15
Potential
Participant’s
preference
must
be
received
no
later
than
30
days
after
being notified
of layoff.
Such
indication
must state
the portion
of
the
lump
sum
payment the Potential
Participant
desires to be deferred.
The Committee or CEO,
as applicable,
shall consider
such
indication
of preference
as submitted
and shall
decide whether to accept or
reject the preference expressed
as
soon as practicable.
Such
indication
of
preference,
if
accepted,
becomes
irrevocable
on
the
date
of
such
acceptance.
A
deferral
of
the
lump
sum
from
the
Defined
Contribution
Makeup
Plan
will
be paid
under
the
terms of
Section 5(b)(i)
hereof
in
10 annual
installments commencing
about
one year after
Retirement at
age 55
or
above, but
subject to revision under the terms of the Plan.
(f)
Salary
Reduction.
If
a
Potential
Participant
elects
to
voluntarily
reduce
Salary
and
receive
an
Award
hereunder
in
lieu
thereof,
the
Potential
Participant
must
make an election, in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator,
which must
be received on or
before October 31
prior
to the beginning of
the calendar year of
the elected deferral
or for
Newhire
Employees as
soon as practicable
within a
30-
day
period
after
their
first
day
of
employment
or
reemployment.
Such
election
must be
in writing
signed
by
the Potential
Participant, and
must
state
the amount
of
the
salary
reduction
the
Potential
Participant
elects.
Such
election
becomes
irrevocable
on
October
31
prior
to
the
beginning
of
the
calendar
year
or
for
Newhire Employees
after
the 30-day period
after their first
day of
employment
or
reemployment, except that in the event of any of the following:
(i)
the Employee is demoted to a job classification/grade that is no longer
eligible to receive an Award
from an Incentive Compensation Plan,
(ii)
the Employee’s employment status is classified to a status other than
regular full-time or its equivalent, or
(iii)
the Employee is receiving Unavoidable Absence Benefits (UAB) pay such
that the pay received is less than his/her pay had been prior to being on
UAB,
the Employee can request, subject to approval
by
the Plan Benefits Administrator,
that
his/her
election
to
voluntarily
reduce
his/her
salary
be
revoked
for
the
remainder of the calendar year.