on Compensation the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, provided that such definition satisfies Code §414(s) and if it does not, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Gateway Contribution based on a Code §414(s) definition which the Plan Administrator operationally selects.

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     (1) Definition of Highest Allocation Rate. The Highest Allocation Rate means the greatest allocation rate of any HCE Participant and is equal to the Participant's total Employer Contribution or Nonelective Contribution allocation (including any QNECs, Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions and forfeitures allocated as a Nonelective Contribution or forfeitures allocated as a Money Purchase Pension Contribution) divided by his/her Compensation, as described in this Section 4.07(E).

(F) Employer Contribution Excludes Match. For purposes of this Section 4.07, an Employer Contribution excludes Matching Contributions.

     4.08 AMENDMENT TO PASS TESTING. In the event that the Plan fails to satisfy Code §§410 or 401(a)(4) in any Plan Year, the Employer may elect to amend the Plan consistent with Treas. Reg. § 1.40 1 (a)(4)-1 1(g) to correct the failure. The Employer may make such an amendment in any form or manner as the Employer deems reasonable, but otherwise consistent with Section 11.02. Any amendment under this Section 4.08 will not affect reliance on the Plan's Opinion Letter or Advisory Letter.

     4.09 APPLICATION OF COMPENSATION LIMIT. The Plan Administrator in performing any nondiscrimination testing under this Article IV will limit each Participant's Compensation to the amount described in Section 1.11(E).

     4.10 401(k) (OR OTHER PLAN) TESTING. The Plan Administrator will test Elective Deferrals, Matching Contributions and Employee Contributions under the Employer's 401(k) Plan or other Plan as applicable, in accordance with this Section 4.10. The Plan Administrator, in applying this Section 4.10 will apply the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date.

(A) Annual Elective Deferral Limitation. A Participant's Elective Deferrals for a Taxable Year may not exceed the Elective Deferral Limit.

     (1) Definition of Elective Deferral Limit. The Elective Deferral Limit is the Code §402(g) limitation on each Participant's Elective Deferrals for each Taxable Year. If the Participant's Taxable Year is not a calendar year, the Plan Administrator must apply the Code §402(g) limitation in effect for the calendar year in which the Participant's Taxable Year begins.

     (2) Definition of Excess Deferral. A Participant's Excess Deferral is the amount of Elective Deferrals for a Taxable Year which exceeds the Elective Deferral Limit.

     (3) Elective Deferral Limit amount. The Elective Deferral Limit is the following amount for each Taxable

Year Amount
   
2002 $11,000
2003 $12,000
2004 $13,000
2005 $14,000
2006 $15,000

     (4) COLA after 2006. After the 2006 Taxable Year, the Elective Deferral Limit is subject to adjustment in multiples of $500 under Code §402(g)(4).

     (5) Suspension after reaching limit. If, pursuant to a Salary Reduction Agreement or pursuant to a CODA election, the Employer determines a Participant's Elective Deferrals to the Plan for a Taxable Year would exceed the Elective Deferral Limit, the Employer will suspend the Participant's Salary Reduction Agreement, if any, until the following January 1 and will pay to the Participant in cash the portion of the Elective Deferrals which would result in the Participant's Elective Deferrals for the Taxable Year exceeding the Elective Deferral Limit.

     (6) Correction. If the Plan Administrator determines a Participant's Elective Deferrals already contributed to the Plan for a Taxable Year exceed the Elective Deferral Limit, the Plan Administrator will distribute the Excess Deferrals as adjusted for Allocable Income, no later than April 15 of the following Taxable Year (or if later, the date permitted under Code §§7503 or 7508A). See Section 4.11(C)(1) as to Gap Period income.

     (7) 415 interaction. If the Plan Administrator distributes the Excess Deferrals by the April 15 deadline under Section 4.10(A)(6), the Excess Deferrals are not an Annual Addition under Section 4.05, and the Plan Administrator may make the distribution irrespective of any other provision under this Plan or under the Code. Elective Deferrals distributed to a Participant as an Excess Amount in accordance with Sections 4.01 through 4.03 are not taken into account in determining the Participant's Elective Deferral Limit.

     (8) ADP interaction. The Plan Administrator will reduce the amount of Excess Deferrals for a Taxable Year distributable to a Participant by the amount of Excess Contributions (as determined in Section 4.10(B)), if any, previously distributed to the Participant for the Plan Year beginning in that Taxable Year.

     (9) More than one plan. If a Participant participates in another plan subject to the Code §402(g) limitation under which he/she makes elective deferrals pursuant to a 401(k) Plan, elective deferrals under a SARSEP, elective contributions under a SIMPLE IRA or salary reduction contributions to a tax-sheltered annuity (irrespective of whether the Employer maintains the other plan), the Participant may provide to the Plan Administrator a written claim for Excess Deferrals made to the Plan for a Taxable Year. The Participant must submit the claim no later than the March 1 following the close of the particular Taxable Year and the claim must specify the amount of the Participant's Elective Deferrals under this Plan which are Excess Deferrals. The Plan Administrator may require the Participant to provide reasonable evidence of the existence of and the amount of the Participant's Excess Deferrals. If the Plan Administrator receives a timely claim which it approves, the Plan Administrator will distribute the Excess Deferrals (as adjusted for Allocable Income under Section 4.11(C)(1)) the Participant has assigned to this Plan, in accordance with this Section 4.10(A). If a Participant has Excess Deferrals because of making Elective Deferrals to

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this Plan and other plans of the Employer (but where the Elective Deferral Limit is not exceeded based on Deferrals to any single plan), the Participant for purposes of this Section 4.10(A)(9) is deemed to have notified the Plan Administrator of this Plan of the Excess Deferrals.

     (10) Roth and Pre-Tax Deferrals. If a Participant who will receive a distribution of Excess Deferrals, in the Taxable Year for which the corrective distribution is made, has contributed both Pre-Tax Deferrals and Roth Deferrals, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine the Elective Deferral Account source(s) from which it will direct the Trustee to make the corrective distribution. The Plan Administrator also may permit the affected Participant to elect the source(s) from which the Trustee will make the corrective distribution. However, the amount of a corrective distribution of Excess Deferrals to any Participant from the Pre-Tax Deferral or Roth Deferral sources under this Section 4.10(A)(10) may not exceed the amount of the Participant's Pre-Tax Deferrals or Roth Deferrals for the Taxable Year of the correction.

(B) Actual Deferral Percentage (ADP) Test. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to test its 401(k) Plan as a Traditional 401(k) Plan, a Participant's Elective Deferrals for a Plan Year may not exceed the ADP Limit.

     (1) Definition of ADP Limit. The ADP Limit is the maximum dollar amount of Elective Deferrals each HCE Participant may defer under the Plan such that the Plan passes the ADP test for that Plan Year.

     (2) Definition of Excess Contributions. Excess Contributions are the amount of Elective Deferrals made by the HCEs which exceed the ADP Limit and which may not be recharacterized as Catch-Up Contributions.

     (3) ADP test. For each Plan Year, Elective Deferrals satisfy the ADP test if they satisfy either of the following tests:

          (a) 1.25 test. The ADP for the HCE Group does not exceed 1.25 times the ADP of the NHCE Group; or

          (b) 2 percent test. The ADP for the HCE Group does not exceed the ADP for the NHCE Group by more than two percentage points and the ADP for the HCE Group is not more than twice the ADP for the NHCE Group.

     (4) Calculation of ADP. The ADP for either group is the average of the separate ADRs calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent for each ADP Participant who is a member of that group. The Plan Administrator will include in the ADP test as a zero an ADP Participant who elects not to make Elective Deferrals to the Plan for the Testing Year.

          (a) Definition of ADR (actual deferral ratio). An ADP Participant's ADR for a Plan Year is the ratio of the ADP Participant's Elective Deferrals, but excluding Catch-Up Contributions, for the Plan Year to the ADP Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year.

          (b) Definitions of ADP Participant and HCE and NHCE Groups. See Sections 4.11(B), (G), and (H).

          (c) Excess Deferrals interaction. In determining the ADP, the Plan Administrator must include any HCE's Excess Deferrals (whether or not corrected), as described in Section 4.10(A), to this Plan or to any other Plan of the Employer and the Plan Administrator will disregard any NHCE's Excess Deferrals.

          (d) QNECs and QMACs. The Plan Administrator operationally may include in the ADP test, QNECs and QMACs the Plan Administrator does not use in the ACP test, provided that the Plan passes the ACP test before and after the shifting of any amount from the ACP test to the ADP test. The Plan Administrator may use QNECs or QMACs in the ADP test provided such amounts are not impermissibly targeted under Section 4.10(D).

          (e) Shifting Elective Deferrals to ACP. The Plan Administrator will not count in the ADP test any Elective Deferrals the Plan Administrator operationally elects to shift to the ACP test; provided that the Plan must pass the ADP test both taking into account and disregarding the Elective Deferrals the Plan Administrator shifts to the ACP test.

          (f) Current/Prior Year Testing.

               (i) Election. In determining whether the Plan's 401(k) arrangement satisfies the ADP test, the Plan Administrator will use Current Year Testing or Prior Year Testing as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. Any such election applies for such Testing Years as the Employer elects (and retroactively as the Employer elects in the case of a Restated Plan).

               (ii) Permissible changes. The Employer may amend its Adoption Agreement to change from Prior Year Testing to Current Year Testing at any time, subject to Section 4.06(D). The Employer under Section 4.06(D) may amend its Adoption Agreement to change from Current Year Testing to Prior Year Testing only: (A) if the Plan has used Current Year Testing in at least the 5 immediately preceding Plan Years (or if the Plan has not been in existence for 5 Plan Years, the number of Plan Years the Plan has been in existence); (B) the Plan is the result of aggregation of 2 or more plans and each of the aggregated plans used Current Year Testing for the period described in clause (A); or (C) a transaction occurs to which the coverage transition rule under Code §410(b)(6)(C) applies and as a result, the Employer maintains a plan using Prior Year Testing and a plan using Current Year Testing. Under clause (C), the Employer may make an amendment to change to Prior Year Testing at any time during the coverage transition period.

               (iii) Deferrals and QNEC/QMAC deadline/limitation under Prior Year Testing. The Plan Administrator may include Elective Deferrals, QNECs or QMACs in determining the HCE or NHCE ADP only if the Employer makes such contribution to the Plan within 12 months following the end of the Plan Year to which the Elective Deferral relates or to which the Plan Administrator will allocate the QNEC or QMAC. Under Prior Year

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Testing, to count the QNEC or QMAC in the ADP test, the Employer must contribute a QNEC or QMAC by the end of the Testing Year. If the Employer's adoption of this Plan is a new Plan (and in the case of a Restated Plan for Testing Years which begin after the date the Employer executes the Restated Plan), the Employer may not make an Operational QNEC or QMAC if the Plan uses Prior Year Testing.

               (iv) First Plan Year under Prior Year Testing. For the first Plan Year the Plan permits Elective Deferrals, if the Plan is not a Successor Plan and is using Prior Year Testing, the prior year ADP for the NHCE Group is equal to the greater of 3% or the actual ADP for the NHCE Group in the first Plan Year. If the Plan continues to use Prior Year Testing in the second Plan Year, the Plan Administrator must use the actual first Plan Year ADP for the NHCE Group in the ADP test for the second Plan Year.

               (v) Plan coverage changes under Prior Year Testing. If the Employer's Plan is using Prior Year Testing and the Plan experiences a plan coverage change under Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (k)-2(c)(4), the Plan Administrator will make any adjustments such regulations may require to the NHCEs' ADP for the prior year.

               (vi) Shifting contributions and switching from Current Year to Prior Year. If the Plan Administrator is using Current Year Testing and shifts an Elective Deferral to the ACP test or shifts a QMAC to the ADP test, then, in the subsequent Testing Year for which the Plan Administrator switched to Prior Year Testing, the Plan Administrator in applying Prior Year Testing must disregard the shifted amount. As of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Plan Administrator in applying Prior Year Testing in such subsequent Testing Year will restore the ADP and ACP to their original amounts, leaving the shifted amount in the original test without regard to the shift in the previous Testing Year.

     (5) Special aggregation rule for HCEs. To determine the ADR of any HCE, the Plan Administrator must take into account any Elective Deferrals made by the HCE (and if used in the ADP test, any QNECs and QMACs allocated to the HCE) under any other 401(k) Plan maintained by the Employer, unless the Elective Deferrals are to an ESOP before the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date. If the 401(k) Plans have different Plan Years, the Plan Administrator will determine the combined Elective Deferrals on the basis of the Plan Years ending in the same calendar year. For Plan Years beginning on or after the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, if the 401(k) Plans have different Plan Years, all Elective Deferrals made during the Plan Year will be aggregated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator will not apply the aggregation rule of this Section 4.10(B)(5) to plans which may not be aggregated under Treas. Reg. § 1.401(k) - -2(a)(3)(ii)(B).

     (6) Aggregation of certain 401(k) plans. If the Employer treats two or more plans as a single plan for coverage or nondiscrimination purposes, the Employer must combine the 401(k) Plans to determine whether the plans satisfy the ADP test. This aggregation rule applies to the ADR determination for all ADP Participants (and ADP participants under the other plans), irrespective of whether an ADP Participant is an HCE or an NHCE. An Employer may not aggregate: (a) plans with different Plan Years; (b) a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with a non-Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan; (c) plans which use different testing methods (Current Year Testing versus Prior Year Testing); or (d) any other plans which must be disaggregated under Treas. Reg. §1.401(k) -1(b)(4)(iv). For Plan Years prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer may not aggregate an ESOP (or the ESOP portion of a plan) with a non-ESOP plan (or non-ESOP portion of a plan). If the Employer aggregating 401(k) Plans under this Section 4.10(B)(6) is using Prior Year Testing, the Plan Administrator must adjust the NHCE Group ADP for the prior year as provided in Section 4.10(B)(4)(f)(v).

     (8) Characterization of Excess Contributions. If, pursuant to Section 4.10(B)(4)(d), the Plan Administrator has elected to include QMACs in the ADP test, any Excess Contributions are attributable proportionately to Elective Deferrals and to QMACs in the ADP test allocated on the basis of those Elective Deferrals. The Plan Administrator will reduce the amount of Excess Contributions for a Plan Year distributable to an HCE by the amount of Excess Deferrals (as determined in Section 4.10(A)), if any, previously distributed to that Employee for the Employee's Taxable Year ending in that Plan Year.

     (9) Distribution of Excess Contributions. If the Plan Administrator determines the Plan fails to satisfy the ADP test for a Plan Year, the Trustee, as directed by the Plan Administrator, by the end of the Plan Year which follows the Testing Year (or any later date determined under Code §7508A), must distribute the Excess Contributions, as adjusted for Allocable Income under Section 4.11(C)(2).

          (a) Calculation of total Excess Contributions. The Plan Administrator will determine the total amount of the Excess Contributions to the Plan by starting with the HCE(s) who has the greatest ADR, reducing his/her ADR (but not below the next highest ADR), then, if necessary, reducing the ADR of the HCE(s) at the next highest ADR, including the ADR of the HCE(s) whose ADR the Plan Administrator already has reduced (but not below the next highest ADR), and continuing in this manner until the ADP for the HCE Group is equal to the ADP Limit. All reductions under this Section 4.10(B)(8)(a) are to the ADR only and do not result in any actual distributions.

          (b) Apportionment and distribution of Excess Contributions. After the Plan Administrator has determined the total Excess Contribution amount, the Trustee, as directed by the Plan Administrator, then will distribute to each HCE his/her respective share of the Excess Contributions. The Plan Administrator will determine each HCE's share of Excess Contributions by starting with the HCE(s) who has the highest dollar amount of Elective Deferrals, reducing his/her Elective Deferrals (but not below the next highest dollar amount of Elective Deferrals), then, if necessary, reducing the Elective Deferrals of the HCE(s) at the next highest dollar amount of Elective Deferrals including the Elective Deferrals of the HCE(s) whose Elective Deferrals the Plan Administrator already has reduced (but not below the next highest dollar

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amount of Elective Deferrals), and continuing in this manner until the Trustee has distributed all Excess Contributions.

          (c) Roth and Pre-Tax Deferrals. If an HCE who will receive a distribution of Excess Contributions, in the Plan Year for which the corrective distribution is made, has contributed both Pre-Tax Deferrals and Roth Deferrals, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine the Elective Deferral Account source(s) from which it will direct the Trustee to make the corrective distribution. The Plan Administrator also may permit the affected Participant to elect the source(s) from which the Trustee will make the corrective distribution. However, the amount of a corrective distribution of Excess Contributions to any Participant from the Pre-Tax Deferral or Roth Deferral sources under this Section 4.10(B)(8)(c) may not exceed the amount of the Participant's Pre-Tax Deferrals or Roth Deferrals for the Testing Year.

          (d) Catch-Up Deferrals re-characterized. If the Plan permits Catch-Up Contributions and a Catch-Up Eligible Participant exceeds his/her ADP Limit and the Plan Administrator otherwise would distribute the Participant's Excess Contributions, the Plan Administrator instead will re-characterize as a Catch-Up Deferral the portion of such Excess Contributions as is equal to the Participant's unused Catch-Up Deferral Limit applicable to the Testing Year. Any such re-characterized Excess Contribution, plus Allocable Income, will remain in the Participant's Account and the Plan Administrator, for purposes of determining ADP test correction, will treat the re-characterized amount, including Allocable Income, as having been distributed. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to match Catch-Up Deferrals, the Plan Administrator will retain in the affected Participant's Account any Matching Contributions made with respect to any Excess Contributions which the Plan Administrator re-characterizes under this Section 4. 10(B)(8)(d).

     (9) Allocable Income/Testing Year and Gap Period. A corrective distribution under Section 4.10(B)(8) must include Allocable Income. See Section 4.1 1(C)(2).

     (10) Treatment as Annual Additions. Distributed Excess Contributions are Annual Additions under Sections 4.01 through 4.05 in the Limitation Year in which such amounts were allocated.

     (11) Re-characterization as Employee Contributions. In addition to the other correction methods under this Section 4.10(B), the Plan Administrator operationally may elect to correct an ADP test failure by re-characterizing the Elective Deferrals in excess of the ADP Limit as Employee Contributions in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.401(k) -2(b)(3).

(C) Actual Contribution Percentage (ACP) Test. If: (i) the Employer in its Adoption Agreement has elected to test its Plan as a traditional 401(k) Plan; (ii) the Employer under its 401(k) Plan has elected only ADP safe harbor plan status and the Employer makes Matching Contributions; or (iii) under any Plan there are Employee Contributions or Matching Contributions (not exempted from ACP testing), a Participant's Aggregate Contributions may not exceed the ACP Limit.

     (1) Definition of ACP Limit. The ACP Limit is the maximum dollar amount of Aggregate Contributions that each HCE may receive or may make under the Plan such that the Plan passes the ACP test.

     (2) Definition of Aggregate Contributions. Aggregate Contributions are Matching Contributions and Employee Contributions. Aggregate Contributions also include any QMACs, QNECs and Elective Deferrals the Plan Administrator includes in the ACP test.

     (3) Definition of Excess Aggregate Contributions. Excess Aggregate Contributions are the amount of Aggregate Contributions allocated on behalf of the HCEs which cause the Plan to fail the ACP test.

     (4) ACP test. For each Plan Year, Aggregate Contributions satisfy the ACP test if they satisfy either of the following tests:

          (a) 1.25 test. The ACP for the HCE Group does not exceed 1.25 times the ACP of the NHCE Group; or

          (b) 2 percent test. The ACP for the HCE Group does not exceed the ACP for the NHCE Group by more than two percentage points and the ACP for the HCE Group is not more than twice the ACP for the NHCE Group.

     (5) Calculation of ACP. The ACP for either group is the average of the separate ACRs calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent for each ACP Participant who is a member of that group. The Plan Administrator will include in the ACP test as a zero an ACP Participant who for the Testing Year: (i) is eligible to make Employee Contributions but who does not do so; or (ii) is eligible to make Elective Deferrals and to receive an allocation of any Matching Contributions based on Elective Deferrals but who does not make any Elective Deferrals. An Employee who fails to satisfy an allocation condition applicable to Matching Contributions is excluded from the ACP test unless the Employee is eligible to make Employee Contributions or the Plan Administrator re-characterizes any of the Employee's Elective Deferrals as Employee Contributions.

          (a) Definition of ACR (actual contribution ratio). An ACP Participant's ACR for a Plan Year is the ratio of the ACP Participant's Aggregate Contributions for the Plan Year to the ACP Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year.

          (b) Definitions of ACP Participant and HCE and NHCE Groups. See Section 4.11(A), (G), and (H).

          (c) QNECs and Elective Deferrals. The Plan Administrator operationally may include in the ACP test QNECs and Elective Deferrals the Plan Administrator does not use in the ADP test, provided that the Plan passes the ADP test before and after the shifting of any amount from the ADP test to the ACP test. The Plan Administrator may

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use QNECs in the ACP test provided such amounts are not impermissibly targeted under Section 4.10(D).

     (d) Shifting QMACs to ADP. The Plan Administrator will not count in the ACP test any QMACs the Plan Administrator operationally elects to shift to the ADP test; provided that the Plan must pass the ACP test both taking into account and disregarding the QMACs the Plan Administrator shifts to the ADP test.

     (e) Current/Prior Year Testing.

          (i) Election. In determining whether the Plan's 401(k) arrangement satisfies the ACP test, the Plan Administrator will use Current Year Testing or Prior Year Testing as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. Any such election applies for such Testing Years as the Employer elects (and retroactively as the Employer elects in the case of a Restated Plan).

          (ii) Permissible changes. The Employer may amend its Adoption Agreement to change from Prior Year Testing to Current Year Testing at any time, subject to Section 4.06(D). The Employer, under Section 4.06(D) may amend its Adoption Agreement to change from Current Year Testing to Prior Year Testing only: (A) if the Plan has used Current Year Testing in at least the 5 immediately preceding Plan Years (or if the Plan has not been in existence for 5 Plan Years, the number of Plan Years the Plan has been in existence); (B) the Plan is the result of aggregation of 2 or more plans and each of the aggregated plans used Current Year Testing for the period described in clause (A); or (C) a transaction occurs to which the coverage transition rule under Code §410(b)(6)(C) applies and as a result, the Employer maintains a plan using Prior Year Testing and a plan using Current Year Testing. Under clause (C), the Employer may make an amendment to change to Prior Year Testing at any time during the coverage transition period.

          (iii) Employee Contribution, Matching and QNEC deadline/limitation under Prior Year Testing. The Plan Administrator includes Employee Contributions in the ACP test in the Testing Year in which the Employer withholds the Employee Contributions from the Participant's pay, provided such contributions are contributed to the Trust within a reasonable period thereafter. The Plan Administrator may include Matching Contributions and QNECs in determining the HCE or NHCE ACP only if the Employer makes such contribution to the Plan within 12 months following the end of the Plan Year to which the Plan Administrator will allocate the Matching Contribution or QNEC. Under Prior Year Testing, to count the QNEC in the ACP test, the Employer must contribute a QNEC by the end of the Testing Year. If the Employer's adoption of this Plan is a new Plan (and in the case of a restated Plan effective for Testing Years which begin after the date the Employer executes the restated Plan), the Employer may not make an Operational QNEC if the Plan uses Prior Year Testing.

          (iv) First Plan Year under Prior Year Testing. For the first Plan Year the Plan permits Matching Contributions or Employee Contributions, if the Plan is not a Successor Plan and is using Prior Year Testing, the prior year ACP for the NHCE Group is equal to the greater of 3% or the actual ACP for the NHCE Group in the first Plan Year. If the Plan continues to use Prior Year Testing in the second Plan Year, the Plan Administrator must use the actual first Plan Year ACP for the NHCE Group in the ACP test for the second Plan Year.

          (v) Plan coverage changes under Prior Year Testing. If the Employer's Plan is using Prior Year Testing and the Plan experiences a plan coverage change under Treas. Reg. §1.401(m) -2(c)(4), the Plan Administrator will make any adjustments such regulations may require to the NHCEs' ACP for the prior year.

          (vi) Shifting contributions and switching from Current Year to Prior Year. If the Plan Administrator is using Current Year Testing and shifts an Elective Deferral to the ACP test or shifts a QMAC to the ADP test, then, in the subsequent Testing Year for which the Plan Administrator switched to Prior Year Testing, the Plan Administrator in applying Prior Year Testing must disregard the shifted amount. As of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Plan Administrator in applying Prior Year Testing in such subsequent Testing Year will restore the ADP and ACP to their original amounts, leaving the shifted amount in the original test without regard to the shift in the previous Testing Year.

     (6) Special aggregation rule for HCEs. To determine the ACR of any HCE, the Plan Administrator must take into account any Aggregate Contributions allocated to the HCE under any other 401(m) Plan maintained by the Employer, unless the Aggregate Contributions are to an ESOP before the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date. If the 401(m) Plans have different Plan Years, the Plan Administrator will determine the combined Aggregate Contributions on the basis of the Plan Years ending in the same calendar year. For Plan Years beginning on or after the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, if the 401(m) Plans have different Plan Years, all Aggregate Contributions made during the Plan Year will be aggregated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator will not apply the aggregation rule of this Section 4.10(C)(6) to plans which may not be aggregated under Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (m)-2(a)(3)(ii)(B).

     (7) Aggregation of certain 401(m) plans. If the Employer treats two or more plans as a single plan for coverage or nondiscrimination purposes, the Employer must combine the 401(m) Plans under such plans to determine whether the plans satisfy the ACP test. This aggregation rule applies to the ACR determination for all ACP Participants (and ACP participants under the other plans), irrespective of whether an ACP Participant is an HCE or an NHCE. An Employer may not aggregate: (a) plans with different Plan Years; (b) a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with a non-Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan; (c) plans which use different testing methods (Current Year Testing versus Prior Year Testing); or (d) any other plans which must be disaggregated under Treas. Reg. § 1.40 1 (k)- 1 (b)(4)(iv). For Plan Years prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Employer may not aggregate an ESOP (or the ESOP portion of a plan) with a non-ESOP plan (or non-ESOP portion of a plan). If the Employer aggregating 401(m) Plans under this Section 4.10(C)(7) is using Prior

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Year Testing, the Plan Administrator must adjust the NHCE Group ACP for the prior year as provided in Section 4.10(C)(5)(e)(v).

     (8) Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions. If the Plan Administrator determines the Plan fails to satisfy the ACP test for a Plan Year, the Trustee, as directed by the Plan Administrator, by the end of the Plan Year which follows the Testing Year (or any later date determined under Code §7508A), must distribute the Vested Excess Aggregate Contributions, as adjusted for Allocable Income under Section 4.1 1(C)(2).

          (a) Calculation of total Excess Aggregate Contributions. The Plan Administrator will determine the total amount of the Excess Aggregate Contributions by starting with the HCE(s) who has the greatest ACR, reducing his/her ACR (but not below the next highest ACR), then, if necessary, reducing the ACR of the HCE(s) at the next highest ACR level, including the ACR of the HCE(s) whose ACR the Plan Administrator already has reduced (but not below the next highest ACR), and continuing in this manner until the ACP for the HCE Group satisfies the ACP test. All reductions under this Section 4.10(C)(8)(a) are to the ACR only and do not result in any actual distributions.

          (b) Apportionment and distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions. After the Plan Administrator has determined the total Excess Aggregate Contribution amount, the Trustee, as directed by the Plan Administrator, then will distribute (to the extent Vested) to each HCE his/her respective share of the Excess Aggregate Contributions. The Plan Administrator will determine each HCE's share of Excess Aggregate Contributions by starting with the HCE(s) who has the highest dollar amount of Aggregate Contributions, reducing the amount of his/her Aggregate Contributions (but not below the next highest dollar amount of the Aggregate Contributions), then, if necessary, reducing the amount of Aggregate Contributions of the HCE(s) at the next highest dollar amount of Aggregate Contributions, including the Aggregate Contributions of the HCE(s) whose Aggregate Contributions the Plan Administrator already has reduced (but not below the next highest dollar amount of Aggregate Contributions), and continuing in this manner until the Trustee has distributed all Excess Aggregate Contributions.

     (9) Allocable Income/Testing Year and Gap Period. The Plan Administrator will calculate and will distribute Excess Aggregate Contribution Allocable Income in the same manner as described in Section 4.10(B)(9) for Excess Contributions.

     (10) Testing and correction ordering. If the Plan Administrator must perform both the ADP and ACP tests in a given Plan Year, the Plan Administrator may perform the tests and undertake correction of a failed test in any order that the Plan Administrator determines and which is not inconsistent with Applicable Law, with a view toward preserving Plan benefits, maximizing Employer Contributions in the Plan versus Employee Contributions or Elective Deferrals, and minimizing forfeitures. Toward this end, the Plan Administrator may treat an HCE's allocable share of Excess Aggregate Contributions in the following priority: (a) first as attributable to his/her Employee Contributions and Matching Contributions thereon, if any; (b) then as attributable to Matching Contributions allocable as to Excess Contributions determined under the ADP test such that the Plan Administrator distributes any Vested Excess Aggregate Contribution to reduce the amount of Associated Matching Contribution subject to forfeiture (irrespective of vesting). See Section 3.07(B)(1) as to testing or re-testing related to forfeiture allocations. To the extent that distributed Excess Aggregate Contributions include Elective Deferrals, and the Participant in that Testing Year made both Pre-Tax Deferrals and Roth Deferrals, the ordering rules under Sections 4.10(A)(10) and 4.10(B)(8)(c) apply.

     (11) Vesting/forfeiture of non-Vested Excess Aggregates. To the extent an HCE's Excess Aggregate Contributions are attributable to Matching Contributions, and he/she is not 100% Vested in his/her Matching Contribution Account, the Plan Administrator will distribute only the Vested portion and will forfeit the non-Vested portion. The Vested portion of the HCE's Excess Aggregate Contributions attributable to Employer Matching Contributions is the total amount of such Excess Aggregate Contributions (as adjusted for allocable income) multiplied by his/her Vested percentage (determined as of the last day of the Plan Year for which the Employer made the Matching Contribution).

     (12) Treatment as Annual Addition. Distributed Excess Aggregate Contributions are Annual Additions under Sections 4.01 through 4.05 in the Limitation Year in which such amounts were allocated.

(D) QNEC, Matching and QMAC Targeting Restrictions. The Plan Administrator in performing the ADP or ACP tests may not include in the tests any impermissibly targeted QNEC or Matching Contribution as described in this Section 4.10(D). These targeting restrictions apply as of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date to Matching Contributions, to Plan-Designated and Operational QNECs and to Plan-Designated and Operational QMACs. The Employer will not contribute Operational QNECs or QMACs which would violate the targeting restrictions.

     (1) QNEC targeting rules. The Plan Administrator may include in the ADP test or in the ACP test only such amounts of any QNEC as are not impermissibly targeted. A QNEC is impermissibly targeted if the QNEC amount allocated to any NHCE exceeds the greater of: (a) 5% of Compensation; or (b) 2 times the Plan's Representative Contribution Rate.

     (a) Definition of Representative Contribution Rate.

          (i) ADP. The Plan's ADP Representative Contribution Rate is the lowest ADP Applicable Contribution Rate of any ADP Participants who are NHCEs in a group consisting of: (A) any one-half of the ADP Participants who are NHCEs for the Plan Year; or (B) if it would result in a greater Representative Contribution Rate than under clause (A), all of the ADP Participants who are

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NHCEs and who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.

          (ii) ACP. The Plan's ACP Representative Contribution Rate is the lowest ACP Applicable Contribution Rate of any ACP Participants who are NHCEs in a group consisting of: (A) any one-half of the ACP Participants who are NHCEs for the Plan Year; or (B) if it would result in a greater Representative Contribution Rate than under clause (A), all of the ACP Participants who are NHCEs and who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.

     (b) Definition of Applicable Contribution Rate.

          (i) ADP. The Applicable Contribution Rate of an ADP Participant who is an NHCE for the ADP test is the sum of the NHCE's QNECs and QMACs used in the ADP test, divided by the NHCE's Compensation.

          (ii) ACP. The Applicable Contribution Rate of an ACP Participant who is an NHCE for the ACP test is the sum of the NHCE's Matching Contributions and QNECs used in the ACP test, divided by the NHCE's Compensation.

     (c) QNEC in ACP test. The Plan Administrator may not use in the ADP test or take into account in determining the Plan's Representative Contribution Rate, any QNEC the Plan Administrator applies to the ACP test.

     (d) Prevailing Wage Contribution. Notwithstanding Section 4.10(D)(1), the Plan Administrator may count in the ADP test QNECs which are Prevailing Wage Contributions to the extent that such QNECs do not exceed 10% of Compensation. The Plan Administrator also may count in the ACP test a QNEC which is a Prevailing Wage Contribution up to an additional 10% of Compensation, such that the combined QNEC amount does not exceed 20% of Compensation and not more than 10% in either test.

     (2) Matching Contribution targeting rules. The Plan Administrator may include in the ACP test only such Matching Contribution amounts (including QMACs) as are not impermissibly targeted. A Matching Contribution is impermissibly targeted if the Matching Contribution amount allocated to any NHCE exceeds the greatest of: (i) 5% of Compensation; (ii) the amount of the NHCE's Elective Deferrals; or (iii) the product of 2 times the Plan's Representative Matching Rate and the NHCE's Elective Deferrals for the Plan Year.

     (a) Definition of Representative Matching Rate. The Plan's Representative Matching Rate is the lowest Matching Rate for any ACP Participants who are NHCEs in a group consisting of: (i) any one-half of the ACP Participant NHCEs who make Elective Deferrals for the Plan Year; or if it would result in a greater Representative Matching Rate, (ii) all of the ACP Participant NHCEs who make Elective Deferrals for the Plan Year and who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.

     (b) Definition of Matching Rate. The Matching Rate for an NHCE is the NHCE's Matching Contributions divided by his/her Elective Deferrals; provided that if the Matching Rate is not the same for all levels of Elective Deferrals, the Plan Administrator will determine each NHCE's Matching Rate by assuming an Elective Deferral equal to 6% of Compensation.

     (c) Employee Contributions. If the Plan permits Employee Contributions, the Plan Administrator will apply this Section 4.10(D)(2) by adding together an NHCE's Employee Contributions and Elective Deferrals. If the Plan provides a Matching Contribution only as to Employee Contributions, the Plan Administrator will apply this Section 4.10(D)(2) by substituting the Employee Contributions for Elective Deferrals.

     (3) Accrued fixed contributions. The Employer must contribute any accrued fixed contribution, even if any or all of such contribution is impermissibly targeted under this Section 4.10(D).

     4.11 DEFINITIONS: SECTIONS 4.06 -4.10. For purposes of Sections 4.06 through 4.10:

(A) ACP Participant. ACP Participant means an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements under Article II and the allocation conditions under Section 3.06 applicable to Matching Contributions such that the Participant would be entitled to a Matching Contribution allocable to the Testing Year if he/she makes an Elective Deferral. An ACP Participant also includes an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements under Article II applicable to Employee Contributions and who has the right at any time during the Testing Year to make Employee Contributions. Any Employee with zero Compensation for the Testing Year is not an ACP Participant.

(B) ADP Participant. ADP Participant means an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements under Article II applicable to any Elective Deferrals and who has the right at any time during the Testing Year to make Elective Deferrals. Any Employee with zero Compensation for the Testing Year is not an ADP Participant. A Participant is an ADP Participant even if he/she may not make Elective Deferrals for all or any part of the Testing Year because of the Annual Additions Limit or suspension based on a hardship distribution under Section 6.07.

(C) Allocable Income. Allocable Income means as follows:

     (1) Excess Deferrals. For purposes of making a distribution of Excess Deferrals pursuant to Section 4.10(A), Allocable Income means Earnings allocable to the Excess Deferrals for the Taxable Year in which the Participant made the Excess Deferral. The Plan Administrator also will distribute Gap Period income with respect to Excess Deferrals in Taxable Years which began on or after January 1, 2007, if the Plan Administrator in accordance with the Plan terms otherwise would allocate the Gap Period Allocable Income to the Participant's Account. The Plan Administrator will not distribute Gap

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Period income with respect to Excess Deferrals occurring before the above date unless the Employer elects otherwise in Appendix B.

          (a) Reasonable or alternative (pro rata) method. To calculate such Allocable Income for the Taxable Year, the Plan Administrator will use: (i) a uniform and nondiscriminatory method which reasonably reflects the manner used by the Plan Administrator to allocate Earnings to Participants' Accounts; or (ii) the "alternative method" under Treas. Reg. §1.402(g) -1(e)(5)(iii). See Section 4. 1 1(C)(2)(a) as to the alternative method except the Plan Administrator will apply such modifications as are necessary to determine Taxable Year Allocable Income with respect to the Excess Deferrals.

          (b) Gap Period. To calculate Gap Period Allocable Income, the Plan Administrator may use either of the Section 4.1 1(C)(1)(a) methods, or may apply the "safe harbor method" under Treas. Reg. §1.402(g) -1(e)(5)(iv). See Section 4. 1 1(C)(2)(b) as to the safe harbor method except the Plan Administrator will apply such modifications as are necessary to determine Gap Period Allocable Income with respect to the Excess Deferrals. Under a reasonable method described in Section 4.11(C)(1)(a), clause (i), the Plan Administrator may determine the Allocable Income as of a date which is no more than 7 days prior to the date of the corrective distribution.

     (2) Excess Contributions/Aggregates. For purposes of making a distribution of Excess Contributions under Section 4.10(B) and Excess Aggregate Contributions under Section 4.10(C), Allocable Income means Earnings allocable to such amounts. For Plan Years beginning on or after the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Plan Administrator must calculate Allocable Income for the Testing Year and also for the Gap Period; provided that the Plan Administrator will calculate and distribute the Gap Period Allocable Income only if the Plan Administrator in accordance with the Plan terms otherwise would allocate the Gap Period Allocable Income to the Participant's Account. For Plan Years beginning prior to the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, the Plan Administrator will not distribute Gap Period income with respect to Excess Contributions or Excess Aggregate Contributions occurring before the above date unless the Employer elects otherwise in Appendix B.

          (a) Reasonable or alternative (pro rata) method. To calculate such Allocable Income for the Testing Year, the Plan Administrator will use: (i) a uniform and nondiscriminatory method which reasonably reflects the manner used by the Plan Administrator to allocate Earnings to Participants' Accounts; or (ii) the "alternative method" under Treas. Reg. §§ 1.401 (k)-2(b)(2)(iv)(C) and 1.401(m) -2(b)(2)(iv)(C). Under the alternative method, the Plan Administrator will determine the Allocable Income for the Testing Year by multiplying the Testing Year income with respect to Participant's Excess Contributions (or Excess Aggregate Contributions) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant's Excess Contributions (or Excess Aggregate Contributions) and the denominator of which is the Participant's end of the Testing Year Account Balance attributable to Elective Deferrals Matching Contributions and Employee Contributions) and any other amounts included in the ADP test (or ACP test), but disregarding Earnings on such amounts for the Testing Year.

          (b) Gap Period. To calculate Gap Period Allocable Income, the Plan Administrator may use either of the Section 4.11(C)(2)(a) "reasonable method" or "alternative method" (but as modified to include the Gap Period), or may apply the "safe harbor method" under Treas. Reg. §§1.401(k) -2(b)(2)(iv)(D) and 1.401(m) -2(b)(2)(iv)(D). Under the safe harbor method, the Gap Period Allocable Income is equal to 10% of the Testing Year income determined under alternative method, multiplied by the number of calendar months in the Gap Period. If a corrective distribution is made on or before the 15th day of a month, that month is disregarded in determining the number of months in the Gap Period. If the corrective distribution is made after the 15th day of the month, that month is included in such calculation. Under a reasonable method described in Section 4.1 1(C)(2)(a), clause (i), the Plan Administrator may determine the Allocable Income as of a date which is no more than 7 days prior to the date of the corrective distribution.

(D) Compensation. Compensation means, except as otherwise provided in this Article IV, Compensation as defined for nondiscrimination purposes in Section 1.11(F).

(E) Current Year Testing. Current Year Testing means for purposes of the ADP test described in Section 4.10(B) and the ACP test described in Section 4.10(C), the use of data from the Testing Year in determining the ADP or ACP for the NHCE Group.

(F) Gap Period. Gap Period means the period commencing on the first day of the next Plan Year following the Testing Year and ending on the date the Plan Administrator distributes Excess Contributions or Excess Aggregate Contributions for the Testing Year. As to Excess Deferrals, Gap Period means the period commencing on the first day of the next Taxable Year following the Taxable Year in which the Participant made the Excess Deferrals and ending on the date the Plan Administrator distributes the Excess Deferrals.

(G) HCE Group. HCE Group means the group of ADP Participants or ACP Participants (as the context requires) who are HCEs for the Testing Year.

(H) NHCE Group. NHCE Group means the group of ADP Participants or ACP Participants (as the context requires) who are NHCEs for the Testing Year, or for the immediately prior Plan Year under Prior Year Testing, except as the Testing Year may apply in the first Plan Year.

(I) Prior Year Testing. Prior Year Testing means for purposes of the ADP test described in Section 4.10(B) and the ACP test described in Section 4.10(C), the use of data from the Plan Year immediately prior to the Testing Year in determining the ADP or ACP for the NHCE Group. (J) Testing Year. Testing Year means the Plan Year for which the Plan Administrator is performing coverage or nondiscrimination testing including the ADP test or the ACP test.

(J) Testing Year. Testing Year means the Plan Year for which the Plan Administrator is performing coverage or nondiscrimination testing including the ADP test or the ACP test.

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ARTICLE V
VESTING

     5.01 NORMAL/EARLY RETIREMENT AGE. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must specify the Plan's Normal Retirement Age. If the Employer fails to specify the Plan's Normal Retirement Age in its Adoption Agreement, the Employer is deemed to have elected age 65 as the Plan's Normal Retirement Age. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may specify an Early Retirement Age. A Participant's Account Balance derived from Employer contributions is 100% Vested upon and after his/her attaining Normal Retirement Age (or if applicable, Early Retirement Age) if the Participant is employed by the Employer on or after that date and regardless of the Participant's Years of Service for vesting or the Employer's Adoption Agreement elected vesting schedules.

     5.02 PARTICIPANT DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employer must elect in its Adoption Agreement whether a Participant's Account Balance derived from Employer Contributions is 100% Vested if the Participant's Separation from Service is a result of his/her death or Disability.

     5.03 VESTING SCHEDULE.

(A) General. Except as provided in Sections 5.01 and 5.02, or unless the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects immediate vesting, for each Year of Service as described in Section 5.05, a Participant's Vested percentage of his/her Account Balance derived from Nonelective Contributions, Regular Matching Contributions, Additional Matching Contributions, Money Purchase Pension Contributions or Target Benefit Contributions equals the percentage under the appropriate vesting schedule the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement.

     (1) Matching/ top-heavy schedule. The Employer must elect to apply a top-heavy (or modified top-heavy) vesting schedule to the Regular Matching Contributions and to the Additional Matching Contributions. The top-heavy vesting schedule applies to all Regular Matching Contributions Accounts and Additional Matching Contributions Accounts of all Participants who have at least one Hour of Service in a Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2001, regardless of when the Matching Contributions were made. However, the Employer in Appendix B: (a) may elect to apply the top-heavy vesting schedule only to Regular Matching Contributions and Additional Matching Contributions made in Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001 and to the associated Earnings; and (b) may elect to apply top-heavy vesting to the affected Matching Contributions for all Participants even if they do not have one Hour of Service in a Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2001. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to apply a non-top-heavy schedule to Employer Contributions other than Matching Contributions, the Employer must also elect in its Adoption Agreement, that in the event that the Plan becomes top-heavy and then later becomes non-top-heavy, whether to return to the elected non-top-heavy schedule commencing in the non-top-heavy Plan Year. If the Employer elects a non-compliant top-heavy schedule, the Plan Administrator will apply a top-heavy schedule under the Plan which most closely approximates the Employer's elected schedule (graded or cliff).

     (2) Election of different schedules. Subject to Section 5.03(A)(1), the Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether the Plan will apply the same vesting schedule or a different vesting schedule to Employer Contributions (other than Matching Contributions), Regular Matching Contributions and Additional Matching Contributions.

(B) Vesting Schedules. For purposes of the Employer's elections under its Adoption Agreement, "6-year graded," "3-year cliff," "7-year graded" or "5-year cliff" means an Employee's Vested percentage, based on each included Year of Service, under the following applicable schedule:

 6-year graded 7-year graded
 
 0-1 year / 0% 0-2 years / 0%
 2 years / 20% 3 years / 20%
 3 years / 40% 4 years / 40%
 4 years / 60% 5 years / 60%
 5 years / 80% 6 years / 80%
6 years / 100% 7 years / 100%
 
 3-year cliff 5-year cliff
 
   0-2 years / 0% 0-4 years / 0%
 3 years / 100% 5 years / 100%

(C) "Grossed-Up" Vesting Formula. If the Trustee makes a distribution (other than a Cash-Out Distribution described in Section 5.04) to a Participant from an Account which is not fully Vested, and the Participant has not incurred a Forfeiture Break in Service, the provisions of this Section 5.03(C) apply to the Participant's Account Balance.

     (1) Separate Account/formula. The Plan Administrator will establish a separate account for the Participant's Account Balance at the time of the distribution. At any relevant time following the distribution, the Plan Administrator will determine the Participant's Vested Account Balance in such separate account derived from Employer Contributions in accordance with the following formula: P(AB + D) - D. To apply this formula, "P" is the Participant's current vesting percentage at the relevant time, "AB" is the Participant's Employer-derived Account Balance at the relevant time and "D" is the amount of the earlier distribution. If, under a Restated Plan, the Plan has made distribution to a partially-Vested Participant prior to its restated Effective Date and is unable to apply the cash-out provisions of Section 5.04 to that prior distribution, this special vesting formula also applies to that Participant's remaining Account Balance.

     (2) Alternative formula. The Employer, in Appendix B, may elect to modify this formula to read as follows: P(AB + (R x D)) - (R x D). For purposes of this alternative formula, "R" is the ratio of "AB" to the

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Participant's Employer-derived Account Balance immediately following the earlier distribution.

     (3) Application to Contribution Type. If a Participant will receive a distribution from a particular Contribution Type, the Plan Administrator in applying this Section 5.03(C) will determine the Participant's Vested Account Balance for the Participant's Contribution Type separately.

(D) Special Vesting Elections. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect other specified vesting provisions which are consistent with Code §411 and Applicable Law.

(E) Fully Vested Amounts. A Participant has a 100% Vested interest at all times in his/her Accounts attributable to Elective Deferrals, Employee Contributions, QNECs, QMACs, Safe Harbor Contributions, SIMPLE Contributions, Rollover Contributions, DECs and Designated IRA Contributions. A Participant has a 100% Vested interest at all times in his/her Account attributable to Prevailing Wage Contributions unless the Prevailing Wage Contract does not provide for 100% vesting in which event vesting is in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Contract. However, a Participant has a 100% Vested interest at all times in his/her Account attributable to Prevailing Wage Contributions which are used as QNECs or which are used to offset QNECs, QMACs, Safe Harbor Contributions, or SIMPLE Contributions.

(F) Mergers/Transfers. A merger or Transfer of assets from another Defined Contribution Plan to this Plan does not result, solely by reason of the merger or Transfer, in 100% vesting of the merged or transferred assets. The Plan Administrator operationally and on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis will determine in the case of a merger or other Transfer to the Plan whether: (1) to vest immediately all transferred assets; (2) to vest the transferred assets in accordance with the Plan's vesting schedule applicable to the Contribution Type being transferred but subject to the requirements of Section 5.08; or (3) to vest the transferred assets in accordance with the transferor plan's vesting schedule(s) applicable to the Contribution Types being transferred, as such schedules existed on the date of the Transfer. The Employer may elect to record such information in its Adoption Agreement as a special vesting election.

     5.04 CASH-OUT DISTRIBUTION/POSSIBLE RESTORATION.

(A) Effect of Cash-Out Distribution. If, pursuant to Article VI, a partially-Vested Participant receives a Cash-Out Distribution before he/she incurs a Forfeiture Break in Service the Participant will incur an immediate forfeiture of the non-Vested portion of his/her Account Balance.

     (1) Definition of Cash-Out Distribution. A Cash-Out Distribution is a distribution to the Participant or a Direct Rollover for the Participant (whether a Mandatory Distribution or a Distribution Requiring Consent as described in Article VI), of his/her entire Vested Account Balance (including Elective Deferrals and Employee Contributions if any) due to the Participant's Separation from Service or Severance from Employment.

     (2) Allocation in Cash-Out Year. If a partially-Vested Participant's Account is entitled to an allocation of Employer Contributions or Participant forfeitures for the Plan Year in which he/she otherwise would incur a forfeiture by reason of a Cash-Out Distribution, the Plan Administrator will make the additional allocation of Employer Contributions and forfeitures without regard to whether the Participant previously received a Cash-Out Distribution; provided, that the Plan Administrator, in accordance with Section 3.07(D), will not allocate to such Participant any of his/her own forfeiture resulting from the Cash-Out Distribution. A partially-Vested Participant is a Participant whose Vested percentage determined under Section 5.03 is more than 0% but is less than 100%.

(B) Forfeiture Restoration and Conditions for Restoration. A partially-Vested Participant re-employed by the Employer after receiving a Cash-Out Distribution of the Vested percentage of his/her Account Balance may repay to the Trust the entire amount of the Cash-Out Distribution (including Elective Deferrals and Employee Contributions if any) without any adjustment for Earnings, unless the Participant no longer has a right to restoration under this Section 5.04(B).

     (1) Restoration. If a re-employed Participant repays his/her Cash-Out Distribution, the Plan Administrator, subject to the conditions of this Section 5.04(B), must restore the Participant's Account Balance to the same dollar amount as the dollar amount of his/her Account Balance on the Accounting Date, or other Valuation Date, immediately preceding the date of the Cash-Out Distribution, unadjusted for any Earnings occurring subsequent to that Accounting Date (and prior to the Participant's repayment or the Employer's restoration) or other Valuation Date.

     (2) Source of repayment. A re-employed Participant may make repayment from any source, including an IRA Rollover Contribution, permissible under Applicable Law.

     (3) No restoration. The Plan Administrator will not restore a re-employed Participant's Account Balance under this Section 5.04 (B) if:

          (a) 5 Years. 5 years have elapsed since the Participant's first re-employment date with the Employer following the Cash-Out Distribution;

          (b) Not employed. The Employer does not employ the Participant on the date the Participant repays his/her Cash-Out Distribution; or

          (c) Forfeiture Break. The Participant has incurred a Forfeiture Break in Service. This condition also applies if the Participant makes repayment within the Plan Year in which he/she incurs the Forfeiture Break in Service and that Forfeiture Break in Service would result in a complete forfeiture of the amount the Plan Administrator otherwise would restore.

     (4) Restoration timing. If none of the conditions in Section 5.04(B)(3) preventing restoration of the

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Participant's Account Balance apply, the Plan Administrator will restore the Participant's Account Balance as of the Plan Year Accounting Date coincident with or immediately following the repayment.

     (5) Source of restoration. To restore the Participant's Account Balance, the Plan Administrator, to the extent necessary, will allocate to the Participant's Account:

          (a) Forfeitures. First, from the amount, if any, of Participant forfeitures the Plan Administrator otherwise would allocate in that Plan Year under Section 3.07;

          (b) Earnings. Second, from the amount, if any, of the Earnings for the Plan Year, except to the extent Earnings are allocable to specific Participant-Directed Accounts under Section 7.04(A)(2)(b); and

          (c) Employer Contribution. Third, from the amount of a discretionary Employer Contribution for the Plan Year.

          The Employer in Appendix B may eliminate as a source of restoration any of the amounts described in clauses (a), (b), and (c) or may change the order of priority of these amounts.

     (6) Multiple restorations. If, for a particular Plan Year, the Plan Administrator must restore the Account Balance of more than one re-employed Participant, the Plan Administrator will make the restoration allocations from the amounts described in Section 5.04(B)(5), clauses (a), (b) and (c) to each such Participant's Account in the same proportion that a Participant's restored amount for the Plan Year bears to the restored amount for the Plan Year of all re-employed Participants.

     (7) Employer must make-up shortfall. To the extent the amounts described in Section 5.04(B)(5) are insufficient to enable the Plan Administrator to make the required restoration, the Employer must contribute, without regard to any requirement or condition of Article III, the additional amount necessary to enable the Plan Administrator to make the required restoration.

     (8) Not an Annual Addition. A cash-out restoration allocation is not an Annual Addition under Article IV.

(C) Deemed Cash-Out of 0% Vested Participant. Except as the Employer may elect in Appendix B, the "deemed cash-out rule" of this Section 5.04(C) applies to any 0% Vested Participant. Under a deemed cash-out, a Participant does not receive an actual Plan distribution but the Plan Administrator treats the Participant as having received an actual Cash-Out Distribution. A Participant is not 0% Vested if, at the time that the Plan Administrator applies the deemed cash-out rule: (i) the Participant has any existing Account Balance attributable to Elective Deferrals, Employee Contributions, Safe Harbor Contributions, Prevailing Wage Contributions (unless the Prevailing Wage Contributions are not immediately Vested), QNECs, QMACs or DECs; or (ii) the Participant has any vesting in accordance with the vesting schedule applicable to any other Contribution Type, even if the Participant has a zero balance in that Account. A Participant is 0% Vested if the Participant is eligible to make or to receive any of the contributions described in clause (i) above, but has not made or received such contributions and if the Participant has no vesting as to Contribution Types described in clause (ii) above.

     (1) If not entitled to allocation. If a 0% Vested Participant's Account is not entitled to an allocation of Employer Contributions for the Plan Year in which the Participant has a Severance from Employment, the Plan Administrator will apply the deemed cash-out rule as if the 0% Vested Participant received a Cash-Out Distribution on the date of the Participant's Severance from Employment.

     (2) If entitled to allocation. If a 0% Vested Participant's Account is entitled to an allocation of Employer contributions or Participant forfeitures for the Plan Year in which the Participant has a Severance from Employment, the Plan Administrator will apply the deemed cash-out rule as if the 0% Vested Participant received a Cash-Out Distribution on the first day of the first Plan Year beginning after his/her Severance from Employment.

     (3) Timing of "deemed repayment." For purposes of applying the restoration provisions of this Section 5.04, the Plan Administrator will treat a re-employed 0% Vested Participant as repaying his/her cash-out "distribution" on the date of the Participant's re-employment with the Employer.

     (4) Pension plans. If the Plan is a Money Purchase Pension Plan or a Target Benefit Plan, all references in this Section 5.04(C) to "Severance from Employment" mean "Separation from Service."

(D) Accounting for Cash-Out Repayment.

     (1) Pending restoration. As soon as is administratively practicable, the Plan Administrator will credit to the Participant's Account the Cash-Out Distribution amount a Participant has repaid to the Plan. Pending the restoration of the Participant's Account Balance, the Plan Administrator under Section 7.04(A)(2)(c) may direct the Trustee to place the Participant's Cash-Out Distribution repayment in a Segregated Account.

     (2) Accounting by contribution source. The Plan Administrator will account for a Participant's restored balance by treating the Account as consisting of the same Contribution Types and amounts as existed on the date of the Cash-Out Distribution. The Employer in Appendix B may elect an alternative accounting for a restored Account, either under the "nonelective rule" or under the "rollover rule." Under the nonelective rule, the Plan Administrator will treat the portion of the Participant's restored balance attributable to the Participant's cash-out repayment as a Nonelective Contribution (or other Employer Contributions as applicable) for purposes of any subsequent distribution. Under the rollover rule, the Plan Administrator will treat the portion of the Participant's restored balance attributable to the Participant's cash-out repayment as a Rollover Contribution for purposes of any subsequent distribution; provided however that if the cash-out repayment does not

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qualify as a Rollover Contribution or if the Plan does not permit Rollover Contributions, the Plan Administrator will apply the nonelective rule. Under either the nonelective rule or the rollover rule. the portion of the Participant's restored balance attributable to the Plan Administrator's restoration under Section 5.04(B)(1), consists of the same Contribution Types and amounts as existed as of the date of the Cash-out Distribution.

     (3) Return if failed repayment. Unless the cash-out repayment qualifies as a Participant Rollover Contribution, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to repay to the Participant as soon as is administratively practicable, the full amount of the Participant's Cash-Out Distribution repayment if the Plan Administrator determines any of the conditions of Section 5.04(B)(3) prevents restoration as of the applicable Accounting Date, notwithstanding the Participant's repayment.

     5.05 YEAR OF SERVICE - VESTING.

(A) Definition of Year of Service. A Year of Service, for purposes of determining a Participant's vesting under Section 5.03, means the Vesting Computation Period during which an Employee completes the number of Hours of Service (not exceeding 1,000) the Employer specifies in its Adoption Agreement, without regard to whether the Employer continues to employ the Employee during the entire Vesting Computation Period.

(B) Definition of Vesting Computation Period. A Vesting Computation Period is a 12-consecutive month period the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

(C) Counting Years of Service. For purposes of a Participant's vesting in the Plan, the Plan counts all of an Employee's Years of Service except:

     (1) Forfeiture Break in Service; Cash-Out. For the sole purpose of determining a Participant's Vested percentage of his/her Account Balance derived from Employer Contributions which accrued for his/her benefit prior to a Forfeiture Break in Service or receipt of a Cash-Out Distribution, the Plan disregards any Year of Service after the Participant first incurs a Forfeiture Break in Service or receives a Cash-Out Distribution (except where the Plan Administrator restores the Participant's Account under Section 5.04(B)).

     (2) Rule of parity and one-year hold-out rule. If the rule of parity under Section 5.06(C) or the one-year hold-out rule under Section 5.06(D) applies, the Plan disregards pre-break Service as described therein.

     (3) Other exclusions. Consistent with Code §411(a)(4), any Year of Service the Employer elects to exclude under its Adoption Agreement, including Service during any period for which the Employer did not maintain the Plan or a Predecessor Plan. See Section 1.44(B).

(D) Elapsed Time. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the Elapsed Time Method in applying the Plan's vesting schedule, the Plan Administrator will credit Service in accordance with Section 1.31(A)(3).

     5.06 BREAK IN SERVICE AND FORFEITURE BREAK IN SERVICE - VESTING.

(A) Definition of Break in Service. For purposes of this Article V, a Participant incurs a Break in Service if during any Vesting Computation Period he/she does not complete more than 500 Hours of Service. If the Plan applies the Elapsed Time Method of crediting Service, a Participant incurs a Break in Service if the Participant has a Period of Severance of at least 12 consecutive months. If, pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Plan does not require more than 500 Hours of Service to receive credit for a Year of Service, a Participant incurs a Break in Service in a Vesting Computation Period in which he/she fails to complete a Year of Service.

(B) Definition of Forfeiture Break in Service. A Participant incurs a Forfeiture Break in Service when he/she incurs 5 consecutive Breaks in Service.

(C) Rule of Parity-Vesting. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to apply the "rule of parity" under Code §411(a)(6)(D) for purposes of determining vesting Years of Service. Under the rule of parity, the Plan Administrator excludes a Participant's Years of Service before a Break in Service if: (1) the number of the Participant's consecutive Breaks in Service equals or exceeds 5; and (2) the Participant is 0% Vested in his/her Account Balance at the time he/she has the Breaks in Service. A Participant is not 0% Vested if at the time that the Plan Administrator applies the rule of parity the Participant is not 0% vested as described in Section 5.04(C).

(D) One-Year Hold-out Rule-Vesting. The "one-year hold-out rule" under Code §41 1(a)(6)(B) will not apply to this Article V unless the Employer elects otherwise. in Appendix B. If the one-year hold-out rule applies, an Employee who has a one-year Break in Service will not be credited for vesting purposes with any Years of Service earned before such one-year Break in Service, until the Employee has completed a Year of Service after the one-year Break in Service.

5.07 FORFEITURE OCCURS.

(A) Timing. A Participant's forfeiture of his/her non-Vested Account Balance derived from Employer Contributions occurs under the Plan on the earlier of:

     (1) Forfeiture Break. The last day of the Vesting Computation Period in which the Participant first incurs a Forfeiture Break in Service; or

     (2) Cash-Out. The date the Participant receives a Cash-Out Distribution.

(B) Vesting Schedule/Plan Correction/Lost Participants. The Plan Administrator determines the percentage of a Participant's Account Balance forfeiture, if any, under this Section 5.07 solely by reference to the vesting schedule the Employer elected in its Adoption Agreement. A Participant does not forfeit any portion of his/her Account Balance for any other reason or cause

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except as expressly provided by this Section 5.07 or as provided under Sections 3.07 or 7.07.

     5.08 AMENDMENT TO VESTING SCHEDULE. The Employer under Section 11.02 may amend the Plan's vesting schedule(s) under Section 5.03 at any time, subject to this Section 5.08. For purposes of this Section 5.08, an amendment to the vesting schedule includes any Plan amendment which directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Vested percentage of a Participant's Account Balance. In addition, any shift in the Plan's vesting schedule under Article X, due to a change in the Plan's top-heavy status, is an amendment to the vesting schedule for purposes of this Section 5.08.

(A) No Reduction. The Plan Administrator will not apply the amended vesting schedule to reduce any Participant's existing Vested percentage (determined on the later of the date the Employer adopts the amendment, or the date the amendment becomes effective) in the Participant's existing and future Account Balance attributable to Employer Contributions, to a percentage less than the Vested percentage computed under the Plan without regard to the amendment.

(B) Hour of Service Required. Except as the Plan otherwise expressly provides, an amended vesting schedule will apply to a Participant only if the Participant receives credit for at least one Hour of Service after the new vesting schedule becomes effective.

(C) Election. If the Employer amends the Plan's vesting schedule, each Participant having completed at least 3 Years of Service (as described in Section 5.05) with the Employer prior to the expiration of the election period described below, may elect irrevocably to have the Plan Administrator determine the Vested percentage of his/her Account Balance without regard to the amendment.

     (1) Notice of amendment. The Plan Administrator will forward an appropriate notice of any amendment to the vesting schedule to each affected Participant, together with the appropriate form upon which the Participant may make an election to remain under the pre-amendment vesting schedule and notice of the time within which the Participant must make an election to remain under the pre-amendment vesting schedule.

     (2) Election timing. The Participant must file his/her election with the Plan Administrator within 60 days of the latest of: (a) the Employer's adoption of the amendment; (b) the effective date of the amendment; or (c) the Participant's receipt of a notice of the amendment.

     (3) No election if no adverse effect. The election described in this Section 5.08(C) does not apply to a Participant if the amended vesting schedule provides for vesting at least as rapid at any time as the vesting schedule in effect prior to the amendment.

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ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS

     6.01 TIMING OF DISTRIBUTION. The Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to commence distribution of a Participant's Vested Account Balance in accordance with this Section 6.01 upon the Participant's Separation from Service (or Severance from Employment) for any reason, upon the Participant's death, or if the Participant exercises an In-Service Distribution right under the Plan. The Trustee may make Plan distributions on any administratively practical date during the Plan Year, consistent with the Employer's elections in its Adoption Agreement. For purposes of this Article VI, the Plan applies Severance from Employment in place of Separation from Service where distribution is of Restricted 401(k) Accounts. Section 6.01(A) is controlling as to distribution of all Accounts upon Separation from Service or Severance from Employment. Section 6.01(B) is controlling as to distribution of all Accounts upon death (whether death occurs before or after Separation from Service or Severance from Employment). Section 6.01(C) applies only while a Participant remains employed by the Employer and only to such Accounts described in the Plan and as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

(A) Distribution upon Separation from Service/Severance from Employment (other than death).

     (1) Mandatory Distributions. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether the Plan will make Mandatory Distributions and will elect the timing of the Mandatory Distribution. If the Employer elects no Mandatory Distributions, then all distributions require consent under Section 6.01(A)(2). The timing of any Mandatory Distribution must comply with Code §401(a)(14).

          (a) Definition of Mandatory Distribution. A Mandatory Distribution is a Plan required distribution without the Participant's consent upon the Participant's Separation from Service. A Mandatory Distribution does not include a distribution based on the Participant's death or on account of Plan termination.

               (i) Distributionafter62/NRA;unlimited amount. A Mandatory Distribution in the case of a Participant who will receive the distribution after the Participant attains the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age includes a distribution of any amount.

               (ii) Distributionbefore62/NRA;amount limit and Rollovers. A Mandatory Distribution in the case of a Participant who will receive the distribution before the Participant attains the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age may not exceed the amount (not exceeding $5,000) the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. In applying the elected Mandatory Distribution amount, the Plan Administrator will include or exclude a Participant's Rollover Contributions Account as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. The Plan Administrator will disregard accumulated DECs.

               (iii) Remaining Installments. A Mandatory Distribution does not include the remaining balance of any Installment distribution (originally subject to Participant consent), but where the remaining Account Balance presently is less than the Mandatory Distribution amount.

          (b) Distribution of Mandatory Distribution before 62/NRA; method and timing. If a Participant will receive a Mandatory Distribution before attaining the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute the Mandatory Distribution to the Participant in a Lump-Sum (without regard to Section 6.04) consisting of the Participant's entire Vested Account Balance (including any Rollover Contribution Account even if the Plan disregards a Rollover Contribution Account in determining Mandatory Distribution status). The Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to make a Mandatory Distribution at the time the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, but in no event later than the 60th day following the close of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age or age 65 if earlier. See Section 6.08(D) regarding potential Automatic Rollover of Mandatory Distributions. The Plan Administrator, in accordance with Section 6.08(B) will give a rollover notice to a Participant who will receive a Mandatory Distribution. The notice will explain the Automatic Rollover under Section 6.08(D) as applicable in the case of the Participant's failure to respond timely to the rollover notice.

          (c) Distribution of Mandatory Distribution if 62/NRA; method and timing.

               (i) Balance not exceeding $5,000. If a Participant will receive a Mandatory Distribution after attaining the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age, and the Participant's Vested Account Balance (including any Rollover Contributions Account) does not exceed $5,000 (or such lesser amount the Employer elects in Appendix B), the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute a Mandatory Distribution to the Participant in a Lump-Sum (without regard to Section 6.04) consisting of the Participant's entire Vested Account Balance. The Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to make a Mandatory Distribution at the time the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, but not later than the 60th day following the close of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs a Separation from Service.

               (ii) Balance exceeds $5,000. If a Participant will receive a Mandatory Distribution after attaining the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age, and the Participant's Vested Account Balance (including any Rollover Contributions Account) exceeds $5,000 (or such lesser amount the Employer elects in Appendix B), the Participant may elect any method or form of distribution available under the Plan and the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 6.01(A)(2)(c) will provide the Participant with a distribution notice. If under Section 6.01(A)(2)(f) the Plan permits a Participant receiving a

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Distribution Requiring Consent to postpone distribution to any specified date (not beyond the Participant's DCD as described in Section 6.02), a Participant receiving a Mandatory Distribution under this Section 6.01(A)(1)(c)(ii) also may elect to postpone distribution. If a Participant may not elect to postpone distribution or fails to elect to postpone distribution, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute the Participant's Account at the time the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, but not later than the 60th day following the close of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs a Separation from Service.

               (iii) Rollover notice but no Automatic Rollover. The Plan Administrator, in accordance with Section 6.08(B) will give a rollover notice to a Participant who will receive a Mandatory Distribution under this Section 6.01(A)(1)(c). However, the Automatic Rollover under Section 6.08(D), in the case of the Participant's failure to respond timely to the rollover notice, does not apply under this Section 6.01(A)(1)(c).

     (2) Distributions Requiring Consent.

          (a) Definition of Distribution Requiring Consent. A Distribution Requiring Consent is a distribution upon the Participant's Separation from Service other than on account of death and which is not a Mandatory Distribution,

          (b) Distribution of Distribution Requiring Consent. The Plan Administrator, subject to this Section 6.01(A)(2) regarding Participant elections or the absence thereof, will direct the Trustee to commence or make a Distribution Requiring Consent, at the time or times and in the form the Adoption Agreement specifies.

          (c) Distribution notice. At least 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to the Participant's Annuity Starting Date, the Plan Administrator must provide a written distribution notice (or a summary notice as permitted under Treasury regulations) to a Participant who is eligible to receive a Distribution Requiring Consent. The distribution notice must explain the optional forms of benefit in the Plan, including the material features and relative values of those options, and the Participant's right to postpone distribution until the applicable date described in Section 6.01(A)(2)(f). Also see Section 6.08(B) for provisions relating to a rollover notice.

          (d) Consent requirements. A Participant must consent, in writing, following receipt of the distribution notice, to any Distribution Requiring Consent, The Participant's spouse also must consent, in writing, to any distribution, for which Section 6.04 requires the spouse's consent. The consent requirements of this Section 6.01(A)(2)(d) do not apply to defaulted loans described in Section 7.06(B), to RMDs under Section 6.02 or to corrective distributions under Article IV. See Section 11.05(D) as to consent requirements related to distributions following Plan termination.

          (e) Distribution election/reconsideration. A Participant eligible to receive a Distribution Requiring Consent, consistent with the Adoption Agreement and subject to Sections 6.02, 6.03 and 6.04, may elect the time and method of distribution of his/her Account (or portion thereof) following receipt of the distribution notice. Unless the Plan Administrator in a distribution form, notice, or other Plan disclosure indicates otherwise, a Participant may reconsider his/her distribution election at any time prior to the Annuity Starting Date and may elect to commence distribution as of any other distribution date permitted under the Plan or under the Adoption Agreement. A Participant may elect to receive a distribution at any administratively practical time which is earlier than30 days following the Participant's receipt of the distribution notice, by waiving in writing the balance of the 30 days. However, if the requirements of Section 6.04 apply, the Participant may not elect to commence distribution during the 7 days immediately following the date of the Participant's receipt of the distribution notice.

          (f) Election to postpone. A Participant eligible to receive a Distribution Requiring Consent prior to his/her Annuity Starting Date, may elect to postpone distribution beyond the time the Employer has elected in its Adoption Agreement, to any specified date including, but not beyond the Participant's RBD as described in Section 6.02, unless the Employer, in its Adoption Agreement, specifically limits a Participant's right to postpone distribution of his/her Account Balance only to the later of the date the Participant attains age 62 or Normal Retirement Age. The Plan Administrator will reapply the notice and consent requirements of Section 6.01(A)(2) to any distribution a Participant postpones under this Section 6.01(A)(2)(f).

          (g) No election/deemed elected distribution date. In the absence of a Participant's consent and distribution election (as described in Sections 6.01(A)(2)(d) and (e)) or in the absence of the Participant's election under Section 6.01(A)(2)(f), made prior to his/her Annuity Starting Date, to postpone distribution, the Plan Administrator, consistent with the Employer's elections in its Adoption Agreement, will treat the Participant as having elected (in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Code §§411 and 401(a)(14)) to postpone his/her distribution until the later of the date the Participant attains age 62 or Normal Retirement Age. At the applicable date, the Plan Administrator then will direct the Trustee to distribute the Participant's Vested Account Balance in a Lump-Sum (or, if applicable, the annuity form of distribution required under Section 6.04). The provisions Section 6.01(A)(2)(e) regarding reconsideration of distribution elections apply to any election or deemed election in this Section 6.01(A)(2)(g).

          (h) Definition of Annuity Starting Date. See Section 1.06(A).

     (3) Disability. If the Participant's Separation from Service is because of his/her Disability, except to the extent the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to accelerate distribution, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute the Participant's Vested Account Balance at the same time and in the same form as if the Participant had incurred a Separation from Service without Disability.

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and of determining whether a distribution is a Mandatory Distribution, the Plan Administrator determines a Participant's Vested Account Balance as of the most recent Valuation Date immediately prior to the distribution date, and takes into account the Participant's entire Account Balance, including Elective Deferrals, but including or excluding the Participant's Rollover Contributions Account as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement. The Plan Administrator in determining the Participant's Vested Account Balance at the relevant time, will disregard a Participant's Vested Account Balance existing on any prior date, except as related to Installment distributions under Section 6.01(A)(1)(a)(iii).

     (5) Consent to cash-out/forfeiture. If a Participant is partially Vested in his/her Account Balance, a Participant's election under Section 6.01(A)(2) to receive distribution prior to the Participant's incurring a Forfeiture Break in Service, must be in the form of a Cash-Out Distribution.

     (6) Return to employment. A Participant may not receive a distribution based on Separation from Service, or continue any Installment distribution based on a prior Separation from Service, if, prior to the time the Trustee actually makes the distribution, the Participant returns to employment with the Employer.

(B) Distribution upon Death. In the event of the Participant's death (whether death occurs before or after Separation from Service or Severance from Employment), the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee, in accordance with this Section 6.01(B) to distribute to the Participant's Beneficiary the Participant's Vested Account Balance remaining in the Trust at the time of the Participant's death.

     (1) Timing of commencement. The Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute or commence distribution of the deceased Participant's Vested Account Balance following the date on which the Plan Administrator receives notification of, or otherwise confirms, the Participant's death. The actual timing of distribution will be in accordance with: (a) the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections; (b) any Participant or Beneficiary permitted and timely made election under Section 6.03(B); and (c) the Plan terms including Section 6.02.

     (2) Distribution method. The Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute or commence distribution of the deceased Participant's Vested Account Balance under a method which is in accordance with: (a) the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections; (b) any Participant or Beneficiary permitted and timely made election under Section 6.03(B); and (c) the Plan terms including Section 6.04.

(C) In-Service Distribution. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the Participants' In-Service Distribution rights, if any. If the Employer elects to permit any In-Service Distributions, the Employer will elect the eligible Contribution Type or Contribution Type Accounts and the age or other events which entitle a Participant to an In-Service Distribution. The Employer's elections under this Section 6.01(C) are subject to the restrictions of Section 6.01(C)(4) and any other restrictions under Applicable Law.

     (1) Definition of In-Service Distribution. An In-Service distribution means distribution of a Participant's Account or any portion thereof prior to his/her Separation from Service.

     (2) Conditions.

          (a) Vesting. The Employer must elect in its Adoption Agreement whether a partially-Vested Participant may receive an In-Service Distribution. If a Participant receives an In-Service Distribution as to a partially-Vested Account, and the Participant has not incurred a Forfeiture Break in Service, the Plan Administrator will apply the vesting provisions of Section 5.03(C).

          (b) Other Conditions. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect other conditions applicable to In-Service Distributions as are not inconsistent with Applicable Law.

     (3) Administration.

          (a) Participant election. A Participant must make any permitted In-Service Distribution election under this Section 6.01(C) in writing and on a form prescribed by the Plan Administrator which specifies the percentage or dollar amount of the distribution and the Participant's Contribution Type or Account to which the election applies.

          (b) Frequency, timing and method. If the Plan permits In-Service Distributions: (i) the Plan Administrator may adopt a policy imposing frequency limitations or other reasonable administrative conditions; and (ii) a Participant may elect as many In-Service Distributions per Plan Year as the election form prescribed by the Plan Administrator allows, or as any In-Service Distribution policy permits, with a minimum of one In-Service Distribution permitted each Plan Year. If the Plan Administrator's form or policy does not specify the permitted number of Plan Year In-Service Distributions, the number is not limited. The Trustee, as directed by the Plan Administrator and subject to Section 6.04, will distribute the amount(s) a Participant elects in a single distribution, as soon as administratively practical after the Participant files his/her properly completed In-Service Distribution election with the Plan Administrator. The Trustee will distribute the Participant's remaining Account Balance in accordance with the other provisions of this Article VI.

     (4) Account restrictions.

          (a) Nonelective, Regular Matching, Additional Matching and SIMPLE Contribution distribution events. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to permit an In-Service Distribution of the Nonelective, Regular Matching, Additional Matching and SIMPLE Contribution Accounts upon a Participant's attainment of a stated age, based on a fixed number of years or based upon some other specified event, such as hardship

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under Section 6.07. Such Adoption Agreement elections include, but are not limited to, the following:

               (i) Two year seasoned" contributions. The contributions which the Plan Administrator will distribute were made at least 2 years (or such other greater period as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement) prior to the date on which the distribution will occur. Such distributions may include Earnings on the "seasoned" contributions.

               (ii) 60 months of participation. The Participant has been a Participant for at least 60 months (or for such other greater period as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement) prior to the date on which the Plan Administrator will make the distribution. This election applies to all applicable contributions, regardless of when made.

          (b) 401(k) Plans.

               (i) Limitation. A Participant may not receive a distribution of the Participant's Restricted 401(k) Accounts except in the event of the Participant's death, Disability, Severance from Employment, attainment of age 59 1/2, hardship in accordance with Section 6.07 or Plan termination (as limited under Section 11.05(F)).

               (ii) Definition of Restricted 401(k) Accounts. A Participant's Restricted 401(k) Accounts are the Participant's Elective Deferral Account, QNEC Account, QMAC Account and Safe Harbor Contributions Account.

          (c) Money Purchase Pension/Target Benefit Plans.

               (i) Limitation. A Participant may not receive an In-Service Distribution of a Participant's Restricted Pension Accounts except in the event of the Participant's attainment of Normal Retirement Age (or any later age), the Participant's Disability or Plan termination under Section 11.05.

               (ii) Definition of Restricted Pension Accounts. A Participant's Restricted Pension Accounts are the Participant's Money Purchase Pension Plan or Target Benefit Plan Accounts.

          (d) Prevailing Wage Contributions. For purposes of In-Service Distributions, a Participant's Prevailing Wage Contribution Account is treated as a Nonelective or other Employer Contribution Account as applicable, unless the Prevailing Wage Contract provides for other In-Service Distribution rights. However, if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to offset other Contribution Types with the Prevailing Wage Contribution, for purposes of In-Service Distributions, the Plan Administrator will treat that portion of the Prevailing Wage Contribution Account which offsets another Contribution Type, as the other Contribution Type.

          (e) Rollover Contributions, Employee Contributions and DECs. A Participant may elect to receive an In-Service Distribution of his/her Accounts attributable to Rollover Contributions, Employee Contributions and DECs at any time subject to Section 6.01(C)(3). Distribution of a Rollover Contribution is subject to Section 6.04 if Section 6.04 otherwise applies to the Participant.

          (f) Transferred amounts/distribution restrictions and Protected Benefits.

               (i) Distribution restrictions: transfers from pension plans to non-pension plans. Except in the case of certain Elective Transfers, if this Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan or a 401(k) Plan, the Plan, except in accordance with Section 6.01(C)(4)(c), may not make any In-Service Distribution to the Participant of his/her Restricted Pension Accounts (including post-transfer Earnings on those Accounts) previously transferred, within the meaning of Code §414(l), to this Plan from a Money Purchase Pension Plan or from a Target Benefit Plan. This limitation applies only to such transferred balances consisting of Restricted Pension Accounts.

               (ii) Distribution restrictions: transfers from 401(k) Plans to other plans. Except in the case of certain Elective Transfers, if this Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan, Money Purchase Pension Plan or a Target Benefit Plan, the Plan, except in accordance with Section 6.01(C)(4)(b), may not make any In-Service Distribution to the Participant of his/her Restricted 401(k) Accounts (including post-transfer Earnings on those Accounts) previously transferred, within the meaning of Code §414(l), to this Plan from a 401(k) Plan. This limitation applies only to such transferred balances consisting of Restricted 401(k) Accounts.

               (iii) Protected Benefit/Separate Accounting. See Section 11.06 regarding preservation of Protected Benefits with regard to transferred amounts. The Plan Administrator must apply proper separate accounting of transferred amounts to comply with this Section 6.01(C)(4)(f).

          (g) Designated IRA. A Participant may request and receive distribution of his/her Designated IRA Account at any time, subject the requirements of Code §401(a)(9) and the regulations thereunder as applicable to IRAs. Section 6.04 does not apply to Designated IRA Contributions.

     (5) Hardship. See Section 6.07 regarding requirements for In-Service Distributions and for post-Separation from Service or Severance from Employment distribution accelerations, based on hardship.

     6.02 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS.

(A) Lifetime RMDs.

     (1) RBD. The Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute or to commence distribution to the Participant of the Participant's entire Vested Account Balance no later than the Participant's RBD.

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     (2) Amount of RMD for each DCY. During the Participant's lifetime, the RMD that will be distributed for each DCY is the lesser of:

          (a) ULT amount. The quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's RMD Account Balance by the distribution period in the ULT, using the Participant's age as of the Participant's birthday in the DCY; or

          (b) SLT/younger spouse. If the Participant's sole Designated Beneficiary for the DCY is the Participant's spouse who is more than 10 years younger than the Participant, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's RMD Account Balance by the distribution period in the JLT using the Participant's and spouse's attained ages as of the Participant's and spouse's birthdays in the DCY.

     (3) Lifetime RMDs continue through year of Participant's death. RMDs will be determined under this Section 6.02(A) beginning with the first DCY and up to and including the DCY that includes the Participant's date of death or until the Participant's Vested Account Balance is completely distributed.

(B) Death RMDs.

     (1) Death of Participant before DCD. If the Participant dies before the DCD, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute or commence distribution to the Participant of the Participant's Vested Accrued Benefit no later than as follows:

          (a) Spouse sole Designated Beneficiary. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02(B)(1)(e), if the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole Designated Beneficiary, then distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2, if later.

               (i) Death of spouse. If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole Designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse are required to begin, then this Section 6.02(B)(1) (other than Section 6.02(B)(1)(a)) will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.

          (b) Other Designated Beneficiary. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02(B)(1)(e), if the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole Designated Beneficiary, then distributions to the Designated Beneficiary will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died.

          (c) No Designated Beneficiary/"5-year rule." If there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the calendar year of the Participant's death, the Participant's entire interest will be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death.

         (d) Participant survived by Designated Beneficiary/"Life Expectancy rule." If there is a Designated Beneficiary, the RMD for each DCY after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's RMD Account Balance by the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant's Designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in Section 6.02(B)(2)(a).

          (e) 5-year or Life Expectancy rule; possible election. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether distribution of the Participant's Account in the case of death before the DCD will be made in accordance with the Life Expectancy rule under Section 6.02(B)(1)(d) or the 5-year rule under Section 6.02(B)(1)(c). The Employer's election may permit a Designated Beneficiary to elect which of these rules will apply or may specify which rule applies. However, the Life Expectancy rule (whether subject to election or not) applies only in the case of a Designated Beneficiary. The 5-year rule applies as to any Beneficiary who is not a Designated Beneficiary. A permitted election under this Section 6.02(B)(1)(e) must be made no later than the earlier of September 30 of the calendar year in which distribution would be required to begin under Section 6.02(B)(1), or by September 30 of the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the Participant's (or, if applicable, surviving spouse's) death. In the absence of a timely election, the Life Expectancy rule applies unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to apply the 5-year rule.

     (2) Death on or after DCD. This Section 6.02(B)(2) applies if the Participant dies on or after his/her DCD.

          (a) Participant survived by Designated Beneficiary. If there is a Designated Beneficiary, the RMD for each DCY after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's RMD Account Balance by the longer of the Participant's remaining Life Expectancy or the Designated Beneficiary's remaining Life Expectancy, determined as follows:

               (i) Participant's life expectancy. The Participant's remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

               (ii) Spouse as sole Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole Designated Beneficiary, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each DCY after the year of the Participant's death using the surviving spouse's age as of the spouse's birthday in that year. For DCYs after the year of the surviving spouse's death, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse's birthday in the calendar year of the spouse's death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year.

     (iii) Non-Spouse Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole Designated Beneficiary, the Designated Beneficiary's remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of

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the Beneficiary in the year following the year of the Participant's death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

          (b) No Designated Beneficiary. If there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year after the year of the Participant's death, the RMD for each DCY after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's Account Balance by the Participant's remaining Life Expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

(C) Distribution Methods. Nothing in this Section 6.02 gives any Participant or any Beneficiary the right to receive a distribution of the Participant's Account under any method or at a time which the Plan does not permit. Unless the Participant's Vested Account Balance is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a Lump Sum on or before the RBD, as of the first DCY, distributions will be made in accordance with Section 6.02(A) and (B), but subject to the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections regarding the method of distribution. If the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements of Code §401(a)(9) and the applicable Treasury regulations. If the Adoption Agreement limits distributions to a Lump Sum, the Plan will distribute the Participant's entire Vested Account Balance in the form of a Lump Sum on or before the Participant's RBD, or if applicable, at the time determined in Section 6.02(B), but subject to the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections regarding timing of the distribution. See Section 6.03(B) regarding Participant and Beneficiary elections.

(D) Operating Rules.

     (1) Precedence. The requirements of this Section 6.02 will take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan.

     (2) Requirements of Treasury regulations incorporated. All distributions required under this Section 6.02 will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury regulations under Code §401(a)(9) and the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement of Code §401(a)(9)(G).

     (3) TEFRA Section 242(b)(2) elections. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6.02, distributions may be made under Section 6.10.

     (4) 2002 DCY election. This Section 6.02 applies to RMDs for the 2002 DCY unless the Employer in Appendix B elects that 2002 RMDs are to be determined in accordance with the RMD rules in effect under the 1987 or 2001 proposed Treasury regulations under Code §401(a)(9), in lieu of this Section 6.02. Any such election applies to the 2002 DCY only and the provisions of this Section 6.02 apply for DCYs beginning after 2002.

(E) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Section 6.02.

     (1) Designated Beneficiary. A "Designated Beneficiary" means an individual who is a Beneficiary under Section 7.05 and who is a designated beneficiary under Code §401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (a)(9)-4, Q&As-4 and -5.

     (2) DCY. A DCY is a distribution calendar year for which an RMD is required. For RMDs beginning before the Participant's death, the first DCY is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participant's RBD. For RMDs beginning after the Participant's death, the first DCY is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under Section 6.02(B). The RMD for the Participant's first DCY will be made on or before the Participant's RBD. The RMD for other DCYs, including the RMD for the DCY in which the Participant's RBD occurs, will be made on or before December 31 of that DCY.

     (3) DCD. A DCD is a distribution commencement date and generally means the Participant's RBD. However, if Section 6.02(B)(1)(a)(i) applies, the DCD is the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 6.02(B)(1)(a). If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocably commence to the Participant before the otherwise applicable DCD, then the DCD is the date distributions actually commence.

     (4) JLT. The JLT is the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (a)(9)-9, Q/A-3.

     (5) Life Expectancy. Life Expectancy refers to life expectancy as computed under the SLT.

     (6) Participant's RMD Account Balance. A Participant's RMD Account Balance is the account balance as of the last Valuation Date in the VCY increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the Account Balance as of dates in the VCY after the Valuation Date and decreased by distributions made in the VCY after the Valuation Date. The Account Balance for the VCY includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan either in the VCY or in the DCY if distributed or transferred in the VCY.

     (7) RBD. A Participant's RBD is his/her required beginning date determined as follows:

          (a) More than 5% owner. A Participant's RBD is the April 1 of the calendar year following the close of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 if the Participant is a more than 5% owner (as defined in Code §416(i)(B)) as to the Plan Year ending in that calendar year. If a Participant is a more than 5% owner at the close of the relevant calendar year, the Participant may not discontinue RMDs notwithstanding the Participant's subsequent change in ownership status.

          (b) Other Participants. If the Participant is not a more than 5% owner, his/her RBD is the April 1 of the calendar year following the close of the calendar year in which the Participant incurs a Separation from Service or, if later, the April 1 following the close of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2.

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          (c) Election as to RBD. The Employer in Appendix B may elect that the Plan Administrator continue to apply (indefinitely or to a specified date) the RBD definition in effect prior to 1997 ("pre-SBJPA RBD"). A Participant's pre-SBJPA RBD (if applicable) is April 1 following the close of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2.

     (8) RMD. An RMD is the required minimum distribution the Plan must make to a Participant or Beneficiary for a DCY. The Plan Administrator determines an RMD without regard to vesting, but in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9) -5, the Plan only will distribute an RMD to the extent that the amount distributed is Vested.

     (9) SLT. The SLT is the Single Life Table set forth in Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9) -9, Q/A-1.

     (10) ULT. The ULT is the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9) -9, Q/A-2.

     (11) VCY. A VCY is a valuation calendar year, which is the calendar year immediately preceding a DCY.

     6.03 POST-SEPARATION (SEVERANCE), LIFE TIMER MD, AND BENEFICIARY DISTRIBUTION METHODS. Distribution of a Participant's Account: (i) after Separation from Service (or Severance from Employment); (ii) during employment but where the lifetime RMD requirements under Section 6.02(A) apply; and (iii) to a Beneficiary after the Participant's death, are subject to the distribution methods in this Section 6.03.

(A) Plan Available Methods.

     (1) Participant methods. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect one or more of the following distribution methods applicable to a Participant: (i) Lump-Sum; (ii) Installments; (iii) Installments but only if the Participant is required to receive RMDs under Section 6.02; (iv) Alternative Annuity; (v) Ad-Hoc; or (vi) any other method the Employer describes in its Adoption Agreement which is not inconsistent with Applicable Law. If Section 6.04 applies, the distribution must be a QJSA unless waived. In the event of a QJSA waiver, the distribution will be made under the alternative method the Participant elects, in accordance with this Section 6.03.

     (2) Beneficiary Methods. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect one or more of the following distribution methods applicable to a Beneficiary: (i) Lump-Sum; (ii) Installments, provided any Installment is in an amount at least equal to the RMD for a DCY; (iii) Ad-Hoc, provided the Beneficiary must receive a distribution in an amount at least equal to the RMD for a DCY; or (iv) QPSA if the Plan is subject to Section 6.04. Under a Plan subject to Section 6.04, a surviving spouse Beneficiary may elect to waive the QPSA in favor of another Beneficiary distribution method the Plan permits. See Section 6.04(B)(5). See Sections 6.02(B)(1)(e) and 6.02(C) as to distribution timing elections and elections relating to death of the Participant before the DCD.

     (3) Definition of Lump–Sum. A LumpSum means a single payment and includes, but is not limited to, a "lump-sum distribution" under Code §402(d)(4). If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to limit distributions to a Lump-Sum, all Plan distributions must be made in this form, including all RMDs under Section 6.02.

     (4) Definition of Installments. Installments means payment in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual or other installments over a fixed reasonable period of time, not exceeding the Life Expectancy of the Participant, or the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the Participant and his/her designated Beneficiary. To facilitate an Installment distribution the Plan Administrator under Section 7.04(A)(2)(c) may direct the Trustee to place all or any part of the Participant's Account Balance in a Segregated Account.

          (a) Installments only for Lifetime RMDs. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects Installments only if a Participant is subject to lifetime RMDs under Section 6.02(A), and does not elect Installments generally, only the affected Participants are entitled to an Installment distribution under the Plan. Any such Installment must satisfy Section 6.02(A).

          (b) Installment acceleration.A Participant or Beneficiary receiving an Installment distribution may, at any time, elect to accelerate the payment of all, or any portion, of the Participant's unpaid Vested Account Balance.

     (5) Definition of Alternative Annuity. An Alternative Annuity means distribution of an Annuity Contract which is not a QJSA or a QPSA. The Alternative Annuity must be based on the life of the Participant or upon the joint lives of the Participant and a Designated Beneficiary. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will describe the material characteristics of any Alternative Annuity available under the Plan. If Section 6.04 does not apply to the overall Plan, the Employer will not elect an Alternative Annuity.

     (6) Definition of Ad-Hoc. Ad-Hoc means the Participant or Beneficiary may at any time after Separation from Service (or Severance from Employment) elect distribution of all or any part of his/her Account or of specified Accounts under the Plan. The Plan Administrator may adopt a policy regarding Ad-Hoc distributions imposing a reasonable minimum distribution amount, frequency limitations or other reasonable administrative conditions.

(B) Participant and Beneficiary Elections. Subject to any contrary requirements imposed by Sections 6.01, 6.02, this Section 6.03 or 6.04, and also subject to Section 8.04 as to the form of distribution (cash or property), a Participant or Beneficiary may elect any method or timing of distribution the Plan permits.

     (1) Participant election as to Beneficiary. The Participant, on a form prescribed by the Plan Administrator, may elect the distribution method which will apply to any Beneficiary, including his/her surviving spouse. The Participant's election may limit any

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Beneficiary's right to increase or to reduce the frequency or the amount of any payments.

     (2) If no election. If a Participant or Beneficiary does not make a timely election as to the distribution method and timing as the Plan may permit, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute a Lump-Sum as soon as is practical and at the earliest date the Plan permits distribution but not later than the date the Plan requires distribution. If the Plan does not permit a Lump-Sum distribution, the Plan Administrator will direct distribution under any other method the Plan permits. If the Plan permits an election as to cash or property, in the absence of an election, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute cash, subject to Section 8.04.

     (3) Combination of methods. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to permit more than one distribution method under this Section 6.03, a Participant or Beneficiary may elect any combination of the available methods either as to different Accounts or as to specified amounts subject to distribution.

     (4) No third party discretion. No third party, including the Employer, the Plan Administrator and the Trustee, may exercise discretion over any Participant or Beneficiary election of the method of distribution, provided the election is made in accordance with the Plan.

     (5) Lump-Sum only if Account does not exceed $5,000. Any distribution elections permitted under this Section 6.03 are available only if the Participant's Vested Account Balance, as determined under Section 6.01(A)(4), exceeds $5,000, unless the Employer elects to apply any lesser amount in Appendix B. If the Participant's Vested Account Balance does not exceed $5,000 (or such lesser amount the Employer elects in Appendix B), the Trustee will distribute the balance in a Lump-Sum (which will be a Cash-Out Distribution if the Participant's Account Balance is not 100% Vested) without regard to Section 6.04.

     (6) Sourcing election. If a Participant or Beneficiary who will receive a partial (non-corrective) distribution of his/her Plan Account has both a Roth Deferral Account (or some other Account with tax basis) and one or more pre-tax Accounts including a Pre-Tax Deferral Account, the Participant or Beneficiary may elect the Account source(s) and composition (contributions or Earnings) of the distribution unless such elections are contrary to Applicable Law. This Section 6.03(B)(6) as to election of Account sources from among multiple sources does not apply to the extent that a Participant or Beneficiary is eligible under the Plan terms to receive a distribution only from one specific Account source. In the absence of a Participant or Beneficiary election, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine the Account source(s) from which the Trustee will make the distribution and will determine whether such amounts distributed consist of the Account contributions or of Account Earnings or both, unless such Plan Administrator determinations are contrary to Applicable Law.

     (7) Application to alternate payees. This Section 6.03 applies to an alternate payee in the same manner as if the alternate payee were the Participant. See Section 6.05 as to the right of a QDRO alternate payee to elect the distribution method applicable to the alternate payee's distribution.

(C) Modification. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to modify the methods of payment available under the Plan, consistent with this Section 6.03. If the Employer's Plan is a Restated Plan, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement and in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.41 1 (d)-4, may elect to eliminate from the prior Plan certain Protected Benefits.

     6.04 ANNUITY DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS AND TO SURVIVING SPOUSES.

(A) Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity (QJSA). The Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute a married or unmarried Participant's Vested Account Balance in the form of a QJSA, unless the Participant, and spouse if the Participant is married, waive the QJSA in accordance with this Section 6.04(A) or unless Section 6.04(II) applies.

     (1) Definition of QJSA if married. If, as of the Annuity Starting Date, the Participant is married (even if the Participant has not been married throughout the one year period ending on the Annuity Starting Date), a QJSA is an immediate Annuity Contract which is purchasable with the Participant's Vested Account Balance and which provides a Life Annuity for the Participant and a Survivor Annuity payable for the remaining life of the Participant's surviving spouse equal to 50% of the amount of the annuity payable during the life of the Participant.

     (2) Definition of QJSA if not married.If, as of the Annuity Starting Date, the Participant is not married, a QJSA is an immediate Life Annuity Contract for the Participant which is purchasable with the Participant's Vested Account Balance.

     (3) Modification of QJSA benefit.The Employer in Appendix B may elect a different percentage (more than 50% but not exceeding 100%) for the Survivor Annuity.

     (4) Definitions of Life/Survivor Annuity. A Life Annuity means an Annuity Contract payable to the Participant in equal installments for the life of the Participant that terminates upon the Participant's death. A Survivor Annuity means an Annuity Contract payable to the Participant's surviving spouse in equal installments for the life of the surviving spouse that terminates upon the death of the surviving spouse.

     (5) QJSA notice/timing. A Participant may elect distribution of the QJSA at the earliest retirement age under the Plan, which is the earliest date on which the Participant could elect to receive retirement benefits. At least 30 days and not more than 90 days before the Participant's Annuity Starting Date, the Plan Administrator must provide the Participant a written explanation of the terms and conditions of the QJSA, the Participant's right to make, and the effect of, an election to waive the QJSA benefit, the rights of the Participant's spouse regarding the waiver election and the Participant's right to make, and the effect of, a revocation of a waiver election.

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     (6) Waiver frequency and timing. The Plan does not limit the number of times the Participant may revoke a waiver of the QJSA or make a new waiver during the election period. The Participant (and his/her spouse, if the Participant is married), may revoke an election to receive a particular form of benefit at any time until the Annuity Starting Date.

     (7) Married Participant waiver. A married Participant's QJSA waiver election is not valid unless: (i) the Participant's spouse (to whom the Survivor Annuity is payable under the QJSA), after the Participant has received the QJSA notice, has consented in writing to the waiver election, the spouse's consent acknowledges the effect of the election, and a notary public or the Plan Administrator (or his/her representative) witnesses the spouse's consent; (ii) the spouse consents to the alternative method of payment designated by the Participant or to any change in that designated method of payment; and (iii) unless the spouse is the Participant's sole primary Beneficiary, the spouse consents to the Participant's Beneficiary designation or to any change in the Participant's Beneficiary designation.

          (a) Effect of spousal consent/blanket waiver.

The spouse's consent to a waiver of the QJSA is irrevocable, unless the Participant revokes the waiver election. The spouse may execute a blanket consent to the Participant's future payment form election or Beneficiary designation, if the spouse acknowledges the right to limit his/her consent to a specific designation but, in writing, waives that right.

          (b) Spousal consent not required. The Plan Administrator will accept as valid a waiver election which does not satisfy the spousal consent requirements if the Plan Administrator establishes: (i) the Participant does not have a spouse; (ii) the spouse cannot be located; (iii) the Participant is legally separated or has been abandoned (within the meaning of applicable state law) and the Participant has a court order to that effect; or (iv) other circumstances exist under which Applicable Law excuses the spousal consent requirement. If the Participant's spouse is legally incompetent to give consent, the spouse's legal guardian (even if the guardian is the Participant) may give consent.

(B) Qualified Preretirement Survivor Annuity (QPSA). If a married Participant dies prior to his/her Annuity Starting Date, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute a portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance to the Participant's surviving spouse in the form of a QPSA, unless the Participant has a valid waiver election in effect. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to apply the "one-year marriage rule." If the Employer elects to apply the one-year marriage rule, the QPSA benefit does not apply unless the Participant and his/her spouse were married throughout the one year period ending on the date of the Participant's death.

     (1) Definition of QPSA. A QPSA is an Annuity Contract which is purchasable with 50% of the Participant's Vested Account Balance (determined as of the date of the Participant's death) and which is payable for the life of the Participant's surviving spouse.

     (2) Modification of QPSA. The Employer in Appendix B may elect a different percentage (more than 50% but not exceeding 100%) for the QPSA.

     (3) Ordering rule. The value of the QPSA is attributable to Employer Contributions, to Pre-Tax Deferrals, to Roth Deferrals, and to Employee Contributions in the same proportion as the Participant's Vested Account Balance is attributable to those contributions.

     (4) Disposition of remaining balance. The portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance not payable as a QPSA is payable to the Participant's Beneficiary, in accordance with the remaining provisions of this Article VI.

     (5) Surviving spouse elections. If the Participant's Vested Account Balance which the Trustee would apply to purchase the QPSA exceeds $5,000, the Participant's surviving spouse may elect to have the Trustee commence payment of the QPSA at any time following the date of the Participant's death, but not later than Section 6.02 requires, and may elect any of the methods of payment described in Section 6.03, in lieu of the QPSA. In the absence of an election by the surviving spouse, the Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute the QPSA on the earliest administratively practicable date following the close of the Plan Year in which the latest of the following events occurs: (a) the Participant's death; (b) the date the Plan Administrator receives notification of or otherwise confirms the Participant's death; (c) the date the Participant would have attained Normal Retirement Age; or (d) the date the Participant would have attained age 62.

     (6) QPSA notice/timing. The Plan Administrator must provide a written explanation of the QPSA to each married Participant within the following period which ends last: (a) the period beginning on the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 32 and ending on the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 34; (b) a reasonable period after an Employee becomes a Participant; or (c) a reasonable period after Section 6.04 of the Plan becomes applicable to the Participant. A "reasonable period" described in clauses (b) and (c) is the period beginning one year before and ending one year after the applicable event. If the Participant incurs a Separation from Service before attaining age 35, clauses (a), (b), and (c) do not apply and the Plan Administrator must provide the QPSA notice within the period beginning one year before and ending one year after the Separation from Service. If the Participant thereafter returns to employment with the Employer, the Plan Administrator will redetermine the applicable period. The QPSA notice must describe, in a manner consistent with Treasury regulations, the terms and conditions of the QPSA and of the waiver of the QPSA, comparable to the QJSA notice required under Section 6.04(A)(5).

     (7) Waiver frequency and timing. The Plan does not limit the number of times the Participant may revoke a waiver of the QPSA or make a new waiver during the election period. The election period for waiver of the QPSA ends on the date of the Participant's death. A Participant's

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QPSA waiver election is not valid unless the Participant makes the waiver election after the Participant has received the QPSA notice and no earlier than the first day of the Plan Year in which he/she attains age 35. However, if the Participant incurs a Separation from Service prior to the first day of the Plan Year in which he/she attains age 35, the Plan Administrator will accept a waiver election as to the Participant's Account Balance attributable to his/her Service prior to his/her Separation from Service. In addition, if a Participant who has not incurred a Separation from Service makes a valid waiver election, except for the age 35 Plan Year timing requirement above, the Plan Administrator will accept that election as valid, but only until the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 35.

     (8) Spousal consent to waiver. A Participant's QPSA waiver is not valid unless the Participant's spouse (to whom the QPSA is payable) satisfies or is excused from the consent requirements as described in Section 6.04(A)(7), except the spouse need not consent to the form of benefit payable to the designated Beneficiary. The spouse's consent to the waiver of the QPSA is irrevocable, unless the Participant revokes the waiver election. The spouse also may execute a blanket consent as described in Section 6.04(A)(7)(a).

(C) Effect of Waiver. If the Participant has in effect a valid waiver election regarding the QJSA or the QPSA, the Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute the Participant's Vested Account Balance in accordance with Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03.

(D) Loan Offset. The Plan Administrator will reduce the Participant's Vested Account Balance by any security interest (pursuant to any offset rights authorized by Section 6.06) held by the Plan by reason of a Participant loan, to determine the value of the Participant's Vested Account Balance distributable in the form of a QJSA or QPSA, provided the loan satisfied the spousal consent requirement described in Section 7.06(D).

(E) Effect of QDRO. For purposes of applying this Article VI, a former spouse (in lieu of the Participant's current spouse) is the Participant's spouse or surviving spouse to the extent provided under a QDRO described in Section 6.05. The provisions of this Section 6.04 apply separately to the portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance subject to a QDRO and to the portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance not subject to the QDRO.

(F) Vested Account Balance Not Exceeding $5,000.The Trustee must distribute in a Lump-Sum a Participant's Vested Account Balance which the Trustee otherwise under Section 6.04 would apply to provide a QJSA or QPSA benefit, where the Participant's Vested Account Balance determined under Section 6.01(A)(4) does not exceed $5,000, unless the Employer elects to apply any lesser amount in Appendix B.

(G) Profit Sharing Plan Exception. If this Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect whether the preceding provisions of Section 6.04 apply to all Participants or only to Participants who are not Exempt Participants.

     (1) Definition of Exempt Participants. All Participants are Exempt Participants except the following Participants to whom Section 6.04 must be applied: (a) a Participant as respects whom the Plan is a direct or indirect transferee from a plan subject to the Code §417 requirements and the Plan received the Transfer after December 31, 1984, unless the Transfer is an Elective Transfer described in Section 11.06(E); (b) a Participant who elects a Life Annuity distribution (if Section 11.02(C)(3) of the Plan requires the Plan to provide a Life Annuity distribution option); or (c) a Participant whose benefits under a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the Employer are offset by benefits provided under this Plan.

     (2) Transfers. If a Participant receives a Transfer under Section 6.04(G)(1), clause (a) above, the Plan Administrator may elect to apply Section 6.04 only to the Participant's transferred balance and not to the Participant's remaining Account Balance provided that the Plan Administrator accounts properly for such balances.

     (3) Distribution to Exempt Participant.The Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute the Exempt Participant's Vested Account Balance in accordance with Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03.

     (4) Exempt Participant Beneficiary designation. See Section 7.05(A)(3) as to requirements relating to a married Exempt Participant's Beneficiary designation.

     6.05 QDRO DISTRIBUTIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Trustee, in accordance with the direction of the Plan Administrator, must comply with the provisions of a QDRO, as defined in Code §414(p)(1)(A), which is issued with respect to the Plan.

(A) Distribution at Any Time. This Plan specifically permits distribution to an alternate payee under a QDRO at any time, irrespective of whether the Participant has attained his/her earliest retirement age (as defined under Code §414(p)(4)(B)) under the Plan. However, a distribution to an alternate payee prior to the Participant's attainment of earliest retirement age is available only if: (1) the QDRO specifies distribution at that time or permits an agreement between the Plan and the alternate payee to authorize an earlier distribution; and (2) if the present value of the alternate payee's benefits under the Plan exceeds $5,000, and the QDRO requires the alternate payee's consent to any distribution occurring prior to the Participant's attainment of earliest retirement age, the alternate payee gives such consent.

(B) Plan Terms Otherwise Apply. Except as to timing of distribution commencement under Section 6.05(A), nothing in this Section 6.05 gives a Participant or an alternate payee a right to receive a type or method of distribution, to receive any option, or to increase benefits in a manner that the Plan does not permit.

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status of a domestic relations order (as defined under Code §414(p)(1)(B).

     (1) Notices and order status. Upon receiving a domestic relations order, the Plan Administrator promptly will notify the Participant and any alternate payee named in the order, in writing, of the receipt of the order and the Plan's procedures for determining the qualified status of the order. Within a reasonable period of time after receiving the domestic relations order, the Plan Administrator must determine the qualified status of the order and must notify the Participant and each alternate payee, in writing, of the Plan Administrator's determination. The Plan Administrator must provide notice under this Section 6.05(C)(1) by mailing to the individual's address specified in the domestic relations order, or in a manner consistent with DOL regulations.

     (2) Interim amounts payable. If any portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance is payable under the domestic relations order during the period the Plan Administrator is making its determination of the qualified status of the domestic relations order, the Plan Administrator must maintain a separate accounting of the amounts payable. If the Plan Administrator determines the order is a QDRO within 18 months of the date amounts first are payable following receipt of the domestic relations order, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute the payable amounts in accordance with the QDRO. If the Plan Administrator does not make its determination of the qualified status of the order within the 18-month determination period, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute the payable amounts in the manner the Plan would distribute if the order did not exist and will apply the order prospectively if the Plan Administrator later determines the order is a QDRO.

     (3) Segregated Account. To the extent it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the QDRO, the Plan Administrator under Section 7.04(A)(2)(c) may direct the Trustee to segregate the QDRO amount in a Segregated Account. The Trustee will make any payments or distributions required under this Section 6.05 by separate benefit checks or other separate distribution to the alternate payee(s).

     6.06 DEFAULTED LOAN – TIMING OF OFFSET. If a Participant or a Beneficiary defaults on a Plan loan, the Plan Administrator will determine the timing of the reduction (offset) of the Participant's Vested Account Balance in accordance with this Section 6.06 and the Plan Administrator's loan policy.

(A) Offset if Distributable Event. If, under the loan policy a loan default also is a distributable event under the Plan, the Trustee, at the time of the loan default, will offset the Participant's Vested Account Balance by the lesser of the amount in default (including accrued interest) or the Plan's security interest in that Vested Account Balance.

(B) Restricted Accounts. If the loan is from a Restricted Pension Account and the loan default is a distributable event under the loan policy, the Trustee will offset the Participant's Account Balance in the manner described in Section 6.06(A) only if the Participant has incurred a Separation from Service or has attained Normal Retirement Age. If a 401(k) Plan makes the loan, to the extent the loan is attributable to the Participant's Restricted 401(k) Accounts, the Trustee will not offset the Participant's Vested Account Balance prior to the earlier of the date the Participant incurs a Severance from Employment or the date the Participant attains age 59 1/2. Consistent with its loan policy, the Plan Administrator also may offset a Participant's defaulted loan upon Plan termination, provided the Participant's Account Balance is distributable upon Plan termination.

     6.07 HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to permit a hardship distribution to an electing Participant. If the Employer elects to permit hardship distributions, the Employer, consistent with the Adoption Agreement and Applicable Law, will elect: (i) which Accounts are available for a hardship distribution; (ii) whether the Plan Administrator will administer the hardship distributions in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of Section 6.07(A) or, as may be permitted by Applicable Law, under the non-safe harbor provisions of Section 6.07(B); and (iii) whether the hardship distribution is an In-Service Distribution, an acceleration of a distribution occurring after Severance from Employment/Separation from Service, or both. The Employer in its Profit Sharing Plan Adoption Agreement may elect to apply the safe harbor rules.

(A) Safe Harbor Need/Necessity.

     (1) Deemed immediate and heavy need. For purposes of this Plan, a safe harbor hardship distribution is a distribution on account of one or more of the following immediate and heavy financial needs: (a) expenses for (or necessary to obtain) medical care for the Participant, for the Participant's spouse, or for any of the Participant's dependents that would be deductible under Code §213(d) (determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income); (b) costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence of the Participant; (c) payment of post-secondary education tuition and related educational fees (including room and board), for the next 12-month period, for the Participant, for the Participant's spouse, for the Participant's children, or for any of the Participant's dependents; (d) payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from his/her principal residence or the foreclosure of the mortgage on the Participant's principal residence; (e) payments for the funeral or burial expenses for the Participant's deceased parent, spouse, child, or dependent; or (f) expenses to repair damage to the Participant's principal residence that would qualify for a casualty loss deduction under Code § 165 (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income). Clauses (e) and (f) only apply as of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date. As used in this Section 6.07(A)(1), the term "dependent" means a dependent as defined in Code § 152 but for Taxable Years beginning after 2004 as applied to clause (e), means without regard to Code § 152(d)(1)(B) and, for purposes of clause (c), means as applied without regard to Code §§152(b)(1) or (2) and 152(d)(1)(B). Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Plan Administrator in applying this Section 6.07 may elect to limit the term "dependent" to

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those persons whom the Participant may claim as a dependent on IRS Form 1040. The administrative forms related to hardship distributions will reflect which of these definitions of "dependent" the Plan Administrator has elected to apply.

     (2) Deemed necessity. The following restrictions apply to a Participant who receives a safe harbor hardship distribution: (a) the Participant may not make Elective Deferrals or Employee Contributions to the Plan and other plans (described below) maintained by the Employer for the 6-month period (or any longer period the Plan Administrator may specify in a hardship distribution policy) following the date of his/her hardship distribution; (b) the distribution may not exceed the amount of the Participant's immediate and heavy financial need (including any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution); and (c) the Participant must have obtained all distributions (including distribution of Code §404(k) ESOP dividends), other than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable loans (determined at the time of the loan) currently available under the Plan and all other plans (described below) maintained by the Employer. "Other plans" for purposes of clauses (a) and (c) means all other qualified plans and all nonqualified plans of deferred compensation maintained by the Employer including a cash or deferred arrangement that is part of a cafeteria plan under Code § 125 (but excluding the mandatory employee contribution portion of a Defined Benefit Plan or a health or welfare benefit plan, including one that is part of a cafeteria plan). For purposes of clause (a), "other plans" also includes stock option, stock purchase and other similar plans maintained by the Employer.

(B) Non-safe Harbor Need/Necessity. For purposes of this Plan, a non-safe harbor hardship distribution is a distribution on account of an immediate and heavy financial need. The distribution cannot exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the need (including any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution). The Plan will not make a non-safe harbor hardship distribution if the Participant may relieve the need from other resources that are reasonably available to the Participant. The Plan Administrator will administer a hardship distribution under this Section 6.07(B) in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.401 (k)- 1 (d)(3)(iv), but excluding paragraph (E) thereof.

(C) Policy/Reliance. The Plan Administrator may adopt a uniform and nondiscriminatory policy regarding hardship distributions including objective standards for determining whether a Participant has an immediate and heavy financial need and for substantiating the extent of the Participant's need. The Plan Administrator, absent actual contrary knowledge, may rely on a Participant's written representation that the distribution is on account of hardship (as defined in Section 6.07(A)(1)), that the distribution satisfies Section 6.07(B) and/or that the distribution satisfies clause (b) under 6.07(A)(2).

(D) No Counterproductive Actions. A Participant, to establish necessity under either Sections 6.07(A)(2) or 6.07(B) need not take counterproductive actions as would increase the financial need. Such actions include, but are not limited to, being required to first take a Participant loan to purchase a principal residence where such a loan would result in the Participant's disqualification from obtaining other necessary financing.

(E) Restrictions on Amount; Grandfathered Amounts.

The maximum amount distributable from Elective Deferrals as a hardship distribution may not exceed the amount equal to the Participant's total Elective Deferrals as of the hardship distribution date, reduced by the amount of any Elective Deferrals previously distributed to the Participant based on hardship or otherwise. QMACs and QNECs, and any Earnings on such contributions, and Earnings on the Participant's Elective Deferrals, credited as of December 31, 1988 (collectively, "grandfathered amounts"), increase the amount of the maximum available hardship distribution only if the Employer in Appendix B elects to include such amounts. The restrictions of this Section 6.07(E) do not apply to hardship distributions from Nonelective Contributions, Regular Matching Contributions or Additional Matching Contributions and such distributions also may include Earnings on such Accounts. No hardship distribution is available from Safe harbor Contribution Accounts.

(F) Ordering. If the Plan permits a hardship distribution from more than one Account type, the Participant or the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 6.03(B)(6) will determine the ordering of a Participant's hardship distribution from the hardship distribution eligible Accounts, including ordering as between the Participant's Pre-Tax Deferral Account and Roth Deferral Account, if any, provided that any ordering is consistent with any restriction on hardship distributions under this Section 6.07.

(G) Prototype and Volume Submitter Plans. A Participant's hardship distribution made from Elective Deferrals under a Prototype Plan must comply with the safe harbor rules of Section 6.07(A). A Participant's hardship distribution made from the Nonelective Contribution, Regular Matching Contribution or Additional Matching Contribution Accounts under a Prototype Plan, as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, may comply with the safe harbor rules of Section 6.07(A) or the non-safe harbor rules of Section 6.07(B). A Volume Submitter Plan, as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, may provide hardship distributions under the safe harbor rules of Section 6.07(A) or under the non-safe harbor hardship distribution rules of Section 6.07(B).

     6.08 DIRECT ROLLOVER OF ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.

(A) Participant Election. A Participant (including for this purpose, a former Employee) may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to have any portion of his/her Eligible Rollover Distribution from the Plan paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Participant in a Direct Rollover. For purposes of this Section 6.08, a Participant includes as to their respective interests, a Participant's surviving spouse and the Participant's spouse or former spouse who is an alternate payee under a QDRO.

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(B) Rollover and Withholding Notice. At least 30 days but not more than 90 days prior to the Trustee's distribution of an Eligible Rollover Distribution, the Plan Administrator must provide a written notice (including a summary notice as permitted under applicable Treasury regulations) explaining to the distributee the rollover option, the applicability of mandatory 20% federal withholding to any amount not directly rolled over, and the recipient's right to roll over the distribution within 60 days after the date of receipt of the distribution ("rollover notice"). If applicable, the rollover notice also must explain the availability of income averaging and the exclusion of net unrealized appreciation. A recipient of an Eligible Rollover Distribution (whether he/she elects a Direct Rollover or elects to receive the distribution), also may elect to receive distribution at any administratively practicable time which is earlier than 30 days (but more than 7 days if Section 6.04 applies) following receipt of the rollover notice.

(C) Default Rollover. The Plan Administrator, in the case of a Participant who does not respond timely to the rollover notice, may make a Direct Rollover of the Participant's Account (as described in Revenue Ruling 2000-36 or in any successor guidance, or in any DOL guidance) in lieu of distributing the Participant's Account.

(D) Automatic Rollover. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to provide for Mandatory Distributions described in Section 6.01(A), the Plan Administrator will apply this Section 6.08(D) to all Mandatory Distributions made before the Participant attains the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to apply this Section 6.08(D) to a specified amount or will apply this Section only to such Mandatory Distributions which exceed $1,000. In the event of any Mandatory Distribution subject to this Section 6.08(D) and made on or after March 28, 2005, if the Participant does not elect to have such distribution paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan the Participant specifies in a Direct Rollover or to receive the distribution directly in accordance with Section 6.01(A), then the Plan Administrator will pay the distribution in a Direct Rollover to an Individual Retirement Plan the Plan Administrator designates ("Automatic Rollover"). In the case of a Restated Plan with a restated Effective Date before March 29, 2005, as to any Mandatory Distribution which otherwise would be subject to this Section 6.08(D) except that the distribution occurred before March 29, 2005, the terms of the prior plan document control as to the disposition of the Account.

     (1) Determination of Mandatory Distribution amount.

          (a) Rollovers count. The Plan Administrator, in determining whether a Mandatory Distribution is greater than $1,000 for purposes of this Section 6.08(D), will include the portion of the Participant's distribution attributable to any Rollover Contribution, regardless of the Employer's Adoption Agreement election to include or exclude Rollover Contributions in determining a Mandatory Distribution.

          (b) Roth and Pre-Tax Deferrals. In determining the Mandatory Distribution amount under this Section 6.08(D), the Plan Administrator will aggregate a Participant's Roth Deferral and Pre-Tax Deferral Accounts if each Account Balance exceeds $200. If either the Roth Deferral Account or the Pre-Tax Deferral Account is less than $200, the Plan Administrator will apply this Section 6.08(D) only to the other Account and will not aggregate the Account Balance under $200 with the other Account Balance.

     (2) Beneficiaries, alternate payees and termination. The Automatic Rollover provisions of this Section 6.08(D) do not apply to spousal Beneficiaries, to alternate payees under a QDRO or to distributions upon Plan termination.

(E) Limitation on Employee Contribution and Roth Rollovers.

     (1) Employee Contributions. A Participant's Employee Contribution Account only may be transferred by means of a Direct Rollover to a qualified Defined Contribution Plan described in Code §§401(a) or 403(a) that agrees to account separately for amounts so transferred, including accounting separately for the portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution which is not includible in gross income. A Participant's Employee Contributions also may be transferred by a Direct Rollover or by a 60-day rollover to an Individual Retirement Plan. For purposes of a rollover of a distribution which includes both Employee Contributions and pre-tax amounts, the Plan Administrator will treat the first amounts rolled over as attributable to the pre-tax amounts.

     (2) Roth Deferrals. A Participant's Roth Deferral Account only may be transferred by means of a Direct Rollover to a qualified Defined Contribution Plan described in Code §401(k), or to a Code §403(b) plan that permits Roth deferrals. A Participant also may transfer the taxable portion of his/her Roth Deferral Account by a 60-day rollover to a qualified Defined Contribution Plan under Code §401(k) or to a Code §403(b) plan. A Participant's Roth Deferral Account Contributions also may be transferred by a Direct Rollover or by a 60-day rollover to a Roth Individual Retirement Plan.

(F) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Section 6.08:

     (1) Direct Rollover. A Direct Rollover is a payment by the Plan to the Eligible Retirement Plan the distributee specifies in his/her Direct Rollover election or in the case of an Automatic Rollover, to the Individual Retirement Plan that the Plan Administrator designates.

     (2) Eligible Retirement Plan. An Eligible Retirement Plan is an individual retirement account described in Code §408(a), an individual retirement annuity described in Code §408(b), an annuity plan described in Code §403(a), a qualified trust described in Code §401(a), an arrangement described in Code §403(b), or an eligible deferred compensation plan described in Code §457(b) sponsored by a governmental employer which accepts the

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Participant's or alternate payee's Eligible Rollover Distribution. However, with regard to a Participant's Roth Deferral Account, an Eligible Retirement Plan is a Roth IRA described in Code §408A, a Roth account in another 401(k) plan which permits Roth deferrals or a Roth account in a 403(b) plan which permits Roth deferrals.

     (3) Eligible Rollover Distribution. An Eligible Rollover Distribution is any distribution of all or any portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance, except: (a) any distribution which is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Participant and the Participant's Designated Beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more; (b) any RMD under Section 6.02; (c) the portion of any distribution which is not includible in gross income (except for Roth Deferral Accounts, Employee Contributions and determined without regard to the exclusion of net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities); (d) any hardship distribution; (e) a corrective distribution made under Article IV; (f) a deemed distribution resulting from a defaulted Participant loan which is not also an offset distribution; (g) any other distributions described in Treas. Reg. § 1.402(c) -2; and (h) as to a Direct Rollover, any distribution which otherwise would be an Eligible Rollover Distribution, but where the total distributions to the Participant during that calendar year are reasonably expected to be less than $200. For purposes of clause (h), a Participant's Roth Deferral Account is deemed to constitute a separate plan that is subject to a separate $200 limit. The Plan Administrator, in a form on which a Participant may elect a Direct Rollover, may restrict a Participant from directly rolling over only a part of an Eligible Rollover Distribution where the distribution amount does not exceed $500. In the case of such distribution exceeding $500, the Plan Administrator's form may require that any amount the Participant elects to directly roll over be equal to $500 or a lesser specified amount.

     (4) Individual Retirement Plan.An Individual Retirement Plan is an individual retirement account described in Code §408(a) or an individual retirement annuity described in Code §408(b).

     6.09 REPLACEMENT OF $5,000 AMOUNT. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement under Section 6.01(A)(1) elects no Mandatory Distributions or elects a Mandatory Distribution amount which is less than $5,000, all other Plan references to "$5,000" remain unchanged unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to apply any lesser amount. However, any such override election does not apply to Sections 3.02(D) (relating to Catch-Up Deferrals, 3.10 (relating to SIMPLE Plans) and 3.12(C)(2) (relating to Designated IRAs) and references therein remain at $5,000. If this Plan is a Restated Plan, any Employer election under this Section 6.09 must be consistent with the Plan Administrator's operation of the Plan prior to the Employer's execution of its Restated Plan.

     6.10 TEFRA ELECTIONS.

(A) Application of Election in Lieu of Other Provisions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03, if the Participant (or Beneficiary) signed a written distribution designation prior to January 1, 1984 ("TEFRA election"), the Plan Administrator must direct the Trustee to distribute the Participant's Vested Account Balance in accordance with that election, subject however, to the Survivor Annuity requirements, if applicable, of Section 6.04.

(B) Non-application. This Section 6.10 does not apply to a TEFRA election, and the Plan Administrator will not comply with that election, if any of the following applies: (1) the elected method of distribution would have disqualified the Plan under Code §401(a)(9) as in effect on December 31, 1983; (2) the Participant did not have an Account Balance as of December 31, 1983; (3) the election does not specify the timing and form of the distribution and the death Beneficiaries (in order of priority); (4) the substitution of a Beneficiary modifies the distribution payment period; or, (5) the Participant (or Beneficiary) modifies or revokes the election. In the event of a revocation, the Trustee must distribute, no later than December 31 of the calendar year following the year of revocation, the amount which the Participant would have received under Section 6.02 if the distribution designation had not been in effect or, if the Beneficiary revokes the distribution designation, the amount which the Beneficiary would have received under Section 6.02 if the distribution designation had not been in effect. The Plan Administrator will apply this Section 6.10 to rollovers and Transfers in accordance with Treasury Reg. §1.401(a)(9) -8.

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ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     7.01 EMPLOYER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(A) Information to Plan Administrator. The Employer must supply current information to the Plan Administrator, including the name, date of birth, date of employment, Compensation, leaves of absence, Years of Service and date of Separation from Service of each Employee who is, or who will be eligible to become, a Participant under the Plan, together with any other information which the Plan Administrator considers necessary to administer the Plan. The Employer's records as to the information the Employer furnishes to the Plan Administrator are conclusive as to all persons.

(B) Plan Contributions. The Employer is solely responsible to determine the proper amount of any Employer Contribution it makes to the Plan and for the timely deposit to the Trust of the Employer Contributions.

(C) Employer Action. The Employer must take any action under the Plan in accordance with applicable Plan provisions and with proper authority such that the action is valid under Applicable Law and is binding upon the Employer.

(D) No Responsibility for Others. Except as required under ERISA, the Employer has no responsibility or obligation under the Plan to Employees, Participants or Beneficiaries for any act required of the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, or any other service provider to the Plan (unless the Employer also serves in such capacities).

(E) Indemnity of Certain Fiduciaries. The Employer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Plan Administrator from and against any and all loss, damages or liability to which the Plan Administrator may be subjected by reason of any act or omission (except willful misconduct or gross negligence) in its official capacities in the administration of this Plan or Trust or both, including attorneys' fees and all other expenses reasonably incurred in the Plan Administrator's defense, in case the Employer fails to provide such defense. The indemnification provisions of this Section 7.01(E) do not relieve the Plan Administrator from any liability the Plan Administrator may have under ERISA for breach of a fiduciary duty. The Plan Administrator and the Employer may execute a written agreement further delineating the indemnification agreement of this Section 7.01(E), provided the agreement does not violate ERISA or other Applicable Law. The indemnification provisions of this Section 7.01(E) do not extend to any Trustee, third party administrator, Custodian or other Plan service provider unless so provided in a written agreement executed by such persons and the Employer.

(F) Settlor Expenses. The Employer will pay all reasonable Plan expenses that the Plan Administrator under Section 7.04(C) determines are "settlor expenses" under ERISA.

     7.02 PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.

(A) Compensation and Expenses. The Plan Administrator (and any individuals serving as Plan Administrator) will serve without compensation for services as such (unless the Plan Administrator is not the Employer or an Employee), but the Employer or the Plan will pay all reasonable expenses of the Plan Administrator, in accordance with Section 7.04(C)(2).

(B) Resignation and Removal. If the Employer, under Section 1.41, appoints one or more persons to serve as Plan Administrator, such person(s) shall serve until they resign by written notice to the Employer or until the Employer removes them by written notice. In case of a vacancy in the position of Plan Administrator, the Employer will exercise any and all of the powers, authority, duties and discretion conferred upon the Plan Administrator pending the filling of the vacancy.

(C) General Powers and Duties. The Plan Administrator has the following general powers and duties which are in addition to those the Plan otherwise accords to the Plan Administrator:

     (1) Eligibility/benefit determination. To determine the rights of eligibility of an Employee to participate in the Plan, all factual questions that arise in the course of administering the Plan, the value of a Participant's Account Balance (based on the value of the Trust assets, as determined by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Named Fiduciary) and the Vested percentage of each Participant's Account Balance.

     (2) Rules/policies. To adopt rules of procedure and regulations or policies the Plan Administrator considers reasonable or necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan, provided the rules are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the Code, ERISA or other Applicable Law. The Plan Administrator may, but is not required to reduce such rules, regulations or policies to writing, unless otherwise required under Applicable Law. The Plan Administrator at any time may amend or terminate prospectively any Plan policy without the requirement of a formal Plan amendment. The Employer or Plan Administrator also may create and modify from time to time one or more administrative checklists which are not part of the Plan, but which are for the purpose of tracking certain plan operational features, to generate written policies and plan forms, and to facilitate proper administration of the Plan.

     (3) Construction/enforcement. To construe and enforce the terms of the Plan and the rules, regulations and policies the Plan Administrator adopts, including discretion to interpret the basic plan document, the Adoption Agreement and any document related to the Plan's operation.

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     (4) Distribution/valuation. To direct the Trustee regarding the crediting and distribution of the Trust Fund, to establish additional Valuation Dates, and to direct the Trustee to conduct interim valuations on such Valuation Dates under Section 8.02(C)(4).

     (5) Claims. To review and render decisions regarding a claim for (or denial of a claim for) a benefit under the Plan.

     (6) Information to Employer. To furnish the Employer with information which the Employer may require for tax or other purposes.

     (7) Service providers. To engage the service of agents whom the Plan Administrator may deem advisable to assist it with the performance of its duties.

     (8) Investment Manager. If the Plan Administrator is the Named Fiduciary (or the Named Fiduciary otherwise designates the Plan Administrator to do so), to engage the services of an Investment Manager or Managers (as defined in ERISA §3(38)), each of whom will have full power and authority to manage, acquire or dispose (or direct the Trustee with respect to acquisition or disposition) of any Plan asset under such Investment Manager's control.

     (9) Funding. As the Code or ERISA may require, to establish and maintain a funding policy and a funding standard account and to make credits and charges to that account. The Plan Administrator will review, not less often than annually, all pertinent Employee information and Plan data in order to establish the funding policy of the Plan and to determine the appropriate methods of carrying out the Plan's objectives. The Plan Administrator must communicate periodically, as it deems appropriate, to the Trustee and to any Plan Investment Manager the Plan's short-term and long-term financial needs for the coordination of the Plan's investment policy with Plan financial requirements.

     (10) Records. To maintain Plan records and records of the Plan Administrator's activities, as necessary or appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan.

     (11) Tax returns and other filings. To file with DOL or IRS as may be required, the Plan's informational tax return, and to make such other filings as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or appropriate.

     (12) Notices and disclosures. To give and to make to Participants and to other parties, all Plan related notices and disclosures required by Applicable Law.

     (13) Overpayment. To seek return from a Participant or Beneficiary of any distributed amount which exceeds the distributable Vested Account Balance (or exceeds the amount which otherwise should have been distributed) and to allocate any recovered overpayment in accordance with the Plan terms.

     (14) Catch-all. To make any other determinations and undertake any other actions the Plan Administrator in its discretion believes are necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan (except to the extent that the Employer provides express contrary direction) and to otherwise administer the Plan in accordance with the Plan terms and Applicable Law.

(D) 401(k) Plan Elective Deferrals. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, the Plan Administrator may adopt such policies regarding Elective Deferrals as it deems necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan. The Plan Administrator also will prescribe a Salary Reduction Agreement form for use by Participants. See Section 1.54.

(E) Limitations on Plan Administrator Responsibility.

     (1) Acts of others. Except as required under ERISA, the Plan Administrator has no responsibility or obligation under the Plan to Participants or Beneficiaries for any act required of the Employer, the Trustee, the Custodian or any other service provider to the Plan (unless the Plan Administrator also serves in such capacities).

     (2) Plan contributions. The Plan Administrator is not responsible for collecting any required Plan contribution or to determine the correctness or deductibility of any Employer Contribution.

     (3) Reliance on information. The Plan Administrator in administering the Plan is entitled to, but is not required to rely upon, information which a Participant, Beneficiary, Trustee, Custodian, the Employer, a Plan service provider or representatives thereof provide to the Plan Administrator.

     7.03 DIRECTION OF INVESTMENT.

(A) Employer Direction of Investment. The Employer has the right to direct the discretionary Trustee with respect to the investment and re-investment of assets comprising the Trust Fund only if and to the extent the discretionary Trustee consents in writing to permit such direction. The Employer will direct a nondiscretionary Trustee as to the Trust Fund investments in accordance with Article VIII unless an Investment Manager, the Participants or the Named Fiduciary are directing the nondiscretionary Trustee as to such investments.

(B) Participant Direction of Investment. The Plan Administrator may adopt a policy to permit Participants to direct the investment of one or more of their Plan Accounts, subject to the provisions of this Section 7.03(B). The Plan Administrator may impose reasonable and nondiscriminatory administrative conditions on the Participants' ability to direct their Account investments. For purposes of this Section 7.03(B), a Participant includes a Beneficiary where the Beneficiary has succeeded to the Participant's Account and where the Plan Administrator's policy affords the Beneficiary self-direction rights. However, under the Plan Administrator's policy a Beneficiary may or may not have the same direction of investment rights as a Participant.

     (1) Trustee authorization and procedures. Under any Plan Administrator policy permitting Participant direction of investment, the Trustee must consent in writing to permit such direction. If the Employer, in its Adoption Agreement, designates the Trustee as a nondiscretionary

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Trustee, the Employer may direct the Trustee to consent to Participant direction of investment. If the Trustee consents to Participant direction of investment, the Trustee only will accept direction from each Participant (or from the Participant's properly appointed independent investment adviser, financial planner or legal representative) on a written direction of investment form the Plan Administrator or Trustee provides or otherwise approves for this purpose. The Trustee may establish written procedures relating to Participant direction of investment under this Section 7.03(B) as are not inconsistent with the Plan Administrator's policy regarding Participant direction, including procedures or conditions for electronic transfers or for changes in investments by Participants or by their properly appointed independent investment advisers, financial planners or legal representatives. The Plan Administrator will maintain, or direct the Trustee to maintain, an appropriate Account designated in the name of the Plan or Trust and for the benefit of the Participant, to the extent a Participant's Account is subject to Participant self-direction. Such an Account is a Participant–Directed Account under Section 7.04(A)(2)(b).

     (2) ERISA §404(c). No Plan fiduciary (including the Employer and Trustee) is liable for any loss or for any breach resulting from a Participant's or Beneficiary's direction of the investment of any part of his/her directed Account to the extent the Participant's or Beneficiary's exercise of his/her right to direct the investment of his/her Account satisfies the requirements of ERISA §404(c).

     (3) Participant loans. As part of any loan policy the Plan Administrator establishes under Section 7.06, the Plan Administrator under Section 7.06(E) may treat a Plan loan made to a Participant as a Participant direction of investment, even if the Plan Administrator has not adopted a policy permitting Participants to direct their own Account investments.

     (4) Investment services programs. The Plan Administrator, as part of its Participant direction policy under this Section 7.03(B), may permit Participants to appoint an Investment Manager or Managers, which may be the Trustee, Custodian or an affiliate thereof, to render investment allocation services, investment advice or management services (collectively, an "investment services program") to the appointing Participants, provided that any such appointment and the operation of any such investment services program are not in violation of Applicable Law.

(C) Direction Consistent with Plan and ERISA. To constitute a proper direction, any direction of investment given to the Trustee or Custodian under the Plan must be in accordance with the Plan terms and must not be contrary to Applicable Law.

     7.04 ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION, VALUATION AND EXPENSES.

(A) Individual Accounts. The Plan Administrator, as necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, will maintain, or direct the Trustee to maintain, a separate Account, or multiple Accounts, in the name of each Participant to reflect the Participant's Account Balance under the Plan. The Plan Administrator will make its allocations of Employer Contributions and of Earnings, or will request the Trustee to make such allocations, to the Accounts of the Participants as necessary to maintain proper Plan records and in accordance with the applicable: (i) Contribution Types under Section 7.04(A)(1); (ii) allocation conditions under Section 3.06; (iii) investment account types under Section 7.04(A)(2); and (iv) Earnings allocation methods under Section 7.04(B).

     (1) By Contribution Type. The Plan Administrator, will establish Plan Accounts for each Participant to reflect his/her Accounts attributable to the following Contribution Types and the Earnings attributable thereto: Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals, Regular Matching Contributions, Nonelective and other Employer Contributions, QNECs, QMACs, Safe Harbor Contributions, Additional Matching Contributions, Rollover Contributions (including Roth versus pre-tax amounts), Transfers, SIMPLE Contributions, Prevailing Wage Contributions, Employee Contributions, DECs and Designated IRA Contributions.

     (2) By investment account type. The Plan Administrator will establish separate Accounts for each Participant to reflect his/her investment account types as described below:

          (a) Pooled Accounts. A Pooled Account is an Account which for investment purposes is not a Segregated Account or a Participant-Directed Account. If any or all Plan investment Accounts are Pooled Accounts, each Participant's Account has an undivided interest in the assets comprising the Pooled Account. In a Pooled Account, the value of each Participant's Account Balance consists of that proportion of the net worth (at fair market value) of the Trust Fund which the net credit balance in his/her Account (exclusive of the cash value of incidental benefit insurance contracts) bears to the total net credit balance in the Accounts (exclusive of the cash value of the incidental benefit insurance contracts) of all Participants plus the cash surrender value of any incidental benefit insurance contracts held by the Trustee on the Participant's life.

          (b) Participant-Directed Accounts. A Participant-Directed Account is an Account that the Plan Administrator establishes and maintains or directs the Trustee to establish and maintain for a Participant to invest in one or more assets that are not pooled assets held by the Trust, such as assets in a brokerage account or other property in which other Participants do not have any interest. As the Plan Administrator determines, a Participant-Directed Account may provide for a limited number and type of investment options or funds, or may be open-ended and subject only to any limitations imposed by ERISA or other Applicable Law. A Participant may have one or more Participant-Directed Accounts in addition to Pooled or Segregated Accounts. A Participant-Directed Account is credited and charged with the Earnings under Section 7.04(B)(4)(e). As of each Valuation Date, the Plan Administrator must reduce a Participant-Directed Account for any forfeiture arising from Section 5.07 after the Plan Administrator has made all other allocations, changes or adjustments to the Account for the valuation period.

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     (c) Segregated Accounts. A Segregated Account is an Account the Plan Administrator establishes and maintains or directs the Trustee to establish and maintain for a Participant: (i) as the result of a cash-out repayment under Section 5.04; (ii) to facilitate installment payments under Section 6.03; (iii) to hold a QDRO amount under Section 6.05; (iv) to prevent a distortion of Plan Earnings allocations; or (v) for such other purposes as the Plan Administrator may direct. A Segregated Account receives all income it earns and bears all expense or loss it incurs. The Trustee will invest the assets of a Segregated Account consistent with the purpose for which the Plan Administrator or Trustee established the Account. As of each Valuation Date, the Plan Administrator must reduce a Segregated Account for any forfeiture arising under Section 5.07 after the Plan Administrator has made all other allocations, changes or adjustments to the Account for the Valuation Period.

     (3) Value of Account/distributions. The value of a Participant's Account is equal to the sum of all contributions, Earnings and other additions credited to the Account, less all distributions (including distributions to Beneficiaries and to alternate payees and also including disbursement of Plan loan proceeds), expenses and other charges against the Account as of a Valuation Date or other relevant date. For purposes of a distribution under the Plan, the value of a Participant's Account Balance is its value as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding the date of the distribution. If any or all Plan investment Accounts are Participant-Directed Accounts, the directing Participant's Account Balance consists of the assets held within the Participant-Directed Account and the value of the Account is the fair market value of such assets.

     (4) Account statements. As soon as practicable after the Accounting Date of each Plan Year and any other date that ERISA requires, the Plan Administrator will deliver within any time prescribed by ERISA, to each Participant (and to each Beneficiary) a statement reflecting the amount of his/her Account Balance in the Trust as of the statement date or most recent Valuation Date. The statement will also include any and all other information as of that date that ERISA may require. No Participant, except the Plan Administrator/Participant or Trustee/Participant, has the right to inspect the records reflecting the Account of any other Participant.

(B) Allocation of Earnings. This Section 7.04(B) applies solely to the allocation of Earnings of the Trust Fund. The Plan Administrator will allocate Employer Contributions and Participant forfeitures, if any, in accordance with Article III.

     (1) Allocate as of Valuation Date. As of each Valuation Date, the Plan Administrator must adjust Accounts to reflect Earnings for the Valuation Period since the last Valuation Date.

     (2) Definition of Valuation Date.A Valuation Date under this Plan is each: (a) Accounting Date; (b) Valuation Date the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement; or (c) Valuation Date the Plan Administrator establishes under Section 7.02(C)(4). The Employer in its Adoption Agreement or the Plan Administrator may elect alternative Valuation Dates for the different Contribution Types which the Plan Administrator maintains under the Plan.

     (3) Definition of Valuation Period.The Valuation Period is the period beginning on the day after the last Valuation Date and ending on the current Valuation Date.

     (4) Allocation methods. The Plan Administrator will allocate Earnings to the Participant Accounts in accordance with the daily valuation method, balance forward method, balance forward with adjustment method, weighted average method, Participant-directed Account method, or other method the Employer elects under its Adoption Agreement. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect alternative methods under which the Plan Administrator will allocate the Earnings to the Accounts reflecting different Contribution Types or investment Account types which the Plan Administrator maintains under the Plan. The Plan Administrator first will adjust the Participant Accounts, as those Accounts stood at the beginning of the current Valuation Period, by reducing the Accounts for any forfeitures arising under the Plan, for amounts charged during the Valuation Period to the Accounts in accordance with Section 7.04(C)(2)(b) (relating to distributions and to loan disbursement payments) and Section 9.01 (relating to insurance premiums), and for the cash value of incidental benefit insurance contracts. The Plan Administrator then, subject to the restoration allocation requirements of the Plan, will allocate Earnings under the applicable valuation method.

          (a) Daily valuation method. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the daily valuation method, the Plan Administrator will allocate Earnings on each day of the Plan Year for which Plan assets are valued on an established market and the Trustee is conducting business.

          (b) Balance forward method. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the balance forward method, the Plan Administrator will allocate Earnings pro rata to the adjusted Participant Accounts, since the last Valuation Date.

     (c) Balance forward with adjustment method. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply the balance forward with adjustment method, the Plan Administrator will allocate pursuant to the balance forward method, except it will treat as part of the relevant Account at the beginning of the Valuation Period the percentage of the contributions made as the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement, during the Valuation Period the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement.

     (d) Weighted average method. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to apply a weighted average allocation method, the Plan Administrator will allocate pursuant to the balance forward method, except it will treat a weighted portion of the applicable contributions as if includible in the Participant's Account as of the beginning of the Valuation Period. The weighted portion is a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the Valuation Period, excluding each month in the Valuation Period which begins prior to the contribution date of the applicable contributions, and the denominator of

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which is the number of months in the Valuation Period. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to substitute a weighting period other than months for purposes of this weighted average allocation.

          (e) Participant-Directed Account method. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect to apply the Participant-Directed Account method to any Participant-Directed Account under the Plan. See Sections 7.03(B) and 7.04(A)(2)(b). Under the Participant-Directed Account method: (i) each Participant-directed Account is credited and charged with the Earnings such Account generates; (ii) the Employer's election, if any, in its Adoption Agreement of another method for the allocation of Earnings will not apply to any Participant-Directed Account; and (iii) the Participant-Directed Account will be valued at least annually.

     (5) Special Earnings allocation rules.

          (a) Code §415 Excess Amounts.An Excess Amount or suspense account described in Article IV does not share in the allocation of Earnings described in this Section 7.04(B).

          (b) Contributions prior to accrual or precise determination. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to impose one or more allocation conditions under Section 3.06 and the Employer contributes to the Plan amounts which at the time of the contribution have not accrued under the Plan terms ("pre-accrual contributions"), the Trustee may hold the pre-accrual contributions in the Trust and may invest such contributions as the Trustee determines, pending accrual and allocation to Participant Accounts. When the Plan Administrator allocates to Participants who have satisfied the Plan's allocation conditions the Employer's pre-accrual contributions, the Plan Administrator also will allocate the Earnings thereon pro rata in relation to each Participant's share of the pre-accrual contribution. The Plan Administrator also may elect to apply this Section 7.04(B)(5)(b) to any other situation in which the Plan Administrator cannot determine precisely the amount a Participant's allocation as of the date that the Employer makes an Employer Contribution (excluding Elective Deferrals) to the Trust. The Employer in Appendix B may elect an alternative nondiscriminatory method to allocate the Earnings attributable to contributions described in this Section 7.04(B)(5)(b).

          (c) Forfeitures prior to accrual. The Plan Administrator may maintain, or may direct the Trustee to maintain, a separate temporary forfeiture Account in the name of the Plan to account for Participant forfeitures which occur during the Plan Year. The Trustee will direct the investment of any separate temporary forfeiture Account. As of each Accounting Date, or interim Valuation Date, if applicable, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Earnings from the temporary forfeiture Account, if any, to the Accounts of the Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.04(B)(4), or will allocate such Earnings in the same manner as Earnings on pre-accrual contributions under Section 7.04(B)(5)(b).

         (d) Accounting after Forfeiture Break in Service. If a Participant re-enters the Plan subsequent to his/her having a Forfeiture Break in Service (as defined in Section 5.06(B)), the Plan Administrator, or the Trustee, must maintain a separate Account for the Participant's pre-Forfeiture Break in Service Account Balance and a separate Account for his post-Forfeiture Break in Service Account Balance, unless the Participant's entire Account Balance under the Plan is 100% Vested.

          (e) Coordination of allocation and valuation elections. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan that provides for Elective Deferrals, if the Plan permits Employee Contributions, or if the Plan allocates Nonelective or Matching Contributions as of any date other than the last day of the Plan Year, the Employer in its Adoption Agreement must elect the method the Plan Administrator will apply to allocate Earnings to such contributions made during the Plan Year and must elect any alternative Valuation Dates for the different Account types which the Plan Administrator maintains under the Plan.

(C) Plan Expenses. The Plan Administrator consistent with ERISA and Applicable Law must determine whether a particular Plan expense is a settlor expense which the Employer must pay.

     (1) Employer election as to non-settlor expenses. The Employer will direct the Plan Administrator as to whether the Employer will pay any or all non-settlor reasonable Plan expenses or whether the Plan must bear the expense.

     (2) Allocation of Plan expense. As to any and all non-settlor reasonable Plan expenses, including Trustee fees, which the Employer determines that the Plan will pay, the Plan Administrator has discretion: (i) to determine which of such expenses will charged to the Plan as a whole and the method of allocating such Plan expenses under Section 7.04(C)(2)(a); (ii) to determine which of such expenses the Plan will charge to an individual Participant's Account under Section 7.04(C)(2)(b); and (iii) to adopt an expense policy regarding the foregoing. The Plan Administrator must exercise its discretion under this Section 7.04(C)(2) in a reasonable, uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. The Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to pay from the Trust and to charge to the overall Plan or to particular Participant Accounts the expenses under this Section 7.04(C)(2) in accordance with the Plan Administrator's election of expense charging method or policy.

          (a) Charge to overall Plan (pro rata or per capita). If the Plan Administrator charges a Plan expense to the Accounts of all Participants, the Plan Administrator may allocate the Plan expense either pro rata in relation to the total balance in each Account on the date the expense is allocated (using the balance determined as of the most recent Valuation Date) or per capita (an equal amount) to each Participant's Account.

          (b) Charge to individual Participant Accounts. The Plan Administrator, except as prohibited by Applicable Law, may charge a Participant's Account for any reasonable Plan expenses directly related to that Account, including, but not limited to the following categories of fees or expenses: distribution, loan,

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acceptance of rollover, QDRO, "lost Participant" search, account maintenance, brokerage accounts, investment management and benefit calculations. The Plan Administrator may charge a Participant's Account for the reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance of or a distribution from that Account even if the charging of such expenses would result in the elimination of the Participant's Account or in the Participant's not receiving an actual distribution. However, if the actual Account expenses exceed the Participant's Account Balance, the Plan Administrator will not charge the Participant outside of the Plan for such excess expenses.

          (c) Participant's direct payment of investment expenses. The Plan Administrator may permit Participants to pay directly to the service provider, outside the Plan, Plan expenses such as investment management fees, provided such expenses: (i) would be properly payable either by the Employer or the Plan and are not "settlor" expenses payable exclusively by the Employer; (ii) are not paid by the Employer or by the Plan; and (iii) are not intrinsic to the value of the Plan assets as described in Rev. Rul. 86-142 or in any successor ruling. This Section 7.04(C)(2)(c) does not permit a Participant to reimburse the Plan for expenses the Plan previously has paid. To the extent a Participant does not pay an expense the Participant may pay according to this Section 7.04(C)(2)(c), the Plan Administrator will charge the expense under Sections 7.04(C)(2)(a) or 7.04(C)(2)(b) in accordance with the Plan Administrator's expense policy.

          (d) Charges to former Employee-Participants. The Plan Administrator may charge reasonable Plan expenses to the Accounts of former Employee- Participants, even if the Plan Administrator does not charge Plan expenses to the Accounts of current Employee-Participants. The Plan Administrator may charge the Accounts of former Employee-Participants by applying one of the Section 7.04(C)(2)(a) or (b) methods.

          (e) ERISA compliance. This Section 7.04(C) does not authorize the Plan to charge a Participant for information that ERISA requires the Plan to furnish free of charge upon the Participant's request. In addition, the Plan Administrator as ERISA or other Applicable Law may require, must disclose the nature of any Plan expenses and the manner of charging of any Plan expenses to the Plan or to particular Participant Accounts and must apply its expense policy in a manner which is consistent with ERISA and other Applicable Law.

     7.05 PARTICIPANT ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(A) Beneficiary Designation. A Participant from time to time may designate, in writing, any person(s) (including a trust or other entity), contingently or successively, to whom the Trustee will pay all or any portion of the Participant's Vested Account Balance (including any life insurance proceeds payable to the Participant's Account) in the event of death. A Participant under Section 6.03(B)(1) also may designate the method of distribution of his/her Account to the Beneficiary. The Plan Administrator will prescribe the form for the Participant's written designation of Beneficiary and, upon the Participant's proper completion and filing of the form with the Plan Administrator, the form effectively revokes all designations filed prior to that date by the same Participant. This Section 7.05(A) also applies to the interest of a deceased Beneficiary or a deceased alternate payee where the Beneficiary or alternate payee has designated a Beneficiary.

     (1) Automatic revocation of spousal designation. A divorce decree, or a decree of legal separation, revokes the Participant's prior designation, if any, of his/her spouse or former spouse as his/her Beneficiary under the Plan unless: (a) a QDRO provides otherwise; or (b) the Employer in Appendix B elects otherwise. This Section 7.05(A)(1) applies solely to a Participant whose divorce or legal separation becomes effective on or after the date the Employer executes this Plan unless: (i) the Plan is a Restated Plan and the prior Plan contained a provision to the same effect; or (ii) regardless of the application of (i), the Employer in Appendix A provides for a special Effective Date for this Section 7.05(A)(1).

     (2) Coordination with QJSA/QPSA requirements. If Section 6.04 applies to the Participant, this Section 7.05 does not impose any special spousal consent requirements on the Participant's Beneficiary designation unless the Participant waives the QJSA or QPSA benefit. If the Participant waives the QJSA or QPSA benefit without spousal consent to the Participant's Beneficiary designation: (a) any waiver of the QJSA or of the QPSA is not valid; and (b) if the Participant dies prior to his/her Annuity Starting Date, the Participant's Beneficiary designation will apply only to the portion of the death benefit which is not payable as a QPSA. Regarding clause (b), if the Participant's surviving spouse is a primary Beneficiary under the Participant's Beneficiary designation, the Trustee will satisfy the spouse's interest in the Participant's death benefit first from the portion which is payable as a QPSA.

     (3) Profit Sharing Plan exception. If the Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan which the Employer under Section 6.04(G) has elected in its Adoption Agreement to exempt all Exempt Participants from the QJSA and QPSA requirements of Section 6.04, the Beneficiary designation of a married Exempt Participant, as described in Section 6.04(G), is not valid unless the Participant's spouse consents (in a manner described in Section 6.04(A)(7)) to the Beneficiary designation. The spousal consent requirement in this Section 7.05(A)(3) does not apply if the Participant's spouse is the Participant's sole primary Beneficiary. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will elect whether to apply the "one-year marriage rule". If the Employer elects to apply the one-year marriage rule, the spousal consent requirement of this Section 7.05(A)(3) does not apply unless the Exempt Participant and his/her spouse were married throughout the one year period ending on the date of the Participant's death. If the Employer elects to apply the one-year marriage rule under this Section 7.05(A)(3), but the Participant is not an Exempt Participant (such that the QJSA and QPSA requirements apply to the Participant), the one-year marriage rule under Section 6.04(B) applies to the QPSA.

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Designated Beneficiary in accordance with this Section 7.05(A) as often as the Participant wishes, unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to impose a minimum time interval between changes, but with an exception for certain major life events, such as death of a Beneficiary, divorce and other such events as the Plan Administrator reasonably may determine.

     (5) Definition of spouse. The Employer in Appendix B may define the term "spouse" for all Plan purposes provided such definition is consistent with Applicable Law. In the absence of such an Appendix B definition, the Plan Administrator will interpret and apply the term "spouse" in a manner which is consistent with Applicable Law.

(B) Default Beneficiary. If: (i) a Participant fails to name a Beneficiary in accordance with Section 7.05(A); or (ii) the Beneficiary (and all contingent or successive Beneficiaries) whom the Participant designates predecease the Participant, are invalid for any reason, or disclaim the Participant's Vested Account Balance and the Plan Administrator has accepted the disclaimers as valid under Applicable Law, then the Trustee (subject to any contrary provision in Appendix B under Section 7.05(C)) will distribute the Participant's Vested Account Balance in accordance with Section 6.03 in the following order of priority to:

     (1) Spouse. The Participant's surviving spouse (without regard to the one-year marriage rule of Sections 6.04(B) and 7.05(A)(3)); and if no surviving spouse to

     (2) Descendants. The Participant's children (including adopted children), in equal shares by right of representation (one share for each surviving child and one share for each child who predeceases the Participant with living descendents); and if none to

     (3) Parents. The Participant's surviving parents, in equal shares; and if none to

     (4) Estate. The Participant's estate.

(C) Administration of Default Provision. The Employer in Appendix B may specify a different list or ordering of the list of default beneficiaries than under Section 7.05(B); provided however, that if the Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan, and the Plan includes Exempt Participants, as to such Exempt Participants, the Employer may not specify a different default Beneficiary list or order unless the Participant's surviving spouse will be the sole primary Beneficiary. The Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee as to the distribution method and to whom the Trustee will make the distribution under Section 7.05(B).

(D) Death of Beneficiary. If the Beneficiary survives the Participant, but dies prior to distribution of the Participant's entire Vested Account Balance, the Trustee will distribute the remaining Vested Account Balance in the same manner as described in Section 7.05(B) and (C) (applied as though the Beneficiary were the Participant) unless: (1) the Participant's Beneficiary designation provides otherwise; or (2) the Beneficiary has properly designated a beneficiary. A Beneficiary only may designate a beneficiary for the Participant's Account Balance remaining at the Beneficiary's death if the Participant has not previously designated a successive contingent beneficiary and the Beneficiary's designation otherwise complies with the Plan terms.

(E) Simultaneous Death of Participant and Beneficiary. If a Participant and his/her Beneficiary should die simultaneously, or under circumstances that render it difficult or impossible to determine who predeceased the other, then unless the Participant's Beneficiary designation otherwise specifies, the Plan Administrator will presume conclusively that the Beneficiary predeceased the Participant.

(F) Incapacitated Participant or Beneficiary.If, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to a Plan distribution is not able to care for his/her affairs because of a mental condition, a physical condition, or by reason of age, at the direction of the Plan Administrator, the Trustee will make the distribution to the Participant's or Beneficiary's guardian, conservator, trustee, custodian (including under a Uniform Transfers or Gifts to Minors Act) or to his/her attorney-in-fact or to other legal representative, upon furnishing evidence of such status satisfactory to the Plan Administrator and to the Trustee. The Plan Administrator and the Trustee do not have any liability with respect to payments so made and neither the Plan Administrator nor the Trustee has any duty to make inquiry as to the competence of any person entitled to receive payments under the Plan.

(G) Assignment or Alienation. Except as provided in Code §414(p) relating to QDROs (or a domestic relations order entered into before January 1, 1985) and in Code §401(a)(13) relating to certain voluntary, revocable assignments, judgments and settlements, neither a Participant nor a Beneficiary may anticipate, assign or alienate (either at law or in equity) any benefit provided under the Plan, and the Trustee will not recognize any such anticipation, assignment or alienation. Except as provided by Code §401(a)(13) or other Applicable Law, a benefit under the Plan is not subject to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process.

(H) Information Available. Any Participant or Beneficiary without charge may examine the Plan description, copy of the latest annual report, any bargaining agreement, this Plan and Trust, and any contract or any other instrument which relates to the establishment or administration of the Plan or Trust. The Plan Administrator will maintain all of the items listed in this Section 7.05(II) in its office, or in such other place or places as it may designate from time to time in order to comply with ERISA, for examination during reasonable business hours. Upon the written request of a Participant or a Beneficiary, the Plan Administrator must furnish the Participant or Beneficiary with a copy of any item listed in this Section 7.05(II). The Plan Administrator may impose a reasonable copying charge upon the requesting person.

(I) Claims Procedure for Denial of Benefits. A Participant or a Beneficiary may file with the Plan Administrator a written claim for benefits, if the Participant or the Beneficiary disputes the Plan Administrator's determination regarding the Participant's or Beneficiary’s

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Plan benefit. However, the Plan will distribute only such Plan benefits to Participants or Beneficiaries as the Plan Administrator in its discretion determines a Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to receive. The Plan Administrator will maintain a separate written document as part of (or which accompanies) the Plan's summary plan description explaining the Plan's claims procedure. This Section 7.05(I) specifically incorporates the written claims procedure as from time to time published by the Plan Administrator as a part of the Plan. If the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan's written claims procedure makes a final written determination denying a Participant's or Beneficiary's benefit claim, the Participant or Beneficiary to preserve the claim must file an action with respect to the denied claim not later than 180 days following the date of the Plan Administrator's final determination.

(J) Inability to Determine Beneficiary. In the event that the Plan Administrator is unable to determine the identity of a Participant's Beneficiary under circumstances of competing claims or otherwise, the Plan Administrator may file an interpleader action seeking an order of the court as to the determination of the Beneficiary. The Plan Administrator, the Trustee and other Plan fiduciaries may act in reliance upon any proper order issued under this Section 7.05(J) in maintaining, distributing or otherwise disposing of a Participant's Account under the Plan terms, to any Beneficiary specified in the court's order.

     7.06 PLAN LOANS.

(A) Loan Policy. The Plan Administrator, at any time and in its sole discretion, may establish, amend or terminate a policy which the Trustee must observe in making Plan loans, if any, to Participants and to Beneficiaries. If the Plan Administrator adopts a loan policy, the loan policy must be nondiscriminatory and must be in writing. The policy must include: (1) the identity of the person or positions authorized to administer the Participant loan program; (2) the procedure for applying for a loan; (3) the criteria for approving or denying a loan; (4) the limitations, if any, on the types and amounts of loans available; (5) the procedure for determining a reasonable rate of interest; (6) the types of collateral which may secure the loan; and (7) the events constituting default and the steps the Plan will take to preserve Plan assets in the event of default. A loan policy the Plan Administrator adopts under this Section 7.06(A) is part of the Plan, except that the Plan Administrator may amend or terminate the policy without regard to Section 11.02.

(B) Requirements for Plan Loans. The Trustee, as directed by the Plan Administrator will make a Plan loan to a Participant or to a Beneficiary in accordance with the loan policy, under Section 7.06(A), provided: (1) loans are available to all Participants and Beneficiaries on a reasonably equivalent basis and are not available in a greater amount for HCEs than for NHCEs; (2) any loan is adequately secured and bears a reasonable rate of interest; (3) the loan provides for repayment within a specified time (except that the loan policy may suspend loan payments pursuant to Code §414(u)(4) or otherwise in accordance with Applicable Law); (4) the default provisions of the note permit offset of the Participant's Vested Account Balance only at the time when the Participant has a distributable event under the Plan, but without regard to whether the Participant consents to distribution as otherwise may be required under Section 6.01(A)(2); (5) the amount of the loan does not exceed (at the time the Plan extends the loan) the present value of the Participant's Vested Account Balance; and (6) the loan otherwise conforms to the exemption provided by Code §4975(d)(1).

(C) Default as Distributable Event.The loan policy may provide a Participant's loan default is a distributable event with respect to the defaulted amount, irrespective of whether the Participant otherwise has incurred a distributable event at the time of default, except as to Restricted 401(k) Accounts or Restricted Pension Accounts under Section 6.01(C)(4) which the Participant used to secure his/her loan and which are not then distributable at the time of default. See Section 6.06.

(D) QJSA/QPSA Requirements. If the QJSA/QPSA requirements of Section 6.04 apply to the Participant, the Participant may not pledge any portion of his/her Account Balance that is subject to such requirements as security for a loan unless, within the 90 day period ending on the date the pledge becomes effective, the Participant's spouse, if any, consents (in a manner described in Section 6.04 other than the requirement relating to the consent of a subsequent spouse) to the security or, by separate consent, to an increase in the amount of security. See Section 6.04(D) regarding the affect of an outstanding loan pledge on the QJSA or QPSA benefit.

(E) Treatment of Loan as Participant-Directed. The Plan Administrator, to the extent provided in a written loan policy and consistent with Section 7.03(B)(3), will treat a Plan loan made to a Participant as a Participant-directed investment, even if the Plan otherwise does not permit a Participant to direct his/her Account investments. Where a loan is treated as a directed investment, the borrowing Participant's Account alone shares in any interest paid on the loan, and the Account alone bears any expense or loss it incurs in connection with the loan. The Trustee may retain any principal or interest paid on the borrowing Participant's loan in a Segregated Account (as described in Section 7.04(A)(2)(c)) on behalf of the borrowing Participant until the Trustee (or the Named Fiduciary, in the case of a nondiscretionary Trustee) deems it appropriate to add the loan payments to the Participant's Account under the Plan.

     7.07 LOST PARTICIPANTS. If the Plan Administrator is unable to locate any Participant or Beneficiary whose Account becomes distributable under the Plan or if the Plan has made a distribution, but the Participant for any reason does not cash the distribution check (a "lost Participant"), the Plan Administrator will apply the provisions of this Section 7.07. The provisions of this Section 7.07 no longer apply if the Plan Administrator, prior to taking action to dispose of the lost Participant's Account under Section 7.07(A)(2) or 7.07(B)(2), is able to complete the distribution.

(A) Ongoing Plan. The provisions of this Section 7.07(A) apply if the Plan is ongoing.

     (1) Attempt to Locate. The Plan Administrator must conduct a reasonable and diligent search for the Participant,

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using one or more of the search methods described in Section 7.07(C).

     (2) Failure to locate/disposition of Account. If a lost Participant remains unlocated after 6 months following the date the Plan Administrator first attempts to locate the lost Participant using any of the search methods described in Section 7.07(C), the Plan Administrator may forfeit the lost Participant's Account, provided the Account is not subject to the Automatic Rollover rules of Section 6.08(D), unless forfeiture is contrary to Applicable Law. If the Plan Administrator forfeits the lost Participant's Account, the forfeiture occurs at the end of the above-described 6-month period and the Plan Administrator will allocate the forfeiture in accordance with Section 3.07. The Plan Administrator under this Section 7.07(A)(2) will forfeit the entire Account of the lost Participant, including Elective Deferrals and Employee Contributions.

     (3) Subsequent restoration of forfeiture. If a lost Participant whose Account was forfeited thereafter at any time but before the Plan has been terminated makes a claim for his/her forfeited Account, the Plan Administrator will restore the forfeited Account to the same dollar amount as the amount forfeited, unadjusted for Earnings occurring subsequent to the forfeiture. The Plan Administrator will make the restoration in the Plan Year in which the lost Participant makes the claim, first from the amount, if any, of Participant forfeitures the Plan Administrator otherwise would allocate for the Plan Year, and then from the amount or additional amount the Employer contributes to the Plan for the Plan Year. The Employer in Appendix B may provide that the Plan Administrator will use Trust Fund Earnings for the Plan Year, if any, as a source of the restoration, or may modify the order of priority of the sources of restoration described in the previous sentence. The Plan Administrator will distribute the restored Account to the lost Participant not later than 60 days after the close of the Plan Year in which the Plan Administrator restores the forfeited Account.

(B) Terminating plan. The provisions of this Section 7.07(B) apply if the Plan is terminating.

     (1) Attempt to locate. The Plan Administrator, to attempt to locate a lost Participant when the plan is terminating, must conduct a reasonable and diligent search for the Participant, using all four search methods described in clauses (1) through (4) of Section 7.07(C). In addition, the Plan Administrator may use a search method described in clause (5) of Section 7.07(C).

     (2) Failure to locate/disposition of Account. If a lost Participant remains unlocated after a reasonable period the Plan Administrator will distribute the Participant's Account under Sections 7.07(B)(2)(a), (b) or (c) as applicable.

          (a) No Annuity Contract/no other Defined Contribution Plan. If the terminating Plan does not provide for an Annuity Contract as a method of distribution and the Employer does not maintain another Defined Contribution Plan, the Plan Administrator will distribute the lost Participant's Account in an Automatic Rollover to an individual retirement plan under Section 6.08(D), unless the Plan Administrator determines it is impractical to complete an Automatic Rollover or is unable to locate an individual retirement plan provider willing to accept the rollover distribution. In such event, the Plan Administrator may: (i) distribute the Participant's Account to an interest-bearing insured bank account the Plan Administrator establishes in the Participant's name; or (ii) distribute the Participant's Account to the unclaimed property fund of the state of the Participant's last known address.

          (b) Plan provides Annuity Contract/no other Defined Contribution Plan. If the terminating Plan provides for an Annuity Contract as a method of distribution and the Employer does not maintain another Defined Contribution Plan, the Plan Administrator will purchase an Annuity Contract payable to the lost Participant for delivery to the Participant's last known address reflected in the Plan's records.

          (c) Employer maintains another Defined Contribution Plan. If the Employer maintains another Defined Contribution Plan, the Plan Administrator may, in lieu of taking the actions described in Sections 7.07(B)(2)(a) or (b), transfer the lost Participant's Account to the other Defined Contribution Plan.

(C) Search methods. The search methods described in this Section 7.07 are: (1) provide a distribution notice to the lost Participant at the Participant's last known address by certified or registered mail; (2) check with other employee benefit plans of the Employer that may have more up-to-date information regarding the Participant's whereabouts; (3) identify and contact the Participant's designated Beneficiary under Section 7.05; (4) use the IRS letter forwarding program under Rev. Proc. 94-22 or the Social Security Administration search program; and (5) use a commercial locator service, credit reporting agencies, the internet or other search method. Regarding search methods (2) and (3) above, if the Plan Administrator encounters privacy concerns, the Plan Administrator may request that the Employer or other plan fiduciary (under (2)), or the designated Beneficiary (under (3)), contact the Participant or forward a letter requesting that the Participant contact the Plan Administrator.

(D) Uniformity. The Plan Administrator will apply Section 7.07 in a reasonable, uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, but in determining a specific course of action as to a particular Account, reasonably may take into account differing circumstances such as the amount of a lost Participant's Account, the expense in attempting to locate a lost Participant, the Plan Administrator's ability to establish and the expense of establishing a rollover IRA, and other factors.

(E) Expenses of search. The Plan Administrator, in accordance with Section 7.04(C)(2)(b), may charge to the Account of a Participant the reasonable expenses incurred under this Section 7.07 and which are associated with the Participant's Account, without regard to whether or when the Plan Administrator actually locates or makes a distribution to the Participant.

(F) Alternative Disposition. The Plan Administrator under Sections 7.07(A) or (B) operationally may dispose of

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a lost Participant's Account in any reasonable manner which is not inconsistent with Applicable Law. The Plan Administrator may adopt a policy under this Section 7.07 as it deems reasonable or appropriate to administer the Accounts of lost Participants, provided that: (1) the terms of any such policy must be uniform and nondiscriminatory; (2) the Plan Administrator must administer the policy in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner; and (3) the policy must not be inconsistent with Applicable Law. The Plan Administrator also may administer lost Participant Accounts consistent with Applicable Law which is contrary to any provision of Section 7.07, unless such Applicable Law requires a Plan amendment, in which case the Employer within any required deadline will amend the Plan to comply.

     7.08 PLAN CORRECTION. The Plan Administrator, in conjunction with the Employer and Trustee, as applicable, may undertake such correction of Plan failures as the Plan Administrator deems necessary, including correction to preserve tax qualification of the Plan under Code §401(a), to correct a fiduciary breach under ERISA or to unwind (correct) a prohibited transaction under the Code or ERISA. Without limiting the Plan Administrator's authority under the prior sentence, the Plan Administrator, as it determines to be reasonable and appropriate, may undertake or assist the Employer in undertaking correction of Plan document, operational, demographic and employer eligibility failures under a method described in the Plan or under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System ("EPCRS") or any successor program to EPCRS. The Plan Administrator, as it determines to be reasonable and appropriate, also may undertake or assist the Employer, the Trustee of other appropriate Plan fiduciary or Plan official in undertaking correction of a fiduciary breach, including correction under the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ("VFCP") or any successor program to VFCP. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan, the Plan Administrator to correct an operational failure other than a failure of Code §415 or Code §402(g) limitations or a failure of the ADP or ACP tests (or to correct such listed failures beyond the time permitted under regulations), may require the Trustee to distribute from the Plan Elective Deferrals, including Earnings thereon, and the Plan Administrator will treat any Matching Contributions and Earnings thereon relating to the distributed Elective Deferrals, as an Associated Matching Contribution under Section 3.07(A)(1).

     7.09 PROTOTYPE/VOLUME SUBMITTER PLAN STATUS. If the Plan fails initially to qualify or to maintain qualification or if the Employer makes any amendment or modification to a provision of the Plan (other than a proper completion of an elective provision under the Adoption Agreement or an Appendix), the Employer no longer may participate under this Prototype or Volume Submitter Plan. The Employer also may not participate (or continue to participate) in this Prototype or Volume Submitter Plan if the Trustee or Custodian is not the Sponsor or Practitioner and does not have the written consent of the Sponsor or Practitioner required under Section 1.65, if any, to serve in the capacity of Trustee or Custodian. If the Employer is not entitled to participate under this Prototype or Volume Submitter Plan, the Plan is an individually-designed plan and the reliance procedures specified in the applicable Adoption Agreement no longer apply.

     7.10 PLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INTERPRETATION, AND CONSTRUCTION.

(A) Plan Administrator's Discretion/Nondiscriminatory Administration. The Plan Administrator has total and complete discretion to interpret and construe the Plan and to determine all questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan. Any determination the Plan Administrator makes under the Plan is final and binding upon any affected person. The Plan Administrator must exercise all of its Plan powers and discretion, and perform all of its duties in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner.

(B) Written Communications. All Plan-related communications by any party must be in writing (which subject to Section 7.10(C) may include an electronic communication). All Participant or Beneficiary notices, designations, elections, consents or waivers must be made in a form the Plan Administrator (or, as applicable, the Trustee) specifies or otherwise approves. Any person entitled to notice under the Plan may waive the notice or shorten the notice period unless such actions are contrary to Applicable Law.

(C) Use of Electronic Media. The Plan Administrator using any electronic medium may give or receive any Plan notice, communicate any Plan policy, conduct any written Plan communication, satisfy any Plan filing or other compliance requirement and conduct any other Plan transaction to the extent permissible under Applicable Law. A Participant or a Participant's spouse, to the extent authorized by the Plan Administrator, may use any electronic medium to provide any Beneficiary designation, election, notice, consent or waiver under the Plan, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law. Any reference in this Plan to a "form," a "notice," an "election," a "consent," a "waiver," a "designation," a "policy" or to any other Plan- related communication includes an electronic version thereof as permitted under Applicable Law.

(D) Evidence. Anyone, including the Employer, required to give data, statements or other information relevant under the terms of the Plan ("evidence") may do so by certificate, affidavit, document or other form which the person to act in reliance may consider pertinent, reliable and genuine, and to have been signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties. The Plan Administrator and the Trustee are protected fully in acting and relying upon any evidence described under the immediately preceding sentence.

(E) Plan Terms Binding. The Plan is binding upon the Employer, Trustee, Plan Administrator, Custodian (and all other service providers to the Plan), upon Participants, Beneficiaries and all other persons entitled to benefits, and upon the successors and assigns of the foregoing persons. See Section 8.1 1(C) as to the Trust where the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects to use a separate trust agreement.

(F) Employment Not Guaranteed. Nothing contained in this Plan, or with respect to the establishment of the Trust,

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or in the creation of any Account, or with respect to the payment of any benefit, gives any Employee, Participant or any Beneficiary any right to employment or to continued employment by the Employer, or any legal or equitable right against the Employer, the Trustee, the Plan Administrator or any employee or agent thereof, except as expressly provided by the Plan, the Trust, or Applicable Law.

(G) Word Usage. Words used in the masculine also apply to the feminine where applicable, and wherever the context of the Plan dictates, the plural includes the singular and the singular includes the plural. Titles of Plan and Adoption Agreement sections are for reference only.

(II) State Law. The law of the state of the Employer‘s principal place of business will determine all questions arising with respect to the provisions of the Plan and Trust, except to the extent superseded by Applicable Law. The Employer in Appendix B and subject to Applicable Law, may elect to apply the law of another state or appropriate legal jurisdiction.

(I) Parties to Litigation. Except as otherwise provided by Applicable Law, a Participant or a Beneficiary is not a necessary party or required to receive notice of process in any court proceeding involving the Plan, the Trust Fund or any fiduciary of the Plan. Any final judgment (not subject to further appeal) entered in any such proceeding will be binding upon the Employer, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, Custodian, Participants and Beneficiaries and upon their successors and assigns.

(J) Fiduciaries Not Insurers. The Trustee, the Plan Administrator and the Employer in no way guarantee the Trust Fund from loss or depreciation. The Employer does not guarantee the payment of any money which may be or becomes due to any person from the Trust Fund. The liability of the Employer, the Plan Administrator and the Trustee to make any distribution from the Trust Fund at any time and all times is limited to the then available assets of the Trust.

(K) Construction/Severability. The Plan, the Adoption Agreement, the Trust and all other documents to which they refer, will be interpreted consistent with and to preserve tax qualification of the Plan under Code §401(a) and tax exemption of the Trust under Code §501(a) and also consistent with ERISA and other Applicable Law. To the extent permissible under Applicable Law, any provision which a court (or other entity with binding authority to interpret the Plan) determines to be inconsistent with such construction and interpretation, is deemed severed and is of no force or effect, and the remaining Plan terms will remain in full force and effect.

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ARTICLE VIII
TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN, POWERS AND DUTIES

     8.01 ACCEPTANCE. By its signature on the Adoption Agreement, the Trustee or Custodian accepts the Trust created under the Plan and agrees to perform the obligations the Plan imposes on the Trustee or Custodian.

     8.02 INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES.

(A) Discretionary Trustee Powers. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement designates the Trustee as a discretionary Trustee, then the Trustee has full discretion and authority with regard to the investment of the Trust Fund, except as to a Plan asset: (i) properly under the control or the direction of an Investment Manager, ancillary trustee or other Plan fiduciary; (ii) subject to proper Employer or Named Fiduciary direction of investment; or (iii) subject to proper Participant direction of investment. The Trustee is authorized and empowered, but not by way of limitation, with the following powers:

     (1) General powers. To invest consistent with and subject to Applicable Law any part or all of the Trust Fund in any common or preferred stocks, open-end or closed-end mutual funds (including proprietary funds), put and call options traded on a national exchange, United States retirement plan bonds, corporate bonds, debentures, convertible debentures, commercial paper, U.S. Treasury bills, U.S. Treasury notes and other direct or indirect obligations of the United States Government or its agencies, improved or unimproved real estate situated in the United States, limited partnerships, insurance contracts of any type, mortgages, notes or other property of any kind, real or personal, to buy or sell options on common stock on a nationally recognized exchange with or without holding the underlying common stock, to open and to maintain margin accounts, to engage in short sales, to buy and sell commodities, commodity options and contracts for the future delivery of commodities, and to make any other investments the Trustee deems appropriate.

     (2) Cash/liquidity. To retain in cash so much of the Trust Fund as it may deem advisable to satisfy liquidity needs of the Plan and to deposit any cash held in the Trust Fund in a bank account at reasonable interest or without interest if the Trustee determines that such deposits are reasonable or necessary to facilitate a Plan transaction or for other purposes, but consistent with the Trustee's duties under Section 8.02(C).

     (3) Trustee's common/collective funds. To invest, if the Trustee is a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or by a state, in any type of deposit of the Trustee (or of a bank related to the Trustee within the meaning of Code §414(b)) at a reasonable rate of interest or in a common trust fund, as described in Code §584, or in a collective investment fund, the provisions of which govern the investment of such assets and which the Plan incorporates by this reference, which the Trustee (or its affiliate, as defined in Code §1504) maintains exclusively for the collective investment of money contributed by the bank (or the affiliate) in its capacity as Trustee and which conforms to the rules of the Comptroller

     (4) Transact in real/personal property. To manage, sell, contract to sell, grant options to purchase, convey, exchange, transfer, abandon, improve, repair, insure, lease for any term even though commencing in the future or extending beyond the term of the Trust, and otherwise deal with all property, real or personal, in such manner, for such considerations and on such terms and conditions as the Trustee decides.

     (5) Borrowing. To borrow money, to assume indebtedness, extend mortgages and encumber by mortgage or pledge.

     (6) Claims. To compromise, contest, arbitrate or abandon claims and demands affecting the investment of Trust assets, in the Trustee's discretion. However, nothing in this Section 8.02(A)(6) requires a Participant or Beneficiary to arbitrate any claim under the Plan.

     (7) Voting/tender/exercise. To have with respect to the Trust all of the rights of an individual owner, including the power to exercise any and all voting rights associated with Trust assets, to give proxies, to participate in any voting trusts, mergers, consolidations or liquidations, to tender shares and to exercise or sell stock subscriptions or conversion rights.

     (8) Mineral rights. To lease for oil, gas and other mineral purposes and to create mineral severances by grant or reservation; to pool or unitize interests in oil, gas and other minerals; and to enter into operating agreements and to execute division and transfer orders.

     (9) Title. To hold any securities or other property in the name of the Trustee or its nominee, with depositories or agent depositories or in another form as it may deem best, with or without disclosing the trust relationship. However, any securities held in a nominee or street name must be held on behalf of the Plan by: (a) a bank or trust company that is subject to supervision by the United States or a State or a nominee of such bank or trust company; (b) a broker or dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a nominee of such broker or dealer; or (c) a clearing agency as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 3(a)(23), or its nominee.

     (10) Hold pending dispute resolution. To retain any funds or property subject to any dispute without liability for the payment of interest, and to decline to make payment or delivery of the funds or property until a court of competent jurisdiction makes final adjudication.

     (11) Litigation. To begin, maintain or defend any litigation necessary in connection with the administration of the Plan, except the Trustee is not obliged nor required to do so unless indemnified to its satisfaction.

     (12) Agents/reliance. The Trustee may employ and pay from the Trust Fund reasonable compensation to agents, attorneys, accountants and other persons to advise the Trustee as in its opinion may be necessary. The Trustee

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reasonably may delegate to any agent, attorney, accountant or other person selected by it any non-Trustee power or duty vested in it by the Plan, and the Trustee may act reasonably or refrain from acting on the advice or opinion of any agent, attorney, accountant or other person so selected.

     (13) Employer stock/real property. The Trustee (or as applicable, Investment Manager, Employer or Participant) may invest in qualifying Employer securities or in qualifying Employer real property, as defined in and as limited by ERISA.

          (a) Profit Sharing Plans/401(k) Plans. If the Employer's Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan or a 401(k) Plan, the aggregate investments in (acquisitions and holdings of) qualifying Employer securities and in qualifying Employer real property may comprise up to 100% of the value of Plan assets, unless the Employer in Appendix B elects to restrict such investments to 10% of the value of Plan assets determined immediately after the acquisition (or to some other percentage of value which is less than 100%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, except where permitted under ERISA §407(b)(2), if the Plan includes a 401(k) arrangement, a Participant's Elective Deferral Account accumulated in Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1998, including earnings thereon, may not be invested more than 10% by value in qualifying employer securities and qualifying employer real property, unless such investments are directed by the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary.

          (b) Voting/distribution. If the Plan invests in qualifying Employer securities, the Plan Administrator may adopt a uniform and nondiscriminatory policy providing for the exercise of voting rights, distribution restrictions, repurchase, put, call or right of first refusal rules, or other rights and restrictions affecting the qualifying Employer securities. Any such policy may not be contrary to Applicable Law.

     (14) Orphaned plan. If the Trustee in accordance with Applicable Law determines that the Employer has abandoned the Plan, the Trustee (if qualified to so act) may appoint itself as a Qualified Termination Administrator ("QTA") under Section 11.05(B) for purposes of terminating the Plan and distributing all Plan Accounts. As a QTA, the Trustee may undertake all acts authorized under Applicable Law to wind-up the Plan, including causing the Trust to pay from Trust assets to the QTA and to other service providers a reasonable fee for services rendered.

     (15) Catch-all. To perform any and all other acts which in the Trustee's judgment are necessary or appropriate for the proper and advantageous management, investment and distribution of the Trust and which are not contrary to Applicable Law.

(B) Nondiscretionary (directed) Trustee/Custodian Powers. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement may designate the Trustee as a nondiscretionary Trustee. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement in addition to designating a discretionary or nondiscretionary Trustee, may appoint a Custodian to hold all or any portion of the Trust Assets. Except as otherwise provided herein: (i) a Custodian has all of the same powers and duties as a nondiscretionary Trustee; (ii) the nondiscretionary Trustee or Custodian has all of the same powers as a discretionary Trustee in Section 8.02(A) except that the nondiscretionary Trustee or Custodian only may exercise such powers pursuant to a proper written direction; and (iii) the nondiscretionary Trustee or Custodian has all the same duties as a discretionary Trustee under Section 8.02(C). A "proper written direction" means the written direction of a Plan fiduciary or of a Participant with authority over the Trust asset which is the subject of the direction and which is consistent with the Plan terms and Applicable Law.

     (1) Modification of powers/duties. The Employer and the nondiscretionary Trustee (or the Custodian) in a Nonstandardized Plan or Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement, on Appendix C may limit the powers or duties of the Custodian or the nondiscretionary Trustee to any combination of powers under Section 8.02(A) and to any combination of duties under Section 8.02(C) or otherwise may amend the Trust as described in Section 8.11.

     (2) Limited responsibility. If there is a Custodian or a nondiscretionary Trustee under the Plan, then the Employer, in adopting this Plan, acknowledges and agrees:

          (a) No discretion over Trust assets. The nondiscretionary Trustee or Custodian does not have any discretion as to the investment or the re-investment of the Trust Fund and the nondiscretionary Trustee or Custodian is acting solely as a directed fiduciary as to the assets comprising the Trust Fund.

          (b) No review or recommendations. The nondiscretionary Trustee or the Custodian does not have any duty to review or to make recommendations regarding investments made pursuant to a proper written direction, except in accordance with Applicable Law.

          (c) No action unless direction. The nondiscretionary Trustee or the Custodian must retain any investment obtained upon a proper written direction until receipt of another proper written direction to dispose of such investment, except as may be contrary to Applicable Law.

          (d) No liability for following orders. The nondiscretionary Trustee or the Custodian is not liable in any manner or for any reason for making, retaining or disposing of any investment pursuant to any proper written direction.

          (e) Indemnity. The Employer will indemnify, defend and hold the nondiscretionary Trustee or the Custodian harmless from any damages, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which the nondiscretionary Trustee or the Custodian may incur as a result of any claim asserted against the nondiscretionary Trustee, the Custodian or the Trust arising out of the nondiscretionary Trustee's or Custodian's full and timely compliance with any proper written direction.

(3) Limitation of powers of certain Custodians. If a Custodian is a bank which, under its governing state law, does not possess trust powers, then Sections 8.02(A)(1), (3)

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as it relates to common trust funds or collective investment funds, Sections 8.02(A)(4), (5), (7), and (8), Section 8.09 and Article IX do not apply and the Custodian only has the power and the authority to exercise the remaining powers under Section 8.02(A) and to perform the duties under Section 8.02(C).

     (4) QTA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.02(B), a nondiscretionary Trustee or a Custodian, in accordance with Applicable Law, may serve as a QTA under Section 8.02(A)(14) without regard to receipt of any proper written direction.

     (5) Trustee references. Except as the Plan or the context otherwise require, "Trustee" includes nondiscretionary Trustee and Custodian.

(C) Duties. The Trustee or Custodian has the following duties:

     (1) ERISA. If ERISA applies to the Plan and to the extent that ERISA so requires, to act: (a) solely in the interest of Participants and Beneficiaries for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits under the Plan and defraying the reasonable expenses of Plan administration; (b) with the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing as would a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters; (c) by diversifying Trust investments so as to minimize the risk of large losses unless not prudent under the circumstances to do so; and (d) in accordance with the Plan to the extent that the Plan is consistent with ERISA.

     (2) Investment policy. To coordinate its investment policy with Plan financial needs as communicated to it by the Plan Administrator.

     (3) Trust accounting. To furnish to the Employer and to the Plan Administrator an annual (or more frequently as required by Applicable Law) statement of account showing the condition of the Trust Fund and all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions effected by the Trustee during the Plan Year covered by the statement and also stating the assets of the Trust held at the end of the Plan Year, which accounts are conclusive on all persons, including the Employer and the Plan Administrator, except as to any act or transaction concerning which the Employer or the Plan Administrator files with the Trustee written exceptions or objections within 90 days after the receipt of the accounts or for which ERISA authorizes a longer period within which to object. The Trustee also may agree with the Employer or Plan Administrator to provide the information described in this Section 8.02(C) more frequently than annually.

     (4) Trust valuation. If the Trustee is a discretionary Trustee, to value the Trust Fund as of each Accounting Date to determine the fair market value of each Participant's Account Balance in the Trust. The Trustee also must value the Trust Fund on such other Valuation Dates as directed in writing by the Plan Administrator or as the Adoption Agreement or Applicable Law may require. If the Trustee is a nondiscretionary Trustee (or in the case of Trust assets held by a Custodian) the Named Fiduciary will Trustee (Custodian) unless the Trustee (Custodian) and the Named Fiduciary agree that the Trustee (Custodian) will conduct the valuation. The Trustee (Custodian) may reasonably rely on any valuation the Named Fiduciary conducts and provides.

     (5) Distributions. To credit and distribute the Trust Fund as the Plan Administrator directs. The Trustee is not obliged to inquire as to whether any payee or distributee is entitled to any payment or whether the distribution is proper or within the terms of the Plan, or as to the manner of making any payment or distribution. The Trustee is accountable only to the Plan Administrator for any payment or distribution made by it in good faith on the order or direction of the Plan Administrator. The Trustee must promptly notify the Plan Administrator of any unclaimed Plan payment or distribution and then dispose of the distribution in accordance with the Plan Administrator's subsequent direction.

     (6) Fees/expenses. To pay from the Trust Fund all reasonable Plan fees and expenses, and to allocate the fees and expenses to Plan Accounts, both as the Plan Administrator directs under Section 7.04(C)(2). Any fee or expense that the Employer pays, directly or indirectly, is not an Employer contribution to the Plan, provided the fee or the expense relates to the ordinary and necessary administration of the Trust Fund.

     (7) Loans. To make loans to a Participant or to a Beneficiary in accordance with the Plan Administrator's direction under Section 7.06.

     (8) Records/statements. To keep the Trustee's Plan records open to the inspection of the Plan Administrator and the Employer at all reasonable times and to permit the review or audit of such records from time to time by any person or persons as the Employer or Plan Administrator may specify in writing. The Trustee must furnish the Plan Administrator with whatever information relating to the Trust Fund the Plan Administrator considers necessary to perform its duties as Plan Administrator.

     (9) Tax returns. To file all information and tax returns required of the Trustee under Applicable Law.

     (10) Incapacity. To follow the direction of the Plan Administrator with regard to distributions in the latter's determination of any Participant or Beneficiary incapacity under Section 7.05(F). The Trustee also will provide any reasonable information and take any reasonable action that the Plan Administrator requests relating to a determination of incapacity or otherwise pertaining to the administration of the Account of any incapacitated person.

     (11) Bond. The Trustee must provide a bond for the faithful performance of its duties under the Trust to the extent required by Applicable Law.

(D) Limitations Applicable to all Trustees.

     (1) Receipt of contributions. The Trustee is accountable to the Employer for the Plan contributions made by the Employer, but the Trustee does not have any duty to ensure that the contributions received comply with

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the provisions of the Plan. Except as may be required by Applicable Law, the Trustee is not obliged to collect any contributions from the Employer, nor is the Trustee obliged to ensure that funds deposited with it are deposited according to the provisions of the Plan.

     (2) Co-fiduciary liability. Each fiduciary under the Plan is responsible solely for his/her or its own acts or omissions. A fiduciary does not have any liability for another fiduciary's breach of fiduciary responsibility with respect to the Plan and the Trust unless the fiduciary: (a) participates knowingly in or undertakes to conceal the breach; (b) has actual knowledge of the breach and fails to take reasonable remedial action to remedy the breach; or (c) through negligence in performing his/her or its own specific fiduciary responsibilities that give rise to fiduciary status, the fiduciary has enabled the other fiduciary to commit a breach of the latter's fiduciary responsibility.

     (3) Limitation of Trustee liability.

          (a) Apportionment of duties. The Named Fiduciary, the Trustee(s) and any properly appointed Investment Manager may execute a written agreement as a part of this Plan delineating the duties, responsibilities and liabilities of the Investment Manager or Trustee(s) with respect to any part of the Trust Fund under the control of the Investment Manager or the Trustee(s).

          (b) If Investment Manager. The Trustee is not liable for the acts or omissions of any Investment Manager the Named Fiduciary may appoint, nor is the Trustee under any obligation to invest or otherwise to manage any asset of the Trust Fund which is subject to the management of a properly appointed Investment Manager.

          (c) If other appointed fiduciaries. The Trustee is not liable for the acts or omissions of any ancillary trustee or independent fiduciary properly appointed under Section 8.07. However, if a discretionary Trustee, pursuant to the delegation described in Section 8.07, appoints an ancillary trustee, the discretionary Trustee is responsible for the periodic review of the ancillary trustee's actions and must exercise its delegated authority in accordance with the terms of the Plan and in a manner consistent with ERISA.

          (d) Indemnity. The Employer and any Trustee may execute a written agreement as a part of this Plan and which is not contrary to Applicable Law, delineating any indemnification agreement among the parties.

(E) Multiple Trustees.

     (1) Majority decisions. If more than two persons act as Trustee, a decision of the majority of such persons controls with respect to any decision regarding the administration or the investment of the Trust Fund or of any portion of the Trust Fund with respect to which such persons act as Trustee. If there is more than one Trustee, the Trustees jointly will manage and control the assets of the Trust Fund (or those Trust assets as to which they act as Trustee).

     (2) Allocation. Multiple Trustees may allocate among themselves specific responsibilities or obligations or may authorize one or more of them, either individually or in concert, to exercise any or all of the powers granted to the Trustee, or to perform any or all of the duties assigned to the Trustee under Article VIII.

     (3) Signature. The signature of only one Trustee is necessary to effect any transaction on behalf of the Trust (or as to those Trust assets as to which the signatory acts as Trustee).

     8.03 NAMED FIDUCIARY.

(A) Definition of Named Fiduciary. See Section 1.36.

(B) Duty of Named Fiduciary. The Named Fiduciary under the Plan has the sole responsibility to control and to manage the operation and administration of the Plan. If the Named Fiduciary is also the Trustee, the Named Fiduciary is solely responsible for the management and the control of the Trust Fund, except Trust assets properly: (1) under the control or the direction of an Investment Manager, ancillary trustee or other Plan fiduciary; or (2) subject to Employer or Participant direction of investment.

(C) Appointment of Investment Manager. The Named Fiduciary may appoint an Investment Manager.

     8.04 DISTRIBUTION OF CASH OR PROPERTY. The Trustee will make Plan distributions in the form of cash except where: (1) the required form of distribution is a QJSA or QPSA which has not been waived; (2) the Plan is a Restated Plan and under the prior Plan, distribution in the form of property ("in-kind distribution") is a Protected Benefit which the Employer has not eliminated by a Plan amendment under Section 11.02(C); (3) the Plan Administrator adopts a written policy which provides for in-kind distribution; or (4) the Employer is terminating the Plan, and in the reasonable judgment of the Trustee, some or all Plan assets, within a reasonable time for making final distribution of Plan assets, may not be liquidated to cash or may not be so liquidated without undue loss in value. The Plan Administrator's policy under clause (3) may restrict in-kind distributions to certain types of Trust investments or specify any other reasonable and nondiscriminatory condition or restriction applicable to in-kind distributions. Under clause (4), the Trustee will make Plan termination distributions to Participants and Beneficiaries in cash, in-kind or in a combination of these forms, in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner which may take into account the preferences of the distributees. All in-kind distributions will be made based on the current fair market value of the property, as determined by the Trustee, Custodian or Named Fiduciary.

     8.05 TRUSTEE/CUSTODIAN FEES AND EXPENSES. A Trustee or a Custodian will receive reasonable compensation and reimbursement for reasonable Trust expenses actually incurred as Trustee or Custodian, as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Employer and the Trustee or the Custodian. No person who is receiving full pay from the Employer may receive compensation (except for reimbursement of Plan expenses) for services as Trustee or as Custodian. As the Plan Administrator directs following direction from the Employer under Section 7.04(C), such fees and expenses

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will be paid by the Employer, or the Trustee or Custodian will charge the Trust for the fees or expenses. If, within a reasonable time after a Plan related fee or expense is incurred (or if within the time specified in any agreement between the Plan and the Trustee regarding payment of a fee or expense) the Plan Administrator does not communicate the Employer's decision regarding payment or if the Employer does not pay the fee or expense, the Trustee or Custodian may charge the Trust for such reasonable fees and expenses as are not settlor expenses.

     8.06 THIRD PARTY RELIANCE. A person dealing with the Trustee is not obligated to see to the proper application of any money paid or property delivered to the Trustee, or to inquire whether the Trustee has acted pursuant to any of the terms of the Plan. Each person dealing with the Trustee may act upon any notice, request or representation in writing by the Trustee, or by the Trustee's duly authorized agent, and is not liable to any person in so acting. The certificate of the Trustee that it is acting in accordance with the Plan is conclusive in favor of any person relying on the certificate.

     8.07 APPOINTMENT OF ANCILLARY TRUSTEE OR INDEPENDENT FIDUCIARY.

(A) Appointment. The Employer, in writing, may appoint any qualified person in any state to act as ancillary trustee with respect to a designated portion of the Trust Fund, subject to any consent required under Section 1.65. An ancillary trustee must acknowledge in a writing separate from the Employer's Adoption Agreement its acceptance of the terms and conditions of its appointment as ancillary trustee and its fiduciary status under ERISA.

(B) Powers. The ancillary trustee has the rights, powers, duties and discretion as the Employer may delegate, subject to any limitations or directions specified in the agreement appointing the ancillary trustee and to the terms of the Plan or of ERISA. The Employer may delegate its responsibilities under this Section 8.07 to a discretionary Trustee under the Plan (subject to the acceptance by such discretionary Trustee of that delegation), but the Employer may not delegate its responsibilities to a nondiscretionary Trustee or to a Custodian. The investment powers delegated to the ancillary trustee may include any investment powers available under Section 8.02. The delegated investment powers may include the right to invest any portion of the assets of the Trust Fund in a common trust fund, as described in Code §584, or in any collective investment fund, the provisions of which govern the investment of such assets and which the Plan incorporates by this reference, but only if the ancillary trustee is a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or by a state and the ancillary trustee (or its affiliate, as defined in Code §1504) maintains the common trust fund or collective investment fund exclusively for the collective investment of money contributed by the ancillary trustee (or its affiliate) in a trustee capacity and which conforms to the rules of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Employer also may appoint as an ancillary trustee, the trustee of any group trust fund designated for investment pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.09.

(C) Resignation/Removal. The ancillary trustee may resign its position and the Employer may remove an ancillary trustee as provided in Section 8.08 regarding resignation and removal of the Trustee or Custodian. In the event of such resignation or removal, the Employer may appoint another ancillary trustee or may return the assets to the control and management of the Trustee.

(D) Independent Fiduciary. If the DOL requires engagement of an independent fiduciary to have control or management of all or a portion of the Trust Fund, the Employer will appoint such independent fiduciary, as directed by the DOL. The independent fiduciary will have the duties, responsibilities and powers prescribed by the DOL and will exercise those duties, responsibilities and powers in accordance with the terms, restrictions and conditions established by the DOL and, to the extent not inconsistent with ERISA, the terms of the Plan. The independent fiduciary must accept its appointment in writing and must acknowledge its status as a fiduciary of the Plan.

     8.08 RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL.

(A) Resignation. The Trustee or the Custodian may resign its position by giving written notice to the Employer and to the Plan Administrator. The Trustee's notice must specify the effective date of the Trustee's resignation, which date must be at least 30 days following the date of the Trustee's notice, unless the Employer consents in writing to shorter notice.

(B) Removal. The Employer may remove a Trustee or a Custodian by giving written notice to the affected party. The Employer's notice must specify the effective date of removal which date must be at least 30 days following the date of the Employer's notice, except where the Employer reasonably determines a shorter notice period or immediate removal is necessary to protect Plan assets.

(C) Successor Appointment. In the event of the resignation or the removal of a Trustee, where no other Trustee continues to serve, the Employer must appoint a successor Trustee if it intends to continue the Plan. If two or more persons hold the position of Trustee, in the event of the removal of one such person, during any period the selection of a replacement is pending, or during any period such person is unable to serve for any reason, the remaining person or persons will act as the Trustee.

     (1) Default Successor Trustee. If the Employer fails to appoint a successor Trustee as of the effective date of the Trustee resignation or removal and no other Trustee remains, the Trustee will treat the Employer as having appointed itself as Trustee and as having filed the Employer's acceptance of appointment as successor Trustee with the former Trustee. If state law prohibits the Employer from serving as successor Trustee, the appointed successor Trustee is the president of a corporate Employer, the managing partner of a partnership Employer, the managing member of a limited liability company Employer, the sole proprietor of a proprietorship Employer, or in the case of any other entity type, such other person with title and resposibilities similar to the foregoing.

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     (2) Default Successor Custodian. If the Employer removes and does not replace a Custodian, the Trustee will assume possession of Plan assets held by the former Custodian.

(D) Acceptance. Each successor Trustee succeeds its predecessor Trustee by accepting in writing its appointment as successor Trustee and by filing the acceptance with the former Trustee and the Plan Administrator without the signing or filing of any further statement.

(E) Outgoing Trustee. The resigning or removed Trustee, upon receipt of acceptance in writing of the Trust by the successor Trustee, must execute all documents and must perform all acts necessary to vest the title to Plan assets of record in any successor Trustee. In addition, to the extent reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration of the Plan, at the request of the Plan Administrator and the successor Trustee, the resigning or removed Trustee must transfer records, provide information and otherwise cooperate in effecting the change of Trustees.

(F) Successor Powers. Each successor Trustee has and enjoys all of the powers, both discretionary and ministerial, conferred under the Plan upon its predecessor.

(G) No Liability for Predecessor. A successor Trustee is not personally liable for any act or failure to act of any predecessor Trustee, except as required under ERISA. With the approval of the Employer and the Plan Administrator, a successor Trustee, with respect to the Plan, may accept the account rendered and the property delivered to it by a predecessor Trustee without liability.

     8.09 INVESTMENT IN GROUP TRUST FUND. The Employer, by adopting this Plan, specifically authorizes the Trustee to invest all or any portion of the assets comprising the Trust Fund in any group trust fund which at the time of the investment provides for the pooling of the assets of plans qualified under Code §401(a), including a group trust fund that also permits the pooling of qualified plan assets with assets of an individual retirement account that is exempt from taxation under Code §408(e) or assets of an eligible governmental plan under Code §457(b) that is exempt from taxation under Code §457(g). This authorization applies solely to a group trust fund exempt from taxation under Code §501(a) and the trust agreement of which satisfies the requirements of Revenue Ruling 81-100 (as modified and clarified by Revenue Ruling 2004-67), or any successor thereto. The provisions of the group trust fund agreement, as amended from time to time, are by this reference incorporated within this Plan and Trust. The provisions of the group trust fund will govern any investment of Plan assets in that fund. To comply with Code §4975(d)(8) as to any group trust fund maintained by a disqualified person, including the Trustee, the following provisions apply: (A) a discretionary Trustee or a nondiscretionary Trustee may invest in any such fund at the direction of the Named Fiduciary who is independent of the Trustee and the Trustee's affiliates; (B) a discretionary Trustee or a nondiscretionary Trustee (the latter as directed) may invest in any such fund which the Employer specifies in Appendix C; and (C) notwithstanding (A) and (B) a discretionary Trustee may invest in its own funds as described in Section 8.02(A)(3).

     8.10 COMBINING TRUSTS OF EMPLOYER'S PLANS. At the Employer's direction, the Trustee, for collective investment purposes, may combine into one trust fund the Trust created under this Plan with the trust created under any other qualified retirement plan the Employer maintains. However, the Trustee must maintain separate records of account for the assets of each Trust in order to reflect properly each Participant's Account Balance under the qualified plans in which he/she is a participant.

     8.11 AMENDMENT/SUBSTITUTION OF TRUST.

(A) Amendment/Standardized Plan. The Employer in its Standardized Plan may not amend any provision of Article VIII (or any other provision of the Plan related to the Trust) except the Employer in Appendix C (or in its Adoption Agreement as applicable) may specify the Trust year, the names of the Plan, the Employer, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Plan Administrator, other fiduciaries or the name of any pooled trust in which the Trust will participate.

(B) Amendment/Nonstandardized or Volume Submitter Plan. The Employer in its Nonstandardized or Volume Submitter Plan, in Appendix C (or in its Adoption Agreement as applicable): (1) may amend the Plan or Trust as described in Section 8.11(A); or (2) may amend or override the administrative provisions of Article VIII (or any other provision of the Plan related to the Trust), including provisions relating to Trust investment and Trustee powers or duties.

     (1) Limitation. Any Trust amendment under clause (2) of Section 8.1 1(B): (a) must not conflict with any other provisions of the Plan (except as expressly are intended to override an existing Trust provision); (b) must not cause the Plan to violate Code §401(a); and (c) must be made in accordance with Rev. Proc. 2005-16 or any successor thereto.

(C) Substitution of Approved Trust. The Employer subject to the conditions under Section 8.11(B)(1), may elect to substitute in place of Article VIII and the remaining trust provisions of the basic plan document, any other trust or custodial account agreement that the IRS has approved for use with this Plan. If the Employer elects to substitute an approved trust, the Trustee will not execute the Adoption Agreement but will instead execute the substituted trust. The Trustee of the substituted trust agrees to be bound by all remaining Plan terms, other than those terms which the substituted trust governs.

(D) Formalities. All Section 8.11 Trust amendments or substitutions are subject to Section 11.02 and require the written consent or signature of the Trustee.

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ARTICLE IX
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANY

     9.01 INSURANCE BENEFIT.

(A) General. The Employer may elect to provide incidental life insurance benefits for Insurable Participants who consent to life insurance benefits by executing the appropriate insurance company application form. The Trustee will not purchase any incidental life insurance benefit for any Participant prior to a contribution allocation to the Participant's Account. At an insured Participant's written direction, the Trustee will use all or any portion of the Participant's Employee Contributions, if any, to pay insurance premiums covering the Participant's life.

(B) Insurance on Others. Unless the Plan is a Money Purchase Pension Plan, the Trustee may purchase life insurance for the benefit of the Participant on the life of a family member of the Participant.

(C) Amount and Type of Coverage. The Employer will direct the Trustee as to the insurance company and insurance agent through which the Trustee is to purchase the Contracts, the amount of the coverage and the applicable Dividend plan.

(D) Ownership. Each application for a Contract, and the Contracts themselves, must designate the Trustee as sole owner, with the right reserved to the Trustee to exercise any right or option contained in the Contracts, subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan. The Trustee must be the Contract named beneficiary for the Account of the insured Participant. The Trustee will hold all Contracts issued under the Plan as Trust assets.

(E) Distribution. Proceeds of Contracts paid to the Participant's Account under this Article IX are subject to the distribution requirements of Article VI. The Trustee will not retain any such proceeds for the benefit of the Trust.

(F) Premiums/Directed Investment. The Trustee will charge the premiums on any Contract covering the life of a Participant against the Account of that Participant and will treat the Contract as a directed investment of the Participant's Account, even if the Plan otherwise does not permit a Participant to direct the investment of his/her own Account.

(G) Uniformity. The Trustee must arrange, where possible, for all Contracts issued on the lives of Participants under the Plan to have the same premium due date and all ordinary life insurance Contracts to contain guaranteed cash values with as uniform basic options as are possible to obtain.

(H) Custodians. The provisions of this Article IX are not applicable, and the Plan may not invest in Contracts, if a Custodian signatory to the Adoption Agreement is a bank which does not have trust powers from its governing state banking authority.

     9.02 LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE.

(A) Incidental Insurance Benefits. The aggregate of life insurance premiums paid for the benefit of a Participant, at all times, may not exceed the following percentages of the aggregate of the Employer Contributions (including Elective Deferrals and forfeitures) allocated to any Participant's Account: (1) 49% in the case of the purchase of ordinary life insurance Contracts; or (2) 25% in the case of the purchase of term life insurance or universal life insurance Contracts. If the Trustee purchases a combination of ordinary life insurance Contract(s) and term life insurance or universal life insurance Contract(s), then the sum of one-half of the premiums paid for the ordinary life insurance Contract(s) and the premiums paid for the term life insurance or universal life insurance Contract(s) may not exceed 25% of the Employer Contributions allocated to any Participant's Account.

(B) Exception for Certain Profit Sharing Plans. If the Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan or a 401(k) Plan, the incidental insurance benefits requirement of Section 9.02(A) does not apply to the Plan if the Plan purchases life insurance benefits only from Employer Contributions accumulated in the Participant's Account for at least two years, measured from the allocation date.

(C) Exception for Other Amounts. The incidental insurance benefit requirement of Section 9.02(A) does not apply to Contracts purchased: (1) with Employee Contributions; (2) with Rollover Contributions; or (3) with Earnings on Employer Contributions.

     9.03 DISPOSITION OF LIFE INSURANCE PROTECTION.

(A) Timing. The Trustee will not continue any life insurance protection beyond the later of the Participant's: (1) Annuity Starting Date under Section 6.01(A)(2)(h), or (2) Separation from Service. The Trustee, at the direction of the Plan Administrator, will make any transfer of Contract(s) as soon as administratively practicable after the date specified under this Section 9.03(A).

(B) Method. The Trustee may not transfer any Contract under this Section 9.03 which contains a method of payment not specifically authorized by Article VI or which fails to comply with the QJSA requirements, if applicable, of Section 6.04. In this regard, the Trustee either must convert such a Contract to cash and distribute the cash instead of the Contract, or before making the transfer, must require the Issuing Company to delete the unauthorized method of payment option from the Contract.

     9.04 DIVIDENDS. Dividends are applied to the Participant's Account on whose life the Issuing Company has issued the Contract. Dividends are applied to premium reduction unless the Plan Administrator directs the Trustee to purchase insurance benefits or additional insurance benefits for the Participant.

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     9.05 LIMITATIONS ON INSURANCE COMPANY DUTIES.

(A) Not a Party to Plan. An insurance company, solely in its capacity as an Issuing Company: (1) is not a party to the Plan; and (2) is not responsible for the Plan's validity.

(B) No Responsibility for Others.Except as required by Applicable Law, an Issuing Company has no responsibility or obligation under the Plan to Participants or Beneficiaries for any act required of the Employer, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian or any other service provider to the Plan (unless the Issuing Company also serves in such capacities).

(C) Plan Terms. No insurance company, solely in its capacity as an Issuing Company, need examine the terms of this Plan.

(D) Reliance/Discharge. For the purpose of making application to an Issuing Company and in the exercise of any right or option contained in any Contract, the Issuing Company may rely upon the signature of the Trustee and is held harmless and completely discharged in acting at the direction and authorization of the Trustee. An Issuing Company is discharged from all liability for any amount paid to the Trustee or paid in accordance with the direction of the Trustee, and is not obliged to see to the distribution or further application of any amounts the Issuing Company so pays.

     9.06 RECORDS/INFORMATION. An Issuing Company must keep such records and supply to the Plan Administrator or Trustee such information regarding its Contracts as may be reasonably necessary for the proper administration of the Plan.

     9.07 CONFLICT WITH PLAN. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Plan and the terms of any Contract issued in accordance with this Article IX, the provisions of the Plan control.

     9.08 APPENDIX B OVERRIDE. The Employer in Appendix B may amend the provisions of this Article IX in any manner except as would be inconsistent with any other Plan provision or with Applicable Law.

     9.09 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Article IX:

(A) Contract(s). Contract or Contracts means an ordinary life, term life or universal life insurance contract issued by an Issuing Company on the life of a Participant or other person as authorized under this Article IX.

(B) Dividends. Dividends means Contract dividends, refunds of premiums and other credits.

(C) Insurable Participant. Insurable Participant means a Participant to whom an insurance company, upon an application being submitted in accordance with the Plan, will issue insurance coverage, either as a standard risk or as a risk in an extra mortality classification.

(D) Issuing Company. Issuing Company is any life insurance company which has issued a policy upon application by the Trustee under the terms of this Plan.

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ARTICLE X
TOP-HEAVY PROVISIONS

     10.01 DETERMINATION OF TOP-HEAVY STATUS.

(A) Only Employer Plan. If this Plan is the only qualified plan maintained by the Employer, the Plan is top-heavy for a Plan Year if the Top-Heavy Ratio as of the Determination Date exceeds 60%.

(B) If Other Plans. If the Employer maintains other qualified plans (including a simplified employee pension plan), or maintained another such plan now terminated, this Plan is top-heavy only if it is part of the Required Aggregation Group, and the Top-Heavy Ratio for the Required Aggregation Group and for the Permissive Aggregation Group, if any, each exceeds 60%.

     (1) Count all aggregated plans. The Plan Administrator will calculate the Top-Heavy Ratio in the same manner as required by Section 10.06(K) taking into account all plans within the Aggregation Group. The Plan Administrator will calculate the Top-Heavy Ratio with reference to the Determination Dates that fall within the same calendar year. If an aggregated plan does not have a Valuation Date coinciding with the Determination Date, the Plan Administrator must value the Account Balance in the aggregated plan as of the most recent Valuation Date falling within the twelve-month period ending on the Determination Date, except as Code §416 and applicable Treasury regulations require for the first and for the second plan year of a Defined Benefit Plan.

     (2) Terminated plans. To the extent the Plan Administrator must take into account distributions to a Participant, the Plan Administrator must include distributions from a terminated plan which would have been part of the Required Aggregation Group if it were in existence on the Determination Date.

     (3) Defined Benefit Plans/SEPs. The Plan Administrator will calculate the present value of accrued benefits under Defined Benefit Plans or the account balances under simplified employee pension plans included within the Aggregation Group in accordance with the terms of those plans and Code §416 and the applicable Treasury regulations.

(C) Defined Benefit Plans.

     (1) Use of uniform accrual. If a Participant in a Defined Benefit Plan is a Non-Key Employee, the Plan Administrator will determine his/her accrued benefit under the accrual method, if any, which is applicable uniformly to all Defined Benefit Plans maintained by the Employer or, if there is no uniform method, in accordance with the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional rule accrual method described in Code §411(b)(1)(C).

     (2) Actuarial assumptions. If the Employer maintains a Defined Benefit Plan, the Plan Administrator will use the actuarial assumptions (interest and mortality only) stated in that plan to calculate the present value of benefits from the Defined Benefit Plan.

(D) Application of Top-Heavy Rules. The top-heavy provisions of the Plan apply only for Plan Years in which Code §416 requires application of the top-heavy rules. If applicable, the provisions of this Article X supersede any conflicting Plan or Adoption Agreement provisions, except as the context may otherwise require.

     10.02 TOP-HEAVY MINIMUM ALLOCATION. The Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation requirement applies to the Plan only in a Plan Year for which the Plan is top-heavy.

(A) Allocation to Non-Keys. If the Plan is top-heavy in any Plan Year each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant (as described in Section 10.06(H)) and employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year will receive a Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation for that Plan Year.

(B) Additional Contribution/Allocation as Required. The Plan Administrator first will allocate the Employer Contributions (and Participant forfeitures, if any) for the Plan Year in accordance with the provisions of its Adoption Agreement. The Employer then will contribute an additional amount for the Account of any Participant entitled under Section 10.02(A) to a Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation and whose contribution rate for the Plan Year is less than the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation. The additional amount is the amount necessary to increase the Participant's allocation rate to the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation. The Plan Administrator will allocate the additional contribution to the Account of the Participant on whose behalf the Employer makes the contribution.

(C) No Plan Allocations. If, for a Plan Year, there are no allocations of Employer Contributions or of forfeitures for any Key Employee, the Plan does not require any Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation for the Plan Year, unless a Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation applies because of the maintenance by the Employer of more than one plan.

     10.03 PLAN WHICH WILL SATISFY TOP-HEAVY. If the Plan is top-heavy, the Plan Administrator will determine if the Plan satisfies the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation requirement under this Section 10.03.

(A) Aggregation of Plans to Satisfy. The Plan Administrator will aggregate all qualified plans the Employer maintains to determine if the Plan satisfies the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation requirement.

(B) More Than One Defined Contribution Plan.If the Employer maintains more than one Defined Contribution Plan in which a Non-Key Employee participates and the Non-Key Employee receives less than the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation for a Plan Year in which the Plan is top-heavy, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine to which plan the Employer will make the necessary additional contribution. If the Plan Administrator

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elects for the Employer to make the additional contribution to this Plan, the Plan Administrator will allocate the contribution in accordance with Section 10.02(B). If the Plan Administrator elects for the Employer to make the additional contribution to another plan, the Plan Administrator must determine that the additional contribution is sufficient to satisfy the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation.

(C) Defined Benefit Plan(s). If the Employer maintains one or more Defined Benefit Plans in addition to this Plan and a Non-Key Employee participates in both types of plans, the Plan Administrator operationally will determine if the Employer will make the necessary additional contribution to the Plan to satisfy the top-heavy Minimum Allocation Rate or if the Employer will provide a required top-heavy minimum benefit in the Defined Benefit Plan. If the Plan Administrator elects for the Employer to make the additional contribution to this Plan, the Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation is 5%, irrespective of the Highest Contribution Rate, and the Plan Administrator will allocate the contribution in accordance with Section 10.02(B). If the Plan Administrator elects for the Employer to satisfy the top-heavy minimum benefit in a Defined Benefit Plan, the Plan Administrator must determine that such top-heavy minimum benefit is sufficient to satisfy the top-heavy requirements in the Plan.

     10.04 TOP-HEAVY VESTING. If the Employer in its Adoption Agreement does not elect immediate vesting, the Employer must elect a top-heavy (or modified top-heavy) vesting schedule. The specified top-heavy vesting schedule applies to all Accounts and Contribution Types not already subject to greater vesting and applies to the Plan's first top-heavy Plan Year and to all subsequent Plan Years, except as the Employer in its Adoption Agreement otherwise elects. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to apply the specified top-heavy vesting schedule only in Plan Years in which the Plan is top-heavy, any change in the Plan's vesting schedule resulting from this election is subject to Section 5.08, relating to vesting schedule amendments. As such, a Participant's vested percentage may not decrease as a result of a change in the Plan's top-heavy status in a subsequent Plan Year. When applicable, the relevant top-heavy vesting schedule applies to a Participant's entire Account Balance except as to those amounts which are already 100% Vested, and applies to such amounts accrued before the Plan became top-heavy.

     10.05 SAFE HARBOR/SIMPLE PLAN EXEMPTION.

(A) Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. If in any Plan Year: (1) the Plan Administrator allocates only Safe Harbor Contributions, Additional Matching Contributions and Elective Deferrals to the Plan; and (2) there are no forfeitures to allocate for the Plan Year or the Plan Administrator allocates forfeitures in the manner Section 3.07(A)(4) describes, the Plan will not be subject to the top-heavy requirements of this Article X for that Plan Year. In accordance with Section 3.07(A)(4), the Employer in its Adoption Agreement may elect to apply forfeitures in such a manner so as to preserve the top-heavy exemption under this Section 10.05(A). This Section 10.05(A) does not apply if the Employer in its Adoption Agreement elects eligibility for Elective Deferrals which is earlier than the one Year of Service and age 21 eligibility requirements the Employer elects to apply for the Safe Harbor Contributions, using the OEE rule under Section 4.06(C).

(B) SIMPLE 401(k) Plan. A SIMPLE 401(k) Plan under Section 3.10 is not subject to the provisions of this Article X.

     10.06 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of applying the top-heavy provisions of the Plan:

(A) Compensation. Compensation means Compensation as determined under Section 4.05(C) for Code §415 purposes and includes Compensation for the entire Plan Year.

(B) Determination Date. Determination Date means for any Plan Year, the Accounting Date of the preceding Plan Year or, in the case of the first Plan Year of the Plan, the Accounting Date of the first Plan Year.

(C) Determination (look-back) Period. Determination Period means the 1-year period ending on the Determination Date. In the case of distributions made for a reason other than Severance from Employment, death or Disability, the determination period means the 5-year period ending on the Determination Date.

(D) Employer. Employer means the Employer that adopts this Plan and any Related Employer.

(E) Highest Contribution Rate. Highest Contribution Rate means for any Key Employee, all Employer Contributions (including Elective Deferrals, but not including Employer contributions to Social Security and not including Catch-Up Deferrals) and forfeitures allocated to the Participant's Account for the Plan Year, divided by his/her Compensation for the entire Plan Year. To determine a Key Employee's contribution rate, the Plan Administrator must treat all qualified top-heavy Defined Contribution Plans maintained by the Employer (or by any Related Employer) as a single plan.

(F) Key Employee. Key Employee means, as of any Determination Date, any Employee or former Employee (including a deceased former Employee) who, at any time during the Determination Period: (i) has annual Compensation exceeding $130,000 (as adjusted under Code §416(i)(1)(A)) and is an officer of the Employer; (ii) is a more than 5% owner of the Employer; or (iii) is a more than 1% owner of the Employer and has annual Compensation exceeding $150,000.

     (1) Attribution. The constructive ownership rules of Code §318 as modified by Code §416(i)(1)(B)(i) (or the principles of that Code section, in the case of an unincorporated Employer) will apply to determine ownership in the Employer.

     (2) Maximum Officers. The number of officers taken into account under Section 10.06(F) clause (i) will not exceed the greater of 3 or 10% of the total number (after application of the Code §414(q) exclusions) of Employees, and in no event will exceed 50 officers.

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     (3) Applicable Law. The Plan Administrator will make the determination of who is a Key Employee in accordance with Code §416(i)(1), the applicable Treasury regulations and other Applicable Law.

(G) Non-Key Employee. Non-Key Employee means an Employee who is not a Key Employee.

(H) Participant. Participant means any Employee otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan, even if the Participant would not be entitled to other Plan allocations or would receive a lesser allocation under the Plan terms.

(I) Permissive Aggregation Group. Permissive Aggregation Group means the Required Aggregation Group plus any other qualified plans maintained by the Employer, but only if such group would satisfy in the aggregate the nondiscrimination requirements of Code §401(a)(4) and the coverage requirements of Code §410. The Plan Administrator will determine the Permissive Aggregation Group.

(J) Required Aggregation Group. Required Aggregation Group means: (1) each qualified plan of the Employer in which at least one Key Employee participates or participated at any time during the Determination Period (including terminated plans); and (2) any other qualified plan of the Employer which enables a plan described in clause (1) to meet the requirements of Code §401(a)(4) or of Code §410.

(K) Top-Heavy Ratio. Top-Heavy Ratio means a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Account Balances of all Key Employees as of the Determination Date and the denominator of which is the sum of the Account Balances for all Employees as of the Determination Date. The Plan Administrator will include Catch-Up Deferrals and will disregard DECs in determining the Top-Heavy Ratio.

     (1) Amounts included. The Plan Administrator must include in the Top-Heavy Ratio, as part of the Account Balances, any contribution not made as of the Determination Date but includible under Code §416 and the applicable Treasury regulations, and distributions made within the Determination Period.

     (2) Former Key Employees. The Plan Administrator must calculate the Top-Heavy Ratio by disregarding the Account Balance (and distributions, if any, of the Account Balance) of any Non-Key Employee who was formerly a Key Employee.

     (3) No Service during 1-year look-back. The Plan Administrator must calculate the Top-Heavy Ratio by disregarding the Account Balance (including distributions, if any, of the Account Balance) of an individual who has not received credit for at least one Hour of Service with the Employer during the Determination Period, which for purposes of this Section 10.06(K)(3), means the 1-year period described in Section 10.06(C).

     (4) Distributions, Rollover Contributions and Transfers. The Plan Administrator must calculate the take into account distributions, Rollover Contributions and Transfers, in accordance with Code §416 and the applicable Treasury regulations.

(L) Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation. Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation means an allocation equal to the lesser of 3% of the Non-Key Employee's Compensation for the Plan Year or the highest contribution rate for the Plan Year made on behalf of any Key Employee multiplied by the Non-Key Employee's Plan Year Compensation. For purposes of satisfying the Employer's Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation requirement, the Plan Administrator disregards the Elective Deferrals allocated to a Non-Key Employee's Account in determining the Non-Key Employee's allocation rate. To determine a Non-Key Employee's allocation rate, the Plan Administrator must treat all qualified top-heavy Defined Contribution Plans maintained by the Employer (or by any Related Employer) as a single plan. If a Defined Benefit Plan maintained by the Employer which benefits a Key Employee depends on this Plan to satisfy the nondiscrimination rules of Code §401(a)(4) or the coverage rules of Code §410 (or another plan benefiting the Key Employee so depends on such Defined Benefit Plan), the top-heavy minimum allocation is 3% of the Non-Key Employee's Compensation regardless of the contribution rate for the Key Employees.

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ARTICLE XI
EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT, AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION

     11.01 EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT.

(A) No Reversion/Diversion. Except as provided under Section 3.01(H), the Employer does not have any beneficial interest in any asset of the Trust Fund and no part of any asset in the Trust Fund may ever revert to or be repaid to the Employer, either directly or indirectly; nor, prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to the Participants and their Beneficiaries under the Plan, may any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund, or any asset of the Trust Fund, be (at any time) used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries and for defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan.

(B) Initial Qualification. If the IRS, upon the Employer's application for initial approval of this Plan, determines the Trust created under the Plan is not a qualified trust exempt from Federal income tax, the Trustee, upon written notice from the Employer, will return the Employer Contributions and the Earnings thereon to the Employer. This Section 11.01(B) applies only if the Employer makes the application for the determination by the time prescribed by law for filing the Employer's tax return for the Taxable Year in which the Employer adopted the Plan, or by such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. The Trustee must make the return of the Employer contribution under this Section 11.01(B) within one year of a final disposition of the Employer's request for initial approval of the Plan. The Employer's Plan and Trust will terminate upon the Trustee's return of the Employer Contributions.

     11.02 AMENDMENT BY EMPLOYER.

(A) Permitted Amendments. The Employer, consistent with this Section 11.02 and other applicable Plan provisions, has the right, at any time to amend or to restate the Plan including the Trust.

     (1) Adoption Agreement/Appendix B overrides. The Employer may: (a) restate its Adoption Agreement (including converting the Plan to another type of plan using a different Adoption Agreement approved for use with the Prototype or Volume Submitter Plan and as not inconsistent with Applicable Law); (b) amend the elective provisions of the Adoption Agreement (changing an existing election or making a new election) in any manner the Employer deems necessary or advisable and as not inconsistent with Applicable Law; and (c) elect in Appendix B any or all of the basic plan overrides specified therein, including adding language to satisfy Code §§415 or 416 because of the required aggregation of multiple plans.

     (2) Model amendments. The Employer may adopt model amendments published by the IRS (the adoption of which the IRS provides will not cause the Plan to be individually designed).

     (3) Interim amendments. The Employer may make such good faith amendments as the Employer considers necessary to maintain the Plan's tax-qualified status or to otherwise keep the Plan in compliance with Applicable Law.

     (4) Corrections. The Employer may amend the Plan to correct typographical errors and cross-references, provided that these corrections do not change the original intended meaning or impact any qualification requirements.

(B) Amendment Formalities.

     (1) Writing. The Employer must make all Plan amendments in writing. Each amendment must specify the amendment execution date and, if different from its execution date, must specify the amendment's retroactive, current or prospective Effective Date.

     (2) Restatement. An Employer may amend its Plan by means of a complete restatement of its Adoption Agreement. To restate its Plan, the Employer must complete, and the Employer and Trustee or Custodian must execute, a new Adoption Agreement. See Section 8.1 1(C) if the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to adopt a separate approved trust agreement.

     (3) Amendment (without restatement). An Employer may amend its Plan without completion of a new Adoption Agreement by either: (a) completion and substitution of one or more Adoption Agreement pages including a new Adoption Agreement Execution Page executed by the Employer and if applicable, executed by the Trustee or Custodian; or (b) other written instrument amending the Adoption Agreement executed by the Employer and if applicable, executed by the Trustee or Custodian. Except under Sections 4.08 or 8.11, to preserve the Plan's pre-approved status under Section 7.09, the substantive language of any amendment under Section 11.02(B)(3), clause (b) (amendment other than by substituted Adoption Agreement page) must reproduce without alteration, the relevant portion(s) of the Adoption Agreement text and elections which the Employer is amending or must have the substantive effect of doing so such as incorporating by reference the Adoption Agreement text into the amendment.

     (4) Effect of certain alterations. Any restatement or amendment which is not permitted under this Section 11.02 or elsewhere in the Plan may result in the IRS treating the Plan as an individually designed plan. See Section 7.09 for the effect of certain amendments adopted by the Employer which will result in the Employer's Plan losing Prototype Plan or Volume Submitter Plan status.

     (5) Operational discretion and policy not an amendment. A Plan amendment does not include the Plan Administrator's exercise of any operational discretion the Plan accords to the Administrator, including but not limited to, the Plan Administrator's adoption, modification or

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termination of any policy, rule or regulation in accordance with the Plan or any change to any Adoption Agreement checklist.

     (6) Trustee/Custodian signature to amendment. The Trustee or Custodian must execute any Adoption Agreement for a Restated Plan and also must execute any Plan amendment which alters the Trust provisions of Article VIII or which otherwise affects the Trustee's or Custodian's duties under the Plan.

     (7) Signatory Employer authority. If the Plan has Participating Employers, only the Signatory Employer need execute any Plan amendment under this Section 11.02. See Section 1.23(A).

(C) Impermissible Amendment/Protected Benefits.

     (1) Exclusive benefit/no reversion. The Employer may not amend the Plan to permit any of the Trust Fund (other than as required to pay any Trust taxes and reasonable Plan administrative expenses) to be used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and Beneficiaries. An amendment may not cause any portion of the Trust Fund to revert to the Employer or to become the Employer's property.

     (2) Alteration of Plan Administrator or Trustee/Custodian duties. The Employer may not amend the Plan in any manner which affects the powers, duties or responsibilities of the Plan Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian without the written consent of the affected party. See Section 11.02(B)(6).

     (3) No cut-backs. An amendment (including the adoption of this Plan as a restatement of an existing plan) may not decrease a Participant's Account Balance, except to the extent permitted under Code §412(c)(8), and except as provided under Applicable Law, may not reduce or eliminate Protected Benefits determined immediately prior to the adoption date (or, if later, the Effective Date) of the amendment. An amendment reduces or eliminates Protected Benefits if the amendment has the effect of either: (a) eliminating or reducing an early retirement benefit or a retirement-type subsidy (as defined in Treasury regulations); or (b) except as provided under Applicable Law, eliminating an optional form of benefit. An amendment does not impermissibly eliminate a Protected Benefit relating to the method of distribution if after the amendment a Participant may receive a single sum payment at the same time or times as the method of distribution eliminated by the amendment and such payment is based on the same or a greater portion of the Participant's Account as the eliminated method of distribution. This Section 11.02(C)(3) applies to Transfers under 11.06 except as to certain Elective Transfers under 11.06(E).

     (4) Disregard of amendment/Tracking Protected Benefits. The Plan Administrator must disregard an amendment to the extent application of the amendment would fail to satisfy this Section 11.02(C). The Plan Administrator, in an Adoption Agreement checklist, may maintain a list of Protected Benefits it must retain.

     11.03 AMENDMENT BY PROTOTYPE SPONSOR/VOLUME SUBMITTER PRACTITIONER.

(A) General. The Sponsor (or the M&P Mass Submitter under Section 4.08 of Rev. Proc. 2005-16) or the Practitioner, without the Employer's consent, may amend the Plan and Trust, from time to time: (1) to conform the Plan and Trust to any changes to the Code, regulations, revenue rulings, other statements published by the IRS (including adoption of model, sample or other required good faith amendments that specifically provide that their adoption will not cause such plan to be individually designed); or (2) to make corrections to the approved Plan.

(B) Notice to Employers. The Sponsor or Practitioner must make reasonable and diligent efforts to ensure adopting Employers have actually received and are aware of all Sponsor or Practitioner generated Plan amendments and that such Employers complete and sign new Adoption Agreements when necessary.

(C) Prohibited Amendments. Except under Section 11.03(A), the Sponsor or Practitioner may not amend the Plan in any manner which would modify any adopting Employer's Plan existing Adoption Agreement election without the Employer's written consent. In addition, the Sponsor or Practitioner may not amend the Plan in any manner which would violate Section 11.02(C).

(D) Volume Submitter Practitioner limitations. A Practitioner may no longer amend the Plan as to any adopting Employer which has amended its Plan in a manner as would result in the type of plan not permitted under the Volume Submitter program or which would render the Plan an individually designed plan not entitled to the Volume Submitter remedial amendment period cycle. If an Employer, because of a modification to the Plan is required to obtain a favorable determination letter to have reliance, the Practitioner may not amend the Plan on behalf of the adopting Employer unless the Employer obtains such a letter. If the Employer adopts this Plan as a restated Plan, the provisions of this Section 11.03 permitting a Practitioner to amend the Plan apply on and after the date the Employer executes the restated Plan; provided that such provisions may have applied on an earlier date (but not before February 17, 2005) if the prior Plan document provided for such Practitioner amendments.

(E) Mass Submitter Amendment. If the Sponsor does not adopt the amendments made by the Mass Submitter, the Sponsor will no longer be the sponsor of an identical or minor modifier Prototype Plan of the Mass Submitter.

     11.04 FROZEN PLAN.

(A) Employer Action to Freeze. The Employer subject to Section 11.02(C) and by proper Employer action has the right, at any time, to suspend or discontinue all contributions under the Plan and thereafter to continue to maintain the Plan as a Frozen Plan (subject to such suspension or discontinuance) until the Employer terminates the Plan. During any period while the Plan is frozen, the Plan Administrator will continue to: (1) allocate forfeitures, if any, in accordance with Section 3.07, irrespective of when the forfeitures occur; and (2) operate

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the Plan in accordance with its terms other than those related to the making and allocation of additional (new) contributions. If the Employer under a Profit Sharing Plan or a 401(k) Plan completely discontinues contributions (including Elective Deferrals), the Plan Administrator will treat the Plan as a Frozen Plan.

(B) Vesting. Upon the Employer's freezing under Section 11.04(A) of the Plan which is a Profit Sharing Plan or 401(k) Plan, an affected Participant's right to his/her Account Balance is 100% Vested, irrespective of the Vested percentage which otherwise would apply under Article V.

(C) Not a Termination. A resolution or an amendment to discontinue all future contributions, but otherwise to continue maintenance of this Plan, is not a Plan termination for purposes of Section 11.05.

     11.05 PLAN TERMINATION.

(A) Employer Action to Terminate. The Employer subject to Section 11.02(C) and by proper Employer action has the right, at any time, to terminate this Plan and the Trust created and maintained under the Plan. Any termination of the Plan under this Section 11.05(A) is not effective until compliance with applicable notice requirements under ERISA, if any. The Plan will terminate upon the first to occur of the following:

     (1) Specified date. The Effective Date of termination specified by proper Employer action; or

     (2) Employer no longer exists. The Effective Date of dissolution or merger of the Employer, unless a successor makes provision to continue the Plan, in which event the successor must substitute itself as the Employer under this Plan.

(B) QTA Action to Terminate Abandoned Plan.

     (1) Definition of Qualified Termination Administrator (QTA). A QTA is an entity which: (a) is eligible to serve as trustee or issuer of an individual retirement account or of an individual retirement annuity; and (b) holds the assets of the abandoned Plan.

     (2) QTA procedure. A QTA, after making reasonable efforts to contact the Employer, may make a determination that the Employer has abandoned the Plan and give notice thereof to the DOL. The QTA then may: (i) update Plan records; (ii) calculate benefits; (iii) allocate assets and expenses; (iv) report to DOL any delinquent contributions; (v) engage service providers and pay reasonable Plan expenses; (vi) provide required notice to Participants and Beneficiaries regarding the Plan termination; (vii) distribute Plan benefits; (viii) file the Form 5500 terminal report and give notice to DOL of completion of the termination; and (ix) take all other reasonable and necessary actions to wind-up and terminate the Plan. A QTA will undertake all actions under this Section 11.05(B) in accordance with Applicable Law, including Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 2006-06, relating to the QTA's services and compensation for services.

(C) Vesting. Upon either full or partial termination of the Plan, an affected Participant's right to his/her Account Balance is 100% Vested, irrespective of the Vested percentage which otherwise would apply under Article V.

(D) General Procedure upon Termination. Upon termination of the Plan, the distribution provisions of Article VI remain operative, with the following exceptions:

     (1) If no consent required. If the Participant's Vested Account Balance does not exceed $5,000 (or exceeds $5,000 but the Participant has attained the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age), the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute in cash (subject to Section 8.04) the Participant's Vested Account Balance to him/her in a Lump-Sum as soon as administratively practicable after the Plan terminates.

     (2) If consent required. If the Participant's Vested Account Balance exceeds $5,000 and the Participant has not attained the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age, the Participant or the Beneficiary may elect to have the Trustee commence distribution in cash (subject to Section 8.04) of his/her Vested Account Balance in a Lump-Sum as soon as administratively practicable after the Plan terminates. If a Participant with consent rights under this Section 11.05(D)(2) does not elect an immediate Lump-Sum distribution with spousal consent if required, to liquidate the Trust, the Plan Administrator will instruct the Trustee or Custodian to purchase a deferred Annuity Contract for the Participant which protects the Participant's distribution rights under the Plan.

     (3) Lower dollar amount. As provided in Section 6.09, the Employer in Appendix B may provide for a lower dollar threshold than $5,000 under this Section 11.05(D).

(E) Profit Sharing Plan. If the Plan is a Profit Sharing Plan, in lieu of applying Section 11.05(D) and the distribution provisions of Article VI, the Plan Administrator will direct the Trustee to distribute in cash (subject to Section 8.04) each Participant's Vested Account Balance, in a Lump-Sum, as soon as administratively practicable after the termination of the Plan, irrespective of the amount of the Participant's Vested Account Balance, the Participant's age and whether the Participant consents to the distribution.

     (1) Limitations. This Section 11.05(E) does not apply if: (a) the Plan at termination provides for distribution of an Annuity Contract which is a Protected Benefit and which the Employer may not (or does not) eliminate by Plan amendment; or (b) as of the period between the Plan termination date and the final distribution of assets, the Employer maintains any other Defined Contribution Plan (other than an ESOP). If clause (b) applies, the Plan Administrator to facilitate Plan termination may direct the Trustee to transfer the Account of any non-consenting Participant to the other Defined Contribution Plan.

(F) 401(k) Plan Distribution Restrictions. If the Plan is a 401(k) Plan or if the Plan as the result of a Transfer holds Restricted 401(K) Accounts under Section 6.01(C)(4)(b), a

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Participant's Restricted 401(k) Accounts are distributable on account of Plan termination, as described in this Section 11.05, only if: (i) the Employer (including any Related Employer, determined as of the Effective Date of Plan termination) does not maintain an Alternative Defined Contribution Plan and the Plan Administrator distributes the Participant's entire Vested Account Balance in a Lump-Sum; or (ii) the Participant otherwise is entitled under the Plan to a distribution of his/her Vested Account Balance.

     (1) Definition of Alternative Defined Contribution Plan. An Alternative Defined Contribution Plan is a Defined Contribution Plan (other than an ESOP, simplified employee pension plan, 403(b) plan, SIMPLE IRA or 457 plan) the Employer (or a Related Employer) maintains beginning at the Plan termination Effective Date of the Plan and ending twelve months after the final distribution of assets. However, a plan is not an Alternative Defined Contribution Plan if less than 2% of the Employees eligible to participate in the terminating Plan are eligible to participate (beginning 12 months prior to and ending 12 months after the Plan's termination Effective Date) in the potential Alternative Defined Contribution Plan.

(G) Continuing Trust Provisions. The Trust will continue until the Trustee in accordance with the direction of the Plan Administrator has distributed all of the benefits under the Plan. On each Valuation Date, the Plan Administrator will credit any part of a Participant's Account Balance retained in the Trust with its share of Earnings. Upon termination of the Plan, any suspense account under Section 4.01 will revert to the Employer, subject to the conditions of the Treasury regulations permitting such a reversion.

(H) Lost Participants. The Trustee will distribute the Accounts of lost Participants in a terminating Plan in accordance with the Plan Administrator's direction under Section 7.07(B).

     11.06 MERGER/DIRECT TRANSFER.

(A) Authority. The Trustee, at the direction of the Plan Administrator, possesses the specific authority to enter into merger agreements or direct transfer of assets agreements with the trustees of other retirement plans described in Code §401(a), and to accept the direct transfer of plan assets to the Trust, or to transfer Plan assets, as a party to any such agreement. This authority includes Nonelective Transfers described in Section 11.06(D) and Elective Transfers described in Section 11.06(E).

(B) Code §414(l) Requirements. The Trustee may not consent to, or be a party to, any merger or consolidation with another plan, or to a transfer of assets or liabilities to another plan (or from the other plan to this Plan), unless immediately after the merger, consolidation or transfer, the surviving plan provides each Participant a benefit equal to or greater in amount than the benefit each Participant would have received had the transferring plan terminated immediately before the merger or the consolidation or the transfer; provided that 100% immediate vesting is not required upon merger, consolidation or transfer, except if an Elective Transfer is made under Section 11.06(E)(3).

(C) Administration of Transferred Amount. The Trustee will hold, administer and distribute the transferred assets as a part of the Trust Fund and the Trustee must maintain a separate Employer Contribution Account for the benefit of the Employee on whose behalf the Trustee accepted the Transfer in order to reflect the value of the transferred assets and as necessary to preserve Protected Benefits.

(D) Nonelective Transfers.The Trustee may enter in to an agreement with the trustee of any other plan described in Section 11.06(A) to transfer as a Nonelective Transfer all or a portion of the Account(s) of one or more Participants to the other plan, or to receive Nonelective Transfers into the Plan. A Nonelective Transfer is a Transfer without the consent or election of the affected Participant(s). In the event of a Nonelective Transfer, the trustee of the transferee plan must preserve all Protected Benefits under the transferor plan, unless the trustee or other appropriate party takes proper action to eliminate any of such Protected Benefits as Applicable Law may permit.

(E) Elective Transfers. The Trustee may enter into an agreement with the trustee of any other plan described in Section 11.06(A) to transfer as an Elective Transfer all or a portion of the Account of a Participant or if applicable a Beneficiary who elects to transfer his/her Account or a portion thereof to the other plan or to receive Elective Transfers into the Plan. The specific requirements for an Elective Transfer depend upon the type of Elective Transfer that the Trustee will utilize to effect the Transfer, as described herein.

     (1) Code §411(d)(6)(D) Transfer. A Code §411(d)(6)(D) Transfer means a Transfer under Code §411(d)(6)(D) between Defined Contribution Plans, and which a Participant or Beneficiary elects following required statutory notice. Under this Section 11.06(E)(1), the Account need not be distributable at the time of Transfer and Protected Benefits specifically relating to distribution methods do not carry over to the transferee plan, except under Section 6.04 if applicable.

     (2) Acquisition or employment change Transfer. An acquisition or employment change Transfer means a Transfer under Treas. Reg. §1.411(d) -4 Q/A-3(b), between such Defined Contribution Plans as described therein, and which a Participant elects. Under this Section 11.06(E)(2), the Account need not be distributable at the time of Transfer and Protected Benefits do not carry over to the transferee plan, except under Section 6.04 if applicable.

     (3) Distributable event Transfer. A distributable event Transfer means a Transfer under Treas. Reg. §1.411(d) -4 Q/A-3(c), between Code §401(a) plans, and which a Participant elects. Under this Section 11.06(E)(3), the Account must be distributable at the time of Transfer, but not entirely as a Lump-Sum which is an Eligible Rollover Distribution. Protected Benefits do not carry over to the transferee plan.

(F) Pre-Participation Transfers. The Trustee under this Section 11.06 may accept a Transfer of plan assets on behalf of an Employee prior to the date the Employee satisfies the Plan's eligibility conditions or prior to reaching

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the Entry Date. If the Trustee accepts such a direct Transfer of plan assets, the Plan Administrator and the Trustee must treat the Employee as a limited Participant as described in Section 3.08(C).

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     ARTICLE XII
MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLAN
[VOLUME SUBMITTER ONLY]

     12.01 ELECTION/OVERRIDING EFFECT. This Article XII does not apply unless the Employer establishes the Plan as a Multiple Employer Plan described in Code §413(c) under a Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement. Article XII does not apply if the Plan is a Prototype Plan. If the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement that the Plan is a Multiple Employer Plan, then the provisions of this Article XII will apply as of the Effective Date the Employer elects in its Adoption Agreement to apply this Article XII. The provisions of Article XII, if in effect, supersede any contrary provisions in the Plan or the Employer's Adoption Agreement.

     12.02 DEFINITIONS. The following definitions apply to this Article XII and supersede any conflicting definition in the Plan.

(A) Employee. Employee means any common law employee, Self-Employed Individual, Leased Employee or other person the Code treats as an employee of a Participating Employer for purposes of the Participating Employer's qualified plan. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement or in a Participation Agreement may designate any Employee, or class or group of Employees, as an Excluded Employee under Section 1.21(D).

(B) Lead Employer. The Lead Employer means the Signatory Employer to the Adoption Agreement Execution Page, and does not include any Related Employer or Participating Employer except as described in the next sentence. The Lead Employer will be a Participating Employer only if the Lead Employer executes a Participation Agreement to the Adoption Agreement. The Lead Employer has the same meaning as the Signatory Employer for purposes of making Plan amendments and other purposes as described in Section 1.23(A) regardless of whether the Lead Employer is also a Participating Employer under this Article XII. As to the right of a Lead Employer to terminate the participation of a Participating Employer, see Section 12.12.

(C) Participating Employer. A "Participating Employer" is a trade or business which, with the consent of the Lead Employer, executes a Participation Agreement to the Adoption Agreement. A Participating Employer is an Employer for all purposes of the Plan except as provided in Section 1.23. A Participating Employer may, but need not be a Related Employer.

(D) Professional Employer Organization (PEO). A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) means an organization described in Rev. Proc. 2002-21. Plan references to Rev. Proc. 2002-21 also include any successor thereto. The Employer in its Adoption Agreement will specify whether the Lead Employer is a PEO, and in such event, the term PEO is synonymous with the Lead Employer. If the Lead Employer is a PEO, then:

     (1) Client Organization ("CO"). Each Participating Employer (other than the PEO) is a Client Organization as that term is used in Rev. Proc. 2002-21.

     (2) Worksite Employee. A Worksite Employee means a person on the PEO's payroll who receives amounts from the PEO for providing services to a CO pursuant to a service agreement between the PEO and the CO. For all purposes of this Plan, a Worksite Employee will be deemed to be the Employee of the CO for whom the Worksite Employee performs services, and not an Employee of the PEO.

     12.03 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER ELECTIONS. In its Adoption Agreement, the Lead Employer will specify: (A) whether a Participating Employer may modify any of the Adoption Agreement elections; (B) which elections the Participating Employer may modify; and (C) any restrictions on the modifications. Any such modification will apply only to the Employees of that Participating Employer. The Participating Employer will make any such modification by election on its Participation Agreement to the Lead Employer's Adoption Agreement. To the extent that the Adoption Agreement does not permit modification of an election, any attempt by a Participating Employer to modify the election has no effect on the Plan and the Participating Employer is bound by the Adoption Agreement terms as completed by the Lead Employer.

     12.04 HCE STATUS. The Plan Administrator will determine HCE status under Section 1.21(E) separately with respect to each Participating Employer.

     12.05 TESTING.

(A) Separate Status. The Plan Administrator will perform the tests listed in this Section 12.05(A) separately for each Participating Employer, with respect to the Employees of that Participating Employer. For this purpose, the Employees of a Participating Employer, and their allocations and Accounts, will be treated as though they were in separate plan. Any Plan correction under Section 7.08 will only affect the Employees of the Participating Employer. The tests subject to this separate treatment are:

     (1) ADP. The ADP test in Section 4.10(B).

     (2) ACP. The ACP test in Section 4.10(C).

     (3) Nondiscrimination. Nondiscrimination testing as described in Code §401(a)(4), the applicable Treasury regulations, and Sections 4.06 and 4.07.

     (4) Coverage. Coverage testing as described in Code §410(b), the applicable Treasury regulations, and Sections 3.06(F) and 4.06.

(B) Joint Status. The Plan Administrator will perform the following tests for the Plan as whole, without regard to an Employee's employment by a particular Participating Employer:

     (1) Annual Additions Limit. Applying the Annual Additions Limit in Section 4.05(B).

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     (2) Elective Deferral Limit. Applying the Elective Deferral Limit in Section 4.10(A).

     (3) Catch-Up Limit. Applying the limit on CatchUp Deferrals in Section 3.02(D).

     12.06 TOP-HEAVY. The Plan will apply the provisions of Article X separately to each Participating Employer. The Plan will be considered separate plans for each Participating Employer and its Employees for purposes of determining whether such a separate plan is top-heavy or is entitled to the exemption described in Section 10.05. For purposes of applying Article X to a Participating Employer, the Participating Employer and any business which is a Related Employer to that Participating Employer are the "Employer." For purposes of Article X, the terms "Key Employee" and "Non-Key Employee" will refer only to the Employees of that Participating Employer and/or its Related Employers. If such a Participating Employer's separate Plan is top-heavy, then:

(A) Highest Contribution Rate. The Plan Administrator will determine the Highest Contribution Rate under Section 10.06(E) by reference to the Key Employees and their allocations in the separate plan of that Participating Employer;

(B) Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation. The Plan Administrator will determine the amount of any required Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation under Section 10.06(L) separately for that separate plan; and

(C) Plan Which Will Satisfy. The Participating Employer will make any additional contributions Section 10.03 requires.

12.07 COMPENSATION.

(A) Separate Determination. For the following purposes, described in this Section 12.07(A), the Plan Administrator will determine separately a Participant's Compensation for each Participating Employer. Under this determination, except as provided below, Compensation from a Participating Employer includes Compensation paid by a Related Employer of that Participating Employer.

     (1) Nondiscrimination and coverage. All of the separate tests listed in Section 12.05(A).

     (2) Top-Heavy. Application of the top-heavy rules in Article X.

     (3) Allocations. Application of allocations under Article III. However, the Employer's Adoption Agreement elections control the extent to which Compensation for this purpose includes Compensation of Related Employers.

     (4) HCE determination.The determination of an Employee's status as an HCE.

(B) Joint Status. For all Plan purposes other than those described in Section 12.07(A), including but not limited to determining the Annual Additions Limit in Section 4.05(B), Compensation includes all Compensation paid by or for any Participating Employer or Related Employer.

     12.08 SERVICE. An Employee's Service includes all Hours of Service and Years of Service with any and all Participating Employers and their Related Employers. An Employee who terminates employment with one Participating Employer and immediately commences employment with another Participating Employer has not incurred a Separation from Service or a Severance from Employment.

     12.09 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS. If a Participant is a more than 5% Owner (under Code §416(i) and Section 6.02(E)(7)(a)) of any Participating Employer for which the Participant is an Employee in the Plan Year the Participant attains age 70 1/2, then the Participant's RBD under Section 6.02(E)(7) will be the April 1 following the close of the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2.

     12.10 COOPERATION AND INDEMNIFICATION.

(A) Cooperation. Each Participating Employer agrees to timely provide to the Plan Administrator upon request all information the Plan Administrator deems necessary to ensure the Plan is operated in accordance with Applicable Law. Each Participating Employer will cooperate fully with the Plan Administrator, the Lead Employer, and with Plan fiduciaries and other proper Plan representatives in maintaining the qualified status of the Plan. Such cooperation will include payment of such amounts into the Plan, to be allocated to Employees of the Participating Employer, which are reasonably required to maintain the tax-qualified status of the Plan.

(B) Indemnity. Each Participating Employer will indemnify and hold harmless the Plan Administrator, the Lead Employer, the Plan, the Trustee, other Plan fiduciaries, other Participating Employers, Participants and Beneficiaries, and as applicable, their subsidiaries, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents, and their respective successors and assigns, against any cause of action, loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense of any nature whatsoever (including, but not limited to, attorney's fees and costs, whether or not suit is brought, as well as all IRS or DOL Plan disqualification, fiduciary breach or other sanctions, compliance fees or penalties) arising out of or relating to: (1) the Participating Employer's noncompliance with any of the Plan's terms or requirements; or (2) the Participating Employer's intentional or negligent act or omission with regard to the Plan.

     12.11 PEO TRANSITION RULES. If the Lead Employer is a PEO, and the Article XII Effective Date is after the later of the Plan's Effective Date or Restated Effective Date, then the following transition rules will apply to the Transition Year:

(A) Definition of Transition Year. The Transition Year is the Plan Year which includes the Article XII Effective Date.

(B) Definition of Look-Back Year. The Look-Back Year is the Plan Year immediately prior to the Transition Year.

(C) Employee Status. Unless the PEO designates otherwise in Appendix B, for Plan Years ending prior to the Transition Year the Worksite Employees will be deemed to

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be Employees of the PEO, except as otherwise specified in this Article XII.

(D) Distribution. The limitations of Section 6.01(C)(4) will not prohibit making any distribution required by Rev. Proc. 2002-21.

(E) Top-heavy. The Determination Date under Section 10.06(B) for the Transition Year is the last day of the Transition Year. In its Adoption Agreement, the PEO will specify whether Employer Contributions for Worksite Employees for Plan Years prior to the Transition Year will be treated as contributions by the PEO, or as contributions by the CO. If the contributions are treated as PEO contributions, then the Plan Administrator will disregard Account Balances relating to those contributions (i.e., Employer Contribution Account Balances prior to the Transition Year and Earnings thereon) in determining whether the separate plan of a Participating Employer is top-heavy for the Transition Year and later Plan Years under Section 12.06.

(F) ADP/ACP Testing. The Plan Administrator will treat the Transition Year as the first Plan Year of the Plan for purposes of ADP and ACP testing of a CO's separate plan under Section 12.05.

(G) HCE Determination. If the Worksite Employee performed services for the CO during the Look-Back Year, then only for purposes of determining HCE status, the Worksite Employee will be deemed to be an Employee of the CO for the Transition Year and the CO will be deemed to have paid to the Worksite Employee any Compensation the PEO paid to the Worksite Employee during the Transition Year.

(H) Required Minimum Distributions. The following rules apply with regard to each Worksite Employee who, prior to January 1, 2004: (i) attained age 70 1/2 (ii) was still on the payroll of the PEO, and (iii) had not commenced receiving RMDs under Section 6.02.

     (1) Determination of 5% owner status. The Plan Administrator will determine whether such a Worksite Employee is a more than 5% owner under Section 6.02(E)(7)(a) based on whether the Worksite Employee is a more than 5% owner on the first day of the Transition Year. Alternatively, in Appendix B, the PEO may specify that the determination is made with reference to the Plan Year ending in the calendar year the Worksite Employee attained age 70 1/2.

     (2) Required Beginning Date. The Required Beginning Date under Section 6.02(E)(7) of a more than 5% owner under Section 12.11(H)(1) will be April 1, 2005.

     12.12 INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION. Unless the Lead Employer provides otherwise in Appendix B, the Lead Employer may terminate the participation of any Participating Employer (hereafter, "Terminated Employer") in this Plan. If the Lead Employer acts under this Section 12.12, the following will occur:

(A) Notice. The Lead Employer will give the Terminated Employer a notice of the Lead Employer's intent to terminate the Terminated Employer's status as a Participating Employer of the Plan. The Lead Employer will provide such notice not less than 30 days prior to the Effective Date of termination unless the Lead Employer determines that the interests of Plan Participants requires earlier termination.

(B) Spin-off. The Lead Employer will establish a new Defined Contribution Plan, using the provisions of this Plan with any modifications contained in the Terminated Employer's Participation Agreement, as a guide to establish a new Defined Contribution Plan (the "Spin-off Plan"). The Lead Employer will direct the Trustee to transfer (in accordance with the rules of Code §414(l) and the provisions of Section 11.06) the Accounts of the Employees of the Terminated Employer to the Spin-off Plan. The Terminated Employer will be the Employer, Plan Administrator, and Sponsor of the Spin-off Plan. The Trustee of the Spin-off Plan will be the person or entity designated by the Terminated Employer, or, in the absence of any such designation, the Terminated Employer itself. If state law prohibits the Terminated Employer from serving as Trustee, the Trustee is the president of a corporate Terminated Employer, the managing partner of a partnership Terminated Employer, the managing member of a limited liability company Terminated Employer, the sole proprietor of a proprietorship Terminated Employer, or in the case of any other entity type, such other person with title and responsibilities similar to the foregoing. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Lead Employer may designate a financial institution as Trustee if the Lead Employer, in its sole discretion, deems it necessary to protect the interests of the Participants. The Lead Employer may charge the Terminated Employer or the Accounts of the Employees of the Terminated Employer with the reasonable expenses of establishing the Spin-off Plan.

(C) Alternatives. The Terminated Employer, in lieu of the Lead Employer's creation of the Spin-off Plan under Section 12.12(B), may elect one of the two other alternatives under Sections 12.12(C)(1) or (2) to effect the termination of its status as a Participating Employer. To elect an alternative, the Terminated Employer must give notice to the Lead Employer of its choice, and must supply any documentation which the Lead Employer reasonably may require as soon as is practical and before the Effective Date of termination. If the Lead Employer has not received such notice and any required documentation within 5 days prior to the Effective Date of termination, the Lead Employer may proceed with the Spin-off Plan under Section 12.12(B).

     (1) Distribution. The Lead Employer will direct the Trustee to distribute the Account Balances of the Employees of the Terminated Employer as soon as practical after termination. However, if such an Employee also is employed by another Participating Employer, the Trustee will not distribute, but will continue to hold that Employee's Account Balance pursuant to the terms of the Plan. All Account Balances distributed under this Section 12.12(C)(1) will be 100% Vested. However, no such distribution may violate the restrictions of Sections 6.01(C)(4)(b) and (c). If this Plan includes Restricted 401(k) Accounts under Section 6.01(C)(4)(b), the termination of the Participating Employer's sponsorship of this Plan will be deemed to be a termination of the Plan and

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the Plan Year as to the Employees receiving distributions under this Section 12.12(C)(1); however, the Terminated Employer must deliver to the Lead Employer such documentation or other assurances that the Plan Administrator reasonably requires to affirm that the Terminated Employer has neither established nor will establish a Alternative Defined Contribution Plan in violation of Section 11.05(F).

     (2) Transfer. The Lead Employer will direct the Trustee to transfer (in accordance with the rules of Code §414(l) and the provisions of Section 11.06) the Accounts of the Employees of the Terminated Employer to a qualified plan the Terminated Employer maintains. Under this Section 12.12(C)(2), the Terminated Employer must deliver to the Lead Employer in writing such identifying and other relevant information regarding the transferee plan and must provide such assurances as the Lead Employer may reasonably require that the transferee plan is a qualified plan.

(D) Participants. The Employees of the Terminated Employer will cease to be eligible to accrue additional benefits under the Plan with respect to Compensation paid by the Terminated Employer, as of the Effective Date of the termination. To the extent that these Employees have accrued but unpaid contributions as of such Effective Date, the Terminated Employer will pay such amounts to the Plan or to the Spin-off Plan no later than 30 days after the Effective Date of termination, unless the Terminated Employer has elected the transfer alternative under Section 12.12(C)(2).

(E) Consent. By its execution of the Participation Agreement, the Terminated Employer specifically consents to the provisions of this Article XII, and in Section 12.12 and agrees to perform its responsibilities with regard to the Spin-off Plan, if necessary.

     12.13 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. A Participating Employer (hereafter "Withdrawing Employer") may voluntarily withdraw from participation in the Plan at any time. If and when a Withdrawing Employer wishes to withdraw, the following will occur:

(A) Notice. The Withdrawing Employer will inform the Lead Employer and the Plan Administrator of its intention to withdraw from the Plan. The Withdrawing Employer must give the notice not less than 30 days prior to the Effective Date of its withdrawal.

(B) Procedure. The Withdrawing Employer and the Lead Employer will agree upon procedures for the orderly withdrawal of the Withdrawing Employer from the Plan. Such procedures, as they relate to the Accounts of the Employees of the Withdrawing Employer, may include any alternative described in Sections 12.12(B) and (C).

(C) Costs. The Withdrawing Employer will bear all reasonable costs associated with withdrawal and transfer under this Section 12.13.

(D) Participants. The Employees of the Withdrawing Employer will cease to be eligible to accrue additional benefits under the Plan as to Compensation paid by the Withdrawing Employer, as of the Effective Date of withdrawal. To the extent that such Employees have accrued but unpaid contributions as of such Effective Date, the Withdrawing Employer will contribute such amounts to the Plan or the Spin-off Plan promptly after the Effective Date of withdrawal, unless the Accounts are transferred to a qualified plan the Withdrawing Employer maintains.

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DEFINITIONS
MASTER LIST

Account. 1.01

Account Balance. 1.02

Accounting Date. 1.03

Accrued Benefit. 1.02

ACP Limit. 4.10(C)(1)

ACP Participant. 4.11(A)

ACR (actual contribution ratio). 4.10(C)(5)(a)

Actual Method. 1.31(A)(1)

Actuarial Factor. 3.04(B)(5)(b)

Additional Matching Contribution. 1.34(G), 3.05(F)(1).

Ad-Hoc. 6.03(A)(6)

Administrative Checklist. 7.02(C)(2)

Adoption Agreement. 1.04

ADP Limit. 4.10(B)(1)

ADP Participant. 4.11(B)

ADR (actual deferral ratio). 4.10(B)(4)(a)

Advisory Letter. 1.05

Aggregate Contributions. 4.10(C)(2)

Allocable Income. 4.11(C)

Alternative Annuity. 1.06(B), 6.03(A)(5)

Alternative Defined Contribution Plan. 11.05(F)(1)

Alternative (general) 415 Compensation.1.11(B)(4)

Anniversary Year. 2.02(C)(3)

Annual Additions. 4.05(A)

Annual Additions Limit. 4.05(B)

Annuity Contract. 1.06

Annuity Starting Date. 1.06(A), 6.01(A)(2)(h)

Appendix. 1.07

Applicable Contribution Rate. 4.10(D)(1)(b)

Applicable Law. 1.08

Associated Matching Contribution. 3.07(A)(1)(b)

Automatic Deferral. 1.20(C), 3.02(B)(1)

Automatic Deferral Amount/Increases.3.02(B)(2)

Automatic Rollover. 6.08(D)

Basic Matching Contribution. 1.34(E), 3.05(E)(4)

Beneficiary. 1.09

Benefit Factor. 3.04(B)(5)(a)

Break in Service. 1.31(A)(3)(i), 2.03(A), 5.06(A)

Cash or Deferred Arrangement (CODA).3.02(C)

Cash-Out Distribution. 5.04(A)(1)

Catch-Up Deferral. 1.20(D), 3.02(D)(2).

Catch-Up Eligible Participant. 3.02(D)(1)

Client Organization ("CO"). 12.02(D)(1)

Code. 1.10

Code §415 Aggregated Plan. 4.02(A)(1)

Code §415 Compensation. 1.11(B)(3)

Code §3401(a) Wages. 1.11(B)(2)

Collective Bargaining Employees.1.21(D)(1)

Combined Plans Limitation. 4.02(B)(1)

Compensation. 1.11, 1.21(E)(3), 3.05(C), 3.11(C), 3.12(C)(4)(c), 4.05(C), 4.07(D), 4.07(E), 4.11(D), 10.06(A)

Contract(s). 9.09(A)

Contrary Election. 3.02(B)(4)

Contribution Types. 1.12

Cross-Over Date. 4.06(C)(1)(c)

Current Year Testing. 4.1 1(E)

Custodian. 1.65

DCD. 6.02(E)(3)

DCY. 6.02(E)(2)

Deductible Employee Contributions (DECs). 1.22, 3.13

Deemed Disability Compensation.1.11(K)

Deemed 125 Compensation. 1.11(C)

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Defined Benefit Plan. 1.14

Defined Contribution Plan. 1.13

Designated Beneficiary. 6.02(E)(1)

Designated IRA Contribution. 1.16

Determination Date. 10.06(B)

Determination (look-back) Period. 10.06(C)

Direct Rollover. 6.08(F)(1)

Disability. 1.15

Discretionary Matching Contribution. 1.34(B)

Discretionary Nonelective Contribution. 1.37(B)

Distribution Requiring Consent. 6.01(A)(2)(a)

Dividends. 9.09(B)

DOL. 1.17

Early Retirement Age. 5.01

Earned Income. 1.11(J)

Earnings. 1.18

Effective Date. 1.19

Elapsed Time Method. 1.31(A)(3)

Elective Deferrals. 1.20

Elective Deferral Limit. 4.10(A)(1)

Elective Transfer. 11.06(E)

Eligible Employee. 1.21(C)

Eligible Retirement Plan. 6.08(F)(2)

Eligible Rollover Distribution. 6.08(F)(3)

Eligibility Computation Period.2.02(C)(1)

Employee. 1.21, 12.02(A)

Employee Contribution. 1.22

Employer. 1.23, 4.05(D), 10.06(D)

Employer Contribution. 1.24

Employment Commencement Date. 2.02(C)(4)

Enhanced Matching Contribution.1.34(F), 3.05(E)(5).

Entry Date. 1.25, 2.02(D)(1).

EPCRS. 1.26

Equivalency Method. 1.31(A)(2)

ERISA. 1.27

Excess Aggregate Contributions.4.10(C)(3)

Excess Amount. 4.05(E)

Excess Contributions. 4.10(B)(2)

Excess Deferral. 4.10(A)(2)

Excluded Compensation. 1.11(G)

Excluded Employee. 1.21(D)

Exempt Participants. 6.04(G)(1)

Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date. 1.28

Fixed Matching Contribution. 1.34(A)

Fixed Nonelective Contribution. 1.37(A)

Forfeiture Break in Service. 5.06(B)

Frozen Plan. 1.40(B)

401(k) Plan. 1.29

401(m) Plan. 1.30

Gap Period. 4.11(F)

Gateway Contribution. 4.07(A)(1)

HCE. 1.21(E)

HCE Group. 4.10(B)(4)(b), 4.10(C)(5)(b), 4.11(G)

Highest Allocation Rate. 4.07(E)(1)

Highest Contribution Rate. 10.06(E)

Hour of Service. 1.31

Includible Employees. 4.06(C)(1)(a)

Individual Retirement Plan. 6.08(F)(4)

Initial Eligibility Computation Period. 2.02(C)(2)

In-Service Distribution. 6.01(C)(1)

Installments. 6.03(A)(4)

Insurable Participant. 9.09(C)

Investment Manager(s). 7.02(C)(8)

IRS. 1.32

Issuing Company. 9.09(D)

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JLT. 6.02(E)(4)

Key Employee. 10.06(F)

Lead Employer. 1.23(B), 12.02(B)

Leased Employee. 1.21(B)

Life Annuity. 6.04(A)(4)

Life Expectancy. 6.02(E)(5)

Limitation Year. 1.33, 4.05(F)

Lookback Year. 12.11(B)

Lump–Sum. 6.03(A)(3)

M&P Plan. 1.48, 4.05(G)

Mandatory Distribution. 6.01(A)(1)(a)

Mass Submitter. 11.03(A)

Master Plan. 1.48

Matching Contribution. 1.34

Matching Rate. 4.10(D)(2)(b)

Modified AGI. 3.12(C)(4)(b)

Money Purchase Pension Contribution.1.35

Money Purchase Pension Plan. 1.35

Multiple Employer Plan. 1.40(A)

Named Fiduciary. 1.36, 8.03(A)

NHCE. 1.21(F)

NHCE Group. 4.10(B)(4)(b), 4.10(C)(5)(b), 4.11(H)

Nonelective Contribution. 1.37

Nonelective Transfer. 11.06(D)

Non-Key Employee. 10.06(G)

Nonresident Aliens. 1.21(D)(2)

Nonstandardized Plan. 1.04(A)

Nontransferable Annuity. 1.06(C)

Normal Retirement Age. 5.01

Operational QNEC. 3.03(C)(2)

Opinion Letter. 1.38

Otherwise Excludible Employees. 4.06(C)(1)(a)

Participant. 1.39, 10.06(H)

Participant-Directed Accounts. 7.04(A)(2)(b)

Participant's RMD Account Balance.6.02(E)(6)

Participating Compensation. 1.11(H)(1)

Participating Employer. 1.23(D), 12.02(C)

Participation Agreement. 1.04(C)

Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Employees. 1.21(D)(4)

Period of Severance. 1.31(A)(3)(ii)

Permissive Aggregation Group. 10.06(I)

Plan. 1.40

Plan Administrator. 1.41

Plan Designated QNEC. 3.03(C)(1)

Plan Year. 1.42

Plan Year Compensation. 1.11(H)(2)

Pooled Accounts. 7.04(A)(2)(a)

Post-Severance Compensation. 1.11(I)

Practitioner. 1.43

Predecessor Employer. 1.44(A)

Predecessor Employer Service.1.56(B)

Predecessor Plan. 1.44(B)

Predecessor Plan Service. 1.56(B)

Pre-Entry Compensation. 1.11(H)

Pre-Tax Deferral. 1.20(A)

Prevailing Wage Contract/Contribution. 1.45

Prior Year Testing. 4.1 1(I)

Professional Employer Organization (PEO). 12.02(D)

Profit Sharing Plan. 1.46

Protected Benefit. 1.47

Prototype Plan/Master Plan (M&P Plan). 1.48

QDRO. 1.49

QJSA. 1.06(D), 6.04(A)(1), 6.04(A)(2)

QMAC. 1.34(C)

QNEC. 1.37(C)

QPSA. 1.06(E), 6.04(B)(1)

Qualified Military Service. 1.50

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Qualified Termination Administrator (QTA). 11.05(B)(1)

RBD. 6.02(E)(7)

Reclassified Employees. 1.21(D)(3)

Re-Employment Commencement Date.2.02(C)(4)

Regular Matching Contribution. 1.34(D)

Related Employer. 1.23(C)

Related Employer Service. 1.56(A)

Related Group. 1.23(C)

Representative Contribution Rate. 4.10(D)(1)(a)

Representative Matching Rate. 4.10(D)(2)(a)

Required Aggregation Group. 10.06(J)

Restated Plan. 1.51

Restricted 401(k) Accounts. 6.01(C)(4)(b)(ii)

Restricted Pension Accounts. 6.01(C)(4)(c)(ii)

RMD. 6.02(E)(8)

Rollover Contribution. 1.52

Roth Deferral. 1.20(B)

Safe Harbor Contribution. 1.53, 3.05(E)(1)

Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. 1.29(B)

Safe Harbor Matching Contribution. 1.34(I), 3.05(E)(3).

Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution.1.37(E), 3.05(E)(2)

Salary Reduction Agreement. 1.54

Self-Employed Individual. 1.21(A)

Segregated Accounts. 7.04(A)(2)(c)

Separation from Service. 1.55

Service. 1.56

Severance from Employment. 1.55

Signatory Employer. 1.23(A)

SIMPLE Contribution. 1.57, 3.10(E)(1)

SIMPLE 401(k) Plan. 1.29(C)

SIMPLE Matching Contribution.1.34(H), 3.10(E)(1).

SIMPLE Nonelective Contribution. 1.37(D), 3.10(E)(1) SLT. 6.02(E)(9)

Sponsor. 1.58

Spouse. 7.05(A)(5)

Standardized Plan. 1.04(A)

Subsequent Eligibility Computation Period. 2.02(C)(5)

Successor Plan. 1.59 Survivor Annuity. 6.04(A)(4)

Target Benefit Contribution. 1.60

Target Benefit Plan. 1.60

Taxable Year. 1.61

Testing Year. 4.11(J)

Top-Heavy Minimum Allocation.10.06(L)

Top-Heavy Ratio. 10.06(K)

Traditional401(k)Plan.1.29(A)

Transfer. 1.62

Transition Year. 12.11(A)

Trust. 1.63

Trust Fund. 1.64

Trustee. 1.65

ULT. 6.02(E)(10)

USERRA. 1.68

Valuation Date. 1.66, 7.04(B)(2)

Valuation Period. 7.04(B)(3)

VCY. 6.02(E)(11)

Vested/Vesting. 1.67

Vesting Computation Period.5.05(B)

Volume Submitter Plan. 1.69

W-2 Wages. 1.11(B)(1)

Worksite Employee.12.02(D)(2)

Year of Service. 2.02(A), 5.05(A)

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AMENDMENT FOR THE FINAL 415 REGULATIONS

ARTICLE I
PREAMBLE

1.1      Effective date of Amendment. This Amendment is effective for limitation years and plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2007.
   
1.2      Superseding of inconsistent provisions. This Amendment supersedes the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this Amendment.
   
1.3      Construction. Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, any reference to "Section" in this Amendment refers only to sections within this Amendment, and is not a reference to the Plan. The Article and Section numbering in this Amendment is solely for purposes of this Amendment, and does not relate to any Plan article, section or other numbering designations.
   
1.4      Effect of restatement of Plan. If the Employer restates the Plan, then this Amendment shall remain in effect after such restatement unless the provisions in this Amendment are restated or otherwise become obsolete (e.g., if the Plan is restated onto a plan document which incorporates the final Code §415 Regulation provisions).
   
1.5      Adoption by prototype sponsor. Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and Section 5.01 of Revenue Procedure 2005-16, the sponsor hereby adopts this Amendment on behalf of all adopting employers.

ARTICLE II
NEW 415 AND PLAN COMPENSATION

  a.      The provisions of the Plan setting forth the definition of compensation for purposes of Code § 415 (hereinafter referred to as "415 Compensation"), as well as compensation for purposes of determining highly compensated employees pursuant to Code § 414(q) and for top-heavy purposes under Code § 416 (including the determination of key employees), shall be modified by (1) including payments for unused sick, vacation or other leave and payments from nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plans (Amendment Section 3.2(b)), (2) excluding salary continuation payments for participants on military service (Amendment Section 3.2(c)), and (3) excluding salary continuation payments for disabled participants (Amendment Section 3.2(d)).
     
  b.      The "first few weeks rule" does not apply for purposes of 415 Compensation (Amendment Section 3.3).
     
  c.      The provision of the Plan setting forth the definition of compensation for allocation purposes (hereinafter referred to as "Plan Compensation") shall be modified to provide for the same adjustments to Plan Compensation (for all contribution types) that are made to 415 Compensation pursuant to this Amendment; provided, however, that any modification made to Plan Compensation in the Adoption Agreement shall continue to apply, for purposes of this Amendment, to Plan Compensation paid after a Participant’s severance from employment.

ARTICLE III
FINAL SECTION 415 REGULATIONS

3.1      Effective date. The provisions of this Article III shall apply to limitation years beginning on and after July 1, 2007.
   
3.2      415 Compensation paid after severance from employment. 415 Compensation shall be adjusted, as set forth in Article II, for the following types of compensation paid after a Participant's severance from employment with the Employer maintaining the Plan (or any other entity that is treated as the Employer pursuant to Code § 414(b), (c), (m) or (o)). However, amounts described in subsections (a) and (b) below may only be included in 415 Compensation to the extent such amounts are paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after severance from employment or by the end of the limitation year that includes the date of such severance from employment. Any other payment of compensation paid after severance of employment that is not described in the following types of compensation is not considered 415 Compensation within the meaning of Code § 415(c)(3), even if payment is made within the time period specified above.
     
  (a)      Regular pay. 415 Compensation shall include regular pay after severance of employment if:
     
    (1) The payment is regular compensation for services during the participant's regular working hours, or compensation for services outside the participant's regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), commissions, bonuses, or other similar payments; and
     
    (2) The payment would have been paid to the participant prior to a severance from employment if the participant had continued in employment with the Employer.
     
  (b) Leave cashouts and deferred compensation. Leave cashouts shall be included in 415 Compensation if those amounts would

 

   

have been included in the definition of 415 Compensation if they were paid prior to the participant's severance from employment, and the amounts are payment for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation, or other leave, but only if the participant would have been able to use the leave if employment had continued. In addition, deferred compensation shall be included in 415 Compensation if the compensation would have been included in the definition of 415 Compensation if it had been paid prior to the participant's severance from employment, and the compensation is received pursuant to a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan, but only if the payment would have been paid at the same time if the participant had continued in employment with the Employer and only to the extent that the payment is includible in the participant's gross income.

(c) Salary continuation payments for military service participants. 415 Compensation does not include payments to an individual who does not currently perform services for the Employer by reason of qualified military service (as that term is used in Code § 414(u)(1)) to the extent those payments do not exceed the amounts the individual would have received if the individual had continued to perform services for the Employer rather than entering qualified military service.

(d) Salary continuation payments for disabled Participants. 415 Compensation does not include compensation paid to a participant who is permanently and totally disabled (as defined in Code § 22(e)(3)).


3.3

Administrative delay ("the first few weeks") rule. 415 Compensation for a limitation year shall not include amounts earned but not paid during the limitation year solely because of the timing of pay periods and pay dates.

 

3.4

Inclusion of certain nonqualified deferred compensation amounts. If the Plan's definition of Compensation for purposes of Code § 415 is the definition in Regulation Section 1.415(c)-2(b) (Regulation Section 1.415-2(d)(2) under the Regulations in effect for limitation years beginning prior to July 1, 2007) and the simplified compensation definition of Regulation 1.415(c)-2(d)(2) (Regulation Section 1.415-2(d)(10) under the Regulations in effect for limitation years prior to July 1, 2007) is not used, then 415 Compensation shall include amounts that are includible in the gross income of a Participant under the rules of Code § 409A or Code § 457(f)(1)(A) or because the amounts are constructively received by the Participant. [Note: if the Plan’s definition of Compensation is W-2 wages or wages for withholding purposes, then these amounts are already included in Compensation.]

 

3.5

Definition of annual additions. The Plan's definition of "annual additions" is modified as follows:

   
 

(a) Restorative payments. Annual additions for purposes of Code § 415 shall not include restorative payments. A restorative payment is a payment made to restore losses to a Plan resulting from actions by a fiduciary for which there is reasonable risk of liability for breach of a fiduciary duty under ERISA or under other applicable federal or state law, where participants who are similarly situated are treated similarly with respect to the payments. Generally, payments are restorative payments only if the payments are made in order to restore some or all of the plan's losses due to an action (or a failure to act) that creates a reasonable risk of liability for such a breach of fiduciary duty (other than a breach of fiduciary duty arising from failure to remit contributions to the Plan). This includes payments to a plan made pursuant to a Department of Labor order, the Department of Labor's Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program, or a court-approved settlement, to restore losses to a qualified defined contribution plan on account of the breach of fiduciary duty (other than a breach of fiduciary duty arising from failure to remit contributions to the Plan). Payments made to the Plan to make up for losses due merely to market fluctuations and other payments that are not made on account of a reasonable risk of liability for breach of a fiduciary duty under ERISA are not restorative payments and generally constitute contributions that are considered annual additions.

(b) Other Amounts. Annual additions for purposes of Code § 415 shall not include: (1) The direct transfer of a benefit or employee contributions from a qualified plan to this Plan; (2) Rollover contributions (as described in Code §§ 401(a)(31), 402(c)(1), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), and 457(e)(16)); (3) Repayments of loans made to a participant from the Plan; and (4) Repayments of amounts described in Code § 411(a)(7)(B) (in accordance with Code § 411(a)(7)(C)) and Code § 411(a)(3)(D) or repayment of contributions to a governmental plan (as defined in Code § 414(d)) as described in Code § 415(k)(3), as well as Employer restorations of benefits that are required pursuant to such repayments.

(c) Date of tax-exempt Employer contributions. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the case of an Employer that is exempt from Federal income tax (including a governmental employer), Employer contributions are treated as credited to a participant's account for a particular limitation year only if the contributions are actually made to the plan no later than the 15th day of the tenth calendar month following the end of the calendar year or fiscal year (as applicable, depending on the basis on which the employer keeps its books) with or within which the particular limitation year ends.


3.6

Change of limitation year. The limitation year may only be changed by a Plan amendment. Furthermore, if the Plan is terminated effective as of a date other than the last day of the Plan's limitation year, then the Plan is treated as if the Plan had been amended to change its limitation year.

 

3.7

Excess Annual Additions. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the annual additions (within the meaning of Code § 415) are exceeded for any participant, then the Plan may only correct such excess in accordance with the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2006-27 or any superseding guidance, including, but not limited to, the preamble of the final §415 regulations.

 

3.8

Aggregation and Disaggregation of Plans.

(a) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code § 415, all defined contribution plans (without regard to whether a plan has



 

 

been terminated) ever maintained by the Employer (or a "predecessor employer") under which the participant receives annual additions are treated as one defined contribution plan. The "Employer" means the Employer that adopts this Plan and all members of a controlled group or an affiliated service group that includes the Employer (within the meaning of Code §§ 414(b), (c), (m) or (o)), except that for purposes of this Section, the determination shall be made by applying Code § 415(h), and shall take into account tax-exempt organizations under Regulation Section 1.414(c) -5, as modified by Regulation Section 1.415(a) -1(f)(1). For purposes of this Section:

(1) A former Employer is a "predecessor employer" with respect to a participant in a plan maintained by an Employer if the Employer maintains a plan under which the participant had accrued a benefit while performing services for the former Employer, but only if that benefit is provided under the plan maintained by the Employer. For this purpose, the formerly affiliated plan rules in Regulation Section 1.415(f) -1(b)(2) apply as if the Employer and predecessor Employer constituted a single employer under the rules described in Regulation Section 1.415(a) -1(f)(1) and (2) immediately prior to the cessation of affiliation (and as if they constituted two, unrelated employers under the rules described in Regulation Section 1.415(a) -1(f)(1) and (2) immediately after the cessation of affiliation) and cessation of affiliation was the event that gives rise to the predecessor employer relationship, such as a transfer of benefits or plan sponsorship.

(2) With respect to an Employer of a participant, a former entity that antedates the Employer is a "predecessor employer" with respect to the participant if, under the facts and circumstances, the employer constitutes a continuation of all or a portion of the trade or business of the former entity.

   
 

(b) Break-up of an affiliate employer or an affiliated service group. For purposes of aggregating plans for Code § 415, a "formerly affiliated plan" of an employer is taken into account for purposes of applying the Code § 415 limitations to the employer, but the formerly affiliated plan is treated as if it had terminated immediately prior to the "cessation of affiliation." For purposes of this paragraph, a "formerly affiliated plan" of an employer is a plan that, immediately prior to the cessation of affiliation, was actually maintained by one or more of the entities that constitute the employer (as determined under the employer affiliation rules described in Regulation Section 1.415(a) -1(f)(1) and (2)), and immediately after the cessation of affiliation, is not actually maintained by any of the entities that constitute the employer (as determined under the employer affiliation rules described in Regulation Section 1.415(a) -1(f)(1) and (2)). For purposes of this paragraph, a "cessation of affiliation" means the event that causes an entity to no longer be aggregated with one or more other entities as a single employer under the employer affiliation rules described in Regulation Section 1.415(a) -1(f)(1) and (2) (such as the sale of a subsidiary outside a controlled group), or that causes a plan to not actually be maintained by any of the entities that constitute the employer under the employer affiliation rules of Regulation Section 1.415(a) - 1(f)(1) and (2) (such as a transfer of plan sponsorship outside of a controlled group).

(c) Midyear Aggregation. Two or more defined contribution plans that are not required to be aggregated pursuant to Code § 415(f) and the Regulations thereunder as of the first day of a limitation year do not fail to satisfy the requirements of Code § 415 with respect to a participant for the limitation year merely because they are aggregated later in that limitation year, provided that no annual additions are credited to the participant's account after the date on which the plans are required to be aggregated.

ARTICLE IV
PLAN COMPENSATION

4.1      Compensation limit. Notwithstanding Amendment Section 4.2, if the Plan is a 401(k) plan, then participants may not make elective deferrals with respect to amounts that are not 415 Compensation. However, for this purpose, 415 Compensation is not limited to the annual compensation limit of Code § 401(a)(17).
   
4.2      Compensation paid after severance from employment. Compensation for purposes of allocations (hereinafter referred to as Plan Compensation) shall be adjusted in the same manner as 415 Compensation pursuant to Article III of this Amendment, except as noted in Section c of Article II, and except in applying Article III, the term "limitation year" shall be replaced with the term "plan year" and the term "415 Compensation" shall be replaced with the term "Plan Compensation."
   
4.3      Option to apply Plan Compensation provisions early. The provisions of this Article shall apply for Plan Years beginning on and after July 1, 2007.

This amendment is hereby adopted by the prototype sponsor on behalf of all adopting employers on:

  

(signature and date)
Jan. 22, 2008  

                                                

 
   

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (1.23(D))

[Note: Each Participating Employer must execute a separate Participation Agreement, the terms of which control as to that Participating Employer.]

Agreement as to Signatory Employer control. The undersigned Related Employer, by executing this Participation Agreement, elects to become a Participating Employer in the Plan identified in the foregoing Adoption Agreement. The Participating Employer accepts, and agrees to be bound by, all of the Elections as made by the Signatory Employer except as otherwise indicated below. The Participating Employer also hereby consents to the Signatory Employer’s sole authority (without further signature or other action by the Participating Employer) to amend, to restate or to terminate the Plan, to terminate the Participating Employer’s participation in the Plan, and to take certain other actions, in accordance with Section 1.23(A).

Effective Date(s). (Choose one):

      [   ] New Plan. The Participating Employer’s adoption of this Plan is as a new Plan, effective on: _______________________.
     
  [X] Restated Plan. The Participating Employer’s adoption of this Plan is as a restated Plan. The restated Effective Date as to the Participating Employer is: January 1, 2009. The Plan as to the Participating Employer was originally effective on: July 1, 1994.

[Note: If the Participating Employer is adopting this Plan as an EGTRRA restated Plan, the restated Effective Date should be the beginning of the 2002 Plan Year or the Participating Employer’s original Effective Date, whichever is later. Where the Participating Employer is restating its Plan, the Participating Employer should execute this Participation Agreement even if the prior version of the Plan accorded to the Signatory Employer the authority to make Plan amendments on behalf of Participating Employers without Participating Employer signature or approval.]

Different elections or special Effective Dates. (Choose one):

      [X] None. There are no different elections or special Effective Dates which apply to the Participating Employer.


[Note: The Employer should elect “none” above only if the Adoption Agreement elections and Effective Dates (other than above in this Participation Agreement) are the same for the Participating Employer and the Signatory Employer. If different elections or Effective Dates apply, the Employer should elect “applies” below.]

      [   ] Applies. As to the Participating Employer, the following elections apply (or do not apply) which are different (or have different
    Effective Dates) than the elections applicable to the Signatory Employer:

Election number
Applies
Does not apply
Completion of election blanks-as necessary
Effective Date
_______________________ [    ] [    ] _________________________________ _______________________
_______________________ [    ] [    ] _________________________________ _______________________
         
      Participating Employer: American Teleconferencing Services, LTD
      Date: 12-19-08
      Signed: /s/ Michael E. Havener
      Michael E. Havener, CFO
                                                                                                               [print name/title]
      Participating Employer’s EIN: 58-2421656
       
Acceptance by Signatory Employer and Trustee/Custodian.
       
      Signatory Employer: Premiere Global Services, Inc.
      Date: 12-19-08
      Signed: /s/ David Stidger
      David L. Stidger, Vice President
                                                                                                               [print name/title]

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          Trustee(s)/Custodian(s): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
      Date: 12/19/08
      Signed: /s/ David Stidger
      David Stidger
                                                                                                               [print name/title]

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ADOPTING RESOLUTION

The undersigned authorized representative of American Teleconferencing Services, LTD (the Employer) hereby certifies that the following resolutions were duly adopted by the Employer on January 1, 2009, and that such resolutions have not been modified or rescinded as of the date hereof:

RESOLVED, that the form of the Participation Agreement of American Teleconferencing Services, LTD, a Participating Employer, which evidences the adoption of the amended 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust sponsored by Premiere Global Services, Inc., the Signatory Employer, is hereby approved and adopted and that an authorized representative of the Participating Employer is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver to the Administrator of the Plan one or more counterparts of the Participation Agreement.

RESOLVED, that the Signatory Employer retains sole authority to amend, to restate or to terminate the Plan, to terminate the Participating Employer’s participation in the Plan, and to take certain other actions, in accordance with Section 1.23(A), without further signature or other action by the Participating Employer.

          Participating Employer: American Teleconferencing Services, LTD
      Date: 12-19-08
      Signed: /s/ Michael E., Havener
      Michael E., Havener, CFO
                                                                                                               [print name/title]

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PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PLAN



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ADOPTION AGREEMENT #005
NONSTANDARDIZED 401(k) PLAN
[Related Employers only]

     The undersigned Employer, by executing this Adoption Agreement, establishes a retirement plan and trust (collectively “Plan”) under the Wells Fargo Defined Contribution Prototype Plan and Trust Agreement (basic plan document #01). The Employer, subject to the Employer’s Adoption Agreement elections, adopts fully the Prototype Plan and Trust provisions. This Adoption Agreement, the basic plan document and any attached Appendices or agreements permitted or referenced therein, constitute the Employer’s entire plan and trust document. All “Election” references within this Adoption Agreement are Adoption Agreement Elections. All “Article” or “Section” references are basic plan document references. Numbers in parentheses which follow election numbers are basic plan document references. Where an Adoption Agreement election calls for the Employer to supply text, the Employer (without altering the content of any ex or line, or create additional tiers. When Employer-supplied text uses terms substantially similar to existed printed options, all clarifications and caveats applicable to the printed options apply to the Employer-supplied text unless the context requires otherwise. The Employer makes the following elections granted under the corresponding provisions of the basic plan document.

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1. EMPLOYER (1.23).  
     
  Name: Premiere Global Services, Inc.  
     
  Address: 3280 Peachtree Road, N.W., Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30305
     
  Phone number: 404-262-8400  
     
  E-mail (optional): ___________________________  
     
  Employer’s Taxable Year: December 31  
     
  EIN: 59-3074176  
     
2. PLAN (1.40).  
     
  Name: Premiere Global Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan  
     
  Plan number: 001 (3-digit number for Form 5500 reporting)
     
  Trust EIN (optional):  
   
3. PLAN/LIMITATION YEAR (1.42/1.33). Plan Year and Limitation Year mean the 12 consecutive month period (except for a short
Plan/Limitation Year) ending every (Complete (a) and (b)):  

[Note: Complete any applicable blanks under Election 3 with a specific date, e.g., “June 30” OR “the last day of February” OR “the first Tuesday in January.” In the case of a Short Plan Year or a Short Limitation Year, include the year, e.g., “May 1, 2008.”]

(a) Plan Year (Choose one of (1) or (2) and choose (3) if applicable):  
     
  (1) [X] December 31.      
     
  (2) [   ] Fiscal Plan Year: ending: __________.      
     
  (3) [   ] Short Plan Year: commencing: __________ and ending: __________.  
     
(b) Limitation Year (Choose one of (1) or (2) and choose (3) if applicable):  
     
  (1) [X] Generally same as Plan Year. The Limitation Year is the same as the Plan Year except where the Plan Year is a short year in which event the Limitation Year is always a 12 month period, unless the short Plan Year (and short Limitation Year) result from a Plan amendment.
     
  (2) [   ] Different Limitation Year: ending: __________.      
     
  (3) [   ] Short Limitation Year: commencing: __________ and ending: __________.  
     
4. EFFECTIVE DATE (1.19). The Employer’s adoption of the Plan is a (Choose one of (a), (b), or (c). Choose (d) if applicable):
     
(a) [   ] New Plan. The Plan’s Effective Date is: ______________   .  
     
(b) [X] Restated Plan. The Plan’s restated Effective Date is: January 1, 2009. The Plan’s original Effective Date was: July 1, 1994.

[Note: See Section 1.51 for the definition of Restated Plan. If this Plan is an EGTRRA restatement: (i) the EGTRRA restatement Effective Date must be the later of the beginning of the 2002 Plan Year or the Plan’s original Effective Date; and (ii) if specific Plan provisions, as reflected in this Adoption Agreement, do not date back to the EGTRRA restatement Effective Date, indicate as such in Appendix A.]

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(c) [   ] Restatement of surviving and merging plans. The Plan restates two (or more) plans (Complete (1) and (2). Choose (3) as
    applicable):  
 
  (1) This (surviving) Plan. The Plan’s restated Effective Date is: _____________. The Plan’s original Effective Date was: _______.

[Note: If this Plan is an EGTRRA restatement: (i) the EGTRRA restatement Effective Date must be the later of the beginning of the 2002 Plan Year or the Plan’s original Effective Date; and (ii) if specific Plan provisions, as reflected in this Adoption Agreement, do not date back to the EGTRRA restatement Effective Date, indicate as such in Appendix A.]

(2) Merging plan. The Plan was or will be merged into this surviving Plan as of: _____________. The merging plan’s restated Effective Date is: _____________. The merging plan’s original Effective Date was: _____________.

[See the Note under Election 4(c)(1) if this document is the merging plan’s EGTRRA restatement.]

  (3) [   ] Additional merging plans. The following additional plans were or will be merged into this surviving Plan (Complete a. and b. as applicable):    
     
     
Name of merging plan

Merger date
Restated
Effective Date
Original
Effective Date
    a. _____________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________
    b. _____________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________
     
(d) [   ] Special Effective Date for Elective Deferral provisions: _______________________    
     
5. TRUSTEE (1.65). The Trustee executing this Adoption Agreement is (Choose one or more of (a), (b), or (c). Choose (d) if applicable):
     
(a) [   ] A discretionary Trustee. See Section 8.02(A).    
     
(b) [X] A nondiscretionary (directed) Trustee or Custodian. See Section 8.02(B).  
     
(c) [   ] A Trustee under the: ____________ (specify name of trust), a separate trust agreement the Trustee has executed and that the IRS has approved for use with this Plan. Under this Election 5(c) the Trustee is not executing the Adoption Agreement and Article VIII of the basic plan document does not apply, except as indicated otherwise in the separate trust agreement. See Section 8.11(C).
     
(d) [   ] Permitted Trust amendments apply. Under Section 8.11 the Employer in Appendix C has made certain permitted amendments to the Trust. Such amendments do not constitute a separate trust under Election 5(c).
     
6. CONTRIBUTION TYPES (1.12). The Employer and/or Participants, in accordance with the Plan terms, make the following Contribution Types to the Plan/Trust (Choose one or more of (a) through (h) as applicable. Choose (i) if applicable):
     
(a) [X] Pre-Tax Deferrals. See Section 3.02 and Elections 20-23.    
     
(b) [   ] Roth Deferrals. See Section 3.02(E) and Elections 20, 21, and 23. [Note: The Employer may not limit Elective Deferrals to Roth Deferrals only.]
     
(c) [X] Matching. See Sections 1.34 and 3.03 and Elections 24-26. [Note: The Employer may make an Operational QMAC without electing 6(c). See Section 3.03(C)(2).]
     
(d) [   ] Nonelective. See Sections 1.37 and 3.04 and Elections 27-29. [Note: The Employer may make an Operational QNEC without electing 6(d). See Section 3.04(C)(2).]
     
(e) [   ] Safe Harbor/Additional Matching. The Plan is (or pursuant to a delayed election, may be) a safe harbor 401(k) Plan. The Employer will make (or under a delayed election, may make) Safe Harbor Contributions as it elects in Election 30. The Employer may or may not make Additional Matching Contributions as it elects in Election 30. See Election 26 as to matching Catch-Up Deferrals. See Section 3.05.
     
(f) [   ] Employee (after-tax). See Section 3.09 and Election 35.    
     
(g) [   ] SIMPLE 401(k). The Plan is a SIMPLE 401(k) Plan. See Section 3.10. The Employer operationally will elect for each Plan Year to make a SIMPLE Matching Contribution or a SIMPLE Nonelective Contribution as described in Section 3.10(E). The Employer must notify Participants of the Employer’s SIMPLE contribution election and of the Participants’ deferral election rights and limitations within a reasonable period of time before the 60th day prior to the beginning of the Plan Year. [Note: The Employer electing 6(g) may not elect any other Contribution Types except under Elections 6(a), 6(b), and 6(h).]
     
(h) [   ] Designated IRA. See Section 3.12 and Election 36.    
     
(i) [   ] None (frozen plan). The Plan is/was frozen effective as of: ________________. See Sections 3.01(J) and 11.04.

[Note: Elections 20 through 30 and Elections 35 through 37 do not apply to any Plan Year in which the Plan is frozen.]

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7. DISABILITY (1.15). Disability means (Choose one of (a) or (b)):
     
(a) [   ] Basic Plan. Disability as defined in Section 1.15(A).
     
(b) [X] Describe: as defined in the long-term disability plan for employees of Premiere Global Services, Inc.

[Note: The Employer may elect an alternative definition of Disability for purposes of Plan distributions. However, the use of an alternative definition may result in loss of favorable tax treatment of the Disability distribution.]

8. EXCLUDED EMPLOYEES (1.21(D)). The following Employees are not Eligible Employees but are Excluded Employees (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

[Note: Regardless of the Employer’s elections under Election 8: (i) Employees of any Related Employers (excluding the Signatory Employer) are Excluded Employees unless the Related Employer becomes a Participating Employer; and (ii) Reclassified Employees and Leased Employees are Excluded Employees unless the Employer in Appendix B elects otherwise. See Sections 1.21(B), 1.21(D)(3) and 1.23(D).]

(a) [   ] No Excluded Employees. All Employees are Eligible Employees as to all Contribution Types.
 
(b) [X] Exclusions. The following Employees are Excluded Employees (either as to all Contribution Types or to the designated Contribution Type) (Choose one or more of (1) through (7) as applicable):

[Note: For this Election 8, unless described otherwise in Election 8(b)(7), Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals, Employee Contributions and Safe Harbor Contributions. Matching includes all Matching Contributions except Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions except Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions.]

      (1)   (2)   (3)   (4)
      All   Elective        
      Contributions   Deferrals   Matching   Nonelective
 
 
(1) [   ] No exclusions. No exclusions as to the  N/A   [   ]   [   ]   [   ]
    designated Contribution Type. (See Election            
      8(a))            
 
(2) [X] Collective Bargaining (union) Employees. [X] OR [   ]   [   ]   [   ]
    As described in Code §410(b)(3)(A).              
    See Section 1.21(D)(1).              
 
(3) [X] Non-Resident Aliens. As described in Code [X] OR [   ]   [   ]   [   ]
    §410(b)(3)(C). See Section 1.21(D)(2).              
 
(4) [   ] HCEs. See Section 1.21(E). See Election 30(e)  [   ] OR [   ]   [   ]   [   ]
    as to exclusion of some or all HCEs              
    from Safe Harbor Contributions.              
 
(5) [   ] Hourly paid Employees. [   ] OR [   ]   [   ]   [   ]
 
(6) [   ] Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Employees. [   ] OR [   ]   [   ]   [   ]
    See Section 1.21(D)(4). A Part-Time, Temporary            
    or Seasonal Employee is an Employee              
    whose regularly scheduled Service is less than              
    ______ (specify a maximum of 1,000)              
    Hours of Service in the relevant Eligibility              
    Computation Period.              

[Note: If the Employer under Election 8(b)(6) elects to treat Part-Time, Temporary and Seasonal Employees as Excluded Employees and any such an Employee actually completes at least 1,000 Hours of Service during the relevant Eligibility Computation Period, the Employee becomes an Eligible Employee. See Section 1.21(D)(4).]

(7) [X] Describe exclusion category and/or Contribution Type: the Plan excludes independent contractors and/or leased
    employees, as defined under Code Section 414(n) or pursuant to the Employer’s customary worker classification
    practices (e.g., Exclude Division B Employees OR Exclude salaried Employees from Discretionary Matching
    Contributions.)

[Note: Any exclusion under Election 8(b)(7), except as to Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Employees, may not be based on age or Service or level of Compensation. See Election 14 for eligibility conditions based on age or Service.]

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9. COMPENSATION (1.11(B)). The following base Compensation (as adjusted under Elections 10 and 11) applies in allocating Employer Contributions (or the designated Contribution Type) (Choose one or more of (a) through (d) as applicable):

[Note: For this Election 9 all definitions include Elective Deferrals unless excluded under Election 11. See Section 1.11(D). Unless described otherwise in Election 9(d), Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals and Employee Contributions, Matching includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions. In applying any Plan definition which references Section 1.11 Compensation, where the Employer in this Election 9 elects more than one Compensation definition for allocation purposes, the Plan Administrator will use W-2 Wages for such other Plan definitions if the Employer has elected W-2 Wages for any Contribution Type or Participant group under Election 9. If the Employer has not elected W-2 Wages, the Plan Administrator for such other Plan definitions will use 415 Compensation.]

      (1)   (2)   (3)   (4)
      All   Elective        
      Contributions   Deferrals   Matching   Nonelective
 
(a) [X] W-2 Wages (plus Elective Deferrals). [X] OR [  ]   [  ]   [  ]
    See Section 1.11(B)(1).              
 
(b) [  ] Code §3401 Federal Income Tax [  ] OR [  ]   [  ]   [  ]
    Withholding Wages (plus Elective              
    Deferrals). See Section 1.11(B)(2).              
 
(c) [  ] 415 Compensation (simplified). [  ] OR [  ]   [  ]   [  ]
    See Section 1.11(B)(3).              
    [Note: The Employer may elect an alternative              
    “general 415 Compensation” definition by              
    electing 9(c) and by electing the alternative              
    definition in Appendix B. See Section 1.11(B)(4).]              
 
(d) [  ] Describe Compensation by Contribution Type or by Participant group: _____________________

[Note: Under Election 9(d), the Employer may: (i) elect Compensation from the elections available under Elections 9(a), (b), or (c), or a combination thereof as to a Participant group (e.g., W-2 Wages for Matching Contributions for Division A Employees and 415 Compensation in all other cases); and/or (ii) define the Contribution Type column headings in a manner which differs from the “all-inclusive” description in the Note immediately preceding Election 9(a) (e.g., Compensation for Safe Harbor Matching Contributions means W-2 Wages and for Additional Matching Contributions means 415 Compensation).]

10. PRE-ENTRY/POST-SEVERANCE COMPENSATION (1.11(H)/(I)). Compensation under Election 9 (Complete (a). Choose (b). if applicable):

[Note: The Plan does not take into account Post-Severance Compensation unless the Employer elects otherwise in Appendix B or except as otherwise specified in a Plan amendment. For this Election 10, unless described otherwise in Election 10(b), Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals and Employee Contributions, Matching includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions.]

        (1)   (2)   (3)   (4)
        All   Elective        
        Contributions   Deferrals   Matching   Nonelective
 
(a) [X] Pre-Entry Compensation. Includes (Choose              
    (1) and (2) as applicable):              
 
  (1) [  ] Plan Year. Compensation for the entire [  ] OR [  ]   [  ]   [  ]
      Plan Year which includes the Participant’s              
      Entry Date.              
 
  (2) [X] Participating Compensation. Only Participating [X] OR [  ]   [  ]   [  ]
      Compensation. See Section 1.11(H)(1).              
                     
[Note: Under a Participating Compensation election, in applying any Adoption Agreement elected contribution limit or formula, the Plan Administrator will count only the Participant’s Participating Compensation. See Section 1.11(H)(1) as to plan disaggregation.]
                     
(b) [  ] Describe Pre-Entry Compensation by Contribution Type or by Participant group: _____________________

[Note: Under Election 10(b), the Employer may: (i) elect Compensation from the elections available under Election 10(a) or a combination thereof as to a Participant group (e.g., Participating Compensation for all Contribution Types as to Division A Employees, Plan Year Compensation for all Contribution Types to Division B Employees); and/or (ii) define the Contribution Type column headings in a manner which differs from the “all-inclusive” description in the Note immediately preceding Election 10(a) (e.g., Compensation for Nonelective Contributions is Participating Compensation and for Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions is Plan Year Compensation).]

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11. EXCLUDED COMPENSATION (1.11(G)). Apply the following Compensation exclusions to Elections 9 and 10 (Choose one of (a) or (b)):
     
(a) [   ] No exclusions. Compensation as to all Contribution Types means Compensation as elected in Elections 9 and 10.
     
(b) [X] Exclusions. Exclude the following (Choose one or more of (1) through (9) as applicable):

[Note: In a safe harbor 401(k) plan, allocations qualifying for the ADP or ACP test safe harbors must be based on a non-discriminatory definition of Compensation. If the Plan applies permitted disparity, allocations also must be based on a non-discriminatory definition of Compensation if the Plan is to avoid more complex testing. Elections 11(b)(4) through (b)(9) may cause allocation Compensation to fail to be non-discriminatory. In a non-safe harbor 401(k) plan, Elections 11(b)(4) through (b)(9) which result in Compensation failing to be non-discriminatory may result in more complex nondiscrimination testing. For this Election 11, unless described otherwise in Election 11(b)(9), Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals and Employee Contributions, Matching includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions.]

          (1)   (2) (3) (4)
          All   Elective        
          Contributions   Deferrals Matching Nonelective
 
(1) [   ] No exclusions-limited. No   N/A   [   ] [   ] [   ]
    exclusions as to the designated (See              
    Contribution Type(s).   Election 11(a))              
 
(2) [   ] Elective Deferrals. See Section 1.20. N/A      N/A [   ] [   ]
 
(3) [X] Fringe benefits. As described in Treas. [X] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Reg. §1.414(s)-1(c)(3).                    
 
(4) [   ] Compensation exceeding $ . [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Apply this election to (Choose one of a. or b.):                  
 
  a. [   ] All Participants. [Note: If the Employer                  
      elects Safe Harbor Contributions under                  
      Election 6(e), the Employer may not                  
      elect 11(b)(4)a. to limit the Safe Harbor                  
      Contribution allocation to the NHCEs.]                  
 
  b. [   ] HCE Participants only.                  
 
(5) [   ] Bonus.   [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(6) [   ] Commission.   [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(7) [   ] Overtime.   [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(8) [   ] Related Employers. See Section 1.23(C).                  
    (If there are Related Employers, choose one or                  
    both of a. and b. as applicable):                  
 
  a. [   ] Non-Participating. Compensation paid to [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
      Employees by a Related Employer that is                  
      not a Participating Employer.                  
 
  b. [   ] Participating. As to the Employees of any [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
      Participating Employer, Compensation paid                  
      by any other Participating Employer to its                  
      Employees. See Election 28(g)(2)a.                  
 
(9) [X] Describe Compensation exclusion(s): Compensation paid to an Employee by a Related Employer that is subject to taxation as employee income in a foreign country or other non-U.S. jurisdiction or territory

[Note: Under Election 11(b)(9), the Employer may: (i) describe Compensation from the elections available under Elections 11(b)(1) through (8), or a combination thereof as to a Participant group (e.g., No exclusions as to Division A Employees and exclude bonus as to Division B Employees); (ii) define the Contribution Type column headings in a manner which differs from the “all-inclusive” description in the Note immediately preceding Election 11(b)(1) (e.g., Elective Deferrals means §125 cafeteria deferrals only OR No exclusions as to Safe Harbor Contributions and exclude bonus as to Nonelective Contributions); and/or (iii) describe another exclusion (e.g., Exclude shift differential pay).]

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12. HOURS OF SERVICE (1.31). The Plan credits Hours of Service for the following purposes (and to the Employees described in
Elections 12(d) or (e)) as follows (Choose one or more of (a) through (e) as applicable):            
 
        (1)   (2) (3) (4)
        All           Allocation
        Purposes   Eligibility Vesting Conditions
 
(a) [X] Actual Method. See Section 1.31(A)(1). [X] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(b) [   ] Equivalency Method: __________ (e.g., daily, [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    weekly, etc.). See Section 1.31(A)(2).                  
 
(c) [   ] Elapsed Time Method. See Section 1.31(A)(3). [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(d) [   ] Actual (hourly) and Equivalency (salaried). [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Actual Method for hourly paid Employees                  
    and Equivalency Method: __________________                  
    (e.g., daily, weekly, etc.) for salaried Employees.                  
 
(e) [X] Describe method: includes Hours of Service completed with a Related Employer, including service completed with a Related Employer in a foreign country or other non-U.S. jurisdiction or territory

[Note: Under Election 12(e), the Employer may describe Hours of Service from the elections available under Elections 12(a) through (d), or a combination thereof as to a Participant group and/or Contribution Type (e.g., For all purposes, Actual Method applies to office workers and Equivalency Method applies to truck drivers).]

13. ELECTIVE SERVICE CREDITING (1.56(C)). The Plan must credit Related Employer Service under Section 1.23(C) and also must credit certain Predecessor Employer/Predecessor Plan Service under Section 1.56(B). The Plan also elects under Section 1.56(C) to credit as Service the following Predecessor Employer service (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

(a) [X] Not applicable. No elective Predecessor Employer Service crediting applies.    
       
(b) [   ] Applies. The Plan credits the specified service with the following designated Predecessor Employers as Service for the  
    Employer for the purposes indicated (Choose (1) and (2) as applicable. Complete (3). Choose (4) if applicable):  
       
[Note: Any elective Service crediting under this Election 13 must be nondiscriminatory.]    
       
  (1) [   ] All purposes. Credit Service for all purposes with Predecessor Employer(s): ____________
(insert as many names as needed)
.
       
          (1) (2) (3)  
              Contribution  
          Eligibility Vesting Allocation  
       
  (2) [   ] Designated purposes. Credit Service with        
      the following Predecessor Employer(s)
      for the designated purpose(s)
       
    a. Employer: ________________ [   ] [   ] [   ]  
       
    b. Employer: ________________ [   ] [   ] [   ]  
       
    c. Employer: ________________ [   ] [   ] [   ]  
       
  (3) Time period. Under Elections 13(b)(1) or (2), the Plan credits (Choose one or more of a., b., and c. as applicable):  
       
    a. [   ] All. All Service under Election(s) 13(b) _________, regardless of when rendered.  
       
    b. [   ] Service after. All Service under Election(s) 13(b) _________, which is or was rendered after: _________ (specify date).
       
    c. [   ] Service before. All Service under Election(s) 13(b) _________, which is or was rendered before: _________ (specify date).
       
  (4) [   ] Describe elective Predecessor Employer Service crediting:.

[Note: Under Election 13(b)(4), the Employer may describe service crediting from the elections available under Elections 13(b)(1) through (3), or a combination thereof as to a Participant group and/or Contribution Type (e.g., For all purposes credit service with X only on/after 1/1/05 OR Credit all service for all purposes with entities the Employer acquires after 12/31/04 OR Service crediting for X Company applies only for purposes of Nonelective Contributions and not for Matching Contributions).]

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ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

14. ELIGIBILITY (2.01). To become a Participant in the Plan, an Eligible Employee must satisfy (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

[Note: If the Employer under a safe harbor plan elects “early” eligibility for Elective Deferrals (e.g., less than one Year of Service and age 21), but does not elect early eligibility for any Safe Harbor Contributions, also see Election 30(f).]

(a) [   ] No conditions. No eligibility conditions as to all Contribution Types. Entry is on the Employment Commencement Date (if
    that date is also an Entry Date), or if later, upon the next following Plan Entry Date.

[Note: No eligibility conditions apply to Prevailing Wage Contributions unless the Prevailing Wage Contract provides otherwise. See Section 2.01(D).]

(b) [X] Conditions. The following eligibility conditions (either as to all Contribution Types or as to the designated Contribution Type)
    (Choose one or more of (1) through (8) as applicable):

[Note: For this Election 14, unless described otherwise in Election 14(b)(8)), or the context otherwise requires, Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Elective Deferrals and Employee Contributions, Matching includes all Matching Contributions (except Safe Harbor Matching Contributions under Section 3.05(E)(3) and Operational QMACs under Section 3.03(C)(2)) and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions (except Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions under Section 3.05(E)(2) and Operational QNECs under Section 3.04(C)(2)). Safe Harbor includes Safe Harbor Nonelective and Safe Harbor Matching Contributions. If the Employer elects more than one Year of Service as to Additional Matching, the Plan will not satisfy the ACP test safe harbor. See Section 3.05(F)(3).]

        (1)   (2) (3) (4)  (5)
        All   Elective     Safe
        Contributions   Deferrals Matching Nonelective Harbor
 
(1) [   ] None. Entry on the Employment N/A   [   ] [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Commencement Date (if that date (See Election          
    is also an Entry Date) or if later, upon 14(a))          
    the next following Plan Entry Date.            
 
(2) [   ] Age _____ (not to exceed age 21). [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(3) [   ] One Year of Service. See Election 16(a). [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(4) [   ] Two Years of Service (without an intervening N/A      N/A [   ] [   ] N/A
    Break in Service). 100% vesting is required.            
    [Note: Two Years of Service does not apply to            
    Elective Deferrals, Safe Harbor Contributions            
    or SIMPLE Contributions.]            
 
(5) [   ] _______ month(s) (not exceeding 12 months [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ] [   ]
    for Elective Deferrals, Safe Harbor Contributions          
    and SIMPLE Contributions and not exceeding 24          
    months for other contributions). If more than 12          
    months, 100% vesting is required. Service need            
    not be continuous (no minimum Hours of Service          
    required, and is mere passage of time).            
 
(6) [   ] _______ month(s) with at least _______ Hours [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ] [   ]
    of Service in each month (not exceeding 12            
    months for Elective Deferrals, Safe Harbor            
    Contributions and SIMPLE Contributions and            
    not exceeding 24 months for other contributions).          
    If more than 12 months, 100% vesting is required.          
    If the Employee does not complete the designated          
    Hours of Service each month during the specified          
    monthly time period, the Employee is subject to          
    the one Year of Service (or two Years of Service          
    if elect more than 12 months) requirement with            
    1,000 Hours of Service per Year of Service. The          
    months during which the Employee completes the          
    specified Hours of Service (Choose one of a. or b.):          
 
  a. [   ] Consecutive. Must be consecutive.            
 
  b. [   ] Not consecutive. Need not be consecutive.          

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(7) [  ] _____ Hours of Service within the   [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ] [   ]
    time period following the Employee’s Employment            
    Commencement Date (not exceeding 12 months for            
    Elective Deferrals, Safe Harbor Contributions and            
    SIMPLE Contributions and not exceeding 24 months            
    for other contributions). If more than 12 months,            
    100% vesting is required. If the Employee does not            
    complete the designated Hours of Service during the            
    specified time period (if any), the Employee is              
    subject to the one Year of Service (or two Years of            
    Service if elect more than 12 months) requirement            
    with 1,000 Hours of Service per Year of Service.            

[Note: The Employer may complete the second blank in Election 14(b)(7) with “N/A” if the Employer wishes to impose an Hour of Service requirement without specifying a time period within which an Employee must complete the required Hours of Service.]

(8) [X]  Describe eligibility conditions: Thirty days of service

[Note: The Employer may use Election 14(b)(8) to describe different eligibility conditions as to different Contribution Types or Employee groups (e.g., As to all Contribution Types, no eligibility requirements for Division A Employees and one Year of Service as to Division B Employees). The Employer also may elect different ages for different Contribution Types and/or to specify different months or Hours of Service requirements under Elections 14(b)(5), (b)(6), or (b)(7) as to different Contribution Types. Any election must satisfy Code §410(a).]

15.      SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY EFFECTIVE DATE (DUAL ELIGIBILITY) (2.01(E)). The eligibility conditions of Election 14 (Choose
(a)      or choose (b) and (c) as applicable):
   
(a)      [X]  No exceptions. Apply to all Employees.

[Note: Elections 15(b) or (c) may trigger a coverage failure under Code §410(b).]

(b) [  ] Waiver of eligibility conditions for certain Employees. For all Contribution Types, apply solely to an Eligible Employee employed or reemployed by the Employer after _______ (specify date). If the Eligible Employee was employed or reemployed by the Employer by the specified date, the Employee will become a Participant on the latest of: (i) the Effective Date; (ii) the restated Effective Date; (iii) the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date or Re-Employment Commencement Date; or (iv) on the date the Employee attains age _________ (not exceeding age 21).

[Note: If the Employer does not wish to impose an age condition under clause (iv) as part of the requirements for the eligibility conditions waiver, leave the age blank.]

(c) [  ] Describe special eligibility Effective Date(s): ________________________________________________

[Note: Under Election 15(c), the Employer may describe special eligibility Effective Dates as to a Participant group and/or Contribution Type (e.g., Eligibility conditions apply only as to Nonelective Contributions and solely as to the Eligible Employees of Division B who were hired or reemployed by the Employer after January 1, 2007).]

16. YEAR OF SERVICE - ELIGIBILITY (2.02(A)). (Choose (a), (b), and (c) as applicable):

[Note: If the Employer under Election 14 elects a one or two Year(s) of Service condition (including any requirement which defaults to such conditions under Elections 14(b)(6), (7), and (8)) or elects to apply a Year of Service for eligibility under any other Adoption Agreement election, the Employer should complete Election 16. The Employer should not complete Election 16 if it elects the Elapsed Time Method for eligibility.]

(a) [   ] Year of Service. An Employee must complete _____ Hour(s) of Service during the relevant Eligibility Computation Period to receive credit for one Year of Service under Article II. [Note: The number may not exceed 1,000. If left blank, the requirement is 1,000 Hours of Service. Under Elections 14(b)(6) and (b)(7) and under Election 14(b)(8) if it incorporates Elections 14(b)(6) or (7), the number is 1,000 and the Employer should not supply any other number in the blank.]
 
(b) [   ] Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods. After the Initial Eligibility Computation Period described in Section 2.02(C)(2), the Plan measures Subsequent Eligibility Computation Periods as (Choose one of (1), (2), or (3)):
 
  (1) [   ] Plan Year. The Plan Year, beginning with the Plan Year which includes the first anniversary of the Employee’s Employment Commencement Date.
 
  (2) [   ] Anniversary Year. The Anniversary Year, beginning with the Employee’s second Anniversary Year.
 
  (3) [   ] Split. The Plan Year as described in Election 16(b)(1) as to: __________ (describe Contribution Type(s)) and the Anniversary Year as described in Election 16(b)(2) as to: ___________ (describe Contribution Type(s)).

[Note: To maximize delayed entry under a two Years of Service condition for Nonelective Contributions or Matching Contributions, the Employer should elect to remain on the Anniversary Year for such contributions.]

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(c) [   ] Describe: ___________________________ (e.g., Anniversary Year as to Division A and Plan Year as to Division B.)
               
17. ENTRY DATE (2.02(D)). Entry Date means the Effective Date and (Choose one or more of (a) through (f) as applicable):

[Note: For this Election 17, unless described otherwise in Election 17(f), Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Elective Deferrals and Employee Contributions, Matching includes all Matching Contributions (except Operational QMACs under Section 3.03(C)(2)) and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions (except Operational QNECs under Section 3.04(C)(2)). Entry as to Prevailing Wage Contributions is on the Employment Commencement Date unless the Prevailing Wage Contract provides otherwise. See Section 2.02(D).]

      (1)   (2)  (3) (4)
      All   Elective        
      Contributions   Deferrals Matching Nonelective
(a) [   ] Semi-annual. The first day of the first month [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    and of the seventh month of the Plan Year.          
     
(b) [   ] First day of Plan Year [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
     
(c) [   ] First day of each Plan Year quarter [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
     
(d) [X] The first day of each month [X] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
     
(e) [   ] Immediate. Upon Employment Commencement Date [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    or if later, upon satisfaction of eligibility conditions.                
     
(f) [   ] Describe Entry Date(s): ___________________________

[Note: Under Election 17(f), the Employer may describe Entry Dates from the elections available under Elections 17(a) through (e), or a combination thereof as to a Participant group and/or Contribution Type or may elect additional Entry Dates (e.g., As to Matching Contributions excluding Additional Matching, immediate as to Division A Employees and semi-annual as to Division B Employees OR the earlier of the Plan’s semi-annual Entry Dates or the entry dates under the Employer’s medical plan).]

18. PROSPECTIVE/RETROACTIVE ENTRY DATE (2.02(D)). An Employee after satisfying the eligibility conditions in Election 14 will become a Participant (unless an Excluded Employee under Election 8) on the Entry Date (if employed on that date) (Choose one or more of (a) through (f) as applicable):

[Note: Unless otherwise excluded under Election 8, an Employee who remains employed by the Employer on the relevant date must become a Participant by the earlier of: (i) the first day of the Plan Year beginning after the date the Employee completes the age and service requirements of Code §410(a); or (ii) 6 months after the date the Employee completes those requirements. For this Election 18, unless described otherwise in Election 18(f), Elective Deferrals includes Pre-Tax Deferrals, Roth Deferrals and Employee Contributions, Matching includes all Matching Contributions (except Operational QMACs under Section 3.03(C)(2)) and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions, (except Operational QNECs under Section 3.04(C)(2)).]

      (1)   (2)  (3) (4)
      All   Elective        
      Contributions   Deferrals Matching Nonelective
 
(a) [X] Immediately following or coincident with the date [X] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    the Employee completes the eligibility conditions.                
 
(b) [   ] Immediately following the date the Employee [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    completes the eligibility conditions.                
 
(c) [   ] Immediately preceding or coincident with the date N/A      N/A [   ] [   ]
    the Employee completes the eligibility conditions.                
 
(d) [   ] Immediately preceding the date the Employee N/A      N/A [   ] [   ]
    completes the eligibility conditions.                
 
(e) [   ] Nearest the date the Employee completes the N/A      N/A [   ] [   ]
    eligibility conditions.                
 
(f) [   ] Describe retroactive/prospective entry relative to Entry Date: ________________________________________________ .

[Note: Under Election 18(f), the Employer may describe the timing of entry relative to an Entry Date from the elections available under Elections 18(a) through (e), or a combination thereof as to a Participant group and/or Contribution Type (e.g., As to Matching Contributions excluding Additional Matching nearest as to Division A Employees and immediately following as to Division B Employees).]

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19. BREAK IN SERVICE – PARTICIPATION (2.03). The one year hold-out rule described in Section 2.03(C) (Choose one of (a), (b), or (c)):
     
(a) [X] Does not apply.
     
(b) [   ] Applies. Applies to the Plan and to all Participants.
     
(c) [   ] Limited application. Applies to the Plan, but only to a Participant who has incurred a Severance from Employment.

[Note: The Plan does not apply the rule of parity under Code §410(a)(5)(D) unless the Employer in Appendix B specifies otherwise. See Section 2.03(D).]

ARTICLE III
PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND FORFEITURES
 
20. ELECTIVE DEFERRAL LIMITATIONS (3.02(A)). The following limitations apply to Elective Deferrals under Elections 6(a) and
6(b), which are in addition to those limitations imposed under the basic plan document (Choose (a) or choose (b) and (c) as applicable):
 
(a) [X] None. No additional Plan imposed limits.

[Note: The Employer under Election 20 may not impose a lower deferral limit applicable only to Catch-Up Eligible Participants and the Employer’s elections must be nondiscriminatory. The elected limits apply to Pre-Tax Deferrals and to Roth Deferrals unless described otherwise. Under a safe harbor plan: (i) NHCEs must be able to defer enough to receive the maximum Safe Harbor Matching and Additional Matching Contribution under the plan and must be permitted to defer any lesser amount; and (ii) the Employer may limit Elective Deferrals to a whole percentage of Compensation or to a whole dollar amount. See Section 1.54(C) as to administrative limitations on Elective Deferrals.]

(b) [   ] Additional Plan limit(s). (Choose (1) and (2) as applicable. Complete (3) if (1) or (2) is chosen):  
 
  (1) [   ] Maximum deferral amount. A Participant’s Elective Deferrals may not exceed: ___________ (specify dollar amount or percentage of Compensation).
     
 
  (2) [   ] Minimum deferral amount. A Participant’s Elective Deferrals may not be less than: _________________ (specify dollar amount or percentage of Compensation).
       
  (3) Application of limitations. The Election 20(b)(1) and (2) limitations apply based on Elective Deferral Compensation described      in Elections 9 – 11. If the Employer elects Plan Year/Participation Compensation under column (1) and in Election 10 elects Participating Compensation, in the Plan Years commencing after an Employee becomes a Participant, apply the elected minimum or maximum limitations to the Plan Year. Apply the elected limitation based on such Compensation during the designated time period and only to HCEs as elected below. (Choose a. or choose b. and c. as applicable. Under each of a., b. or c. choose one of (1) or (2). Choose (3) if applicable):

          (1)  (2) (3)
          Plan Year/Participating Payroll period HCEs only
          Compensation        
 
    a. [   ] Both. Both limits [   ] [   ] [   ]
        under Elections 20(b)(1) and (2).            
 
    b. [   ] Maximum limit. The maximum [   ] [   ] [   ]
        amount limit under Election 20(b)(1).            
 
    c. [   ] Minimum limit. The minimum [   ] [   ] [   ]
        amount limit under Election 20(b)(2).            
 
(c) [X] Describe Elective Deferral limitation(s): the Employer reserves the right to establish, at any time, an Elective Deferral limitation for Highly Compensated Employees only

[Note: Under Election 20(c), the Employer: (i) may describe limitations on Elective Deferrals from the elections available under Elections 20(a) and (b) or a combination thereof as to a Participant group (e.g., No limit applies to Division A Employees. Division B Employees may not defer in excess of 10% of Plan Year Compensation); (ii) may elect a different time period to which the limitations apply; and/or (iii) may apply a different limitation to Pre-Tax Deferrals and to Roth Deferrals.]

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21.      AUTOMATIC DEFERRAL (3.02(B)). The Automatic Deferral provisions of Section 3.02(B) (Choose one of (a) or (b)):
   
(a)      [X] Do not apply.
       
(b) [   ] Apply. The Automatic Deferral Effective Date is: __________ (specify date). (Complete (1), (2), and (3). Choose (4) as applicable):

  (1)      Automatic Deferral Amount. The Employer, as to each Participant affected, will withhold as the Automatic Deferral Amount, ___% from the Participant’s Compensation each payroll period unless the Participant makes a Contrary Election.
     
  (2)      Participants affected. The Automatic Deferral applies to (Choose one of a., b., c., or d.):
       
  a. [   ] All Participants. All Participants, regardless of any prior Salary Reduction Agreement, unless and until they make a Contrary Election after the Automatic Deferral Effective Date.
 
  b. [   ] Election of at least Automatic Deferral amount. All Participants, except those who have in effect a Salary Reduction Agreement on the Automatic Deferral Effective Date provided that the Elective Deferral amount under the Agreement is at least equal to the Automatic Deferral Amount.
 
  c. [   ] No existing Salary Reduction Agreement. All Participants, except those who have in effect a Salary Reduction Agreement on the Automatic Deferral Effective Date regardless of the Elective Deferral amount under the Agreement.
 
  d. [   ] New Participants. Each Employee whose Entry Date is on or following the Automatic Deferral Effective Date.

  (3)        Scheduled increases. The Automatic Deferral Amount will or will not increase (as a percentage of Compensation) in Plan Years following the Plan Year containing the Automatic Deferral Effective Date (or, if later, the Plan Year in which the Automatic Deferral first applies to a Participant) as follows (Choose one of a., b., or c.):
  a. [   ] No scheduled increase. The Automatic Deferral Amount applies in all Plan Years.
  b. [   ] Scheduled increase. The Automatic Deferral Amount will increase as follows:
         
      Plan Year of application to a Participant
Automatic Deferral Amount
      1 3%
      2 3%
      3 4%
      4 5%
      5 and thereafter 6%
       
  c. [   ] Other scheduled increase. The Automatic Deferral Amount will increase as follows:
         
      Plan Year of application to a Participant
Automatic Deferral Amount
      _______ ___%
      _______ ___%
      _______ ___%
      _______ ___%
      _______ ___%
     
  (4) [   ] Describe Automatic Deferral: _________________________________

[Note: Under Election 21(b)(4), the Employer may describe Automatic Deferral provisions from the elections available under Election 21 and/or a combination thereof as to a Participant group (e.g., Automatic Deferrals do not apply to Division A Employees. All Division B Employee/Participants are subject to an Automatic Deferral Amount equal to 3% of Compensation effective as of January 1, 2008).]

22.      CODA (3.02(C)). The CODA provisions of Section 3.02(C) (Choose one of (a) or (b)):
   
(a)      [X] Do not apply.
     
(b) [   ] Apply. For each Plan Year for which the Employer makes a designated CODA contribution under Section 3.02(C), a Participant may elect to receive directly in cash not more than the following portion (or, if less, the Elective Deferral Limit) of his/her proportionate share of that CODA contribution (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
 
  (1) [   ] All or any portion.
 
  (2) [   ] ____%

23.      CATCH-UP DEFERRALS (3.02(D)). A Catch-Up Eligible Participant (Choose one of (a) or (b)):
   
(a)      [X] Permitted. May make Catch-Up Deferrals to the Plan.
     
(b) [   ] Not Permitted. May not make Catch-Up Deferrals to the Plan.

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24. MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS (EXCLUDING SAFE HARBOR MATCH AND ADDITIONAL MATCH UNDER SECTION 3.05) (3.03(A)). The Employer Matching Contributions under Election 6(c) are subject to the following additional elections regarding type (discretionary/fixed), rate/amount, limitations and time period (collectively, such elections are “the matching formula”) and the allocation of Matching Contributions is subject to Section 3.06 except as otherwise provided (Choose one or more of (a) through (g) as applicable; then, for the elected match, complete (1), (2), and/or (3) as applicable. If the Employer completes (2) or (3), also complete one of (4), (5), or (6)):

[Note: If the Employer wishes to make any Matching Contributions that satisfy the ADP or ACP safe harbor, the Employer should make these Elections under Election 30, and not under this Election 24.]

        (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
              Apply Apply
        Match Limit on Limit on Apply limit(s) limit(s) per
        Rate/Amt Deferrals Match limit(s) per designated
        [$/% of Matched Amount per Plan payroll time
        Elective [$/% of [$/% of Year period [no period [no
Deferrals] Compensation] Compensation] [“true-up”] “true-up”] “true-up]
 
(a) [   ] Discretionary – see _____ _____ _____ [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Section 1.34(B) (The                
    Employer may, but is                
    not required to                
    complete (a)(1)-(6).                
    See the “Note”                
    following Election 24.)                
 
(b) [X] Fixed – uniform 100% 3%   [   ] [   ] [X]
    rate/amount               quarterly,
                      but the
                      Employer
                      reserves the
                      right to
                      perform a
                      match “true-
                      up”
                      calculation
                      for the Plan
                      Year
 
(c) [   ] Fixed – tiered Elective Matching    [   ] [   ] [   ]
        Deferral % Rate            
        ____% ____%            
        ____% ____%            
        ____% ____%            
        ____% ____%            
 
(d) [   ] Fixed – Years of Years Matching   [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Service of Service Rate            
        _____ ____%            
        _____ ____%            
        _____ ____%            
        _____ ____%            
 
  (1) “Years of Service” under this Election 24(d) means (Choose one of a. or b.):          
 
    a. [   ] Eligibility. Years of Service for eligibility in Election 16.          
 
    b. [   ] Vesting. Years of Service for vesting in Elections 42 and 43.          
 
(e) [   ] Fixed – multiple Formula 1: _____ _____ _____ [   ] [   ] [   ]
    formulas                
        Formula 2: _____ _____ _____ [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
        Formula 3: _____ _____ _____ [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(f) [   ] Related and Participating Employers. If any Related and Participating Employers contribute Matching Contributions to the Plan, the following apply (Complete (1) and (2)):
   
 
  (1) Matching formula. The matching formula for the Participating Employer(s) (Choose one of a. or b.):    
 
    a. [   ] All the same. Is (are) the same as for the Signatory Employer under this Election 24.      

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  b. [   ] At least one different. Is (are) as follows:
     
(2)  Allocation sharing. The Plan Administrator will allocate the Matching Contributions made by the Signatory Employer and by any Participating Employer (Choose one of a. or b.):
     
  a. [   ] Employer by Employer. Only to the Participants directly employed by the contributing Employer.
 
  b. [   ] Across Employer lines. To all Participants regardless of which Employer directly employs them and regardless of whether their direct Employer made Matching Contributions for the Plan Year.

[Note: The Employer should not elect 24(f) unless there are Related Employers which are also Participating Employers. See Section 1.23(D).]

(g) [   ] Describe: __________________________________________________ (e.g., A Discretionary Matching Contribution applies to Division A Participants. A Fixed Matching Contribution equal to 50% of Elective Deferrals not exceeding 6% of Plan Year Compensation applies to Division B Participants.)

[Note: See Section 1.34(A) as to Fixed Matching Contributions. A Participant’s Elective Deferral percentage is equal to the Participant’s Elective Deferrals divided by his/her Compensation. The matching rate/amount is the specified rate/amount of match for the corresponding Elective Deferral amount/percentage. Any Matching Contributions apply to Pre-Tax Deferrals and to Roth Deferrals unless described otherwise in Election 24(g). Matching Contributions for nondiscrimination testing purposes are subject to the targeting limitations. See Section 4.10(D). The Employer under Election 24(a) in its discretion may determine the amount of a Discretionary Matching Contribution and the matching contribution formula. Alternatively, the Employer in Election 24(a) may specify the Discretionary Matching Contribution formula.]

25.      QMAC (PLAN-DESIGNATED) (3.03(C)(1)). The following provisions apply regarding Plan-Designated QMACs (Choose one of
(a) or (b)):

[Note: Regardless of its elections under this Election 25, the Employer under Section 3.03(C)(2) may elect for any Plan Year where the Plan is using Current Year Testing to make Operational QMACs which the Plan Administrator will allocate only to NHCEs for purposes of correction of an ADP or ACP test failure.]

(a) [X] Not applicable. There are no Plan-Designated QMACs.
     
(b) [   ] Applies. There are Plan-Designated QMACs to which the following provisions apply (Complete (1) and (2)):
     
  (1)  Matching Contributions affected. The following Matching Contributions (as allocated to the designated allocation group under Election 25(b)(2)) are Plan-Designated QMACs (Choose one of a. or b.):
     
    a.  [   ] All. All Matching Contributions.
         
    b. [   ] Designated. Only the following Matching Contributions under Election 24: _______________________
         
  (2) Allocation Group. Subject to Section 3.06, allocate the Plan-Designated QMAC (Choose one of a. or b.):
         
    a. [   ] NHCEs only. Only to NHCEs who make Elective Deferrals subject to the Plan-Designated QMAC.
         
    b. [   ] All Participants. To all Participants who make Elective Deferrals subject to the Plan-Designated QMAC.

The Plan Administrator will allocate all other Matching Contributions as Regular Matching Contributions under Section 3.03(B), except as provided in Sections 3.03(C)(2) or 3.05.

[Note: See Section 4.10(D) as to targeting limitations applicable to QMAC nondiscrimination testing.]

26.  MATCHING CATCH-UP DEFERRALS (3.03(D)). If a Participant makes a Catch-Up Deferral, the Employer (Choose one of (a) or (b)):
     
(a) [X] Match. Will apply to the Catch-Up Deferral (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
       
  (1) [X] All. All Matching Contributions.
       
  (2) [   ] Designated. The following Matching Contributions in Election 24: __________________
     
(b) [   ] No Match. Will not match any Catch-Up Deferrals.


[Note: Election 26 does not apply to a safe harbor 401(k) plan unless the Employer will apply the ACP test. See Elections 37(a)(2)b. and 37(a)(2)c.(ii). In this case, Election 26 applies only to Additional Matching, if any. A safe harbor 401(k) Plan will apply the Basic Match or Enhanced Match to Catch-Up Deferrals. If the Employer elects to apply the ACP test safe harbor under Election 37(a)(2)a. or 37(a)(2)c.(i), Election 26 does not apply and the Plan also will apply any Additional Match to Catch-Up Deferrals.]

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27. NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS (TYPE/AMOUNT INCLUDING PREVAILING WAGE CONTRIBUTIONS) (3.04(A)). The Employer Nonelective Contributions under Election 6(d) are subject to the following additional elections as to type and amount (Choose one or more of (a) through (e) as applicable):

(a) [   ] Discretionary. An amount the Employer in its sole discretion may determine.  
       
(b) [   ] Fixed. (Choose one or more of (1), (2), and (3) as applicable):  
       
  (1) [   ] Uniform %. ____% of each Participant’s Compensation, per ______ (e.g., Plan Year, month).
       
  (2) [   ] Fixed dollar amount. $_________, per _______ (e.g., Plan Year, month, HOS, per Participant per month).
       
  (3) [   ] Describe: ___________________________________________ (specify time period, e.g., per Plan Year quarter. If not specified, the time period is the Plan Year).

[Note: The Employer under Election 27(b)(3) may specify any Fixed Nonelective Contribution formula not described under Elections 27(b)(1) or (2) (e.g., For each Plan Year, 2% of net profits exceeding $50,000) and/or the Employer may describe different Fixed Nonelective Contributions as applicable to different Participant groups (e.g., A Fixed Nonelective Contribution equal to 5% of Plan Year Compensation applies to Division A Participants and a Fixed Nonelective Contribution equal to $500 per Participant each Plan Year applies to Division B Participants).]

(c) [   ] Prevailing Wage Contribution. The Prevailing Wage Contribution amount(s) specified for the Plan Year or other applicable period in the Employer’s Prevailing Wage Contract(s). The Employer will make a Prevailing Wage Contribution only to Participants covered by the Contract and only as to Compensation paid under the Contract. If the Participant accrues an allocation of Employer Contributions (including forfeitures) under the Plan or any other Employer plan in addition to the Prevailing Wage Contribution, the Plan Administrator will (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
 
  (1) [   ] No offset. Not reduce the Participant’s Employer Contribution allocation by the amount of the Prevailing Wage Contribution.
 
  (2) [   ] Offset. Reduce the Participant’s Employer Contribution allocation by the amount of the Prevailing Wage Contribution.
 
(d) [   ] Related and Participating Employers. If any Related and Participating Employers contribute Nonelective Contributions to the Plan, the contribution formula(s) (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
 
  (1) [   ] All the same. Is (are) the same as for the Signatory Employer under this Election 27.
 
  (2) [   ] At least one different. Is (are) as follows: ___________________.

[Note: The Employer should not elect 27(d) unless there are Related Employers which are also Participating Employers. See Section 1.23(D). The Employer electing 27(d) also must complete Election 28(g) as to the allocation methods which apply to the Participating Employers.]

(e) [   ] Describe: ________________________________________________________________________________________

[Note: Under Election 27(e), the Employer may describe the amount and type of Nonelective Contributions from the elections available under Election 27 and/or a combination thereof as to a Participant group (e.g., A Discretionary Nonelective Contribution applies to Division A Employees. A Fixed Nonelective Contribution equal to 5% of Plan Year Compensation applies to Division B Employees).]

28. NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION ALLOCATION (3.04(B)). The Plan Administrator, subject to Section 3.06, will allocate to each Participant any Nonelective Contribution (excluding QNECs) under the following contribution allocation formula (Choose one or more of (a) through (h) as applicable):

(a) [   ] Pro rata. As a uniform percentage of Participant Compensation.
 
(b) [   ] Permitted disparity. In accordance with the permitted disparity allocation provisions of Section 3.04(B)(2), under which the following permitted disparity formula and definition of “Excess Compensation” apply (Complete (1) and (2)):
         
  (1)  Formula (Choose one of a. or b.):
         
    a. [   ] Two-tiered.
         
    b.  [   ] Four-tiered.
         
  (2) Excess Compensation. For purposes of Section 3.04(B)(2), “Excess Compensation” means Compensation in excess of (Choose one of a. or b.):
         
    a. [   ] Percentage amount. _____% (not exceeding 100%) of the taxable wage base in effect on the first day of the Plan Year, rounded to the next highest $____ (not exceeding the taxable wage base).
         
    b. [   ] Dollar amount. The following amount: $_____ (not exceeding the taxable wage base in effect on the first day of the Plan Year).

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(c) [   ] Incorporation of contribution formula. The Plan Administrator will allocate any Fixed Nonelective Contribution under Elections 27(b), 27(d) or 27(e), or any Prevailing Wage Contribution under Election 27(c), in accordance with the contribution formula the Employer adopts under those Elections.
 
(d) [   ] Classifications of Participants. In accordance with the classifications allocation provisions of Section 3.04(B)(3). The classifications are (Choose one of (1), (2), or (3)):

[Note: Typically, the Employer would elect 28(d) where it intends to satisfy nondiscrimination requirements using “cross-testing” under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4) - -8. However, choosing this election does not necessarily require application of cross-testing and the Plan may be able to satisfy nondiscrimination as to its classification-based allocations by testing allocation rates.]

  (1) [   ] Each in own classification. Each Participant constitutes a separate classification.
       
  (2) [   ] NHCEs/HCEs. Nonhighly Compensated Employee/Participants and Highly Compensated Employee/Participants.
       
  (3) [   ] Describe the classifications: ________________________________________________________________________

[Note: Any classifications under Election 28(d) must result in a definitely determinable allocation under Treas. Reg. §1.401 -1(b)(1)(ii) and must constitute a reasonable classification within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.410(b) -4(b). The number of allocation rates is subject to the limitations in Section 3.04(B)(3)(b). Standard interest and mortality assumptions under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4) - -12 apply. In the case of a self-employed Participant, the requirements of Treas. Reg. §1.401(k) -1(a)(6) apply and the allocation method should not result in a cash or deferred election for the self-employed Participant. The Employer by the due date of its tax return (including extensions) must advise the Plan Administrator or Trustee in writing as to the allocation rate applicable to each Participant under Election 28(d)(1) or applicable to each classification under Elections 28(d)(2) or (3) for the allocation Plan Year. Under Election 28(d)(1), the Employer may decide from year to year the classification (allocation rate) applicable to each Participant, without the need to amend the Plan to change the classification.]

(e) [   ] Age-based. In accordance with the age-based allocation provisions of Section 3.04(B)(5). The Plan Administrator will use the Actuarial Factors based on the following assumptions (Complete both (1) and (2)):
           
  (1) Interest rate. (Choose one of a., b., or c.):      
           
    a. [   ] 7.5% b. [   ] 8.0% c. [   ] 8.5%  
           
  (2) Mortality table. (Choose one of a. or b.):      
           
    a. [   ] UP-1984. See Appendix D.      
           
    b. [   ] Alternative: _________________ (Specify 1983 GAM, 1983 IAM, 1971 GAM or 1971 IAM and attach applicable tables using such mortality table and the specified interest rate as replacement Appendix D.)
           
(f) [   ] Uniform points. In accordance with the uniform points allocation provisions of Section 3.04(B)(6). Under the uniform points allocation formula, a Participant receives (Choose one or both of (1) and (2). Choose (3) if applicable):
           
  (1) [   ] Years of Service. ________________ point(s) for each Year of Service. The maximum number of Years of Service counted for points is _________.
           
    “Year of Service” under this Election 28(f) means (Choose one of a. or b.):  
           
    a. [   ] Eligibility. Years of Service for eligibility in Election 16.  
           
    b. [   ] Vesting. Years of Service for vesting in Elections 42 and 43.  
           
    [Note: A Year of Service must satisfy Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4)-11(d)(3) for the uniform points allocation to qualify as a safe harbor allocation under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(4)-2(b)(3).]
           
  (2) [   ] Age. ________ point(s) for each year of age attained during the Plan Year.
           
  (3) [   ] Compensation. ___________ point(s) for each $_________ (not to exceed $200) increment of Plan Year Compensation.
           
(g) [   ] Related and Participating Employers. If any Related and Participating Employers contribute Nonelective Contributions to the Plan, the Plan Administrator will allocate the Nonelective Contributions made by the Participating Employer(s) under Election 27(d) (Complete (1) and (2)):
           
  (1) Allocation Method. (Choose one of a. or b.):      
           
    a. [   ] All the same. Using the same allocation method as applies to the Signatory Employer under this Election 28.  
           
           
    b. [   ] At least one different. Under the following allocation method(s): ___________________________ .
           
  (2) Allocation sharing. The Plan Administrator will allocate the Nonelective Contributions made by the Signatory Employer and by any Participating Employer (Choose one of a. or b.):  
           
    a. [   ] Employer by Employer. Only to the Participants directly employed by the contributing Employer.  
           
    b. [   ] Across Employer lines. To all Participants regardless of which Employer directly employs them and regardless of whether their direct Employer made Nonelective Contributions for the Plan Year.  

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[Note: The Employer should not elect 28(g) unless there are Related Employers which are also Participating Employers. See Section 1.23(D) and Election 27(d). If the Employer elects 28(g)(2)a., the Employer should also elect 11(b)(8)b., to disregard the Compensation paid by “Y” Participating Employer in determining the allocation of the “X” Participating Employer contribution to a Participant (and vice versa) who receives Compensation from both X and Y. If the Employer elects 28(g)(2)b., the Employer should not elect 11(b)(8)b. Election 28(g)(2)a. does not apply to Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions.]

(h) [   ] Describe: ____________________________________________________________________________________
    (e.g., Pro rata as to Division A Participants and Permitted Disparity (two-tiered at 100% of the SSTWB) as to Division B Participants.)

29. QNEC (PLAN-DESIGNATED) (3.04(C)(1)). The following provisions apply regarding Plan-Designated QNECs (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

[Note: Regardless of its elections under this Election 29, the Employer under Section 3.04(C)(2) may elect for any Plan Year where the Plan is using Current Year Testing to make Operational QNECs which the Plan Administrator will allocate only to NHCEs for purposes of correction of an ADP or ACP test failure.]

(a) [   ] Not applicable. There are no Plan-Designated QNECs.
     
(b) [   ] Applies. There are Plan-Designated QNECs to which the following provisions apply (Complete (1), (2), and (3)):
      
  (1) Nonelective Contributions affected. The following Nonelective Contributions (as allocated to the designated allocation group under Election 29(b)(2)) are Plan-Designated QNECs (Choose one of a. or b.):
    a.  [   ] All. All Nonelective Contributions.
    b. [   ] Designated. Only the following Nonelective Contributions under Election 27: _______________.
      
  (2) Allocation Group. Subject to Section 3.06, allocate the Plan-Designated QNEC (Choose one of a. or b.):
    a. [   ] NHCEs only. Only to NHCEs under the method elected in Election 29(b)(3).
    b. [   ] All Participants. To all Participants under the method elected in Election 29(b)(3).
      
  (3) Allocation Method. The Plan Administrator will allocate a Plan-Designated QNEC using the following method (Choose one of a., b., c., or d.):
    a. [   ] Pro rata.
    b. [   ] Flat dollar.
    c.  [   ] Reverse. See Section 3.04(C)(3).
    d.  [   ] Describe: _________________________________________________________________________

[Note: Any allocation method the Employer elects under Election 29(b)(3)d. must be definitely determinable. See Section 4.10(D) as to targeting limitations applicable to QNEC nondiscrimination testing.]

30. SAFE HARBOR 401(k) PLAN (SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS/ADDITIONAL MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS) (3.05). The Employer under Election 6(e) will (or in the case of the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution may) contribute the following Safe Harbor Contributions described in Section 3.05(E) and will or may contribute Additional Matching Contributions described in Section 3.05(F) (Choose one of (a), (b), (c), or (d) when and as applicable. Complete (e) and (h). Choose (f), (g), and (i) as applicable):

(a) [   ] Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution. The Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution equals ______% of a Participant’s Compensation [Note: The amount in the blank must be at least 3%. The Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution applies toward (offsets) most other Employer Nonelective Contributions. See Section 3.05(E)(11).]
 
(b) [   ] Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution/delayed year-by-year election (maybe and supplemental notices). In connection with the Employer’s provision of the maybe notice under Section 3.05(I)(1), the Employer elects into safe harbor status by giving the supplemental notice and by making this Election 30(b) to provide for a Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution equal to ____% (specify amount at least equal to 3%) of a Participant’s Compensation. This Election 30(b) and safe harbor status applies for the Plan Year ending: __________ (specify Plan Year end), which is the Plan Year to which the Employer’s maybe and supplemental notices apply.

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[Note: If the Employer makes a delayed election into safe harbor status under Section 3.05(I)(1), the Employer must amend the Plan to provide for a Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution equal to at least 3% of each Participant’s Compensation. The Employer may make this amendment by substitute Adoption Agreement page (electing Election 30(b)) or by another form of amendment under Section 11.02(B). An Employer using the maybe notice should not elect a Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution under Election 30(a) unless the Employer intends to continue safe harbor status under this election in the subsequent Plan Year. By making its amendment into safe harbor status under Election 30(b), the Employer avoids the need to further amend the Plan if the Employer is not certain that it will apply the safe harbor in the subsequent Plan Year. By contrast, an Employer which gave the maybe notice and has decided to make the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution for that year and for future years should use Election 30(a). The Employer only elects 30(a) and should not elect 30(b) if prior to the Plan Year the Employer unequivocally decides to elect safe harbor status for the Plan Year and provides a safe harbor notice consistent with this election rather than giving the maybe notice. If the Employer gives the maybe notice and the Employer will or may make Matching Contributions, the Employer should elect Additional Matching under Election 30(h)(and should not elect Matching Contributions under Election 24) if it wishes to avoid ACP testing.]

(c) [   ] Basic Matching Contribution. A Matching Contribution equal to 100% of each Participant’s Elective Deferrals not exceeding 3% of the Participant’s Compensation, plus 50% of each Participant’s Elective Deferrals in excess of 3% but not in excess of 5% of the Participant’s Compensation. See Sections 1.34(E) and 3.05(E)(4). (Complete (1)):
 
  (1) Time period. For purposes of this Election 30(c), “Compensation” and “Elective Deferrals” mean Compensation and Elective Deferrals for: _____________________. [Note: The Employer must complete the blank line with the applicable time period for computing the Basic Match, such as “each payroll period,” “each calendar month,” “each Plan Year quarter” or “the Plan Year.”]
 
(d) [   ] Enhanced Matching Contribution. See Sections 1.34(F) and 3.05(E)(5). (Choose one of (1) or (2) and complete (3) for any election):
   
 
  (1) [   ] Uniform percentage. A Matching Contribution equal to ____% of each Participant’s Elective Deferrals but not as to Elective Deferrals exceeding ____% of the Participant’s Compensation.
 
  (2) [   ] Tiered formula. A Matching Contribution equal to the specified matching rate for the corresponding level of each Participant’s Elective Deferral percentage. A Participant’s Elective Deferral percentage is equal to the Participant’s Elective Deferrals divided by his/her Compensation.
 
      Elective Deferral Percentage
Matching Rate
      ____% ____%
      ____% ____%
      ____% ____%
 
  (3) Time period. For purposes of this Election 30(d), “Compensation” and “Elective Deferrals” mean Compensation and Elective Deferrals for: __________________________. [Note: The Employer must complete the blank line with the applicable time period for computing the Enhanced Match, such as “each payroll period,” “each calendar month,” “each Plan Year quarter” or “the Plan Year.”]

[Note: The matching rate may not increase as the Elective Deferral percentage increases and the Enhanced Matching formula otherwise must satisfy the requirements of Code §§401(k)(12)(B)(ii) and (iii). If the Employer elects to satisfy the ACP safe harbor under Election 37(a)(2)a., the Employer also must limit Elective Deferrals taken into account for the Enhanced Matching Contribution to a maximum of 6% of Plan Year Compensation.]
 
(e) Participants who will receive Safe Harbor Contributions. The allocation of Safe Harbor Contributions (Choose one of (1), (2), or (3)):  
 
           (1) [   ] Applies to all Participants. Applies to all Participants except as may be limited under Election 30(f).  
 
   (2) [   ] NHCEs only. Is limited to NHCE Participants only and may be limited further under Election 30(f). No HCE will receive a Safe Harbor Contribution allocation.
 
   (3) [   ] NHCEs and designated HCEs. Is limited to NHCE Participants and to the following HCE Participants and may be limited further under Election 30(f):.

[Note: Any HCE allocation group the Employer describes under Election 30(e)(3) must be definitely determinable. (e.g., Division “A” HCEs OR HCEs who own more than 5% of the Employer without regard to attribution rules).]

(f) [   ] Early Elective Deferrals/delay of Safe Harbor Contribution. The Employer may elect this Election 30(f) only if the Employer in Election 14 elects eligibility requirements for Elective Deferrals of less than age 21 and one Year of Service but elects age 21 and one Year of Service for Safe Harbor Matching or for Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions. The Employer under this Election 30(f) limits the allocation of any Safe Harbor Contribution under Election 30 for a Plan Year to those Participants: (i) who have attained age 21; (ii) who have completed one Year of Service; and (iii) who the Plan Administrator in applying the OEE rule described in Section 4.06(C), treats as benefiting in the disaggregated plan covering the Includible Employees. Those Participants in the Plan Year whom the Plan Administrator treats as Otherwise Excludable Employees will not receive any Safe Harbor Contribution allocation and the Plan Administrator will apply the ADP (and, as applicable the ACP) test(s) to the disaggregated plan benefiting the Otherwise Excludable Employees. If the Employer in Election 10(a)(2) has elected “Participating Compensation” for allocating Elective Deferrals, Nonelective Contributions or Matching

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      Contributions (as relevant to the allocation under this Election 30 based on the Contribution Type), the Plan Administrator, in allocating the Safe Harbor Contribution for the Plan Year in which the Participant crosses over to the Includible Employees group, will count Compensation and Elective Deferrals only on and following the Cross-Over Date. See Section 3.05(D).

(g) [   ] Another plan. The Employer will make the Safe Harbor Contribution to the following plan: .
 
(h) Additional Matching Contributions. See Sections 1.34(G) and 3.05(F). (Choose one of (1) or (2)):  
 
  (1) [   ] No Additional Matching Contributions. The Employer will not make any Additional Matching Contributions to its safe harbor Plan.
     
 
  (2) [   ] Additional Matching Contributions. The Employer will or may make the following Additional Matching Contributions to its safe harbor Plan. (Choose a. and b. as applicable):
     
 
    a. [   ] Fixed Additional Matching Contribution. The following Fixed Additional Matching Contribution (Choose (i) and (ii) as applicable and complete (iii) for any election):
 
      (i) [   ] Uniform percentage. A Matching Contribution equal to ____% of each Participant’s Elective Deferrals but not as to Elective Deferrals exceeding ____% of the Participant’s Compensation.
 
      (ii) [   ] Tiered formula. A Matching Contribution equal to the specified matching rate for the corresponding level of each Participant’s Elective Deferral percentage. A Participant’s Elective Deferral percentage is equal to the Participant’s Elective Deferrals divided by his/her Compensation.
 
          Elective Deferral Percentage
                  Matching Rate
 
          ____%   ____%  
          ____%   ____%  
          ____%   ____%  
 
      (iii) Time period. For purposes of this Election 30(h)(2)a., “Compensation” and “Elective Deferrals” mean Compensation and Elective Deferrals for: __________________. [Note: The Employer must complete the blank line with the applicable time period for computing the Additional Match, e.g., “each payroll period,” “each calendar month,” “each Plan Year quarter” OR “the Plan Year.” If the Employer elects a match under both (i) and (ii) and will apply a different time period to each match, the Employer may indicate as such in the blank line.]
 
    b. [   ] Discretionary Additional Matching Contribution. The Employer may make a Discretionary Additional Matching Contribution. If the Employer makes a Discretionary Matching Contribution, the Discretionary Matching Contribution will not apply as to Elective Deferrals exceeding ____% of the Participant’s Compensation (complete the blank if applicable or leave blank).

[Note: If the Employer elects to satisfy the ACP safe harbor under Election 37(a)(2)a. or 37(a)(2)c.(i), then as to any and all Matching Contributions, including Fixed Additional Matching Contributions and Discretionary Additional Matching Contributions: (i) the matching rate may not increase as the Elective Deferral percentage increases; (ii) no HCE may be entitled to a greater rate of match than any NHCE; (iii) the Employer must limit Elective Deferrals taken into account for the Additional Matching Contributions to a maximum of 6% of Plan Year Compensation; (iv) the Plan must apply all Matching Contributions to Catch-Up Deferrals; and (v) in the case of a Discretionary Additional Matching Contribution, the contribution amount may not exceed 4% of the Participant’s Plan Year Compensation.]

(i) [   ] Multiple Safe Harbor Contributions in disaggregated Plan. The Employer elects to make different Safe Harbor Contributions and/or Additional Matching Contributions to disaggregated parts of its Plan under Treas. Reg. §1.401(k)-1(b)(4) as follows: _______________________________________________________________ (Specify contributions for disaggregated plans, e.g., as to Collectively Bargained Employees a 3% Nonelective Safe Harbor Contribution applies and as to non-Collectively Bargained Employees, the Basic Matching Contribution applies).

31. ALLOCATION CONDITIONS (3.06(B)/(C)). The Plan does not apply any allocation conditions to: (i) Elective Deferrals; (ii) Safe Harbor Contributions; (iii) commencing as of the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date, Additional Matching Contributions which will satisfy the ACP test safe harbor; (iv) Employee Contributions; (v) Rollover Contributions; (vi) Designated IRA Contributions; (vii) SIMPLE Contributions; or (viii) Prevailing Wage Contributions, except as may be required by the Prevailing Wage Contract. To receive an allocation of Matching Contributions, Nonelective Contributions or Participant forfeitures, a Participant must satisfy the following allocation condition(s) (Choose one of (a) or (b). Choose (c) if applicable):

(a) [   ] No conditions. No allocation conditions apply to Matching Contributions, to Nonelective Contributions or to forfeitures.
 
(b) [X] Conditions. The following allocation conditions apply to the designated Contribution Type and/or forfeitures (Choose one or more of (1) through (7) as applicable):

[Note: For this Election 31, except as the Employer describes otherwise in Election 31(b)(7) or as provided in Sections 3.03(C)(2) and 3.04(C)(2) regarding Operational QMACs and Operational QNECs, Matching includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions to which allocation conditions may apply. The Employer under Election 31(b)(7) may not impose an Hour of Service condition exceeding 1,000 Hours of Service in a Plan Year.]

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        (1)   (2) (3) (4)
        Matching,              
        Nonelective              
        and Forfeitures   Matching Nonelective Forfeitures
 
  (1) [   ] None.  N/A   [   ] [   ] [   ]
         (See Election              
        31(a))              
 
  (2) [   ] 501 HOS/terminees (91 consecutive days if [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
      Elapsed Time). See Section 3.06(B)(1)(b).                  
 
  (3) [   ] Last day of the Plan Year. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (4) [   ] Last day of the Election 31(c) time period. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (5) [   ] 1,000 HOS in the Plan Year (182 consecutive [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
      days in Plan Year if Elapsed Time).                  
 
  (6) [   ] ______ (specify) HOS within the Election [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
      31(c) time period, (but not exceeding 1,000 HOS                
      in a Plan Year).                  
 
  (7) [X] Describe conditions: in order to receive an Employer Matching contribution, a Participant must be employed on the last day of the calendar quarter for which the match is contributed; in addition, in order to receive a match “true-up” at the end of the Plan Year, a Participant must be employed on the last day of the Plan Year (e.g., Last day of the Plan Year as to Nonelective Contributions for Participating Employer “A” Participants. No allocation conditions for Participating Employer “B” Participants).
 
(c) [   ] Time period. Under Section 3.06(C), apply Elections 31(b)(4), (b)(6) or (b)(7) to the specified contributions/forfeitures based on each (Choose one of (1) through (5)):
 
  (1) [   ] Plan Year [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (2) [   ] Plan Year quarter [   ] OR [X] [   ] [   ]
 
  (3) [   ] Calendar month [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (4) [   ] Payroll period [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (5) [   ] Describe time period: __________________________________________________________

[Note: If the Employer elects 31(b)(4) or (b)(6), the Employer must choose (c). If the Employer elects 31(b)(7), choose (c) if applicable.]

32. ALLOCATION CONDITIONS – APPLICATION/WAIVER/SUSPENSION (3.06(D)/(F)). Under Section 3.06(D), in the event of Severance from Employment as described below, apply or do not apply Election 31(b) allocation conditions to the specified contributions/forfeitures as follows (If the Employer elects 31(b), the Employer must complete Election 32. Choose one of (a) or (b). Complete (c)):

[Note: For this Election 32, except as the Employer describes otherwise in Election 31(b)(7) or as provided in Sections 3.03(C)(2) and 3.04(C)(2) regarding Operational QMACs and Operational QNECs, Matching includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective includes all Nonelective Contributions to which allocation conditions may apply.]

(a) [X] Total waiver or application. If a Participant incurs a Severance from Employment on account of or following death, Disability or attainment of Normal Retirement Age (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
 
  (1) [X] Do not apply. Do not apply elected allocation conditions to Matching Contributions, to Nonelective Contributions or to forfeitures.
 
  (2) [   ] Apply. Apply elected allocation conditions to Matching Contributions, to Nonelective Contributions and to forfeitures.

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          (1)   (2) (3) (4)
          Matching,        
          Nonelective        
          and Forfeitures   Matching Nonelective Forfeitures
 
(b) [ ] Application/waiver as to Contribution          
    Types events. If a Participant incurs a          
    Severance from Employment, apply allocation          
    conditions except such conditions are waived if          
    Severance is on account of or following death,          
    Disability or attainment of Normal Retirement          
    Age as specified, and as applied to the specified          
    Contribution Types/forfeitures (Choose (1), (2),          
    and (3) as applicable):          
 
  (1) [   ] Death [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (2) [   ] Disability [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
  (3) [   ] Normal Retirement Age [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
                   
(c) Suspension. The suspension of allocation conditions of Section 3.06(F) (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
                 
  (1) [X] Applies. Applies as follows (Choose one of a., b., or c.):
                 
    a. [   ]   Both. Applies both to Nonelective Contributions and to Matching Contributions.
                 
    b. [   ] Nonelective. Applies only to Nonelective Contributions.
                 
    c. [X] Match. Applies only to Matching Contributions.
                 
  (2) [   ] Does not apply.          

33. FORFEITURE ALLOCATION METHOD (3.07). The Plan Administrator will allocate a Participant forfeiture attributable to all Contribution Types or attributable to all Nonelective Contributions or to all Matching Contributions as follows (Choose one or more of (a) through (g) as applicable. Choose (e) only in conjunction with at least one other election):

[Note: Even if the Employer elects immediate vesting, the Employer should (1)   (2) (3)
complete Election 33. See Section 7.07.] All   Nonelective Matching
      Forfeitures   Forfeitures Forfeitures
 
(a) [   ] Additional Nonelective. Allocate as additional Discretionary [   ] OR [   ] [   ]
    Nonelective Contribution.              
 
(b) [   ] Additional Match. Allocate as additional Discretionary Matching [   ] OR [   ] [   ]
    Contribution.              
 
(c) [   ] Reduce Nonelective. Apply to Nonelective Contribution. [   ] OR [   ] [   ]
 
(d) [X] Reduce Match. Apply to Matching Contribution. [X] OR [   ] [   ]
 
(e) [   ] Plan expenses. Pay reasonable Plan expenses first (See Section [   ] OR [   ] [   ]
    7.04(C)), then allocate in the manner described above.              
 
(f) [   ] Safe harbor/top-heavy exempt. Apply all forfeitures to Safe Harbor Contributions and Plan expenses in accordance with  
    Section 3.07(A)(4).              
 
(g) [   ] Describe: _____________________________________________________________________________ (e.g., Forfeitures attributable to transferred balances from Plan X are allocated only to former Plan X participants.)

34. FORFEITURE ALLOCATION TIMING (3.07(B)). See Sections 3.07, 5.07 and 7.07 as to when a forfeiture occurs. Once a forfeiture occurs, this Election 34 determines the timing of the forfeiture allocation. The Plan Administrator will allocate a Participant’s forfeiture (Choose one or both of (a) and (b) as applicable):

      (1)   (2) (3)
      All   Nonelective Matching
      Forfeitures   Forfeitures Forfeitures
 
(a) [X] Same Plan Year. In the same Plan Year in which the designated [X] OR [   ] [   ]
    forfeiture occurs.            
 
(b) [   ] Next Plan Year. In the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which [   ] OR [   ] [   ]
    the designated forfeiture occurs.            

 

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[Note: The elected forfeiture allocation timing applies irrespective of when the Employer makes its contribution(s), if any, for a Plan Year. Even if the Employer elects immediate vesting, the Employer should complete Election 34. See Sections 3.07 and 7.07. ]

35. EMPLOYEE (AFTER-TAX) CONTRIBUTIONS (3.09). The following additional elections apply to Employee Contributions under Election 6(f). (Complete (a) and (b)):

(a)      Limitations. The Plan permits Employee Contributions subject to the following limitations, if any, in addition to those already imposed under the Plan (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
       
  (1)      [   ] None. No additional limitations.
       
  (2) [   ] Additional limitations. The following additional limitations: __________________________________
       
  [Note: Any designated limitation(s) must be the same for all Participants and must be definitely determinable.]
       
(b) Matching Contributions. (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
       
  (1) [   ] None. The Employer will not make any Matching Contributions based on Employee Contributions.
       
  (2) [   ] Applies. For each Plan Year, the Employer’s Matching Contribution made as to Employee Contributions is: ______________________________________________________________________
       
36. DESIGNATED IRA CONTRIBUTIONS (3.12). Under Election 6(h), a Participant may make Designated IRA Contributions effective for Plan Years beginning after ___________ (date specified must be no earlier than December 31, 2002). (Complete (a) and (b)):
       
(a) Type of IRA contribution. A Participant’s Designated IRA Contributions will be (Choose one of (1), (2), or (3)):
       
  (1)  [   ] Traditional.
       
  (2) [   ] Roth.
       
  (3) [   ] Traditional/Roth. As the Participant elects at the time of contribution.
       
(b) Type of Account. A Participant’s Designated IRA Contributions will be held in the following form of Account(s) (Choose one of (1), (2), or (3)):
       
  (1) [   ] IRA.
       
  (2) [   ] Individual Retirement Annuity.
       
  (3) [   ] IRA/Individual Retirement Annuity. As the Participant elects at the time of contribution.

ARTICLE IV
LIMITATIONS AND TESTING

[Note: The Employer, in the “Effective as of execution” column under Election 37, must elect those testing elections which are: (i) in effect as of date of the Employer’s execution of this Adoption Agreement; and (ii) if the Adoption Agreement restates the Plan, also are retroactive to the later of the Plan’s original Effective Date or EGTRRA restated Effective Date, except as indicated in Appendix A. If the Employer wishes to change any testing election after it executes this Adoption Agreement, the Employer must elect the changes in the “Changes post-execution” column under Election 37, and the Employer must specify the Plan Year Effective Date(s) of any changed election. The Employer may complete the Effective Date blanks specifying the changed election applies to a single Plan Year (e.g., “2011 only”), or a range of Plan Years (e.g., “2011-2015”) or may specify the change as becoming effective in a specified Plan Year (e.g., “commencing 2010”). If the Employer specifies a single Plan Year only or specifies a range of Plan Years, the Plan becomes subject to the election in the “Effective as of execution” column in the Plan Years commencing after the specified Year(s), unless the Employer subsequently changes the election. If the Employer specifies the change as commencing in a Plan Year, the election applies in the specified Plan Year and in all following Plan Years unless the Employer subsequently changes the election.]

37. ANNUAL TESTING ELECTIONS (4.06(B)). The Employer makes the following Plan specific annual testing elections under Section 4.06(B). (Complete (a) and (b)):

  (1) (2)
  Effective as of execution Changes post-execution
  (and retroactively (specify Plan Year
  if restatement) Effective Date(s))
(a)  Nondiscrimination testing. (Choose one or more of (1), (2), or (3)):    
  (1) [X] Traditional 401(k) Plan/ADP/ACP test.    
      The following testing method(s) apply
(Choose a. and b. as applicable):
   

[Note: The Plan may “split test” for Plan Years commencing in 2005.]

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a. [X] Current Year Testing. See Section 4.11(E). Current Year Testing applies to the ADP/ACP tests as elected below (Choose one or both of (i) and (ii)):
             
  (i) [X] ADP test. [X] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
 
  (ii) [X] ACP test. [X] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________

[Note: The Employer may leave (ii) blank if the Plan does not permit Matching Contributions or Employee Contributions and the Plan Administrator will not recharacterize Elective Deferrals as Employee Contributions for testing.]

b. [   ] Prior Year Testing. See Section 4.11(I). Prior Year Testing applies to the ADP/ACP tests as elected below. See Sections 4.10(B)(4)(f)(iv) and 4.10(C)(5)(e)(iv) as to the first Plan Year. (Choose one or both of (i) and (ii)):
 
  (i) [   ] ADP test. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
 
 
  (ii) [   ] ACP test. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________

[Note: The Employer may leave (ii) blank if the Plan does not permit Matching Contributions or Employee Contributions and the Plan Administrator will not recharacterize Elective Deferrals as Employee Contributions for testing.]

(2) [   ] Safe Harbor Plan/No testing or ACP test only.      
    (Choose one of a., b., or c.):      
 
  a. [   ] No testing. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
      ADP test safe harbor applies and if applicable,     _____________
      ACP test safe harbor applies.      
 
  b. [   ] ACP test only.      
      ADP test safe harbor applies, but Plan will perform      
      ACP test as follows (Choose one of (i) or (ii)):      
 
    (i) [   ] Current Year Testing. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
 
 
    (ii) [   ] Prior Year Testing. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________

[Note: The Employer may elect Prior Year Testing under Election 37(a)(2)b.(ii) only for Plan Years after the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date.]

c. [   ] Possible delayed election.
(maybe notice/supplemental notice)
[   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________


The Employer under Section 3.05(I)(1) may treat the Plan as a Traditional 401(k) Plan or may make a delayed election to treat the Plan as a Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. If the Employer gives the maybe and supplemental notices and amends the Plan to provide for the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution, the Plan is an ADP test safe harbor plan for the Plan Year to which the maybe and supplemental notices and the amendment apply. If the Employer does not give the supplemental notice, the Plan is a Traditional 401(k) Plan, subject to ADP Current Year Testing and, if applicable, to ACP Current Year Testing. If the Employer gives the supplemental notice and amends the Plan to provide for the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution, and the Employer has elected Additional Matching Contributions under Election 30(h) (Choose one of (i) or (ii)):

(i) [   ] No testing. ADP and ACP test safe harbors apply. The Employer’s elections under 30(h) as to Additional Matching Contributions satisfy the ACP safe harbor requirements and the Employer elects to apply the Election 30(h) stated ACP test safe harbor conditions (see the Note following Election 30(h)) as to all Additional Matching Contributions.
 
(ii) [   ] ACP test only. ADP safe harbor applies, but the Plan will perform the ACP test as to all Additional Matching Contributions using Current Year Testing.

[Note: Even if the Employer does not elect 37(a)(2)c., the Employer still may make a delayed election into safe harbor status under Section 3.05(I)(1) using the maybe and supplemental notices and by amending the plan to provide for the Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution. However, in this case, the Employer also must amend the Plan to make its testing elections under this Election 37 consistent with its delayed election into safe harbor status. The Employer then may elect any election under 37(a)(2), including 37(a)(2)c. An Employer’s election of 37(a)(2)c. permits the Plan to remain in perpetual possible delayed safe harbor election status, while minimizing the number of Plan amendments required to do so.]

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  (3) [   ] SIMPLE 401(k) Plan/No testing. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
             
(b) HCE determination. (Complete both (1) and (2)):      
             
  (1)  Top-paid group election. (Choose one of a. or b.):      
             
    a.  [X] Does not apply. [X] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
             
    b.  [   ] Applies. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
             
  (2)  Calendar year data election (fiscal year Plan only).
(Choose
one of a. or b.):
     
             
    a. [X] Does not apply. [X] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________
             
    b.  [   ] Applies. [   ] [   ] Effective Date(s):
_____________

ARTICLE V
VESTING REQUIREMENTS

38. NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE (5.01). A Participant attains Normal Retirement Age under the Plan on the following date (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

(a) [X] Specific age. The date the Participant attains age 65. [Note: The age may not exceed age 65.]  
 
(b) [   ] Age/participation. The later of the date the Participant attains age _____ or the _____ anniversary of the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan. [Note: The age may not exceed age 65 and the anniversary may not exceed the 5th.]
 
39. EARLY RETIREMENT AGE (5.01). (Choose one of (a) or (b)):      
 
(a) [X] Not applicable. The Plan does not provide for an Early Retirement Age.    
 
(b) [   ] Early Retirement Age. Early Retirement Age is the later of: (i) the date a Participant attains age _____; (ii) the date a Participant reaches his/her _____ anniversary of the first day of the Plan Year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan; or (iii) the date a Participant completes _____ Years of Service.
     

[Note: The Employer should leave blank any of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) which are not applicable.]

“Years of Service” under this Election 39 means (Choose one of (1) or (2) as applicable):

     
  (1) [   ] Eligibility. Years of Service for eligibility in Election 16.
     
  (2) [   ] Vesting. Years of Service for vesting in Elections 42 and 43.
       
[Note: Election of an Early Retirement Age does not affect the time at which a Participant may receive a Plan distribution. However, a Participant becomes 100% vested at Early Retirement Age.]
       
40. ACCELERATION ON DEATH OR DISABILITY (5.02) . Under Section 5.02, if a Participant incurs a Severance from Employment as a result of death or Disability (Choose one of (a), (b), or (c)):
       
(a) [X] Applies. Apply 100% vesting.
       
(b) [   ] Not applicable. Do not apply 100% vesting. The Participant’s vesting is in accordance with the applicable Plan vesting schedule.
       
(c) [   ] Limited application. Apply 100% vesting, but only if a Participant incurs a Severance from Employment as a result of (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
       
  (1) [   ] Death.
       
  (2) [   ] Disability.

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41. VESTING SCHEDULE (5.03). A Participant has a 100% Vested interest at all times in his/her Accounts attributable to: (i) Elective Deferrals; (ii) Employee Contributions; (iii) QNECs; (iv) QMACs; (v) Safe Harbor Contributions; (vi) SIMPLE Contributions; (vii) Rollover Contributions; (viii) Prevailing Wage Contributions unless the Prevailing Wage Contract provides otherwise; (ix) DECs; and (x) Designated IRA Contributions. The following vesting schedule applies to Regular Matching Contributions, to Additional Matching Contributions (irrespective of ACP testing status) and to Nonelective Contributions (other than Prevailing Wage Contributions) (Choose (a) or choose one or both of (b) and (d) as applicable. Choose (c) if elect a non-top-heavy schedule under (b) or (d)):

(a) [   ] Immediate vesting. 100% Vested at all times in all Accounts.      

[Note: Unless all Contribution Types are 100% Vested, the Employer should not elect 41(a). If the Employer elects immediate vesting under 41(a), the Employer should not complete the balance of Election 41 or Elections 42 and 43 (except as noted therein). The Employer must elect 41(a) if the eligibility Service condition under Election 14 as to all Contribution Types (except Elective Deferrals and Safe Harbor Contributions) exceeds one Year of Service or more than 12 months. The Employer must elect 41(b)(1) as to any Contribution Type where the eligibility service condition exceeds one Year of Service or more than 12 months. The Employer should elect 41(b) if any Contribution Type is subject to a vesting schedule.]

[X] Vesting schedules: Apply the following vesting schedules (Choose one or more of (1) through (7) as applicable):
 
        (1)   (2) (3) (4)
                Additional
        All     Regular Matching (See
        Contributions   Nonelective Matching Section 3.05(F))
 
(1) [   ] Immediate vesting   N/A   [   ] [   ] [   ]
        (See Election 42(a))        
 
(2) [   ] Top-heavy: 6-year graded [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(3) [   ] Top-heavy: 3-year cliff [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(4) [X] Modified top-heavy: [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    Years of Service Vested %          
    Less than 1 a. 0%          
    1 b. 34%          
    2 c. 67%          
    3 d. 100%          
    4 e. ____          
    5 f. ____          
    6 or more    100%          
 
(5) [   ] Non-top-heavy: 7-year graded N/A   [   ] N/A N/A
 
(6) [   ] Non-top-heavy: 5-year cliff N/A   [   ] N/A N/A
 
(7) [   ] Modified non-top-heavy: N/A   [   ] N/A N/A
    Years of Service Vested %          
    Less than 1 a. ____          
    1 b. ____          
    2 c. ____          
    3 d. ____          
    4 e. ____          
    5 f. ____          
    6 g. ____          
    7 or more     100%          

[Note: If the Employer does not elect 41(a), the Employer under 41(b) must elect immediate vesting or must elect a top-heavy or modified top-heavy vesting schedule. The modified top-heavy schedule of Election 41(b)(4) must satisfy Code §416. A top-heavy schedule must apply to Regular Matching Contributions and to Additional Matching Contributions. See Section 5.03(A)(1). The Employer as to Nonelective Contributions only may elect one of Elections 41(b)(5), (6), or (7) in addition to electing a top-heavy schedule. The Employer must complete Election 41(c) if it elects any non-top-heavy schedule. If the Employer does not elect a non-top-heavy schedule, the elected top-heavy schedule(s) applies to all Plan Years. If the Employer elects 41(b)(7), the modified non-top-heavy schedule must satisfy Code §411(a)(2). If the Employer elects Additional Matching under Election 30(h), the Employer should elect vesting under the Additional Matching column in this Election 41(b). That election applies to the Additional Matching even if the Employer has given the maybe notice but does not give the supplemental notice for any Plan Year and as to such Plan Years, the Plan is not a safe harbor plan and the Matching Contributions are not Additional Matching Contributions. If the Plan’s Effective Date is after December 31, 2006, do not complete Elections 41(b)(5), (b)(6), or (b)(7).]

(c) [   ] Nonelective Contributions: application of top-heavy schedule (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
 
  (1) [   ] Apply in all Plan Years once top-heavy. Apply the top-heavy vesting schedule under Election 41(b) for the first Plan Year in which the Plan is top-heavy and then in all subsequent Plan Years.

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  (2) [   ] Apply only in top-heavy Plan Years. Apply the non-top-heavy schedule under Election 41(b) in all Plan Years in which  the Plan is not a top-heavy plan.
               
(d) [   ] Special vesting provisions: ________________________

[Note: The Employer under Election 41(d) may describe special vesting provisions from the elections available under Election 41 and/or a combination thereof as to a: (i) Participant group (e.g., Full vesting applies to Division A Employees OR to Employees hired on/before “x” date. 6-year graded vesting applies to Division B Employees OR to Employees hired after “x” date.); and/or (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., Full vesting applies as to Discretionary Nonelective Contributions. 6-year graded vesting applies to Fixed Nonelective Contributions). Any special vesting provision must satisfy Code §411(a) and must be nondiscriminatory.]

42. YEAR OF SERVICE - VESTING (5.05). (Complete both (a) and (b)):

[Note: If the Employer elects the Elapsed Time Method for vesting the Employer should not complete this Election 42. If the Employer elects immediate vesting, the Employer should not complete Election 42 or Election 43 unless it elects to apply a Year of Service for vesting under any other Adoption Agreement election.]

(a) Year of Service. An Employee must complete at least 1,000 Hours of Service during a Vesting Computation Period to receive credit for a Year of Service under Article V. [Note: The number may not exceed 1,000. If left blank, the requirement is 1,000.]
   
(b)  Vesting Computation Period. The Plan measures a Year of Service based on the following 12-consecutive month period (Choose one of (1) or (2)):
   
  (1)  [X] Plan Year.
       
  (2)  [   ] Anniversary Year.

43.   EXCLUDED YEARS OF SERVICE - VESTING (5.05(C)). The Plan excludes the following Years of Service for purposes of vesting (Choose (a) or choose one or more of (b) through (e) as applicable):

(a) [X] None. None other than as specified in Section 5.05(C)(1).  
       
(b) [   ] Age 18. Any Year of Service before the Vesting Computation Period during which the Participant attained the age of 18.  
       
(c) [   ] Prior to Plan establishment. Any Year of Service during the period the Employer did not maintain this Plan or a predecessor plan.
       
(d) [   ] Rule of Parity. Any Year of Service excluded under the rule of parity. See Plan Section 5.06(C).  
       
(e) [   ] Additional exclusions. The following Years of Service: .

[Note: The Employer under Election 43(e) may describe vesting service exclusions provisions available under Election 43 and/or a combination thereof as to a: (i) Participant group (e.g., No exclusions apply to Division A Employees OR to Employees hired on/before “x” date. The age 18 exclusion applies to Division B Employees OR to Employees hired after “x” date.); or (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., No exclusions apply as to Discretionary Nonelective Contributions. The age 18 exclusion applies to Fixed Nonelective Contributions). Any exclusion specified under Election 43(e) must comply with Code §411(a)(4). Any exclusion must be nondiscriminatory.]

ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNT BALANCE

44. MANDATORY DISTRIBUTION (6.01(A)(1)/6.08(D)). The Plan provides or does not provide for Mandatory Distribution of a Participant’s Vested Account Balance following Severance from Employment, as follows (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

(a) [X] No Mandatory Distribution. The Plan will not make a Mandatory Distribution following Severance from Employment.
 
(b) [   ] Mandatory Distribution. The Plan will make a Mandatory Distribution following Severance from Employment. (Complete (1) and (2). Choose (3) unless the Employer elects to limit Mandatory Distributions to $1,000 including Rollover Contributions under Elections 44(b)(1)b. and 44(b)(2)b.):
     
  (1)  Amount limit. As to a Participant who incurs a Severance from Employment and who will receive distribution before attaining the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age, the Mandatory Distribution maximum amount is equal to (Choose one of a., b., or c.):
     
    a. [   ] $5,000.
         
    b.  [   ] $1,000.
         
    c. [   ] Specify amount: $_______ (may not exceed $5,000).
         
  (2)  Application of Rollovers to amount limit. In determining whether a Participant’s Vested Account Balance exceeds the Mandatory Distribution dollar limit in Election 44(b)(1), the Plan (Choose one of a. or b.):
         
    a.  [   ] Disregards Rollover Contribution Account.
         
    b. [   ] Includes Rollover Contribution Account.

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(3) [   ] Amount of Mandatory Distribution subject to Automatic Rollover. A Mandatory Distribution to a Participant before
    attaining the later of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age is subject to Automatic Rollover under Section 6.08(D) (Choose
    one of a. or b.):  
 
  a. [   ] Only if exceeds $1,000. Only if the amount of the Mandatory Distribution exceeds $1,000, which for this purpose must include any Rollover Contributions Account.
 
  b. [   ] Specify lesser amount. Only if the amount of the Mandatory Distribution is at least: $_______ (specify $1,000 or less).

45. SEVERANCE DISTRIBUTION TIMING (6.01). Subject to the timing limitations of Section 6.01(A)(1) in the case of a Mandatory Distribution, or in the case of any Distribution Requiring Consent under Section 6.01(A)(2), for which consent is received, the Plan Administrator will instruct the Trustee to distribute a Participant’s Vested Account Balance as soon as is administratively practical following the time specified below (Choose one or more of (a) through (k) as applicable):

[Note: If a Participant dies after Severance from Employment but before receiving distribution of all of his/her Account, the elections under this Election 45 no longer apply. See Section 6.01(B) and Election 49.]

          (1) (2)
          Mandatory Distribution
          Distribution Requiring Consent
 
(a) [X] Immediate. Immediately following Severance from Employment. [X] [X]
 
(b) [   ] Next Valuation Date. After the next Valuation Date following Severance [   ] [   ]
    from Employment.    
 
(c) [   ] Plan Year. In the ______ Plan Year following Severance from [   ] [   ]
    Employment (e.g., next or fifth).    
 
(d) [   ] Plan Year quarter. In the ______ Plan Year quarter following [   ] [   ]
    Severance from Employment (e.g., next or fifth).    
 
(e) [   ] Contribution Type Accounts. ___________ as to the [   ] [   ]
    Participant’s __________ Account(s) and _________ as to    
    the Participant’s _______ Account(s) (e.g., As soon as is practical    
    following Severance from Employment as to the Participant’s Elective    
    Deferral Account and as soon as is practical in the next Plan Year    
    following Severance from Employment as to the Participant’s Nonelective    
    and Matching Accounts).    
 
(f) [   ] Vesting controlled timing. If the Participant’s total [   ] [   ]
    Vested Account Balance exceeds $_______,    
    distribute _______ (specify timing) and if    
    the Participant’s total Vested Account Balance does not    
    exceed $_______, distribute ______ (specify timing).    
 
(g) [   ] Distribute at Normal Retirement Age. As to a Mandatory [   ] [   ]
    Distribution, distribute not later than 60 days after the    
    beginning of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in    
    which the previously severed Participant attains the    
    earlier of Normal Retirement Age or age 65. [Note: An    
    election under column (2) only will have effect if the    
    Plan’s NRA is less than age 62.]    
 
(h) [   ] Acceleration. Notwithstanding any later specified distribution date in [   ] [   ]
    Election 45, a Participant may elect an earlier distribution    
    following Severance from Employment (Choose (1) and (2) as applicable):    
 
  (1) [   ] Disability. If Severance from Employment is on account of Disability or if    
      the Participant incurs a Disability following Severance from Employment.    
 
  (2) [   ] Hardship. If the Participant incurs a hardship under Section 6.07    
      following Severance from Employment.    
 
(i) [   ] Required distribution at Normal Retirement Age. A severed Participant N/A [   ]
    may not elect to delay distribution beyond the later of age 62 or Normal    
    Retirement Age.    
 
(j) [   ] No buy-back/vesting controlled timing. [   ] [   ]
    Distribute as soon as is practical following Severance    
    from Employment if the Participant is fully Vested.    

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      Distribute as soon as is practical following a Forfeiture      
    Break in Service if the Participant is not fully Vested.      
           
(k) [   ] Describe Severance from Employment distribution timing: ________________________

[Note: The Employer under Election 45(k) may describe Severance from Employment distribution timing provisions from the elections available under Election 45 and/or a combination thereof as to any: (i) Participant group (e.g., Immediate distribution after Severance of Employment applies to Division A Employees OR to Employees hired on/before “x” date. Distribution after the next Valuation Date following Severance from Employment applies to Division B Employees OR to Employees hired after “x” date.); (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., As to Division A Employees, immediate distribution after Severance of Employment applies as to Elective Deferral Accounts and distribution after the next Valuation Date following Severance from Employment applies to Nonelective Contribution Accounts); and/or (iii) merged plan account now held in the Plan (e.g., The accounts from the X plan merged into this Plan continue to be distributable in accordance with the X plan terms [supply terms] and not in accordance with the terms of this Plan). An Employer’s election under Election 45(k) must: (i) be objectively determinable; (ii) not be subject to Employer discretion; (iii) comply with Code §401(a)(14) timing requirements; (iv) be nondiscriminatory and (v) preserve Protected Benefits as required.]

46. IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS/EVENTS (6.01(C)). A Participant may elect an In-Service Distribution of the designated Contribution Type Accounts based on any of the following events in accordance with Section 6.01(C) (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

[Note: If the Employer elects any In-Service Distribution option, a Participant may elect to receive as many In-Service Distributions per Plan Year (with a minimum of one per Plan Year) as the Plan Administrator’s In-Service Distribution form or policy may permit. If the form or policy is silent, the number of In-Service Distributions is not limited. Prevailing Wage Contributions are treated as Nonelective Contributions unless the Prevailing Wage Contract provides otherwise. See Section 6.01(C)(4)(d) if the Employer elects to use Prevailing Wage Contributions to offset other contributions.]

(a) [  ] None. The Plan does not permit any In-Service Distributions except as to any of the following (if applicable): (i) RMDs under Section 6.02; (ii) Protected Benefits; and (iii) under Section 6.01(C)(4) as to Employee Contributions, Rollover Contributions, DECs, Transfers, and Designated IRA Contributions.
 
(b) [X] Permitted. In-Service Distributions are permitted as follows from the designated Contribution Type Accounts (Choose one or more of (1) through (9)):

[Note: Unless the Employer elects otherwise in Election 46(b)(9), Elective Deferrals under Election 46(b) includes Pre-Tax and Roth Deferrals and Matching Contributions includes Additional Matching Contributions, irrespective of the Plan’s ACP testing status.]

      (1)   (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
      All   Elective Safe Harbor     Matching Nonelective/
      Contributions   Deferrals Contributions QNECs QMACs Contrib. SIMPLE
 
           (1) [   ] None. Except for N/A   [   ] [   ] [ ] [ ] [   ] [   ]
    Election 46(a) (See Election              
    exceptions. 46(a))              
 
           (2) [X] Age 59 1/2 (must [X] OR [   ] [   ] [ ] [ ] [   ] [   ]
    be at least 59 1/2).                
 
           (3) [   ] Age N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A [   ] [   ]
    (less than 59 1/2).                
 
           (4) [X] Hardship (safe N/A   [X] N/A N/A N/A [   ] [   ]
    harbor). See                
    Section 6.07(A).                
 
           (5) [   ] Hardship (non- N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A [   ] [   ]
    safe harbor). See                
    Section 6.07(B).                
 
           (6) [   ] Disability. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [ ] [ ] [   ] [   ]
 
           (7) [   ] _______ year N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A [   ] [   ]
    contributions.                
    (specify minimum of                
    two years) See                
    Section 6.01(C)(4)(a)(i).              
 
           (8) [   ] _______ months N/A   N/A N/A N/A N/A [   ] [   ]
    of participation.                
    (specify minimum of                
    60 months) See                
    Section 6.01(C)(4)(a)(ii).              
 
           (9) [   ] Describe: ________________________

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[Note: The Employer under Election 46(b)(9) may describe In-Service Distribution provisions from the elections available under Election 46 and/or a combination thereof as to any: (i) Participant group (e.g., Division A Employee Accounts are distributable at age 59 1/2 OR Accounts of Employees hired on/before “x” date are distributable at age 59 1/2). No In-Service Distributions apply to Division B Employees OR to Employees hired after “x” date.); (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., Discretionary Nonelective Contribution Accounts are distributable on Disability. Fixed Nonelective Contribution Accounts are distributable on Disability or Hardship (non-safe harbor)); and/or (iii) merged plan account now held in the Plan (e.g., The accounts from the X plan merged into this Plan continue to be distributable in accordance with the X plan terms [supply terms] and not in accordance with the terms of this Plan). An Employer’s election under Election 46(b)(9) must: (i) be objectiv (ii) not be subject to Employer discretion; (iii) preserve Protected Benefits as required; (iv) be nondiscriminatory; and (v) not permit an “early” distribution of any Restricted 401(k) Accounts or Restricted Pension Accounts. See Section 6.01(C)(4).]

In-Service Distribution of other Accounts. See Section 6.01(C)(4) as to In-Service Distribution of Employee Contributions, Rollover Contributions, DECs, Transfers, and Designated IRA Contributions.

47. IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS/ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS (6.01(C)) . The following additional conditions apply to In-Service Distributions under Election 46(b) (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

[Note: The Employer should complete Election 47 if the Employer elects any In-Service Distributions under Election 46(b).]

  (a) [   ] Additional conditions. (Complete (1). Choose (2) and (3) as applicable):
     
  (1)  Vesting. A Participant may receive an In-Service Distribution under Election 46(b) based on vesting in the distributing Account as follows (Choose one of a., b., or c.):
         
    a. [   ] 100% vesting required. A Participant may not receive any In-Service Distribution unless the Participant is 100% Vested in the distributing Account.
 
    b. [   ] 100% vesting required except hardship. A Participant may not receive any In-Service Distribution unless the Participant is 100% Vested in the distributing Account, unless the distribution is based on hardship.
 
    c. [   ] Not required. A Participant may receive an In-Service Distribution even from a partially-Vested Account, but the amount distributed may not exceed the Vested amount in the distributing partially-Vested Account.
 
  (2) [   ] Minimum amount. A Participant may not receive an In-Service Distribution in an amount which is less than: $____ (specify amount not exceeding $1,000).
     
 
  (3) [   ] Describe other conditions: _________________________________________________________________________

[Note: An Employer’s election under Election 47(a)(3) must: (i) be objectively determinable; (ii) not be subject to Employer discretion; (iii) preserve Protected Benefits as required; (iv) be nondiscriminatory; and (v) not permit an “early” distribution of any Restricted 401(k) Accounts or Restricted Pension Accounts. See Section 6.01(C)(4).]

(b) [X] No other conditions. A Participant may elect to receive an In-Service Distribution upon any Election 46(b) event without further condition, provided that the amount distributed may not exceed the Vested amount in the distributing Account.

48. POST-SEVERANCE AND LIFETIME RMD DISTRIBUTION METHODS (6.03). A Participant whose Vested Account Balance exceeds $5,000 (or any lesser amount elected in Appendix B, Election 54(g)(7)): (i) who has incurred a Severance from Employment and will receive a distribution; or (ii) who remains employed but who must receive lifetime RMDs, may elect distribution under one of the following method(s) of distribution described in Section 6.03 and subject to any Section 6.03 limitations. (Choose one or more of (a) through (f) as applicable): [Note: If a Participant dies after Severance from Employment but before receiving distribution of all of his/her Account, the elections under this Election 48 no longer apply. See Section 6.01(B) and Election 49.]

(a)  [X] Lump-Sum. See Section 6.03(A)(3).
     
(b)  [X] Installments only if Participant subject to lifetime RMDs. A Participant who is required to receive lifetime RMDs may receive installments payable in monthly, quarterly or annual installments equal to or exceeding the annual RMD amount. See Sections 6.02(A) and 6.03(A)(4)(a).
     
(c) [   ] Installments. See Section 6.03(A)(4).
     
(d) [   ] Alternative Annuity: ________________________________. See Section 6.03(A)(5).

[Note: Under a Plan which is subject to the joint and survivor annuity distribution requirements of Section 6.04 (Election 50(b)), the Employer may elect under 48(d) to offer one or more additional annuities (Alternative Annuity) to the Plan’s QJSA or QPSA. If the Employer elects under Election 50(a) to exempt Exempt Participants from the joint and survivor annuity requirements, the Employer should not elect to provide an Alternative Annuity under 48(d).]

(e) [   ] Ad-Hoc distributions. See Section 6.03(A)(6).

[Note: If an Employer elects to permit Ad-Hoc distributions: (i) the option must be available to all Participants; and (ii) the option is a Protected Benefit.]

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(f) [   ] Describe distribution method(s): ___________________________________________________________________

[Note: The Employer under Election 48(f) may describe Severance from Employment distribution methods from the elections available under Election 48 and/or a combination thereof as to any: (i) Participant group (e.g., Division A Employee Accounts are distributable in a Lump-Sum OR Accounts of Employees hired after “x” date are distributable in a Lump-Sum. Division B Employee Accounts are distributable in a Lump-Sum or in Installments OR Accounts of Employees hired on/before “x” date are distributable in a Lump-Sum or in Installments.); (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., Discretionary Nonelective Contribution Accounts are distributable in a Lump-Sum. Fixed Nonelective Contribution Accounts are distributable in a Lump-Sum or in Installments); and/or (iii) merged plan account now held in the Plan (e.g., The accounts from the X plan merged into this Plan continue to be distributable in accordance with the X plan terms [supply terms] and not in accordance with the terms of this Plan). An Employer’s election under Election 48(f) must: (i) be objectively determinable; (ii) not be subject to Employer, Plan Administrator or Trustee discretion; (iii) be nondiscriminatory; and (iv) preserve Protected Benefits as required.]

49. BENEFICIARY DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS (6.01(B)/6.02(B)/6.03). Subject to the Participant’s elections under Section 6.01(B)(1) as to the timing and method of distribution of the Participant’s Account to the Participant’s Beneficiary (which Participant elections must be consistent with the Plan and this Election 49), in the case of a Participant’s death, the Beneficiary will receive distribution of the Participant’s Account (or of the Beneficiary’s share thereof) as follows (Complete (a), (b), and (c)): [Note: For purposes of this Election 49, unless otherwise noted, a “Beneficiary” includes, but is not limited to a “Designated Beneficiary” under Section 6.02(E)(1).]

        (1) (2)
        Spouse
Beneficiary
Other
Beneficiary
 
(a) Timing. The Plan will distribute to the Beneficiary as soon    
  as is practical at (or not later than) the following time or date    
  (Choose one of (1) though (4). Choose (5) if applicable):    
 
  (1) [   ] Immediate. Immediately following the [   ] [   ]
      Participant’s death.    
 
  (2) [   ] Next Calendar Year. In the calendar year which [   ] [   ]
      next follows the calendar year of the Participant’s    
      death, but not later than December 31 of such    
      following calendar year.    
 
  (3) [X] As Beneficiary elects. At such time as the Beneficiary [X] [X]
      may elect, provided that distribution pursuant to such    
      election (or in the absence of any Beneficiary election)    
      must commence no later than the Section 6.02 required date.    
 
  (4) [   ] Describe: ______________________________________ [   ] [   ]

[Note: The Employer under Election 49(a)(4) may describe an alternative distribution timing or afford the Beneficiary an election which is narrower than that permitted under election 49(a)(3). However, any election under Election 49(a)(4) must require distribution to commence no later than the Section 6.02 required date.]

  (5) [X] Death before DCD; spousal election to delay. If the [X] N/A
      Participant dies before his/her Distribution Commencement    
      Date and the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary is    
      his/her spouse, the spouse may elect to delay distribution    
      until the end of the calendar year in which the Participant    
      would have attained age 70 1/2, if that date is later than the    
      date upon which distribution would be required to commence    
      to a non-spouse Beneficiary.    
           
(b)  Method. The Plan will distribute to the Beneficiary under the following distribution    
  method(s). If more than one method is elected, the Beneficiary may choose the method    
  of distribution (Choose one or more of (1) through (4) but do not elect (4) only):    
           
  (1) [X] Lump-Sum. See Section 6.03(A)(3). [X] [X]
           
   (2) [X] Installments sufficient to satisfy RMD.    
      See Section 6.03(A)(4)(a). An Installment in each Distribution [X] [X]
      Calendar Year must at least equal the RMD amount.    
           
  (3) [   ] Ad-Hoc sufficient to satisfy RMD. See Section 6.03(A)(6). [   ] [   ]
      The Beneficiary must elect an Ad-Hoc distribution for each    
      Distribution Calendar Year at least equal to the RMD amount.    
           
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[Note: If an Employer elects to permit Ad-Hoc distributions: (i) the option must be available to all Beneficiaries; and (ii) the option is a Protected Benefit.]

 

  (4) [   ] QPSA. See Section 6.04(B). [   ] N/A
           
[Note: If the Employer elects 50(b), the Employer should elect 49(b)(4). If the Employer elects 50(a), the Employer should not elect 49(b)(4). A surviving spouse may elect to waive the QPSA in favor of another method.]
           
(c) Death before the DCD. If a Participant dies before the Distribution Commencement    
  Date, the distribution to the Beneficiary will be made in accordance with the    
  following rule(s) (Choose one of (1), (2), or (3)):    
           
  (1) [X] Beneficiary election. See Section 6.02(B)(1)(e). This election [X] [X]
      applies only if the Beneficiary is a Designated Beneficiary    
      under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9)-4. If not, the 5-year rule applies.    
      In the absence of the Designated Beneficiary’s election, the    
      Life Expectancy rule applies. The Employer in Appendix B    
      may elect to change the default (no Designated Beneficiary    
      election) to the 5-year rule.    
 
  (2) [  ] Life Expectancy rule. See Section 6.02(B)(1)(d). This election [   ] [   ]
      applies only if the Beneficiary is a Designated Beneficiary    
      under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9)-4. If not, the 5-year rule applies.    
 
  (3) [   ] 5-year rule. See Section 6.02(B)(1)(c). This election applies [   ] [   ]
      regardless of whether the Beneficiary is a Designated Beneficiary    
      under Treas. Reg. §1.401(a)(9)-4.    

50.      JOINT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY REQUIREMENTS (6.04). The joint and survivor annuity distribution requirements of Section 6.04 (Choose one of (a) or (b)):

(a)  [X] [   ] Profit sharing exception. Do not apply to an Exempt Participant, as described in Section 6.04(G)(1), but apply to any other Participants (or to a portion of their Account as described in Section 6.04(G)) (Complete (1)):
       
  (1)  One-year marriage rule. Under Section 7.05(A)(3) relating to an Exempt Participant’s Beneficiary designation under the profit sharing exception (Choose one of a. or b.):
         
    a.  [X] Applies. The one-year marriage rule applies.
         
    b. [   ] Does not apply. The one-year marriage rule does not apply.
         
(b) [   ] Joint and survivor annuity applicable. Section 6.04 applies to all Participants (Complete (1)):
         
  (1) One-year marriage rule. Under Section 6.04(B) relating to the QPSA (Choose one of a. or b.):
         
    a. [   ] Applies. The one-year marriage rule applies.
         
    b. [   ] Does not apply. The one-year marriage rule does not apply.

ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

51. ALLOCATION OF EARNINGS (7.04(B)). For each Contribution Type provided under the Plan, the Plan allocates Earnings using the following method (Choose one or more of (a) through (f) as applicable):

[Note: Elective Deferrals/Employee Contributions also includes Rollover Contributions, Transfers, DECs and Designated IRA Contributions, Matching Contributions includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective Contributions includes all Nonelective Contributions unless described otherwise in Election 51(f).]

       (1)   (2) (3) (4)
          Elective Deferrals/    
      All   Employee Matching Nonelective
      Contributions   Contributions Contributions Contributions
 
(a) [X] Daily. See Section 7.04(B)(4)(a). [X] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(b) [   ] Balance forward. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    See Section 7.04(B)(4)(b).          
 
(c) [   ] Balance forward with adjustment. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    See Section 7.04(B)(4)(c). Allocate          
    pursuant to the balance forward method,        
    except treat as part of the relevant          

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    Account at the beginning of the Valuation        
    Period _____% of the contributions        
    made during the following Valuation        
    Period: _______________________        
 
(d) [   ] Weighted average. See Section [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    7.04(B)(4)(d). If not a monthly          
    weighting period, the weighting          
    period is: _____________________        
 
(e) [   ] Participant-Directed Account. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    See Section 7.04(B)(4)(e).          
 
(f) [   ] Describe Earnings allocation method: ________________________________________________________________________

[Note: The Employer under Election 51(f) may describe Earnings allocation methods from the elections available under Election 51 and/or a combination thereof as to any: (i) Participant group (e.g., Daily applies to Division A Employees OR to Employees hired after “x” date. Balance forward applies to Division B Employees OR to Employees hired on/before “x” date.); (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., Daily applies as to Discretionary Nonelective Contribution Accounts. Participant-Directed Account applies to Fixed Nonelective Contribution Accounts); (iii) investment type, investment vendor or Account type (e.g., Balance forward applies to investments placed with vendor A and Participant-Directed Account applies to investments placed with vendor B OR Daily applies to Participant-Directed Accounts and balance forward applies to pooled Accounts); and/or (iv) merged plan account now held in the Plan (e.g., The accounts from the X plan merged into this Plan continue to be subject to Earnings allocation in accordance with the X plan terms [supply terms] and not in accordance with the terms of this Plan). An Employer’s election under Election 51(f) must: (i) be objectively determinable; (ii) not be subject to Employer discretion; and (iii) be nondiscriminatory.]

ARTICLE VIII
TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN, POWERS AND DUTIES

52. VALUATION OF TRUST (8.02(C)(4)). In addition to the last day of the Plan Year, the Trustee (or Named Fiduciary as applicable) must value the Trust Fund on the following Valuation Date(s) (Choose one or more of (a) through (d) as applicable):

[Note: Elective Deferrals/Employee Contributions also include Rollover Contributions, Transfers, DECs and Designated IRA Contributions, Matching Contributions includes all Matching Contributions and Nonelective Contributions includes all Nonelective Contributions unless described otherwise in Election 52(d).]

        (1)   (2) (3) (4)
            Elective Deferrals/    
        All   Employee Matching Nonelective
        Contributions   Contributions Contributions Contributions
 
(a) [   ] No additional Valuation Dates. [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
 
(b) [X] Daily Valuation Dates. Each business [X] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    day of the Plan Year on which Plan          
    assets for which there is an          
    established market are valued and          
    the Trustee is conducting business.          
 
(c) [   ] Last day of a specified period. The [   ] OR [   ] [   ] [   ]
    last day of each _____ of the Plan Year.          
 
(d) [   ] Specified Valuation Dates:          

[Note: The Employer under Election 52(d) may describe Valuation Dates from the elections available under Election 52 and/or a combination thereof as to any: (i) Participant group (e.g., No additional Valuation Dates apply to Division A Employees OR to Employees hired after “x” date. Daily Valuation Dates apply to Division B Employees OR to Employees hired on/before “x” date.); (ii) Contribution Type (e.g., No additional Valuation Dates apply as to Discretionary Nonelective Contribution Accounts. The last day of each Plan Year quarter applies to Fixed Nonelective Contribution Accounts); (iii) investment type, investment vendor or Account type (e.g., No additional Valuation Dates apply to investments placed with vendor A and Daily Valuation Dates apply to investments placed with vendor B OR Daily Valuation Dates apply to Participant-Directed Accounts and no additional Valuation Dates apply to pooled Accounts); and/or (iv) merged plan account now held in the Plan (e.g., T from the X plan merged into this Plan continue to be subject to Trust valuation in accordance with the X plan terms [supply terms] and not in accordance with the terms of this Plan). An Employer’s election under Election 52(d) must: (i) be objectively determinable; (ii) not be subject to Employer discretion; and (iii) be nondiscriminatory.]

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EXECUTION PAGE

The Employer, by executing this Adoption Agreement, hereby agrees to the provisions of this Plan and Trust.

    Employer: Premiere Global Services, Inc.
  Date: 12-23-08
  Signed: /s/ Alison Sheehan
  Alison Sheehan, SVP, Human Resources
                                                                                   [print name/title]

The Trustee (and Custodian, if applicable), by executing this Adoption Agreement, hereby accepts its position and agrees to all of the obligations, responsibilities and duties imposed upon the Trustee (or Custodian) under the Prototype Plan and Trust. If the Employer under Election 5(c) will use a separate Trust, the Trustee need not execute this Adoption Agreement.

    Nondiscretionary Trustee(s): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  Date: 12-23-08
  Signed: /s/ David Stidger
  David L. Stidger, Vice President
                                                                                   [print name/title]
   
    Nondiscretionary Trustee(s):
  Date: ______________________________________________________
  Signed: _____________________________________________________
  ___________________________________________________________
                                                                                   [print name/title]
   
    Custodian(s) (Optional):
  Date: ______________________________________________________
  Signed: _____________________________________________________
  ___________________________________________________________
                                                                                   [print name/title]

Use of Adoption Agreement. Failure to complete properly the elections in this Adoption Agreement may result in disqualification of the Employer’s Plan. The Employer only may use this Adoption Agreement only in conjunction with the basic plan document referenced by its document number on Adoption Agreement page one.

Execution for Page Substitution Amendment Only. If this paragraph is completed, this Execution Page documents an amendment to Adoption Agreement Election(s) _____ effective __________, by substitute Adoption Agreement page number(s) ____. The Employer should retain all Adoption Agreement Execution Pages and amended pages. [Note: The Effective Date may be retroactive or may be prospective as permitted under Applicable Law.]

Prototype Plan Sponsor. The Prototype Plan Sponsor identified on the first page of the basic plan document will notify all adopting Employers of any amendment to this Prototype Plan or of any abandonment or discontinuance by the Prototype Plan Sponsor of its maintenance of this Prototype Plan. For inquiries regarding the adoption of the Prototype Plan, the Prototype Plan Sponsor’s intended meaning of any Plan provisions or the effect of the Opinion Letter issued to the Prototype Plan Sponsor, please contact the Prototype Plan Sponsor at the following address and telephone number: 2700 Snelling Avenue North, Roseville, MN 55113, 651-205-9868.

Reliance on Sponsor Opinion Letter. The Prototype Plan Sponsor has obtained from the IRS an Opinion Letter specifying the form of this Adoption Agreement and the basic plan document satisfy, as of the date of the Opinion Letter, Code §401. An adopting Employer may rely on the Prototype Sponsor’s IRS Opinion Letter only to the extent provided in Rev. Proc. 2005-16. The Employer may not rely on the Opinion Letter in certain other circumstances or with respect to certain qualification requirements, which are specified in the Opinion Letter and in Rev. Proc. 2005-16, Sections 19.02 and 19.03. In order to have reliance in such circumstances or with respect to such qualification requirements, the Employer must apply for a determination letter to Employee Plans Determinations of the IRS.

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APPENDIX A
EGTRRA RESTATED PLANS - SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATES
[Covering period from restated Effective Date in Election 4(b) until Employer executes EGTRRA restatement]

53. SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATES (1.19). The Employer elects or does not elect Appendix A special Effective Date(s) as follows.

(Choose (a) or one or more of (b) through (r) as applicable):

[Note: If the Employer elects 53(a), do not complete the balance of this Election 53.]

(a) [   ] Not applicable. The Employer does not elect any Appendix A special Effective Dates.
           
[Note: The Employer should use this Appendix A where it is restating its Plan for EGTRRA with a retroactive Effective Date, but where one or more Adoption Agreement elections under the restated Plan became effective after the Plan’s general restatement Effective Date under Election 4(b). For periods prior to the below-specified special Effective Date(s), the Plan terms in effect prior to its restatement under this Adoption Agreement control for purposes of the designated provisions. Any special Effective Date the Employer elects must comply with Applicable Law.]
           
(b) [   ] Contribution Types (1.12). The Contribution Types under Election(s) 6 _________ are effective: _________.
     
[Note: The Plan may not permit Roth Deferrals before January 1, 2006.]
     
(c) [   ] Excluded Employees (1.21(D)). The Excluded Employee provisions under Election(s) 8 _________ are effective: _________.
     
(d) [   ] Compensation (1.11). The Compensation definition under Election(s) _________ (specify 9-11 as applicable) are effective: _________.
     
(e) [   ] Eligibility (2.01-2.03). The eligibility provisions under Election(s) _________ (specify 14-19 as applicable) are effective: _________.
     
(f) [   ] Elective Deferrals (3.02(A)-(C)). The Elective Deferral provisions under Election(s) _________ (specify 20-22 as applicable) are effective: _________.
     
(g) [   ] Catch-Up Deferrals (3.02(D)). The Catch-Up Deferral provisions under Election 23 _________ are effective: _________.
     
(h) [   ] Matching Contributions (3.03). The Matching Contribution provisions under Election(s) _________ (specify 24-26 as applicable) are effective: _________.
     
(i) [   ] Nonelective Contributions (3.04). The Nonelective Contribution provisions under Election(s) _________ (specify 27-29 as applicable) are effective: _________.
     
(j) [   ] 401(k) safe harbor (3.05). The 401(k) safe harbor provisions under Election(s) 30 _________ are effective: _________.
     
(k) [   ] Allocation conditions (3.06). The allocation conditions under Election(s) _________ (specify 31-32 as applicable) are effective: _________.
     
(l) [   ] Forfeitures (3.07). The forfeiture allocation provisions under Election(s) __________ (specify 33-34 as applicable) are effective: __________.
     
(m) [   ] Employee Contributions (3.09). The Employee Contribution provisions under Election(s) __________ 35 are effective: __________.
     
(n) [   ] Testing elections (4.06(B)). The testing elections under Election(s) __________ 37 under the “Effective as of execution (and retroactively if restatement)” column are effective: __________.
     
(o) [   ] Vesting (5.03). The vesting provisions under Election(s) _______ (specify 38-43 as applicable) are effective: ___________.
     
(p) [   ] Distributions (6.01 and 6.03). The distribution elections under Election(s) _______ (specify 44-50 as applicable) are effective: ___________.
     
(q) [   ] Earnings/Trust valuation (7.04(B)/8.02(C)(4)). The Earnings allocation and Trust valuation provisions under Election(s) _______ (specify 51-52 as applicable) are effective: ___________.
     
(r) [X] Special Effective Date(s) for other elections (specify elections and dates): As specified in Election 4(b) or 4(c), the Plan’s restated Effective Date is retroactive. However, one or more of the Adoption Agreement elections in effect on the execution date hereof may be the result of Plan amendments adopted and effective after the restated Effective Date and before this Adoption Agreement was executed. The Employer is not itemizing the special Effective Dates of such elections in this Appendix A as these dates are reflected in the amendments.

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APPENDIX B
BASIC PLAN DOCUMENT OVERRIDE ELECTIONS

54. BASIC PLAN OVERRIDES. The Employer elects or does not elect to override various basic plan provisions as follows (Choose (a) or choose one or more of (b) through (i) as applicable):

[Note: If the Employer elects 54(a), do not complete the balance of this Election 54.]

(a) [X] Not applicable. The Employer does not elect to override any basic plan provisions.  
       
[Note: The Employer at the time of restating its Plan with this Adoption Agreement may make an election on Appendix A (Election 53(r)) to specify a special Effective Date for any override provision the Employer elects in this Election 54. If the Employer, after it has executed this Adoption Agreement, later amends its Plan to change any election on this Appendix B, the Employer should document the Effective Date of the Appendix B amendment on the Execution Page or otherwise in the amendment.]
       
(b) [   ] Definition (Article I) overrides. (Choose one or more of (1) through (9) as applicable):  
 
  (1) [   ] W-2 Compensation exclusion of paid/reimbursed moving expenses (1.11(B)(1)). W-2 Compensation excludes amounts paid or reimbursed by the Employer for moving expenses incurred by an Employee, but only to the extent that, at the time of payment, it is reasonable to believe that the Employee may deduct these amounts under Code §217.
 
  (2) [   ] Alternative (general) 415 Compensation (1.11(B)(4)). The Employer elects to apply the alternative (general) 415 definition of Compensation in lieu of simplified 415 Compensation. As to amounts received from an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plan which is includible in gross income in the taxable year of receipt (Choose one of a. or b.):
 
    a. [   ] Include. Include the nonqualified deferred compensation.  
 
    b. [   ] Do not include. Do not include the nonqualified deferred compensation.  
 
  (3) [   ] Inclusion of Deemed 125 Compensation (1.11(C)). Compensation under Section 1.11 includes Deemed 125 Compensation.
 
  (4) [   ] Inclusion of Post-Severance Compensation (1.11(I) and 4.05(C)(1)). The Plan includes Post-Severance Compensation within the meaning of Prop. Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(e) as described in Sections 1.11(I) and 4.05(C)(1) as follows (Choose one or both of a. and b.):
 
    a. [   ] Include for 415 testing. Include for 415 testing and for other testing which uses 415 Compensation. This provision applies effective as of _______ (specify a date which is no earlier than January 1, 2005).
 
    b. [   ] Include for allocations. Include for allocations as follows (specify affected Contribution Type(s) and any adjustments to Post-Severance Compensation used for allocation): _______. This provision applies effective as of _______ (specify a date which is no earlier than January 1, 2002).
 
  (5) [   ] Inclusion of Deemed Disability Compensation (1.11(K)). Include Deemed Disability Compensation. (Choose one of a. or b.):
     
 
    a. [   ] NHCEs only. Apply only to disabled NHCEs.    
 
    b. [   ] All Participants. Apply to all disabled Participants. The Employer will make Employer Contributions for such disabled Participants for: (specify a fixed or determinable period).
 
  (6) [   ] Early application of final 401(k) regulations (1.28). The Employer (consistent with the Plan Administrator’s operation of the Plan) elects to apply the final 401(k) regulations before the beginning of the 2006 Plan Year. The Employer elects to apply the regulations effective as of: ________________________ (specify Plan Year ending after December 29, 2004, e.g., Plan Year ending December 31, 2004 OR Plan Year beginning January 1, 2005).
 
  (7) [   ] Leased Employees (1.21(B)). The Employer for purposes of the following Contribution Types, does not exclude Leased Employees: _____________________ (specify Contribution Types).
     
 
  (8) [   ] Offset if contributions to leasing organization plan (1.21(B)(2)). The Employer will reduce allocations to this Plan for any Leased Employee to the extent that the leasing organization contributes to or provides benefits under a leasing organization plan to or for the Leased Employee and which are attributable to the Leased Employee’s services for the Employer. The amount of the offset is as follows: _____________________.
           
[Note: The election of an offset under this Election 54(b)(8) requires that the Employer aggregate its plan with the leasing organization’s plan for coverage and nondiscrimination testing.]
           
  (9) [   ] Reclassified Employees (1.21(D)(3)). The Employer for purposes of the following Contribution Types, does not exclude Reclassified Employees (or the following categories of Reclassified Employees): _____________________ (specify Contribution Types and/or categories of Reclassified Employees).

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(c) [   ] Rule of parity – participation (Article II) override (2.03(D)). For purposes of Plan participation, the Plan applies the “rule of parity” under Code §410(a)(5)(D).
 
(d) [   ] Contribution/allocation (Article III) overrides. (Choose one or more of (1) through (7) as applicable):
 
  (1) [   ] Treatment of Automatic Deferrals as Roth Deferrals (3.02(B)(7)). The Employer elects to treat Automatic Deferrals as Roth Deferrals in lieu of treating Automatic Deferrals as Pre-Tax Deferrals.
 
  (2) [   ] Application of Safe Harbor Contributions to other allocations (3.05(E)(11)). Any Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions allocated to a Participant’s account will not be applied toward (offset) any allocation to the Participant of a non-Safe Harbor Nonelective Contribution.
 
  (3) [   ] Short Plan Year or allocation period (3.06(B)(1)(c)). The Plan Administrator (Choose one of a. or b.):
 
    a. [   ] No pro-ration. Will not pro-rate Hours of Service in any short allocation period.  
 
    b. [   ] Pro-ration based on months. Will pro-rate any Hour of Service requirement based on the number of months in the short allocation period.
 
  (4) [   ] Limited waiver of allocation conditions for re-hired Participants (3.06(G)). The allocation conditions the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement do not apply to re-hired Participants in the Plan Year they resume participation, as described in Section 3.06(G).
 
  (5) [   ] Associated Match forfeiture timing (3.07(A)(1)(c)). Forfeiture of associated matching contributions occurs in the Testing Year.
 
  (6) [   ] Safe Harbor top-heavy exempt fail-safe (3.07(A)(4)). In lieu of ordering forfeitures as (a), (b), (c), and (d) under Section 3.07(A)(4), the Employer establishes the following forfeiture ordering rules (Specify the ordering rules, for example, (d), (a), (b), and (c)): ____________.
 
  (7) [   ] Suspension (3.06(F)(3)). The Plan Administrator in applying Section 3.06(F) will (Choose one or more of a., b., and c. as applicable):
 
    a. [   ] Re-order tiers. Apply the suspension tiers in Section 3.06(F)(2) in the following order: ____________ (specify order).
 
    b. [   ] Hours of Service tie-breaker. Apply the greatest Hours of Service as the tie-breaker within a suspension tier in lieu of applying the lowest Compensation.
 
    c. [   ] Additional/other tiers. Apply the following additional or other tiers: ____________ (specify suspension tiers and ordering).
 
(e) [   ] Testing (Article IV) overrides. (Choose one or both of (1) and (2) as applicable):  
 
  (1) [   ] Early application of Gap Period income to Excess Deferrals (4.11(C)(1)). The Plan Administrator will distribute Gap Period income allocated on Excess Deferrals as to Excess Deferrals occurring in the ____________ Taxable Year and in later Taxable Years (Specify a Taxable Year before 2008).
 
  (2) [   ] Early application of Gap Period income to Excess Contributions/Aggregates (4.11(C)(2)). The Plan Administrator will distribute Gap Period income allocated on Excess Contributions and Excess Aggregate Contributions occurring in the ____________ Plan Year and in later Plan Years (Specify a Plan Year before the Final 401(k) Regulations Effective Date).
 
(f) [   ] Vesting (Article V) overrides. (Choose one or more of (1) through (6) as applicable):  
 
  (1) [   ] Application of top-heavy vesting to Matching (5.03(A)(1)). The Employer makes the following elections regarding the application of top-heavy vesting to its Regular Matching and Additional Matching Contributions (Choose one or both of a. and b.):
 
    a. [   ] Post-EGTRRA Matching only. Apply top-heavy vesting only to such post-2001 Plan Year Matching Contributions.
 
    b. [   ] Waiver of Hour of Service requirement. Apply top-heavy vesting as under the basic plan or as modified by Election 54(f)(1)a. to all Participants even if they did not have an Hour of Service in any post-2001 Plan Year.
 
  (2) [   ] Alternative “grossed-up” vesting formula (5.03(C)(2)). The Employer elects the alternative vesting formula described in Section 5.03(C)(2).
 
  (3) [   ] Source of Cash-Out forfeiture restoration (5.04(B)(5)). To restore a Participant’s Account Balance as described in Section 5.04(B)(5), the Plan Administrator, to the extent necessary, will allocate from the following source(s) and in the following order (Specify, in order, one or more of the following: Forfeitures, Earnings, and/or Employer Contribution): ____________.
 
  (4) [   ] Deemed Cash-Out of 0% Vested Participant (5.04(C)). The deemed cash-out rule of Section 5.04(C) does not apply to the Plan.

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  (5) [   ] Accounting for Cash-Out repayment; Contribution Type (5.04(D)(2)). In lieu of the accounting described in Section 5.04(D)(2), the Plan Administrator will account for a Participant’s Account Balance attributable to a Cash-Out repayment: (Choose one of a. or b.):
       
    a. [   ] Nonelective rule. Under the nonelective rule.      
       
    b. [   ] Rollover rule. Under the rollover rule.        
       
  (6) [   ] One-year hold-out rule – vesting (5.06(D)). The one-year hold-out Break in Service rule under Code §411(a)(6)(B) applies.
       
(g) [   ] Distribution (Article VI) overrides. (Choose one or more of (1) through (7) as applicable):  
       
  (1) [   ] Election of 5-year rule (6.02(B)(1)(e)). Under Section 6.02(B)(1)(e) relating to death before the RBD, if a Designated Beneficiary does not make a timely election, the 5-year rule applies in lieu of the Life Expectancy rule.
       
  (2) [   ] 2002 only special Effective Date for Section 6.02 (6.02(D)(4)). For the 2002 DCY only, the Plan Administrator will apply the RMD rules in effect under (Choose one of a. or b.):
       
    a. [   ] 1987 proposed regulations. The 1987 proposed Treasury regulations under Code §401(a)(9).
       
    b. [   ] 2001 proposed regulations. The 2001 proposed Treasury regulations under Code §401(a)(9).
       
  (3) [   ] RBD definition (6.02(E)(7)(c)). In lieu of the RBD definition in Section 6.02(E)(7)(a) and (b), the Plan Administrator (Choose one of a. or b.):
       
    a. [   ] SBJPA definition indefinitely. Indefinitely will apply the pre-SBJPA RBD definition.
       
    b. [   ] SBJPA definition to specified date. Will apply the pre-SBJPA definition until _________ (the stated date may not be earlier than January 1, 1997), and thereafter will apply the RBD definition in Section 6.02(E)(7)(a) and (b).
       
  (4) [   ] Modification of QJSA (6.04(A)(3)). The Survivor Annuity percentage will be _____%. (Specify a percentage between 50% and 100%.)
       
  (5) [   ] Modification of QPSA (6.04(B)(2)). The QPSA percentage will be _____%. (Specify a percentage between 50% and 100%.)
       
  (6) [   ] Restriction on hardship source; grandfathering (6.07(E)). The hardship distribution limit includes grandfathered amounts.
       
  (7) [   ] Replacement of $5,000 amount (6.09). All Plan references (except in Sections 3.02(D), 3.10 and 3.12(C)(2)) to “$5,000” will be $_________. (Specify an amount less than $5,000.)
       
(h) [   ] Administrative, Trust and insurance overrides (Articles VII, VIII and IX). (Choose one or more of (1) through (9) as applicable):
       
  (1) [   ] Contributions prior to accrual or precise determination (7.04(B)(5)(b)). The Plan Administrator will allocate Earnings described in Section 7.04(B)(5)(b) as follows (Choose one of a., b., or c.):
       
    a. [   ] Treat as contribution. Treat the Earnings as an Employer Matching or Nonelective Contribution and allocate accordingly.
       
    b. [   ] Balance forward. Allocate the Earnings using the balance forward method described in Section 7.04(B)(4)(b).
       
    c. [   ] Weighted average. Allocate the Earnings on Matching Contributions using the weighted average method in a manner similar to the method described in Section 7.04(B)(4)(d).
       
  (2) [   ] Automatic revocation of spousal designation (7.05(A)(1)). The automatic revocation of a spousal Beneficiary designation in the case of divorce or legal separation does not apply.
       
  (3) [   ] Limitation on frequency of Beneficiary designation changes (7.05(A)(4)). Except in the case of a Participant incurring a major life event, a period of at least _________ must elapse between Beneficiary designation changes. (Specify a period of time, e.g., 90 days OR 12 months.)
       
  (4) [   ] Definition of “spouse” (7.05(A)(5)). The following definition of “spouse” applies: _________. (Specify a definition consistent with Applicable Law.)
       
  (5) [   ] Administration of default provision; default Beneficiaries (7.05(C)). The following list of default Beneficiaries will apply: ___________________________. (Specify, in order, one or more Beneficiaries who will receive the interest of a deceased Participant.)
       
  (6) [   ] Subsequent restoration of forfeiture-sources and ordering (7.07(A)(3)). Restoration of forfeitures will come from the following sources, in the following order ___________________________. (Specify, in order, one or more of the following: Forfeitures, Employer Contribution, Trust Fund Earnings.)

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  (7) [   ] State law (7.10(H)). The law of the following state will apply: ______________________. (Specify one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, or other appropriate legal jurisdiction, such as a territory of the United States or an Indian tribal government.)
 
  (8) [   ] Employer securities/real property in Profit Sharing Plans/401(k) Plans (8.02(A)(13)(a)). The Plan limit on investment in qualifying Employer securities/real property is %. (Specify a percentage which is less than 100%.)
 
  (9) [   ] Provisions relating to insurance and insurance company (9.08). The following provisions apply: ______________________ (Specify such language as necessary to accommodate life insurance Contracts the Plan holds.)
       
[Note: The provisions in this Election 54(h)(9) may override provisions in Article IX of the Plan, but must be consistent with all other provisions of the Plan and Applicable Law.]
       
(i) [   ] Code Sections 415/416 (Article XI) override (11.02(A)(1)). Because of the required aggregation of multiple plans, to satisfy Code §§415 and/or 416, the following overriding provisions apply: ______________________. (Specify such language as necessary to satisfy §§415 and 416.)

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EXHIBIT 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

SUBSIDIARY

JURISDICTION OF
ORGANIZATION


American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
Accucast, Inc.
Budget Conferencing Inc.
Clarinet, Inc.
Communications Network Enhancement Inc.
Enterprise Care Teleconferencing (Asia) Pty Ltd.
Fastwell Technology Limited
iMeet, Inc.
Intellivoice Communications, LLC
NetConnect Systems Ltd.
NetConnect Systems GmbH
Netspoke, Inc.
Premiere Communications, Inc.
PCI Network Services, Inc.
Premiere Conferencing E.U.R.L.
Premiere Conferencing GmbH
Premiere Conferencing Limited
Premiere Conferencing Pte. Ltd.
Premiere Conferencing Pty Limited
Premiere Conferencing (Canada) Limited
Premiere Conferencing (Hong Kong) Limited
Premiere Conferencing (Ireland) Limited
Premiere Conferencing (Japan), Inc.
Premiere Conferencing (UK) Limited
Premiere Conferencing Networks, Inc.
Premiere Global Services GmbH
Premiere Global Services Denmark ASP
Premiere Global Services Finland OY
Premiere Global Services International S.a. r.l.
Premiere Global Services Norway AS
Premiere Global Services Sweden AB
Ptek, Inc.
Ptek Investors I LLC
PTEK Services, Inc.
Ptek Ventures I LLC
RCI Acquisition Corp.
Voice-Tel Enterprises, LLC
Voice-Tel Pty Ltd.
Xpedite, Inc.
Xpedite, Ltd.
Xpedite Network Services, Inc.
Xpedite Systems Limited
Xpedite Systems Inc. (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Xpedite Systems AG
Xpedite Systems Holdings (UK) Limited
Xpedite Systems, LLC
Xpedite Systems Limited
Xpedite Systems Limited
Xpedite Systems NV/SA
Xpedite Systems Participation E.U.R.L.

Missouri
Georgia
Canada
Georgia
Delaware
Australia
Hong Kong
Delaware
Delaware
United Kingdom
Germany
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
France
Germany
New Zealand
Singapore
Australia
Canada
Hong Kong
Ireland
Japan
United Kingdom
Georgia
Germany
Denmark
Finland
Luxembourg
Norway
Sweden
Georgia
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Georgia
Delaware
Australia
Japan
Korea
Georgia
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Delaware
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Belgium
France



SUBSIDIARY

JURISDICTION OF
ORGANIZATION


Xpedite Systems Pte. Ltd.
Xpedite Systems Pty Limited
Xpedite Systems S.r.l.
Xpedite Systems Spain, S.A.
Xpedite Systems, S.A.
Xpedite Systems Worldwide, Inc.
Singapore
Australia
Italy
Spain
France
Delaware


EX-23.1 10 e34620ex23_1.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Untitled Document

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of Premiere Global Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) No. 333-79599, 333-87635, 333-89891, 333-51380, 333-57698, 333-67292, 333-101262, and 333-116506 on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 27, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements of the Company (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption on January 1, 2007, of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting dated February 27, 2009, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2009


EX-23.2 11 e34620ex23_2.htm CONSENT OF THE JAAG GROUP Untitled Document

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of The JAAG Group

February 27, 2009

The Board of Directors
Premiere Global Services, Inc.
The Terminus Building
3280 Peachtree Road, NW
Suite 1000
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2422

Re: Consent of The JAAG Group

Members of the Board:

The JAAG Group hereby consents to the use in the Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008, and any amendments thereto, by Premiere Global Services, Inc. of references to, and descriptions of, our market survey conducted in January 2008, and references to our firm name therein. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, nor do we admit that we are “experts” for purposes of, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

THE JAAG GROUP

By: /s/ David K. Francis
Name: David K. Francis
Title: Managing Partner


EX-31.1 12 e34620ex31_1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Untitled Document

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Boland T. Jones, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Premiere Global Services, Inc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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 report is being prepared;
   
(b)      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
   
(c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
   
(d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)      all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
   
(b)      any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: February 27, 2009

/s/ Boland T. Jones


Boland T. Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Premiere Global Services, Inc.


EX-31.2 13 e34620ex31_2.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Untitled Document

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael E. Havener, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Premiere Global Services, Inc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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 report is being prepared;
(b)      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)      all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)      any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 27, 2009

/s/ Michael E. Havener


Michael E. Havener
Chief Financial Officer
Premiere Global Services, Inc.

 



EX-32.1 14 e34620ex32_1.htm CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS Untitled Document

EXHIBIT 32.1

STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
§ 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of Premiere Global Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Boland T. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(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/ Boland T. Jones
Boland T. Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Premiere Global Services, Inc.
February 27, 2009



EX-32.2 15 e34620ex32_2.htm CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS Untitled Document

EXHIBIT 32.2

STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF PREMIERE GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
§ 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of Premiere Global Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned Michael E. Havener, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(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/ Michael E. Havener
  Michael E. Havener
Chief Financial Officer
Premiere Global Services, Inc.
February 27, 2009

 


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