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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS STATE STREET COLLECTIVE TR - 10-K405 - 20020401 - AUDITORS_OPINION
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Trustee and Unitholders of the
American Bar Association Members/
State Street Collective Trust:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities,
including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Aggressive
Equity Fund, Balanced Fund, Growth Equity Fund, Index Equity Fund, Intermediate
Bond Fund, International Equity Fund, Stable Asset Return Fund, Value Equity
Fund, Conservative Structured Portfolio Service, Moderate Structured Portfolio
Service and Aggressive Structured Portfolio Service constituting the American
Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust (hereafter referred to as
the "Trust") at December 31, 2001, and the results of each of their operations,
the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for the
periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. These financial statements and the financial
highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Trust's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America, which 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, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation
of securities at December 31, 2001 by correspondence with the custodian and
brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 13, 2002
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $333,840,582)...................................... $330,912,729
Cash........................................................................... 1,563
Receivable for investments sold................................................ 3,023,060
Dividends and interest receivable.............................................. 205,274
Other receivables.............................................................. 235
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Total assets................................................................ 334,142,861
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LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased.............................................. 1,232,836
Payable for fund units redeemed................................................ 1,171,236
Investment advisory fee payable................................................ 356,071
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable....................... 76,600
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................ 22,293
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable....................... 12,774
Other accruals................................................................. 12,591
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Total liabilities........................................................... 2,884,401
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Net assets (equivalent to $59.70 per unit based on 5,548,719 units outstanding) $331,258,460
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
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Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign tax expense of $809).......... $ 1,747,628
Interest................................................ 781,234
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Total investment income............................. 2,528,862
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Expenses
Investment advisory fee................................. 1,495,402
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee........ 985,237
Trustee, management and administration fees............. 272,187
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee........ 157,845
Reports to unitholders.................................. 45,515
Legal and audit fees.................................... 63,133
Registration fees....................................... 38,174
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Total expenses...................................... 3,057,493
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Net investment loss........................................ (528,631)
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized loss....................................... (49,410,289)
Change in net unrealized appreciation................... (28,186,069)
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Net realized and unrealized loss on investments..... (77,596,358)
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations....... $(78,124,989)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
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2000 2001
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From operations
Net investment loss.......................................... $ (178,512) $ (528,631)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments...................... 67,785,921 (49,410,289)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments......... (128,049,833) (28,186,069)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations........................................ (60,442,424) (78,124,989)
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From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from units issued................................... 91,847,844 20,692,673
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (41,943,602) (32,778,911)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
unitholder transactions................................ 49,904,242 (12,086,238)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets.................... (10,538,182) (90,211,227)
Net Assets
Beginning of year............................................ 432,007,869 421,469,687
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End of year.................................................. $421,469,687 $331,258,460
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Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 5,222,531 5,764,134
Sold..................................................... 1,022,094 336,141
Redeemed................................................. (480,491) (551,556)
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Outstanding--end of year..................................... 5,764,134 5,548,719
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Investment income*..................... $ .39 $ .35 $ .40 $ .68 $ .45
Net expenses*.......................... (.45) (.46) (.47) (.72) (.54)
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Net investment income (loss)........... (.06) (.11) (.07) (.04) (.09)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments....................... 7.64 2.99 31.32 (9.56) (13.33)
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Net increase (decrease) in unit value.. 7.58 2.88 31.25 (9.60) (13.42)
Net asset value at beginning of period. 41.01 48.59 51.47 82.72 73.12
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Net asset value at end of period....... $ 48.59 $ 51.47 $ 82.72 $ 73.12 $ 59.70
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Ratio of net expenses to average net
assets............................... .98 % .93 % .80 % .81 % .88 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets................ (.11)% (.21)% (.11)% (.04)% (.15)%
Portfolio turnover..................... 36 % 55 % 59 % 52 % 48 %
Total return........................... 18.48 % 5.93 % 60.71 % (11.61)% (18.35)%
Net assets at end of period
(in thousands)....................... $331,940 $298,855 $432,008 $421,470 $331,258
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS--92.7%
BASIC INDUSTRIES--5.8%
Aluminum--0.1%
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. *.............. 130,000 $ 210,600
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Building Construction--0.3%
York International Corp.............. 26,000 991,380
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Chemicals--1.9%
Ferro Corp........................... 70,600 1,821,480
Lyondell Petrochemical Co............ 31,500 451,395
OM Group Inc......................... 7,500 496,425
Scotts Co. *......................... 32,000 1,523,200
Spartech Corp........................ 6,900 141,795
Valence Technology Inc. *............ 82,100 276,677
Waters Corp. *....................... 41,500 1,608,125
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6,319,097
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Communication Services--1.2%
JDS Uniphase Corporation *........... 234,000 2,031,120
Mediacom Communications Corporation * 67,400 1,230,724
NDS Group PLC * ADR.................. 3,900 78,195
Regent Communications Incorporated *. 102,000 688,500
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4,028,539
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Containers & Glass--0.4%
Aptargroup Inc....................... 43,200 1,513,296
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Mining--0.6%
Dynegy Incorporated.................. 21,000 535,500
UCAR International Inc. *............ 36,100 386,270
Weatherford International Inc *...... 28,050 1,045,143
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1,966,913
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Paper--0.8%
Pentair Inc.......................... 52,200 1,905,822
Potlatch Corp........................ 21,000 615,720
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2,521,542
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Plastics--0.5%
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. *.... 65,800 1,752,912
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19,304,279
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CAPITAL GOODS--5.2%
Air Travel--0.2%
America West Holding Corp.*.......... 18,300 $ 64,050
Skywest Inc.......................... 25,900 659,155
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723,205
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Construction & Mining Equipment--0.3%
Quanta Services Incorporated*........ 62,600 965,918
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Construction Materials--0.3%
Columbus McKinnon Corp............... 55,000 563,750
Zygo Corp. *......................... 23,900 380,010
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943,760
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Electrical Equipment--1.4%
Jabil Circuit Inc. *................. 86,500 1,965,280
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. *.... 104,800 1,797,320
Power One Incorporated*.............. 84,000 874,440
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4,637,040
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Industrial Machinery--2.8%
Astec Industries Inc.*............... 40,600 587,076
Briggs & Stratton Corp............... 33,300 1,421,910
Cummins Engine Co., Inc.............. 13,000 501,020
Danaher Corp......................... 48,000 2,894,880
Donaldson Co., Inc................... 15,400 598,136
Gardner Denver Machinery Inc.*....... 33,800 754,416
Hydril Company*...................... 20,000 352,600
ITT Industries Inc................... 28,150 1,421,575
Oshkosh Truck Corp................... 13,300 648,375
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9,179,988
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Railroads & Equipment--0.2%
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. *..... 30,240 650,463
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17,100,374
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER BASICS--17.1%
Drugs & Health Care--15.1%
3 Dimensional Pharmaceutical *......... 30,000 $ 254,700
Allergan Inc........................... 30,500 2,289,025
American Pharmaceutical Participating * 3,500 72,800
Amerisourcebergen Corporation.......... 13,600 864,280
Antigenics Incorporated *.............. 41,100 674,040
Aspect Med Systems Incorporated *...... 51,600 516,000
Aviron *............................... 25,000 1,243,250
Biogen Inc. *.......................... 55,700 3,194,395
Biomet Inc............................. 37,500 1,158,750
Corporate Therapeutics Inc. *.......... 40,400 966,772
Diversa Corporation *.................. 27,900 394,785
Durect Corporation Incorporated *...... 20,000 231,800
Elan PLC * ADR......................... 104,500 4,708,770
Express Scripts Inc. *................. 17,300 808,948
Gene Logic *........................... 35,300 665,052
Genzyme Corp. *........................ 65,500 3,920,830
Gilead Sciences Inc. *................. 5,500 361,460
Human Genome Sciences Inc. *........... 49,200 1,659,024
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. *........... 67,000 4,618,310
Illumina Incorporated *................ 15,000 176,400
Kendle International Inc *............. 50,000 1,008,000
Lifepoint Hospitals Incorporated *..... 35,000 1,191,400
Mckesson Hboc Inc...................... 21,000 785,400
Medimmune Inc. *....................... 34,500 1,599,075
Orthodontic Centres of America Inc. *.. 25,000 762,500
Oxford Health Plans Inc. *............. 11,700 352,638
Protein Design Inc. *.................. 13,400 439,520
Scios Nova Inc. *...................... 31,200 741,624
Sepracor Inc. *........................ 36,000 2,054,160
Sicor Incorporated *................... 15,900 249,312
Sonosite Incorporated *................ 24,700 634,543
Tanox Incorporated *................... 25,700 475,514
Tenet Healthcare Corp. *............... 53,150 3,120,968
Triad Hospitals Incorporated *......... 26,300 771,905
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER BASICS (Continued)
Drugs & Health Care (Continued)
Trigon Healthcare Inc. *..................... 20,000 $ 1,389,000
Unilab Corporation New *..................... 28,000 702,800
Vical Inc. *................................. 7,200 88,128
Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. *............. 26,500 3,096,525
Wilson Greatbatch Technology Incorporated *.. 31,000 1,119,100
Wright Medical Group Incorporated *.......... 29,300 524,470
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49,885,973
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Food & Beverages--1.8%
Adolph Coors Co.............................. 14,000 747,600
Corn Products International Inc.............. 57,800 2,037,450
Dreyers Grand Ice Cream Inc.................. 68,000 2,618,680
Flowers Foods Incorporated *................. 2,900 115,768
Hain Celestial Group Incorporated *.......... 15,800 433,868
Suprema Specialties Incorporated *........... 4,400 57,200
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6,010,566
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Retail Trade--0.2%
Factory 2 U Inc. *........................... 31,300 627,252
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56,523,791
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CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS--4.2%
Automobiles--0.9%
Harley Davidson Inc.......................... 51,000 2,769,810
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Communication Services--2.3%
Advo Inc. *.................................. 17,200 739,600
Emmis Broadcasting Corp...................... 28,600 676,104
Entercom Communications Corp. *.............. 16,900 845,000
Lamar Advertising Co. *...................... 64,700 2,739,398
McGraw-Hill Inc.............................. 32,500 1,981,850
Penton Media Inc............................. 34,300 214,718
Primedia Inc *............................... 117,981 513,217
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7,709,887
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Household Appliances & Home Furnishings--0.6%
American Greetings Corp...................... 13,000 179,140
Libbey Inc................................... 55,600 1,815,340
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1,994,480
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS (Continued)
Tires & Rubber--0.4%
Bandag Inc.............................. 39,000 $ 1,355,640
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13,829,817
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CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--8.4%
Apparel & Textiles--0.7%
American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated * 44,800 1,172,416
Galyans Trading Incorporated *.......... 7,600 108,224
Novel Denim Holdings Limited............ 58,000 678,600
Stride Rite Corp........................ 67,100 439,505
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2,398,745
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Liquor--0.2%
Robert Mondavi Corp..................... 19,600 744,800
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Retail Grocery--0.4%
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc............. 26,522 1,036,480
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Retail Trade--7.1%
Autozone Inc. *......................... 21,650 1,554,470
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. *................ 70,000 2,373,000
Best Buy Co., Inc.*..................... 33,600 2,502,528
Charlotte Russe Holding Incorporated *.. 36,100 671,821
Costco Wholesale Corporation *.......... 36,700 1,628,746
CSK Auto Corp. *........................ 79,000 786,050
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. *............... 86,100 2,661,351
Family Dollar Stores Inc................ 16,100 482,678
Gaiam Incorporated *.................... 3,300 71,940
Genesco Inc. *.......................... 34,600 718,296
Kohls Corp. *........................... 66,500 4,684,260
Lithia Motors Incorporated *............ 30,500 631,350
Martha Stewart Living Incorporated *.... 15,000 246,750
School Specialty Inc *.................. 26,000 594,880
Tefron Limited.......................... 80,500 148,925
TJX Cos., Inc........................... 40,000 1,594,400
Williams Sonoma Inc. *.................. 50,000 2,145,000
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23,496,445
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27,676,470
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER SERVICES--3.2%
Communication Services--0.6%
Entravision.com Corporation *................. 50,000 $ 597,500
Radio One Incorporated Class A *.............. 11,000 203,170
Radio One Incorporated *...................... 67,000 1,206,670
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2,007,340
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Hotels & Restaurants--1.1%
California Pizza Kitchen Incorporated *....... 47,500 1,175,625
CEC Entertainment Inc. *...................... 17,000 737,630
Ruby Tuesday Inc.............................. 86,900 1,792,747
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3,706,002
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Leisure Time--1.5%
Acclaim Entertainment Inc. *.................. 106,700 565,510
International Speedway Corp................... 8,000 312,800
Pinnacle Systems Inc. *....................... 100,000 794,000
Speedway Motorsport *......................... 50,000 1,264,000
Steiner Leisure Limited....................... 38,200 811,750
Westwood One Inc. *........................... 30,200 907,510
World Wrestling Federation Enmt Incorporated * 31,800 418,170
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5,073,740
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10,787,082
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ENERGY--2.6%
Coal--0.2%
Consol Energy Inc............................. 28,000 695,520
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Construction & Mining Equipment--0.4%
Helmerich & Payne Inc......................... 23,100 771,078
Newpark Resources Inc. *...................... 52,000 410,800
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1,181,878
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Domestic Oil--1.5%
Devon Energy Corporation...................... 66,500 2,570,225
Insignia Financial Group Inc. *............... 75,000 810,000
Newfield Exploration Co. *.................... 16,300 578,813
Pennzoil Quaker Str Co........................ 53,000 765,850
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. *............... 9,500 182,970
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4,907,858
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
Electric Utilities--0.2%
Calpine Corp. *....................... 46,000 $ 772,340
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Gas Exploration--0.3%
Energen Corp.......................... 38,000 936,700
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8,494,296
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FINANCE--10.9%
Banks--3.0%
Citizens Banking Corp................. 19,200 631,296
Commerce Bancorp Inc.................. 33,500 1,317,890
Community First Bankshares Inc........ 51,000 1,310,190
Community Svgs Bankshares Incorporated 27,280 518,047
Fidelity Bankshares Incorporated New.. 67,662 1,080,562
Harbor Florida Bancshares Inc......... 95,000 1,615,000
PFF Bancorp Inc....................... 55,000 1,518,000
Santander Bancorp..................... 23,650 459,047
South Financial Group Incorporated.... 13,000 230,750
Southern Financial Bancorp Inc........ 19,500 516,165
Sterling Bancshares Inc............... 18,600 232,872
Waypoint Financial Corporation........ 32,000 482,560
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9,912,379
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Financial Services--3.0%
Americredit Corp.*.................... 29,600 933,880
Capital One Financial Corp............ 15,500 836,225
Fidelity National Financial Inc....... 51,700 1,282,160
Hartford Financial Services Group..... 20,000 1,256,600
Jeffries Group Inc.................... 15,000 634,650
Legg Mason Inc........................ 46,700 2,334,066
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.......... 26,000 1,736,800
Lendingtree Incorporated*............. 54,900 323,910
Medallion Financial Corp.............. 78,000 616,200
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9,954,491
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Finance & Banking--0.5%
American Capital Strategies Limited... 57,000 1,615,950
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
FINANCE (Continued)
Insurance--2.0%
Ace Ltd........................................ 59,250 $ 2,378,887
First American Financial Corp.................. 39,000 730,860
Max Re Capital Ltd............................. 17,000 266,220
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp*........ 28,400 1,070,964
W.R. Berkley Corp.............................. 27,300 1,466,010
Willis Group Holdings Limited*................. 12,100 284,955
Zenith National Insurance Corp................. 20,000 558,800
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6,756,696
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Real Estate--1.3%
America First Mortgage Investments Incorporated 26,000 227,500
ANC Rental Corporation*........................ 134,000 4,020
Annaly Mortgage Management Incorporated........ 88,900 1,422,400
Anthracite Capital Inc......................... 63,400 696,766
Meristar Hospitality Corporation............... 66,600 945,720
SL Green Realty Corporation.................... 14,500 445,295
Trammell Crow Company*......................... 38,200 446,940
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4,188,641
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Savings And Loan--1.1%
TCF Financial Corp............................. 78,500 3,766,430
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36,194,587
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GENERAL BUSINESS--6.0%
Broadcasting--1.1%
Acme Communications Incorporated*.............. 24,000 161,760
Classic Commun Incorporated*................... 37,000 370
Cox Radio Inc.*................................ 36,000 917,280
Insight Communications Incorporated*........... 58,800 1,420,608
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated*...... 34,800 638,928
Young Broadcasting Inc.*....................... 26,000 466,700
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3,605,646
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Business Services--4.9%
Alloy Online Incorporated*..................... 28,000 602,840
Arbitron Incorporated*......................... 28,700 980,105
Armor Holdings Incorporated*................... 18,400 496,616
Carriage Services Inc.*........................ 80,000 421,600
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
GENERAL BUSINESS (Continued)
Business Services (Continued)
Ceridian Corporation New*................... 83,000 $ 1,556,250
Concord EFS Inc.*........................... 102,500 3,359,950
Costar Group Inc.*.......................... 64,000 1,536,640
Doubleclick Inc.*........................... 46,900 531,846
Fiserv Inc.*................................ 78,150 3,307,308
FTD Common Incorporated*.................... 22,000 154,000
National Information Consortium*............ 57,200 181,896
Netscreen Technologies Inc.*................ 1,900 42,047
Resources Connection Incorporated*.......... 20,000 526,600
Service Corp. International*................ 126,300 630,237
Verisign Inc.*.............................. 39,000 1,483,560
West Corporation*........................... 20,000 498,800
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16,310,295
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Communication Services--0.0%
Carrier Access Corp.*....................... 86,000 251,120
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20,167,061
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TECHNOLOGY--26.7%
Business Services--0.1%
Metawave Communications Corporation*........ 47,300 147,576
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Communication Services--1.8%
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.*............... 101,000 1,143,320
Aspect Communications Inc.*................. 82,500 320,100
Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated* 51,900 1,718,928
Echostar Communications Corp.*.............. 58,500 1,606,995
Polycom Inc.*............................... 38,000 1,294,660
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6,084,003
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Computers & Business Equipment--7.0%
Advanced Fibre Communications*.............. 20,100 355,167
Avanex Corporation*......................... 141,800 836,620
Be Semiconductor Industries* ADR............ 28,000 233,800
Broadcom Corp*.............................. 67,650 2,764,855
Cable Design Technologies Corp.*............ 63,000 861,840
Ciena Corp.*................................ 58,000 829,980
Electronic Arts Inc.*....................... 65,500 3,926,725
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Computers & Business Equipment (Continued)
FEI Co.*.................................... 13,000 $ 409,630
Integrated Device Technology Inc.*.......... 45,150 1,200,538
Intergraph Corp.*........................... 12,700 174,498
KLA Instruments Corp.*...................... 31,000 1,536,360
L 3 Communications Holding Corp*............ 23,000 2,070,000
Logicvision Incorporated *.................. 11,000 140,250
Mips Technologies Incorporated Class A*..... 41,000 354,240
Mips Technologies Incorporated Class B*..... 7,000 55,860
Monolithic Systems Technology Incorporated*. 13,500 278,100
MRV Communications Inc.*.................... 33,540 142,210
New Focus Incorporated*..................... 9,300 35,433
Oni Systems Corporation*.................... 108,700 681,549
Optical Communication Products Incorporated* 71,100 280,134
RF Micro Devices Inc*....................... 95,500 1,836,465
Siebel Systems Inc.*........................ 30,000 839,400
Sonus Networks Incorporated*................ 227,200 1,049,664
Triquint Semiconductor Inc.*................ 32,725 401,209
Veritas Software Co.*....................... 43,500 1,950,105
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23,244,632
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Biotech--0.5%
Aclara BioSciences Incorporated*............ 46,300 234,741
Charles River Laboratories International*... 2,800 93,744
Exelixis Incorporated*...................... 77,000 1,279,740
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1,608,225
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Electrical Equipment--3.0%
Alliance Fiber Optic Products Incorporated*. 80,900 114,878
Anadigics Inc.*............................. 34,000 518,500
Anaren Microwave Inc.*...................... 33,200 575,024
Dupont Photomasks Inc.*..................... 16,000 695,200
Electro Scientific Industries Inc.*......... 65,500 1,965,655
Emcore Corp.*............................... 105,200 1,414,940
Helix Technology Corp....................... 57,200 1,289,860
Ixia*....................................... 25,000 321,250
Microtune Incorporated*..................... 25,100 588,846
Nanometrics Incorporated*................... 48,000 931,200
Photon Dynamics Incorporated*............... 8,000 365,200
Power Integrations*......................... 21,000 479,640
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-17
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Electrical Equipment (Continued)
Therma Wave Incorporated*............... 53,000 $ 790,760
Tvia Incorporated*...................... 18,000 31,500
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10,082,453
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Electronics--7.2%
ADC Telecommunications Inc.*............ 185,000 851,000
American Superconductor Corp.*.......... 100,000 1,226,000
Analog Devices Inc.*.................... 59,000 2,619,010
ASM International N V*.................. 100,000 1,951,000
Celestica Inc*.......................... 32,950 1,330,851
Credence Systems Corp.*................. 88,000 1,634,160
Cymer Inc.*............................. 52,100 1,392,633
Electroglas Inc.*....................... 53,800 794,626
Exar Corp.*............................. 77,000 1,605,450
Lexmark International Group Inc.*....... 28,000 1,652,000
LoJack Corp.*........................... 110,000 599,500
LTX Corp.*.............................. 98,100 2,054,214
Millipore Corp.......................... 24,150 1,465,905
Newport Corp............................ 32,500 626,600
Unova Inc.*............................. 53,000 307,400
Veeco Instruments Inc.*................. 44,300 1,597,015
Wesco International Incorporated*....... 41,000 202,950
Xilinx Inc.*............................ 50,000 1,952,500
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23,862,814
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Software--7.1%
Adept Technology Incorporated*.......... 31,000 124,000
Ariba Incorporated*..................... 129,000 794,640
Check Point Software Tech Limited ADR... 78,950 3,149,315
Click Commerce Incorporated*............ 165,400 522,664
Cnet Networks Incorporated*............. 77,300 693,381
Dendrite International Inc.*............ 129,800 1,821,094
Digex Incorporated *.................... 38,800 116,012
Digital Insight Corporation*............ 56,100 1,254,396
Earthlink Incorporated*................. 53,500 651,095
Homestore Common Incorporated*.......... 162,900 586,440
Hotel Reservations Network Incorporated* 16,000 736,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-18
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Software (Continued)
Informax Incorporated*................ 14,000 $ 41,300
Matrixone Incorporated*............... 29,100 378,009
Microstrategy Incorporated*........... 40,000 154,000
NetIQ Corp*........................... 54,026 1,904,957
Numerical Technologies Incorporated*.. 23,000 809,600
Nvidia Corporation*................... 48,100 3,217,890
PeopleSoft Inc.*...................... 73,000 2,934,600
Quest Software Incorporated*.......... 30,100 665,511
Saba Software Incorporated*........... 32,300 168,606
Selectica Incorporated *.............. 46,900 283,745
Sungard Data Systems Inc.*............ 58,500 1,692,405
Witness Systems Incorporated*......... 46,100 614,052
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23,313,712
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88,343,415
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TRANSPORTATION--1.2%
Trucking & Freight Forwarding--1.2%
Hub Group Inc.*....................... 37,600 394,048
Polaris Industries Inc................ 39,400 2,275,350
US Xpress Enterprises Inc*............ 45,000 407,700
Werner Enterprises Inc................ 33,200 806,760
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3,883,858
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UTILITIES--1.4%
Gas & Pipeline Utilities--1.4%
New Jersey Resources Corp............. 26,100 1,221,481
Nova Chemicals Corp................... 67,100 1,293,017
South Jersey Industries Inc........... 30,300 987,780
Southwest Gas Corp.................... 12,800 286,080
WGL Holdings Incorporated............. 31,400 912,798
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4,701,156
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (cost $309,934,039) 307,006,186
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-19
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Units
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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS--7.2%
State Street Bank Yield Enhanced Short Term Investment Fund **
(cost $23,906,543).......................................... 23,906,543 $ 23,906,543
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS--99.9% (cost $333,840,582).................. 330,912,729
Assets in excess of liabilities--0.1%......................... 345,731
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NET ASSETS--100.0%............................................ $331,258,460
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* Non-income producing security.
** Collective investment fund advised by State Street Global Advisors, a
division of State Street Bank and Trust Company.
ADR An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S.
bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer
described.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-20
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $482,533,239)...................................... $515,342,155
Receivable for investments sold................................................ 17,329,476
Dividends and interest receivable.............................................. 1,798,879
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Total assets................................................................ 534,470,510
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LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased.............................................. 73,989,714
Payable for fund units redeemed................................................ 1,887,560
Payable due to custodian....................................................... 32,229
Investment advisory fee payable................................................ 229,860
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable....................... 107,874
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................ 31,205
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable....................... 17,895
Other accruals................................................................. 17,590
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Total liabilities........................................................... 76,313,927
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Net assets (equivalent to $65.49 per unit based on 6,995,400 units outstanding) $458,156,583
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-21
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
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Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign tax expense of $26,881)....... $ 3,095,823
Interest................................................ 11,517,407
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Total investment income............................. 14,613,230
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Expenses
Investment advisory fee................................. 1,026,165
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee........ 1,308,968
Trustee, management and administration fees............. 360,047
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee........ 208,545
Reports to unitholders.................................. 60,482
Legal and audit fees.................................... 83,894
Registration fees....................................... 50,727
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Total expenses...................................... 3,098,828
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Net investment income...................................... 11,514,402
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized gain....................................... 10,261,925
Change in net unrealized appreciation................... (13,526,632)
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Net realized and unrealized loss on investments..... (3,264,707)
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations....... $ 8,249,695
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-22
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
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2000 2001
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From operations
Net investment income........................................ $ 13,431,784 $ 11,514,402
Net realized gain on investments............................. 26,608,771 10,261,925
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments......... (18,102,658) (13,526,632)
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations..... 21,937,897 8,249,695
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From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from units issued................................... 19,953,526 31,049,747
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (45,826,559) (37,535,789)
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions........................................... (25,873,033) (6,486,042)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets.................... (3,935,136) 1,763,653
Net Assets
Beginning of year............................................ 460,328,066 456,392,930
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End of year.................................................. $456,392,930 $458,156,583
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Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 7,520,223 7,102,636
Sold..................................................... 317,317 482,672
Redeemed................................................. (734,904) (589,908)
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Outstanding--end of year..................................... 7,102,636 6,995,400
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-23
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Investment income*................... $ 1.42 $ 1.68 $ 1.82 $ 2.22 $ 2.07**
Net expenses*........................ (.35) (.35) (.34) (.37) (.44)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income................ 1.07 1.33 1.48 1.85 1.63
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments.............. 6.59 7.44 6.54 1.20 (.40)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in unit value 7.66 8.77 8.02 3.05 1.23
Net asset value at beginning of
period............................. 36.76 44.42 53.19 61.21 64.26
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Net asset value at end of period..... $ 44.42 $ 53.19 $ 61.21 $ 64.26 $ 65.49
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Ratio of net expenses to average net
assets............................. .84% .72% .60% .59% .68%
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets................. 2.62% 2.72% 2.57% 2.94% 2.52%
Portfolio turnover................... 122% 209% 229% 207% 232%
Total return......................... 20.84% 19.74% 15.08% 4.98% 1.91%
Net assets at end of period
(in thousands)..................... $358,503 $414,662 $460,328 $456,393 $458,157
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
** As described further in Note 6, the Fund began amortizing premium/discount
on all debt securities effective January 1, 2001. Had the change in
accounting policy not been adopted, the per unit investment income for the
year ended December 31, 2001 would have been $2.23.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-24
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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FHLMC--Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation--4.6%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 6.00% 1/1/2016. $ 6,925,000 $ 6,946,641
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 7.50% 1/1/2031. 6,900,000 7,113,472
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 8/1/2030. 229,878 241,085
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 12/1/2030 419,176 439,611
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 12/1/2030 63,884 66,998
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 3/1/2031. 982,494 1,030,391
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 5/1/2031. 348,720 365,720
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 6/1/2031. 773,166 810,857
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 6/1/2031. 798,209 837,121
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.00% 7/1/2031. 930,803 976,180
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.50% 3/1/2030. 233,688 248,438
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.50% 8/1/2030. 282,937 300,796
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.50% 10/1/2030 578,407 614,916
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 8.50% 10/1/2030 179,731 191,076
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 11.00% 9/1/2020......... 35,584 40,755
Federal Home Loan Pc 8.00% 11/1/2029.................. 67,815 71,121
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 9.50% 4/15/2020......... 58,766 62,291
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.00% 9/1/2017......... 115,018 128,289
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.00% 5/15/2020........ 93,028 99,336
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.00% 6/15/2020........ 67,007 71,320
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.00% 11/1/2020........ 90,626 101,666
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.50% 4/1/2016......... 38,424 42,361
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.50% 8/1/2019......... 13,854 15,025
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.50% 12/1/2020........ 95,821 108,158
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pc 10.50% 2/1/2021......... 33,218 36,343
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TOTAL FHLMC (cost $20,938,575)........................ 20,959,967
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GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association--5.6%
GNMA 6.38% 3/20/2025 (A).............................. 283,912 288,438
GNMA 6.38% 2/20/2025 (A).............................. 151,203 153,636
GNMA 6.38% 4/20/2025 (A).............................. 50,097 51,060
GNMA 6.38% 4/20/2025 (A).............................. 219,615 223,836
GNMA 6.38% 5/20/2025 (A).............................. 59,317 60,457
GNMA 6.38% 5/20/2025 (A).............................. 258,061 263,021
GNMA 6.38% 7/20/2025 (A).............................. 75,698 77,165
GNMA 6.75% 7/20/2025 (A).............................. 229,594 235,765
GNMA 6.75% 9/20/2027 (A).............................. 655,493 673,211
GNMA 6.75% 9/20/2027.................................. 172,279 180,650
GNMA 7.00% 1/15/2031 TBA.............................. 14,900,000 15,216,625
GNMA 7.00% 7/15/2031.................................. 722,992 738,355
GNMA 7.00% 9/15/2031.................................. 1,469,962 1,501,198
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-25
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association (Continued)
GNMA 7.63% 10/20/2025 (A).................................. $ 195,797 $ 201,366
GNMA 7.63% 10/20/2027 (A).................................. 293,633 301,893
GNMA 7.63% 11/20/2027 (A).................................. 327,965 337,191
GNMA 7.63% 12/20/2027 (A).................................. 79,357 81,590
GNMA 9.00% 12/15/2017...................................... 347,446 379,255
GNMA 9.50% 9/15/2017....................................... 190,907 210,772
GNMA 9.50% 12/15/2017...................................... 309,004 341,159
GNMA 9.50% 12/15/2017...................................... 286,616 316,441
GNMA 9.50% 12/15/2021...................................... 202,699 221,446
GNMA 10.00% 11/15/2016..................................... 34,332 38,591
GNMA 10.00% 3/15/2018...................................... 63,265 71,114
GNMA 10.00% 5/15/2019...................................... 891,063 1,001,608
GNMA 10.00% 6/15/2019...................................... 5,521 6,206
GNMA 10.00% 10/15/2019..................................... 6,345 7,132
GNMA 10.00% 12/15/2020..................................... 463,635 521,153
GNMA 10.00% 10/15/2021..................................... 36,203 40,694
GNMA 10.00% 7/15/2022...................................... 415,503 467,050
GNMA 10.00% 7/15/2022...................................... 254,033 285,548
GNMA 10.00% 2/15/2025...................................... 265,554 298,499
GNMA 10.50% 9/15/2015...................................... 12,200 14,005
GNMA 10.50% 9/15/2017...................................... 54,862 62,422
GNMA 10.50% 12/15/2017..................................... 96,967 110,330
GNMA 10.50% 5/15/2019...................................... 1,042 1,185
GNMA 10.50% 3/15/2020...................................... 11,220 12,789
GNMA 10.50% 8/15/2020...................................... 29,725 33,822
GNMA 11.00% 12/15/2009..................................... 560 631
GNMA 11.00% 1/15/2010...................................... 4,150 4,673
GNMA 11.00% 7/15/2010...................................... 7,114 8,009
GNMA 11.00% 7/15/2010...................................... 27,754 31,131
GNMA 11.00% 8/15/2010...................................... 330 368
GNMA 11.00% 8/15/2010...................................... 5,812 6,544
GNMA 11.00% 9/15/2015...................................... 7,206 8,262
GNMA 11.00% 10/15/2015..................................... 9,874 11,321
GNMA 11.00% 8/15/2017...................................... 354,970 402,486
GNMA 11.00% 9/15/2017...................................... 94,349 107,453
GNMA 11.00% 2/15/2025...................................... 110,310 126,477
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TOTAL GNMA (cost $25,527,056).............................. 25,734,033
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FNMA--Federal National Mortgage Association--12.6%
FNMA 6.00% 1/1/2031 TBA.................................... 8,000,000 7,817,504
FNMA 7.00% 1/1/2016........................................ 1,250,000 1,293,360
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-26
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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FNMA--Federal National Mortgage Association (Continued)
FNMA 7.00% 1/15/2031 TBA............................... $8,750,000 $ 8,914,063
FNMA 7.50% 9/1/2029.................................... 190,741 196,879
FNMA 7.50% 10/1/2029................................... 62,839 64,861
FNMA 7.50% 2/1/2031.................................... 511,295 527,590
FNMA 7.50% 2/1/2031.................................... 186,901 192,858
FNMA 8.00% 5/1/2029.................................... 424,687 445,128
FNMA 8.00% 2/1/2030.................................... 452,833 474,628
FNMA 8.00% 1/1/2031 TBA................................ 3,375,000 3,532,147
FNMA 8.00% 1/1/2031.................................... 473,026 495,788
FNMA 8.00% 3/1/2031.................................... 473,074 495,839
FNMA 8.00% 4/1/2031.................................... 276,969 290,297
FNMA 8.00% 4/1/2031.................................... 999,958 1,051,518
FNMA 8.00% 8/1/2031.................................... 3,000,000 3,154,688
FNMA 8.00% 10/1/2031................................... 3,156,410 3,308,296
FNMA 8.50% 9/25/2020................................... 60,181 63,585
FNMA 8.50% 4/1/2030.................................... 5,156,920 5,477,577
FNMA 8.50% 7/1/2030.................................... 5,954,910 6,343,826
FNMA 8.50% 7/1/2030.................................... 491,732 522,308
FNMA 8.50% 7/1/2030.................................... 259,723 275,873
FNMA 8.50% 7/1/2030.................................... 180,807 192,050
FNMA 8.50% 8/1/2030.................................... 134,364 142,719
FNMA 8.50% 8/1/2030.................................... 100,744 107,387
FNMA 8.50% 8/1/2030.................................... 7,879 8,369
FNMA 8.50% 9/1/2030.................................... 96,539 102,542
FNMA 8.50% 9/1/2030.................................... 679,386 721,630
FNMA 8.50% 9/1/2030.................................... 27,588 29,303
FNMA 8.50% 10/1/2030................................... 6,604,846 7,015,535
FNMA 8.50% 11/1/2030................................... 609,265 647,149
FNMA 8.50% 12/1/2030................................... 165,327 175,607
FNMA 8.50% 12/1/2030................................... 75,813 80,527
FNMA 8.50% 1/1/2031.................................... 574,297 610,007
FNMA 8.50% 1/1/2031.................................... 26,111 27,734
FNMA 9.50% 4/1/2030.................................... 1,249,640 1,363,282
FNMA 10.00% 5/1/2022................................... 51,329 57,138
FNMA 10.00% 5/1/2022................................... 386,079 432,408
FNMA 10.00% 11/1/2024.................................. 471,012 527,533
FNMA 10.50% 10/1/2018.................................. 175,534 199,394
FNMA 11.00% 9/1/2019|.................................. 229,265 260,306
FNMA 11.50% 11/1/2019.................................. 43,600 49,694
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TOTAL FNMA (cost $57,235,206).......................... 57,688,927
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-27
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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AUTO RECEIVABLE--1.8%
Arcadia Automobile Receivables 6.20% 5/15/2003..... $ 22,646 $ 22,689
Associates Auto Receivables Trust 7.30% 1/15/2004.. 1,481,411 1,524,921
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 6.65% 2/25/2003............ 546,670 550,410
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 2.44% 6/15/2004... 1,300,000 1,295,815
First Security Auto Owner Trust 7.30% 7/15/2004.... 1,407,145 1,440,495
Honda Auto Receivables 2001 3 2.76% 2/18/2004...... 1,200,000 1,201,507
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust 6.62% 7/15/2004. 910,000 937,582
Nissan Auto Receivables 01 C O 4.80% 2/15/2007..... 525,000 530,413
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust 6.71% 3/17/2003 396,567 399,045
Nissan Auto Recreation 2000 7.15% 12/16/2002....... 155,559 156,045
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TOTAL AUTO RECEIVABLE (cost $7,944,133)............ 8,058,922
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ASSET BACKED--2.3%
Credit Issuance--1.3%
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust 7.45% 9/17/2007 525,000 555,513
Chase Credit Card Master Trust 5.50% 11/17/08...... 870,000 882,418
CPS Auto Grantor Trust 6.65% 10/15/2002............ 6,459 6,468
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust 6.21% 12/8/2003........ 620,645 630,147
First Security Auto Grantor Trust 5.97% 4/15/2004.. 81,362 82,429
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust II 6.90% 1/15/2008... 505,000 540,188
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust II 7.35% 7/16/2007... 855,000 921,528
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust II 7.80% 10/15/2012.. 375,000 421,286
MMCA Automobile Trust 7.00% 6/15/2004.............. 1,070,000 1,096,408
Mid Str Trust II 9.63% 4/1/2003.................... 150,000 152,152
Peco Energy Transport Trust 7.63% 3/1/2010......... 825,000 904,780
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6,193,317
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Finance & Banking--0.1%
Creekwood Capital Corporation 8.47% 3/16/2015 **... 223,521 243,117
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Industrials--0.5%
America West Airls Pass Through 7.10% 4/2/2021..... 745,693 722,353
Continental Airls Pass Through Trust 6.55% 2/2/2019 210,456 182,762
Oil Purchase Company 7.10% 4/30/2002 **............ 54,751 54,445
Southwest Airlines Company 5.50% 11/1/2006......... 190,000 185,999
Systems 2001 A T LLC 6.66% 9/15/2013............... 1,221,701 1,255,273
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2,400,832
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Other--0.3%
Detroit Edison Securitization 6.42% 3/1/2015....... 670,000 685,283
Prudential Holdings LLC 8.70% 12/18/2023........... 360,000 371,797
PSE&G Transition Funding LLC 6.61% 6/15/2015....... 425,000 436,951
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1,494,031
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-28
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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ASSET BACKED (Continued)
Air Travel--0.1%
US Airways 8.11% 2/20/2017................................. $ 307,751 $ 312,324
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TOTAL ASSET BACKED (cost $10,371,518)...................... 10,643,621
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GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES--2.4%
U.S. Government Securities--2.4%
United States Treasury Bonds 8.13% 8/15/2021............... 3,450,000 4,406,306
United States Treasury Notes 6.75% 5/15/2005............... 6,000,000 6,523,140
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES (cost $10,917,237)........... 10,929,446
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CORPORATE BONDS--11.4%
CONSUMER SERVICES--0.3%
Leisure Time--0.3%
Walt Disney Company 7.30% 2/8/2005......................... 1,090,000 1,161,896
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CORPORATE--11.1%
Asset Backed--0.3%
Chevy Chase Auto Receivables 6.25% 6/15/2004............... 47,557 47,829
World Financial Properties Tower B 6.91% 9/1/2013.......... 1,099,966 1,109,591
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1,157,420
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Electric Utilities--0.6%
Consolidated Natural Gas Company 6.25% 11/1/2011........... 205,000 199,281
Detroit Edison Company 6.13% 10/1/2010..................... 95,000 92,997
DTE Energy Company 7.05% 6/1/2011.......................... 265,000 272,470
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 7.38% 7/1/2003............ 775,000 807,217
Nisource Finance Corporation 7.88% 11/15/2010.............. 690,000 713,605
Williams Cos Incorporated 7.50% 1/15/2031.................. 605,000 585,846
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2,671,416
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Finance & Banking--3.7%
Aetna Incorporated 7.88% 3/1/2011.......................... 705,000 692,937
Ahold Finance USA Incorporated 6.88% 5/1/2029.............. 255,000 247,340
Ahold Finance USA 8.25% 7/15/2010.......................... 210,000 233,174
AIG Sunamerica Global Financing Vi 6.30% 5/10/2011......... 1,010,000 1,021,191
American General Corporation 7.50% 7/15/2025............... 120,000 130,159
American General Finance Corporation Medium Term Note 5.88%
7/14/2006................................................ 480,000 496,176
Anthem Insurance Cos Incorporated Discount Commercial
9.00% 4/15/2027 **....................................... 465,000 463,791
Beverly Finance 8.36% 7/15/2004............................ 250,000 270,520
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-29
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
CORPORATE (Continued)
Finance & Banking (Continued)
Chase Manhattan Corp. 7.00% 11/15/2009........................ $ 100,000 $ 104,021
Cigna Corporation 6.38% 10/15/2011............................ 200,000 197,606
Cigna Corporation 7.00% 1/15/2011............................. 245,000 248,276
Citicorp 6.38% 11/15/2008..................................... 905,000 926,946
EOP Operating Limited Partnership 7.25% 6/15/2028............. 150,000 138,947
EOP Operating Limited Partnership 6.76% 6/15/2007............. 140,000 142,660
EOP Operating Limited Partnership 7.50% 4/19/2029............. 280,000 266,664
Equitable Cos Incorporated 6.50% 4/1/2008..................... 650,000 663,319
Farmers Exchange Capital 7.05% 7/15/2028**.................... 335,000 277,407
Farmers Insurance Exch 8.63% 5/1/2024**....................... 625,000 618,844
Ford Motor Credit Company 7.25% 10/25/2011.................... 100,000 97,392
Ford Motor Credit Company 7.38% 10/28/2009.................... 150,000 148,092
General Motors Acceptance Corporation 6.88% 9/15/2011......... 385,000 376,549
General Motors Acceptance Corporation 8.00% 11/1/2031......... 380,000 384,442
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated 6.88% 1/15/2011.............. 910,000 937,955
Hancock John Global Funding II 7.90% 7/2/2010................. 725,000 800,879
Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated 7.75% 6/15/2005 310,000 331,288
Hartford Life Incorporated 7.65% 6/15/2027.................... 350,000 371,424
Household Finance Corp 6.40% 6/17/2008........................ 205,000 204,693
Household Finance Corporation 6.75% 5/15/2011................. 175,000 174,136
Household Finance Corporation 8.00% 7/15/2010................. 490,000 532,106
Hutchison Whampoa Fin C I Ltd 7.45% 8/1/2017**................ 440,000 436,687
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co 6.00% 2/15/2009*....................... 420,000 417,207
MBNA America Bank National Association 6.50% 6/20/2006........ 385,000 381,724
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 7.45% 11/1/2023**......... 500,000 509,490
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 7.80% 11/1/2025**......... 250,000 261,835
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company 8.25% 12/1/2031........... 100,000 99,724
Nationwide Mutual Life 7.50% 2/15/2024**...................... 750,000 674,033
Prime Property Funding II Incorporated 7.00% 8/15/2004**...... 495,000 525,497
Prudential Holdings 7.25% 12/18/2023.......................... 1,390,000 1,411,267
Prudential Holdings 8.70% 12/18/2023.......................... 335,000 345,978
Simon Property Group L P 6.38% 11/15/2007..................... 335,000 331,563
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16,893,939
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Industrials--5.6%
American Home Products Corporation 6.70% 3/15/2011............ 750,000 774,818
AOL Time Warner Incorporated 6.75% 4/15/2011.................. 840,000 857,951
AOL Time Warner Incorporated 7.63% 4/15/2031.................. 90,000 95,246
AT&T Wireless Services Incorporated 7.88% 3/1/2011............ 500,000 532,950
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
CORPORATE (Continued)
Industrials (Continued)
Boeing Capital Corporation 6.50% 2/15/2012.............. $ 495,000 $ 492,010
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 5.75% 10/1/2011............ 1,415,000 1,395,742
Centex Corporation 7.88% 2/1/2011....................... 370,000 377,981
Clear Channel Communications 7.65% 9/15/2010............ 570,000 588,468
CMS Panhandle Holding Company 6.50% 7/15/2009........... 670,000 624,996
Comcast Cable Communications 6.75% 1/30/2011............ 290,000 291,131
Conoco Incorporated 6.95% 4/15/2029..................... 1,005,000 1,022,819
Continental Airls Pass Through 6.65% 9/15/2017.......... 448,993 398,185
Cox Communications Incorporated 7.75% 11/1/2010 *....... 445,000 478,646
CVS Corporation 5.63% 3/15/2006......................... 755,000 760,028
Daimlerchrysler North America Holding 6.40% 5/15/2006... 715,000 714,042
Dayton Hudson Corporation 6.65% 8/1/2028................ 170,000 169,903
Dayton Hudson Corporation 6.75% 1/1/2028................ 440,000 438,658
Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation 7.13% 5/1/2029.... 200,000 177,490
Deutsche Telekom International 8.00% 6/15/2010.......... 440,000 479,644
Federated Department Stores Incorporated 6.90% 4/1/2029. 445,000 409,075
Federated Department Stores Incorporated 7.00% 2/15/2028 200,000 186,332
Florida Residential Property Casualty 7.38% 7/1/2003 **. 525,000 554,451
Florida Windstorm Underwriting 7.13% 2/25/2019 **....... 600,000 588,378
Ford Motor Company 6.63% 10/1/2028...................... 1,255,000 1,044,750
Honeywell International Incorporated 6.13% 11/1/2011.... 595,000 587,247
Hyatt Equities LLC 9.25% 5/15/2005...................... 545,000 565,238
Jet Equipment Test 10.00% 6/15/2012 **.................. 350,000 238,000
Kroger Company 6.80% 4/1/2011........................... 165,000 168,193
Kroger Company 7.63% 9/15/2006.......................... 160,000 173,376
Kroger Co 7.70% 6/1/2029................................ 560,000 596,809
Lockheed Martin Corp. 7.75% 5/1/2026.................... 325,000 354,250
Lowes Cos Incorporated 6.50% 3/15/2029.................. 255,000 242,370
Lowes Cos Incorporated 6.88% 2/15/2028.................. 620,000 617,700
Marriott International 7.00% 1/15/2008.................. 295,000 295,684
Marriott International Incorporated 8.13% 4/1/2005...... 440,000 459,448
May Department Stores Company 6.70% 9/15/2028........... 335,000 323,292
May Department Stores Company 7.88% 3/1/2030............ 575,000 638,279
News America Holdings Incorporated 7.75% 1/20/2024...... 100,000 98,233
News America Holdings Incorporated 7.75% 2/1/2024....... 170,000 168,637
News America Holdings Incorporated 8.88% 4/26/2023...... 645,000 707,655
Northrop Grumman Corporation 7.75% 2/15/2031............ 210,000 225,968
Oil Enterprises Limited 6.24% 6/30/2008 **.............. 488,302 496,677
Pccw Hktc Cap Ltd 7.75% 11/15/2011...................... 505,000 500,141
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Principal
Amount Value
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)
CORPORATE (Continued)
Industrials (Continued)
Qwest Capital Funding Incorporated 7.75% 8/15/2006.... $ 870,000 $ 888,983
Raytheon Company 8.20% 3/1/2006....................... 345,000 374,729
Raytheon Company 8.30% 3/1/2010....................... 340,000 379,148
Reed Elsevier Capital Incorporated 6.75% 8/1/2011..... 100,000 101,819
Safeway Incorporated 6.50% 3/1/2011................... 95,000 96,808
Safeway Incorporated 7.50% 9/15/2009.................. 260,000 282,646
Sun Microsystems Incorporated 7.65% 8/15/2009 *....... 455,000 464,359
TCI Communications Incorporated 7.88% 2/15/2026....... 255,000 270,736
Telus Corp 8.00% 6/1/2011............................. 135,000 142,360
Tenet Healthcare Corporation 6.88% 11/15/2031......... 570,000 526,431
Time Warner Inc 6.63% 5/15/2029....................... 95,000 88,765
TRW Incorporated 7.63% 3/15/2006...................... 60,000 62,704
Tyco International Group S A 6.75% 2/15/2011.......... 500,000 503,635
Tyco International Group S A 6.88% 1/15/2029.......... 135,000 129,059
Tyco International Group SA 7.00% 6/15/2028........... 75,000 72,923
Wellpoint Health Networks Incorporated 6.38% 6/15/2006 265,000 271,479
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25,567,475
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Non-Asset Backed--0.1%
Vodafone Group PLC 7.75% 2/15/2010.................... 565,000 618,579
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Telephone--0.7%
AT&T Corporation 7.30% 11/15/2011..................... 95,000 97,619
AT&T Corporation 8.00% 11/15/2031..................... 660,000 690,433
Comcast Cable Communications 8.38% 5/1/2007........... 310,000 343,914
GTE Corporation 6.94% 4/15/2028....................... 980,000 981,627
Intermedia Communications Inc. 1.00% 3/1/2009......... 700,000 623,875
Worldcom Inc. 6.95% 8/15/2028 *....................... 730,000 662,628
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3,400,096
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Utilities--0.1%
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas 8.29% 3/15/2014 **... 520,000 535,964
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50,844,889
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $51,335,412).............. 52,006,785
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Shares
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COMMON STOCK--58.5%
BASIC INDUSTRIES--1.2%
Chemicals--0.5%
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.......................... 27,000 1,266,570
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
BASIC INDUSTRIES (Continued)
Chemicals (Continued)
Dow Chemical Co...................... 27,382 $ 924,964
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2,191,534
-----------
Paper--0.1%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.................. 12,100 723,580
-----------
Plastics--0.6%
Illinois Tool Works Inc.............. 38,400 2,600,448
-----------
5,515,562
-----------
CAPITAL GOODS--5.3%
Business Services--1.3%
Checkfree Corporation *.............. 76,300 1,373,400
Fluor Corporation *.................. 68,300 2,554,420
Robert Half International Inc. *..... 43,400 1,158,780
Sabre Group Holdings Inc............. 25,000 1,058,750
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6,145,350
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Conglomerates--0.9%
General Electric Co.................. 99,700 3,995,976
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Construction & Mining Equipment--0.4%
Dover Corp........................... 46,700 1,731,169
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Electrical Equipment--1.5%
Emerson Electric Co.................. 42,400 2,421,040
Tyco International Ltd............... 75,000 4,417,500
-----------
6,838,540
-----------
Industrial Machinery--1.2%
AES Corp. *.......................... 212,100 3,467,835
Ingersoll Rand Co.................... 20,400 852,924
Navistar International Corp.......... 37,300 1,473,350
-----------
5,794,109
-----------
24,505,144
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CONSUMER BASICS--11.9%
Cosmetics & Toiletries--0.2%
Avon Products Inc.................... 18,500 860,250
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
CONSUMER BASICS (Continued)
Drugs & Health Care--8.2%
Applera Corporation Applied Biosystems * 110,200 $ 4,327,554
Astrazeneca Plc ADR..................... 177,053 8,250,670
Becton Dickinson & Co................... 44,300 1,468,545
Eli Lilly & Co.......................... 8,600 675,444
Forest Laboratories Inc. *.............. 54,600 4,474,470
Guidant Corp. *......................... 99,456 4,952,909
Medtronic Inc........................... 51,400 2,632,194
Millennium Pharmaceuticals *............ 14,500 355,395
Pacificare Health Systems *............. 33,830 541,280
Pfizer Inc.............................. 213,500 8,507,975
Quintiles Transnational Corp. *......... 81,200 1,303,260
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37,489,696
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Food & Beverages--3.1%
Campbell Soup Co........................ 130,000 3,883,100
General Mills Inc....................... 35,800 1,861,958
H.J. Heinz Co........................... 52,000 2,138,240
Kellogg Co.............................. 130,500 3,928,050
Kraft Foods Incorporated................ 22,100 752,063
PepsiCo Inc............................. 37,300 1,816,137
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14,379,548
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Tobacco--0.4%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc................. 40,000 1,834,000
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54,563,494
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CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS--3.4%
Communication Services--2.9%
AOL Time Warner Incorporated............ 89,900 2,885,790
Cablevision Systems Corporation......... 66,550 1,643,785
Cox Communications Inc.................. 42,700 1,789,557
Gannett Co., Inc........................ 14,000 941,220
General Motors--H Class *............... 86,200 1,331,790
Liberty Media Corporation New........... 257,000 3,598,000
Walt Disney Co.......................... 54,400 1,127,168
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13,317,310
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS (Continued)
Electrical Equipment--0.5%
Sony Corp ADR.......................... 26,000 $ 1,172,600
Konnklijke Philips Electronics NV * ADR 42,000 1,222,620
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2,395,220
-----------
15,712,530
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CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--3.6%
Apparel & Textiles--0.5%
VF Corp................................ 56,900 2,219,669
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Household Products--0.3%
Clorox Co.............................. 36,700 1,451,485
-----------
Liquor--0.5%
Anheuser Busch Cos., Inc............... 47,300 2,138,433
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Retail Trade--1.9%
Amazon. Com Inc. *..................... 95,700 1,035,474
Dollar General Corp.................... 51,500 767,350
Lowes Cos., Inc........................ 125,600 5,829,096
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.................... 21,000 1,208,550
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8,840,470
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Toys & Amusements--0.4%
Hasbro Inc............................. 123,000 1,996,290
-----------
16,646,347
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CONSUMER SERVICES--0.7%
Hotels & Restaurants--0.3%
McDonald's Corp........................ 44,700 1,183,209
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Leisure Time--0.4%
Carnival Cruise Lines Inc.............. 65,100 1,828,008
-----------
3,011,217
-----------
ENERGY--4.0%
Construction & Mining Equipment--0.1%
BJ Services Co. *...................... 18,400 597,080
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Domestic Oil--1.7%
Exxon Mobil Corp. *.................... 105,566 4,148,744
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
ENERGY (Continued)
Domestic Oil (Continued)
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR.... 39,800 $ 1,950,996
Unocal Corp...................... 51,400 1,853,998
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7,953,738
-----------
International Oil--0.7%
Shell Transport Trading Plc ADR.. 68,200 2,826,890
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Petroleum Services--1.5%
Baker Hughes Inc................. 101,040 3,684,929
Schlumberger Ltd. ADR............ 21,246 1,167,468
Transocean Sedco Forex Inc.*..... 24,000 811,680
Weatherford International Inc*... 34,000 1,266,840
-----------
6,930,917
-----------
18,308,625
-----------
FINANCE--10.2%
Banks--1.8%
Bank of America Corp............. 37,537 2,362,954
Bank One Corp.................... 151,100 5,900,455
-----------
8,263,409
-----------
Financial Services--4.6%
Americredit Corp.*............... 15,000 473,250
Citigroup Inc.................... 43,829 2,212,488
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated. 11,200 1,038,800
Hartford Financial Services Group 19,200 1,206,336
Household International Inc...... 21,500 1,245,710
J P Morgan Chase & Company....... 69,800 2,537,230
USA Education Incorporated....... 112,760 9,474,095
Wells Fargo & Company............ 69,476 3,018,732
-----------
21,206,641
-----------
Insurance--2.4%
Ace Ltd.......................... 4,100 164,615
Allstate Corp.................... 49,300 1,661,410
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.*......... 31 2,343,600
Cincinnati Financial Corp........ 35,200 1,342,880
PMI Group Inc.................... 21,500 1,440,715
Principal Financial Group........ 13,200 316,800
XL Capital Limited............... 39,600 3,617,856
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10,887,876
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
- ------- -----------
Savings And Loan--1.4%
Washington Mutual Inc....................... 189,736 $ 6,204,367
-----------
46,562,293
-----------
GENERAL BUSINESS--4.4%
Broadcasting--1.9%
Cablevision Systems Corp.*.................. 72,500 3,440,125
USA Networks Inc*........................... 107,600 2,938,556
Viacom Inc. Class A*........................ 53,000 2,345,250
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8,723,931
-----------
Business Services--2.3%
Autonation Incorporated*.................... 72,200 890,226
Doubleclick Inc*............................ 65,200 739,368
Ecolab Inc.................................. 17,500 704,375
JDS Uniphase Corporation*................... 57,000 494,760
Nokia Corp ADR.............................. 251,600 6,171,748
TMP Worldwide Inc.*......................... 30,700 1,317,030
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10,317,507
-----------
Communication Services--0.2%
AT&T Corp.*................................. 61,858 1,122,104
-----------
20,163,542
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TECHNOLOGY--10.6%
Aerospace--0.9%
United Technologies Corp.................... 61,000 3,942,430
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Communication Services--0.3%
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.*............... 74,100 838,812
Vivendi Universal SA ADR.................... 7,500 403,425
-----------
1,242,237
-----------
Computers & Business Equipment--3.0%
Agere Systems Incorporated.................. 38,000 216,220
Broadcom Corp*.............................. 21,300 870,531
Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated* 20,500 678,960
Cadence Design Systems Inc.*................ 35,600 780,352
Cisco Systems Inc.*......................... 223,500 4,047,585
Compaq Computer Corp........................ 84,200 821,792
Corning Inc................................. 85,500 762,660
Hewlett Packard Co.......................... 58,000 1,191,320
IBM Corp.................................... 8,500 1,028,160
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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Computers & Business Equipment--(Continued)
Linear Technology Corp..................... 20,000 $ 780,800
Nortel Networks Corporation*............... 214,600 1,609,500
Xilinx Inc................................. 19,000 741,950
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13,529,830
-----------
Electronics--5.1%
Agilent Technologies Incorporated*......... 80,432 2,293,116
Altera Corp.*.............................. 39,700 842,434
Applied Materials Inc.*.................... 147,700 5,922,770
ASM Lithography Holdings NV* ADR........... 92,400 1,575,420
Credence Systems Corp.*.................... 23,000 427,110
Intel Corp................................. 43,800 1,377,510
KLA Instruments Corp.*..................... 71,200 3,528,672
Lam Research Corp.*........................ 22,500 522,450
Novellus Systems Inc.*..................... 21,800 860,010
PMC Sierra Inc.*........................... 65,700 1,396,782
Teradyne Inc.*............................. 106,800 3,218,952
Texas Instruments Inc...................... 52,460 1,468,880
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23,434,106
-----------
Software--1.3%
Macromedia Inc............................. 48,400 861,520
Microsoft Corp.*........................... 45,900 3,040,875
Verisign Inc.*............................. 60,200 2,290,008
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6,192,403
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48,341,006
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UTILITIES--3.2%
Electric Utilities--1.3%
Cinergy Corp............................... 27,400 915,982
Edison International....................... 165,400 2,497,540
Kinder Morgan Management LLC............... 31,099 1,178,652
NRG Energy Incorporated.................... 73,800 1,143,900
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5,736,074
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Gas & Pipeline Utilities--0.9%
Nisource Incorporated...................... 38,000 876,280
Williams Cos., Inc......................... 134,100 3,422,232
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4,298,512
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Balanced Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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Telephone--1.0%...............................................
SBC Communications Inc........................................ 30,200 $ 1,182,934
Sprint Corp. *................................................ 134,900 3,292,909
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4,475,843
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14,510,429
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK (cost $236,388,729)........................ 267,840,189
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PREFERRED STOCK--0.2%.........................................
Home Ownership Funding ** (cost $1,254,307)................... 1,250 859,199
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TOTAL DEBT AND EQUITY INVESTMENT SECURITIES (cost
$422,042,314) 454,721,089
------------
Units
----------
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS--13.1%
State Street Bank Yield Enhanced Short Term Investment Fund*** 60,621,066 60,621,066
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS--112.5% (cost $482,533,239)................. 515,342,155
Liabilities in excess of other assets--(12.5)%................ (57,185,572)
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NET ASSETS--100.00%........................................... $458,156,583
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(A) Variable rate security. The rate shown reflects that currently in effect.
ADR An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S.
bank representing the right to recieve securities of the foreign issuer
described.
TBA To be announced (TBA) securities are purchased (sold) on a forward
commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no definite
maturity. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be
determined upon settlement.
* Non-income producing security.
** Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration,
normally to qualified institutional investors.
*** Collective investment fund advised by State Street Global Advisors.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $985,364,262)....................................... $1,020,840,454
Cash............................................................................ 22,475
Receivable for investments sold................................................. 4,185,359
Receivable for fund units sold.................................................. 189,563
Dividends and interest receivable............................................... 794,003
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Total assets................................................................. 1,026,031,854
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LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased............................................... 3,490,498
Payable for fund units redeemed................................................. 3,326,382
Investment advisory fee payable................................................. 533,254
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable........................ 239,154
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................. 69,942
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable........................ 40,065
Futures margin payable.......................................................... 27,775
Other accruals.................................................................. 39,064
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Total liabilities............................................................ 7,766,134
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Net assets (equivalent to $45.53 per unit based on 22,363,376 units outstanding) $1,018,265,720
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-40
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
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Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign tax expense of $53,544).. $ 8,476,217
Interest........................................... 855,303
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Total investment income........................ 9,331,520
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Expenses
Investment advisory fee............................ 2,408,831
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee... 3,186,869
Trustee, management and administration fees........ 880,452
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee... 510,561
Reports to unitholders............................. 204,142
Legal and audit fees............................... 123,435
Registration fees.................................. 147,172
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Total expenses................................. 7,461,462
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Net investment income................................. 1,870,058
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized gain (loss):
Investments.................................... (68,912,880)
Foreign currency............................... (84)
Future contracts............................... (545,124)
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(69,458,088)
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Change in net unrealized appreciation:
Investments.................................... (195,420,239)
Future contracts............................... 156,763
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(195,263,476)
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Net realized and unrealized loss on investments....... (264,721,564)
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations.. $(262,851,506)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
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2000 2001
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From operations
Net investment income........................................ $ 1,800,460 $ 1,870,058
Net realized (loss) gain on investments...................... 189,873,611 (69,458,088)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments......... (442,353,446) (195,263,476)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations............................................. (250,679,375) (262,851,506)
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From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from units issued................................... 69,284,650 30,203,462
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (144,865,077) (133,435,778)
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions........................................... (75,580,427) (103,232,316)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets.................... (326,259,802) (366,083,822)
Net Assets
Beginning of year............................................ 1,710,609,344 1,384,349,542
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End of year.................................................. $1,384,349,542 $1,018,265,720
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Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 25,758,745 24,594,014
Sold..................................................... 1,041,204 498,540
Redeemed................................................. (2,205,935) (2,729,178)
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Outstanding--end of year..................................... 24,594,014 22,363,376
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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Investment income*.................... $ .41 $ .43 $ .47 $ .46 $ .40
Net expenses*......................... (.26) (.30) (.33) (.39) (.32)
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Net investment income................. .15 .13 .14 .07 .08
Net realized and unrealized gain on
investments......................... 8.00 13.63 16.53 (10.19) (10.84)
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Net increase (decrease) in unit value. 8.15 13.76 16.67 (10.12) (10.76)
Net asset value at beginning of period 27.83 35.98 49.74 66.41 56.29
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Net asset value at end of period...... $ 35.98 $ 49.74 $ 66.41 $ 56.29 $ 45.53
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Ratio of net expenses to average net
assets.............................. .80% .71% .59% .58% .66%
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets.................. .48% .32% .26% .11% .17%
Portfolio turnover.................... 88% 46% 46% 49% 43%
Total return.......................... 29.31% 38.24% 33.51% (15.24)% (19.12)%
Net assets at end of period (in
thousands).......................... $967,854 $1,297,827 $1,710,609 $1,384,350 $1,018,266
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
Note: The units of the Growth Equity Fund were split 10 for 1 effective
February 2, 2001. The per-unit data for all periods shown have been
restated to reflect the split.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK--99.4%
BASIC INDUSTRIES--1.1%
Chemicals--0.7%
Air Products & Chemicals Inc....... 34,700 $ 1,627,777
Dow Chemical Co.................... 35,500 1,199,190
Waters Corp.*...................... 94,900 3,677,375
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6,504,342
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Construction Materials--0.0%
Vulcan Materials Co................ 100 4,794
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Gold--0.0%
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. 8,100 108,459
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Mining--0.0%
Arch Coal Inc...................... 1,700 38,590
Consol Energy Inc.................. 1,600 39,744
Peabody Energy Corporation......... 500 14,095
The Shaw Group Inc................. 3,100 72,850
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165,279
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Paper--0.1%
Kimberly-Clark Corp................ 19,700 1,178,060
Willamette Industries Inc.......... 1,000 52,120
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1,230,180
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Plastics--0.3%
Illinois Tool Works Inc............ 48,500 3,284,420
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11,297,474
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CAPITAL GOODS--9.8%
Air Travel--0.0%
Skywest Inc........................ 2,500 63,625
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Building Construction--0.0%
American Standard Cos., Inc........ 3,000 204,690
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Business Services--0.6%
Apollo Group Incorporated.......... 1,300 42,367
Certegy Incorporated............... 5,000 171,100
Checkfree Corporation*............. 106,700 1,920,600
Choicepoint Inc.*.................. 3,250 164,743
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CAPITAL GOODS (Continued)
Business Services (Continued)
Fluor Corporation*................... 90,600 $ 3,388,440
Imagistics International Incorporated 208 2,569
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5,689,819
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Conglomerates--0.1%
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.. 8,200 969,322
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Construction & Mining Equipment--0.2%
Dover Corp........................... 59,700 2,213,079
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc......... 600 39,600
Quanta Services Incorporated*........ 1,000 15,430
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2,268,109
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Electrical Equipment--7.6%
Atmel Corp.*......................... 10,800 79,596
Capstone Turbine Corporation*........ 3,800 20,558
Dentsply International Inc........... 1,200 60,240
Emerson Electric Co.................. 53,100 3,032,010
General Electric Co.................. 1,306,600 52,368,528
Jabil Circuit Inc.*.................. 8,800 199,936
Millipore Corp....................... 3,500 212,450
Plug Power Incorporated*............. 400 3,496
Power One Incorporated*.............. 5,000 52,050
Sanmina Corp.*....................... 24,496 487,470
Tyco International Ltd............... 360,400 21,227,560
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77,743,894
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Industrial Machinery--0.8%
AES Corp.*........................... 292,600 4,784,010
Eaton Corp........................... 1,300 96,733
Ingersoll Rand Co.................... 26,000 1,087,060
Navistar International Corp.......... 48,400 1,911,800
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7,879,603
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Pollution Control--0.0%
Allied Waste Industries Inc.*........ 4,400 61,864
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Railroads & Equipment--0.0%
CH Robinson Worldwide................ 3,800 109,877
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CAPITAL GOODS (Continued)
Trucking & Freight Forwarding--0.5%
United Parcel Svc Inc.................. 86,000 $ 4,687,000
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99,677,803
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CONSUMER BASICS--29.0%
Drugs & Health Care--22.4%
Abbott Laboratories.................... 89,400 4,984,050
Abgenix Incorporated*.................. 4,300 144,652
Advancepcs............................. 5,400 158,490
Affymetrix Inc.*....................... 3,000 113,250
Alkermes Inc.*......................... 3,400 89,624
Allergan Inc........................... 8,500 637,925
American Home Products Corp............ 231,300 14,192,568
AmerisourceBergen Corporation.......... 3,936 250,133
Amgen Inc.*............................ 247,000 13,940,680
Andrx Corporation*..................... 4,100 288,681
Apogent Technologies Incorporated*..... 2,700 69,660
Applera Corporation Applied Biosystems* 151,200 5,937,624
Astrazeneca Plc........................ 235,815 10,988,979
Aviron*................................ 2,200 109,406
Barr Laboratories Inc.................. 1,500 119,040
Baxter International Inc............... 34,000 1,823,420
Beckman Coulter Inc.................... 2,300 101,890
Becton Dickinson & Co.................. 61,200 2,028,780
Biogen Inc.*........................... 9,200 527,620
Biomet Inc............................. 18,225 563,153
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co................ 141,700 7,226,700
Cardinal Health Inc.................... 28,330 1,831,818
Caremark Rx Inc........................ 16,500 269,115
Celgene Corp.*......................... 4,300 137,256
Cephalon Inc.*......................... 2,900 219,197
Chiron Corp.*.......................... 5,500 241,120
Community Health Systems Incorporated.. 1,600 40,800
Corporate Therapeutics Inc.*........... 2,800 67,004
Curagen Corporation.................... 1,800 40,266
Cytyc Corp.*........................... 8,300 216,630
Davita Incorporated.................... 2,600 63,570
Eli Lilly & Co......................... 115,400 9,063,516
Enzon Inc.............................. 2,900 163,212
Express Scripts Inc.................... 5,600 261,856
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER BASICS (Continued)
Drugs & Health Care (Continued)
First Health Group Corp.*.............. 6,700 $ 165,758
Forest Laboratories Inc.*.............. 81,900 6,711,705
Genetech Incorporated*................. 67,800 3,678,150
Genzyme Corp.*......................... 12,000 718,320
Gilead Sciences Inc.................... 5,800 381,176
Glaxo Wellcome PLC ADR................. 83,500 4,159,970
Guidant Corp.*......................... 142,000 7,071,600
HCA Healthcare Company................. 4,900 188,846
Health Management Associates Inc.*..... 5,675 104,420
Human Genome Sciences Inc.*............ 62,700 2,114,244
ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc................ 3,600 120,600
ICOS Corp.*............................ 3,300 189,552
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp.*............ 6,800 468,724
Imclone Systems Inc.*.................. 3,064 142,353
Immunex Corp.*......................... 19,800 548,658
Inhale Therapeutic Systems............. 3,700 68,635
Invitrogen Corp........................ 3,300 204,369
Ivax Corp.*............................ 9,425 189,820
Johnson & Johnson...................... 313,088 18,503,501
King Pharmaceuticals Inc.*............. 10,733 452,181
Laboratory Corporation America Holdings 2,700 218,295
Lincare Holdings Inc.*................. 7,000 200,550
McKesson Corporation................... 1,765 66,011
Medarex Inc.*.......................... 3,800 68,248
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp............ 900 58,131
Medimmune Inc.*........................ 57,200 2,651,220
Medtronic Inc.......................... 125,864 6,445,495
Merck & Co., Inc....................... 210,700 12,389,160
Millennium Pharmaceuticals*............ 126,200 3,093,162
Mylan Laboratories Inc................. 2,600 97,500
Myriad Genetics Inc.................... 1,900 100,016
Orthodontic Centres of America Inc.*... 1,500 45,750
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc................ 1,800 82,332
Oxford Health Plans Inc.*.............. 5,400 162,756
Pacificare Health Systems*............. 42,000 672,000
Patterson Dental Co.................... 3,000 122,790
Pfizer Inc............................. 1,281,275 51,058,809
Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. 3,200 103,392
Pharmacia Corporation.................. 317,500 13,541,375
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER BASICS (Continued)
Drugs & Health Care (Continued)
Protein Design Inc.*............ 6,100 $ 200,080
Quest Diagnostics Inc.*......... 4,800 344,208
Quintiles Transnational Corp.*.. 114,600 1,839,330
Resmed Inc...................... 1,600 86,272
Schering-Plough Corp............ 221,700 7,939,077
Sepracor Inc.*.................. 4,900 279,594
Sicor Incorporated.............. 4,200 65,856
St. Jude Medical Inc.*.......... 5,002 388,405
Stryker Corp.................... 8,100 472,797
Tenet Healthcare Corp........... 1,700 99,824
Triad Hosps Incorporated*....... 1,400 41,090
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated* 15,400 1,089,858
Universal Health Services Inc... 1,600 68,448
Varian Med Systems Incorporated. 1,700 121,142
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.*.... 4,200 103,278
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.*.... 6,300 197,757
Wellpoint Health Networks Inc.*. 700 81,795
Zimmer Holdings Incorporated.... 9,030 275,775
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227,965,845
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Food & Beverages--4.3%
Campbell Soup Co................ 166,200 4,964,394
Coca Cola Co.................... 199,700 9,415,855
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc....... 5,600 106,064
General Mills Inc............... 45,400 2,361,254
H.J. Heinz Co................... 74,800 3,075,776
Hershey Foods Corp.............. 700 47,390
Kellogg Co...................... 169,900 5,113,990
Outback Steakhouse Inc.*........ 600 20,550
PepsiCo Inc..................... 313,600 15,269,184
Sara Lee Corp................... 20,712 460,428
Sysco Corp...................... 117,600 3,083,472
William Wrigley Jr. Co.......... 3,200 164,384
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44,082,741
------------
Household Products--1.1%
Black & Decker Corp............. 2,200 83,006
Colgate Palmolive Co............ 139,800 8,073,450
Corning Inc..................... 135,200 1,205,984
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER BASICS (Continued)
Household Products (Continued)
Gillette Co.................... 33,800 $ 1,128,920
Procter & Gamble Co............ 15,700 1,242,341
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11,733,701
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Retail Grocery--0.7%
Kraft Foods Incorporated....... 120,900 4,114,227
Kroger Co.*.................... 50,800 1,060,196
Safeway Inc.................... 30,300 1,265,025
Whole Foods Market Inc......... 3,900 169,884
------------
6,609,332
------------
Tobacco--0.5%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc........ 110,700 5,075,595
UST Inc........................ 4,100 143,500
------------
5,219,095
------------
295,610,714
------------
CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS--3.7%
Apparel & Textiles--0.0%
Coach Incorporated............. 2,900 113,042
Timberland Co.................. 1,000 37,080
------------
150,122
------------
Automobiles--0.3%
General Motors--H Class*....... 144,600 2,234,070
Harley Davidson Inc............ 19,500 1,059,045
------------
3,293,115
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Auto Parts--0.1%
Danaher Corp................... 5,700 343,767
Gentex Corp.*.................. 5,700 152,361
SPX Corp.*..................... 400 54,760
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550,888
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Communication Services--3.0%
AOL Time Warner Incorporated... 615,462 19,756,330
Cablevision Systems Corporation 83,300 2,057,510
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS (Continued)
Communication Services (Continued)
Gannett Co., Inc............................. 17,400 $ 1,169,802
Gemstar TV Guide International Incorporated.. 4,800 132,960
JDS Uniphase Corporation*.................... 30,620 265,782
Knight-Ridder Inc............................ 2,000 129,860
Liberty Media Corporation New................ 335,300 4,694,200
Macrovision Corp*............................ 2,600 91,572
Mediacom Communications Corporation*......... 1,700 31,042
Panamsat Corp.*.............................. 1,500 32,820
Qwest Communications International Inc.*..... 103,720 1,465,564
Vivendi Universal SA ADR..................... 9,700 521,763
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30,349,205
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Electrical Equipment--0.1%
Sony Corp.................................... 25,100 1,132,010
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Household Appliances & Home Furnishings--0.2%
Konnklijke Philips Electronics NV * ADR...... 52,300 1,522,453
Maytag Corp.................................. 2,700 83,781
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1,606,234
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Retail Trade--0.0%
Big Lots Incorporated........................ 1,850 19,240
CDW Computer Centers Inc.*................... 2,700 145,017
Radioshack Corporation....................... 10,900 328,090
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492,347
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37,573,921
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CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--8.9%
Apparel & Textiles--0.8%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.*..................... 5,400 143,262
American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated....... 3,100 81,127
Cintas Corp.................................. 7,950 381,600
Gap Inc...................................... 37,637 524,660
Intimate Brands Inc.......................... 4,200 62,412
Jones Apparel Group Inc.*.................... 6,100 202,337
Nike Inc..................................... 65,200 3,666,848
Talbot's Inc................................. 1,100 39,875
V.F. Corporation............................. 75,900 2,960,859
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8,062,980
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES (Continued)
Cosmetics & Toiletries--0.1%
Avon Products Inc................ 23,500 $ 1,092,750
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc........... 4,800 153,888
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1,246,638
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Food & Beverages--0.0%
Pepsi Bottling Group Incorporated 10,000 235,000
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Household Products--0.2%
Clorox Co........................ 46,700 1,846,985
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Liquor--1.2%
Anheuser Busch Cos., Inc......... 281,000 12,704,010
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Retail Trade--6.3%
Amazon. Com Inc.*................ 133,300 1,442,306
Autozone Inc.*................... 2,800 201,040
Barnes & Noble Inc.*............. 400 11,840
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.*.......... 19,400 657,660
Best Buy Co., Inc.*.............. 10,300 767,144
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.*........ 4,100 180,810
Costco Wholesale Corporation*.... 3,100 137,578
CVS Corp......................... 22,600 668,960
Dollar General Corp.............. 81,162 1,209,314
Dollar Tree Stores Inc.*......... 7,175 221,779
Foot Locker Incorporated......... 1,900 29,735
Family Dollar Stores Inc......... 9,400 281,812
Home Depot Inc................... 298,300 15,216,283
Kohls Corp.*..................... 18,100 1,274,964
Lowes Cos., Inc.................. 205,500 9,537,255
Rite Aid Corp.................... 12,100 61,226
Staples Inc.*.................... 21,950 410,465
Target Corporation............... 31,100 1,276,655
Tiffany & Co..................... 8,500 267,495
TJX Cos., Inc.................... 17,300 689,578
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.............. 390,400 22,467,520
Walgreen Co...................... 194,300 6,540,137
Williams Sonoma Inc.*............ 2,100 90,090
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63,641,646
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2000
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES (Continued)
Toys & Amusments--0.3%
Hasbro Inc........................... 160,050 $ 2,597,612
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90,334,871
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CONSUMER SERVICES--0.6%
Air Travel--0.0%
Sealed Air Corp.*.................... 4,572 186,629
US Airways Group Inc.*............... 1,000 6,340
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192,969
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Business Services--0.0%
Devry Inc.*.......................... 2,900 82,505
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Hotels & Restaurants--0.2%
Darden Restaurants Inc............... 1,100 38,940
Harrahs Entertainment Inc............ 1,100 40,711
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Incorporated.. 3,200 141,440
Marriott International Inc........... 2,000 81,300
McDonald's Corp...................... 61,400 1,625,258
MGM Grand Inc........................ 400 11,548
Starbucks Corp.*..................... 25,900 493,395
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2,432,592
-----------
Leisure Time--0.4%
Blockbuster Incorporated............. 400 10,080
Carnival Cruise Lines Inc............ 83,800 2,353,104
Fox Entertainment Group Inc.*........ 1,900 50,407
International Game Technology*....... 5,313 362,878
International Speedway Corp.......... 600 23,460
Walt Disney Company*................. 70,200 1,454,544
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4,254,473
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Publishing--0.0%
Harte-Hanks Communications Inc....... 600 16,902
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6,979,441
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ENERGY--3.2%
Construction & Mining Equipment--0.1%
Grant Pride Incorporated*............ 855 9,833
Hanover Compressor Co.*.............. 3,600 90,936
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
ENERGY (Continued)
Construction & Mining Equipment (Continued)
National Oilwell Inc....................... 3,600 $ 74,196
Patterson UTI Energy Incorporated.......... 5,700 132,867
Pride International Incorporated........... 7,200 108,720
Rowan Cos., Inc.*.......................... 6,900 133,653
Tidewater Inc.............................. 2,800 94,920
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645,125
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Domestic Oil--1.1%
Apache Corp................................ 3,190 159,117
Burlington Resources Inc................... 6,200 232,748
EOG Resources Incorporated................. 5,900 230,749
Exxon Mobil Corp........................... 132,788 5,218,568
Kerr McGee Corp............................ 1,300 71,240
Mitchell Energy & Development Corp......... 1,400 74,620
Murphy Oil Corp............................ 1,700 142,868
Newfield Exploration Co.*.................. 1,300 46,163
Ocean Energy Incorporated (Texas).......... 8,300 159,360
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR.............. 50,000 2,451,000
Unocal Corp................................ 63,600 2,294,052
XTO Energy Incorporated.................... 5,600 98,000
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11,178,485
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Electric Utilities--0.0%
Calpine Corp.*............................. 19,100 320,689
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Gas Exploration--0.2%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.................... 15,700 892,545
BJ Services Co.*........................... 33,800 1,096,810
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1,989,355
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Gas & Pipeline Utilities--0.0%
Cooper Cameron Corp.*...................... 4,200 169,512
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International Oil--0.4%
Shell Transport + Trading Plc ADR.......... 100,500 4,165,725
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Petroleum Services--1.4%
Baker Hughes Inc........................... 148,400 5,412,148
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.............. 1,500 45,600
Ensco International Inc.................... 8,700 216,195
Halliburton Co............................. 26,200 343,220
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2000
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
ENERGY (Continued)
Petroleum Services (Continued)
Nabors Industries Inc.*.............. 7,100 $ 243,743
Noble Drilling Corp.*................ 7,600 258,704
Schlumberger Ltd. ADR................ 58,550 3,217,323
Smith International Inc.*............ 3,900 209,118
Transocean Sedco Forex Inc.*......... 71,000 2,401,220
Weatherford International Inc*....... 42,455 1,581,873
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13,929,144
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32,398,035
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FINANCE--10.9%
Banks--1.5%
Bank of America Corp................. 46,959 2,956,069
Bank of New York Co., Inc............ 18,000 734,400
Bank One Corp........................ 181,400 7,083,670
BB&T Corp............................ 5,000 180,550
Fifth Third Bancorp.................. 25,600 1,570,048
Investors Financial Services Corp.... 3,400 225,114
MBNA Corp............................ 44,800 1,576,960
Northern Trust Corp.................. 8,300 499,826
Providian Financial Corp.*........... 17,700 62,835
Synovus Financial Corp............... 10,600 265,530
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15,155,002
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Financial Services--4.8%
Allied Capital Corporation New....... 2,600 67,600
American Express Corp................ 6,500 231,985
Americredit Corp.*................... 22,800 719,340
Ameritrade Holding Corp.*............ 4,400 26,048
Capital One Financial Corp........... 13,200 712,140
Charles Schwab Corp.................. 68,140 1,054,126
Citigroup Inc........................ 154,786 7,813,597
Concord EFS Inc.*.................... 32,900 1,078,462
E Trade Group Inc.*.................. 5,300 54,325
Eaton Vance Corp..................... 2,600 92,430
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp...... 33,100 2,164,740
Federated Investors Inc.............. 4,650 148,242
Federal National Mortgage Association 101,800 8,093,100
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated..... 14,400 1,335,600
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31,2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
FINANCE (Continued)
Financial Services (Continued)
Hartford Financial Services Group........ 25,400 $ 1,595,882
Household International Inc.............. 35,900 2,080,046
Instinet Group Incorporated.............. 2,200 22,110
Investment Technology Group.............. 2,400 93,768
J P Morgan Chase & Company............... 86,900 3,158,815
Knight Trading Group Incorporated*....... 5,100 56,202
Labranche & Company Incorporated......... 1,900 65,474
Metris Cos Inc........................... 1,400 35,994
Moodys Corporation....................... 7,900 314,894
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co. 3,700 206,978
Neuberger Berman Inc..................... 3,000 131,700
SEI Investments Corp..................... 5,100 230,061
Stilwell Financial Incorporated.......... 800 21,776
USA Education Incorporated............... 155,680 13,080,234
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc............. 3,650 117,530
Wells Fargo & Company.................... 86,500 3,758,425
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48,561,624
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Insurance--3.8%
Ace Ltd.................................. 5,700 228,855
Aflac Inc................................ 15,000 368,400
Allstate Corp............................ 60,900 2,052,330
American International Group Inc......... 259,500 20,604,300
Aurther J. Gallagher & Co................ 4,200 144,858
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.*................. 42 3,175,200
Cincinnati Financial Corp................ 54,087 2,063,419
Equifax Inc.............................. 8,000 193,200
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc............... 28,400 3,051,580
PMI Group Inc............................ 29,200 1,956,692
Principal Financial Group................ 17,100 410,400
XL Capital Limited....................... 51,100 4,668,496
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38,917,730
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Real Estate--0.0%
Plum Creek Timber Company Incorporated... 1,644 46,607
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Savings And Loan--0.8%
Washington Mutual Inc.................... 237,174 7,755,590
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110,436,553
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31,2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
GENERAL BUSINESS--6.9%
Broadcasting--1.9%
Cablevision Systems Corp.*........ 91,100 $ 4,322,695
Clear Channel Communications*..... 12,703 646,710
Comcast Corp.*.................... 65,500 2,358,000
Cox Radio Inc.*................... 1,700 43,316
Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.*...... 3,200 81,600
Macromedia Inc.*.................. 56,400 1,003,920
Primedia Inc*..................... 10,000 43,500
Univision Communications Inc.*.... 9,600 388,416
USA Networks Inc*................. 143,500 3,918,985
Viacom Inc. Class A*.............. 80,000 3,540,000
Viacom Inc. Class B*.............. 56,097 2,476,683
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18,823,825
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Business Services--3.3%
Acxiom Corp.*..................... 2,500 43,675
Affiliated Computer Services Inc.* 2,800 297,164
Apollo Group Inc.*................ 6,000 270,060
Automatic Data Processing Inc..... 39,100 2,302,990
BEA Systems Inc.*................. 19,400 298,760
Bisys Group Inc.*................. 4,100 262,359
Catalina Marketing Corp.*......... 2,300 79,810
Cnet Networks Incorporated*....... 2,300 20,631
Convergys Corp.*.................. 10,000 374,900
CSG Systems International Inc.*... 3,500 141,575
Doubleclick Inc*.................. 114,900 1,302,966
Earthlink Incorporated*........... 2,338 28,453
Ebay Incorporated*................ 8,800 588,720
Ecolab Inc........................ 32,200 1,296,050
First Data Corp................... 24,600 1,929,870
Fiserv Inc.*...................... 12,650 535,348
H&R Block Inc..................... 4,300 192,210
IMS Health Inc.................... 42,300 825,273
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.... 20,600 608,524
KPMG Consulting Incorporated...... 6,200 102,734
Nokia Corp........................ 443,608 10,881,704
Omnicom Group Inc................. 11,800 1,054,330
Paychex Inc....................... 20,087 700,032
QLogic Corp.*..................... 6,200 275,962
Real Networks Inc*................ 3,500 20,790
Robert Half International Inc.*... 60,800 1,623,360
Sabre Group Holdings Inc.......... 39,900 1,689,765
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-56
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31,2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
GENERAL BUSINESS (Continued)
Business Services (Continued)
Sungard Data Systems Inc.*............ 16,600 $ 480,238
Time Warner Telecom Incorporated*..... 4,400 77,836
Verisign Inc.*........................ 117,612 4,473,960
Viad Corp............................. 1,800 42,624
Vignette Corporation*................. 4,400 23,628
Yahoo Inc.*........................... 20,244 359,129
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33,205,430
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Communication Services--1.6%
AT&T Wireless Services Incorporated... 133,800 1,922,706
AT&T Corp.*........................... 78,931 1,431,808
Broadcom Corp *....................... 39,300 1,606,191
Citizens Communications Company....... 6,900 73,554
Cox Communications Inc................ 59,900 2,510,409
Crown Castle International Corporation 3,700 39,516
L 3 Communications Holding Corp*...... 1,700 153,000
Nextel Communications Inc.*........... 150,200 1,646,192
Telephone & Data Systems Inc.......... 1,900 170,525
Vodafone Group PLC ADR................ 156,000 4,006,080
Worldcom Incorporated*................ 216,000 3,041,280
Worldcom Incorporated Georgia New..... 5,781 73,419
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16,674,680
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Newspapers--0.0%
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.................. 900 49,257
-----------
Office Furnishings & Supplies--0.0%
Avery Dennison Corp................... 3,200 180,896
Herman Miller Inc..................... 4,200 99,372
-----------
280,268
-----------
Publishing--0.1%
McGraw-Hill Inc....................... 4,400 268,312
Reader's Digest Association Inc....... 1,600 36,928
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305,240
-----------
69,338,700
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MISCELLANEOUS--0.0%
Construction Materials--0.0%
Fastenal Co........................... 1,500 99,645
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-57
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
MISCELLANEOUS (Continued)
Mining--0.0%
Newmont Mining Corp......................... 8,300 $ 158,613
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Non-Ferrous Metals--0.0%
Alcoa Inc................................... 4,300 152,865
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411,123
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TECHNOLOGY--23.1%
Aerospace--1.1%
Boeing Co................................... 24,700 957,866
General Dynamics Corp....................... 29,000 2,309,560
United Technologies Corp.................... 118,300 7,645,729
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10,913,155
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Communication Services--1.1%
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.*............... 112,700 1,275,764
Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated* 42,000 1,391,040
Comverse Technology Inc.*................... 11,700 261,729
Echostar Communications Corp.*.............. 13,500 370,845
Extreme Networks Incorporated*.............. 6,400 82,560
Nortel Networks Corporation*................ 270,300 2,027,250
Polycom Inc.*............................... 5,600 190,792
Qualcomm Inc.*.............................. 104,600 5,282,300
Redback Networks Incorporated*.............. 10,300 40,685
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10,922,965
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Computers & Business Equipment--6.9%
3Com Corp.*................................. 8,300 52,954
Advanced Fibre Communications*.............. 3,300 58,311
Agere Systems Incorporated.................. 80,500 458,045
Avaya Incorporated*......................... 16,541 200,973
Axcelis Technologies Incorporated........... 4,600 59,294
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation.......... 1,500 118,875
Cadence Design Systems Inc.*................ 62,400 1,367,808
Cirrus Logic Inc............................ 4,300 56,846
Cisco Systems Inc.*......................... 1,191,580 21,579,514
Citrix Systems Inc.*........................ 11,400 258,324
Compaq Computer Corp........................ 108,800 1,061,888
Corvis Corporation*......................... 8,800 28,424
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*................ 3,600 71,748
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-58
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Computers & Business Equipment (Continued)
Dell Computer Corp.*...................... 215,500 $ 5,857,290
Electronic Arts*.......................... 7,900 473,605
EMC Corp.*................................ 138,300 1,858,752
Emulux Corp.*............................. 5,100 201,501
Enterasys Networks Incorporated........... 2,400 21,240
Fairchild Semiconductor International*.... 5,300 149,460
Finistar Corporation*..................... 6,200 63,054
Foundry Networks Incorporated*............ 5,500 44,825
Gateway Inc.*............................. 400 3,216
Hewlett Packard Co........................ 73,700 1,513,798
I2 Technologies Inc.*..................... 19,600 154,840
IBM Corp.................................. 155,300 18,785,088
Ingram Micro Inc.*........................ 1,800 31,176
Integrated Device Technology*............. 5,700 151,563
International Rectifier Corp.*............ 4,000 139,520
Internet Security Systems Incorporated*... 3,000 96,180
Juniper Networks Incorporated*............ 15,900 301,305
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*.............. 6,800 139,876
McDATA Corporation........................ 2,249 55,101
Micrel Inc.*.............................. 4,700 123,281
National Semiconductor Corp.*............. 3,800 117,002
ONI Systems Corporation................... 5,300 33,231
Palm Incorporated*........................ 29,188 113,249
Pitney Bowes Inc.......................... 2,600 97,786
Pixar Inc.*............................... 900 32,364
Rational Software Corp.*.................. 12,000 234,000
Riverstone Networks Incorporated.......... 5,431 90,155
Sandisk Corp.*............................ 2,300 33,120
Semtech Corp.*............................ 4,500 160,605
Siebel Systems Inc.*...................... 118,300 3,310,034
Sonus Networks Incorporated*.............. 8,900 41,118
Sun Microsystems Inc...................... 305,800 3,761,340
Symantec Corp.*........................... 4,700 311,751
Symbol Technologies Inc................... 13,325 211,601
Tech Data Corp.*.......................... 1,200 51,936
Tekelec Inc.*............................. 2,400 43,464
Transmeta Corporation*.................... 6,200 14,198
Unisys Corp.*............................. 1,100 13,794
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-59
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Computers & Business Equipment (Continued)
Veritas Software Co. *.................... 142,923 $ 6,407,238
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70,615,661
-----------
Electronics--8.4%
ADC Telecommunications Inc.*.............. 20,100 92,460
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.*.............. 14,400 228,384
Agilent Technologies Incorporated*........ 108,991 3,107,333
Altera Corp.*............................. 68,800 1,459,936
Amkor Technology Inc.*.................... 4,700 75,341
Amphenol Corp.*........................... 2,200 105,710
Analog Devices Inc.*...................... 21,500 954,385
Applied Materials Inc.*................... 242,700 9,732,270
ASM Lithography Holdings NV* ADR.......... 117,600 2,005,080
Boston Scientific Corp.*.................. 3,400 82,008
Cendant Corp.*............................ 31,600 619,676
Ciena Corp.*.............................. 20,300 290,493
Conexant Systems Incorporated*............ 8,600 123,496
Credence Systems Corp.*................... 30,000 557,100
Cree Research Inc.*....................... 5,400 159,084
Electronic Data Systems Corp.............. 61,600 4,222,680
Honeywell International Inc............... 4,800 162,336
Intel Corp................................ 935,396 29,418,204
Intersil Holding Corporation*............. 7,000 225,750
KLA Instruments Corp.*.................... 103,900 5,149,284
Lam Research Corp.*....................... 46,000 1,068,120
Lexmark International Group Inc.*......... 8,100 477,900
Linear Technology Corp.................... 46,000 1,795,840
LSI Logic Corp.*.......................... 6,700 105,726
Maxim Integrated Products Inc.*........... 75,377 3,958,046
Mettler Toledo International Inc.......... 1,400 72,590
Microchip Technology Inc.*................ 8,325 322,511
Micron Technology Inc.*................... 16,200 502,200
Molex Inc................................. 2,850 88,208
Motorola Inc.............................. 7,630 114,603
Network Appliance Inc.*................... 18,400 402,408
Novellus Systems Inc.*.................... 35,700 1,408,365
Perkinelmer Inc........................... 5,400 189,108
PMC Sierra Inc.*.......................... 94,700 2,013,322
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-60
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Electronics (Continued)
RF Micro Devices Inc*................... 8,300 $ 159,609
Scientific Atlanta Inc.................. 9,900 237,006
Tellabs Inc.*........................... 25,700 384,472
Teradyne Inc.*.......................... 148,300 4,469,762
Texas Instruments Inc................... 179,460 5,024,880
TMP Worldwide Inc.*..................... 44,700 1,917,630
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.*............ 11,900 147,917
Xilinx Inc.*............................ 45,700 1,784,585
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85,415,818
-----------
Software--5.6%
Adobe Systems Inc....................... 14,900 462,645
Advent Software Inc..................... 2,100 104,895
Ariba Incorporated*..................... 9,500 58,520
Autodesk Inc............................ 1,200 44,724
BMC Software Inc.*...................... 8,600 140,782
Broadvision Inc.*....................... 8,400 23,016
Cerner Corp............................. 1,800 89,874
Check Point Software Tech Limited* ADR.. 44,600 1,779,094
Compuware Corp.*........................ 11,100 130,869
DST Systems Inc.*....................... 3,400 169,490
Expedia Incorporated.................... 600 24,366
Exult Incorporated...................... 3,500 56,175
Homestore Common Incorporated*.......... 5,300 19,080
Hotel Reservations Network Incorporated* 800 36,800
Interwoven Incorporated................. 7,300 71,102
Intuit Inc.*............................ 7,200 308,016
Jack Henry & Associates Inc............. 3,100 67,704
Level 3 Communications Inc.*............ 12,300 61,500
Manugistics Group Inc................... 3,300 69,564
Marchfirst Incorporated*................ 4,352 4
Mentor Graphics Corp.................... 5,500 129,635
Mercury Interactive Corp.*.............. 4,700 159,706
Micromuse Inc*.......................... 4,700 70,500
Microsoft Corp.*........................ 671,300 44,473,625
National Instruments Corp.*............. 1,800 67,428
Networks Associates Inc.*............... 6,050 156,393
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-61
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Software (Continued)
Nvidia Corporation*......................... 6,200 $ 414,780
Openwave Systems Incorporated*.............. 5,037 49,312
Oracle Corp.*............................... 413,100 5,704,911
Parametric Technology Corp.*................ 16,500 128,865
PeopleSoft Inc.*............................ 16,500 663,300
Peregrine Systems Inc*...................... 10,100 149,783
Priority Healthcare Corp.................... 2,200 77,418
Quest Software Incorporated*................ 1,300 28,743
Retek Incorporated.......................... 3,500 104,545
RSA Security Incorporated*.................. 3,050 53,253
Solectron Corp.*............................ 31,500 355,320
Storage Networks Incorporated............... 5,900 36,462
Sybase Inc.................................. 4,700 74,072
Sycamore Networks Incorporated*............. 2,500 13,400
Synopsys Inc.*.............................. 4,100 242,187
Tibco Software Incorporated*................ 2,500 37,325
Total System Services Inc................... 1,400 29,652
Travelocity.com Incorporated................ 1,200 34,452
WebMD Corporation*.......................... 10,400 73,424
Wind River Systems Inc.*.................... 2,800 50,147
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57,096,858
------------
234,964,457
------------
TRANSPORTATION--0.0%
Air Travel--0.0%
Northwest Airlines Inc.*.................... 2,000 31,400
------------
Miscellaneous--0.0%
Expeditores International of Washington Inc. 3,600 205,020
------------
236,420
------------
UTILITIES--2.2%
Electric Utilities--0.7%
Cinergy Corp................................ 34,300 1,146,649
Edison International........................ 205,700 3,106,070
Kinder Morgan Management Llc................ 38,718 1,467,412
Mirant Corporation.......................... 13,700 219,474
NRG Energy Incorporated..................... 97,300 1,508,150
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7,447,755
------------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-62
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
UTILITIES (Continued)
Gas & Pipeline Utilities--0.6%
Aquila Incorporated........................................... 1,600 $ 27,360
Dynegy Incorporated........................................... 13,500 344,250
El Paso Corporation........................................... 6,700 298,887
Kinder Morgan Incorporated Kansas............................. 2,400 133,656
Nisource Incorporated......................................... 48,000 1,106,880
Williams Cos., Inc............................................ 170,590 4,353,457
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6,264,490
--------------
Telephone--0.9%
Allegiance Telecom Incorporated*.............................. 4,900 40,621
American Tower Corp.*......................................... 6,000 56,820
Global Telesystems Group Inc.*................................ 15,300 93
SBC Communications Inc........................................ 86,200 3,376,454
Sprint Corp.*................................................. 209,100 5,104,131
Triton PCS Holdings Incorporated*............................. 1,600 46,960
US Cellular Corp.*............................................ 500 22,625
Western Wireless Corp......................................... 4,700 132,774
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8,780,478
--------------
22,492,723
--------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (cost $976,276,213)........................ 1,011,752,235
--------------
GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES--0.1%
Principal
Amount
---------
United States Treasury Bills 2.15% 1/17/2002 (cost $499,522)** 500,000 499,522
--------------
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS--0.8%
Units
---------
State Street Bank Yield Enhanced Short Term Investment Fund*** 8,588,527 8,588,697
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.3% (cost $985,364,432)................. 1,020,840,454
Liabilities in excess of other assets--0.3%................... (2,574,734)
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NET ASSETS--100.0%............................................
$1,018,265,720
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* Non-income producing security.
** Collateral for margin requirements on open futures contracts.
*** Collective investment fund advised by State Street Global Advisors, a
division of State Street Bank and Trust Company.
ADR An American Depositary receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S.
bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer
described.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-63
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Index Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
Investments, at value:
State Street Bank and Trust Company Russell 3000 Index Securities Lending Fund
(cost $315,853,248 and units 31,065,982)..................................... $263,532,727
Receivable for fund units sold.................................................... 308,412
------------
Total assets................................................................... 263,841,139
------------
LIABILITIES
Payable for fund units redeemed................................................... 256,076
Payable for investments purchased................................................. 308,412
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable.......................... 61,433
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................... 17,804
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable.......................... 10,210
Other accruals.................................................................... 9,980
------------
Total liabilities.............................................................. 663,915
------------
Net assets (equivalent to $26.63 per unit based on 9,881,870 units outstanding)... $263,177,224
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-64
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Index Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year
ended
December 31,
2001
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Investment Income
Securities lending income received from underlying fund. $ 39,233
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Expenses
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee........ 758,728
Trustee, management and administration fees............. 208,981
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee........ 121,083
Legal and audit fees.................................... 48,627
Reports to unitholders.................................. 35,057
Registration fees....................................... 29,402
------------
Total expenses...................................... 1,201,878
------------
Net investment loss........................................ (1,162,645)
------------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized loss....................................... (3,758,383)
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments.... (29,226,768)
------------
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments..... (32,985,151)
------------
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations....... $(34,147,796)
============
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-65
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Index Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
--------------------------
2000 2001
------------ ------------
From operations
Net investment loss.......................................... $ (1,090,909) $ (1,162,645)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments...................... 51,554,089 (3,758,383)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments......... (77,895,539) (29,226,768)
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations............................................. (27,432,359) (34,147,796)
------------ ------------
From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from units sold..................................... 46,126,145 23,187,464
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (26,797,617) (10,827,842)
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions........................................... 19,328,528 12,359,622
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets.................... (8,103,831) (21,788,174)
Net assets
Beginning of year............................................ 293,069,229 284,965,398
------------ ------------
End of year.................................................. $284,965,398 $263,177,224
============ ============
Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 8,828,173 9,434,744
Sold..................................................... 1,419,809 852,480
Redeemed................................................. (813,238) (405,354)
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Outstanding--end of year..................................... 9,434,744 9,881,870
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-66
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Index Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
----------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Investment income*...................... $ .08 $ .09 $ .00** $ -- $ .00**
Net expenses*........................... (.12) (.14) (.11) (.12) (.12)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income (loss)............ (.04) (.05) (.11) (.12) (.12)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments........................ 5.23 5.15 6.16 (2.88) (3.45)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in unit value... 5.19 5.10 6.05 (3.00) (3.57)
Net asset value at beginning of period.. 16.86 22.05 27.15 33.20 30.20
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net asset value at end of period........ $ 22.05 $ 27.15 $ 33.20 $ 30.20 $ 26.63
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Ratio of net expenses to average net
assets................................ .62 % .57 % .37 % .37 % .45 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets.................... (.22)% (.20)% (.37)% (.37)% (.44)%
Portfolio turnover***................... 11 % 94 % 112 % 217 % 7 %
Total return............................ 30.78 % 23.13 % 22.28 % (9.04)% (11.82)%
Net assets at end of period (in
thousands)............................ $153,709 $210,324 $293,069 $284,965 $263,177
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period. The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly
to the Fund, and does not include expenses charged to the funds in which
the Fund invests.
** Amounts less than .005 per unit are rounded to zero.
*** Reflects purchases and sales of units of the collective investment fund in
which the Fund invests rather than the turnover of the underlying portfolio
of such collective investments fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-67
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Intermediate Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
Investment, at value:
PIMCO Total Return Fund (cost $172,415,251 and shares 16,877,775). $176,492,230
Income receivable.................................................... 708,204
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Total assets...................................................... 177,200,434
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LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased............................................... 615,068
Payable for fund units redeemed................................................. 93,136
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable........................ 41,444
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................. 11,914
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable........................ 6,835
Other accruals.................................................................. 6,783
------------
Total liabilities............................................................ 775,180
------------
Net assets (equivalent to $15.58 per unit based on 11,324,956 units outstanding) $176,425,254
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-68
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Intermediate Bond Fund
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
------------
Investment Income
Dividends............................................... $12,679,010
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Expenses
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee........ 471,006
Trustee, management and administrative fees............. 129,183
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee........ 74,769
Reports to unitholders.................................. 21,786
Legal and audit fees.................................... 30,219
Registration fees....................................... 18,272
-----------
Total expenses...................................... 745,235
-----------
Net investment income...................................... 11,933,775
-----------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized loss....................................... 884,785
Change in net unrealized appreciation................... 1,008,258
-----------
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments..... 1,893,043
-----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations....... $13,826,818
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-69
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Intermediate Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
--------------------------
2000 2001
- ------------ ------------
From operations
Net investment income........................................ $ 8,148,391 $ 11,933,775
Net realized gain (loss) on investments...................... (4,395,963) 884,785
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments......... 11,201,314 1,008,258
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations..... 14,953,742 13,826,818
------------ ------------
From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from units issued................................... 56,618,640 31,559,803
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (58,311,902) (13,304,648)
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
unitholder transactions................................ (1,693,262) 18,255,155
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets............................... 13,260,480 32,081,973
Net Assets
Beginning of year............................................ 131,082,801 144,343,281
------------ ------------
End of year.................................................. $144,343,281 $176,425,254
============ ============
Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 10,239,307 10,100,741
Sold..................................................... 4,447,566 2,111,906
Redeemed................................................. (4,586,132) (887,691)
------------ ------------
Outstanding--end of year..................................... 10,100,741 11,324,956
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-70
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Intermediate Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
---------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Investment income*.................. $ .97 $ 1.12 $ .78 $ .86 $ 1.18
Net expenses+ *..................... (.07) (.06) (.05) (.05) (.07)
------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income............... .90 1.06 .73 .81 1.11
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments .12 .02 (.92) .68 .18
------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in unit
value............................. 1.02 1.08 (.19) 1.49 1.29
Net asset value at beginning of
period............................ 10.89 11.91 12.99 12.80 14.29
------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net asset value at end of period.... $ 11.91 $ 12.99 $ 12.80 $ 14.29 $ 15.58
======= ======== ======== ======== ========
Ratio of net expenses to average net
assets+........................... .57 % .52 % .37 % .36 % .46 %
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets 7.93 % 8.50 % 5.71 % 6.07 % 7.29 %
Portfolio turnover **............... 14 % 17 % 22 % 54 % 19 %
Total return........................ 9.37 % 9.07 % (1.46)% 11.64 % 9.03 %
Net assets at end of period
(in thousands)..................... $82,734 $127,867 $131,083 $144,343 $176,425
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period. The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly to
the Fund, and does not include expenses charged to the funds in which the
Fund invests.
** Reflects purchases and sales of shares of the registered investment
companies in which the Fund invests rather then the turnover of the
underlying portfolios of such registered investment companies.
+/ The registered investment company in which the Fund invests pays asset
management and administration fees to investment advisors. These fees are
not included in per-unit net expenses or the ratio of net expenses to
average net assets. /
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-71
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $94,541,327)....................................... $88,439,370
Cash........................................................................... 468
Foreign currency, at value (cost $628,806)..................................... 625,297
Receivable for investments sold................................................ 202,184
Receivable for foreign currency sold........................................... 76,724
Receivable for fund shares sold................................................ 25,731
Dividends receivable........................................................... 25,882
Tax reclaims receivable........................................................ 23,674
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Total assets................................................................ 89,419,330
-----------
LIABILITIES
Payable for foreign currency purchased......................................... 76,978
Payable for fund units sold.................................................... 275,633
Investment advisory fee payable................................................ 42,736
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable....................... 10,403
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................ 6,012
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable....................... 3,456
Other accruals................................................................. 3,394
-----------
Total liabilities........................................................... 418,612
-----------
Net assets (equivalent to $17.04 per unit based on 5,223,849 units outstanding) $89,000,718
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-72
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
------------
Investment Income
Dividends (net of tax expense of $60,994)................. $ 1,940,540
Interest.................................................. 89,825
------------
Total investment income............................... 2,030,365
------------
Expenses
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee.......... 274,210
Investment advisory fee................................... 187,472
Trustee, management and administration fees............... 75,670
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee.......... 43,860
Reports to unitholders.................................... 12,658
Legal and audit fees...................................... 17,557
Registration fees......................................... 10,616
------------
Total expenses........................................ 622,043
------------
Fee reimbursements:
Investment management fee............................... (48,658)
------------
Net expenses.......................................... 573,385
------------
Net investment income........................................ 1,456,980
------------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized loss on investments.......................... (27,936,196)
Net realized loss on foreign currency..................... (279,559)
Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments...... (1,613,889)
Change in net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency. (6,737)
------------
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments....... (29,836,381)
------------
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations......... $(28,379,401)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-73
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
----------------------------
2000 2001
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From operations
Net investment income........................................ $ 4,428,270 $ 1,456,980
Net realized (loss) on investments and foreign currency...... (9,118,879) (28,215,755)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments......... (17,394,250) (1,620,626)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations............................................. (22,084,859) (28,379,401)
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From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from units issued................................... 340,451,657 231,319,759
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (315,932,713) (222,566,751)
------------- -------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions........................................... 24,518,944 8,753,008
------------- -------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets.................... 2,434,085 (19,626,393)
Net Assets
Beginning of year............................................ 106,193,026 108,627,111
------------- -------------
End of year.................................................. $ 108,627,111 $ 89,000,718
============= =============
Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 3,756,167 4,729,562
Sold..................................................... 13,313,441 11,670,513
Redeemed................................................. (12,340,046) (11,176,226)
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Outstanding--end of year..................................... 4,729,562 5,223,849
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-74
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
-------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
------- ------- -------- -------- -------
Investment income*..................... $ 1.11 $ .80 $ 1.52 $ 1.10 $ .41
Net expenses+ *........................ (.09) (.08) (.06) (.11) (.12)
------- ------- -------- -------- -------
Net investment income.................. 1.02 .72 1.46 .99 .29
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments....................... (.61) 2.14 5.74 (6.29) (6.22)
------- ------- -------- -------- -------
Net increase (decrease) in unit value.. .41 2.86 7.20 (5.30) (5.93)
Net asset value at beginning of period. 17.80 18.21 21.07 28.27 22.97
------- ------- -------- -------- -------
Net asset value at end of period....... $ 18.21 $ 21.07 $ 28.27 $ 22.97 $ 17.04
======= ======= ======== ======== =======
Ratio of net expenses to average net
assets +............................. .47 % .38 % .27 % .42 % .60 %
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets................... 5.41 % 3.63 % 6.47 % 3.86 % 1.51 %
Portfolio turnover **.................. 101 % 122 % 199 % 251 % 201 %
Total return........................... 2.30 % 15.71 % 34.17 % (18.75)% (25.82)%
Net assets at end of period (in
thousands)........................... $58,997 $69,575 $106,193 $108,627 $89,001
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period. The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly to
the Fund, and does not include expenses charged to the funds in which the
Fund invests.
** Reflects purchases and sales of shares of the registered investment
company in which the Fund invests rather then the turnover of the
underlying portfolio of the registered investment company.
+/ The registered investment company in which the Fund invests pays asset
management and administration fees to its advisor. This fee is not included
in per-unit net expenses or the ratio of net expenses to average net assets.
/
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-75
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ -----------
COMMON STOCK--46.6%
Australia--0.6%
BHP Billiton Company, Limited.... 98,505 $ 529,408
-----------
Belgium--0.6%
Interbrew........................ 20,500 561,128
-----------
Canada--0.5%
Loblaw Company, Limited.......... 9,260 302,405
Shoppers Drug Mart, Inc.*........ 9,300 109,745
-----------
412,150
-----------
Finland--0.9%
Nokia AB......................... 31,300 806,875
-----------
Denmark--1.6%
Danske Bank...................... 20,200 324,098
Novo Nordisk AS B shares......... 19,630 802,659
Vestas Wind Systems.............. 9,900 270,265
-----------
1,397,022
-----------
France--6.8%
Altran Technologies.............. 6,475 292,509
Aventis SA....................... 10,480 743,970
Banque Nationale de Paris........ 7,250 648,586
L'Oreal.......................... 5,400 388,871
Pernod Ricard SA................. 4,300 333,005
Sanofi Synthelabo................ 14,100 1,051,784
Societe Generale................. 8,100 453,162
Sodexho Alliance................. 5,300 226,501
STMicroelectronics............... 6,000 192,539
Technip Coflexip SA.............. 1,820 243,011
Total Fina Elf SA................ 8,190 1,169,369
VINCI SA......................... 5,450 319,459
-----------
6,062,766
-----------
Germany--2.6%
Adidas Salomon AG................ 1,700 127,567
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) 12,300 428,647
MLP AG........................... 3,000 218,470
Munich Reinsurance............... 4,400 1,194,386
Schering AG...................... 5,900 313,012
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2,282,082
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-76
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ -----------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
Greece--0.4%
Hellenic Telecommunications ADR............... 52,500 $ 400,050
-----------
Ireland--0.7%
Elan PLC* ADR................................. 13,000 585,780
-----------
Israel--0.3%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited ADR.... 4,695 289,353
-----------
Italy--2.4%
Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA.................... 35,700 392,463
ENI SpA....................................... 78,175 979,792
Snam Rete Gas*................................ 83,600 221,017
Telecom Italia Mobile......................... 95,100 530,776
-----------
2,124,048
-----------
Japan--7.5%
Acom Company.................................. 1,700 123,922
Aiful Corporation............................. 500 32,364
Asahi Breweries............................... 21,000 188,986
Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited.............. 9,000 321,502
Honda Motor Company........................... 5,400 215,571
Ito Yokado Company............................ 9,000 406,687
Itochu Techno Scientific...................... 4,000 165,484
Kyocera Corporation........................... 4,500 293,680
Nomura Holdings............................... 24,000 307,763
NTT DoCoMo.................................... 40 470,193
Orix Corporation.............................. 4,700 421,174
Ricoh Company................................. 27,000 502,862
Rohm Company.................................. 2,300 298,626
Secom Company................................. 6,000 301,351
SMC Corporation............................... 2,400 244,378
Sony Corporation.............................. 9,100 416,067
Sumitomo Electric Industries.................. 47,000 328,257
Tokyo Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Limited 28,000 204,748
Tokyo Broadcasting System..................... 25,000 379,742
Toppan Printing Company....................... 35,000 322,991
West Japan Railway............................ 94 420,456
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Company, Limited.... 11,000 290,512
-----------
6,657,316
-----------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-77
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ -----------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
Korea--1.5%
Kookmin Bank*....................... 5,512 $ 209,780
Korea Telecom Corp.--SP ADR......... 26,500 538,745
Samsung Electronics Company, Limited 1,400 298,510
Samsung Electronics Ltd. ADR........ 2,690 312,040
-----------
1,359,075
-----------
Mexico--0.3%
Fomento Economico Mexicano ADR...... 7,780 268,799
-----------
Netherlands--1.7%
Koninklijke Ahold NV................ 22,650 658,891
Ing Groep NV........................ 16,100 410,452
Wolters Kluwer...................... 20,000 455,757
-----------
1,525,100
-----------
Portugal--0.6%
Portugal Telecom.................... 73,646 573,615
-----------
Singapore--0.3%
DBS Group Holdings Limited.......... 31,000 231,682
-----------
Spain--0.3%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya................ 18,940 234,346
-----------
Sweden--1.3%
Securitas........................... 20,500 390,271
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken....... 23,400 213,786
Svenska Handelsbanken Series A...... 35,180 518,293
-----------
1,122,350
-----------
Switzerland--4.4%
Adecco SA........................... 8,400 456,797
Converuim Holdings*................. 3,100 150,741
Credit Suisse Group................. 17,100 729,501
Nestle SA........................... 3,630 774,295
Swiss Reinsurance Company........... 7,882 793,139
Swisscom AG......................... 957 265,257
UBS AG.............................. 14,550 734,689
-----------
3,904,419
-----------
Taiwan--0.2%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Ltd. ADR 11,700 200,889
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-78
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
International Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
--------- -----------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
United Kingdom--10.6%
Barclays PLC............................................... 14,500 $ 479,572
BP Amoco................................................... 103,000 799,619
British Sky Broadcast*..................................... 9,000 98,917
Capita Group PLC........................................... 38,800 276,537
Celltech Group PLC*........................................ 16,020 203,553
Compass Group.............................................. 41,800 312,959
ED&F Man Group............................................. 1,500 25,994
GlaxoSmithKline PLC........................................ 47,371 1,186,594
Reckitt & Colman........................................... 54,400 790,867
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC........................... 38,000 923,686
Safeway PLC................................................ 83,000 386,129
Shire Pharma Group*........................................ 27,500 343,823
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Place ADR...................... 2,600 95,160
Tesco PLC.................................................. 288,927 1,045,904
Vodafone Group PLC......................................... 732,000 1,912,865
WPP Group PLC.............................................. 10,350 114,356
Zeneca Group............................................... 10,970 494,074
-----------
9,490,609
-----------
Other--0.5%
Amdocs Limited*............................................ 6,000 203,820
Flextronics International Limited*......................... 9,076 217,733
-----------
421,553
-----------
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (cost $43,757,856)...................... 41,440,415
-----------
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY--51.9%
T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund (cost $49,961,307).. 4,201,710 46,176,791
-----------
TOTAL EQUITY INVESTMENT SECURITIES (cost $93,719,163)...... 87,617,206
-----------
Units
---------
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS--0.9%
State Street Bank Yield Enhanced Short-Term Investment Fund
(cost $822,164).......................................... 822,164 822,164
-----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS--(cost $94,541,327)--99.4%............... 88,439,370
Other assets less liabilities--0.6%........................ 561,348
-----------
NET ASSETS--100.0%......................................... $89,000,718
===========
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* Non-income producing security.
ADR An American Depositary receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S.
bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer
described.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-79
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
------------
ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $801,341,778)....................................... $801,341,778
------------
Total assets................................................................. 801,341,778
------------
LIABILITIES
Payable for fund units sold..................................................... 3,174,478
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable........................ 189,594
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................. 54,704
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable........................ 31,842
Other accruals.................................................................. 31,396
------------
Total liabilities............................................................ 3,482,014
------------
Net assets (equivalent to $1.00 per unit based on 797,859,764 units outstanding) $797,859,764
============
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-80
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
------------
Investment Income
Interest................................................................... $45,706,924
-----------
Expenses
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee........................... 2,246,194
Trustee, management and administration fees................................ 616,374
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee........................... 356,765
Reports to unitholders..................................................... 103,794
Legal and audit fees....................................................... 143,973
Registration fees.......................................................... 87,053
-----------
Total expenses......................................................... 3,554,153
-----------
Net investment income and net increase in net assets resulting from operations $42,152,771
===========
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-81
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
----------------------------
2000 2001
------------- -------------
From operations
Net investment income and net increase in net assets resulting
from operations.............................................. $ 43,017,296 $ 42,152,771
------------- -------------
Distributions of net investment income............................ (43,017,296) (42,152,771)
From unitholder transactions (at $1.00 per unit):
Proceeds from units issued..................................... 359,396,469 314,378,973
Units issued in connection with reinvestment of net investment
income....................................................... 43,017,296 42,152,771
Cost of units redeemed......................................... (385,492,367) (285,109,162)
------------- -------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions.................................................... (26,095,898) 29,269,811
------------- -------------
Net increase in net assets................................. 16,921,398 71,422,582
Net Assets
Beginning of year.............................................. 709,515,784 726,437,182
------------- -------------
End of year.................................................... $ 726,437,182 $ 797,859,764
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-82
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Investment income*......................... $ .061 $ .061 $ .059 $ .064 $ .058
Net expenses*.............................. (.007) (.006) (.004) (.004) (.005)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income...................... .054 .055 .055 .060 .053
Reinvestment of net investment income...... (.054) (.055) (.055) (.060) (.053)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net asset value at beginning and end of
period................................... $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets .68% .61% .37% .37% .45%
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets............................... 5.38% 5.44% 5.50% 6.07% 5.39%
Total return............................... 5.52% 5.59% 5.64% 6.27% 5.56%
Net assets at end of period (in thousands). $634,565 $679,991 $709,516 $726,437 $797,860
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-83
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
UNITS OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUND
State Street Bank ABA Member/Pooled Stable Asset Fund Trust ("SAFT")
(Unit 801,341,778) ** (a)......................................... $801,341,778
------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $801,341,778) (100.4%)...................... 801,341,778
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (.4%)......................... (3,482,014)
------------
NET ASSETS (100.0%)................................................. $797,859,764
============
(a) Stable Asset Return Fund holds 99.04% of SAFT which holds the
following investments:
Effective annual
percentage rate Investments at
2001 Contract Value
---------------- --------------
Investment Contracts (44.09%)
Continental Assurance Company
2 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from May 31, 2002 to December 31, 2002)........ 6.65-6.81% $ 4,037,968
GE Capital Assurance
3 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from March 17, 2003 to May 16, 2005)........... 6.01-7.05 31,654,702
GE Life & Annuity Company
5 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from April 1, 2002 to February 28, 2003)....... 5.64-6.55 19,094,800
Hartford Life Insurance Company
3 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from June 15, 2004 to March 22, 2006).......... 5.77-6.80 31,576,111
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Investment Contract
(Maturities ranging from May 17, 2004 to December 15, 2004)........ 7.71 11,191,031
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
4 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from April 30, 2002 to January 18, 2005)....... 6.48-7.50 15,961,489
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
4 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from May 12, 2002 to June 15, 2006)............ 4.70-5.94 44,317,710
Monumental Life Insurance Company
5 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from March 31, 2002 to July 17, 2006).......... 4.39-7.65 38,656,765
New York Life Asset Management
6 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 15, 2002 to October 17, 2005)..... 5.31-6.79 30,439,727
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
1 Investment Contract
(Matures January 1, 2002).......................................... 6.91 7,153,450
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-84
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Effective annual Investments at
percentage rate Contract Value
2001 (Note 2)
---------------- --------------
Investment Contracts (Continued)
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
8 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 15, 2002 to April 15, 2004)..... 5.73-8.08% $ 43,200,976
Protective Life Insurance Company
3 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from February 28, 2002 to August 2, 2004).... 5.42-6.10 13,992,976
Transamerica Asset Management
2 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from July 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002)..... 6.91-7.24 11,531,299
Travelers Insurance Company
7 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 31, 2002 to December 15, 2004).. 5.78-7.55 53,895,301
------------
Total Investment Contracts (Cost $356,704,305).................... $356,704,305
============
Synthetic Investment Contracts (23.07%)*
Bank of America
1 Investment Contract
(Maturities ranging from January 17, 2002 to September 15, 2003). 3.92-7.45 $ 402,743
Underlying Security
GMAC Commercial Mtg Securities, 6.79%, 9/15/03
Principal $401,975
Value of underlying security $403,861
Value of Investment Contract ($1,118)
CDC Investment Management
5 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 7, 2002 to March 17, 2009)...... 5.36-7.69 42,484,503
Underlying Securities:
Bank of New York Cash Reserve
Units 382,030, Value $382,030
Arcadia Automobile Receivables, 7.20%, 6/15/07
Principal $7,249,687
Value $7,610,201
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II Inc, 7.79%, 1/25/14
Principal $2,800,000
Value $2,895,764
FHLMC, 5.88%, 6/1/20
Principal $640,333
Value $649,138
FNMA Pool, 6.35%, 6/2/27
Principal $684,861
Value $683,718
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-85
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Effective annual Investments at
percentage rate Contract Value
2001 (Note 2)
---------------- --------------
Synthetic Investment Contracts (Continued)
State Street Bank Mortgage Backed Index Fund**
Units 10,531,683, Value $10,473,752
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, 5.32%, 9/6/06
Principal $10,000,000
Value $10,300,800
Sears Credit Account Master Trust II, 5.65%, 3/17/09
Principal $10,000,000
Value $10,411,000
Total value of underlying securities $43,406,403
Value of Investment Contracts ($921,900)
JP Morgan Chase
7 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 15, 2002 to April 15, 2010). 3.93-7.35% $27,428,569
Underlying Securities:
Ford Cr. Auto Owner Trust, 6.40%, 10/15/02
Principal $329,988
Value $331,483
American Express Master Trust, 5.90%, 4/15/04
Principal $3,500,000
Value $3,636,150
GMAC 2000-C3 A1, 6.65%, 4/15/10
Principal $8,742,564
Value $9,155,038
Sears Credit Account Master Trust II, 7.25%, 11/15/07
Principal $9,570,000
Value $10,125,251
Honda Auto Receivables 2001-3, 3.96%, 2/19/07
Principal $5,000,000
Value $4,969,550
Total value of underlying securities $28,217,472
Value of Investment Contracts ($ 788,903)
Monumental Life Insurance Company
3 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 6, 2002 to January 15, 2009) 5.30-6.95 23,721,417
Underlying Securities:
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, 6.82%, 9/6/04
Principal $5,768,000
Value $6,002,758
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-86
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Effective annual Investments at
percentage rate Contract Value
2001 (Note 2)
---------------- --------------
Synthetic Investment Contracts (Continued)
Ford Cr Auto Owner Trust, 6.74%, 6/15/04
Principal $10,000,000
Value $10,361,500
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 5.10%, 1/15/09
Principal $7,880,000
Value $8,145,398
Total value of underlying securities $24,509,656
Value of Investment Contracts $(788,239)
Rabobank Nederland NV
3 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 8, 2002 to September 12, 2008) 5.13 -7.07% $43,272,228
Underlying Securities:
State Street Bank Asset Backed Index Fund**
Units 1,653,532, Value $24,505,345
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, 6.85%, 11/6/05
Principal $10,000,000
Value $10,641,200
PNC Mtg Accep Corp, 7.05%, 9/15/08
Principal $9,455,152
Value $10,056,594
Total value of underlying securities $ 45,203,139
Value of Investment Contracts (1,930,911)
Union Bank of Switzerland
5 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 15, 2002 to October 17, 2011). 3.75-7.39 40,097,627
Underlying Securities:
Advanta Credit Card Master Trust, 6.00%, 11/15/05
Principal $11,350,000
Value $11,741,575
Distribution Financial Services Trust, 5.84%, 10/17/11
Principal $5,000,000
Value $5,158,900
Fleet Credit Card Master Trust, 6.90%, 4/16/07
Principal $4,225,000
Value $4,523,919
Ford Motor Credit Auto Owner Trust, 7.00%, 4/2/08
Principal $9,698,884
Value $10,020,111
John Deere Owner Trust, 3.90%, 9/15/08
Principal $9,800,000
Value $9,549,022
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-87
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Stable Asset Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Effective annual Investments at
percentage rate Contract Value
2001 (Note 2)
---------------- ---------------
Synthetic Investment Contracts (Continued)
Total value of underlying securities $40,993,527
Value of Investment Contracts $(895,900)
Westdeutsche Lbank
2 Investment Contracts
(Maturities ranging from January 17, 2002 to January 15, 2008) 5.97 -7.20% $ 9,221,198
Underlying Securities:
Prudential Secs Secd Fing Corp, 6.07%, 1/15/08
Principal $3,660,117
Value $3,771,640
Citibank Credit Card Master Trust, 5.50%, 2/15/06
Principal $5,595,000
Value $5,797,819
Total value of underlying securities $9,569,459
Value of Investment Contracts (348,261)
------------
Total Synthetic Investment Contracts (Cost $186,628,285)....... 186,628,285
Units Amortized Value
---------------- ---------------
Short-Term Investments (32.84%)
State Street Bank Yield Enhanced
Short-Term Investment Fund**
$265,750,879 cost............................................. 265,750,879 265,750,879
------------
Total Investments of SAFT (Cost $809,083,469).................. $809,083,469
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* Synthetic investment contracts represent individual assets placed in a trust
with ownership by the Fund and a third party issues a wrapper contract that
provides that holders can, and must, execute transactions at contract value.
Individual assets of the synthetic contracts are valued at representative
quoted market prices. The wrapper is valued as the difference between the
fair value of the assets and contract value of the investment contract.
** Collective investment fund advised by State Street Global Advisors.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-88
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
Investments, at value (cost $ 216,973,714)...................................... $223,098,228
Cash............................................................................ 113
Dividends receivable............................................................ 300,183
Receivable for investments sold................................................. 380,276
------------
Total assets................................................................. 223,778,800
------------
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased............................................... 1,306,999
Payable for fund units redeemed................................................. 948,701
Investment advisory fee payable................................................. 42,938
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee payable........................ 51,102
Trustee, management and administration fees payable............................. 14,707
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee payable........................ 8,433
Other accruals.................................................................. 8,277
------------
Total liabilities............................................................ 2,381,157
------------
Net assets (equivalent to $ 26.61 per unit based on 8,321,228 units outstanding) $221,397,643
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-89
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year
ended
December 31,
2001
------------
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign tax expense of $1,702)........ $ 3,552,464
Interest................................................ 198,558
Securities lending income received from underlying fund. 4,706
-----------
Total investment income............................. 3,755,728
-----------
Expenses
Investment advisory fee................................. 479,226
State Street Bank and Trust Company--program fee........ 584,984
Trustee, management and administration fees............. 160,642
American Bar Retirement Association--program fee........ 93,003
Reports to unitholders.................................. 27,047
Legal and audit fees.................................... 37,517
Registration fees....................................... 22,684
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Total expenses.......................................... 1,405,103
-----------
Net investment income...................................... 2,350,625
-----------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized gain....................................... 7,766,519
Change in net unrealized appreciation................... (9,420,196)
-----------
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments..... (1,653,677)
-----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations....... $ 696,948
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-90
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
--------------------------
2000 2001
------------ ------------
From operations
Net investment income........................................ $ 2,443,640 $ 2,350,625
Net realized gain on investments............................. 17,182,644 7,766,519
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments......... (12,215,261) (9,420,196)
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations..... 7,411,023 696,948
------------ ------------
From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from sales of units................................. 68,457,333 73,057,957
Cost of units redeemed....................................... (67,325,502) (39,779,672)
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions........................................... 1,131,831 33,278,285
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets............................... 8,542,854 33,975,233
Net assets
Beginning of year............................................ 178,879,556 187,422,410
------------ ------------
End of year.................................................. $187,422,410 $221,397,643
============ ============
Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................... 7,011,036 7,069,321
Sold..................................................... 2,760,541 2,823,267
Redeemed................................................. (2,702,256) (1,571,360)
------------ ------------
Outstanding--end of year..................................... 7,069,321 8,321,228
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-91
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
-------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Investment income*..................... $ .47 $ .47 $ .51 $ .50 $ .49
Net expenses**......................... (.17) (.17) (.17) (.16) (.18)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income.................. .30 .30 .34 .34 .31
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments........................ 4.08 3.12 1.64 .66 (.21)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase in unit value............. 4.38 3.42 1.98 1.00 .10
Net asset value at beginning of period. 15.73 20.11 23.53 25.51 26.51
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net asset value at end of period....... $ 20.11 $ 23.53 $ 25.51 $ 26.51 $ 26.61
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Ratio of net expenses to average
net assets........................... .90% .80% .68% .63% .69%
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets................ 1.61% 1.39% 1.36% 1.39% 1.15%
Portfolio turnover..................... 13% 27% 27% 41%+ 33%+
Total return........................... 27.84% 17.01% 8.41% 3.92% .38%
Net assets at end of period............ $113,103 $150,783 $178,880 $187,422 $221,398
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
** The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly to the Fund,
and does not include expenses charged to the funds in which the Fund
invests.
+ With respect to the portion of the Fund's assets invested in a collective
fund in 2000 and 2001, reflects purchases and sales of units of the
collective investment fund rather than the turnover of the underlying
portfolio of such collective investment fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-92
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ -----------
COMMON STOCK--73.7%
BASIC INDUSTRIES--7.0%
Chemicals--3.2%
Cabot Corp.................... 22,900 $ 817,530
Dow Chemical Co............... 53,992 1,823,850
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.. 29,984 1,274,620
Eastman Chemical Co........... 11,400 444,828
FMC Corp.*.................... 10,600 630,700
Hercules Inc.................. 35,400 354,000
Lubrizol Corp................. 18,900 663,201
Millennium Chemicals Inc...... 29,200 367,920
Praxair Inc................... 12,800 707,200
-----------
7,083,849
-----------
Construction Materials--0.4%
Sherwin-Williams Co........... 31,900 877,250
-----------
Containers & Glass--0.9%
Bemis Co., Inc................ 19,500 959,010
Owens Illinois Inc.*.......... 36,400 363,636
Temple Inland Inc............. 11,500 652,395
-----------
1,975,041
-----------
Forest Products--0.4%
Georgia Pacific Corp.......... 33,077 913,256
-----------
Homebuilders--0.2%
Centex Corp................... 9,100 519,519
-----------
Paper--1.9%
Louisiana-Pacific Corp........ 39,400 332,536
Mead Corp..................... 29,600 914,344
Smurfit Stone Container Corp.* 53,000 846,410
Sonoco Products Co............ 33,900 901,062
Westvaco Corp................. 29,000 825,050
Willamette Industries Inc..... 8,500 443,020
-----------
4,262,422
-----------
15,631,337
-----------
CAPITAL GOODS--2.1%
Business Services--0.4%
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co...... 28,700 852,103
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-93
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ ------------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
CAPITAL GOODS (Continued)
Electrical Equipment--1.5%
Acuity Brands Incorporated.......... 14,400 $ 174,240
Arrow Electronics Inc.*............. 30,200 902,980
Black & Decker Corp................. 26,100 984,753
Cooper Industries Inc............... 26,000 907,920
Hubbell Inc......................... 11,600 340,808
------------
3,310,701
------------
Industrial Machinery--0.2%
Briggs & Stratton Corp.............. 9,100 388,570
------------
4,551,374
------------
CONSUMER BASICS--6.6%
Drugs & Health Care--2.2%
Abbott Laboratories................. 3,400 189,550
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co............. 3,800 193,800
Health Net Incorporated*............ 48,850 1,063,953
Johnson & Johnson................... 4,400 260,040
Merck & Co., Inc.................... 35,900 2,110,920
Pacificare Health Systems*.......... 4,800 76,800
Pharmacia Corporation............... 20,800 887,120
------------
4,782,183
------------
Food & Beverages--2.5%
Archer Daniels Midland Co........... 75,528 1,083,827
Con Agra Foods, Inc................. 58,400 1,388,168
H.J. Heinz Co....................... 7,900 324,848
Sara Lee Corp....................... 40,900 909,207
SUPERVALU INC....................... 38,500 851,620
Tyson Foods Inc..................... 77,400 893,970
------------
5,451,640
------------
Household Products--0.6%
Procter & Gamble Co................. 18,000 1,424,340
------------
Tobacco--1.3%
Philip Morris Cos., Inc............. 56,700 2,599,695
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. 6,766 380,926
------------
2,980,621
------------
14,638,784
------------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-94
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ -----------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS--4.8%
Automobiles--0.7%
Ford Motor Company........................... 21,600 $ 339,552
General Motors Corp.......................... 3,300 160,380
Magna International Inc...................... 5,700 361,779
PACCAR Inc................................... 9,400 616,828
-----------
1,478,539
-----------
Auto Parts--1.4%
Autoliv, Inc................................. 36,300 737,253
Dana Corp.................................... 25,600 355,328
Genuine Parts Co............................. 33,100 1,214,770
Lear Corp.................................... 21,400 816,196
-----------
3,123,547
-----------
Communication Services--0.2%
Liberty Media Corporation New................ 23,400 327,600
Viacom Inc. Class B*......................... 3,500 154,525
-----------
482,125
-----------
Household Appliances & Home Furnishings--1.9%
KB Home...................................... 17,000 681,700
Leggett & Platt Inc.......................... 40,400 929,200
Pulte Corp................................... 18,300 817,461
Snap On Inc.................................. 21,100 710,226
Whirlpool Corp............................... 14,800 1,085,284
-----------
4,223,871
-----------
Tires & Rubber--0.6%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co...................... 37,100 592,116
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.................... 31,700 754,777
-----------
1,346,893
-----------
10,654,975
-----------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-95
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
CONSUMER NON-DURABLES--4.3%
Apparel & Textiles--1.2%
Jones Apparel Group Inc.*........ 21,600 $ 716,472
Liz Claiborne Inc................ 20,200 1,004,950
Russell Corp..................... 12,800 192,128
VF Corp.......................... 17,900 698,279
------------
2,611,829
------------
Containers & Glass--0.0%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc....... 27,100 68,834
------------
Hotels & Restaurants--0.1%
McDonald's Corp.................. 8,300 219,701
------------
Household Products--0.9%
American Greetings Corp.......... 9,000 124,020
Fortune Brands Inc............... 24,800 981,832
Newell Rubbermaid Inc............ 30,600 843,642
------------
1,949,494
------------
Retail Trade--2.1%
Federated Department Stores Inc.* 25,200 1,030,680
May Department Stores Co......... 32,650 1,207,397
Sears Roebuck & Co............... 27,600 1,314,864
TJX Cos., Inc.................... 27,400 1,092,164
------------
4,645,105
------------
9,494,963
------------
CONSUMER SERVICES--1.0%
Leisure Time--0.3%
Walt Disney Co................... 31,000 642,320
------------
Paper--0.7%
International Paper Co........... 37,384 1,508,444
------------
2,150,764
------------
ENERGY--7.7%
Domestic Oil--5.9%
Amerada Hess Corp................ 15,200 950,000
ChevronTexaco Corporation........ 44,019 3,944,543
Exxon Mobil Corp................. 181,284 7,124,461
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock........ 10,100 499,748
Valero Energy Corp............... 12,600 480,312
------------
12,999,064
------------
Petroleum Services--0.1%
Lyondell Petrochemical Co........ 23,300 333,889
------------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-96
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
ENERGY (Continued)
Petroleum--1.7%
Ashland Inc.......................... 21,000 $ 967,680
Occidental Petroleum Corp............ 48,300 1,281,399
Phillips Petroleum Co................ 23,900 1,440,214
------------
3,689,293
------------
17,022,246
------------
FINANCE--23.6%
Banks--10.7%
AmSouth Bancorp...................... 49,200 929,880
Bank of America Corp................. 62,337 3,924,114
Bank One Corp........................ 43,612 1,703,049
Charter One Financial Inc............ 30,156 818,735
Fleet Boston Corp.................... 55,033 2,008,705
Golden West Financial Corp........... 15,100 888,635
Huntington Bancshares Inc............ 53,200 914,508
Keycorp.............................. 53,200 1,294,888
National City Corp................... 48,900 1,429,836
Regions Financial Corp............... 45,600 1,365,264
Union Planters Corp.................. 22,500 1,015,425
UnionBanCal Corp..................... 24,200 919,600
U.S. Bancorp......................... 103,800 2,172,534
Wachovia Corporation 2nd New......... 67,500 2,116,800
Wells Fargo & Company................ 49,200 2,137,740
------------
23,639,713
------------
Financial Services--6.9%
American Express Corp................ 14,200 506,798
Bear Stearns & Cos., Inc............. 16,200 949,968
Citigroup Inc........................ 115,302 5,820,445
Countrywide Credit Industries Inc.... 16,100 659,617
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp...... 20,100 1,314,540
Federal National Mortgage Association 24,100 1,915,950
J P Morgan Chase & Company........... 38,450 1,397,657
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc......... 19,600 1,309,280
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc............. 9,200 479,504
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co...... 16,900 945,386
------------
15,299,145
------------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-97
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
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COMMON STOCK (Continued)
FINANCE (Continued)
Insurance--5.2%
Aetna Incorporated*................. 9,600 $ 316,704
Allstate Corp....................... 33,000 1,112,100
American International Group Inc.... 10,600 841,640
Chubb Corp.......................... 12,900 890,100
CIGNA Corp.......................... 11,100 1,028,415
MBIA Inc............................ 22,800 1,222,764
Metlife Incorporated................ 36,900 1,168,992
MGIC Investment Corp................ 17,100 1,055,412
SAFECO Corp......................... 27,700 862,855
St. Paul Cos. Inc................... 19,600 861,812
Torchmark Corp...................... 30,200 1,187,766
XL Capital Ltd...................... 11,400 1,041,504
------------
11,590,064
------------
Savings And Loan--0.8%
Washington Mutual Inc............... 54,050 1,767,435
------------
52,296,357
------------
GENERAL BUSINESS--1.8%
Communication Services--1.8%
AT&T Corp.*......................... 63,000 1,142,820
Sprint Corp......................... 44,000 883,520
Worldcom Incorporated*.............. 145,900 2,054,272
------------
4,080,612
------------
TECHNOLOGY--4.6%
Aerospace--0.9%
Goodrich Co......................... 37,300 992,926
Lockheed Martin Corp................ 22,700 1,059,409
------------
2,052,335
------------
Computers & Business Equipment--2.1%
Hewlett Packard Co.................. 57,250 1,175,915
IBM Corp............................ 8,000 967,680
Ingram Micro Inc.*.................. 59,700 1,034,004
Motorola Inc........................ 15,500 232,810
Quantum Corporation*................ 56,200 553,570
Tech Data Corp.*.................... 17,800 770,384
------------
4,734,363
------------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-98
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
------ ------------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
Electronics--1.1%
Adaptec Inc.*...................... 23,400 $ 339,300
Avnet Inc.......................... 39,800 1,013,706
Solectron Corp.*................... 58,090 655,255
Thomas & Betts Corp................ 22,200 469,530
------------
2,477,791
------------
Software--0.5%
Electronic Data Systems Corp....... 14,700 1,007,685
------------
10,272,174
------------
TRANSPORTATION--2.5%
Railroads & Equipment--2.3%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Inc... 38,300 1,092,699
CSX Corp........................... 39,300 1,377,465
Norfolk Southern Corp.............. 57,300 1,050,309
Union Pacific Corp................. 26,100 1,487,700
------------
5,008,173
------------
Trucking & Freight Forwarding--0.2%
Ryder Systems Inc.................. 16,300 361,045
------------
5,369,218
------------
UTILITIES--7.7%
Electric Utilities--4.3%
Allegheny Energy Inc............... 23,000 833,060
Ameren Corp........................ 20,000 846,000
American Electric Power Co., Inc... 34,960 1,521,809
Cinergy Corp....................... 35,400 1,183,422
CMS Energy Corp.................... 26,200 629,586
Consolidated Edison Inc............ 23,200 936,352
Entergy Corp....................... 6,000 234,660
PG&E Corp.......................... 40,700 783,068
Potomac Electric Power Co.......... 33,500 756,095
Wisconsin Energy Corp.............. 24,000 541,440
Xcel Energy Incorporated*.......... 40,455 1,122,221
------------
9,387,713
------------
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-99
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Value Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2001
Shares Value
--------- ------------
COMMON STOCK (Continued)
UTILITIES (Continued)
Gas & Pipeline Utilities--0.4%
FirstEnergy Corp..................................................... 15,300 $ 535,194
Western Resources Inc................................................ 26,100 448,920
------------
984,114
------------
Telephone--3.0%
Bellsouth Corp....................................................... 34,300 1,308,545
SBC Communications Inc............................................... 57,400 2,248,358
Verizon Communications............................................... 63,532 3,015,229
------------
6,572,132
------------
16,943,959
------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCK (cost $157,322,075)............................... 163,106,763
------------
INVESTMENT FUNDS--23.7%
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Russell 1000 Value Index Securities Lending Fund** (cost $52,204,139) 1,849,879 52,543,965
------------
TOTAL EQUITY INVESTMENT SECURITIES (cost $209,526,214)............... 215,650,728
------------
Units
---------
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS--3.4%
State Street Bank Yield Enhanced Short Term Investment Fund**
(cost $7,447,500).................................................. 7,447,500 7,447,500
------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.8% (cost $216,973,714)........................ 223,098,228
Liabilities in excess of other assets--(0.8)%........................ (1,700,585)
------------
NET ASSETS--100.0%................................................... $221,397,643
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* Non-income producing security.
** Collective investment fund advised by State Street Global Advisors, a
division of State Street Bank and Trust Company.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-100
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Conservative Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
------------
ASSETS
State Street Bank collective investment funds, at value:
Stable Asset Return Fund (cost of $ 9,402,727 and units of 9,402,727)....... $ 9,402,727
Intermediate Bond Fund (cost of $ 9,694,804 and units of 704,168)........... 10,969,848
Value Equity Fund (cost of $ 2,057,031 and units of 82,460)................. 2,193,970
Growth Equity Fund (cost of $1,359,230 and units of 48,184)................. 2,193,970
Index Equity Fund (cost of $ 4,826,259 and units of 164,760)................ 4,387,939
International Equity Fund (cost of $ 2,790,291 and units of 128,774)........ 2,193,970
Receivable for investments sold................................................ 108,572
Receivable for fund units sold................................................. 30,108
-----------
Total assets............................................................ 31,481,104
-----------
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased.............................................. 138,680
-----------
Total liabilities....................................................... 138,680
-----------
Net assets (equivalent to $16.44 per unit based on 1,906,106 units outstanding) $31,342,424
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-101
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Conservative Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
------------
Investment income.......................................... $ --
---------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments
Net realized loss on investments........................ (216,686)
Change in net unrealized appreciation................... 183,363
---------
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments..... (33,323)
---------
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations....... $ (33,323)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-102
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Conservative Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
------------------------
2000 2001
----------- -----------
From operations
Net investment income................................................... $ -- --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments................................. 1,419,483 (216,686)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments.................... (740,248) 183,363
----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations..... 679,235 (33,323)
----------- -----------
From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from sales of units............................................ 8,705,954 8,547,324
Cost of units redeemed.................................................. (4,947,141) (7,429,283)
----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions...................................................... 3,758,813 1,118,041
----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets.............................................. 4,438,048 1,084,718
Net assets beginning of year............................................ 25,819,658 30,257,706
----------- -----------
Net assets end of year.................................................. $30,257,706 $31,342,424
=========== ===========
Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year............................................. 1,608,068 1,839,139
Sold.................................................................... 535,233 525,535
Redeemed................................................................ (304,162) (458,568)
----------- -----------
Outstanding--end of year................................................... 1,839,139 1,906,106
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-103
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Conservative Structured Portfolio Service
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31
---------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Investment income*................................ $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Expenses*+........................................ (.01) (.01) -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net investment income (loss)...................... (.01) (.01) -- -- --
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments... 1.52 1.73 1.37 .39 (.01)
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net increase in unit value........................ 1.51 1.72 1.37 .39 (.01)
Net asset value at beginning of period............ 11.46 12.97 14.69 16.06 16.45
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Net asset value at end of period.................. $ 12.97 $ 14.69 $ 16.06 $ 16.45 $ 16.44
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Ratio of expenses to average net assets+.......... .09% .08% -- -- --
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (.09)% (.08)% -- -- --
Portfolio turnover**.............................. 33% 57% 46% 30% 38 %
Total return...................................... 13.18% 13.26% 9.33% 2.43% (0.06)%
Net assets at end of period (in thousands)........ $17,228 $22,731 $25,820 $30,258 $31,342
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
** Reflects purchases and sales of units of the funds in which the Portfolio
invests rather than turnover of such underlying funds.
+ The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly to the
Portfolio, and does not include expenses charged to the fund in which the
Portfolio invests.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Moderate Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
State Street Bank collective investment funds, at value:
Stable Asset Return Fund (cost of $ 11,085,548 and units of 11,085,548)..... $ 11,085,548
Intermediate Bond Fund (cost of $ 28,873,795 and units of 2,134,785)........ 33,256,644
Value Equity Fund (cost of $ 11,294,528 and units of 458,311)............... 12,194,103
Growth Equity Fund (cost of $5,224,808 and units of 267,808)................ 12,194,103
Index Equity Fund (cost of $ 27,356,372 and units of 957,361)............... 25,496,760
International Equity Fund (cost of $ 21,372,662 and units of 975,990)....... 16,628,322
Receivable for investments sold................................................ 804,781
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Total assets.............................................................. 111,660,261
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LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased.............................................. 488,105
Payable for units sold......................................................... 316,676
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Total liabilities......................................................... 804,781
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Net assets (equivalent to $17.27 per unit based on 6,417,587 units outstanding) $110,855,480
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Moderate Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Operations
For the year
ended
December 31,
2001
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Investment income.......................................... $ --
-----------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized (loss) on investments...................... (4,746,561)
Change in net unrealized appreciation................... (2,041,599)
-----------
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments..... (6,788,160)
-----------
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations....... $(6,788,160)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Moderate Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
--------------------------
2000 2001
------------ ------------
From operations
Net investment income................................................... $ -- --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments................................. 9,193,982 (4,746,561)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments.................... (11,955,989) (2,041,599)
------------ ------------
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations.............. (2,762,007) (6,788,160)
------------ ------------
From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from sales of units............................................ 27,855,875 12,954,383
Cost of units redeemed.................................................. (17,049,846) (15,698,058)
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unitholder
transactions...................................................... 10,806,029 (2,743,675)
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets................................... 8,044,022 (9,531,835)
Net assets at beginning of year......................................... 112,343,293 120,387,315
------------ ------------
Net assets at end of year............................................... $120,387,315 $110,855,480
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Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year.......................................... 5,999,864 6,575,412
Sold................................................................ 1,484,217 753,887
Redeemed............................................................ (908,669) (911,712)
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Outstanding--end of year................................................ 6,575,412 6,417,587
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-107
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Moderate Structured Portfolio Service
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
-------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Investment income*........................ $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- --
Expenses*+................................ (.01) (.01) -- -- --
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income (loss).............. (.01) (.01) -- -- --
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments........................... 2.01 2.43 2.37 (.41) (1.04)
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in unit value..... 2.00 2.42 2.37 (.41) (1.04)
Net asset value at beginning of period.... 11.93 13.93 16.35 18.72 18.31
------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net asset value at end of period.......... $ 13.93 $ 16.35 $ 18.72 $ 18.31 $ 17.27
======= ======= ======== ======== ========
Ratio of expenses to average net assets... .09 % .08 % -- -- --
Ratio of net investment loss to average
net assets............................... (.09)% (.08)% -- -- --
Portfolio turnover**...................... 18 % 31 % 24% 29 % 28 %
Total return.............................. 16.76 % 17.37 % 14.50% (2.19)% (5.68)%
Net assets at end of period (in thousands) $66,095 $84,346 $112,343 $120,387 $110,855
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
** Reflects purchases and sales of units of the funds in which the Portfolio
invests rather than turnover of such underlying funds.
+ The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly to the
Portfolio, and does not include expenses charged to the fund in which the
Portfolio invests.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2001
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ASSETS
State Street Bank collective investment funds, at value:
Intermediate Bond Fund (cost of $13,066,950 and units of 954,601)........... $14,871,203
Value Equity Fund (cost of $13,856,212 and units of 558,929)................ 14,871,203
Growth Equity Fund (cost of $4,701,706 and units of 326,603)................ 14,871,203
Index Equity Fund (cost of $30,741,892 and units of 1,116,778).............. 29,742,406
International Equity Fund (cost of $25,540,620 and units of 1,163,810)...... 19,828,270
Aggressive Equity Fund (cost of $5,971,332 and units of 83,031)............. 4,957,068
Receivable for investments sold................................................ 415,881
Receivable for fund units sold................................................. 143,079
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Total assets............................................................ 99,700,313
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LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased.............................................. 558,960
-----------
Total liabilities....................................................... 558,960
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Net assets (equivalent to $18.08 per unit based on 5,484,656 units outstanding) $99,141,353
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Operations
For the
year ended
December 31,
2001
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Investment income............................................ $ --
------------
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Net realized (loss) on investments........................ (8,940,684)
Change in net unrealized appreciation..................... (3,114,697)
------------
Net realized and unrealized (loss) on investments..... (12,055,381)
------------
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations....... $(12,055,381)
============
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-110
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Aggressive Structured Portfolio Service
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended
December 31,
--------------------------
2000 2001
------------ ------------
From operations
Net investment loss.................................. $ -- $ --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments.............. 8,399,196 (8,940,684)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments. (16,142,907) (3,114,697)
------------ ------------
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations...................................... (7,743,711) (12,055,381)
------------ ------------
From unitholder transactions
Proceeds from sales of units......................... 26,144,151 12,595,685
Cost of units redeemed............................... (10,165,548) (6,177,309)
------------ ------------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
unitholder transactions......................... 15,978,603 6,418,376
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets............ 8,234,892 (5,637,005)
Net assets at beginning of year......................... 96,543,466 104,778,358
------------ ------------
Net assets at end of year............................... $104,778,358 $ 99,141,353
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Number of units
Outstanding--beginning of year....................... 4,412,326 5,142,118
Sold............................................. 1,198,539 677,750
Redeemed......................................... (468,747) (335,212)
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Outstanding--end of year............................. 5,142,118 5,484,656
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-111
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Aggressive Structured Portfolio Service
Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding throughout the period)
For the year ended December 31,
------------------------------------------------
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
------- ------- ------- -------- -------
Investment income*.............. $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Expenses*+...................... (.01) (.01) -- -- --
------- ------- ------- -------- -------
Net investment loss............. (.01) (.01) -- -- --
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments......... 2.51 3.02 3.96 (1.50) (2.30)
------- ------- ------- -------- -------
Net increase (decrease) in unit
value......................... 2.50 3.01 3.96 (1.50) (2.30)
Net asset value at beginning of
period........................ 12.41 14.91 17.92 21.88 20.38
------- ------- ------- -------- -------
Net asset value at end of period $ 14.91 $ 17.92 $ 21.88 $ 20.38 $ 18.08
======= ======= ======= ======== =======
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets........................ .09 % .08 % -- -- --
Ratio of net investment loss to
average net assets............ (.09)% (.08)% -- -- --
Portfolio turnover**............ 18 % 26 % 22 % 25 % 20 %
Total return.................... 20.15 % 20.19 % 22.09 % (6.86)% (11.29)%
Net assets at end of period (in
thousands).................... $51,868 $66,845 $96,543 $104,778 $99,141
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* Calculations prepared using the average number of units outstanding during
the period.
** Reflects purchases and sales of units of the funds in which the Portfolio
invests rather than turnover of such underlying funds.
+ The calculation includes only those expenses charged directly to the
Portfolio, and does not include expenses charged to the fund in which
the Portfolio invests.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-112
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Description of the Trust
American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust (the "Trust")
was organized on August 8, 1991 under the American Bar Association
Members/State Street Collective Declaration of Trust as amended and restated on
December 5, 1991 and as amended thereafter. State Street Bank and Trust Company
("State Street Bank") acts as trustee for the Trust. The Trust is maintained
exclusively for the collective investment monies administered on behalf of
participants in the American Bar Association Members Retirement Program. Eight
separate collective investment Funds (the "Funds") and the Structured Portfolio
Service (the "Portfolios") are established under the Trust. The Structured
Portfolio Service offers three approaches to diversifying investments by
selecting various allocations among the Funds. The Funds and Portfolios are
investment options under the American Bar Association Members Retirement
Program (the "Program") which is sponsored by the American Bar Retirement
Association ("ABRA"). The objectives and principal strategies of the Funds and
Portfolios are as follows:
Aggressive Equity Fund--long term growth of capital through investment in
common stocks of small to medium sized companies believed to have strong
appreciation potential.
Balanced Fund--current income and long-term capital appreciation through
investment in common stocks, other equity-type securities and debt
securities.
Growth Equity Fund--long term growth of capital and some dividend income
through investment in common stocks and equity-type securities of large,
well established companies.
Index Equity Fund--replication of the total return of the Russell 3000
Index. Currently invests in the State Street Bank and Trust Company Russell
3000 Index Securities Lending Fund (the "Russell Fund"), a separate State
Street Bank collective investment fund. The Russell Fund invests in
securities contained in the Russell 3000 Index. This underlying fund's
financial statements are available upon request from State Street Bank.
Intermediate Bond Fund--total return from current income and capital
appreciation through investment in debt securities. Currently invests in the
PIMCO Total Return Fund (the "Total Return Fund"), a registered investment
company. The Total Return Fund invests primarily in intermediate-term
investment grade bonds. This underlying fund's financial statements are
available upon request from State Street Bank.
International Equity Fund--long term growth of capital through investment
in common stocks and other equity securities of established non-U.S.
companies. Currently invests in international equities and the T. Rowe Price
International Stock Fund, a registered investment company, which invests
worldwide primarily in well-established, non-U.S. companies. This underlying
fund's financial statements are available upon request from State Street
Bank.
Stable Asset Return Fund ("SARF")--current income consistent with
preserving principal and maintaining liquidity through investment in high
quality money market instruments and investment contracts of insurance
companies, banks and financial institutions. Currently invests in the State
Street Bank ABA Members/Pooled Stable Asset Fund Trust ("SAFT"), a separate
State Street Bank collective investment fund. SAFT invests in investment
contracts of insurance companies, banks and financial institutions and in
the State Street Bank Yield Enhanced Short Term Investment Fund, a separate
State Street Bank collective investment fund.
Value Equity Fund--long term growth of capital and dividend income
through investment in common stocks, primarily of large capitalization
companies believed to be undervalued. Currently invests in common stocks and
the State Street Bank and Trust Company Russell 1000 Value Index Securities
Lending Fund, (the "Value Fund") a separate State Street Bank collective
investment fund. A portion of the Value Fund invests in securities contained
in the Russell 1000 Value Index. This underlying fund's financial statements
are available upon request from State Street Bank.
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Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
Structured Portfolio Service
Conservative--higher current investment income and some capital appreciation.
Moderate--high current investment income and greater capital appreciation.
Aggressive--long term growth of capital and lower current investment income.
Each Structured Portfolio Service achieves its objective through a
pre-determined investment allocation in the Funds. See the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities of each portfolio for Fund allocation at December 31, 2001.
The Trust may offer and sell an unlimited number of units representing
interests in separate Funds and Portfolios of the Trust, each unit to be
offered and sold at the per unit net asset value of the corresponding Fund or
Portfolio.
State Street Bank has assumed responsibility for administering and providing
investment options for the Program. State Street Bank is a trust company
established under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation, a Massachusetts
corporation and a holding company registered under the Federal Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended.
State Street Bank is responsible for certain recordkeeping and
administrative services required by the Program. In addition, State Street Bank
is the primary custodian, provides account and investment information to
employers and participants, receives all plan contributions, effects investment
and transfer transactions and distributes all benefits provided by the plans to
the participants or, in the case of some individually designed plans, to the
trustees of such plans.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The
policies are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States and provisions of the Trust agreement:
A. Security Valuation
Stable Asset Return Fund: It is the Trust's policy to attempt to maintain a
constant price of $1.00 per unit for SARF. SARF invests in a State Street Bank
collective investment fund (SAFT) whose investments include insurance company,
bank and financial institution investment contracts and short-term investments.
Consistent with this objective, the short-term portfolio instruments of the
collective investment fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which
approximates fair value. Amortized cost involves valuing an instrument
initially at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to
maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating
interest rates on the market value of the instrument. As the contracts are
benefit-responsive and the Fund's investors are participants in qualified
benefit plans, the insurance company, bank and financial institution investment
contracts are maintained at contract value (cost plus accrued interest) which
approximates fair value. The values of investments in collective investment
funds are based on the net asset value of the respective collective investment
fund.
Other Funds: Stocks listed on national securities exchanges and certain
over-the-counter issues traded on the Nasdaq National Market (NASDAQ) are
valued at the last sale price, or, if no sale, at the latest available bid
price. Other unlisted stocks reported on the NASDAQ system are valued at quoted
bid prices.
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Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
Foreign securities not traded directly or in American Depositary Receipt
(ADR) form in the United States are valued in the local currency at the last
sale price on the respective exchange and are converted into the U.S. dollar
equivalent at current exchange rates.
United States Treasury securities and other obligations issued or guaranteed
by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities are valued
at representative quoted prices.
Fixed income investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by
a pricing service approved by the Trustee, which determines valuations using
methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various
relationships between securities which are generally recognized by
institutional traders, or at fair value as determined in good faith by the
Trustee. If not valued by a pricing service, such securities are valued at
prices obtained from independent brokers. Convertible bonds and unlisted
convertible preferred stocks are valued at bid prices obtained from one or more
major dealers in such securities. Where there is a discrepancy between dealers,
values may be adjusted based on recent discount spreads to the underlying
common stock.
Investments with prices that cannot be readily obtained, if any, are carried
at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures
established by and under the supervision of the Trustee.
The values of investments in collective investment funds and registered
investment companies are based on the net asset value of the respective
collective investment fund or registered investment company.
Futures contracts are valued at the last settlement price at the end of each
day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded.
The accounting records of the Funds and Portfolios are maintained in U.S.
dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in
a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of
exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses
are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
B. Security Transactions and Related Investment Income
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to
buy or sell is executed). Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is
increased by accretion of discount and reduced by amortization of premium.
Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of
securities delivered.
A Fund's portfolio of investments may include securities purchased on a when
issued basis, which may be settled in the month after the issue date. Interest
income is not accrued until the settlement date.
Certain collective investment funds and registered investment companies in
which the Fund invests may retain investment income and net realized gains.
Accordingly, realized and unrealized gains and losses reported by the Fund may
include a component attributable to investment income of the underlying funds.
C. Foreign Currency Transactions
Reported net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from disposition of foreign currencies, currency
gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities
transactions, and the difference between the amount of net investment
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Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The effects of
changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not
segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market
prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and
unrealized gain or loss on investments in securities.
Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the
value of other assets and liabilities as a result of changes in foreign
exchange rates are included as increases and decreases in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.
D. Income Taxes
State Street Bank, on behalf of the Trust, has received a favorable
determination letter dated March 9, 1992, from the Internal Revenue Service,
which concluded that the Trust is a trust arrangement described in Rev. Rule.
81-100, 1981, C.B. 326 and exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for Federal
income taxes is required.
E. Distributions to Participants
Stable Asset Return Fund: As of the close of business on each daily
valuation date, all net investment income is allocated among the unitholders in
proportion to the number of units held by each unitholder in the fund and is
reinvested on behalf of each such unitholder in new units.
All Other Funds: Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Funds and
Portfolios are not required to distribute their net investment income or gains
from the sale of portfolio investments.
F. Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation
The units offered represent interests in the Funds and Portfolios
established under the Trust. The Trust may offer and sell an unlimited number
of registered units, each unit to be offered and sold daily at the respective
Fund's and Portfolio's net asset value.
G. TBA Commitments and Roll Transactions
The Balanced Fund may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to
purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary
settlement time. Although the unit price for a TBA has been established, the
principal value has not been finalized. However, the amount of the TBA
commitment will not fluctuate more than 1.0% from the principal amount. The
Balanced Fund holds, and maintains until the settlement date, cash or liquid
securities in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. TBA commitments
may be considered securities in themselves and involve a risk of loss if the
value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date,
and such risk is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the
Balanced Fund's other assets. Risks may also arise upon entering into these
contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of
their contracts. During the period prior to settlement, the Fund will not be
entitled to accrue interest and/or receive principal payments. Unsettled TBA
commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying
securities, generally according to the procedures under "Security Valuation"
above. The Balanced Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if the
Balanced Fund's advisor deems it appropriate to do so. Upon settlement date,
the Balanced Fund may take delivery of the securities or defer (roll) the
delivery to the next month.
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Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
H. Futures Contracts
The index portion of the Growth Equity Fund may use, on a limited basis,
futures contracts to manage exposure to the equity market and as a substitute
for comparable market positions in the securities held by the Fund (with
respect to the portion of its portfolio that is held in cash items). Buying
futures tends to increase a fund's exposure to the underlying instrument.
Selling futures tends to decrease a fund's exposure to the underlying
instrument, or hedge other investments. Futures contracts involve, to varying
degrees, credit and market risks.
The Fund enters into futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade
where the exchange or board of trade acts as the counterparty to the
transaction. Thus, credit risk on such transactions is limited to the failure
of the exchange or board of trade. Losses in value may arise from changes in
the value of the underlying instruments or if there is an illiquid secondary
market for the contracts. In addition, there is the risk that there may not be
an exact correlation between a futures contract and the underlying index.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit
either in cash or securities an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain
percentage of the nominal value of the contract. Subsequent payments are made
or received by the Fund periodically, depending on the daily fluctuation in the
value of the underlying securities, and are recorded as unrealized gains or
losses by the Fund. A gain or loss is realized when the contract is closed or
expires.
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at December 31,
2001 is as follows:
Number of Expiration Futures Notional Net Unrealized
Contracts Date Contracts Cost Position Appreciation
--------- ---------- --------------------- ---------- -------- --------------
11 March 2002 S&P 500 Index Futures $3,141,741 Long $18,559
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At December 31, 2001, the Growth Equity Fund had assigned a U.S. Treasury
Bill, with principal of $500,000, to cover initial margin requirements on any
open futures contracts.
I. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
3. Investment Advisory, Investment Management and Related Party Transactions
State Street Bank has retained the services of Capital Guardian Trust
Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.,
Dresdner RCM Global Investors LLC, the institutional investment management area
of Dresdner Bank Group, Sit Investment Associates, Inc., Morgan Stanley
Investment Management, Inc. (successor to Miller Anderson and Sherrerd),
Lincoln Capital Management Company, Alliance Capital Management L.P.'s
Bernstein Investment Research and Management Unit, and Bankers Trust Company, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, to advise it with respect to its
investment responsibility and has allocated the assets of certain of the Funds
among the investment advisors. Each investment advisor recommends to State
Street Bank investments and reinvestments of the assets allocated to it in
accordance with the investment policies of the respective Fund as described
above. State Street Bank exercises discretion with respect to the selection and
retention of the investment advisors and may remove, upon consultation with
ABRA, an investment advisor at any time.
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Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
A fee is paid to each investment advisor for certain of the Funds based on
the value of the assets allocated to that investment advisor and the respective
breakpoints agreed to in the Advisor's contract. These fees are accrued on a
daily basis and paid monthly from the assets. Actual fees paid to each
investment advisor during the year are disclosed in the prospectus. Fee rate
ranges based on the respective breakpoints are as follows:
Investment Advisor Fee Rate Range
------------------ --------------
Capital Guardian Trust Company (Growth Equity,
Aggressive Equity and Balanced)........................ .225% to .50% *
Dresdner RCM Global Investors LLC (Growth Equity)....... .25% to .70%
Dresdner RCM Global Investors LLC (International Equity) .40% to .75%
Sit Investment Associates (Aggressive Equity)........... .60% to 1.00%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Balanced)......... .125% to .50%
Lincoln Capital Management Company (Growth Equity)...... .15% to .4675%
Alliance Capital Management L.P. (Value Equity)......... .15% to .50%
Bankers Trust Company (Growth Equity)................... .010% to .075%
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* Subject to a 5% fee reduction based on aggregate fees.
T. Rowe Price International Inc., manager of the T. Rowe Price International
Stock Fund, pays a .10% fee reimbursement based on investment value for
administrative services which is credited to the International Equity Fund. The
International Equity Fund received $48,658 relating to this fee for the year
ended December 31, 2001.
A separate program fee ("Program fee") is paid to each of State Street Bank
and ABRA. These fees are allocated to each Fund based on net asset value and
are accrued on a daily basis and paid monthly from the assets of the Funds. The
ABRA Program fee is based on the value of Program assets based on the following
annual rates:
Rate for ABRA
Year ended
December 31,
Value of Program Assets 2001
----------------------- -------------
First $500 million... .075%
Next $850 million.... .065
Next $1.15 billion... .035
Next $1.5 billion.... .025
Over $4.0 billion.... .015
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ABRA received Program fees of $1,568,289 for the year ended December 31,
2001.
A portion of the State Street Bank Program fee is reimbursed or reduced each
year based on the amount of retirement plan assets held by State Street Bank on
behalf of law firm and law-related clients identified by State Street Bank and
ABRA that do not participate in the Program. The amount of the reimbursement is
equal to .02% of the first $50 million of assets in such plans during the
preceding year and .01% of any assets in excess of $50 million. The reduction
for the year ended December 31, 2001 totaled $64,429 and is allocated to each
Fund based on net asset value.
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Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
The State Street Program fee is calculated monthly as one-twelfth of the sum
of (a) $750,000 plus (b) $191 multiplied by the number of participants in the
Program, as further defined in the agreement. Effective July 1, 2001 the
program expense fee is calculated as follows: the monthly fee is equal to
one-twelfth of the sum of (i) $750,000 plus (ii) $201 multiplied by the number
of participants in the Program other than active participants without account
balances as of the last business day of the immediately preceding month, plus
(iii) $201 multiplied by the excess, if any, of the number of active
participants of the Program without account balances over the number of such
participants as of December 31, 1998. This fee is accrued daily and is paid
monthly. The $201 amount in the above calculation includes $10 per Participant
for the participant advisor service. See "Contributions and Investment
Selection--Participant Advisor Service."
A fee is paid to State Street Bank for its trustee, management and
administration of the assets in the Funds. This fee is accrued on a daily basis
and paid monthly from the assets of the Funds at the following annual rates:
Value of Assets in all Funds Rate
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First $1.0 billion..... .15%
Next $1.8 billion...... .058
Over $2.8 billion...... .025
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State Street Bank received trustee, management and administration fees which
aggregated $2,703,538 for the year ended December 31, 2001. These fees are
allocated to each Fund based on net asset value.
The Portfolios are not charged a separate annual fee.
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities
excluding U.S. Government and short-term investments were as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2001
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Purchases Sales
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Aggressive Equity Fund................... $ 165,036,776 $ 186,964,954
Balanced Fund............................ 1,059,690,981 1,047,679,356
Growth Equity Fund....................... 484,453,427 557,463,304
Stable Asset Return Fund................. -- --
Index Equity Fund........................ 29,509,395 17,303,774
Value Equity Fund........................ 100,872,401 67,353,174
International Equity Fund................ 203,940,176 193,917,072
Intermediate Bond Fund................... 62,280,190 30,678,844
Conservative Structured Portfolio Service 12,966,935 11,848,894
Moderate Structured Portfolio Service.... 31,508,737 34,252,412
Aggressive Structured Portfolio Service.. 25,853,341 19,434,964
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The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of U.S. Government
securities were as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2001
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Purchases Sales
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Growth Equity $ 1,875,943 $ 1,710,000
Balanced Fund 23,904,046 11,983,533
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American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust
Notes to Financial Statements--(Continued)
5. Geographic and Industry Concentration
American Depositary Receipts ("ADR's") represent ownership of foreign
securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. Certain Funds maintain
investments in ADRs, which involve special risks. These securities may be
subject to foreign government taxes that reduce their attractiveness. Other
risks of investing in such securities include political or economic instability
in the country involved, the difficulty of predicting international trade
patterns and the possibility of the imposition of exchange controls. Foreign
issuers generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial
reporting standards comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. There
is generally less regulation of stock exchanges, brokers, banks and companies
abroad than in the United States. With respect to certain foreign countries,
there is a possibility of expropriation or diplomatic developments, which could
adversely affect investment in these countries. ADRs do not lessen the risk of
investing in foreign issuers; however, by investing in ADRs rather than
directly in foreign issuers' stock, the Funds will avoid currency risks during
the settlement period for purchases or sales. In addition, the domestic market
for ADRs may be more liquid than the foreign market for the underlying
securities.
A significant portion of the Aggressive Equity Fund's investments are in
securities of small to medium-sized companies, which typically have greater
market and financial risk than larger, more diversified companies. These
companies are often dependent on one or two products in rapidly changing
industries and may be more vulnerable to competition from larger companies with
greater resources and to economic conditions that affect their market sector.
SARF invests in a collective investment fund that maintains investments in
contracts issued by insurance companies. The issuing institution's ability to
meet its contractual obligations under the respective contracts may be affected
by future economic and regulatory developments in the insurance industry.
6. Revised AICPA Audit Guide
As required, effective January 1, 2001, the Balanced Fund has adopted the
provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and
began amortizing discount or premium on debt securities. Prior to January 1,
2001, the Fund did not amortize premiums on all debt securities. The cumulative
effect of this accounting change had no impact on total net assets of the Fund,
but resulted in a $72,637 reduction in cost of securities and a corresponding
$72,637 increase in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), based on
securities held by the Fund on January 1, 2001.
The effect of this change for the year ended December 31, 2001 was to
decrease net investment income by $1,103,809, increase net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) by $72,637 and increase net realized gains (losses)
by $1,031,172.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Document
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3.1 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Declaration of Trust
by State Street Bank and Trust Company, amended and restated December 5, 1991,
included as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-50080
and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3.2 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Amendment to
Declaration of Trust by State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated July 31, 1995,
included as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-92120
and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3.3 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Fifth Amended Fund
Declaration for the Stable Asset Return Fund, included as Exhibit 3.3 to Registrant's Form
S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
3.4 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Third Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Intermediate Bond Fund, included as Exhibit 3.4 to
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3.5 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Fourth Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Balanced Fund, included as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrant's
Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427 and incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
3.6 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Third Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Value Equity Fund, included as Exhibit 3.6 to
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No.333-69427 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3.7 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Fifth Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Growth Equity Fund included as Exhibit 3.7 to
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-57252 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3.8 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Fourth Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Index Equity Fund, included as Exhibit 3.8 to
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3.9 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Fifth Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Aggressive Equity Fund, included as Exhibit 3.9 to the
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3.10 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Fourth Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the International Equity Fund, included as Exhibit 3.10
to the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-57252 and incorporated
herein by reference thereto.
3.11 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, First Amended and
Restated Fund Declaration for the Structured Portfolio Service, included as Exhibit 3.11
to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427 and incorporated herein
by reference thereto.
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Exhibit No. Description of Document
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4.1 American Bar Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, Declaration of Trust
and Fund Declaration for each Fund and the Structured Portfolio Service, included in
Exhibits No. 3.1 through 3.11 above.
10.1 Trust Agreement of the American Bar Association Members Retirement Trust, amended
and restated as of January 1, 1992, by and between the American Bar Retirement
Association and State Street Bank and Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.1 to
Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and incorporated herein
by reference thereto.
10.2 Trust Agreement of the American Bar Association Members Pooled Trust for
Retirement Plans, amended and restated as of January 1, 1992, by and between the
American Bar Retirement Association and State Street Bank and Trust Company,
included as Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1991 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.3 Amendment to the American Bar Association Members Retirement Trust, dated July 31,
1995 by and between the American Bar Retirement Association and State Street Bank
and Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement No. 33-92120 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.4 Amendment to the American Bar Association Members Pooled Trust for Retirement
Plans, dated July 31, 1995 by and between the American Bar Retirement Association and
State Street Bank and Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Form S-1
Registration Statement No. 33-92120 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.5* American Bar Association Members Retirement Plan--Basic Plan Document No. 01 as
amended and related adoption agreements.
10.6* American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan--Basic Plan Document
No. 02 and related adoption agreements.
10.7.1 Administrative and Investment Services Agreement effective January 1, 1999, between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and the American Bar Retirement Association,
included as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-69427
and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.7.2 Amendment No.1 to the Administrative and Investment Services Agreement between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and the American Bar Retirement Association,
included as Exhibit 10.7.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.7.3 Amendment No. 2 to the Administrative and Investment Services Agreement between
State Street Bank and Trust Company and the American Bar Retirement Association,
included as Exhibit 10.7.3 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
333-84814 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.8 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of January 1, 1992 by and between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Capital Guardian Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.6
to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.9 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of January 1, 1992 by and between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Dresdner RCM Global Investors LLC, included as Exhibit
10.8 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991
and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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Exhibit No. Description of Document
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10.10 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of January 1, 1992 by and between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Capital Guardian Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.9 to
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.11 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of January 1, 1992 by and between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Sit Investment Associates, Inc., included as Exhibit 10.10
to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.12 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of October 1, 1992 by and between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management (as successor to
Miller Anderson & Sherrerd), included as Exhibit 10.13 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement No. 33-50080 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.13 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of June 30, 1997 by and between State Street Bank
and Trust Company and Capital Guardian Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.1 to
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
10.14 Investment Advisor Agreement dated July 31, 1995 by and between State Street Bank and
Trust Company and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., included as Exhibit 10.17 to
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-92120 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
10.15 -Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of May 31, 2000 by and between State Street Bank
and Trust Company and Dresdner RCM Global Investors LLC, included as Exhibit 10.16 to
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-57252 and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
10.16 Investment Advisor Agreement effective as of June 13, 1997 by and between State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Bankers Trust Company, included as Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997 and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
24.1* Power of Attorney.
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Exhibit 10.5
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS RETIREMENT PLAN
This is Basic Plan Document No. 01
Copyright(C)2002 by American Bar Retirement Association. All rights reserved.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE.........................................................1
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS.....................................................1
ARTICLE 3 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPLOYER PLAN AND PARTICIPATION
BY ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES..........................................12
Section 3.1 . Establishment of the Plan by the Employer............12
Section 3.2 . Participation By Eligible Employees In General.......12
ARTICLE 4 CONTRIBUTIONS..................................................12
Section 4.1 . Employer Contributions...............................13
Section 4.2 . 401(k) Arrangement...................................13
Section 4.3 . Post-Tax Employee Contributions......................21
Section 4.4 . Rollover Contributions by Employees..................21
Section 4.5 . Limitation on Contributions of an Employer...........21
ARTICLE 5 PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT ELECTIONS..................22
Section 5.1 . Participant Accounts and Investment Elections........22
Section 5.2 . Allocation of Employer Contributions.................23
Section 5.3 . Allocation of Matching Contributions.................26
Section 5.4 . Limitations on Allocations...........................26
Section 5.5 . Excess Amounts.......................................28
Section 5.6 . Definitions..........................................28
ARTICLE 6 DISTRIBUTIONS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE......................29
Section 6.1 . Distributions Upon Termination of Service............29
Section 6.2 . Time and Form of Distribution upon Termination
of Service...........................................31
Section 6.3 . Applicability of Annuity Rules to Employer Plan......33
Section 6.4 . Designation of Beneficiary...........................35
Section 6.5 . Distributions to Minor and Disabled Distributees.....36
Section 6.6 . Direct Rollover Option...............................36
ARTICLE 7 LOANS AND IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS...............................37
Section 7.1 . Loans................................................37
Section 7.2 . Hardship Withdrawals.................................39
Section 7.3 . Other Withdrawals....................................41
ARTICLE 8 SPECIAL PARTICIPATION AND DISTRIBUTION RULES...................42
Section 8.1 . Change of Employment Status..........................42
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Section 8.2 . Reemployment of an Eligible Employee Whose
Employment Terminated Prior to
Becoming a Participant...............................42
Section 8.3 . Reemployment of a Terminated Participant.............42
Section 8.4 . Employment by Related Entities.......................43
Section 8.5 . Leased Employees.....................................43
Section 8.6 . Reemployment of Veterans.............................43
ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATION.................................................44
Section 9.1 . Administration.......................................44
Section 9.2 . Claims Procedure.....................................45
Section 9.3 . Notices to Participants, Etc.........................45
Section 9.4 . Notices to Employer or Trustee.......................45
Section 9.5 . Evidence of Action by Employer --
Information to Be Supplied...........................46
Section 9.6 . Records............................................. 46
ARTICLE 10 CONTINUANCE BY A SUCCESSOR.....................................46
ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS..................................................46
Section 11.1 . Paired Plans.........................................46
Section 11.2 . Contribution Limit on Owner-Employees................47
Section 11.3 . Non-Assignability....................................47
Section 11.4 . Employment Non-Contractual...........................48
Section 11.5 . Limitation of Rights.................................48
Section 11.6 . Merger or Consolidation with Another Plan............48
Section 11.7 . Employer to File Reports and Furnish Plan
Information..........................................48
Section 11.8 . Loss of Qualified Status.............................49
Section 11.9 . Gender and Plurals...................................49
Section 11.10 . Governing Law........................................49
Section 11.11 . Limitation of Participant Rights.....................49
Section 11.12 . Allocation of Responsibilities Among Fiduciaries.....49
Section 11.13 . Payment of Expenses..................................50
Section 11.14 . Electronic Media.....................................51
ARTICLE 12 TOP-HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS....................................51
Section 12.1 . Top-Heavy Status of Employer Plan....................51
ARTICLE 13 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION......................................54
Section 13.1 . In General...........................................54
Section 13.2 . Termination of Plan by Employer......................56
Section 13.3 . Distribution of Participant Accounts.................57
Section 13.4 . Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer..........................57
Section 13.5 . Transfer to New Plan by Employer.....................57
. Trust Fund to Be Applied Exclusively for
Participants and Their Beneficiaries.................58
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS RETIREMENT PLAN
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
This plan is a master plan sponsored by the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA") for adoption by Employers who desire to
establish or continue a tax-qualified retirement plan for themselves and their
eligible employees. It is intended to be and to remain qualified under section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and shall
be interpreted and administered in such manner as shall be necessary to maintain
such qualification. This plan is an amendment and restatement of the form of the
Plan that was the subject of a favorable opinion letter issued by the Internal
Revenue Service on December 16, 1996, provided, however, that:
(i) Section 8.6 of the Plan, to the extent such Section reflects
modifications required by the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, shall be effective with respect to
individuals reemployed on or after December 12, 1994;
(ii) Sections 4.2(d), 8.5, 6.1(b), 6.2(b)(3) and 11.2 of the Plan
and subsections (10) and (28) of Article 2, to the extent such Sections
and subsections reflect modifications required or permitted by the
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, shall be effective for Plan
Years beginning after December 31, 1996; and
(iii) Sections 4.2(f), 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 of the Plan and paragraph
(e) of subsection (10) of Article 2, to the extent such Sections and
paragraph reflect other modifications required by the Small Business
Job Protection Act of 1996, shall be effective for Plan Years beginning
after December 31, 1999.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
As used herein the following words and phrases shall have the
following respective meanings when capitalized:
(1) Accounts. The individual accounts of a Participant under
the Employer Plan, namely the Employer Account, the 401(k) Employer Account, the
401(k) Salary Deferral Account, the Matching Contribution Account, the Post-Tax
Employee Contribution Account and the Rollover Account, as applicable.
(2) American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension
Plan. A master plan sponsored by ABRA, designed to meet the requirements of the
Code and ERISA that apply to defined benefit plans that are qualified under
section 401(a) of the Code.
(3) Annuity Starting Date. The first day of the first period
for which a benefit under the Plan is payable as an annuity or, in the case of a
benefit under the Plan not payable in the form of an annuity, the first day on
which all events have occurred that entitle the Participant to distribution of
his or her Vested Portion.
(4) Beneficiary. The person or persons entitled under Section
6.4 to receive benefits under the Plan in the event of the death of a
Participant.
(5) Break in Service Year. An Employment Year during which the
Employee has not completed at least 501 Hours of Service. For purposes of
determining whether an Employee has incurred a Break in Service Year, the
Employee shall be credited with Hours of Service for any period during which the
Employee (i) is in Military Service, provided that the Employee returns to the
employ of an Employer within the period prescribed by laws relating to the
reemployment rights of persons in Military Service, (ii) is on an uncompensated
leave of absence duly granted by his or her Employer or (iii) is absent from
work for any period because of (A) the Employee's pregnancy, (B) birth of the
Employee's child, (C) placement of a child with the Employee in connection with
the Employee's adoption of such child or (D) caring for any such child for a
period beginning immediately following such birth or placement. The number of
hours to be so credited shall be determined under uniform rules applied by the
Employer in accordance with regulations, except that for purposes of clause
(iii) above, the Employee shall be credited with the number of Hours of Service
for which the Employee would receive credit but for such absence (or, if not
known, 8 hours for each business day of such absence), (I) in the case of an
Employee who would have incurred a Break in Service Year during the Employment
Year in which such period of absence commenced but for the application of clause
(iii) above, only for the Employment Year in which such period of absence
commenced, or (II) in the case of any other Employee, only for the Employment
Year immediately following the Employment Year in which such period of absence
commenced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Hours of Service shall be credited
under clause (iii) above unless the Employee timely furnishes to the Employer
such information as it may reasonably require to establish to the satisfaction
of the Employer the reason for such absence and its duration.
(6) Business Day. Any day on which the New York Stock Exchange
is open for trading and on which State Street's principal office is open for
business. Any notice to the Trustee received after 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
shall be deemed received on the next Business Day.
(7) Cash Refund Annuity. An annuity payable during the
lifetime of a Participant, with a single-sum payment at his or her death to his
or her Beneficiary equal to the excess, if any, of the amount applied to provide
the annuity over the sum of the annuity payments made during the Participant's
lifetime.
(8) Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(9) Collective Trust. The American Bar Association
Members/State Street Collective Trust, a group trust established by State Street
under a declaration of trust dated as of August 8, 1991, as amended and in
effect from time to time.
(10) Compensation. (a) In the case of an Employee, one of the
following definitions (as elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement):
(1) Information Required to be Reported under Code
Sections 6041, 6051 and 6052 ("wages, tips and other
compensation" box on Form W-2). Wages
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as defined in section 3401(a) of the Code and all other payments
of compensation to the Employee by the Employer (in the course of
the Employer's trade or business) during the Plan Year which is
required to reported pursuant to sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and
6052 of the Code. Such wages shall be determined without regard
to any provision of section 3401(a) of the Code that limits the
amount of remuneration included in wages based on the nature or
location of employment or the services performed (such as the
exception for agricultural labor contained in section 3401(a)(2)
of the Code) paid or made available to a Participant during the
Plan Year.
(2) Code Section 3401(a) Wages. Wages as defined in
section 3401(a) of the Code for purposes of income tax
withholding at the source, but determined without regard to any
provision thereof that limits the remuneration included in wages
based on the nature or location of the employment or the services
performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor contained
in section 3401(a)(2) of the Code) paid or made available to a
Participant during the Plan Year.
(3) 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. Wages, salaries and
fees for professional services and other amounts received
(without regard to whether paid in cash) or made available during
the Plan Year for personal services actually rendered in the
course of employment with the Employer to the extent that such
amounts are includible in gross income (including, but not
limited to, commissions paid to 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 Income Tax Regulations
Section 1.62-2(c)), and excluding:
(A) Employer contributions to a plan of deferred
compensation which are not includible in the Employee's
gross income for the taxable year in which contributed, or
Employer contributions under a "simplified employee
pension plan" under section 408(k) of the Code to the
extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee,
or any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation;
(B) Amounts realized from the exercise of a
nonqualified stock option, or when restricted stock (or
property) held by the Employee either becomes freely
transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk
of forfeiture;
(C) Amounts realized from the sale, exchange or
other disposition of stock acquired under an incentive
stock option; and
(D) Other amounts that received special tax
benefits, or contributions made by the Employer (whether
under a salary reduction agreement) towards the purchase
of an annuity contract described in
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section 403(b) of the Code (whether the contributions
are excludable from the gross income of the Employee).
(b) In the case of a Self-Employed Individual, the amount of
such individual's Earned Income from the Employer.
(c) Compensation shall include only compensation that is
actually paid or made available to the Participant during the Plan Year, which
shall be the determination period under section 414(s) for the purpose of
calculating each Participant's Compensation.
(d) A Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year during
which he or she first becomes a Participant shall include only amounts earned
since the Entry Date as of which he or she became a Participant.
(e) Notwithstanding the definition selected by the Employer as
described in paragraph (a) above, Compensation shall include any amount that
would have been paid or made available but for a salary reduction agreement
pursuant to section 125, 132(f), 401(k), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b),
408(p)(2)(A)(i), 408(k)(6) and 457 of the Code. If so elected by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement, solely for purposes of calculating or allocating
contributions and forfeitures, Compensation shall not include the following
(even if includible in gross income): (i) reimbursements or other expense
allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred
compensation and welfare benefits or (ii) bonuses, overtime pay or other forms
of compensation specified by the Employer in the agreement; provided that the
Minimum Contribution shall be calculated by reference to items described in
clause (ii) above regardless of the Employer's election.
(f) The annual Compensation of an Employee taken into account
under the Plan shall not exceed $170,000, as adjusted for increases in the cost
of living in accordance with section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code. If Compensation
for any prior Plan Year is taken into account in determining a Participant's
allocations for the current Plan Year, the Compensation for that prior Plan Year
is subject to applicable annual limit in effect for such Prior Plan Year.
(11) Defined Contribution Pension Plan. An Employer Plan under
which contributions are made pursuant to Section 4.1(b).
(12) Disability. A Participant's inability to perform the usual
duties of his or her employment with the Employer 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 12 months, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole
discretion. The duration and degree of such impairment shall be supported by
either (a) a written determination by the Social Security Administration or (b)
other suitable medical evidence acceptable to the Plan Administrator.
(13) Earned Income. Net earnings from self-employment (as
defined in section 1402(a) of the Code) in the trade or business with respect to
which the Employer Plan is established for which personal services of a
Self-Employed Individual are a material income-producing factor. With the
exception of any amount contributed by the Employer under a salary reduction
agreement and which is not includible in gross income under section 125,
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132(f), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B) or 403(b) of the Code, Earned Income shall be
determined without regard to any items not includible in gross income for
federal income tax purposes or to the deductions related to such items and shall
be reduced by any amount which constitutes an Employer contribution to any
qualified plan to the extent deductible under section 404 of the Code. Net
earnings from self-employment shall be determined after taking into account the
deduction allowed to the Employer by section 164(f) of the Code.
(14) Effective Date. The effective date of the Employer Plan as
set forth in the Adoption Agreement.
(15) Elective Contributions. Employer contributions to an
Employer Plan pursuant to a Participant's election under a cash or deferred
arrangement (whether or not such arrangement is a qualified cash or deferred
arrangement). No amount that has become currently available to an Employee or
that is designated or treated at the time of deferral or contribution as a
Post-Tax Employee Contribution shall be treated as an Elective Contribution.
(16) Elective Deferrals. For a taxable year of the Participant,
the sum of: (a) any Elective Contribution under a qualified cash or deferred
arrangement to the extent such contribution is not includible in gross income
for the taxable year pursuant to section 402(e)(3) of the Code; (b) any employer
contribution to a simplified employee pension (as defined in section 408(k) of
the Code) to the extent such contribution is not includible in gross income for
the taxable year pursuant to section 402(h)(1)(B) of the Code; (c) any employer
contribution to an annuity contract pursuant to section 403(b) of the Code under
a salary reduction agreement (within the meaning of section 3121(a)(5)(D) of the
Code) to the extent such contribution is not includible in gross income for the
taxable year pursuant to section 403(b) of the Code; (d) any employee
contribution designated as deductible under a trust described in section
501(c)(18) of the Code to the extent that such contribution is deductible for
the taxable year pursuant to section 501(c)(18) of the Code. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Elective Deferrals shall not include any amounts properly distributed
as an excess amount pursuant to Section 5.5.
(17) Eligible Employee. An Employee other than an individual
who is (a) a member of a unit the terms of whose employment are subject to a
collective bargaining agreement (if retirement benefits were the subject of good
faith bargaining and if no more than two percent of the employees subject to
such agreement are professionals as defined in section 1.410(b)-9 of the Income
Tax Regulations) unless such agreement provides for such employee to be eligible
to participate in the Employer Plan or (b) a nonresident alien within the
meaning of section 7701(b)(1)(B) of the Code who receives no earned income
within the meaning of section 911(d)(2) of the Code from his or her Employer
which constitutes income from sources within the United States within the
meaning of section 861(a)(3) of the Code, regardless of whether such individual
is at any time determined to be an Employee. The Employer may specify in a
nonstandardized Adoption Agreement that (i) individuals who perform services for
the Employer pursuant to an agreement (written or oral) that specifies such
services are performed by the individual as an independent contractor, or
identifies the individual as an employee of an unaffiliated organization or
otherwise contains an irrevocable waiver of Plan participation made upon
adoption of the Plan (or when the Employee is first becomes an Eligible
Employee, if later), (ii) attorneys who are not partners or shareholders of the
Employer, (i) employees of Related Employers, (iv) leased employees (as defined
in section 414(n)(2) of the Code) or (v) certain other specified categories of
employees shall not be Eligible Employees.
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(18) Employee. An individual whose relationship with an
Employer is, under common law, that of an employee, a Self-Employed Individual
or an individual who is deemed to be an employee as a result of the application
of Section 8.5.
(19) Employer. Any (a) sole practitioner, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company or association engaged in the practice of
law that employs or includes at least one individual who is a member or
associate of the American Bar Association or any organization of lawyers
represented in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, (b)
organization of lawyers represented in the House of Delegates of the American
Bar Association or (c) any organization that does not engage in the practice of
law but is closely associated with the legal profession, that receives the
approval of ABRA, and that has as an owner or a member of its governing board a
member or associate of the American Bar Association or any organization of
lawyers represented in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association or
the American Bar Association that properly delivers an executed Adoption
Agreement to the Trustee. The term "Employer" shall also include any successor
to an organization that has adopted the Plan if such successor has agreed, or is
required by operation of law, to continue the Employer Plan and Trust.
For purposes of the Plan, (a) a sole practitioner shall be deemed
to be his or her own Employer, and a partnership shall be deemed to be the
Employer of each Self-Employed Individual, (b) a partnership or limited
liability company that has elected to be classified as an association for
federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a corporation and its partners
or members, as the case may be, shall be treated as employees and (c) a limited
liability company that has elected to be classified as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes shall be treated as such and its members shall be treated as
Self-Employed Individuals.
(20) Employer Account. The account to which any Employer
contributions made on behalf of a Participant (other than Qualified Nonelective
Contributions or Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contributions), and any
earnings or losses thereon, are credited.
(21) Employer Plan. The Plan as adopted and maintained by an
Employer, with the provisions specified in the Employer's Adoption Agreement.
(22) Employment Year. The 12-consecutive month period beginning
on the day on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service upon
his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer and any anniversary of
that day (or, if elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, after such
initial Employment Year, the Plan Year beginning with or within the day on which
an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment
or reemployment and each Plan Year thereafter).
(23) Entry Date. The Effective Date and each other date
specified by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
(24) ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended. -----
(25) Fiduciary. The Board of Directors of ABRA, the Plan
Administrator, the Trustee and each Investment Manager.
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(26) 401(k) Employer Account. The account to which any
Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, Safe
Harbor Nonelective Employer Contributions or Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
made on behalf of a Participant, and any earnings or losses thereon, are
credited.
(27) 401(k) Salary Deferral Account. The account to which a
Participant's Elective Contributions, and any earning or losses thereon, are
credited.
(28) Highly Compensated Employee. For a Plan Year, any Employee
who (A) is a 5%-owner (as determined under section 416(i) of the Code) at any
time during the current Plan Year or the prior Plan Year or (B) was paid
compensation in excess of $80,000 (as adjusted for increases in the cost of
living in accordance with section 414(q)(1)(B)(ii) of the Code) from an Employer
for the prior Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if elected by the
Employer, in the Adoption Agreement, a Highly Compensated Employee is any
Employee described in clause (A) or who was paid compensation in excess of the
limitation described in clause (B) for the calendar year beginning with or
within the prior Plan Year and, if also elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement, was in the top 20% of employees for the prior Plan Year (or the
calendar year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year, if the other
election in this subsection (28) is also made by the Employer) based on
Compensation.
For any Plan Year, a former Employee is a Highly Compensated
Employee if he or she was a Highly Compensated Employee (determined based on the
elections made by an Employer in the Adoption Agreement applicable for
determining whether an Employee is a Highly Compensated Employee as in effect
for such Plan Year) during the Plan Year in which he or she terminated
employment with an Employer or during any Plan Year ending on or after such
Employee's 55th birthday.
(29) Hours of Service. Each hour for which an Employee is
directly or indirectly compensated by, or entitled to receive compensation from,
the Employer. For purposes of determining the number of hours of employment to
be credited to an Employee, compensation shall mean the total earnings paid,
directly or indirectly, to the Employee by the Employer, including each hour for
which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or
agreed to by the Employer.
The computation of hours of employment and the periods to which
hours of employment are credited shall be determined under uniform rules adopted
by the Employer in accordance with Department of Labor regulations
ss.2530.200b-2(b), (c) and (f). The Hours of Service to be credited to an
Employee shall be calculated pursuant to the method elected by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement.
In no event shall more than 501 Hours of Service be credited to
an Employee for any single continuous period during which duties are not
performed by the Employee.
(30) Investment Manager. An individual or entity who is
described as such in Section 3(38) of ERISA and who serves as such with respect
to all or any portion of the Trust assets.
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(31) Investment Options. The investment options established and
maintained under the Trust.
(32) Joint and Survivor Annuity. An annuity payable for the
life of a Participant with a survivor annuity payable for the life of the
Participant's Beneficiary equal to 50% or 100% (as elected by the Participant)
of the amount of the annuity payable during the life of the Participant.
(33) Joint and Survivor Annuity-Period Certain. An annuity
payable for the life of a Participant with a survivor annuity payable to the
Participant's Beneficiary equal to 50% or 100% (as elected by the Participant)
of the amount of the annuity payable during the life of the Participant, which
shall continue for the remaining lifetime of the survivor or until the end of a
period specified by the Participant, whichever is later. If the survivor dies
before the end of the specified period, any additional payments shall be paid to
the next succeeding Beneficiary for the remainder of the specified period. The
specified period may be 5, 10, 15 or 20 years.
(34) Life Annuity. An annuity payable for the life of a
Participant. ------------
(35) Life Annuity-Period Certain. An annuity payable for the
life of a Participant or until the end of a period specified by the Participant,
whichever is later. After the Participant's death, any payments shall be paid to
his or her Beneficiary. The specified period may be 5, 10, 15 or 20 years.
(36) Matching Contribution Account. The account to which any
Matching Contributions made on behalf of a Participant (other than Qualified
Matching Contributions or Safe Harbor Matching Contributions), and any earnings
or losses thereon, are credited.
(37) Matching Contributions. Contributions to an Employer Plan
made pursuant to Section 4.2(c).
(38) Military Service. The performance of duty by an individual
on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service (within the meaning
of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as
amended).
(39) Minimum Contribution. The Employer contribution determined
in accordance with Section 12.1.
(40) Normal Retirement Age. A Participant's 65th birthday or
such earlier age as may be specified by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement.
(41) Notice. Any written notice or election to the Trustee made
in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Trustee.
(42) Owner-Employee. Any person who owns more than 10% of the
capital or profits interest in an Employer that is not classified for federal
income tax purposes as a corporation.
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(43) Participant. An Eligible Employee who has satisfied the
participation requirements set forth in Article 3. An individual shall cease to
be a Participant at such time such individual ceases to have any Accounts under
the Plan.
(44) Adoption Agreement. The agreement (in the form provided by
ABRA for such purpose) under which the Employer has adopted this Plan and has
become an Employer under the Trust. The provisions of the Adoption Agreement are
incorporated by reference as a part of the Employer Plan.
(45) Period of Severance. Any period during which an Employee
is not employed by the Employer or deemed to be employed by the Employer
pursuant to subsection (65) of this Article 2.
(46) Plan. The American Bar Association Members Retirement Plan
as herein set forth, as from time to time amended.
(47) Plan Administrator. With respect to each Employer Plan,
the Employer. ------------------
(48) Plan Year. The Employer's fiscal year for all Employer
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Plans other than SIMPLE Plans, or the calendar year for any SIMPLE Plan.
(49) Post-Tax Employee Contribution Account. The account to
which a Participant's Post-Tax Employee Contributions, and any earnings or
losses thereon, are credited.
(50) Post-Tax Employee Contributions. Employee after-tax
contributions made pursuant to Section 4.3.
(51) Profit Sharing Plan. An Employer Plan under which
contributions are made pursuant to Section 4.1(a).
(52) Qualified Defined Contribution Plan. A defined
contribution plan that is a Qualified Plan.
(53) Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity. An annuity payable
for the life of the Participant with a survivor annuity payable for the life of
the Participant's spouse that is equal to 100% (or 50% if so elected by the
Participant) of the amount of the annuity payable during the life of the
Participant.
(54) Qualified Matching Contribution. A Matching Contribution
to a Qualified Defined Contribution Plan of the Employer made by the Employer on
behalf of a Participant in accordance with applicable regulations that (i) the
Employee cannot elect to receive in cash from the Employer, (ii) is 100% vested
when made and (iii) is only distributable under the terms of such Qualified
Defined Contribution Plan to Employees or their beneficiaries upon such
Participant's termination of Service, attainment of Normal Retirement Age,
death, Disability.
(55) Qualified Nonelective Contributions. An Employer
contribution to a Qualified Defined Contribution Plan of the Employer (other
than Matching Contributions or Qualified Matching Contributions) made by the
Employer in accordance with section 401(m)(4)(c) of the Code on behalf of an
Employee which (i) the Employee cannot elect to
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receive in cash from the Employer, (ii) is 100% vested when made, and (iii) is
only distributable upon such Participant's termination of Service, attainment of
Normal Retirement Age, death, Disability.
(56) Qualified Plan. A retirement plan that is qualified under
section 401(a) of the Code.
(57) Related Employer. (a) Any corporation which is a member of
the same controlled group of corporations (as defined in section 414(b) of the
Code) as the Employer; (b) any trade or business under common control (as
defined in section 414(c) of the Code) with the Employer; (c) any organization
which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in section 414(m)
of the Code) which includes the Employer, a corporation described in clause (a)
or a trade or business described in clause (b); and (d) any other entity
required to be aggregated with the Employer under section 414(o) of the Code.
(58) Rollover Account. The account to which any eligible
rollover contributions contributed to this Plan by the Participant pursuant to
Section 4.4, and any earnings and losses thereon, are credited.
(59) Rollover Contributions. Employee rollover contributions
made pursuant to Section 4.4.
(60) Safe Harbor Contribution. A Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution or Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contribution.
(61) Safe Harbor Matching Contribution. A Matching Contribution
to a Profit Sharing Plan of the Employer that satisfies Section 4.2(f) of the
Plan and that (i) the Employee cannot elect to receive in cash from the
Employer, (ii) is 100% vested when made and (iii) is only distributable under
the terms of such Profit Sharing Plan to Employees or their beneficiaries upon
such Participant's termination of Service, attainment of Normal Retirement Age,
death, Disability.
(62) Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contribution. An Employer
nonelective contribution to a Profit Sharing Plan of the Employer that satisfies
Section 4.2(f) of the Plan and that (i) the Employee cannot elect to receive in
cash from the Employer, (ii) is 100% vested when made and (iii) is only
distributable under the terms of such Profit Sharing Plan to Employees or their
beneficiaries upon such Participant's termination of Service, attainment of
Normal Retirement Age, death, Disability.
(63) Safe Harbor Plan. A Profit Sharing Plan adopted pursuant
to an Adoption Agreement permitting Safe Harbor Contributions that is maintained
by the Employer in accordance with Section 4.2(f) of the Plan.
(64) Self-Employed Individual. In any Plan Year, any individual
who has Earned Income for such Plan Year or who would have had Earned Income if
the Employer had net profits for such Plan Year.
(65) Service. The aggregate of the periods during which an
Employee is employed by, or is the sole practitioner or partner of, the Employer
or a Related Employer.
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Service shall be computed in terms of completed years and calendar months, with
any fraction of a calendar month treated as one month. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, Service completed prior to five (5) consecutive Periods of
Severance shall be disregarded with respect to an Employee who has no Vested
Portion.
For purposes of this subdivision (65), an Employee shall be deemed to
be employed by the Employer during (i) any period of absence from employment by
an Employer which is of less than twelve months duration, (ii) the first twelve
months of any period of absence from employment for any reason other than the
Employee's quitting, retiring or being discharged, (iii) any period of absence
from employment during which the Employee suffers from a Disability and (iv) any
period of absence during which the Employee is in Military Service, provided
that the Employee returns to the employ of the Employer within the period
prescribed by laws relating to the reemployment rights of persons in military
service. In addition, service for any predecessor employer shall be included in
a Participant's Service if the Employer maintains the plan of such predecessor
employer or if the Employer so elects in the Adoption Agreement.
(66) Shareholder-Employee. Any individual who is an employee or
officer of an Employer that is an "S corporation" within the meaning of section
1361(a)(1) of the Code and who owns (or is considered as owning within the
meaning of section 318(a)(1) of the Code) on any day of the Employer's fiscal
year more than 5% of the Employer's outstanding stock.
(67) SIMPLE Plan. A Profit Sharing Plan adopted pursuant to the
SIMPLE 401(k) Plan Adoption Agreement that is maintained by the Employer in
accordance with the provisions of sections 401(k)(11) and 401(m)(10) of the
Code.
(68) State Street. State Street Bank and Trust Company, a trust
company organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
(69) Target Benefit Plan. An Employer Plan under which Employer
contributions are made pursuant to Section 4.1(c).
(70) Trust. The American Bar Association Members Retirement
Trust, as amended from time to time.
(71) Trustee. The trustee of the Trust and any successor
trustee or trustees. -------
(72) Valuation Date. Each Business Day.
(73) Vested Portion. That percentage of a Participant's
Employer Account and Matching Contribution Account in which the Participant's
rights are fully vested as determined by reference to the vesting schedule
specified in the Adoption Agreement and referenced in Article 6. The term
"Unvested Portion" means the balance, if any, of such Accounts. With respect to
a Participant's other Accounts, the term "Vested Portion" means 100% of such
Accounts.
(74) Year of Eligibility Service. An Employment Year in which
an Employee is credited with 1,000 or more Hours of Service, regardless of
whether his or her Service continues throughout such period.
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ARTICLE 3
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPLOYER PLAN AND PARTICIPATION BY ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEES
Section 3.1. Establishment of the Plan by the Employer. (a)
Promulgation of Plan. Each Employer, by executing an Adoption Agreement and
delivering it to the Trustee, thereby adopts the Plan to provide retirement
benefits for its Employees who are eligible to participate in the applicable
Employer Plan and agrees that fees described in the prospectus forming part of
the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
covering units of participation in the Collective Trust shall be paid by such
Employer Plan.
(b) Implementation of Plan. ABRA has entered into a trust
agreement with the Trustee establishing the Trust to implement the Employer
Plans. The Trust shall be the sole funding vehicle for each Employer Plan. Each
Employer shall become a party to the Trust by executing an Adoption Agreement.
(c) Substitution of Plan for Preexisting Plan. The Plan may be
adopted by an Employer in substitution for any preexisting master, prototype or
individually designed Qualified Plan, if the Plan as so adopted provides a
benefit to each Participant immediately after adoption (if the Employer Plan
then terminated) which is at least equal to the benefit the Participant would
have been entitled to receive under the preexisting plan (if it had then
terminated). In the case of any such substitution, the funds held for the
preexisting plan shall be transferred to the Trustee as soon as practicable and
credited to the appropriate Accounts of the Participants and invested in
accordance with Article 6 as though such funds were contributions under this
Plan.
(d) Paired Plans. The standardized forms of (i) the Defined
Contribution Pension Plan, (ii) the Profit Sharing Plan, (iii) the Target
Benefit Plan and (iv) the American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit
Pension Plan shall be treated as paired plans with respect to an Employer to the
extent that the Employer adopts any combination of such plans. Any Employer that
adopts such paired plans shall be subject to the requirements of Section 11.1.
(e) Owner-Employee Who Controls Business. Owner-Employees may
be subject to certain rules regarding the establishment of the Plan and other
Qualified Plans under Section 11.2.
Section 3.2. Participation By Eligible Employees In General.
Each Eligible Employee who on the Effective Date has attained the age (not older
than 21) and has completed the number of months of Service (which shall not
exceed 24, or 12 in the case of a 401(k) arrangement) or Years of Eligibility
Service (which shall not exceed 2, or 1 in the case of a 401(k) arrangement
contained in Article 4) elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement (the
"participation requirements") shall become a Participant as of the Effective
Date. Any other Eligible Employee shall become a Participant as of the first
Entry Date following his or her satisfaction of the participation requirements.
If a Rollover Contribution is made by an Eligible Employee pursuant to section
4.4 prior to satisfaction of the participation requirements, such Eligible
Employee shall be deemed to be a Participant solely with respect to such
Rollover Contributions.
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ARTICLE 4
CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1. Employer Contributions. Subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 4.5 and Article 5, an Employer shall contribute for each
Plan Year such amount as determined on the basis of subsection (a), (b) or (c)
below, depending on the form of Adoption Agreement executed by the Employer.
(a) Profit-Sharing Plan. For each Plan Year, the Employer, in
its discretion, shall determine the amount to be contributed, except that
Employer contributions to a Safe Harbor Plan or a SIMPLE Plan shall be made as
specified in the Adoption Agreement.
(b) Defined Contribution Pension Plan. For each Plan Year the
Employer shall contribute on behalf of each eligible Participant the percentage
of such Participant's Compensation as specified in the Adoption Agreement.
(c) Target Benefit Plan. For each Plan Year the Employer shall
contribute on behalf of each Participant the amount determined in accordance
with the Adoption Agreement.
(d) The Employer shall deliver the contributions required
pursuant to this Section 4.1 for any Plan Year to the Trustee prior to the due
date, including extensions thereof, of the Employer's federal income tax return
for the fiscal year of the Employer which ends with such Plan Year.
Section 4.2. 401(k) Arrangement. (a) In General. An Employer may
establish a cash or deferred arrangement under section 401(k) of the Code by
executing an appropriate Adoption Agreement.
(b) Contributions to a 401(k) Salary Deferral Account. Subject
to the limitations contained in this Section and in Article 5, each Participant
may enter (or, if elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, shall be
deemed to enter) into a salary reduction agreement with his or her Employer to
make Elective Contributions to his or her 401(k) Salary Deferral Account.
Contributions under this Section shall be made by payroll reductions or
nonperiodic transfers in accordance with rules and procedures established by the
Employer. Elections to make Elective Contributions to a Participant's 401(k)
Salary Deferral Account may not be made retroactively, and shall remain in
effect until modified or terminated. A Participant may elect to commence, modify
or terminate his or her election to make Elective Contributions at any time in
accordance with the Employer's administrative procedures, but not less
frequently than once during each Plan Year.
(c) Matching Contributions. Subject to the limitations
contained in this Section and Article 5, an Employer that elects to establish a
cash or deferred arrangement under Section 4.2(a) may also elect to contribute
Matching Contributions to the Plan in the amount determined pursuant to the
Adoption Agreement. Matching Contributions may, at the election of the Employer
in an Adoption Agreement, be allocated on behalf of all Participants or only
Participants who are not Highly Compensated Employees (or, in a nonstandardized
Adoption Agreement, only Participants who are credited with 1,000 Hours of
Service, only Participants
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who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year or only
certain other categories of Participants). Matching Contributions shall be made
no later than the end of the 12-month period immediately following the Plan Year
to which such contributions relate. Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the
contrary, any Matching Contributions made for any Plan Year to a Safe Harbor
Plan or a SIMPLE Plan shall be made in accordance with the provisions in the
applicable Adoption Agreement.
(d) Limits on Contributions for Highly Compensated Employees.
(1) Actual Deferral Percentage Test Imposed by Section 401(k)(3) of the Code.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, if the Elective Contributions
made pursuant to this Section to an Employer Plan other than a Safe Harbor Plan
or a SIMPLE Plan for a Plan Year fail to satisfy one of the tests set forth in
paragraphs (A) and (B) of this subsection, the adjustments prescribed in
paragraph (A) of subsection (5) of this Section shall be made.
(A) The HCE average deferral percentage does not exceed
the NHCE average deferral percentage multiplied by 1.25.
(B) The HCE average deferral percentage (i) does not
exceed the NHCE average deferral percentage by more than 2
percentage points and (ii) does not exceed two times the NHCE
average deferral percentage.
(2) Actual Contribution Percentage Test Imposed by Section
401(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, if the
Post-Tax Employee Contributions made pursuant to Section 4.3 for a Plan Year and
the Matching Contributions made pursuant to this Section fail to satisfy both of
the tests set forth in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this subsection, the
adjustments prescribed in paragraph (B) of subsection (5) of this Section shall
be made.
(A) The HCE average contribution percentage does not
exceed the NHCE average contribution percentage multiplied by
1.25.
(B) The HCE average contribution percentage (i) does
not exceed the NHCE average contribution percentage by more than
2 percentage points and (ii) does not exceed two times the NHCE
average contribution percentage.
(3) Aggregate Limit on Contributions. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, if the sum of the HCE average deferral percentage (as
determined under paragraph (A) of subsection (5) of this Section after making
the adjustments required by such paragraph for the Plan Year) and the HCE
average contribution percentage (as determined under paragraph (B) of subsection
(5) of this Section after making the adjustments required by such paragraph for
the Plan Year) exceeds, or in the judgment of the Employer is likely to exceed,
the aggregate limit for such Plan Year, the adjustments prescribed in paragraph
(B)(iii) of subsection (5) of this Section shall be made.
(4) Definitions and Special Rules. For purposes of this
Section, the following definitions and special rules shall apply:
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(A) The "actual deferral percentage test" means the
tests set forth in paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (1) of
this Section relating to Elective Contributions.
(B) The "HCE average deferral percentage" for a Plan
Year is the percentage determined for the group of Eligible
Employees who are eligible to make Elective Contributions for
such Plan Year and who are Highly Compensated Employees for such
Plan Year. Such percentage shall be equal to the average of the
ratios, calculated separately for each such Eligible Employee to
the nearest one-hundredth of 1 percent, of the Elective
Contributions for the benefit of such Eligible Employee for the
current Plan Year (if any) to the total compensation for the
current Plan Year paid to such Eligible Employee.
(C) The "NHCE average deferral percentage" for a Plan
Year is the percentage determined for the group of Eligible
Employees who are eligible to make Elective Contributions for the
immediately preceding Plan Year (or the current Plan Year if so
elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement) and who were
not Highly Compensated Employees for the immediately preceding
Plan Year (or the current Plan Year if so elected by the Employer
in the Adoption Agreement). Such percentage shall be equal to the
average of the ratios, calculated separately for each such
Eligible Employee to the nearest one-hundredth of 1 percent, of
the Elective Contributions for the benefit of such Eligible
Employee for the immediately preceding Plan Year (or the current
Plan Year if so elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement) (if any) to the total compensation for the immediately
preceding Plan Year (or the current Plan Year if so elected by
the Employer in the Adoption Agreement) paid to such Eligible
Employee.
(D) The "actual contribution percentage test" means the
tests set forth in paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (2) of
this Section relating to Post-Tax Employee Contributions and
Matching Contributions.
(E) The "HCE average contribution percentage" for a
Plan Year is the percentage determined for the group of Eligible
Employees who are eligible to make Post-Tax Employee
Contributions for such Plan Year or share in an allocation of
Matching Contributions for such Plan Year (or both) and who are
Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year. Such percentage
shall be equal to the average of the ratios, calculated
separately for each such Employee to the nearest one-hundredth of
1 percent, of the sum of the Post-Tax Employee Contributions made
by such Eligible Employee for the current Plan Year, the Matching
Contributions made for the benefit of such Eligible Employee for
the current Plan Year and, in the Employer's sole discretion, to
the extent permitted by Income Tax Regulations, some or all of
the Elective Contributions made during the current Plan Year for
the benefit of such Eligible Employee (if any) to the total
compensation for the current Plan Year paid to such Eligible
Employee.
(F) The "NHCE average contribution percentage" for a
Plan Year is the percentage determined for the group of Eligible
Employees who are eligible to
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make Post-Tax Employee Contributions for the immediately
preceding Plan Year (or the current Plan Year if so elected by
the Employer in the Adoption Agreement) or share in an allocation
of Matching Contributions for the immediately preceding Plan Year
(or the current Plan Year if so elected by the Employer in the
Adoption Agreement) (or both) and who were not Highly Compensated
Employees for the immediately preceding Plan Year (or the current
Plan Year if so elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement). Such percentage shall be equal to the average of the
ratios, calculated separately for each such Eligible Employee to
the nearest one-hundredth of 1 percent, of the sum of the
Post-Tax Employee Contributions made by such Eligible Employee
for the immediately preceding Plan Year (or the current Plan Year
if so elected by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement), the
Matching Contributions made for the benefit of such Eligible
Employee for the immediately preceding Plan Year (or the current
Plan Year if so elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement) and, in the Employer's sole discretion, to the extent
permitted by Income Tax Regulations, some or all of the Post-Tax
Employee Contributions made during the immediately preceding Plan
Year (or the current Plan Year if so elected by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement) for the benefit of such Eligible Employee
(if any) to the total compensation for the immediately preceding
Plan Year (or the current Plan Year if so elected by the Employer
in the Adoption Agreement) paid to such Eligible Employee.
(G) The "aggregate limit" shall equal the greater of
(A) the sum of (i) 1.25 times the greater of the NHCE average
deferral percentage or the NHCE average contribution percentage
plus (ii) the lesser of (a) the sum of 2 percentage points and
the lesser of the NHCE average deferral percentage or the NHCE
average contribution percentage and (b) 200% of the lesser of the
NHCE average deferral percentage or the NHCE average contribution
percentage; or (B) the sum of (i) 1.25 times the lesser of the
NHCE average deferral percentage or the NHCE average contribution
percentage plus (ii) 2 percentage points plus the greater of (a)
the NHCE average deferral percentage or (b) the NHCE average
contribution percentage, but not greater than 200% of the greater
of (a) and (b) above.
(H) The term "compensation" shall have the meaning set
forth in section 414(s) of the Code or, in the discretion of the
Employer, any other meaning in accordance with the Code for these
purposes.
(I) If the Plan and one or more other plans of the
Employer to which elective deferrals or qualified nonelective
contributions (as such term is defined in section 401(m)(4)(C) of
the Code) are made are treated as one plan for purposes of
section 410(b) of the Code, such plans shall be treated as one
plan for purposes of this Section.
(J) For the first Plan Year in which the Employer
permits any Participant to make Elective Contributions, Post-Tax
Employee Contributions, or receive Matching Contributions under
an Employer Plan which is not a successor plan, for purposes of
the actual deferral percentage test or the actual contribution
percentage test (or both) the prior Plan Year's NHCE average
deferral percentage
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and NHCE average contribution percentage shall be three (3)
percent, unless the Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement to
use the current Plan Year's percentages.
(5) Adjustments to Comply with Limits. This subsection sets
forth the adjustments and correction methods which shall be used to comply with
the actual deferral percentage test under section 401(k)(3) of the Code, and the
actual contribution percentage test under section 401(m) of the Code.
(A) Adjustments to Comply with Actual Deferral
Percentage Test. (i) Adjustment to Before-Tax Contributions of
Highly Compensated Employees. If it appears to the Employer that
the actual deferral percentage test will not be satisfied, the
Employer shall take such steps as it deems necessary or
appropriate to adjust the Elective Contributions for all or a
portion of such Plan Year on behalf of each Participant who is a
Highly Compensated Employee to the extent necessary in order for
the actual deferral percentage test to be satisfied. If, as of
the end of the Plan Year, the Employer determines that,
notwithstanding any adjustments made pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the actual deferral percentage test was not satisfied,
the Employer shall calculate a total amount by which Elective
Contributions must be reduced in order to satisfy such test, in
the manner prescribed by section 401(k)(8)(B) of the Code (the
"excess contributions amount"). The amount to be reduced with
respect to each Participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee
shall be determined by first reducing the Elective Contributions
of each Participant whose actual dollar amount of Elective
Contributions for such Plan Year is highest until such reduced
dollar amount equals the next highest actual dollar amount of
Elective Contributions made for such Plan Year on behalf of any
Highly Compensated Employee, or until the total reduction equals
the excess contributions amount. If further reductions are
necessary, then the Elective Contributions on behalf of each
Participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee and whose actual
dollar amount of Elective Contributions made for such Plan Year
is the highest (determined after the reduction described in the
preceding sentence) shall be reduced in accordance with the
preceding sentence. Such reductions shall continue to be made to
the extent necessary so that the total reduction equals the
excess contributions amount.
(ii) Corrective Distributions and Forfeitures. No later
than 2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year (or if
correction by such date is administratively impracticable, no
later than the last day of the subsequent Plan Year), the
Employer shall, in its discretion cause to be distributed to each
affected Participant (I) the amount of Elective Contributions to
be returned to such Participant pursuant to subparagraph (A)
above, plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto, and
(II) any corresponding Matching Contributions in which the
Participant would be vested if the Participant terminated
employment as of the last day of such Plan Year (or upon the date
of the Participant's actual termination of employment, if
earlier), plus any income and minus any loss allocable thereto,
and any corresponding Matching Contributions in which the
Participant would not have been vested shall be forfeited. The
amount of any
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income or loss allocable to any such reductions to be so
distributed or forfeited shall be determined in the same manner
as income or loss allocable to Excess Elective Contributions are
determined under Section 4.2(e)(2), except that, if different,
the Plan Year shall be used instead of the calendar year. The
amount of Elective Contributions to be distributed to a
Participant hereunder shall be reduced by any excess deferrals
previously distributed to such Participant pursuant to paragraph
(e)(2) below in order to comply with the limitations of section
402(g) of the Code. The unadjusted amount of any such reductions
so or distributed shall be treated as "annual additions" for
purposes of Article 5 relating to the limitations under section
415 of the Code.
(B) Adjustments to Comply with Actual Contribution
Percentage Test. (i) Adjustment to Post-Tax Employee Contribution
and Matching Contributions of Highly Compensated Employees. If,
as of the end of the Plan Year, after taking into account the
distribution and forfeiture of Matching Contributions made on
behalf of Highly Compensated Employees pursuant to paragraph
(A)(ii) of this subsection (5), the Employer determines that the
actual contribution percentage test was not satisfied, the
Employer shall calculate a total amount by which Matching
Contributions must be reduced in order to satisfy such test, in
the manner prescribed by section 401(m)(6)(B) of the Code (the
"excess aggregate contributions amount"). The amount to be
reduced with respect to each Participant who is a Highly
Compensated Employee shall be determined by first reducing the
Matching Contributions for each Participant whose actual dollar
amount of Matching Contributions for such Plan Year is highest
until the such reduced dollar amount equals the next highest
actual dollar amount of Matching Contributions made for such Plan
Year on behalf of any Highly Compensated Employee, or until the
total reduction equals the excess aggregate contributions amount.
If further reductions are necessary, then such Matching
Contributions on behalf of each Participant who is a Highly
Compensated Employee and whose actual dollar amount of Matching
Contributions made for such Plan Year is the highest (determined
after the reduction described in the preceding sentence) shall be
reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence. Such
reductions shall continue to be made to the extent necessary so
that the total reduction equals the excess aggregate
contributions amount.
(ii) Corrective Distributions and Forfeitures. No later
than 2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year (or if
correction by such date is administratively impracticable, no
later than the last day of the subsequent Plan Year), the
Employer shall cause to be distributed to the Participant such
Matching Contributions in which the Participant would have been
vested had the Participant terminated employment as of the last
day of such Plan Year (or on the date of the Participant's actual
termination of employment, if earlier), plus any income and minus
any loss allocable thereto, and any such Matching Contributions
in which the Participant would not have been vested shall be
forfeited. The amount of any income or loss allocable to any such
reductions to be so distributed or forfeited shall be determined
in the same manner as income or loss allocable to Excess Elective
Contributions are determined under Section 4.2(e)(2), except
that, if
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different, the Plan Year shall be used instead of the calendar
year. The unadjusted amount of any such reductions so distributed
or forfeited shall be treated as "annual additions" for purposes
of Article 5 relating to the limitations under section 415 of the
Code.
(iii) Adjustments to Comply with the Aggregate Limit. If,
after making the adjustments required by paragraphs (A) and (B)
of this subsection (5) for a Plan Year, the Employer determines
that the sum of the HCE average deferral percentage and the HCE
average contribution percentage exceeds the aggregate limit for
such Plan Year, the Employer shall within 2 1/2months after the
close of such Plan Year (or if correction by such date is
administratively impracticable, no later than the last day of the
subsequent Plan Year) adjust the Elective Contributions for such
Plan Year on behalf of each Participant who is a Highly
Compensated Employee to the extent necessary to eliminate such
excess. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the HCE average
deferral percentage and HCE average contribution percentage shall
be equal to the highest deferral percentage and contribution
percentage permissible in determining the excess contributions
amount under section 401(k)(8)(B) of the Code pursuant to
paragraph (A) of this subsection (5), and the excess aggregate
contributions amount under section 401(m)(6)(B) of the Code
pursuant to paragraph (B) of this subsection (5), respectively.
Such adjustment shall be effected in the same manner described in
paragraph (A) of this subsection (5) relating to reductions made
to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test. In the event that
further reductions are necessary, the Employer shall adjust the
Matching Contributions for such Plan Year on behalf of each
Participant who is a Highly Compensated Employee to the extent
necessary to eliminate such excess. Such adjustment shall be
effected in the same manner described in paragraph (B) of this
subsection (5) relating to reductions made to satisfy the actual
contribution percentage test.
(6) Qualified Nonelective Contributions and Qualified Matching
Contributions. Each Plan Year, the Employer may elect to make, to the extent
permitted by Income Tax Regulations, additional contributions which shall be
treated as Qualified Nonelective Contributions and/or Qualified Matching
Contributions, for purposes of applying the actual deferral percentage test or
the actual contribution percentage test or both. Such contributions shall be
allocated to the class or group of Participants specified by an Employer in the
manner prescribed by an Employer, in accordance with Income Tax Regulations.
(e) Annual Limit on Elective Contributions. (1) General Rule.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Participant's Elective
Contributions to (i) an Employer Plan other than a SIMPLE Plan for any calendar
year shall not exceed $10,500 (as adjusted for cost-of-living increases in
accordance with section 402(g)(5) of the Code) and (ii) a SIMPLE Plan for any
calendar year shall not exceed $6,000 (as adjusted for increases in the
cost-of-living adjustment in accordance with section 408(p)(2)(E) of the Code).
(2) Correction of Excess Elective Contributions. If for any
calendar year a Participant determines that the aggregate of the (i) Elective
Contributions to this Plan and (ii) amounts contributed under other plans or
arrangements described in section 401(k), 408(k), 408(p) or 403(b) of the Code
will exceed the limit imposed by paragraph (1) of this subsection
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for the calendar year in which such contributions were made ("Excess Elective
Contributions"), such Participant shall, pursuant to such rules and at such time
following such calendar year as determined by the Employer, be allowed to submit
a written request that the Excess Elective Contributions plus any income and
minus any loss allocable thereto shall be distributed to him or her. The request
shall be accompanied by the Participant's written statement that if such Excess
Elective Contributions are not distributed, such Excess Elective Contributions,
when added to amounts deferred under other plans or arrangements described under
section 401(k), 408(k), 408(p) or 403(b) of the Code will exceed the limit for
such Participant under section 402(g) of the Code. A distribution of Excess
Elective Contributions, plus earnings, shall be made no later than the April 15
of the calendar year following the calendar year for which such Excess Elective
Contributions were made. The amount of any income or loss allocable to such
Excess Elective Contributions shall equal the amount of income or loss allocable
for such calendar year to the Participant's Accounts for such calendar year and
for the period between the end of the calendar year and the date of
distribution, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of
such Excess Elective Contributions and the denominator of which is the balance
of the Participant's Accounts as of the last day of such calendar year without
regard to any income or loss for such calendar year.
Amounts distributed pursuant to this subsection (e) shall first
be treated as distributions from the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral
Account to the extent thereof and then as distributions from the Participant's
Matching Contribution Account to the extent such Excess Elective Contributions
exceed the balance of the Participant's Elective Contributions Account.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, any such Excess Elective
Contributions shall be treated as "annual additions" for purposes of Article 5.
(f) Deemed Satisfaction for Safe Harbor Plans. (1) Actual
Deferral Percentage Test. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.2 to the
contrary, if the Employer adopts a Safe Harbor Plan, the Employer may elect in
the Adoption Agreement for such Safe Harbor Plan to satisfy the actual deferral
percentage test for a Plan Year by making a Safe Harbor Matching Contribution or
a Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contribution in an amount determined under
the applicable provisions of the Adoption Agreement. If the Employer makes a
Safe Harbor Matching Contribution or a Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer
Contribution and provides to each Participant a comprehensive notice of the
Participant's rights and obligations under the Employer Plan, written in a
manner calculated to be understood by the average Participant at least 30 days,
but not more than 90 days, before the beginning of the Plan Year (or, in the
case of an Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant during the Plan Year, by
the day on which such Eligible Employee becomes a Participant, but not more than
90 days prior) and allows Participants to make or modify their elections to make
Elective Contributions or Post-Tax Employee Contributions during the 30-day
period immediately following receipt of such notice, then the Employer Plan
shall be deemed to have satisfied the actual deferral percentage test described
in Section 4.2(d)(1). At the election of the Employer, Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions and Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contributions may be made
with respect to the Plan Year as a whole or separately with respect to one or
more specified payroll periods in accordance with applicable requirements.
(2) Actual Contribution Percentage Test. An Employer Plan that
satisfies the requirements of subsection (f)(1) above shall also be deemed to
have satisfied the actual contribution percentage test described in Section
4.2(d)(2) with respect to any Matching
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Contributions made if such Matching Contributions (i) are not made with respect
to Elective Contributions or Post-Tax Employee Contributions in excess of 6% of
a Participant's Compensation; (ii) are not made for any Participant who is a
Highly Compensated Employee at any rate of Elective Contributions or Post-Tax
Employee Contributions at a rate greater than that for any Participant who is a
Non-Highly Compensated Employee; (iii) are not made in a manner which provides a
higher rate of match as a Participant's rate of Elective Contributions or
Post-Tax Employee Contributions increases and (iv) if discretionary, are not
made on behalf of any Participant for a Plan Year in excess of 4% of such
Participant's Compensation.
If the Employer Plan permits Post-Tax Employee Contributions
pursuant to Section 4.3, notwithstanding any deemed satisfaction of the actual
contribution percentage test with respect to Matching Contributions, the actual
contribution percentage test described in Section 4.2(d)(2) shall be applied
with respect to such Post-Tax Employee Contributions.
Section 4.3. Post-Tax Employee Contributions. An Employer who
adopts a Profit Sharing Plan may elect in certain Adoption Agreement to permit
Participants or categories of Participants specified in the Adoption Agreement
to make Post-Tax Employee Contributions. The amount of Post-Tax Employee
Contributions made by any Participant shall be limited in accordance with this
Article and Article 5. Post-Tax Employee Contributions shall be credited to the
Post-Tax Employee Contribution Account of the Participant.
Section 4.4. Rollover Contributions by Employees. (a)
Requirements for Rollover Contributions. If an Eligible Employee receives an
eligible rollover distribution (within the meaning of section 402(c)(4) of the
Code) from another employees' trust described in section 401(a) of the Code
which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Code or from a qualified
annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Code, then such Eligible
Employee may contribute to the Plan an amount which does not exceed the amount
of such eligible rollover distribution (including the proceeds from the sale of
any property received as a part of such eligible rollover distribution) in the
form of a Rollover Contribution. If an Eligible Employee receives a distribution
from an individual retirement account (within the meaning of section 408 of the
Code) and the amount received represents the entire amount in such account and
no amount in such account is attributable to any source other than an eligible
rollover distribution, then such Eligible Employee may contribute to the Plan
such distribution in the form of a Rollover Contribution.
(b) Delivery of Rollover Contributions to Plan. Any Rollover
Contribution pursuant to this Section shall be delivered by the Eligible
Employee to the Plan on or before the 60th day after the day on which the
Eligible Employee receives the distribution (or on or before such other date as
may be prescribed by law). The Plan shall not accept a Rollover Contribution if,
in the Trustee's judgment, accepting such contribution would cause the Plan to
violate any provision of the Code or Income Tax Regulations.
Section 4.5. Limitation on Contributions of an Employer. The
contribution of an Employer for any Plan Year shall not exceed the maximum
amount for which a deduction is allowable to such Employer for federal income
tax purposes for the fiscal year of such Employer on account of such
contribution.
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Any contribution made by the Employer by reason of a good faith
mistake of fact, or the portion of any contribution made by the Employer which
exceeds the maximum amount for which a deduction is allowable to the Employer
for federal income tax purposes by reason of a good faith mistake in determining
the maximum allowable deduction, shall, upon the request of the Employer, be
returned by the Trustee to such Employer. The Employer's request and the return
of any such contribution must be made within one (1) year after such
contribution was mistakenly made or after the deduction of such excess portion
of such contribution was disallowed, as the case may be. The amount to be
returned to the Employer pursuant to this paragraph shall be the excess of (i)
the amount contributed over (ii) the amount that would have been contributed had
there not been a mistake of fact or a mistake in determining the maximum
allowable deduction. Earnings attributable to the mistaken contribution shall
not be returned to the Employer, but losses attributable thereto shall reduce
the amount to be so returned. If the return to the Employer of the amount
attributable to the mistaken contribution would cause the balance of any
Participant's Accounts as of the date such amount is to be returned (determined
as if such date coincided with the close of the Plan Year) to be reduced to less
than what would have been the balance of such Accounts as of such date had the
mistaken amount not been contributed, the amount to be returned to the Employer
shall be limited so as to avoid such reduction.
ARTICLE 5
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT ELECTIONS
Section 5.1. Participant Accounts and Investment Elections. (a)
Participant Accounts. The Trustee shall establish and maintain, or cause to be
established and maintained, separate accounts for each Participant. Each such
separate account will, to the extent appropriate, be composed of the following:
(i) an Employer Account, to which shall be credited all Employer contributions
(other than Qualified Nonelective Contributions and Safe Harbor Nonelective
Employer Contributions), (ii) a 401(k) Employer Account, to which shall be
credited all Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Qualified Matching
Contributions, Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contributions and Safe Harbor
Matching Contributions, (iii) a 401(k) Salary Deferral Account, to which shall
be credited all of the Participant's Elective Contributions, (iv) a Matching
Contribution Account, to which shall be credited all Matching Contributions
(other than Qualified Matching Contributions or Safe Harbor Matching
Contributions), (v) a Post-Tax Employee Contribution Account, to which shall be
credited all Post-Tax Employee Contributions and (vi) a Rollover Account, to
which shall be credited all Rollover Contributions. Each account shall, to the
extent appropriate, be composed of investment subaccounts in respect of each
Investment Option to which amounts contributed under the Plan shall be credited
pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section and any other necessary
administrative subaccounts.
All such accounts and subaccounts shall be for accounting
purposes only, and there shall be no segregation of assets of the Trust or of
any separate Investment Options among the separate accounts.
(b) Investment of Contributions. All contributions made on
behalf of a Participant and any earnings therein under the Plan shall be
invested in the Investment Options designated by the Participant in accordance
with the rules and procedures established by the
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Trustee and shall remain in effect until the Participant changes such
designation in accordance with the rules established by the Trustee. Any
contribution for which the Trustee does not receive an investment election shall
be invested in the Investment Option designated by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement for this purpose. The Trustee shall maintain individual accounts for
each Participant that reflect the amount in each Investment Option attributable
to each of his or her Accounts. A Participant who has elected to invest all or a
portion of his or her Accounts in the Investment Option designated the
Self-Managed Account shall be entitled to appoint an agent and attorney-in-fact
with full discretion, power and authority who shall direct the Trustee, upon
written proof of such appointment, regarding the purchase and sale of securities
thereunder.
(c) Transfers Between Investment Options. A Participant may
elect to transfer all or any portion of the amounts then credited to his or her
Accounts from one Investment Option to another Investment Option to the extent
such transfers are permitted under the applicable Investment Options. Such
transfers shall be made in accordance with the rules and procedures established
by the Trustee and the rules of (i) the Collective Trust, (ii) the Trust, (iii)
any insurance contract in which Trust assets are invested, or (iv) any
contract(s) entered into between ABRA and State Street.
(d) Valuation of Funds and Accounts. The value of a
Participant's Accounts as of any Valuation Date shall be the sum of the values
of his or her investments subaccounts in each of the Participant's Employer
Account, 401(k) Employer Account, Matching Contribution Account, Post-Tax
Employee Contribution Account and Rollover Account. The Trustee may furnish
periodically to each Participant a statement setting forth the balances in the
Accounts of such Participant. The value of an Investment Option as of any
Valuation Date shall be the market value of all assets (including any uninvested
cash) held by such fund as determined by the Trustee, reduced by the amount of
any accrued liabilities of such fund on such Valuation Date. The Trustee's
determination shall be binding and conclusive upon all parties.
Section 5.2. Allocation of Employer Contributions. (a) General
Allocation Rules. Each Participant's allocable share (as determined below), if
any, of the Employer contribution pursuant to this Section 5.2 (and forfeitures,
if applicable) for a Plan Year shall be credited to his or her Employer Account
(except to the extent that such contribution is designated as a Qualified
Nonelective Contribution or a Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer Contribution for
that Plan Year). Subject to the limitations of this Article, such Employer
contribution (and forfeitures, if applicable) shall be allocated among the
Participants who are (i) credited with at least 501 Hours of Service (1,000
Hours of Service if elected by the Employer in a nonstandardized Adoption
Agreement) during the Plan Year and (ii) employed by the Employer on the last
day of the Plan Year (if elected by the Employer in a nonstandardized Adoption
Agreement) to share in the Employer contribution for such Plan Year, provided,
however, that clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not apply (x) to a Participant
whose employment terminates during the Plan Year on account of his or her death,
Disability or retirement on or after his or her Normal Retirement Age or (y) to
the extent that their respective application would result in the failure of the
Employer Plan to meet the requirements of section 401(a)(4) of the Code or if
the percentage of Participants who are not Highly Compensated Employees entitled
to receive an allocation under this Section 5.2 is not at least 70 percent of
the percentage of Highly Compensated Employees entitled to receive such an
allocation (the "ratio percentage test") for the Plan Year. If the application
of clauses (i) and (ii) above would result in the failure of the
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Employer Plan to meet the requirements of section 401(a)(4) of the Code or the
ratio percentage test, such clauses shall not apply, respectively, beginning
first with the Participant who was paid the least amount of Compensation for the
Plan Year and continuing by Participant in ascending order of Compensation from
the lowest to the highest until the Plan satisfies both section 401(a)(4) of the
Code and the ratio percentage test for the Plan Year; provided, however, that if
two or more Participants were paid the same amount of Compensation for the Plan
Year, such clauses shall not apply to any of the Participants paid such
identical amount of Compensation.
(b) Target Benefit Plan. If the Employer has adopted and
maintains a Target Benefit Plan, allocation of Employer contributions (and
forfeitures, if applicable) shall be made pursuant to the provisions in the
Target Benefit Plan Adoption Agreement, rather than this Section.
(c) Profit Sharing Plan or Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
If the Employer has adopted a Profit Sharing Plan or a Defined Contribution
Pension Plan or both, allocation of Employer contributions (and forfeitures, if
applicable) shall be made on the basis of a Participant's Compensation, the
extent to which the Employer has elected in the Adoption Agreement to integrate
its Employer contributions with its contributions for Old-Age, Survivors and
Disability Insurance, and whether the Employer has adopted more than one
Employer Plan (or, if elected by the Employer, based on a uniform points
allocation formula as determined under the provisions of the Adoption
Agreement).
(1) If the Employer maintains any other Qualified Plan or
"simplified employee pension plan" (as defined in section 408(k) of the Code)
that provides integrated contributions or benefits for any of the same
Participants, Employer contributions pursuant to Section 4.1 under the Employer
Plan (and forfeitures, if applicable) shall not be integrated with Employer
contributions for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance. Employer
contributions (and forfeitures, if applicable) shall be allocated to each
Participant who either (i) is credited with at least 501 Hours of Service during
the Plan Year or (ii) is employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan
Year in the ratio that such Participant's total compensation bears to the total
compensation of all Participants.
(2) If the Employer elects to integrate Employer contributions
and adopts only one Employer Plan, allocation of such Employee contributions
(and forfeitures, if applicable) shall be made pursuant to the allocation
procedures described in paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) below.
(3) If the Employer elects to integrate Employer contributions
and adopts more than one Employer Plan, the Employer shall specify in the
Adoption Agreement which Employer Plan shall be integrated. Paragraphs (d)(1),
(d)(2) and (d)(3) shall apply only to the allocation of Employer contributions
(and forfeitures, if applicable), under the integrated Employer Plan, and
paragraph (d)(4) below shall apply to the allocation of Employer contributions
(and forfeitures, if applicable), under each Employer Plan.
(4) If the Employer does not elect to integrate Employer
contributions and adopts only a Profit Sharing Plan, other than a Safe Harbor
Plan, or a Defined Contribution Pension Plan, paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(4) below
shall apply.
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(5) If the Employer does not elect to integrate Employer
contributions and adopts both a Profit Sharing Plan and a Defined Contribution
Pension Plan, Employer Contributions designated as Minimum Contributions under
Section 12.1 (and forfeitures, if applicable) shall be allocated pursuant to
paragraph (d)(1) below and all other Employer contributions shall be allocated
pursuant to paragraph (d)(4) below.
(6) If the Employer adopts a Safe Harbor Plan, Employer
contributions pursuant to this Section 4.1 (and forfeitures, if applicable)
shall be allocated pursuant to paragraph (d)(4) below.
(d) Allocation Procedures.
(1) Step One. For any Plan Year that the Employer Plan is
Top-Heavy, as defined in Section 12.1(g), the Employer contributions (and
forfeitures, if applicable) shall be allocated to each Participant in the
proportion that each such Participant's total Compensation for the Plan Year
bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year; provided,
however, that the amount allocated to any Participant under this paragraph shall
not exceed three (3) percent of the Participant's Compensation for the Plan
Year.
(2) Step Two. Any Employer contributions (and forfeitures, if
applicable) remaining after application of Step One or, for any Plan Year that
the Employer Plan is not Top Heavy, any Employer contributions (and forfeitures,
if applicable) shall be allocated to each Participant in the proportion that
each such Participant's Compensation in excess of the Integration Level
designated in the Adoption Agreement for the Plan Year bears to the total
Compensation in excess of said Integration Level of all such Participants;
provided, however, that the amount allocated to any Participant under this
paragraph shall not exceed three (3) percent of the Participant's Compensation
for the Plan Year. In the case of any Participant who has exceeded the
Cumulative Permitted Disparity limit set forth below, such Participant's total
Compensation for the Plan Year shall be taken into account for purposes of this
paragraph.
(3) Step Three. Any Employer contributions (and forfeitures,
if applicable) remaining after application of Steps One and Two shall be
allocated to each Participant in the proportion that the sum of each such
Participant's total Compensation plus Compensation in excess of the Integration
Level designated in the Adoption Agreement for the Plan Year bears to the sum of
the total Compensation plus Compensation in excess of said Integration Level for
all such Participants for the Plan Year; provided, however, that the amount
allocated to any Participant under this paragraph shall not exceed the Maximum
Disparity Rate designated in the Adoption Agreement multiplied by the sum of the
Participant's total Compensation plus Compensation in excess of the Integration
Level designated in the Adoption Agreement for the Plan Year. In the case of any
Participant who has exceeded the Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit set forth
below, two times such Participant's total Compensation for the Plan Year shall
be taken into account for purposes of this paragraph.
(4) Step Four. Any remaining Employer contributions (and
forfeitures, if applicable) shall be allocated among all Participants eligible
to receive an allocation. Each eligible Participant's share of this remaining
portion shall be based on the proportion that the Participant's total
Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation of all such
Participants for such Plan Year.
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(e) Definitions.
(1) "Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit" means 35 years
credited to a Participant for allocation or other accrual purposes under this
Plan, any other Qualified Plan or "simplified employee pension plan" (as defined
in section 408(k) of the Code) (whether or not terminated) ever maintained by
the Employer. For purposes of determining the Participant's Cumulative Permitted
Disparity Limit, all years ending in the same calendar year are treated as the
same year. If a Participant has not benefited under a Qualified Plan that is a
defined benefit plan or a Target Benefit Plan for any year beginning on or after
January 1, 1994, the Participant has no cumulative disparity limit. For purposes
of this paragraph (e)(1), a Participant shall be treated as "benefiting" for any
Plan Year during which the Participant received or is deemed to receive an
allocation in accordance with section 1.410(b)-3(a) of the Income Tax
Regulations.
(2) "Integration Level" means the "Taxable Wage Base," as
defined below, or such lesser amount elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement.
(3) "Taxable Wage Base" or "TWB" means the contribution and
benefit base in effect under section 230 of the Social Security Act at the
beginning of the Plan Year.
(4) "Maximum Disparity Rate" means the lesser of:
(i) 2.7%; and
(ii) the following applicable percentage:
(A) If the Integration Level is less than the
greater of $10,000 and 20% of the TWB, then
the applicable percentage shall be 2.7%.
(B) If the Integration Level is more than the
greater of $10,000 and 20% of the TWB but
less than 80% of the TWB, then the
applicable percentage shall be 1.3%
(C) If the Integration Level is more than 80% of
the TWB but less than 100% of the TWB, then
the applicable percentage shall be 2.4%.
Section 5.3. Allocation of Matching Contributions. Matching
Contributions made on behalf of a Participant shall be allocated to that
Participant's Matching Contribution Account except to the extent that the
Employer designates the contributions as Qualified Matching Contributions or
Safe Harbor Matching Contributions.
Section 5.4. Limitations on Allocations. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan, the amount allocated to a Participant's Accounts
under the Plan for each Plan Year shall be limited as follows:
(a) the aggregate "annual additions," as defined below in
Section 5.6, to such Accounts and to the Participant's accounts in all other
defined contribution plans maintained by the Employer and all Related Employers,
except that "more than 50 percent" shall be substituted
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for "at least 80 percent" each place it appears in section 1563(a)(1) of the
Code, shall not exceed the lesser of (i) $30,000 (as adjusted for increases in
the cost of living pursuant to section 415(d) of the Code) and (ii) 25% of the
Participant's Compensation for such Plan Year; provided, however, that the
limitation described in clause (ii) shall not apply to contributions for medical
benefits (within the meaning of section 401(h) or 419(A)(f)(2) of the Code)
which are otherwise treated as annual additions; and
(b) only with respect to Plan Years commencing prior to
January 1, 2000, the sum of (A) and (B) below shall not exceed 1.
(A) The sum of the separate amounts determined as
follows for each Plan Year during which the Participant shall
have participated in the Plan or in any other defined
contribution plans maintained by the Employer and all Related
Employers (computed as of the close of the Plan Year for which
such computations are made):
(I) the aggregate annual additions to the
Participant's accounts in all of such plans
for each such Plan Year, divided by
(II) the lesser of (i) 125 percent (125%) of the
maximum dollar amount under section
415(c)(1)(A) of the Code, and (ii) 35
percent (35%) of the Participant's
Compensation, for each such Plan Year,
respectively.
(B) The aggregate projected annual benefit of the
Participant under all defined benefit plans maintained by the
Employer and all Related Employers (determined as of the close of
the Plan Year for which such computations are made) divided by
the lesser of:
(I) 125 percent (125% of the maximum dollar
limitation contained in section 415(b)(1)(A)
of the Code (as adjusted for increases in
the cost-of-living pursuant to section
415(d) of the Code), and
(II) 140 percent (140%) of the average of the
Participant's Compensation for the three
consecutive calendar years of his or her
participation in such defined benefit plans
during which his or her Compensation was the
highest.
For purposes of this subsection (b), "projected annual benefit" shall mean the
annual retirement benefit (adjusted to an actuarially equivalent straight life
annuity if such benefit is expressed in a form other than a straight life
annuity or qualified joint and survivor annuity) to which the Participant would
be entitled under the terms of the such plan assuming: (i) the Participant will
continue employment under normal retirement age under the plan (or current age,
if later) and (ii) the participant's compensation for the Plan Year for which
the computations are made and all other relevant factors used to determine
benefits under the plan will remain constant for all future Plan Years.
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Section 5.5. Excess Amounts. (a) Determination of Excess
Amounts. If the amount to be allocated to a Participant's Accounts pursuant to
this Article 5 for a Plan Year would exceed the limitations set forth in this
Section, the excess amount will be deemed to consist of the annual additions
last allocated, except that annual additions attributable to a "simplified
employee pension plan" (as defined in section 408(k) of the Code) will be deemed
to have been allocated first, followed by annual additions to a welfare benefit
fund (as defined in section 419(e) of the Code) or an individual medical amount
(as defined in section 415(l) of the Code), regardless of the actual allocation
date. If the excess amount was allocated to a Participant's Accounts on an
allocation date of this Plan which coincides with an allocation date of another
plan, the excess amount attributed to this Plan will be the product of (i) and
(ii) below:
(i) the total excess amount allocated as of such date,
and
(ii) the ratio of (x) the annual additions allocated to
the Participant's Accounts for the Plan Year as of such date
under this Plan to (y) the total annual additions allocated to
the Participant's Accounts for the Plan Year under this Plan and
all the other defined contribution plans.
(b) Disposal of Excess Amount. Unless the Employer specifies
another method for limiting the aggregate annual additions in Adoption
Agreement, if the amount to be allocated to a Participant's Accounts pursuant to
this Article 5 for a Plan Year would exceed the limitations set forth in Section
5.4, (i) any Post-Tax Employee Contributions (plus any earnings allocable
thereto) for such Plan Year up to the amount of the excess shall be refunded to
the Participant, and (ii) if such refund is less than such excess, any Elective
Contributions (plus any earnings allocable thereto) for such Plan Year up to the
amount of the remaining excess shall be refunded to the Participant and (iii) if
such refund is less than such remaining excess, the amount otherwise to be
allocated to the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral Account shall be reduced
by the balance of such excess. If further reductions are necessary, the amount
otherwise allocable to the Participant's other Accounts shall be reduced to the
extent necessary to comply with such limitation and used to reduce Employer
contributions for the next Plan Year. If as a result of a reasonable error in
estimating a Participant's compensation or under other limited facts and
circumstances as determined by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the annual
additions to a Participant's Accounts exceed the limitations set forth above for
any Plan Year and the excess contribution cannot be returned to the Employer or
the Participant, the amount of annual additions in excess of such limitations
shall be held in a segregated suspense account which shall be invested but shall
not be credited or debited with its own gains or losses and shall not share in
gains or losses of the Trust, and which shall be treated in the succeeding Plan
Year as an Employer contribution, thereby reducing amounts actually contributed
by the Employer for such year. The balance, if any, in such suspense account
shall be returned to the Employer upon termination of the Plan only if the
allocation upon Plan termination of such amount to Participants would cause all
Participants to receive annual additions in excess of the limitations of section
415 of the Code.
Section 5.6. Definitions. For purposes of this Article, the
"annual additions" for a Plan Year to a Participant's Accounts under this Plan
and under any other defined contribution plans maintained by an Employer is the
sum during such Plan Year of:
(i) the amount of the allocations made to such
Participant's Accounts,
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(ii) the amount of all other employer contributions
(within the meaning of section 415(c) of the Code) and
forfeitures, if any, allocated to such Participant's accounts
under all other defined contribution plans maintained by the
Employer,
(iii) the amount of contributions by the Participant to
any such plan (but excluding any rollover contribution made to
any such plan),
(iv) amounts allocated on behalf of the Participant to
any individual medical benefit account (as defined in section
415(l) of the Code) which is part of a pension or annuity plan
maintained by the employer;
(v) the amounts derived from contributions paid or
accrued after December 31, 1985, in taxable years ending after
such date, which are attributable to post-retirement medical
benefits allocated to the separate account of a Key Employee (as
defined in Section 12.1(c)) under a welfare benefit fund (as
defined in section 419(e) of the Code) maintained by the
employer, and
(vi) amounts allocated under a simplified employee
pension (as defined in section 408(k) of the Code).
For purposes of this Article 5, the term "defined contribution plan" shall have
the meaning set forth in section 415 of the Code.
ARTICLE 6
DISTRIBUTIONS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE
Section 6.1. Distributions Upon Termination of Service. (a)
Termination of Service under Circumstances Entitling Participant to Full
Distribution of His or Her Accounts. A Participant or Beneficiary, as the case
may be, shall be entitled to receive the entire balance of the Participant's
Accounts if such Participant's Service terminates under any of the following
circumstances:
(1) on or after the Participant's attainment of Normal
Retirement Age;
(2) on account of the Participant's death or Disability; and
(3) after the Participant has completed the number of years of
Service specified in the vesting schedule elected by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement entitling the Participant to 100% of his or her
Employer Account and Matching Contribution Account.
(b) Termination of Service under Circumstances Resulting in
Partial Forfeiture of the Participant's Account Balance. If a Participant's
Service terminates under circumstances other than those set forth in subsection
(a), then the Participant shall be entitled to receive the entire balance of
such Participant's Post-Tax Employee Contribution Account, 401(k) Salary
Deferral Account, 401(k) Employer Account and Rollover Account plus a percentage
of the balance of his or her Employer Account and Matching Contribution Account,
which
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percentage shall be determined by reference to the number of the Participant's
years of Service at the date of the Participant's termination of Service in
accordance with one of the following schedules as specified in the Adoption
Agreement:
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Years of Schedule Schedule Schedule
Service A B C
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Less than two years 0% 0% 0%
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Two years but less than three years 100% 20% 0%
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Three years but less than four years 100% 40% 100%
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Four years but less than five years 100% 60% 100%
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Five years but less than six years 100% 80% 100%
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Six years or more 100% 100% 100%
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Schedule D: A schedule that, when compared with Schedule A, B or
C, provides for a Vested Portion that is at every point in time
equal to or greater than the Vested Portion prescribed under
Schedule A, B or C, whichever is selected for comparison.
Schedule E: Full and immediate vesting at all times.
Notwithstanding any election by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement, Schedule E shall be applied to each Safe Harbor Plan
or SIMPLE Plan.
The balance of the Participant's Employer Account and Matching
Contribution Account shall be charged to such account and forfeited. Such
forfeiture shall occur as of the earlier of the Participant's receipt of the
Vested Portion and the completion of a Period of Severance of at least five (5)
years. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if a Participant's Vested Portion
is 0%, such Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his
or her Employer Account and Matching Contribution Account as of the date of his
or her termination of Service. If such Participant is reemployed prior to
incurring five (5) consecutive Break in Service Years, such forfeiture shall be
reinstated as prescribed in Section 8.3(b). The forfeiture shall be calculated
on the basis of the Vested Portion and the value of the Accounts on the first
Business Day of the first calendar month on or after the later of (i) the date
the forfeiture occurs or (ii) the date of Notice to the Trustee of the
forfeiture, provided, that the later of these two events occurs in the first 15
days of a month; otherwise the amount shall be calculated as of the first
Business Day of the second calendar month following the later of the two events.
Subject to the limitations of Article 5, amounts forfeited by
Participants during any Plan Year, together with earnings on such amounts after
forfeiture, shall be invested in the Investment Option designated by the
Employer in the Adoption Agreement for this purpose until reallocated in
accordance with this Section and Section 8.3(b). Once a forfeiture has occurred,
it shall be reallocated among eligible Participants or used to reduce Employer
contributions at the time and in the manner elected by the Employer in the
Adoption Agreement. However, any forfeitures arising under a Defined
Contribution Pension Plan or a Target Benefit Plan must be used to reduce
Employer contributions for the following Plan Year.
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Forfeitures arising under Section 4.2(d) shall also be
reallocated in accordance with this Section, except that such forfeitures shall
not be reallocated to the Accounts of Participants who at that time are Highly
Compensated Employees.
Section 6.2. Time and Form of Distribution upon Termination of
Service. (1) Form of Distribution. Subject to Section 6.3, any distribution to
which a Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, becomes entitled upon
termination of Service shall be distributed by whichever of the following forms
of distribution the Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, elects:
(1) By payment in a single lump sum equal to the
Participant's Vested Portion or such lesser amount specified by
the Participant.
(2) By payment in a series of substantially equal
monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual installment payments,
such that the period of payment is projected as of the date of
the first payment to be a period of at least 36 months. Such
level payments shall continue until the Participant's Vested
Portion is exhausted with the final payment being equal to the
Participant's remaining balance of his or her Vested Portion.
(3) By payment in a series of monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual installment payments made over a specified
period of at least 36 months duration designated by the
Participant. The amount applied to provide payment in this form
shall be invested in the Investment Option(s) designated by the
Participant and the amount of each payment shall be determined by
dividing the Participant's Vested Portion invested in such
Investment Option(s) by the number of installments remaining to
be paid in the payment period designated by the Participant, so
that the Participant's Vested Portion is exhausted as of the end
of such period.
(4) Only to the extent the Employer Plan under which a
distribution is to be made is not a Profit Sharing Plan, by
payment as a fixed or variable annuity providing monthly
payments, based on the amount applied to provide the annuity. The
forms of annuity available on a fixed or variable basis shall be
the Life Annuity, the Life Annuity-Period Certain, the Joint and
Survivor Annuity and the Joint and Survivor Annuity-Period
Certain. The forms of annuity available only on a fixed basis
shall be the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity and the Cash
Refund Annuity. Any annuity contract under which a Participant's
Vested Portion is distributed shall be nontransferable and shall
comply with the requirements of the Plan.
A Participant may elect to receive installment payments under
paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection (a) but not under both paragraphs
simultaneously. A Participant who elects level installment payments under
paragraph (2) may at a later date change that election (subject to Sections
6.2(b)(2) and 6.3) (i) to increase or decrease the amount of each payment
(provided that after such change the projected payment period calculated as of
the date payments first began shall not be less than 36 months) or (ii) to
request payment of all or any portion of the balance of his or her Vested
Portion in a single sum. A Participant who elects installment
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payments under subsection (3) may at a later date change that election (subject
to Sections 6.2(b)(2) and 6.3) (i) to increase or decrease, but not to less than
36 months, the specified period of the installment payments or (ii) to request
payment of all or any portion of the balance of his or her Vested Portion in a
single sum. A change in benefit election shall be effective in accordance with
the rules established by the Trustee. No more than one benefit change shall be
permitted in any calendar year.
(b) Time of Distribution. A Participant may elect to receive a
distribution of his or her Vested Portion upon his or her termination of
Service, provided, however, that:
(1) unless the Participant elects otherwise,
distribution of a Participant's Vested Portion shall begin no
later than 60 days after the end of the Plan Year which contains
the latest of the Participant's (i) 65th birthday, (ii)
termination of Service and (iii) 10th anniversary of the date he
or she commenced participation in the Employer Plan;
(2) distributions commencing after the Participant's
death shall be completed within five (5) years after the death of
the Participant, except that (i) if the Participant's Beneficiary
is the Participant's spouse, distribution may be deferred until
the date on which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2
had he or she survived and (ii) if the Participant's Beneficiary
is a natural person other than the Participant's spouse and
distributions commence not later than one (1) year after the
Participant's death, such distributions may be made over a period
not longer than the life expectancy of such Beneficiary. If at
the time of the Participant's death, distribution of the
Participant's benefit has commenced, the remaining portion of the
Participant's benefit shall be paid in the manner elected by the
Participant's Beneficiary, but at least as rapidly as was the
method of distribution being used prior to the Participant's
death; and
(3) with respect to a Participant who continues in
employment after attaining age 70 1/2, distribution of the
Participant's Vested Portion shall commence no later than the
Participant's required beginning date; provided, however, that a
Participant who made a valid election under section 242(b) of the
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 shall commence
distribution of his or her Vested Portion in accordance with such
election. For purposes of this paragraph, except as otherwise
provided in an Adoption Agreement, the term "required beginning
date" shall mean (i) with respect to a Participant who is a
5%-owner, April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar
year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 and (ii) with
respect to any other Participants, April 1 of the calendar year
following the calendar year in which the Participant terminates
Service. A Participant is treated as a 5%-owner for purposes of
this Section if such Participant is a 5-percent owner as defined
in section 416(i) of the Code (determined in accordance with
section 416 but without regard to whether the Employer Plan is
Top-Heavy) at any time during the Plan Year in which such owner
attains age 66 1/2 or any subsequent year. Once distributions
have begun to a 5%-owner under this Section, they must continue
to be distributed, even if the Participant ceases to be a
5%-owner in a subsequent year.
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All distributions made pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be
made in accordance with section 401(a)(9) of the Code and the Income Tax
Regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary with respect to distributions under the Plan made in calendar years
beginning on or after January 1, 2002, the Plan will apply the minimum
distribution requirements of section 401(a)(9) of the Code in accordance with
the proposed Income Tax Regulations promulgated under section 401(a)(9) of the
Code issued in January 2001. The application of such minimum distribution
requirements shall continue in effect until the end of the last calendar year
beginning before the effective date of the final Income Tax Regulations
promulgated under section 401(a)(9) of the Code or such other date specified in
guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service.
The failure of a Participant (and spouse, if applicable) to
consent to a distribution when immediately distributable, within the meaning of
Section 6.1, shall be deemed to be an election to defer commencement of payment
of any benefit sufficient to satisfy this Section.
(c) Small Benefits Payable in Lump Sum. Notwithstanding any
provision of the Plan to the contrary but subject to the Adoption Agreement, if
upon termination of employment or as of the end of any Plan Year thereafter, the
Participant's Vested Portion does not exceed $5,000 (or such other amount
prescribed by section 411(a)(11) of the Code), such amount shall be paid in a
single lump sum payment as soon as administratively practicable after the end of
each calendar year.
Section 6.3. Applicability of Annuity Rules to Employer Plan.
(a) Inapplicability of Annuity Rules. The annuity provisions of this Article
shall not apply to any Employer Plan that is a Profit Sharing Plan; provided,
however, that the following provisions shall apply:
(1) The Employer Plan may not accept a transfer of
assets from any Qualified Plan that has been subject to the
survivor annuity requirements of sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of
the Code.
(2) Each Participant's sole Beneficiary shall be his or
her surviving spouse, unless (i) the spouse consents to the
naming of a different or additional Beneficiary in a manner that
satisfies the rules of subsection (b) for spousal consent to a
Participant's waiver of the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity
(or one of the circumstances in which no such consent is required
applies).
(3) In the case of a Participant who does not elect any
distribution to which such Participant becomes entitled upon
termination of Service under Section 6.2(a), distribution shall
be made to such Participant by payment in a lump sum pursuant to
paragraph (1) of such Section.
(b) Application of Annuity Rules. This subsection (b) shall
apply to any Employer Plan that is not a Profit Sharing Plan.
(1) Additional Forms of Distribution. The annuity forms
of distribution described in Section 6.2(a)(4) shall apply.
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(2) Automatic Annuities. If a married Participant is
eligible to receive benefits under this Article, his or her
Vested Portion shall be paid in the form of a Qualified Joint and
Survivor Annuity (QJSA) unless he or she elects otherwise
pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection (b). If an unmarried
Participant is eligible to receive benefits under this Article,
the Participant's Vested Portion shall be paid in the form of a
Life Annuity unless he or she elects otherwise.
(3) Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity (QPSA).
If the Participant is married and dies prior to the his or her
Annuity Starting Date, then such Participant's Vested Portion
shall be paid in the form of a Life Annuity providing for payment
over the lifetime of the Participant's surviving spouse (unless
the Participant elected that 50%, rather than 100%, of his or her
Vested Portion be applied to provide his or her spouse with a
survivor annuity.) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Participant's surviving spouse may elect, in the time and manner
prescribed by the Trustee, to receive payment of the
Participant's Vested Portion in any other form described in
Section 6.2(a) in lieu of a Life Annuity.
(4) Notice to Participants Availability of Election.
(A) QPSA. The Trustee shall provide each
Participant by mail or personal delivery within the period
beginning on the first day of the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains age 32 and ending with the close of
the Plan Year in which the Participant attains age 35, a
written notice with a general explanation of the automatic
QPSA annuity form applicable to the Participant in such
manner as would be comparable to an explanation provided
for meeting the requirements of subsection (B) below
applicable to the QJSA.
(B) QJSA. No less than 30 days (or such shorter
period as may be permitted by regulations promulgated by
the U.S. Department of Treasury, and as determined by the
Trustee) and no more than 90 days before the Annuity
Starting Date, the Trustee shall give the Participant by
mail or personal delivery written notice with a general
description of the automatic QJSA annuity form applicable
to such Participant, a general description of the
circumstances under which such annuity will be purchased
and general information on the amount of each payment
under a typical annuity. Such notice also shall advise the
Participant that, upon written request to the Trustee
prior to the end of his or her election period, the
Participant shall be given a written explanation in
nontechnical language of the terms and conditions of the
annuity, of other methods of distribution available
pursuant to Section 6.2(a) and the amount of each payment
that he or she would be entitled to receive under such an
annuity or under the other methods of distribution. Such
explanation shall be mailed or personally delivered to the
Participant within 30 days from the date the Participant's
written request is received by the Trustee and the
Participant's election period shall end no earlier than 90
days after such
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explanation is so mailed or delivered. Notwithstanding
this subsection (b)(4), a Participant may elect, with the
applicable spousal consent as provided in subsection
(b)(5) below, to waive the requirement that the written
notice be provided no less than 30 days before the Annuity
Starting Date provided that the Annuity Starting Date is
more than 7 days after the written notice is provided.
(5) Election and Waiver Procedures. A Participant may
elect, by Notice to the Trustee at any time within the 90-day
period ending on the Annuity Starting Date, to revoke the
automatic QJSA annuity form under this subsection (b)(2). A
Participant may also elect, by Notice to the Trustee at any time
beginning on the first day of the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains age 35 and ending of the date of the
Participant's death, to revoke the automatic QPSA annuity form
under this subsection (b)(3); provided, however, that if the
Participant terminates employment prior to the first day of the
Plan Year in which age 35 is attained, such election period shall
begin on the date of termination of employment. Any revocation
made pursuant to this subsection (b)(5) shall be made by
delivering a Notice to the Trustee describing the election,
change or revocation on a form provided by the Trustee; provided
however, that if the Participant has been married for the
one-year period ending on his or her Annuity Starting Date, and
as a result of such revocation, the Participant's spouse would
not be entitled to receive the QPSA or a survivor's benefit at
least equal to that provided by the QJSA, such election shall not
be effective unless it shall have been consented to, at the time
of such election, revocation or change, in writing by the
Participant's spouse and such consent acknowledges the effect of
such revocation and is witnessed by either a Plan representative
or a notary public, or it is established to the satisfaction of
the Employer that such consent cannot be obtained because the
Participant's spouse cannot be located or such other
circumstances as may be prescribed in Income Tax Regulations. Any
consent by a spouse (or establishment that such consent cannot be
obtained) shall be effective only with respect to such spouse.
Section 6.4. Designation of Beneficiary. (a) General. Each
Participant shall have the right to designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries
(who may be designated contingently or successively and who may be an entity
other than a natural person) to receive any distribution to be made under this
Article upon the death of such Participant, provided, however, that no such
designation shall be effective if the Participant was married on the date of the
Participant's death unless it satisfies the conditions of Section 6.3(b) for
spousal consent. The marriage of a Participant shall be deemed to revoke the
Participant's prior designation of a Beneficiary and, unless otherwise specified
in a qualified domestic relations order, a divorce shall be deemed to revoke any
prior designation of the Participant's divorced spouse as Beneficiary if written
evidence of such marriage or divorce shall be received by the Employer before
distribution shall have been made in accordance with such designation. Subject
to this subsection (a), a Participant may from time to time, without the consent
of any Beneficiary, change or cancel any such designation. Such designation and
each change therein shall be made in the form prescribed by the Employer and
shall be filed with the Employer.
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(b) Absence of Effective Beneficiary Designation. If (i) no
Beneficiary has been effectively designated by a deceased Participant, (ii) the
designation is not effective pursuant to the proviso contained in the first
sentence to subsection (a) of this Section, or (iii) the designated Beneficiary
has predeceased the Participant, any undistributed balance of the deceased
Participant's Vested Portion shall be distributed by the Trustee at the
direction of the Employer (a) to the surviving spouse of such deceased
Participant, if any, or (b) if there shall be no surviving spouse, to the
surviving children of such deceased Participant and children of deceased
children, if any, in equal shares, or (c) if there shall be no surviving spouse
or surviving children, the parents of the deceased Participant in equal shares,
or (d) if there shall be no surviving parents, to the surviving siblings of the
Participant, if any, in equal shares or (e) if there shall be no surviving
siblings, to the executor or administrator of the estate of such deceased
Participant.
(c) Missing Person. If within a period of three (3) years
following the death or termination of employment of any Participant, the
Employer, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, has been unable to locate the
person or persons entitled to benefits under this Article 6, then the rights of
such person or persons shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the Employer
shall reinstate and pay to such person or persons the amount of the benefits so
forfeited upon a claim for such benefits made by such person or persons. The
amount to be reinstated shall be obtained from the total amount that shall have
been forfeited pursuant to this subsection (c) during the Plan year that the
claim for current forfeited benefit is made, or if such amount is insufficient,
from the amounts forfeited pursuant to Sections 4.2(d) and 6.1(b). If the amount
to be reinstated exceeds the amount of such forfeitures, then the Employer in
respect of whose Employee the claim for forfeited benefits is made shall make a
contribution in an amount equal to the remainder of such excess. Any such
contribution shall be made without regard to whether or not the limitations set
forth in Section 5.4 will be exceeded by such contribution.
Section 6.5. Distributions to Minor and Disabled Distributees.
Any distribution under this Article which is payable to a Participant or
Beneficiary who is a minor or to a Participant or Beneficiary who, in the
opinion of the Employer, is unable to manage his or her affairs by reason of
illness or mental incompetency may be made to or for the benefit of any such
Participant or Beneficiary in such of the following ways as the Employer shall
direct: (a) to the legal representative of any such Participant or Beneficiary,
(b) to a custodian under a Uniform Gifts to Minors Act for any such minor
Beneficiary, or (c) pursuant to a court order, to some near relative of any such
Participant or Beneficiary to be used for the latter's benefit. Neither the
Employer nor the Trustee shall be required to see to the application by any
third party of any distribution made to or for the benefit of a Participant or
Beneficiary pursuant to this Section.
Section 6.6. Direct Rollover Option. In the case of a
distribution (excluding any amount offset against the Participant's Accounts to
repay the outstanding balance of any unpaid loan of at least $200 that is an
"eligible rollover distribution" within the meaning of section 402(c)(4) of the
Code, a distributee may elect that all or any portion of such distribution to
which he or she is entitled shall be directly transferred from the Plan to (i)
an individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408 of the
Code, (ii) another retirement plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Code
(the terms of which permit the acceptance of rollover distributions) or (iii) an
annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Code; provided, however, that if
the distributee is a surviving spouse of a Participant, such distribution may be
transferred only to an individual retirement account or annuity. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a distributee
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shall not be entitled to elect to have an amount less than the total amount of
such distribution transferred pursuant to this subsection (i) unless such
portion so rolled over equals at least $500. For purposes of this subsection,
the term "distributee" shall mean (i) a Participant, (ii) an alternate payee
(within the meaning of section 414(p)(8) of the Code) with respect to a
Participant under a qualified domestic relations order or (iii) a surviving
spouse of a Participant.
ARTICLE 7
LOANS AND IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS
Section 7.1. Loans. An Employer may, in certain Adoption
Agreements, elect to permit Participants and former Participants who are other
parties in interest (within the meaning of section 3(14) of ERISA) to borrow
from the Vested Portion of their Accounts. Upon the completed and signed
application of a potential borrower on a form provided by and submitted to the
Employer, the Employer, in its discretion as Plan Administrator, may grant a
loan or loans to the individual (and shall then direct the Trustee to make
payment accordingly) upon the satisfaction of the following specific conditions
(and such additional rules, which shall not be inconsistent with this Section,
as State Street or the Employer may from time to time establish):
(a) Nondiscriminatory Availability. Loans must be made
available to all Participants and other parties in interest (within the meaning
of section 3(14) of ERISA) on a reasonably equivalent basis.
(b) Reasonable Interest Rate. Each new or renewed loan must
bear a reasonable rate of interest commensurate with the interest rates charged
by persons in the business of lending money for commercial loans that would be
made under similar circumstances as determined by the Trustee at the time the
loan is approved.
(c) Use of Accounts as Security. Each loan shall be adequately
secured by assignment of a portion of the borrower's Accounts in an amount equal
to the principal amount of the loan.
(d) Certain Loans Prohibited. The Employer may not permit a
loan under the Employer Plan that would constitute a prohibited transaction
(within the meaning of section 4975 of the Code). Except to the extent permitted
in accordance with the terms of a prohibited transaction exemption issued by the
Department of Labor that has been provided to the Trustee in writing, no loans
shall be made to any Owner-Employee or Shareholder-Employee.
(e) Limits on Number and Amount of Loans. No loan shall be
approved for an amount less than $1,000. No person may have more than two (2)
loans under the Plan in any single Plan Year, nor more than five (5) outstanding
loans under the Plan at any particular time. In addition, a borrower's loans
outstanding at any time (under the Employer Plan and under all Qualified Plans
of the Employer and any Related Employer) shall not exceed the lesser of (1)
$50,000, reduced by the excess (if any) of (A) the highest outstanding balance
of loans to the borrower from the Employer Plan during the one-year period
ending on the day before the date on which such loan was made over (B) the
outstanding balance of loans to the borrower from the
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Employer Plan on the date on which such loan was made, or (2) one-half of the
Vested Portion of the borrower's Accounts.
(f) Spousal Consent. To the extent the Annuity Rules of
Section 6.3(b) apply to the Accounts from which the proposed loan is to be made,
a married Participant may not borrow from his or her Accounts unless his or her
spouse has consented to the loan. Such consent must be given in writing, must
acknowledge the effect of the loan and must be witnessed before a notary public
or a representative of the Employer Plan, during the 90-day period before the
loan is secured. Such consent shall thereafter be binding with respect to the
consenting spouse or any subsequent spouse with respect to that loan. A new
consent shall be required if the loan is renegotiated, extended, renewed or
otherwise revised.
(g) Repayment of Loans; Maximum Term. All loans granted under
the Employer Plan shall be evidenced by a legally enforceable agreement in such
form as is permissible by law and prescribed by the Trustee specifying the
amount of the loan, with interest, the date of the loan and the repayment
schedule of the loan agreed upon by the borrower and Employer. However, (i)
payments shall be amortized in substantially level payments over the term of the
loan, (ii) payments shall be made no less frequently than quarterly, (iii) if
payment by payroll deduction is not possible due to employment status or is not
required by the Employer, payments shall be made by personal check made to the
order of the Trustee on or before the last Business Day of each payment period,
(iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, loan repayments may be suspended during any
period of qualified military service (as defined in section 414(u) of the Code)
and (v) all loans shall be repaid within five (5) years unless used to acquire
any dwelling unit which within a reasonable time (determined when the loan is
made) is to be used as the principal residence of the borrower as determined
under section 1034 of the Code.
(h) Default. The Employer, as Plan Administrator, hereby
appoints the Trustee as its designee to determine whether and when a default on
any loan has occurred. In the event of a default in payment of either principal
or interest due under the terms of any loan, the Trustee shall declare the full
amount of the loan due and payable and may take any lawful action to remedy the
default. A default shall occur if any payment is not made by the end of the
calendar quarter following the quarter in which the payment is not made. If a
distributable event has occurred with respect to the applicable borrower, the
Trustee's action to remedy a loan default may include set-off of the remaining
balance of the loan against the borrower's Accounts securing the loan. No
default shall occur if any portion of a Participant's Accounts is used as
repayment of the loan and taken into account for purposes of determining the
amounts payable at the time of death or distribution pursuant to subsection (i)
below.
(i) Offset of Outstanding Loans Against Distributions. The
portion of a Participant's Accounts used as security for a loan under this
Section shall be taken into account for purposes of determining the amounts
payable at the time of death or distribution, but only if that portion of the
Participant's Accounts is used as repayment of the loan. If less than 100% of
the Vested Portion of the Participant's Accounts (determined without regard to
the preceding sentence) is payable to the Participant's Beneficiary, then the
balance in the Accounts shall be adjusted by first reducing the Vested Portion
by the amount of the security used as repayment of the loan, and then
determining the benefit payable to the Beneficiary.
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(j) Segregated Account to Be Maintained. A segregated
investment account shall be established for each borrower who is granted any
loan. The principal amount of each loan shall be credited to the segregated
investment account. Earnings or changes in market value of the Investment
Options shall not be allocated to such segregated account, but shall instead be
credited with the interest payments made by the borrower under the terms of each
loan. Repayments of principal, along with any interest paid on principal shall
be charged against the segregated investment account and credited to the
Investment Options as elected by the borrower under Section 7.1.
(k) Source of Loans. The principal amount of each loan shall
be taken from the Investment Option specified by the borrower for this purpose
(or pro rata from all relevant Investment Options, if so specified by the
borrower). Subject to the borrower's Investment Option election, the borrowed
amount shall be taken from the borrower's Accounts in the order specified by the
Trustee from time to time. In no event, however, may amounts be taken from any
particular Investment Option in violation of (i) the Collective Trust, (ii) the
Trust, (iii) any insurance contract in which Trust assets are invested, or (iv)
any contract(s) entered into between ABRA and State Street.
(l) Administration of Plan Loan Program. The Employer, as Plan
Administrator, shall be solely responsible for administering a Participant loan
program established under this Section. As such, except as otherwise provided
above, the Employer shall be responsible for determining, under this Section,
all the terms and conditions of the loans, including whether a Participant,
Beneficiary or alternate payee is eligible for a loan, whether a loan request
will be approved or denied, the amount of the loan and the terms of repayment.
Section 7.2. Hardship Withdrawals. (a) 401(k) Hardship
Withdrawals. If the Employer has elected to adopt the 401(k) arrangement
pursuant to Article 4 and has also elected in the Adoption Agreement to adopt
the hardship-withdrawal feature of this Section, this Section shall apply.
Subject to the spousal consent requirements of Section 6.3(b), if applicable, a
Participant who has not incurred a Disability may apply to withdraw from his or
her 401(k) Salary Deferral Account an amount required on account of a hardship
necessary to satisfy an "immediate and heavy financial need," provided that the
Participant lacks other available financial resources. A distribution shall be
deemed to be made on account of an "immediate and heavy financial need" if the
distribution is on account of (i) the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of
a principal residence of the Participant; (ii) payment of tuition, room and
board and related educational fees for the next 12 months of post-secondary
education for the Participant, or his or her spouse, children or dependents (as
defined in section 152 of the Code); (iii) payment of expenses incurred or
necessary for medical care (as defined in section 213(d) of the Code) for the
Participant, his or her spouse or dependents (as defined in section 152 of the
Code), or of expenses necessary for these persons to obtain medical care (as
defined in section 213(d) of the Code); (iv) the need to prevent either the
eviction of the Participant from his or her principal residence or the
foreclosure on the mortgage on the Participant's principal residence; or (v)
such other deemed immediate and heavy financial needs designated by the Internal
Revenue Service.
If the value of the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral Account
at the time of the hardship withdrawal is less than its value as of the last day
of the last Plan Year ending before July 1, 1989, the Participant may withdraw
from his or her 401(k) Employer Account an amount equal to the difference
between (i) the value of the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral Account
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at the time of the hardship withdrawal and (ii) the value of the Participant's
401(k) Salary Deferral Account as of the last day of the last Plan Year ending
before July 1, 1989. However, the amount that can be distributed cannot exceed
the value of the combined assets in the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral
Account and 401(k) Employer Account.
The amount that may be withdrawn because of hardship cannot
exceed the aggregate contributions, less any amount previously withdrawn, made
by the Participant to his or her 401(k) Salary Deferral Account, plus any
earnings on such amounts allocable as of the last day of the last Plan Year
ending before July 1, 1989. A distribution shall be deemed necessary to satisfy
an immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant if all the following
requirements are satisfied:
(i) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of
the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant (which
may include any amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state or
local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result
from the distribution).
(ii) The Participant has obtained all distributions,
other than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable (at the
time of the loan) loans currently available under all plans
maintained by the Employer.
(iii) The Participant's Elective Contributions and
Post-Tax Employee Contributions to this Plan are suspended for 12
months under this Employer Plan, and for at least 12 months under
other Qualified Plans and nonqualified plans of deferred
compensation maintained by the Employer, after the receipt of the
hardship distribution.
(iv) The Participant may not make Elective Contributions
to this Plan and all other Qualified Plans of the Employer for
the Participant's taxable year immediately following the taxable
year of the hardship distribution in excess of the dollar
limitation of section 402(g) of the Code for such next taxable
year less the amount of such Participant's Elective Contributions
for the taxable year of the hardship distribution.
(b) Profit Sharing Plan Hardship Withdrawals. If the Employer
has adopted a Profit Sharing Plan and has elected in the Adoption Agreement to
adopt the hardship-withdrawal feature of this Section, then this Section shall
apply. An active Participant who has not incurred a Disability and whose Vested
Portion of all Accounts is 100% may request a withdrawal from his or her
Employer Account and Matching Contribution Account. However, to be eligible to
make such a withdrawal, the Participant must satisfy all the following
conditions:
(i) The Participant must first take all available
withdrawals from his or her Post-Tax Employee Contribution
Account under Section 7.3.
(ii) The Participant must demonstrate that the
withdrawal is necessary to satisfy an "immediate and heavy
financial need," as defined in subsection (a).
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(iii) The Participant must demonstrate that the amount of
the withdrawal does not exceed the amount of the immediate and
heavy financial need (which may include any amounts necessary to
pay any Federal, state or local income taxes or penalties
reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution).
(c) Withdrawal Requirements. The Employer, as Plan
Administrator, shall receive a Participant's application and determine whether
the applicable conditions for a withdrawal under this Section have been
satisfied. If so, the Employer shall provide the appropriate information to the
Trustee and shall direct the Trustee to make payment to the Participant of the
approved amount to be withdrawn. The effective date of the withdrawal shall be
the first Business Day on or after the later of (i) receipt by the Trustee of
Notice or (ii) the date specified in such Notice. Subject to rules adopted by
the Trustee, the Participant shall indicate the Investment Options from which
each withdrawal is to be made and the dollar amount applicable to each
Investment Option. As to each Investment Option specified (and in the order so
specified), the withdrawn amount shall be taken from the Participant's Accounts
in the order specified by the Trustee from time to time. In no event, however,
may amounts be withdrawn from a particular Investment Option in violation of (i)
the Collective Trust, (ii) the Trust, (iii) any insurance contract in which
Trust assets are invested, or (iv) any contract(s) entered into between ABRA and
State Street. In addition, a withdrawal under this Section shall be subject to
restrictions set forth in the Trust and to rules established by the Trustee.
Withdrawals under this Section shall be subject to the spousal consent
requirements of Section 6.3(b), if applicable.
Section 7.3. Other Withdrawals. (a) Withdrawals of Rollover or
Post-Tax Employee Contributions. A Participant may elect to receive a withdrawal
in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Trustee from his or
her Rollover Account or Post-Tax Employee Contribution Account by Notice to the
Trustee.
(b) Age-Based Withdrawals. An active Participant in a Profit
Sharing Plan other than a Safe Harbor Plan or a SIMPLE Plan who has not incurred
a Disability may elect to receive a distribution of the Vested Portion of such
Participant's Accounts, other than the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral
Account and 401(k) Employer Account, upon attainment of the Normal Retirement
Age specified by the Employer in the Adoption Agreement, provided that if no age
is so specified, such age shall be 59 1/2. An active Participant in such a
Profit Sharing Plan who has not incurred a Disability shall be eligible to
receive a distribution of the Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral Account and
401(k) Employer Account upon attaining age 59 1/2. An active Participant in a
Safe Harbor Plan or a SIMPLE Plan who has not incurred a Disability shall be
eligible to receive a distribution of the Participant's Accounts upon attaining
age 59 1/2.
(c) Normal Retirement Age Withdrawals. An active Participant
in a Defined Contribution Pension Plan or a Target Benefit Plan who has not
incurred a Disability shall be eligible to receive a distribution of the Vested
Portion of the Participant's Accounts upon attainment of Normal Retirement Age.
(d) Withdrawal Requirements. The effective date of a
withdrawal shall be the first Business Day on or after the later of (i) Notice
to the Trustee or (ii) the date specified in such Notice. Subject to rules
adopted by the Trustee, the Participant shall indicate the
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Investment Options from which each withdrawal is to be made and the dollar
amount applicable to each Investment Option. In no event, however, may amounts
be withdrawn from a particular Investment Option in violation of (i) the
Collective Trust, (ii) the Trust, (iii) any insurance contract in which Trust
assets are invested, or (iv) any contract(s) entered into between ABRA and State
Street. In addition, a withdrawal under this Section shall be subject to
restrictions set forth in the Trust and to rules and procedures established by
the Trustee. Withdrawals under this Section shall be subject to the spousal
consent requirements of Section 6.3(b), if applicable.
ARTICLE 8
SPECIAL PARTICIPATION AND DISTRIBUTION RULES
Section 8.1. Change of Employment Status. If a person who is not
a Participant becomes an Eligible Employee because of a change in his or her
employment status, such person shall become a Participant as of the date of such
change if he or she has satisfied the participation requirements set forth in
Article 3; otherwise he or she shall become a Participant upon satisfaction of
such participation requirements.
Section 8.2. Reemployment of an Eligible Employee Whose
Employment Terminated Prior to Becoming a Participant.
(a) If an Eligible Employee incurs a Break in Service before
he or she had satisfied the participation requirements set forth in Article 3,
his or her prior Years of Eligibility Service before such Break in Service shall
be included and he or she shall become eligible to become a Participant in
accordance with Article 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if the
Employer elects in the Adoption Agreement that Participants will vest in
accordance with Schedule A under Section 6.1 (or a vesting schedule at least as
favorable as Schedule A), then if an Eligible Employee incurs a Break in Service
Year before satisfying the participation requirements of Article 3, his or her
Years of Eligibility Service before such Break in Service Year shall not be
taken into account.
(b) If an Eligible Employee whose employment was terminated
after he or she had satisfied the participation requirements set forth in
Article 3 and prior to becoming a Participant is reemployed by the Employer as
an Eligible Employee, he or she shall become a Participant on the date of his or
her reemployment.
Section 8.3. Reemployment of a Terminated Participant. (a)
Participation and Suspension of Payments. If a terminated Participant is
reemployed as an Eligible Employee by the Employer, such terminated Participant
shall again become a Participant as of the date of his or her reemployment. If
such a terminated Participant is receiving payments from his or her Accounts
pursuant to Section 6.2, such payments shall be suspended.
(b) Resumption of Service Within Five Years. If a Participant
who incurred a forfeiture resumes Service with the Employer before he has
incurred a Period of Severance of at least five (5) years, an amount equal to
the forfeiture determined under Section 6.1 shall be restored to the
Participant's Employer Account or Matching Contribution Account, as appropriate.
The restoration shall be made as of the date that the Trustee is notified by the
Employer that the Participant's Service with the Employer has resumed. Any
amount that must
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be restored to a Participant's Employer Account or Matching Contribution Account
shall be taken from any forfeitures that have not been reallocated under Section
6.1 and, if the amount of forfeitures available for this purpose is
insufficient, the Employer shall make a timely supplemental contribution of an
amount sufficient to enable the Trustee to restore the forfeiture to the
Participant's Accounts.
(c) Resumption of Service After Five Years. If a Participant
who sustained a forfeiture resumes Service with the Employer after he has
incurred a Period of Severance of at least five (5) years, the forfeiture shall
not be restored to the Participant's Accounts. Thereafter, the Participant shall
be 100% vested with respect to any undistributed portion of his or her Employer
Account and Matching Contribution Account that is attributable to the
contributions made with respect to the Participant's Service prior to his or her
Period of Severance, and the vesting schedule under Section 7.2 shall be applied
only to the portion of his or her Employer Account and Matching Contribution
Account that is attributable to contributions made with respect to the
Participant's Service following the Participant's reemployment with the
Employer.
Section 8.4. Employment by Related Entities. If a person is
employed by a Related Employer, then any period of such employment shall be
taken into account solely for purposes of determining whether and when such
person is eligible to participate in the Plan, measuring such person's years of
Service and when such person has terminated employment with the Employer to the
same extent it would have been had such period of employment been as an
Employee.
Section 8.5. Leased Employees. If an individual who performed
services under an agreement between the Employer and any leasing organization
for an Employer, a Related Employer or other "related person" (as defined in
section 414(n)(6) of the Code) on a substantially full-time basis for a period
of at least one (1) year under the primary direction or control by the Employer
(a "leased employee") becomes an Employee, or if an Employee becomes such a
leased employee, then any period during which such services were so performed
shall be taken into account solely for the purposes of determining whether and
when such individual is eligible to participate in this Plan under Article 3,
measuring such individual's years of Service and determining when such person
has retired or otherwise terminated his or her Service for purposes of Article 6
to the same extent it would have been had such Service been as an Employee. This
Section shall not apply to any period of Service during which such a leased
employee was covered by a plan described in section 414(n)(5) of the Code.
Section 8.6. Reemployment of Veterans. The provisions of this
Section shall apply in the case of the reemployment by an Employer of a
Participant, within the period prescribed by laws relating to the rights of
reemployed veterans, after the Participant's completion of a period of qualified
military service (as defined in section 414(u)(5) of the Code). The provisions
of this Section are intended to provide such Participants with the rights
required by section 414(u) of the Code, and shall be interpreted in accordance
with such intent.
(a) Make Up of Participant Contributions. Such Participant
shall be entitled to make up contributions under the Plan ("make up participant
contributions"), in addition to any Elective Contributions and Post-Tax Employee
Contributions which the Participant elects to have made under the Plan pursuant
to Sections 4.2 and 4.3. From time to time while employed by an Employer, such
Participant may elect to contribute such make up participant contributions
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during the period beginning on the date of such Participant's reemployment and
ending on the earlier of:
(i) the end of the period equal to the product of three
and such Participant's period of qualified military service, and
(ii) the fifth anniversary of the date of such
reemployment.
Such Participant shall not be permitted to contribute make up participant
contributions to the Plan in excess of the aggregate amount which the
Participant could have elected to have made under the Plan in the form of
Elective Contributions and Post-Tax Employee Contributions if the Participant
had continued in active employment with his or her Employer during such period
of qualified military service. If the applicable Employer Plan provides for
Post-Tax Employee Contributions, the Participant shall have a right to designate
whether any such make-up contributions will be treated as Elective Employee
Contributions or Post-Tax Employee Contributions for purposes of this Section.
The manner in which a Participant may elect to contribute make up participant
contributions pursuant to this subsection (a) shall be prescribed by the
Employer.
(b) Make Up of Matching Contributions. A Participant who
contributes make up participant contributions in the form of Elective
Contributions or Post-Tax Employee Contributions as described in subsection (a)
shall be entitled to an allocation of Matching Contributions ("make up matching
contributions") in an amount equal to the amount of Matching Contributions that
would have been allocated to the Matching Contribution Account of such
Participant under the Plan if such make up participant contributions had been
made during the period of such Participant's qualified military service (as
determined pursuant to section 414(u) of the Code). The Participant's Employer
shall make a special contribution which shall be utilized solely for purposes of
such allocation.
For purposes of determining the amount of contributions to be
made under this Section, a Participant's "Base Pay" during any period of
qualified military service shall be determined in accordance with section 414(u)
of the Code. Any contributions made by a Participant or an Employer pursuant to
this Section on account of a period of qualified military service in a prior
Plan Year shall not be subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 4.2(e),
4.5 and 5.4 of the Plan (relating to sections 402(g), 404 and 415 of the Code)
for the Plan Year in which such contributions are made. The Plan shall not be
treated as failing to satisfy the nondiscrimination rules of Section 4.2(d) of
the Plan (relating to sections 401(k)(3) and 401(m) of the Code) for any Plan
Year solely on account of any make up contributions made by a Participant or an
Employer pursuant to this Section.
ARTICLE 9
ADMINISTRATION
Section 9.1. Administration. The Employer shall be responsible
for the administration of the Plan and shall be the Plan's agent for service of
legal process, the "administrator" of the Plan and a "named fiduciary" within
the meaning of ERISA. The Employer may allocate its responsibilities and may
designate any person, partnership,
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corporation or other entity to carry out any of its responsibilities with
respect to administration of the Plan. The Employer shall have the duty and
authority to interpret and construe, in its sole discretion, the terms of the
Plan in regard to all questions of eligibility, the status and rights of
Participants, distributees and other persons under the Plan, and the manner,
time, and amount of payment of any distribution under the Plan. Benefits under
the Plan shall be paid only if the Employer, as Plan Administrator, decides in
its discretion that the Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to such benefits.
Section 9.2. Claims Procedure. If any Participant or Beneficiary
believes he or she is entitled to benefits in an amount greater than those which
he or she is receiving or has received, he or she may file a claim with the
Employer. Such a claim shall be in writing and state the nature of the claim,
the facts supporting the claim, the amount claimed, and the address of the
claimant. The Employer shall review the claim and, unless special circumstances
require an extension of time, within 90 days after receipt of the claim, give
written notice by registered or certified mail to the claimant of his or her
decision with respect to the claim. If special circumstances require an
extension of time, the claimant shall be so advised in writing within the
initial 90-day period and in no event shall such an extension exceed 90 days.
The notice of the Employer's decision with respect to the claim shall be written
in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and, if the claim is
wholly or partially denied, set forth the specific reasons for the denial,
specific references to the pertinent plan provisions on which the denial is
based, a description of any additional material or information necessary for the
claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary, and an explanation of the claim review procedure under
the Plan. The Employer shall also advise the claimant that the claimant or the
claimant's duly authorized representative may request a review by the Employer
of the denial by filing with the Employer, within 65 days after notice of the
denial has been received by the claimant, a written request for such review. The
claimant shall be informed that he may have reasonable access to pertinent
documents and submit comments in writing to the Employer within the same 65-day
period. If a request is so filed, review of the denial shall be made by the
Employer within, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, 60
days after receipt of such request, and the claimant shall be given written
notice of the Employer's final decision. If special circumstances require an
extension of time, the claimant shall be so advised in writing within the
initial 60-day period and in no event shall such an extension exceed 60 days.
The notice of the Employer's final decision shall include specific reasons for
the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which
the decision is based and shall be written in a manner calculated to be
understood by the claimant.
Section 9.3. Notices to Participants, Etc. All notices, reports
and statements given, made, delivered or transmitted to a Participant or any
other person entitled to or claiming benefits under the Plan shall be deemed to
have been duly given, made or transmitted when mailed by first class mail with
postage prepaid and addressed to the Participant or such person at the address
last appearing on the records of the Employer. A Participant or other person may
record any change of his or her address from time to time by written notice
filed with the Employer.
Section 9.4. Notices to Employer or Trustee. Written directions,
notices and other communications from Participants or any other person entitled
to or claiming benefits under the Plan to the Employer or the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been duly given, made or
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transmitted either when delivered to such location as shall be specified upon
the forms prescribed by the Trustee for the giving of such directions, notices
and other communications.
Section 9.5. Evidence of Action by Employer -- Information to Be
Supplied. The Employer shall furnish ABRA with copies of any legal process which
may be served on the Plan and copies of any notices dealing with the Plan
received from the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or any other
governmental agency. Such copies shall be delivered to ABRA no later than five
(5) after any such legal process or notice is received by the Employer. The
Employer shall furnish ABRA with such information, notices, directions and
certificates as ABRA shall deem necessary to perform its duties. The Employer
shall certify to ABRA the names and signatures of the person or persons entitled
to act on behalf of the Employer in dealing with ABRA.
Any action by the Employer under the Plan and any information,
notice, direction, or certification from the Employer to ABRA shall be evidenced
by a written instrument, in such form as ABRA may prescribe, signed on behalf of
the Employer by such designated person or persons. ABRA may rely upon any such
instrument which ABRA considers genuine and to have been signed and presented by
the proper persons.
Section 9.6. Records. The Employer shall keep a record of all of
its proceedings with respect to the Plan and shall keep or cause to be kept all
books of account, records and other data as may be necessary or advisable in its
judgment for the administration of the Plan.
ARTICLE 10
CONTINUANCE BY A SUCCESSOR
In the event that the Employer shall be reorganized by way of
merger, consolidation, transfer of assets or otherwise, so that another entity
other than the Employer shall succeed to all or substantially all of the
Employer's business, such successor entity may be substituted for the Employer
under the Plan by adopting the Plan and becoming a party to the Adoption
Agreement. If, within 30 days following the effective date of any such
reorganization, such successor entity shall not have elected to become a party
to the Plan, or if the Employer shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation other
than in connection with a reorganization, the Plan shall be automatically
terminated with respect to employees of the Employer as of the close of business
on the 30th day following the effective date of such reorganization or as of the
close of business on the date of adoption of such plan of complete liquidation,
as the case may be, and the Employer shall direct the Trustee to distribute the
Trust account in the manner provided Article 13.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1. Paired Plans. The nondiscrimination requirements of
section 401(a)(4) of the Code, the contribution and benefit limitations of
section 415 of the Code and the
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top-heavy provisions of section 416 of the Code shall be applied to paired plans
as described in Section 3.1(d) as if they were a single plan.
(a) Minimum Contribution Election. Any Employer that adopts
such paired plans shall, in each Adoption Agreement relating to such paired
plans, select one of the following two options (notwithstanding any contrary
provision in the Plan relating to Minimum Contributions):
(1) The Employer shall not fail to make the Minimum
Contribution under one of the paired plans for a Plan Year solely
because it has made the Minimum Contribution to the other paired plan
for the same Plan Year; or
(2) The Employer's elections in each Adoption Agreement for
such paired plans shall be designed to benefit the same Participants
under each of such paired plans, and the Employer shall not be required
to make the Minimum Contribution under both paired plans. As a result,
the Employer shall, under the relevant Adoption Agreements, make
identical elections with respect to minimum participation requirements,
entry dates and the eligibility of Participants to make, receive or
share in contributions.
In the event the same Participants under each of such paired plans do not
benefit under each such paired plan, clause (1) of this subsection (a) shall
apply notwithstanding the Employer's elections in each of the Adoption
Agreements.
(b) Safe Harbor Contribution Election. Any Employer that
adopts such paired plans and elects to make Safe Harbor Contributions shall, in
each Adoption Agreement relating to such paired plans, select one of the
following two options (notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan
relating to Safe Harbor Contributions):
(1) The Employer shall make the Safe Harbor Contributions to
the paired plan that includes the cash or deferred arrangement under
section 401(k) of the Code; or
(2) The Employer's elections in each Adoption Agreement for
such paired plans shall be designed to benefit the same Participants
under each of such paired plans by making, under the relevant Adoption
Agreements, identical elections with respect to minimum participation
requirements, entry dates and the eligibility of Participants to make,
receive or share in contributions; provided, however, that the paired
plans have identical Plan Years.
Section 11.2. Contribution Limit on Owner-Employees.
Contributions made on behalf of any Owner-Employee may be made only with respect
to the Earned Income of such Owner-Employee which is derived from the business
to which this Plan applies.
Section 11.3. Non-Assignability. (a) In General. It is a
condition of the Plan, and all rights of each Participant and Beneficiary shall
be subject thereto, that no right or interest of any Participant or Beneficiary
in the Plan shall be assignable or transferable in whole or in part, either
directly or by operation of law or otherwise, including, but not by way of
limitation, execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or bankruptcy, but
excluding devolution by death or mental incompetency, and no right or interest
of any Participant or Beneficiary in the
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Plan shall be liable for, or subject to, any obligation or liability of such
Participant or Beneficiary, including claims for alimony or the support of any
spouse except as provided below.
(b) Exception for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant's
Accounts under the Plan, or any portion thereof, shall be the subject of one or
more qualified domestic relations orders, as defined below, such Accounts or
portion thereof shall be paid to the person at the time and in the manner
specified in any such order. For purposes of this subsection (b), "qualified
domestic relations order" shall have the meaning assigned to such term by
section 414(p) of the Code, as determined by the Employer pursuant to procedures
established by the Employer.
(c) Exception for Loans. Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan to the contrary, if a portion of a Participant's (or former Participant's
who is a party in interest) Accounts is used to secure a loan pursuant to
Section 7.1(c), such security interest shall not be a violation of this Section
11.3.
(d) Other Exceptions. Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan to the contrary, to the extent permitted by law, any offset of a
Participant's Accounts against an amount that the Participant is ordered or
required to pay to the Plan pursuant to a judgment in a criminal action, a civil
judgment in connection with a violation of Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I or
ERISA or a settlement agreement between the Secretary of Labor and the
Participant or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Participant in
connection with a violation of Part 4 of Subtitle B of the Title I of ERISA
shall not be a violation of this Section 11.3.
Section 11.4. Employment Non-Contractual. The Plan confers no
right upon any Employee to continue in employment.
Section 11.5. Limitation of Rights. A Participant or Beneficiary
shall have no right, title or claim in or to any specific asset of the custodial
account, but shall have the right only to distributions from the custodial
account on the terms and conditions herein provided.
Section 11.6. Merger or Consolidation with Another Plan. A
merger or consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to, any other
plan shall not be effected unless the terms of such merger, consolidation or
transfer are such that each Participant, Beneficiary or other person entitled to
receive benefits from the Plan would, if the Plan were to terminate immediately
after the merger, consolidation or transfer, receive a benefit equal to or
greater than the benefit such person would be entitled to receive if the Plan
were to terminate immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer.
Section 11.7. Employer to File Reports and Furnish Plan
Information. The Employer, as Plan Administrator, shall file with the Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury and furnish each Participant with all
reports, plan descriptions, explanatory material and other information, at such
times and in such form and manner, as shall be required under the Code or ERISA.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Employer shall file with
the Secretary of Labor (i) an annual report (as described in section 103 of
ERISA) for each Plan Year within 210 days after the close of such Plan Year,
(ii) plan description at such times as the Secretary of Labor may require, and
(iii) information as to any material amendment to the Plan as may be required.
The Employer shall also furnish each Participant a copy of the summary
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plan description within 90 days after such person becomes a Participant and a
copy of each Plan amendment within 210 days after the end of the Plan Year in
which such amendment is adopted. Every fifth year, the Employer shall furnish
each Participant with a copy of an updated summary plan description which
integrates all amendments made since the last updated summary plan description
was furnished. Within 210 days after the close of each Plan Year, the Employer
shall furnish each Participant a fair summary of the information contained in
the latest annual report filed with the Secretary of Labor, including a
statement of the assets and liabilities of the custodial account aggregated by
categories and valued at their current value and the same data displayed in
comparative form for the previous Plan Year, together with a statement of
receipts and disbursements during the Plan Year covered by the latest annual
report aggregated by general sources and applications. The Employer shall also
file with the Secretary of the Treasury or his or her delegate such returns and
reports as to the administration of the Plan, at such times and in such form, as
may be required at the time of reference under sections 6057 and 6058 and other
applicable sections of the Code and regulations. As used in this Section, the
term "Participant" shall also include and refer to the beneficiaries of a
Participant who are entitled to receive benefits under the Plan at the time of
reference, each of whom shall be considered to have become a Participant for
purposes of this Section at the time he first receives benefits.
Section 11.8. Loss of Qualified Status. If an Employer Plan as
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adopted by an Employer fails, for any reason, to retain its status as a
qualified plan under section 401 of the Code, such Employer Plan shall be
considered to be an individually designed plan and to no longer be a part of the
Plan.
Section 11.9. Gender and Plurals. Wherever used in the Plan,
words in the masculine gender shall include both the masculine or feminine
gender, and, unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall
include the plural, and words in the plural shall include the singular.
Section 11.10. Governing Law. To the extent not superseded by
Federal law, the laws of the State of Illinois shall be controlling in all
matters relating to the Plan.
Section 11.11. Limitation of Participant Rights. The adoption and
maintenance of the Plan and the Trust by the Employer shall not be construed as
giving any Participant or other person any legal or equitable right against the
Employer or the Trustee, except as provided herein or in the Trust or as
enlarging, modifying or affecting the tenure or terms of employment of any
Participant.
Section 11.12. Allocation of Responsibilities Among Fiduciaries.
Each Fiduciary shall have only those specific powers, duties, responsibilities
and obligations as are specifically allocated to it under the Plan. In general,
the Board of Directors of ABRA, shall have the sole authority to appoint and
remove the Trustee and to amend or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan and
the Trust.
The Plan Administrator shall have the duties with respect to the
Employer Plan provided under Article 9. In addition, the Plan Administrator
shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of the Employer Plan.
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The Trustee shall have the sole responsibility for the
administration of the Trust and the management of the assets under the Trust,
which responsibility may also be delegated in whole or in part to one or more
Investment Managers in accordance with procedures set forth in the Trust. The
Trustee shall be responsible only for the Trust assets that it manages. If the
Trustee or ABRA appoints one or more Investment Managers, the Investment Manager
shall have the sole responsibility for management of the Trust assets with
respect to which it has been appointed. To the extent that Trust assets are
allocated to one or more separate accounts of an insurance company, such insurer
shall be the Investment Manager with respect to those assets. The Trustee shall
be responsible for such administration of the Plan as is delegated to it by
means of a group annuity contract (or other agreement) and an administrative
agreement. The Trustee shall also have the sole authority to appoint an
investment advice provider for purposes of providing investment advice to
Participants. ABRA shall have the sole responsibility to select, contract with,
review the performance of, and remove the Trustee (subject to the terms of
applicable agreements), while the Trustee and ABRA shall each have the sole
responsibility to select, contract with, review the performance of, and remove,
certain of the Investment Managers (in accordance with the terms of applicable
agreements) and the Trustee shall have the sole responsibility to select,
contract with, review the performance of, and remove an investment advice
provider (in accordance with the terms of applicable agreements).
Each Fiduciary warrants that any directions given, information
furnished, or action taken by it shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan and Trust, as the case may be, authorizing or providing for such
direction, information or action. Furthermore, each Fiduciary may rely upon any
such direction, information or action of another Fiduciary as being proper under
the Plan and Trust, and is not required under the Plan or the Trust to inquire
into the propriety of any such direction, information or action, except that
each Fiduciary shall not be relieved from liability for a breach of fiduciary
responsibility by a co-Fiduciary under section 405(a) of ERISA. It is intended
under the Plan and the Trust that each Fiduciary shall be responsible for the
proper exercise of its own powers, duties, responsibilities and obligations
under the Plan and Trust.
To the extent that the Participants direct the investment of
their Accounts, section 404(c) of ERISA is intended to apply and, to the extent
applicable, shall apply, and neither the Trustee nor ABRA shall be liable for
any loss that results from the Participants' exercise of investment control.
Section 11.13. Payment of Expenses. All reasonable costs, fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the administration and operation of the
Plan and Trust, as such expenses are allocated to the Employer Plan, shall be
paid out of the Accounts to the extent not paid by the Employer. Such expenses
shall include fees for legal, accounting or investment services rendered to the
Trustee, charges payable under any group annuity contract or funding agreement
entered into by the Trustee, enrollment, recordkeeping, administration and other
fees (including, but not limited to, any termination fees) payable in accordance
with the terms of any agreement entered into between ABRA and the Trustee
pertaining to the Trust and the Employer Plan. An Employer may designate in
writing that any such payment shall be for the administrative expenses charged
by the Trustee and ABRA for accounts invested in any one or more Investment
Options as may be designated by the Trustee. If no such designation is made,
such payment shall be deemed to reduce expense allocations otherwise made to the
Accounts of all Participants. Until paid, the administrative expenses shall
constitute a liability of Trust.
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However, the Employer may reimburse the Trust for any administrative expenses
described above. Any administrative expense paid to the Trust as a reimbursement
shall be subject to the allocation rules contained in the third sentence of this
Section, and shall not be considered an Employer contribution to the Plan.
Section 11.14. Electronic Media. Notwithstanding any provision of
the Plan to the contrary and for all purposes of the Plan, to the extent
permitted by the Trustee and any applicable law or regulation, the use of
electronic technologies shall be deemed to satisfy any written Notice, consent,
delivery, signature, disclosure, time or recordkeeping requirement under the
Plan, the Code or ERISA to the extent permitted by or consistent with applicable
law and regulations.
ARTICLE 12
TOP-HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section 12.1. Top-Heavy Status of Employer Plan. The Trustee
shall annually determine whether the Employer Plan is Top-Heavy (unless
otherwise elected by the Employer in an Adoption Agreement). If the Employer
Plan is found to be Top-Heavy for a Plan Year, the Employer shall make a Minimum
Contribution for that Plan Year. A SIMPLE Plan that is maintained in accordance
with section 401(k)(11) of the Code shall not be subject to the requirements of
this Article.
For purposes of this Article, the following terms shall be
defined as follows:
(a) Determination Date. For any Plan Year, the last day of the
preceding Plan Year. For the first Plan Year, the Determination Date means the
last day of that year.
(b) Minimum Contribution. An Employer contribution determined
in accordance with the following rules for a particular Plan Year:
(i) Except as otherwise provided under subsections
(iii) and (iv), if the Employer has elected to make an integrated
contribution pursuant to Section 5.2(c), the Employer
contributions (under Article 4) and forfeitures (under Article 6)
allocated on behalf of each Participant shall not be less than 3%
of the Participant's Compensation (or, if less, and if the
Employer has no defined benefit plans that are qualified under
section 401(a) of the Code that designate the Employer Plan to
satisfy the minimum contribution/benefit requirements of section
416 of the Code, the highest percentage of Employer contributions
and forfeitures, as a percentage of the Key Employee's
Compensation, allocated on behalf of any Key Employee for that
Plan Year). The Minimum Contribution shall be determined without
regard to Social Security contributions, Elective Contributions
and Matching Contributions. However, if the Employer has not
elected to make an integrated contribution pursuant to Section
5.2(c), then the Minimum Contribution shall only be made to each
Participant who is not a Key Employee.
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(ii) The Minimum Contribution shall be allocated on
behalf of a Participant even though, under other Plan provisions,
the Participant would not otherwise be entitled to receive an
allocation (or would have received a lesser allocation) for the
Plan Year because the Participant did not complete 1,000 Hours of
Service (or any equivalent provided in the Plan) during such Plan
Year.
(iii) The Minimum Contribution shall not be allocated on
behalf of a Participant who is not employed by the Employer on
the last day of the Plan Year, if such a last-day requirement
otherwise applies under the Employer Plan.
(iv) The Minimum Contribution shall not be made for a
Participant to the extent that the Participant is covered under
another Qualified Plan (or Plans) of the Employer and the
Employer has elected in the nonstandardized Adoption Agreement
that the minimum contribution and benefit requirements of section
416 of the Code shall be satisfied by such other Qualified Plan
(or Plans).
(v) If subsection (i) applies (but the exceptions in
subsections (iii) and (iv) do not apply), and the Employer adopts
more than one form of the Plan, the Employer Plan under which the
Minimum Contribution shall be made shall be determined under
Section 4.1.
(vi) The figure "5%" shall be substituted for "3%" in
subsection (b)(i) if the Employer has also adopted the American
Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan, both such
plan and the Employer Plan are Top-Heavy (within the meaning of
Section 12.1), and the Employer elects to make the Minimum
Contribution under the Employer Plan.
(vii) Notwithstanding Section 2(10)(d), a Participant's
Compensation for purposes of this Section shall include all
compensation actually paid or made available to the Participant
for the entire Plan Year even though the Participant may not have
been a Participant for the entire Plan Year.
(c) Key Employee. Any Employee or former Employee (and the
beneficiaries of such Employee) who at any time during the Plan Year containing
the Determination Date or during any of the four (4) preceding Plan Years was an
officer of the Employer if such individual's annual compensation exceeds 50
percent of the dollar limitation under section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Code, an
owner (or considered an owner under section 318 of the Code) of one of the ten
largest interests in the Employer if such individual's compensation exceeds 100
percent of the dollar limitation under section 415(c)(1)(A) of the Code, a
5-percent owner of the Employer, or a 1-percent owner of the Employer who has an
annual compensation of more than $150,000. Annual compensation means
compensation as defined in section 415(c)(3) of the Code, but including amounts
contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement which are
excludable from the Employee's gross income under section 125, 132(f), section
402(e)(3), section 402(h) or section 403(b) of the Code.
The determination of who is a Key Employee will be made in
accordance with section 416(i)(1) of the Code and the Income Tax Regulations
thereunder.
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(d) Permissive Aggregation Group. The Required Aggregation
Group of plans plus any other Qualified Plans of the Employer which, when
considered with the Required Aggregation Group, would continue to satisfy the
requirements of sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.
(e) Present Value of Accrued Benefits. The value determined by
using the interest and mortality rates specified in the Adoption Agreement. The
accrued benefit of a Participant other than a Key Employee shall be determined
under (i) the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under
all defined benefit plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Code that are
maintained by the Employer, or (ii) if there is no such method, as if such
benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under
the fractional rule of section 411(b) of the Code.
(f) Required Aggregation Group. Each Qualified Plan of the
Employer in which at least one Key Employee participates or participated at any
time during the Plan Year containing the Determination Date or during any of the
four (4) preceding Plan Years (regardless of whether the plan has terminated)
and any other Qualified Plan that enables any plan in which a Key Employee
participates to meet the requirements of section 401(a)(4) or 410 of the Code.
(g) Top-Heavy. With respect to any Plan Year that any one of
the following conditions exists:
(1) The Top-Heavy Ratio for the Employer Plan exceeds
60%, and the Employer Plan is not part of any Required
Aggregation Group or Permissive Aggregation Group.
(2) The Employer Plan is part of a Required Aggregation
Group but not part of a Permissive Aggregation Group, and the
Top-Heavy Ratio for the Required Aggregation Group exceeds 60%.
(3) The Employer Plan is part of a Required Aggregation
Group and part of a Permissive Aggregation Group, and the
Top-Heavy Ratio for the Permissive Aggregation Group exceeds 60%.
(h) Top-Heavy Ratio.
(1) The Top-Heavy Ratio for the Employer Plan, or any
Required or Permissive Aggregation Group, as appropriate, is a
fraction the numerator of which is the sum of account balances
under the aggregated Qualified Defined Contribution Plans of the
Employer (including this Plan and any "simplified employee
pension plan" as defined in section 408(k)of the Code) for all
Key Employees computed in accordance with section 416 of the Code
and the Present Value of Accrued Benefits under the aggregated
defined benefit plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Code
of the Employer for all Key Employees as of the Determination
Date, and the denominator of which is the sum of the account
balances under the aggregated Qualified Defined Contribution
Plans (including this Plan and any "simplified employee pension
plan" as defined in section 408(k) of the Code) for all
Participants determined in accordance with section 416 of the
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Code and the Present Value of Accrued Benefits under the defined
benefit plans that are qualified under section 401(a) of the Code
for all Participants as of the Determination Date, all in
accordance with section 416 of the Code and the Income Tax
Regulations thereunder. Both the numerator and the denominator of
the Top-Heavy Ratio are adjusted for any distribution of an
accrued benefit or any part of any account balance made within
the Plan Year containing the Determination Date and the four (4)
preceding Plan Years. Both the numerator and denominator of the
Top-Heavy Ratio are increased to reflect any Employer
contributions which are due but unpaid as of the Determination
Date but which are required to be taken into account as such
under section 416 of the Code and the Income Tax Regulations
thereunder.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the value of account
balances and the Present Value of Accrued Benefits will be
determined as of the latest Valuation Date that falls within or
ends with the 12-month period ending on the Determination Date.
The account balances and accrued benefits of a Participant (A)
who is not a Key Employee but who was a Key Employee in a prior
Plan Year or (B) who has not performed services for the Employer
maintaining this Plan at any time during the five-year period
described in paragraph (1), shall be disregarded. The calculation
of the Top-Heavy Ratio and the extent to which distributions,
rollovers, and transfers are taken into account will be made in
accordance with section 416 of the Code and the Income Tax
Regulations thereunder. Deductible employee contributions shall
not be taken into account for purposes of computing the Top-Heavy
Ratio. When aggregating plans, the value of account balances and
accrued benefits shall be calculated with reference to the
Determination Dates that fall within the same calendar year.
ARTICLE 13
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 13.1. In General. (a) No amendment to the Plan shall be
effective to the extent that it has the effect of decreasing a Participant's
accrued benefit except to the extent permitted under section 412(c)(8) of the
Code. For purposes of this paragraph, a Plan amendment which has the effect of
decreasing a Participant's account balance with respect to benefits attributable
to service before the amendment shall be treated as reducing an accrued benefit.
Furthermore, if the vesting schedule of a Plan is amended, in the case of an
Employee who is a Participant as of the later of the date such amendment is
adopted or the date it becomes effective, a Participant's Vested Portion
(determined as of such date) will not be less than his or her Vested Portion
computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. No amendment to the
Plan shall be effective to eliminate or restrict an optional form of benefit;
provided, however, that an amendment that eliminates or restricts the ability of
a Participant to receive his or her account balance under a particular optional
form of benefit shall be permitted if:
(1) The amendment provides a single-sum distribution
form that is identical in all respects to the eliminated or
restricted optional form of benefit (or would be identical except
that it provides greater rights to the participant) except with
respect to the timing of payments after commencement of benefits;
and
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(2) The amendment is not effective until the earlier of
(i) the 90th day after the date the Participant receiving the
distribution has been furnished a summary that reflects the
amendment and that satisfies the ERISA requirements at 29 CFR
2520.104b-3 relating to a summary of material modifications and
(ii) the first day of the second Plan Year beginning after the
Plan Year in which the amendment is adopted.
If the Plan's vesting schedule is amended, or the Plan is amended
in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of the
Participant's Vested Portion or if after any such amendment the Plan is deemed
amended by an automatic change to or from a top-heavy vesting schedule, each
Participant with at least three (3) years of Service with the Employer may
elect, within a reasonable period after the adoption of the amendment or change,
to have his or her Vested Portion computed under the Plan without regard to such
amendment or change.
The period during which the election may be made shall commence
with the date the amendment is adopted or deemed to be made and shall end on the
latest of:
(1) 60 days after the amendment is adopted;
(2) 60 days after the amendment becomes effective; and
(3) 60 days after the Participant is issued written
notice of the amendment by the Employer.
(a) Amendment by ABRA. By adoption of this Plan, the Employer
delegates to ABRA the right to amend the Plan in whole or in part at any time or
times without prior notice to the Employer or any person having an interest
under the Plan. Each Employer shall be deemed to have consented to each such
amendment unless it dissents in writing delivered to ABRA within 30 days after a
copy of such amendment has been furnished to the Employer. If an Employer
dissents from any amendment made by ABRA, such Employer's Plan will no longer be
considered part of the Plan, but will be considered an individually designed
plan. Any amendment of the Plan which ABRA determines to be necessary to insure
initial or continued approval of the Plan as qualified and exempt from taxation
under sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code may be retroactively effective to the
extent required to maintain such approved status and the rights and interests of
all persons under the Plan shall be subject to the terms of any such retroactive
amendment.
(b) Amendment of Adoption Agreement by Employer. (1) Without
prior notice to any Participant or beneficiary, the Employer may amend the
Adoption Agreement at any time or times, subject to acceptance by ABRA, in order
to elect or change any of the Adoption Agreement options available to the
Employer at the time of such amendment. Any amendment of the Adoption Agreement
which the Employer determines to be necessary to insure initial or continued
approval of the Plan as qualified and exempt from taxation under sections 401
and 501(a) of the Code in relation to the Employer's trade or business may be
made retroactively effective to the extent required to maintain such approved
status and the rights and interests of all persons under the Plan shall be
subject to the terms of any such retroactive amendment. No other Adoption
Agreement amendment may be made retroactive in any manner which deprives any
person of any benefits or interests vested in him under the Plan as of the later
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of the date such amendment is adopted or the date it becomes effective. No
amendment to the Adoption Agreement shall decrease a Participant's Accounts or
eliminate certain optional forms of distribution.
(2) An Employer may amend the Plan by adding overriding
language to the Adoption Agreement where such language is necessary to satisfy
section 415 or 416 of the Code because of the required aggregation of multiple
plans under such sections of the Code.
(3) An Employer may adopt certain model amendments published
by the Internal Revenue Service which specifically provide that their adoption
will not cause the Plan to be treated as individually designed.
(4) If any Adoption Agreement amendment reduces the Employer's
obligations or contributions to or for any Participant or restricts eligibility
in a manner which might affect the qualified and tax exempt status of the Plan,
the Employer shall be solely responsible to determine the effect of any such
amendment and to submit the same to the Internal Revenue Service for approval if
the Employer deems such action necessary or desirable.
(5) If the Employer amends the Plan or non-elective portions
of the Adoption Agreement for any other reason, including a waiver of the
minimum funding requirement under section 412(d) of the Code, the Plan will no
longer be considered part of the Plan but will be considered an individually
designed plan.
Section 13.2. Termination of Plan by Employer. The Employer may
at any time terminate the Employer Plan by giving written notice to that effect
to the Trustee and all Participants. The Employer Plan shall terminate on the
death of the Employer (if the Employer is a sole proprietor) or on the
termination of the Partnership (if the Employer is a partnership) unless
provision is made by a successor to the Employer's trade or business for the
continuation of the Employer Plan. Upon the death of an Employer who is a sole
practitioner, all duties and responsibilities of the Employer under the Plan
shall be assumed by a person or persons designated by the executor or
administrator of the estate of the deceased Employer. In the event of any such
termination, the Accounts of Participants and Beneficiaries shall continue to be
held and administered by the Trustee and shall be distributed by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 13.3 as soon as administratively feasible. A permanent
suspension of contributions by the Employer under a Profit Sharing Plan shall be
deemed a termination of the Employer Plan for purposes of this Section.
In the event the Employer shall cease to exist at any time and
the Employer Plan is not continued by a successor to the Employer as provided
above, ABRA shall thereupon assume all rights, powers and duties of the Employer
under the Employer Plan to the extent necessary to complete the distribution of
all interests in the Employer Plan. If, at the time of any such cessation of the
Employer's existence, no effective written directions shall then be on file with
the Trustee pursuant to the Employer Plan governing the distribution of a
Participant's Accounts, ABRA shall direct the Trustee pay such interest to such
person or persons, in such shares and installments and at such time or times as
ABRA, in its sole discretion, shall determine to be in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan.
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Section 13.3. Distribution of Participant Accounts. Upon
termination or partial termination of the Employer Plan, or complete
discontinuance of contributions of an Employer Plan that is a Profit Sharing
Plan, by the Employer thereunder, the right of each affected Participant
(including each Former Participant who terminated employment with the Employer
while his or her Vested Portion was less than 100%, who has not incurred five
(5) consecutive Break in Service Years, and who is required under applicable
official guidance of the Internal Revenue Service to receive upon termination a
restoration of the unvested portion of his or her Accounts) to the amounts in
his or her Accounts at such time shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable
(subject to any contrary provisions of the Trust). If the Employer Plan is
terminated, the Employer, subject to the rules of the Trustee, shall direct the
Trustee to cause the amounts in the Accounts of each Participant to be
distributed in accordance with the provisions of Article 6. With respect to
amounts in a Participant's 401(k) Employer and 401(k) Salary Deferral Accounts,
the Employer may only direct the Trustee to make such distributions if the
Employer does not maintain a successor plan, other than an "employee stock
ownership plan" (as defined in section 4975(e) or 409 of the Code) or a
"simplified employee pension" (as defined in section 408(k) of the Code), and if
such distributions after March 31, 1988 are made in a single-sum payment.
Subject to the requirements of this Section and Article 5, if the
Employer Plan is terminated before all forfeited amounts, and all income
thereon, have been disposed of under Sections 4.2(d) and 6.1, the amounts not
disposed of shall be allocated pro rata to the Employer Accounts of Participants
who are Employees on the date of termination, in accordance with their relative
Compensation for the Plan Year in which termination occurs.
Section 13.4. Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer. If an Employee who
becomes a Participant has an account or accounts under a Qualified Plan in which
he previously participated, the Trustee, upon request of the Participant (or
upon the request of the Employer, provided the Qualified Plan in which the
Participant previously participated is a plan of such Employer) and with the
consent of both the Employer and the employer under such other Qualified Plan,
may accept amounts accrued by the Participant under such other Qualified Plan
for credit to the Participant's corresponding Accounts (provided that the
Trustee is assured of the tax-qualified status of the transferor plan). The Plan
Administrator shall determine both the conditions under which each such transfer
is to be made and the Accounts to which transferred amounts are to be credited,
and shall convey this determination to the Trustee by Notice to the Trustee.
Transferred amounts shall be credited to Accounts that adequately protect the
tax characteristics and distribution restrictions that apply to the transferred
amounts.
Section 13.5. Transfer to New Plan by Employer. The Employer
shall have the right at any time to direct the Trustee to transfer all property
held in the Trust to another custodian or to a trustee of any new plan adopted
by the Employer pursuant to this Section. At the direction of the Employer, the
Trustee shall make such transfer as of the first Business Day after receipt of
such direction and the interests and participation of all Participants and their
Beneficiaries under the Employer Plan shall cease as of such date.
Any new plan adopted by an Employer for transfer of the Trust
under this Section shall be a tax-qualified plan under section 401 of the Code,
which is administered by a bank, custodian company, investment company,
insurance company or other appropriate institution or person permitted by the
Code to act as custodian or trustee for such new plan.
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Section 13.6. Trust Fund to Be Applied Exclusively for
Participants and Their Beneficiaries. Subject only to the provisions of Sections
4.5, 5.4, 5.5 and 13.2, and any other provision of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, it shall be impossible for any part of the Trust to be used for
or diverted for any purpose not for the exclusive benefit of Participants and
their beneficiaries either by operation or termination of the Plan, power of
amendment or other means.
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS RETIREMENT PLAN
The American Bar Association Members Retirement Plan (the "Plan"), in
the form approved by the Internal Revenue Service in opinion letters dated
December 16, 1996, shall be amended in the following respects, effective July 2,
2001:
The third paragraph of Section 16.3 is amended by inserting the
following new sentence immediately following the third sentence thereof:
"The Trustee shall also have the sole authority to appoint an
investment advice provider for purposes of providing investment
advice to Participants."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment is adopted this 2nd day of
July, 2001.
AMERICAN BAR RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
By /s/
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President
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GUST AMENDMENT TRANSITIONAL SUPPLEMENT
TO
ADOPTION AGREEMENTS
All Employers must complete this GUST Amendment Transitional Supplement unless
the Employer Plan is a new plan that is first effective on or after January 1,
2001. The provisions of this GUST Amendment Transitional Supplement shall apply
to all Employer Plans in existence before January 1, 2001.
1. HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES.
(a) Compensation Look-Back Year. Indicate the look-back year used
for purposes of determining Highly Compensated Employees for
Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 (check one):
(1) [ ] Plan Year Election. If this option is selected,
for all such prior Plan Years, a Highly Compensated
Employee was any Employee who was a 5%-owner at any
time during such Plan Year or the prior Plan Year or
earned Compensation in excess of $80,000 (as indexed)
for prior Plan Year.
(2) [ ] Calendar Year Election. If this option is
selected, for the following prior Plan Years, a
Highly Compensated Employee was any Employee who
earned Compensation in excess of $80,000 (as indexed)
for the calendar year beginning with or within the
prior Plan Year.
(A) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1997
(B) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1998
(C) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1999
(D) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
2000
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(b) [ ] Top Paid Group Election. Indicate whether the
Employer made the top-paid group election for any prior Plan
Years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 for purposes of
determining Highly Compensated Employees (check one):
(1) [ ] No Election. If this option is selected, for all
such prior Plan Years, all Employees who earned
$80,000 (as indexed) were Highly Compensated
Employees.
(2) [ ] Top 20% Only Election. If this option is
selected, during the following prior Plan Years, only
Employees in the top 20% of Employees for the prior
Plan Year (or, if the Calendar Year Election was made
above,
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the calendar year beginning with or within the prior
Plan Year ) ranked by Compensation were Highly
Compensated Employees.
(A) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1997
(B) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1998
(C) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1999
(D) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
2000
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2. NONDISCRIMINATION TESTING RULES. Indicate the manner in which the
actual deferral percentage test and the actual contribution percentage test were
administered for prior Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 (check
one):
(a) [ ] Current Year Testing Method. If this option is selected, for
all such prior Plan Years, the actual deferral percentage or actual
contribution percentage tests were applied by comparing the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage of Highly
Compensated Employees for the Plan Year to the actual deferral
percentage and the actual contribution percentage of Non-Highly
Compensated Employees for the same Plan Year.
(b) [ ] Prior Year Testing Method. If this option is selected, for
the following prior Plan Years, the actual deferral percentage or
actual contribution percentage tests were applied by comparing the
actual deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage
of Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year to the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage of
Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the immediately preceding
Plan Year.
(A) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1997
(B) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1998
(C) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
1999
(D) [ ] Plan Year beginning on or after January 1,
2000.
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3. INVOLUNTARY SMALL BENEFITS DISTRIBUTIONS. Indicate below whether prior
to January 1, 2001 the Annuity Rules of the Plan applied to the Employer Plan:
(check one)
(a) [ ] Employer Plan Subject to the Annuity Rules. If the Annuity
Rules of the Plan applied to an Employer Plan prior to January 1,
2001, the following provisions apply with respect to such Employer
Plan:
(1) For Plan Years beginning after August 5, 1997, but prior to
January 1, 2001, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary, if a Participant's Vested Portion does not
exceed, and did not at the time of any prior distribution
exceed, $5,000, such amount shall be paid in a single lump
sum payment as soon as administratively practicable after the
end of each calendar year.
(2) For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, the
provisions of Section 6.2(c) of the Plan shall not apply with
respect to any Participant who has commenced receiving
distributions of his or her Vested Portion prior to January
1, 2001 in any form of distribution under the Plan which
provides for periodic payments.
(b) [ ] Employer Plan Not Subject to the Annuity Rules. If the
Annuity Rules of the Plan did not apply to an Employer Plan prior
to January 1, 2001, the following provisions apply with respect to
such Employer Plan:
(1) For Plan Years beginning after August 5, 1997, but prior to
January 1, 2001, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to
the contrary, if a Participant's Vested Portion does not
exceed, and did not at the time of any prior distribution
exceed, $5,000, such amount shall be paid in a single lump
sum payment as soon as administratively practicable after the
end of each calendar year.
4. REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS. A Participant's required minimum
distribution date shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.2(b)(3) of
the Plan effective for all distributions made for Plan Years beginning after
January 1, 1997. For Participants who attained age 70 1/2 in or prior to 1997,
the following provisions apply (check all that apply):
(a) [ ] Postponement of Required Beginning Date. A Participant who is
not a 5% owner, who attained age 70 1/2 in 1997 and who continues
in employment after December 31, 1997 may elect prior to March 1,
1998 to defer the distribution of his or her account balance until
April 1 following the calendar year in which the Participant
retires. If no such election is made by the Participant, the
Participant will begin receiving distributions by April 1 of the
calendar year following the year in which the Participant attained
age 70 1/2.
(b) [ ] Suspension of Distributions. If a Participant who is not a
5%-owner, who has attained age 70 1/2 and who continues in
employment with the Employer is receiving distributions, such
Participant may elect at the time and in the manner determined by
the Employer to stop distribution of his or her account balance
until he or she retires at any time.
(1) Application of Annuity Rules. With respect only to those
Employer Plans subject to the Annuity Rules, as selected in
Box 3(a), unless the Employer elects otherwise below, a new
Annuity Starting Date will be established upon the
recommencement of benefits.
Note: If a new Annuity Starting Date is established upon the
recommencement of benefits, spousal consent shall not be
required to stop distributions unless the distribution is
being paid in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor
Annuity. Upon recommencement of benefits, all the provisions
of Section 6.3(b) of the Plan shall apply.
(A) [ ] No New Annuity Starting Date. If this option is
selected, no new annuity starting date will be
established when the distributions recommence.
Note: Spousal consent pursuant to Section 6.3(b) of the
Plan shall not be required for an election to stop
distribution of a Participant's account balance.
Note: Spousal consent shall also not be required to
restart distributions provided that (i) payments
recommence in the same form and with the same
beneficiary as in effect when the distributions stopped,
(ii) the individual who was the Participant's spouse on
the annuity starting date executed a general consent
within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.401(a)-2,
A-31 at the time distribution recommences or (iii) the
Participant is no longer married to the individual who
was his or her spouse on the new Annuity Starting Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, spousal consent
pursuant to Section 6.3(b) of the Plan will not be
required if the original form of distribution was not a
qualified joint and survivor annuity with the meaning of
Section 417(b) of the Code.
5. QUALIFIED TRANSPORATION FRINGES. Indicate whether for Plan Years
beginning prior to January 1, 2001, Compensation (as defined in Section 2(10) of
the Plan), Earned Income (as defined in Section 2(13) of the Plan and annual
compensation (as defined in Section 12.1(c) of the Plan included elective
deferrals that are excludible from gross income of the employee by reason of
section 132(f) of the Code (check one).
Note: Pursuant to the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, the
definition of compensation as used for certain purposes in the Plan
includes any amount that would have been paid or made available to a
Participant but for a salary reduction agreement pursuant to section
132 of the Code. Section 132 of the Code generally provides that no
amount is includible in an employee's gross income solely because an
employer offers an employee a choice between any qualified
transportation fringe and compensation that would otherwise be included
in gross income. A qualified transportation fringe generally includes
employer-provided transportation in a commuter highway vehicle between
the employee's home and office, transit passes, and qualified parking.
(a) [ ] No Retroactive Effective Date. If this option is selected,
the definition of Compensation (as set forth in Section 2(10) of
the Plan), Earned Income (as defined in Section 2(13) of the Plan
and annual compensation (as defined in
Section 12.1(c) of the Plan shall be effective for Plan Years
beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
(b) [ ] Retroactive Effective Date Applicable. If this option is
selected, the definition of Compensation (as set forth in Section
2(10) of the Plan), Earned Income (as defined in Section 2(13) of
the Plan and annual compensation (as defined in Section 12.1(c) of
the Plan shall be retroactively effective for the following Plan
Year prior to January 1, 2001 (check one):
(1) [ ] Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1998
(2) [ ] Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1999
(3) [ ] Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2000
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NON-STANDARDIZED PROFIT SHARING PLAN
WITH 401(K) ARRANGEMENT, INCLUDING SAFE HARBOR OPTION
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-004
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the______________________________________________ (the "Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as a new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as an amended and restated version of an existing plan,
the Effective Date of the amendment and restatement is
________. The original effective date of the plan was
________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: ________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Contact's Name: ________________________________________
Telephone Number: ________________________________________
Facsimile Number: ________________________________________
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Employer Tax I.D. Number: ________________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator.
Please provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s)
authorized to act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1) _____________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2) _____________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other: ______________________________
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3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Eligible Employees. All Eligible Employees (as defined in the
Article 2(17) of the Plan) shall be eligible to participate in the
Employer Plan except the following (check all that apply):
(1) [ ] Associate Attorneys
(2) [ ] Employees of Related Employers listed here:
____________________________________________
(3) [ ] Leased Employees (as defined in section
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414(n)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code)
(4) [ ] Other: _______________________________
(b) Participation Requirements.
(1) For Employer Contributions. For purposes of receiving
allocations of Employer contributions pursuant to
Section 4, Eligible Employees can begin participation
in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(A) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
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(B) [ ] Eligible Employees must have
attained age ________ (not to exceed 21) and
completed (check one):
(i) [ ] ________ months of Service
(not to exceed 12 unless Vesting
Schedule A, E or a more favorable D
is selected in Section 5(b); but in
no case to exceed 24); or
(ii) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1 unless
Vesting Schedule A, E or a more
favorable D is selected in Section
5(b); but in no case to exceed 2).
(2) For Elective Pre-Tax Contributions. For purposes of
making Elective Contributions pursuant to Section 9
and Section 4.2(b) of the Plan, Eligible Employees
can begin participation in the Employer Plan after
meeting the following participation requirements
(check one):
(A) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(B) [ ] Eligible Employees must have
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attained age ________ (not to exceed 21) and
completed (check one):
(i) [ ] ________ months of Service
(not to exceed 12); or
(ii) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1).
(c) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(b)(1)(B)(ii) or Box
3(b)(2)(B)(ii) is checked, for purposes of determining Years of
Eligibility Service (as defined in Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of
Service (as defined in Article 2(29) of the Plan) shall be calculated
as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only
if the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual
hours worked.
(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for
each day in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for
each week in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service
for each month in which at least one Hour of Service
is credited.
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(d) Employment Year. If Box 3(b)(1)(B)(ii) or Box 3(b)(2)(B)(ii)
is checked, for purposes of calculating Years of Eligibility Service,
the Employment Year shall be the 12-month period beginning on the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service upon his
or her employment or reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent
12-month period beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option
is selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same
as above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the
12-month period beginning on the first day of the first Plan
Year which commences prior to the first anniversary of the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service
upon his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected,
an Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of
Service in both the initial Employment Year and the
first Plan Year which commences prior to the first
anniversary of the Employee's initial Employment Year
will be credited with two (2) Years of Eligibility
Service.
(e) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry
Date. Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the
participation requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of
each Plan Year after meeting the participation
requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting
the participation requirements.
(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after
meeting the participation requirements.
4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer may, in its sole discretion, elect
to make Employer contributions for any Plan Year, and any such Employer
contributions shall be allocated to eligible Participants as follows (check
one):
(a) [ ] Non-integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, Employer contributions shall be allocated to
eligible Participants in the proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the
total Compensation of all such Participants for the Plan Year.
(b) [ ] Integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, Employer contributions shall be allocated first to
eligible Participants in the proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation in excess of the Integration Level
for the
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Plan Year bears to the total Compensation in excess of the
Integration Level of all such Participants and then to
eligible Participants in the proportion that the sum of each
Participant's total Compensation plus Compensation in excess
of the Integration Level bears to the sum of the total
Compensation plus Compensation in excess of the Integration
Level for all Participants for the Plan Year, all subject to
the limits described in Section 5.2(d)(2) and (3) of the Plan.
Note: An Employer who maintains any other Qualified Plan that
provides for integrated contributions or benefits for any of
the same Participants may not elect to the Integrated
Allocation Formula option.
(1) Integration Level. "Integration Level" shall mean the
Taxable Wage Base (as defined in Section 5.2(e)(3) of
the Plan), unless the Employer elects a lesser amount
below.
(A) [ ] If this option is selected,
Integration Level shall be (check one):
(i) ________ % (not to exceed 100%) of
the Taxable Wage Base for the Plan
Year; or
(ii) $ ________ (not to exceed the
Taxable Wage Base).
(c) [ ] Uniform Points Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, the Employer may make Employer contributions on
behalf of Participants in an amount determined by the Employer
in its sole discretion for each Plan Year which shall be
allocated based on the proportion that each such Participant's
total points bears to the total points of all such
Participants for the Plan Year. Eligible Participants shall
receive points as follows (check all that apply):
(1) [ ] Points for Age. If this option is selected,
each Participant shall receive ______ points for each
______ year of age.
(2) [ ] Points for Service. If this option is
selected, each Participant shall receive ______
points for each ______ year of Service.
(d) Eligibility for Employer Contributions. If an Employer elects
to make Employer contributions, all Participants who are credited with
at least 501 Hours of Service during the Plan Year shall be entitled to
receive an allocation of Employer contributions for a Plan Year unless
the Employer elects otherwise below (check all that apply).
(1) [ ] Service Requirement. If this option is
elected, only Participants who are credited with at
least 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year
will receive an allocation of Employer contributions.
(2) [ ] Last Day Requirement. If this option is
elected, in addition to the service requirement
above, only Participants who are also employed by the
Employer on the last day of the Plan Year will
receive an allocation of Employer contributions.
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5. VESTING.
(a) Normal Retirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this
option is selected, a Participant's Normal Retirement
Age shall be age ________ (not less than 55 and not
to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior
to Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability
shall be entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Matching
Contribution Account and/or Employer Account. The Vested Portion shall
be determined by vesting schedule ________ .
Percentage Vested
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Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
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Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by
showing the rate at which a Participant becomes vested.
Schedule D must provide for a Vested Portion that is at every
point in time equal to or greater than the Vested Portion
prescribed under Schedule A, B or C, whichever is selected for
comparison.
(c) Service for Predecessor Employers Service shall not include
service for any predecessor employer unless the Employer maintains the
plan of such predecessor employer or the Employer elects otherwise
below.
(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is
selected, Service shall include service for the
following predecessor employer(s):
(A) ______________________________
(B) ______________________________
(d) [ ] Application of Forfeitures. Amount forfeited by
Participants shall be (check one):
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(1) [ ] Applied to reduce Employer contributions.
(2) [ ] Reallocated among eligible Participants.
6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if any,
for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer
elects to test the Employer Plan itself to determine
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Minimum Benefits under Other Qualified Plan(s). If the
Employer maintains another Qualified Plan (or Plans), the Minimum
Contribution shall be made to this Employer Plan unless the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer
elects that the Minimum Contribution shall not be
made to this Employer Plan and that the minimum
contribution and benefit requirements of section 416
of the Internal Revenue Code shall be satisfied by
such other Qualified Plan (or Plans)
_______________________________________(enter name of
other Qualified Plan(s)).
(c) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a
Qualified Defined Benefit Plan, the Employer may elect to determine the
Present Value of Accrued Benefits as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the
Plan using the following assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on
Form W-2. As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the
Plan.
(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages.
As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in
Article 2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
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(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is
selected, notwithstanding the definition selected above,
"Compensation" shall not include the following (even if
includible in gross income) (check any that apply):
(1) [ ] Reimbursement or other expense allowances,
fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses,
deferred compensation and welfare benefits.
(2) [ ] Overtime pay.
(3) [ ] Bonuses.
(4) [ ] Other: __________________________________
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8. HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. Any Employee who is a 5%-owner at any
time during the current or prior Plan Year or earned Compensation in excess of
$85,000 (as indexed) for the prior Plan Year shall be a Highly Compensated
Employee unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(a) [ ] Calendar Year Election. If this option is selected,
only Employees who are 5%-owners at any time during the
current or prior Plan Year or earned Compensation in excess of
$85,000 (as indexed) for the calendar year beginning with or
within the prior Plan Year shall be Highly Compensated
Employees.
(b) [ ] Top Paid Group Election. If this option is selected,
only Employees in the top 20% of Employees for the prior Plan
Year (or, if the Calendar Year Election was made above, the
calendar year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year )
ranked by Compensation shall be Highly Compensated Employees.
9. ELECTIVE PRE-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer may elect to permit
Eligible Employees to make Elective Contributions as follows: (check all that
apply).
(a) [ ] Eligibility for Elective Pre-Tax Contributions. If
this option is selected, Eligible Employees may make Elective
Contributions after meeting the applicable participation
requirements unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Exclusion of Highly Compensated Employees.
If this option is selected, Participants who are
Highly Compensated Employees will not be permitted to
make Elective Contributions.
(2) [ ] Exclusion of Other Employees. If this option
is selected, Participants designated here will not be
permitted to make Elective Contributions:
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(b) [ ] Automatic Enrollment. If this option is selected, all
Eligible Employees who meet the applicable participation
requirements above shall be deemed to have elected to make
Elective Contributions in an amount equal to ________ % or $
________ (not to exceed 25% of a Participant's Compensation)
of their Compensation unless and until a Participant
affirmatively elects a different amount (including no amount)
pursuant to Section 4.2(d) of the Plan.
(c) [ ] Safe Harbor Election. If this option is selected, the
Employer intends for this Employer Plan to be a Safe Harbor
Plan and agrees to maintain this Employer Plan in accordance
with sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(ii) of the Internal
Revenue Code and Section 4.2(f) of the Plan.
Note: Participants who are eligible to make Elective Contributions
pursuant to this Section 9 may also be eligible to receive a
Top-Heavy Minimum Contribution pursuant to Article 12 of the Plan.
10. POST-TAX EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) [ ] Post-Tax Employee Contributions. If this option is
selected, all Participants may elect to make Post-Tax Employee
Contributions unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Exclusion of Highly Compensated Employees.
If this option is selected, Participants who are
Highly Compensated Employees will not be permitted to
make Post-Tax Employee Contributions.
(2) [ ] Exclusion of Other Employees. If this option
is selected, Participants designated here will not be
permitted to make Post-Tax Employee Contributions:
11. MATCHING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. If the Employer elects to permit
Participants to make Elective Contributions, the Employer may also elect to make
Matching Contributions which shall be allocated to Participants according to the
following formulas (check all that apply):
(a) [ ] Matching Contributions on Elective Contributions. If
this option is selected, the Employer shall make Matching
Contributions on behalf of each Participant who makes Elective
Contributions as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Fixed Matching Contributions. The Employer
shall make a Matching Contribution in an amount equal
to ________ % of a Participant's Elective
Contributions not in excess of ________ % or $
________of a Participant's Compensation for the Plan
Year; or
(2) [ ] Tiered Matching Contributions.
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(A) The Employer shall make a Matching
Contribution in an amount equal to ________ % of a
Participant's Elective Contributions not in excess of
________ % or $ ________ of a Participant's
Compensation for the Plan Year; and
(B) ________ % of a Participant's Elective
Contributions over ________ % or $ ________ of a
Participant's Compensation but not in excess of
________ % or $ ________ of a Participant's
Compensation for the Plan Year.
(b) [ ] Other. If this option is selected, the Employer shall
make Matching Contributions on behalf of each Participant
subject to Section 4.2 of the Plan as follows:
(c) [ ] Discretionary Matching Contributions on Elective
Contributions. If this option is selected, the Employer may
make Matching Contributions on behalf of Participants who make
Elective Contributions in an amount determined by the Employer
in its sole discretion for each Plan Year.
(d) Eligibility for Matching Contributions. If the Employer elects
to make Matching Contributions, all Participants shall be entitled to
receive an allocation of Matching Contributions for a Plan Year unless
the Employer elects otherwise below (check all that apply).
(1) [ ] Service Requirement. If this option is
elected, only Participants who are credited with at
least 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year
will receive an allocation of Matching Contributions.
(2) [ ] Last Day Requirement. If this option is
elected, only Participants who are employed by the
Employer on the last day of the Plan Year will
receive an allocation of Matching Contributions.
(3) [ ] Non-Highly Compensated Requirement. If this
option is elected, only Participants who are
Non-Highly Compensated Employees will receive an
allocation of Matching Contributions.
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12. NONDISCRIMINATION TESTING RULES: To the extent an Employer Plan is not
a Safe Harbor Plan or if the Employer elects to permit Post-Tax Employee
Contributions under the Employer Plan, then for purposes of applying the actual
deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests, the following rules
shall apply.
(a) Prior Plan Year Data Default - For purposes of applying the
nondiscrimination test in Section 4.2(d) of the Plan, the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage of Highly
Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall be compared to the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage of
Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the immediately preceding Plan
Year unless the Employer elects otherwise below:
(1) [ ] Current Year Testing Method. If this option
is selected, the Employer elects to use the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution
percentage of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for
the same Plan Year in applying the tests.
Note: Notwithstanding any Employer election to the
contrary, the current year testing method will be
used for purposes of applying the actual contribution
percentage test if the actual deferral percentage
test is deemed satisfied.
(b) Initial Year Testing Method. If this is a new Employer Plan,
other than a successor plan, the actual contribution percentage test
and the actual deferral percentage test shall be applied assuming a 3%
actual contribution and actual deferral percentage for Non-Highly
Compensated Employees unless the Employer elects otherwise below
(1) [ ] Actual Percentages Method. If this option is
selected, the Employer elects to use the actual
contribution and actual deferral percentage of
Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the initial Plan
Year for purposes of applying the tests.
13. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article
7 of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
14. IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS. Participants may make withdrawals prior to
termination of employment in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan under the
following circumstances (check all that apply):
(a) [ ] Hardship Withdrawals. If this option is selected,
Participants may apply to withdraw from their Employer Account
and Matching Contribution Account an amount required to
satisfy a hardship in accordance with Section 7.2 of the Plan.
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(b) [ ] 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals. If this option is
selected and the Employer has adopted the 401(k) arrangement
under Section 4.2 of the Plan, Participants may also apply to
withdraw from their Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral
Account an amount required to satisfy a hardship in accordance
with Section 7.2(a) and (c) of the Plan.
(c) Age 59 1/2 Withdrawal. Participant may elect to receive a
distribution of the Vested Portion of their Employer Account and
Matching Contribution Account upon attaining age 59 1/2 unless the
Employer elects to permit such withdrawals earlier below.
(1) [ ] Prior to Age 59 1/2 Election. If this option
is selected, Participants may elect to receive a
distribution of the Vested Portion of their Employer
Account and Matching Contribution Account earlier
upon attainment of age ________ (not earlier than age
55).
15. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option,
amounts forfeited by Participants prior to reallocation and amounts for which
the Employer is responsible for making, an investment election shall be invested
in the following Investment Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other: ______________________________________
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16. LIMITATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS. If the Employer maintains or has ever
maintained a Qualified Defined Contribution Plan, an individual medical account
(as defined in section 415(l) of the Internal Revenue Code) which is part of a
pension or annuity plan or a welfare-benefit fund (as defined in section 419(e)
of the Internal Revenue Code) for post-retirement medical benefits of Key
Employees, annual additions to a Participant's Accounts shall be limited as
provided in Section 5.4 of the Plan to meet the requirement of section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code unless the Employer designates another method of
limiting annual additions for purposes section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code
below.
17. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office of the
Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under
section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code only to the extent provided in
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B., but may not rely on such opinion letter in
certain other circumstances or with respect to certain qualification
requirements which are specified in the opinion letter issued with respect to
the Plan and in Announcement 2001-77. In order to obtain reliance in such
circumstances with respect to such qualification requirements, the Employer must
apply to Employee Plans Determinations of the Internal Revenue Service for a
determination letter.
Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or
shareholder, is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or
of a Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to
adopt the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
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Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
18. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By: ________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________
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NON-STANDARDIZED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-005
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the_________________________________________ (the"Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer Plan as a
new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer Plan as an
amended and restated version of an existing plan, the Effective
Date of the amendment and restatement is ________. The original
effective date of the plan was ________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name:________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
Contact's Name:_______________________________________
Telephone Number:_____________________________________
Facsimile Number:_____________________________________
Employer Tax I.D. Number:_____________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator.
Please provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s)
authorized to act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1)___________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2)___________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
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(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other:________________________________________
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3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Eligible Employees. All Eligible Employees (as defined in the
Article 2(17) of the Plan) shall be eligible to participate in the
Employer Plan except the following (check all that apply):
(1) [ ] Associate Attorneys
(2) [ ] Employees of Related Employers listed here:________
___________________________________________________
(3) [ ] Leased Employees (as defined in section 414(n)(2)
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of the Internal Revenue Code)
(4) [ ] Other: ___________________________________________
(b) Participation Requirements. Eligible Employees can begin
participation in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(1) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(2) [ ] Eligible Employees must have attained age ________
(not to exceed 21) and completed (check one):
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(A) [ ] ________ months of Service (not to exceed 12
unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a more favorable D is
selected in Section 5(b); but in no case to exceed
24); or
(B) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility Service
(not to exceed 1 unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a
more favorable D is selected in Section 5(b); but in
no case to exceed 2).
(c) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(b)(2)(B) is checked, for
purposes of determining Years of Eligibility Service (as defined in
Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of Service (as defined in Article
2(29) of the Plan) shall be calculated as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only if
the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual hours
worked.
(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for each day
in which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for each week
in which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service for each
month in which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(d) Employment Year. If Box 3(b)(2)(B) is checked, for purposes of
calculating Years of Eligibility Service, the Employment Year shall be
the 12-month period beginning on the day on which an Employee performs
his or her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or
reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent 12-month period
beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option is
selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same as
above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the 12-month
period beginning on the first day of the first Plan Year which
commences prior to the first anniversary of the day on which an
Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service upon his or
her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected, an
Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of Service in
both the initial Employment Year and the first Plan Year
which commences prior to the first anniversary of the
Employee's initial Employment Year will be credited with
two (2) Years of Eligibility Service.
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(e) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry
Date. Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the participation
requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of each Plan
Year after meeting the participation requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting the
participation requirements.
(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after meeting
the participation requirements.
4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer shall make Employer contributions
in an amount to be allocated among eligible Participants as follows (check one):
(a) [ ] Fixed Allocation Formula. If this option is selected, for
each Plan Year, the Employer shall make an Employer contribution
on behalf of each eligible Participant in an amount equal to
________ % (not to exceed 25%) of such Participant's
Compensation.
(b) [ ] Integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is selected,
for each Plan Year, the Employer shall make an Employer
contribution on behalf of each eligible Participant in an amount
equal to ________ % of such Participant's Compensation PLUS
________ % of each eligible Participant's Compensation in excess
of the Integration Level, subject to the limits described in
Section 5.2(d)(2) and (3) of the Plan. Note: An Employer who
maintains any other Qualified Plan that provides for integrated
contributions or benefits for any of the same Participants may
not elect to the Integrated Allocation Formula option.
(A) Integration Level. "Integration Level" shall mean the
Taxable Wage Base (as defined in Section 5.2(e)(3) of the
Plan), unless the Employer elects a lesser amount below.
(i) [ ] If this option is selected, Integration
Level shall be (check one):
(a) ________ % (not to exceed 100%) of the
Taxable Wage Base for the Plan Year; or
(b) $ ________ (not to exceed the Taxable Wage
Base).
(c) Eligibility for Employer Contributions. All Participants who are
credited with at least 501 Hours of Service during the Plan Year shall
be entitled to receive an allocation
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of Employer contributions for a Plan Year unless the Employer elects
otherwise below (check all that apply).
(1) [ ] Service Requirement. If this option is elected, only
Participants who are credited with at least 1,000 Hours of
Service during the Plan Year will receive an allocation of
Employer contributions.
(2) [ ] Last Day Requirement. If this option is elected, in
addition to the service requirement above, only
Participants who are also employed by the Employer on the
last day of the Plan Year will receive an allocation of
Employer contributions.
5. VESTING.
(a) Normal Retirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this option is
selected, a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be
age ________ (not less than 55 and not to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior to
Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability shall
be entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Employer
Account. The Vested Portion shall be determined by vesting schedule
________ .
Percentage Vested
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Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
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Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by showing
the rate at which a Participant becomes vested. Schedule D must
provide for a Vested Portion that is at every point in time equal
to or greater than the Vested Portion prescribed under Schedule
A, B or C, whichever is selected for comparison.
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(c) Service for Predecessor Employers. Service shall not include
service for any predecessor employer --- unless the Employer
maintains the plan of such predecessor employer or the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is selected, Service
shall include service for the following predecessor
employer(s):
(A) __________________________________________________
(B) __________________________________________________
6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if any,
for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually whether
the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer elects to
test the Employer Plan itself to determine whether the
Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Minimum Benefits under Other Qualified Plan(s). If the Employer
maintains another Qualified Plan (or Plans), the Minimum Contribution
shall be made to this Employer Plan unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer elects that
the Minimum Contribution shall not be made to this
Employer Plan and that the minimum contribution and
benefit requirements of section 416 of the Internal
Revenue Code shall be satisfied by such other
Qualified Plan (or Plans)___________________________
(enter name of other Qualified Plan(s)).
(c) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a
Qualified Defined Benefit Plan, the Employer may elect to determine the
Present Value of Accrued Benefits as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the
Plan using the following assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on Form W-2.
As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the Plan.
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(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages. As
defined in Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in Article
2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is selected,
notwithstanding the definition selected above, "Compensation"
shall not include the following (even if includible in gross
income) (check any that apply):
(1) [ ] Reimbursement or other expense allowances, fringe
benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred
compensation and welfare benefits.
(2) [ ] Overtime pay.
(3) [ ] Bonuses.
(4) [ ] Other:____________________________________
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8. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article 7
of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
9. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option,
amounts forfeited by Participants prior to reallocation and amounts for which
the Employer is responsible for making, an investment election shall be invested
in the following Investment Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
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(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other: __________________________________________
10. LIMITATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS. If the Employer maintains or has ever
maintained a Qualified Defined Contribution Plan, an individual medical account
(as defined in section 415(l) of the Internal Revenue Code) which is part of a
pension or annuity plan or a welfare-benefit fund (as defined in section 419(e)
of the Internal Revenue Code) for post-retirement medical benefits of Key
Employees, annual additions to a Participant's Accounts shall be limited as
provided in Section 5.4 of the Plan to meet the requirement of section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code unless the Employer designates another method of
limiting annual additions for purposes section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code
below.
11. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office of the
Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under
section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code only to the extent provided in
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B., but may not rely on such opinion letter in
certain other circumstances or with respect to certain qualification
requirements which are specified in the opinion letter issued with respect to
the Plan and in Announcement 2001-77. In order to obtain reliance in such
circumstances with respect to such qualification requirements, the Employer must
apply to Employee Plans Determinations of the Internal Revenue Service for a
determination letter.
Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or
shareholder, is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or
of a Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to
adopt the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the
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Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges
that the American Bar Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their
designated agents shall have no liability for actions taken on the basis of
information provided to them by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of
any amendments made to the Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the
Plan.
SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
12. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By:__________________________________________________
Title:_______________________________________________
Date:________________________________________________
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NON-STANDARDIZED TARGET BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-007
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the_____________________________________________ (the "Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer Plan as a
new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer Plan as an
amended and restated version of an existing plan, the Effective
Date of the amendment and restatement is ________. The original
effective date of the plan was ________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: _______________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
Contact's Name:_______________________________________
Telephone Number:_____________________________________
Facsimile Number:_____________________________________
Employer Tax I.D. Number:_____________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator.
Please provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s)
authorized to act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1)___________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2)___________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
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(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other:____________________________________
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3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Eligible Employees. All Eligible Employees (as defined in the
Article 2(17) of the Plan) shall be eligible to participate in the
Employer Plan except the following (check all that apply):
(1) [ ] Associate Attorneys
(2) [ ] Employees of Related Employers listed here:________
___________________________________________________
(3) [ ] Leased Employees (as defined in section 414(n)(2) of
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the Internal Revenue Code)
(4) [ ] Other: _________________________________________
(b) Participation Requirements. Eligible Employees can begin
participation in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(1) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(2) [ ] Eligible Employees must have attained age ________
(not to exceed 21) and completed (check one):
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(A) [ ] ________ months of Service (not to
exceed 12 unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a more
favorable D is selected in Section 5(b); but in no
case to exceed 24); or
(B) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility Service
(not to exceed 1 unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a
more favorable D is selected in Section 5(b); but in
no case to exceed 2).
(c) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(b)(2)(B) is checked, for
purposes of determining Years of Eligibility Service (as defined in
Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of Service (as defined in Article
2(29) of the Plan) shall be calculated as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only if
the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual hours
worked.
(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for each day
in which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for each week
in which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service for each
month in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(d) Employment Year. If Box 3(b)(2)(B) is checked, for purposes of
calculating Years of Eligibility Service, the Employment Year shall be
the 12-month period beginning on the day on which an Employee performs
his or her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or
reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent 12-month period
beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option is
selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same as
above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the 12-month
period beginning on the first day of the first Plan Year which
commences prior to the first anniversary of the day on which an
Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service upon his or
her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected, an
Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of Service in
both the initial Employment Year and the first Plan Year
which commences prior to the first anniversary of the
Employee's initial Employment Year will be credited with
two (2) Years of Eligibility Service.
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(e) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry
Date. Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the participation
requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of each Plan
Year after meeting the participation requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting the
participation requirements.
(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after meeting
the participation requirements.
4. BENEFIT FORMULA AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer shall make
Employer contributions on behalf of each eligible Participant in accordance with
the benefit formula selected by the Employer under (a) or (b) below (check one
selection in either (a) or (b)). The contribution calculation process in (c)
below and the rules and definitions in (d) below will apply and the Current
Stated Benefit under each formula will be expressed in a benefit payable
annually in the form of a Life Annuity beginning at Normal Retirement Age.
All Participants who are credited with at least 501 Hours of Service during the
Plan Year shall be entitled to receive an allocation of Employer contributions
for a Plan Year unless the Employer elects otherwise below (check all that
apply):
(1) [ ] Service Requirement. If this option is elected, only
Participants who are credited with at least 1,000 Hours of
Service during the Plan Year will receive an allocation of
Employer contributions.
(2) [ ] Last Day Requirement. If this option is elected, in
addition to the service requirement above, only
Participants who are also employed by the Employer on the
last day of the Plan Year will receive an allocation of
Employer contributions.
(a) Fixed Benefit Formulas. For each Plan Year, the Employer shall
make an Employer contribution on behalf of each Participant in an
amount to be determined in accordance with the following formula
elected by the Employer:
(1) [ ] Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to
______% of Average Compensation, multiplied by the
Participant's total Years of Projected Participation up to
a maximum of ______ (no less than 25) years. The first day
of the first Plan Year taken into account under this
stated benefit formula will be _________.
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(2) [ ] Flat Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to
______% of Average Compensation, reduced pro rata for the
Participant's total Years of Projected Participation that
are less than 25.
(3) [ ] Step-Rate Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit
equal to ______% of Average Compensation (R1) per year for
the first ______ years (Y) of the Participant's total
Years of Projected Participation, plus ______% of Average
Compensation (R2) per year for the next ______ years of
the Participant's total Years of Projected Participation
(such that the total Years of Projected Participation
taken into account under R1 and R2 is not less than 33).
If Y is less than 33, R2 will not be less than:
(R1)(25-Y)
33-Y
(but not less than 0), and will not be greater than:
(R1)(44-Y)
33-Y
(b) Integrated Benefit Formulas. For each Plan Year, the Employer
shall make an Employer contribution on behalf of each Participant
in an amount to be determined in accordance with the formula
under (1), (2) or (3) below as elected by the Employer. In
addition, the Employer must elect below (i) the Integration Level
to be used by the Employer Plan and (ii) the Plan Year to be used
to determine Covered Compensation under the Integration Level.
Note: An Employer who maintains any other Qualified Plan that
provides for integrated contributions or benefits for any of the
same Participants may not elect an Integrated Benefit Formula
option.
(1) [ ] Integrated Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit
equal to ______% (the "base benefit percentage") of
Average Compensation up to the Integration Level for the
Plan Year, multiplied by the Participant's total Years of
Projected Participation; plus ______% (the "excess benefit
percentage") of Average Compensation in excess of the
Integration Level for the Plan Year, multiplied by the
Participant's total Years of Projected Participation. The
maximum number of total Years of Projected Participation
taken into account under this benefit formula shall be the
lesser of __________ (not less than 25 nor more than 35)
or the Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit which shall be
35 minus:
(A) The number of years the Participant benefited or is
treated as having benefited under the Employer Plan
prior to the Participant's first Year of Projected
Participation, and
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(B) The number of years credited to the Participant for
allocation or accrual purposes under one or more
Qualified Plans or simplified employee pension plans
(whether or not terminated) ever maintained by the
Employer (other than years counted in (i) or counted
toward a Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation). For purposes of determining the
participant's Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit,
all years ending in the same calendar year are
treated as the same year.
(2) [ ] Integrated Flat Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit
equal to ______% (the "base benefit percentage") of
Average Compensation up to the Integration Level for the
Plan Year; plus ______% (the "excess benefit percentage")
of Average Compensation in excess of the Integration Level
for the Plan Year. For a Participant with less than 35
total Years of Projected Participation, the base benefit
percentage and the excess benefit percentage shall be
reduced by being multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation, and the denominator of which is 35. In
addition, if the number of the Participant's "cumulative
disparity years" exceeds 35, the excess benefit percentage
shall be further reduced as provided below. A
Participant's "cumulative disparity years" consist of the
sum of (1) the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation, (2) the number of years the Participant
benefited or is treated as having benefited under the
Employer Plan prior to the Participant's first Year of
Projected Participation, and (3) the number of years
credited to the Participant for allocation or accrual
purposes under one or more Qualified Plans or simplified
employee pension plans (whether or not terminated) ever
maintained by the Employer (other than years counted in
(1) or (2)). If this cumulative permitted disparity
reduction applies, the excess benefit percentage shall be
further reduced as follows:
(A) Subtract the Participant's base benefit percentage
from the Participant's excess benefit percentage
(after any modification made as described above for a
Participant with less than 35 total Years of
Projected Participation).
(B) Multiply the result in (i) by a fraction (not less
than 0), the numerator of which is 35 minus the sum
of the years in (2) and (3) above, and the
denominator of which is 35.
(C) The Participant's excess benefit percentage is equal
to the sum of the result in (ii) and the
Participant's base benefit percentage, as otherwise
modified.
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(3) [ ] Integrated Step-Rate Unit Benefit. Integrated
Step-Rate Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to
the sum of the following two parts:
Part One: ______% (the "base benefit percentage") of
Average Compensation up to the Integration Level for the
Plan Year, multiplied by the Participant's total Years of
Projected Participation up to ______ years; plus ______%
(the "excess benefit percentage") of Average Compensation
in excess of the Integration Level for the Plan Year,
multiplied by the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation up to ______ years.
Part Two: ______% (the "base benefit percentage") of
Average Compensation up to the Integration Level for the
Plan Year, multiplied by the Participant's total Years of
Projected Participation less the total Years of Projected
Participation taken into account under Part One; plus
______% (the "excess benefit percentage") of Average
Compensation in excess of the Integration Level for the
Plan Year, multiplied by the Participant's total Years of
Projected Participation less the total Years of Projected
Participation taken into account under Part One.
The maximum number of Years of Projected Participation
under each portion of this formula shall not exceed the
lesser of 35 or the Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit.
"Integration Level" for each Plan Year and for each Participant
means an amount equal to equal to the following selection as
elected by the Employer.
(A) [ ] If this option is selected, Integration Level
shall be the Participant's Covered Compensation for
the Plan Year.
(B) [ ] the greater of $10,000 or one-half of the
Covered Compensation of any individual who attains
Social Security Retirement Age during the calendar
year in which the Plan Year begins.
(C) [ ] $__________ (a single dollar amount not to
exceed the greater of $10,000 or one-half of Covered
Compensation of any individual who attains Social
Security Retirement Age during the calendar year in
which the Plan begins).
(D) [ ] $__________ (a single dollar amount that exceeds
the greater of $10,000 or one-half of Covered
Compensation of any individual who attains Social
Security Retirement Age during the calendar year in
which the Plan Year begins, but not to exceed the
greater of $25,450 or 150% of the Covered
Compensation of an
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individual attaining Social Security Retirement Age
in the current Plan Year).
(E) [ ] a uniform percentage equal to ______% (greater
than 100% but not greater than 150%) of each
Participant's Covered Compensation for the current
Plan Year, but in no event in excess of the Taxable
Wage Base.
"Covered Compensation" means, with respect to a particular
Participant for a particular Plan Year, the average (without
indexing) of the Taxable Wage Bases in effect for each calendar
year during the 35-year period ending with the last day of the
calendar year in which the Participant attains (or will attain)
Social Security Retirement Age. No increase in Covered
Compensation will decrease a Participant's Stated Benefit.
In determining a Participant's Covered Compensation for a Plan
Year, the Taxable Wage Base in effect for the current Plan Year
and any subsequent Plan Year will be assumed to be the same as
the Taxable Wage Base in effect as of the beginning of the Plan
Year for which the determination is being made. Covered
Compensation will be determined based on the following year:
(F) [ ] Current Plan Year, or
(G) [ ] _____________ Plan Year. The Employer may
specify a Plan Year earlier than the current Plan
Year, provided that the earlier Plan Year is the same
for all Participants and is not earlier than the
later of (i) the Plan Year that begins five years
before the current Plan Year and (ii) the Plan Year
beginning in 1989. If the specified Plan Year is more
than five years before the current Plan Year, Covered
Compensation will be that determined under the
Covered Compensation table for the Plan Year five
years before the current Plan Year.
A Participant's Covered Compensation for a Plan Year before the
35-year period ending with the last day of the calendar year in
which the Participant attains Social Security Retirement Age is
the Taxable Wage Base in effect as of the beginning of the Plan
Year. A Participant's Covered Compensation for a Plan Year after
such 35-year period is the Participant's Covered Compensation for
the Plan Year during which the 35-year period ends.
(4) Additional Rules regarding Integration.
(A) Under each of the integrated formulas in this item
4(b) (including both parts of the Integrated
Step-Rate Unit Benefit formula above), the excess
benefit percentage shall not exceed the base benefit
percentage by more than the "maximum excess
allowance". As to each formula for any Year of
Benefit Service, the "maximum excess allowance" is
the lesser of (a) the base benefit percentage or
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(b) the applicable factor determined from Table I
(and multiplied by 35 in the case of the Integrated
Flat Benefit formula). The applicable factor in Table
I is based on Normal Retirement Age and the
Integration Level.
(B) The integrated benefit formulas above are subject to
the "overall permitted disparity limit" in this
paragraph. For any Plan Year as to which this
Employer Plan benefits any Participant who also
benefits under another Qualified Plan or simplified
employee pension plan of the Employer that provides
for permitted disparity (or that imputes permitted
disparity), the Current Stated Benefit for all
Participants under this Employer Plan shall equal the
excess benefit percentage (as otherwise adjusted
under this Part IV) multiplied by the Participant's
total Average Compensation and either (i) prorated
for Years of Projected Participation less than 35, in
the case of the Integrated Flat Benefit formula, or
(ii) multiplied by the Participant's total Years of
Projected Participation up to the maximum total Years
of Projected Participation taken into account in the
Integrated Unit Benefit formula or the Integrated
Step-Rate Unit Benefit formula, whichever may apply.
If this paragraph applies, the Employer Plan shall
have a Fresh-Start Date on the last day of the Plan
Year preceding the Plan Year in which this paragraph
first applies. In addition, if in any subsequent Plan
Year the Employer Plan no longer benefits any
Participant who also benefits under another Qualified
Plan or simplified employee pension plan of the
Employer that provides for permitted disparity (or
that imputes permitted disparity), the Employer Plan
shall have a Fresh-Start Date on the last day of the
Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which this
paragraph no longer applies.
(c) Annual Employer Contribution. For each Plan Year the Employer
shall contribute for each Participant who is eligible for such a
contribution an amount intended to fund the Participant's Stated
Benefit and calculated in accordance with this Section 4(c) and
the tables of actuarial factors attached to this Adoption
Agreement. The Employer contribution made on behalf of eligible
Participants under this Part IV for a particular Plan Year shall
be credited to the appropriate Participants' Employer Accounts.
To determine the annual Employer contribution necessary to fund
the Stated Benefit, the interest rate shall be:
[ ] 7-1/2% [ ] 8% [ ] 8-1/2%
The calculation process, which shall be conducted as of the last
day of the Plan Year and on the basis of both the Participant's
age on his or her most recent birthday and the Interest Rate in
effect on the last day of the prior Plan Year, is as follows:
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Step One: If the Participant has not yet reached Normal
Retirement Age, determine the present value of the Stated Benefit
by multiplying the Stated Benefit by the factor that is the
product of (i) the applicable factor in Table II and (ii) the
applicable factor in Table IV. If the Participant is at or beyond
Normal Retirement Age, determine such present value by
multiplying the Stated Benefit by the applicable factor in Table
V corresponding to that Normal Retirement Age.
Step Two: Calculate the excess, if any, of the amount determined
in Step One over the "theoretical reserve", which is determined
as follows:
(A) A Participant's theoretical reserve as of the last
day of the first Plan Year in which the Participant
participates in the Employer Plan, and as of the last
day of the first Plan Year after any Plan Year in
which the Employer Plan either did not satisfy the
safe harbor in Regulations Section
1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3) or was not a prior safe harbor
plan, is zero. In all other cases, in the first Plan
Year as to which this calculation (of the theoretical
reserve) is in effect ("year one"), the theoretical
reserve is (A) the present value of the Stated
Benefit under Step One as of the last day of the Plan
Year preceding year one, using the actuarial
assumptions, Employer Plan provisions and Participant
Compensation as of that date (except that, in the
case of a Participant who is beyond Normal Retirement
Age during year one, the Life Annuity factor used in
the determination shall be the factor applicable for
the Participant's Normal Retirement Age), minus (B)
the present value of the level of annual Employer
contributions due each Plan Year, beginning with year
one and ending with the Plan Year in which the
Participant reaches Normal Retirement Age, calculated
as of the last day of the Plan Year preceding year
one (again using the actuarial assumptions, Employer
Plan provisions (disregarding those Employer Plan
provisions providing for the limitations of Code
Section 415 or the minimum contributions of Code
Section 416) and Participant Compensation as of that
date).
(B) After year one, the theoretical reserve is the sum of
the amount determined for year one and the Employer
contribution (as limited by Code Section 415, but
without regard to the required minimum contributions
under Code Section 416) for each subsequent Plan Year
up through the last day of the current Plan Year
(excluding any Employer contributions made for the
current Plan Year), using the interest assumption in
effect for each such Plan Year.
As a general rule, the calculations in this Step Two of the level
of annual Employer contribution necessary to fund the Stated
Benefit shall be made as of the last day of each Plan Year, based
on the Participant's age as of his or her most recent birthday
and on the interest rate under item 4 in effect on the last day
of the prior Plan Year. However, in any Plan Year following the
Plan Year in which the
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Participant attains Normal Retirement Age, the accumulation
in (ii) above is calculated without using the interest
assumption.
Step Three: Amortize the amount determined in Step Two by
multiplying it by the applicable factor from Table III. For the
Plan Year in which the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age,
and for subsequent Plan Years, the applicable Table III factor is
1.0. The amortized amount determined in this step constitutes the
level of annual Employer contribution necessary to accumulate to
the result in Step Two.
(d) Definitions.
(1) "Average Compensation" means the average of a
Participant's annual Compensation (as defined in Article 2
of the Plan) over the three consecutive Plan Year period
ending in either the current year or in any prior year
that produces the highest average. If a Participant has
less than three years of participation in the Employer
Plan, Compensation shall be averaged over the
Participant's total period of participation.
(2) "Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit" for the applicable
Participant shall be 35 minus:
(A) The number of years the Participant benefited or is
treated as having benefited under the Employer Plan
prior to the Participant's first Year of Projected
Participation, and
(B) The number of years credited to the Participant for
allocation or accrual purposes under one or more
Qualified Plans or simplified employee pension plans
(whether or not terminated) ever maintained by the
Employer (other than years counted in (i) or counted
toward a Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation). For purposes of determining the
participant's Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit,
all years ending in the same calendar year are
treated as the same year.
For purposes of determining a Participant's Cumulative Permitted
Disparity Limit, all years ending in the same calendar year are
treated as the same year.
(3) "Current Stated Benefit", with respect to each
Participant, means the product of the amount derived from
the formula selected in (a) or (b) above and the following
fraction:
(A) The Participant's number of years of participation
from the latest Fresh-Start Date (if any) through and
including the later of the year in which the
Participant attains Normal Retirement Age or the
current Plan Year, divided by
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(B) The Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation.
If the Employer Plan has not had a Fresh-Start Date, the
fraction shall equal 1.0 for all Participants. For those
Participants who first participated in the Employer Plan
after the latest Fresh-Start Date, the fraction shall also
equal 1.0. To determine the numerator in (i) above, only
those current and prior years during which a Participant
was eligible to receive a contribution under the Employer
Plan will be taken into account.
(4) "Fresh-Start Date" means the last day of a Plan Year
preceding a Plan Year for which provisions that would
affect the amount of the Current Stated Benefit are
amended. If applicable, the latest Fresh-Start Date of the
Employer Plan is ____________________, ______.
(5) "Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit" is determined with respect
to each Participant as of the Employer Plan's latest
Fresh-Start Date, as if the Participant terminated
employment with the Employer as of that date, and without
regard to any amendment made to the Employer Plan after
that date. If the Participant was not participating in the
Employer Plan as of the latest Fresh-Start Date, the
Participant's Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit will be zero.
A Participant's Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit is equal to
the amount of the Current Stated Benefit in effect on the
latest Fresh-Start Date that a Participant has accrued as
of that date. This assumes that the Current Stated Benefit
accrues ratably from the year in which the Participant
first participated in this Employer Plan (or, if later,
the preceding Fresh-Start Date under this Employer Plan)
through and including the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains Normal Retirement Age.
The amount of the Current Stated Benefit (in effect on the
latest Fresh-Start Date) that a Participant is assumed to
have ratably accrued is determined by multiplying the
Employer Plan's Current Stated Benefit in effect on that
date by the following fraction:
(A) The number of years of participation from the later
of the Participant's first year of participation in
the Employer Plan or the preceding Fresh-Start Date
(if any) through and including the year that contains
the latest Fresh-Start Date, divided by
(B) the number of years of participation from the later
of the Participant's first year of participation in
the Employer Plan or the preceding Fresh-Start Date
(if any) through and including the later of the year
in which the Participant attains Normal Retirement
Age or the current Plan Year.
For purposes of this definition, only those years of
participation during which a Participant was eligible to
receive a contribution under the Employer Plan will be
taken into account.
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If the Employer Plan has had a preceding Fresh-Start Date,
each Participant's Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit as of the
latest Fresh-Start Date equals the sum of (i) the amount
of the Current Stated Benefit (in effect on the latest
Fresh-Start Date) that a Participant is assumed to have
ratably accrued as of that date under the preceding
paragraph, and (ii) the Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit
determined as of the preceding Fresh-Start Date.
If (i) the Current Stated Benefit formula in effect on the
latest Fresh-Start Date was not expressed as a Life
Annuity for all Participants, and/or (ii) the Normal
Retirement Age for any Participant on the latest
Fresh-Start Date was greater than the Normal Retirement
Age for that Participant under the Current Stated Benefit
formula in effect after the latest Fresh-Start Date, this
paragraph applies. The Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit will
then be converted to an actuarially equivalent Life
Annuity commencing at the Participant's Normal Retirement
Age under the Current Stated Benefit formula in effect
after the latest Fresh-Start Date. In doing so, the
actuarial assumptions in effect under the Current Stated
Benefit formula in effect on the latest Fresh-Start Date
shall be used.
Notwithstanding the above, if in the immediately preceding
Plan Year the Employer Plan did not satisfy the safe
harbor for target benefit plans in Regulation Section
1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3) or was not a "prior safe harbor plan",
the Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit for any Participant
(determined for the next Plan Year during which Regulation
Section 1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3) is satisfied until the year
following the next Fresh-Start Date, if any) shall be
zero. The term "prior safe harbor plan" means a plan that
(1) was adopted and in effect on September 19, 1991, (2)
contained a stated benefit formula which took into account
service prior to that date, and (3) that satisfied the
applicable nondiscrimination requirements for target
benefit plans for those prior years. For purposes of
determining whether a plan satisfies the applicable
nondiscrimination requirements for target benefit plans
for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 1994, no
amendments after September 19, 1991, other than amendments
necessary to satisfy Code Section 401(1), will be taken
into account.
(6) "Social Security Retirement Age", as to each Participant,
means the age determined in accordance with Code Section
415(b)(8).
(7) "Stated Benefit", with respect to each Participant, means
the sum of his or her Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit and
his or her Current Stated Benefit under the Employer Plan.
(8) "Taxable Wage Base" means the contribution and benefit
base in effect under section 230 of the Social Security
Act at the beginning of the Plan Year.
(9) "Years of Projected Participation", with respect to a
Participant under the Employer Plan, is the sum of (1) and
(2), where (1) is the number of
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years during which the Participant benefited under the
Employer Plan beginning with the latest of: (a) the first
Plan Year in which the Participant benefited under the
Employer Plan, (b) the first Plan Year taken into account
in the stated benefit formula, and (c) any Plan Year in
which the Employer Plan did not satisfy the safe harbor
for target benefit plans in Regulation Section
1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3), and ending with the last day of the
current Plan Year, and (2) is the number of years, if any
subsequent to the current Plan Year through the end of the
Plan Year in which the Participant attains Normal
Retirement Age. For purposes of this definition, if the
Employer Plan is a "prior safe harbor plan" (as defined in
the definition of Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit), the
Employer Plan is deemed to have satisfy the safe harbor
for target benefit plans in Regulation Section
1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3) and the Participant is treated as
benefiting under the Employer Plan in any Plan Year
beginning prior to January 1, 1994.
5. VESTING.
(a) Normal Retirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this option is
selected, a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be
age ________ (not less than 55 and not to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior to
Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability shall
be entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Employer
Account. The Vested Portion shall be determined by vesting schedule
________ .
Percentage Vested
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Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
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Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by showing
the rate at which a Participant becomes vested. Schedule D must
provide for a Vested Portion that is at every point in time equal
to or greater than the Vested Portion prescribed under Schedule
A, B or C, whichever is selected for comparison.
(c) Service for Predecessor Employers. Service shall not include
service for any predecessor employer --- unless the Employer maintains
the plan of such predecessor employer or the Employer elects otherwise
below.
(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is selected, Service
shall include service for the following predecessor
employer(s):
(A)____________________________________________
(B)____________________________________________
6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if any,
for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually whether
the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer elects to
test the Employer Plan itself to determine whether the
Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Minimum Benefits under Other Qualified Plan(s). If the Employer
maintains another Qualified Plan (or Plans), the Minimum Contribution
shall be made to this Employer Plan unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer elects that
the Minimum Contribution shall not be made to this
Employer Plan and that the minimum contribution and
benefit requirements of section 416 of the Internal
Revenue Code shall be satisfied by such other Qualified
Plan (or Plans)________________________________________
(enter name of other Qualified Plan(s)).
(c) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a
Qualified Defined Benefit Plan, the Employer may elect to determine the
Present Value of Accrued Benefits as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the
Plan using the following assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
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7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on Form W-2.
As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the Plan.
(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages. As
defined in Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in Article
2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is selected,
notwithstanding the definition selected above, "Compensation"
shall not include the following (even if includible in gross
income) (check any that apply):
(1) [ ] Reimbursement or other expense allowances, fringe
benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred
compensation and welfare benefits.
(2) [ ] Overtime pay.
(3) [ ] Bonuses.
(4) [ ] Other:____________________________________
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8. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article 7
of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
9. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option and
other unallocated amounts shall be invested in the following Investment Option
(check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
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(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other:_________________________________________
10. LIMITATIONS ON ALLOCATIONS. If the Employer maintains or has ever
maintained a Qualified Defined Contribution Plan, an individual medical account
(as defined in section 415(l) of the Internal Revenue Code) which is part of a
pension or annuity plan or a welfare-benefit fund (as defined in section 419(e)
of the Internal Revenue Code) for post-retirement medical benefits of Key
Employees, annual additions to a Participant's Accounts shall be limited as
provided in Section 5.4 of the Plan to meet the requirement of section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code unless the Employer designates another method of
limiting annual additions for purposes section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code
below.
11. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office of the
Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under
section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code only to the extent provided in
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B., but may not rely on such opinion letter in
certain other circumstances or with respect to certain qualification
requirements which are specified in the opinion letter issued with respect to
the Plan and in Announcement 2001-77. In order to obtain reliance in such
circumstances with respect to such qualification requirements, the Employer must
apply to Employee Plans Determinations of the Internal Revenue Service Key
District Office for a determination letter.
Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association
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Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The Employer
represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or shareholder,
is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or of a
Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to adopt
the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
12. SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
13. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By:_______________________________________
Title:____________________________________
Date:_____________________________________
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TABLE I: Integration Adjustment Factors
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Age at Which Integration Integration
Benefits Level Options Level Options
Commence One Thru Three Four and Five
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65 .5200 .4160
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64 .4856 .3884
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63 .4504 .3603
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62 .4160 .3328
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61 .3816 .3052
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60 .3464 .2771
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59 .3296 .2636
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58 .3120 .2496
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57 .2944 .2355
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56 .2776 .2220
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55 .2600 .2080
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The factors listed in this Table are based on payment under the Employer Plan in
the form of a Life Annuity, and are further reduced by a factor of .8 as
required for target benefit plans under Code Section 401(1) and applicable
Income Tax Regulations 1008D.
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TABLE II: Present Value Factors
Number of Years
to Age 65 (Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age) 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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1 7.868 7.589 7.326
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2 7.319 7.027 6.752
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3 6.808 6.506 6.223
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4 6.333 6.024 5.736
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5 5.891 5.578 5.286
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6 5.480 5.165 4.872
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7 5.098 4.782 4.491
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8 4.742 4.428 4.139
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9 4.412 4.100 3.815
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10 4.104 3.796 3.516
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11 3.817 3.515 3.240
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12 3.551 3.255 2.986
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13 3.303 3.014 2.752
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14 3.073 2.790 2.537
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15 2.859 2.584 2.338
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16 2.659 2.392 2.155
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17 2.474 2.215 1.986
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18 2.301 2.051 1.831
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19 2.140 1.899 1.687
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20 1.991 1.758 1.555
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21 1.852 1.628 1.433
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22 1.723 1.508 1.321
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23 1.603 1.396 1.217
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24 1.491 1.293 1.122
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25 1.387 1.197 1.034
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26 1.290 1.108 0.953
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27 1.200 1.026 0.878
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28 1.116 0.950 0.810
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29 1.039 0.880 0.746
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30 0.966 0.814 0.688
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31 0.899 0.754 0.634
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32 0.836 0.698 0.584
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33 0.778 0.647 0.538
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34 0.723 0.599 0.496
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35 0.673 0.554 0.457
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36 0.626 0.513 0.422
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37 0.582 0.475 0.389
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38 0.542 0.440 0.358
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39 0.504 0.407 0.330
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40 0.469 0.377 0.304
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41 0.436 0.349 0.280
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42 0.406 0.323 0.258
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43 0.377 0.299 0.238
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44 0.351 0.277 0.219
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45 0.327 0.257 0.202
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Note: These factors are based on the UP-1984 Mortality Table.
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TABLE III:
Amortization Factors
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Number of Years
to Age 65 (Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age) 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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1 0.5181 0.5192 0.5204
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2 0.3577 0.3593 0.3609
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3 0.2777 0.2796 0.2814
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4 0.2299 0.2319 0.2339
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5 0.1982 0.2003 0.2024
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6 0.1756 0.1778 0.1801
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7 0.1588 0.1611 0.1634
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8 0.1458 0.1482 0.1506
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9 0.1355 0.1380 0.1405
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10 0.1272 0.1297 0.1323
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11 0.1203 0.1229 0.1255
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12 0.1145 0.1171 0.1198
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13 0.1096 0.1123 0.1151
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14 0.1054 0.1082 0.1110
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15 0.1018 0.1046 0.1075
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16 0.0986 0.1015 0.1044
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17 0.0958 0.0988 0.1018
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18 0.0934 0.0964 0.0994
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19 0.0912 0.0943 0.0974
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20 0.0893 0.0924 0.0956
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21 0.0876 0.0908 0.0940
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22 0.0861 0.0893 0.0925
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23 0.0847 0.0879 0.0912
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24 0.0835 0.0867 0.0901
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25 0.0823 0.0857 0.0890
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26 0.0813 0.0847 0.0881
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27 0.0804 0.0838 0.0872
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28 0.0795 0.0830 0.0865
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29 0.0788 0.0822 0.0858
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30 0.0781 0.0816 0.0851
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31 0.0774 0.0810 0.0846
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32 0.0768 0.0804 0.0840
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33 0.0763 0.0799 0.0836
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34 0.0758 0.0794 0.0831
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35 0.0753 0.0790 0.0827
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36 0.0749 0.0786 0.0824
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37 0.0745 0.0783 0.0820
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38 0.0742 0.0779 0.0817
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39 0.0739 0.0776 0.0815
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40 0.0736 0.0774 0.0812
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41 0.0733 0.0771 0.0810
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42 0.0730 0.0769 0.0808
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43 0.0728 0.0767 0.0806
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44 0.0726 0.0765 0.0804
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45 0.0724 0.0763 0.0802
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TABLE IV:
Factors to be Multiplied by Those in Table I
Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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80 0.206 0.194 0.184
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79 0.231 0.219 0.207
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78 0.258 0.246 0.234
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77 0.289 0.276 0.263
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76 0.322 0.309 0.296
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75 0.359 0.346 0.333
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74 0.400 0.387 0.374
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73 0.446 0.432 0.419
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72 0.495 0.482 0.469
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71 0.549 0.537 0.525
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70 0.609 0.597 0.586
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69 0.674 0.664 0.653
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68 0.745 0.736 0.728
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67 0.822 0.816 0.810
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66 0.907 0.904 0.900
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65 1.000 1.000 1.000
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64 1.101 1.106 1.110
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63 1.212 1.221 1.231
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62 1.332 1.348 1.363
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61 1.464 1.486 1.509
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60 1.606 1.637 1.669
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59 1.761 1.802 1.844
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58 1.929 1.982 2.036
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57 2.111 2.177 2.246
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56 2.309 2.390 2.475
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55 2.523 2.622 2.726
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Note: These factors are based on the UP-1984 Mortality Table.
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TABLE V:
Factors for Participants who are at or beyond Normal Retirement Age
Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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80 5.151 5.053 4.959
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79 5.370 5.264 5.162
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78 5.591 5.476 5.366
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77 5.814 5.690 5.572
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76 6.039 5.905 5.777
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75 6.266 6.122 5.985
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74 6.494 6.339 6.192
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73 6.721 6.556 6.398
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72 6.947 6.771 6.603
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71 7.171 6.983 6.804
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70 7.392 7.192 7.003
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69 7.610 7.399 7.198
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68 7.825 7.601 7.389
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67 8.037 7.801 7.577
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66 8.248 7.999 7.764
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65 8.458 8.196 7.949
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64 8.666 8.390 8.131
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63 8.870 8.581 8.311
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62 9.072 8.770 8.485
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61 9.270 8.954 8.657
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60 9.463 9.133 8.825
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59 9.651 9.307 8.986
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58 9.834 9.477 9.143
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57 10.012 9.641 9.295
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56 10.186 9.801 9.442
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55 10.354 9.955 9.585
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Note: These factors are based on the UP-1984 Mortality Table.
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STANDARDIZED PROFIT SHARING PLAN
WITH 401(K) ARRANGEMENT, INCLUDING SAFE HARBOR OPTION
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-001
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the__________________________________________________ (the
"Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as a new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as an amended and restated version of an existing plan,
the Effective Date of the amendment and restatement is
________. The original effective date of the plan was
________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: ______________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Contact's Name: ______________________________________
Telephone Number: ______________________________________
Facsimile Number: ______________________________________
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Employer Tax I.D. Number: ______________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator.
Please provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s)
authorized to act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1) _______________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2) _______________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other: ______________________________
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3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Participation Requirements.
(1) For Employer Contributions. For purposes of receiving
allocations of Employer contributions pursuant to
Section 4, Eligible Employees can begin participation
in the Employer Plan, after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(A) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(B) [ ] Eligible Employees must have
attained age ________ (not to exceed 21) and
completed (check one):
(i) [ ] ________ months of Service
(not to exceed 12 unless Vesting
Schedule A, E or a more favorable D
is selected in Section 5(b); but in
no case to exceed 24); or
(ii) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1 unless
Vesting Schedule A, E or a more
favorable D is selected in Section
5(b); but in no case to exceed 2).
(2) For Elective Pre-Tax Contributions. For purposes of
making Elective Contributions pursuant to Section 9
and Section 4.2(b) of the Plan,
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Eligible Employees can begin participation in the
Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(A) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(B) [ ] Eligible Employees must have
attained age ________ (not to exceed 21) and
completed (check one):
(i) [ ] ________ months of Service (not
to exceed 12); or
(ii) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1).
(b) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(a)(1)(B)(ii) or Box
3(a)(2)(B)(ii) is checked, for purposes of determining Years of
Eligibility Service (as defined in Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of
Service (as defined in Article 2(29) of the Plan) shall be calculated
as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only
if the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual
hours worked.
(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for
each day in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for
each week in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service
for each month in which at least one Hour of Service
is credited.
(c) Employment Year. If Box 3(a)(1)(B)(ii) or Box 3(a)(2)(B)(ii)
is checked, for purposes of calculating Years of Eligibility Service,
the Employment Year shall be the 12-month period beginning on the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service upon his
or her employment or reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent
12-month period beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option
is selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same
as above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the
12-month period beginning on the first day of the first Plan
Year which commences prior to the first anniversary of the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service
upon his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
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Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected,
an Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of
Service in both the initial Employment Year and the
first Plan Year which commences prior to the first
anniversary of the Employee's initial Employment Year
will be credited with two (2) Years of Eligibility
Service.
(d) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry
Date. Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the
participation requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of
each Plan Year after meeting the participation
requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting
the participation requirements.
(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after
meeting the participation requirements.
4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer may, in its sole discretion, elect
to make Employer contributions for any Plan Year, and such Employer
contributions shall be allocated to all Participants who either are credited
with at least 501 Hours of Service or are employed by the Employer on the last
day of the Plan Year, as follows (check one):
(a) [ ] Non-integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, Employer contributions shall be allocated to
eligible Participants in the proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the
total Compensation of all such Participants for the Plan Year.
(b) [ ] Integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, Employer contributions shall be allocated first to
eligible Participants in the proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation in excess of the Integration Level
for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation in excess of
the Integration Level of all such Participants and then to
eligible Participants in the proportion that the sum of each
Participant's total Compensation plus Compensation in excess
of the Integration Level bears to the sum of the total
Compensation plus Compensation in excess of the Integration
Level for all Participants for the Plan Year, all subject to
the limits described in Section 5.2(d)(2) and (3) of the Plan.
Note: An Employer who maintains any other Qualified Plan that
provides for integrated contributions or benefits for any of
the same Participants may not elect to the Integrated
Allocation Formula option.
(1) Integration Level. "Integration Level" shall mean the
Taxable Wage Base (as defined in Section 5.2(e)(3) of
the Plan), unless the Employer elects a lesser amount
below.
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(A) [ ] If this option is selected,
Integration Level shall be (check one):
(i) ________ % (not to exceed 100%) of
the Taxable Wage Base for the Plan
Year; or
(ii) $ ________ (not to exceed the
Taxable Wage Base).
5. VESTING.
(a) Normal Retirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this
option is selected, a Participant's Normal Retirement
Age shall be age ________ (not less than 55 and not
to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior
to Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability
shall be entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Matching
Contribution Account and/or Employer Account. The Vested Portion shall
be determined by vesting schedule ________ .
Percentage Vested
-----------------
Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by
showing the rate at which a Participant becomes vested.
Schedule D must provide for a Vested Portion that is at every
point in time equal to or greater than the Vested Portion
prescribed under Schedule A, B or C, whichever is selected for
comparison.
(c) Service for Predecessor Employers. Service shall not include
service for any predecessor employer --- unless the Employer
maintains the plan of such predecessor employer or the
Employer elects otherwise below.
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(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is
selected, Service shall include service for the
following predecessor employer(s):
(A) ______________________________
(B) ______________________________
(d) [ ] Application of Forfeitures. Amount forfeited by
Participants shall be (check one):
(1) [ ] Applied to reduce Employer contributions.
(2) [ ] Reallocated among eligible Participants.
6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if any,
for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer
elects to test the Employer Plan itself to determine
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a
standardized form of the ABA Member's Defined Benefit Pension Plan, the
Employer may elect to determine the Present Value of Accrued Benefits
as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the Plan using the following
assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on
Form W-2. As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the
Plan.
(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages.
As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in
Article 2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
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(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is
selected, notwithstanding the definition selected above,
"Compensation" shall not include reimbursement or other
expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits.
8. HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. Any Employee who is a 5%-owner at any
time during the current or prior Plan Year or earned Compensation in excess of
$85,000 (as indexed) for the prior Plan Year shall be a Highly Compensated
Employee unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(a) [ ] Calendar Year Election. If this option is selected,
only Employees who are 5%-owners at any time during the
current or prior Plan Year or earned Compensation in excess of
$85,000 (as indexed) for the calendar year beginning with or
within the prior Plan Year shall be Highly Compensated
Employees.
(b) [ ] Top Paid Group Election. If this option is selected,
only Employees in the top 20% of Employees for the prior Plan
Year (or, if the Calendar Year Election was made above, the
calendar year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year )
ranked by Compensation shall be Highly Compensated Employees.
9. ELECTIVE PRE-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer may elect to permit
Eligible Employees to make Elective Contributions as follows (check all that
apply):
(a) [ ] Eligibility for Elective Pre-Tax Contributions. If
this option is selected, all Eligible Employees shall be
permitted to make Elective Contributions in the Employer Plan
after meeting the applicable participation requirements unless
the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Exclusion of Highly Compensated Employees.
If this option is selected, Participants who are
Highly Compensated Employees will not be permitted to
make Elective Contributions.
(b) [ ] Automatic Enrollment. If this option is selected, all
Eligible Employees who meet the applicable participation
requirements above shall be deemed to have elected to make
Elective Contributions in an amount equal to ________ % or $
________ (not to exceed 25% of a Participant's Compensation)
of their Compensation unless and until a Participant
affirmatively elects a different amount (including no amount)
pursuant to Section 4.2(d) of the Plan.
(c) [ ] Safe Harbor Election. If this option is selected, the
Employer intends for this Employer Plan to be a Safe Harbor
Plan and agrees to maintain this Employer Plan in accordance
with section s401(k)(12) and 401(m)(ii) of the Internal
Revenue Code and Section 4.2(f) of the Plan.
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Note: Participants who are eligible to make Elective
Contributions pursuant to this Section 9 may also be eligible
to receive a Top-Heavy Minimum Contribution pursuant to
Article 12 of the Plan.
10. POST-TAX EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) [ ] Post-Tax Employee Contributions. If this option is
selected, all Participants may elect to make Post-Tax Employee
Contributions unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Exclusion of Highly Compensated Employees.
If this option is selected, Participants who are
Highly Compensated Employees will not be permitted to
make Post-Tax Employee Contributions.
11. MATCHING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. If the Employer elects to permit
Participants to make Elective Contributions, the Employer may also elect to make
Matching Contributions which shall be allocated to Participants according to the
following formulas (check all that apply):
(a) [ ] Matching Contributions on Elective Contributions. If
this option is selected, the Employer shall make Matching
Contributions on behalf of each Participant who makes Elective
Contributions as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Fixed Matching Contributions. The Employer
shall make a Matching Contribution in an amount equal
to ________ % of a Participant's Elective
Contributions not in excess of ________ % or $
________of a Participant's Compensation for the Plan
Year; or
(2) [ ] Tiered Matching Contributions.
(A) The Employer shall make a Matching
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Contribution in an amount equal to ________ % of a
Participant's Elective Contributions not in excess of
________ % or $ ________ of a Participant's
Compensation for the Plan Year; and
(B) ________ % of a Participant's Elective
Contributions over ________ % or $ ________ of a
Participant's Compensation but not in excess of
________ % or $ ________ of a Participant's
Compensation for the Plan Year.
Note: The rate of Tiered Matching Contributions must
decrease as the rate of Elective Contributions
increases.
(b) [ ] Discretionary Matching Contributions on Elective
Contributions. If this option is selected, the Employer may
make Matching Contributions on behalf of Participants who make
Elective Contributions in an amount determined by the Employer
in its sole discretion for each Plan Year.
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(c) Eligibility for Matching Contributions. If the Employer elects
to make Matching Contributions, all Participants shall be entitled to
receive an allocation of Matching Contributions for a Plan Year unless
the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Non-Highly Compensated Requirement. If this
option is elected, only Participants who are
Non-Highly Compensated Employees will receive an
allocation of Matching Contributions.
12. NONDISCRIMINATION TESTING RULES: To the extent an Employer Plan is not
a Safe Harbor Plan or if the Employer elects to permit Post-Tax Employee
Contributions under the Employer Plan, then for purposes of applying the actual
deferral percentage or actual contribution percentage tests, the following rules
shall apply.
(a) Prior Plan Year Data Default - For purposes of applying the
nondiscrimination test in Section 4.2(d) of the Plan, the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage of Highly
Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall be compared to the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution percentage of
Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the immediately preceding Plan
Year unless the Employer elects otherwise below:
(1) [ ] Current Year Testing Method. If this option
is selected, the Employer elects to use the actual
deferral percentage and the actual contribution
percentage of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for
the same Plan Year in applying the tests.
Note: Notwithstanding any Employer election to the
contrary, the Current Year Testing Method will be
used for purposes of applying the actual contribution
percentage test if the actual deferral percentage
test is deemed satisfied.
(b) Initial Year Testing Method. If this is a new Employer Plan,
other than a successor plan, the actual contribution percentage test
and the actual deferral percentage test shall be applied assuming a 3%
actual contribution and actual deferral percentage for Non-Highly
Compensated Employees unless the Employer elects otherwise below
(1) [ ] Actual Percentages Method. If this option is
selected, the Employer elects to use the actual
contribution and actual deferral percentage of
Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the initial Plan
Year for purposes of applying the tests.
13. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article 7
of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
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14. IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS. Participants may make withdrawals prior to
termination of employment in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan under the
following circumstances (check all that apply):
(a) [ ] Hardship Withdrawals. If this option is selected,
Participants may apply to withdraw from their Employer Account
and Matching Contribution Account an amount required to
satisfy a hardship in accordance with Section 7.2 of the Plan.
(b) [ ] 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals. If this option is
selected and the Employer has adopted the 401(k) arrangement
under Section 4.2 of the Plan, Participants may also apply to
withdraw from their Participant's 401(k) Salary Deferral
Account an amount required to satisfy a hardship in accordance
with Section 7.2(a) and (c) of the Plan.
(c) Age 59 1/2 Withdrawal. Participant may elect to receive a
distribution of the Vested Portion of their Employer Account and
Matching Contribution Account upon attaining age 59 1/2 unless the
Employer elects to permit such withdrawals earlier below.
(1) [ ] Prior to Age 59 1/2Election. If this option
is selected, Participants may elect to receive a
distribution of the Vested Portion of their Employer
Account and Matching Contribution Account earlier
upon attainment of age ________ (not earlier than age
55).
15. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option,
amounts forfeited by Participants prior to reallocation and amounts for which
the Employer is responsible for making, an investment election shall be invested
in the following Investment Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
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(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other: ___________________________________
16. PAIRED PLANS.
(a) Minimum Contribution with Paired Plans. If an Employer
maintains this Employer Plan and another Employer Plan by
means of a different standardized Adoption Agreement under the
Plan or if the Employer also adopts a standardized form of the
ABA Member's Defined Benefit Pension Plan as paired plans, the
following rule shall apply (check one):
(1) [ ] Each Paired Plan. If this option is
selected, the Employer shall make a Minimum
Contribution to both Employer Plans; or
(2) [ ] Identical Elections. If this option is
selected, the Employer agrees to make identical
elections in this Adoption Agreement and in
____________________________ (enter name of other
standardized Adoption Agreement under the Plan) with
respect to the participation requirements and the
entry date under Section 3.
17. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely in an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service
as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under section 401 of the Code,
except to extent provided in Rev. Proc. 2000-20, 2000-6 I.R.B. 553 and
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B. An Employer who has ever maintained or who
later adopts any plan (including a welfare benefit fund, as defined in section
419(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides post-retirement medical
benefits allocated to separate accounts for Key Employees, or an individual
medical account, as defined in section 415(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code)
in addition to this Employer Plan other than standardized forms of the Plan
and/or the American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan as
paired plans, may not rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office
of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the requirements of sections 415
and 416 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts or maintains multiple plans
(other than paired plans) wishes to obtain reliance with respect to the
requirements of sections 415 and 416 of the Code, application for a
determination letter should be made to Employee Plans Determinations of the
Internal Revenue Service. The Employer may not rely on the opinion letter in
certain other circumstances, which are specified in the opinion letter issued
with respect to the Plan, section 6 of the Revenue Procedure 2000-20 and
Announcement 2001-77.
Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the
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sole practitioner, or at least one partner or shareholder, is a member or
associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or of a Qualified Bar
Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to adopt the Plan in
accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
18. SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
19. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By: _______________________________
Title: ____________________________
Date: _____________________________
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SAFE HARBOR 401(k) PLAN SUPPLEMENT
If the Employer elected in the Adoption Agreement that the Employer intended for
the Employer Plan to be a Safe Harbor Plan, the Employer must complete this Safe
Harbor 401(k) Plan Supplement.
1. SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) [ ] Actual Deferral Percentage Test. If this option is
selected, the Employer shall make a Safe Harbor Contribution
in accordance with Section 4.2(f) of the Plan for the Plan
Year on behalf of each eligible Participant for purposes of
deemed satisfaction of the actual deferral percentage test as
follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Basic Safe Harbor Matching Contributions.
The Employer shall make a basic Safe Harbor Matching
Contribution equal to 100% of a Participant's
Elective Contributions not in excess of 3% of a
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year and 50%
of a Participant's Elective Contributions over 3% but
not in excess of 5% of a Participant's Compensation
for the Plan Year.
(2) [ ] Enhanced Safe Harbor Matching Contributions.
The Employer shall make an enhanced Safe Harbor
Matching Contribution equal to:
(A) ________ % of a Participant's Elective
Contributions not in excess of ________ % of
a Participant's Compensation for the Plan
Year; and
(B) ________ % of a Participant's Elective
Contributions over ________ % but not in
excess of ________ % or $ ________ of a
Participant's Compensation for the Plan
Year.
Note: Enhanced Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
must in the aggregate at least equal the aggregate
amount of basic Safe Harbor Matching Contributions
and must not be made in excess of 6% of a
Participant's Compensation.
(3) [ ] Safe Harbor Nonelective Employer
Contribution. The Employer shall make a Safe Harbor
Nonelective Employer Contributions equal to ________
% (not less than 3%) of a Participant's Compensation.
(b) [ ] Actual Contribution Percentage Test. If this option
is selected, the Employer intends that Matching Contributions
made on behalf of Participants for the Plan Year also meet the
requirements for purposes of deemed satisfaction of the actual
contribution percentage test.
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Note: An Employer Plan that meets the requirements
for deemed satisfaction of the actual deferral
percentage test will also be deemed to satisfy the
actual contribution percentage test with respect to
Matching Contributions made provided that (i) such
Matching Contributions are not made with respect to
Elective Contributions and Post-Tax Employee
Contributions in excess of 6% of a Participant's
Compensation, (ii) the amount of any discretionary
Matching Contributions made for each Participant does
not exceed 4% of the Participant's Compensation for
the Plan Year and (iii) all other requirements
described in Section 4.2(f)(2) of the Plan are met.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS. Participants shall be
eligible to receive Safe Harbor Contributions as follows:
(a) Eligibility for Safe Harbor Contributions. All Participants
shall be entitled to receive an allocation of Safe Harbor Contributions
for a Plan Year unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Non-Highly Compensated Requirement. If this
option is elected, only Participants who are
Non-Highly Compensated Employees shall receive an
allocation of Safe Harbor Contributions.
3. PAIRED PLANS. If the Employer has adopted paired plans, the following
rule shall apply (check one):
(a) [ ] 401(k) Plan. If this option is selected, the Employer
shall make the Safe Harbor Contributions to the paired plan
that includes the cash or deferred arrangement under section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(b) [ ] Identical Elections. If this option is selected, the
Employer agrees to make identical elections in each of the
Adoption Agreements for the paired plans with respect to the
participation requirements and the entry date; provided,
however, that the paired plans have identical Plan Years.
Note: If, during a Plan Year and in accordance with Notice 2000-3, an Employer
wishes to amend (i) an Employer Plan to become a Safe Harbor Plan or (ii) an
Employer Plan to suspend Safe Harbor Matching Contributions under a Safe Harbor
Plan , an Employer may so amend the Plan by completing a new Adoption Agreement
with the applicable changes.
STANDARDIZED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-002
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the__________________________________________________ (the
"Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as a new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as an amended and restated version of an existing plan,
the Effective Date of the amendment and restatement is
________. The original effective date of the plan was
________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: ______________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Contact's Name: ______________________________________
Telephone Number: ______________________________________
Facsimile Number: ______________________________________
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Employer Tax I.D. Number: ______________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator.
Please provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s)
authorized to act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1) _______________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2) _______________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
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(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
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(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other: ______________________________
3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Participation Requirements. Eligible Employees can begin
participation in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(1) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(2) [ ] Eligible Employees must have attained age
________ (not to exceed 21) and completed (check
one):
(A) [ ] ________ months of Service (not to
exceed 12 unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a
more favorable D is selected in Section
5(b); but in no case to exceed 24); or
(B) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1 unless Vesting
Schedule A, E or a more favorable D is
selected in Section 5(b); but in no case to
exceed 2).
(b) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked,
for purposes of determining Years of Eligibility Service (as defined in
Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of Service (as defined in Article
2(29) of the Plan) shall be calculated as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only
if the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual
hours worked.
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(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for
each day in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for
each week in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service
for each month in which at least one Hour of Service
is credited.
(c) Employment Year. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked, for purposes of
calculating Years of Eligibility Service, the Employment Year shall be
the 12-month period beginning on the day on which an Employee performs
his or her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or
reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent 12-month period
beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option
is selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same
as above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the
12-month period beginning on the first day of the first Plan
Year which commences prior to the first anniversary of the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service
upon his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected,
an Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of
Service in both the initial Employment Year and the
first Plan Year which commences prior to the first
anniversary of the Employee's initial Employment Year
will be credited with two (2) Years of Eligibility
Service.
(d) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry
Date. Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the
participation requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of
each Plan Year after meeting the participation
requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting
the participation requirements.
(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after
meeting the participation requirements.
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4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer shall make Employer contributions
in an amount to be allocated among Participants as follows (check one):
(a) [ ] Fixed Allocation Formula. If this option is selected,
for each Plan Year, the Employer shall make an Employer
contribution on behalf of each Participant in an amount equal
to ________ % (not to exceed 25%) of such Participant's
Compensation.
(b) [ ] Integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, for each Plan Year, the Employer shall make an
Employer contribution on behalf of each Participant in an
amount equal to ________ % of such Participant's Compensation
PLUS ________ % of each eligible Participant's Compensation in
excess of the Integration Level, subject to the limits
described in Section 5.2(d)(2) and (3) of the Plan. Note: An
Employer who maintains any other Qualified Plan that provides
for integrated contributions or benefits for any of the same
Participants may not elect to the Integrated Allocation
Formula option.
(1) Integration Level. "Integration Level" shall mean the
Taxable Wage Base (as defined in Section 5.2(e)(3) of
the Plan), unless the Employer elects a lesser amount
below.
(A) [ ] If this option is selected,
Integration Level shall be (check one):
(i) ________ % (not to exceed 100%) of
the Taxable Wage Base for the Plan
Year; or
(ii) $ ________ (not to exceed the
Taxable Wage Base).
5. VESTING.
(a) Normal Retirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this
option is selected, a Participant's Normal Retirement
Age shall be age ________ (not less than 55 and not
to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior
to Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability
shall be entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Employer
Account. The Vested Portion shall be determined by vesting schedule
________ .
Percentage Vested
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Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
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Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
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Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by
showing the rate at which a Participant becomes vested.
Schedule D must provide for a Vested Portion that is at every
point in time equal to or greater than the Vested Portion
prescribed under Schedule A, B or C, whichever is selected for
comparison.
(c) Service for Predecessor Employers. Service shall not include
service for any predecessor employer --- unless the Employer
maintains the plan of such predecessor employer or the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is
selected, Service shall include service for the
following predecessor employer(s):
(A) ___________________________________
(B) ___________________________________
6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if any,
for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer
elects to test the Employer Plan itself to determine
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a
Qualified Defined Benefit Plan, the Employer may elect to determine the
Present Value of Accrued Benefits as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the
Plan using the following assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
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7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on
Form W-2. As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the
Plan.
(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages.
As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in
Article 2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is
selected, notwithstanding the definition selected above,
"Compensation" shall not include reimbursement or other
expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits.
8. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article 7
of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
9. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option,
amounts forfeited by Participants prior to reallocation and amounts for which
the Employer is responsible for making, an investment election shall be invested
in the following Investment Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
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(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other: ___________________________________
10. PAIRED PLANS.
(a) Minimum Contribution with Paired Plans. If an Employer
maintains this Employer Plan and another Employer Plan by
means of a different standardized Adoption Agreement under the
Plan or if the Employer also adopts a standardized form of the
ABA Member's Defined Benefit Pension Plan as paired plans, the
following rule shall apply (check one):
(1) [ ] Each Paired Plan. If this option is
selected, the Employer shall make a Minimum
Contribution to both Employer Plans; or
(2) [ ] Identical Elections. If this option is
selected, the Employer agrees to make identical
elections in this Adoption Agreement and in
____________________ (enter name of other
standardized Adoption Agreement under the Plan) with
respect to the participation requirements and the
entry date under Section 3.
11. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely in an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service
as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under section 401 of the Code,
except to extent provided in Rev. Proc. 2000-20, 2000-6 I.R.B. 553 and
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B. An Employer who has ever maintained or who
later adopts any plan (including a welfare benefit fund, as defined in section
419(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides post-retirement medical
benefits allocated to separate accounts for Key Employees, or an individual
medical account, as defined in section 415(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code)
in addition to this Employer Plan other than standardized forms of the Plan
and/or the American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan as
paired plans, may not rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office
of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the requirements of sections 415
and 416 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts or maintains multiple plans
(other than paired plans) wishes to obtain reliance with respect to the
requirements of sections 415 and 416 of the Code, application for a
determination letter should be made to Employee Plans Determinations of the
Internal Revenue Service. The Employer may not rely on the opinion letter in
certain other circumstances, which are specified in the opinion letter issued
with respect to the Plan, section 6 of the Revenue Procedure 2000-20 and
Announcement 2001-77.
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Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or
shareholder, is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or
of a Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to
adopt the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
12. SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
13. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By: _______________________________
Title: ____________________________
Date: _____________________________
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SIMPLE 401(K) PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-008
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the______________________________________________ (the "Plan").
(b) Calendar Plan Year. The Plan Year is the calendar year.
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as a new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as an amended and restated version of an existing plan,
the Effective Date of the amendment and restatement is
________. The original effective date of the plan was
________.
(e) Number of Employees with Compensation in Excess of $5,000
During the Prior Plan Year. ________ (must be less than 100).
The Employer agrees to notify ABRA immediately if this number
exceeds 100.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: ________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
Contact's Name: ________________________________________
Telephone Number: ________________________________________
Facsimile Number: ________________________________________
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Employer Tax I.D. Number: _________________________________
Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator. Please
provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s) authorized to
act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1) __________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2) __________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(b) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other: ___________________________________
3. ELIGIBILITY.
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(a) Participation Requirements. Eligible Employees can begin
participation in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(1) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(2) [ ] Eligible Employees must have attained age
________ (not to exceed 21) and completed (check
one):
(A) [ ] ________ months of Service (not to
exceed 12); or
(B) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1).
(b) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked,
for purposes of determining Years of Eligibility Service (as defined in
Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours
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of Service (as defined in Article 2(29) of the Plan) shall be
calculated as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only
if the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual
hours worked.
(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for
each day in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for
each week in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service
for each month in which at least one Hour of Service
is credited.
(c) Employment Year. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked, for purposes of
calculating Years of Eligibility Service, the Employment Year shall be
the 12-month period beginning on the day on which an Employee performs
his or her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or
reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent 12-month period
beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option
is selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same
as above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the
12-month period beginning on the first day of the first Plan
Year which commences prior to the first anniversary of the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service
upon his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected, an
Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of Service in
both the initial Employment Year and the first Plan Year
which commences prior to the first anniversary of the
Employee's initial Employment Year will be credited with
two (2) Years of Eligibility Service.
4. COMPENSATION. For purposes of the Employer Plan, "Compensation" shall
mean wages within the meaning of section 3401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
for purposes of federal income tax withholding at the source, determined without
regard to rules which limit the remuneration included in wages based on the
nature or location of employment or the services performed, paid or made
available to a Participant during the Plan Year, including any amount that would
have been paid or made available but for an elective deferral (within the
meaning of section 402(g)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) or deferred
compensation under section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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5. NOTICE AND ELECTIVE PRE-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer agrees to
provide all Participants within a reasonable period of time before the 60th day
prior to the beginning of each Plan Year notice of their ability to make
Elective Contributions in an amount up to ________ % or $ ________ (not to
exceed in the aggregate $6,000) of their Compensation for the Plan Year.
6. ELECTION, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. Prior to the
beginning of each Plan Year, the Employer agrees to provide at least a 60-day
election period during which time Participants may elect to make Elective
Contributions to the Plan or to modify or terminate a prior election to make
Elective Contributions. The Employer may also elect to provide additional
election periods below.
(a) [ ] Additional Election Periods. If this option is
selected, an Employer elects to provide additional 60-day
election periods ending on each of the following dates and
agrees to provide notice before the beginning of each such
additional election period (check any that apply):
(1) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of
each Plan Year.
(2) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter.
(3) [ ] Other: _____________________________________
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7. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. For each Plan Year, the Employer shall make a
Matching Contribution for each Plan Year on behalf of each Participant equal to
the Participant's Elective Contributions not in excess of 3% of the
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(a) [ ] Nonelective Employer Contribution. If this option is
selected, the Employer shall notify each Participant before
the beginning of the 60-day period described in Section 6
above of the Employer's intention to make a Nonelective
Employer Contribution in lieu of a Matching Contribution for
the Plan Year on behalf of each Participant who received at
least $ ___________ (cannot be greater than $5,000) in
Compensation from the Employer equal to 2 % of such
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year.
8. VESTING. All Participants shall be entitled to receive the entire
balance of his or her Accounts at all times.
9. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article 7
of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
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(b) [ ] are not allowed.
10. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option and
amounts for which the Employer is responsible for making the investment election
shall be invested in the following Investment Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other: _________________________________________
11. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
The Employer represents that no contributions have been made, or benefits
accrued for service, during the year containing this Employer Plan's Effective
Date on behalf of any Eligible Employee under a qualified retirement plan, a
qualified annuity plan, a governmental plan, a tax-sheltered annuity or a
simplified employee pension. The Employer agrees to notify ABRA immediately in
the event the Employer or any Related Employer adopts any such plan or
arrangement after this Employer Plan's Effective Date pursuant to which
contribution are to be made or benefits accrued, on behalf of any Eligible
Employee.
An Employer may rely in an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service
as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under section 401 of the Code,
except to extent provided in Rev. Proc. 2000-20, 2000-6 I.R.B. 553 and
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B. An
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Employer who has ever maintained or who later adopts any plan (including a
welfare benefit fund, as defined in section 419(e) of the Internal Revenue Code,
which provides post-retirement medical benefits allocated to separate accounts
for Key Employees, or an individual medical account, as defined in section
415(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) in addition to this Employer Plan other
than standardized forms of the Plan and/or the American Bar Association Members
Defined Benefit Pension Plan as paired plans, may not rely on the opinion letter
issued by the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to
the requirements of sections 415 and 416 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts
or maintains multiple plans (other than paired plans) wishes to obtain reliance
with respect to the requirements of sections 415 and 416 of the Code,
application for a determination letter should be made to Employee Plans
Determinations of the Internal Revenue Service. The Employer may not rely on the
opinion letter in certain other circumstances, which are specified in the
opinion letter issued with respect to the Plan, section 6 of the Revenue
Procedure 2000-20 and Announcement 2001-77.
Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or
shareholder, is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or
of a Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to
adopt the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
12. SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
13. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
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Signature
By: _________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________
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STANDARDIZED SIMPLIFIED PROFIT SHARING PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-003
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the______________________________________________ (the "Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as a new plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer
Plan as an amended and restated version of an existing plan,
the Effective Date of the amendment and restatement is
________. The original effective date of the plan was
________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: _________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Contact's Name: _________________________________________
Telephone Number: _________________________________________
Facsimile Number: _________________________________________
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Employer Tax I.D. Number: _________________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator.
Please provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s)
authorized to act as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1) ___________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2) ___________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of
incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
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(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other: _____________________________
3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Participation Requirements. Eligible Employees can begin
participation in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(1) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(2) [ ] Eligible Employees must have attained age
________ (not to exceed 21) and completed (check
one):
(A) [ ] ________ months of Service (not to
exceed 12 unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a
more favorable D is selected in Section
5(b); but in no case to exceed 24); or
(B) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility
Service (not to exceed 1 unless Vesting
Schedule A, E or a more favorable D is
selected in Section 5(b); but in no case to
exceed 2).
(b) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked,
for purposes of determining Years of Eligibility Service (as defined in
Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of Service (as defined in Article
2(29) of the Plan) shall be calculated as follows (check one):
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(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only
if the Employer keeps appropriate records of actual
hours worked.
(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for
each day in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for
each week in which at least one Hour of Service is
credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service
for each month in which at least one Hour of Service
is credited.
(c) Employment Year. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked, for purposes of
calculating Years of Eligibility Service, the Employment Year shall be
the 12-month period beginning on the day on which an Employee performs
his or her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or
reemployment by the Employer and each subsequent 12-month period
beginning on any anniversary of that day unless the Employer elects
otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option
is selected, the initial Employment Year shall remain the same
as above, but subsequent Employment Years shall be the
12-month period beginning on the first day of the first Plan
Year which commences prior to the first anniversary of the day
on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service
upon his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected,
an Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of
Service in both the initial Employment Year and the
first Plan Year which commences prior to the first
anniversary of the Employee's initial Employment Year
will be credited with two (2) Years of Eligibility
Service.
(d) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry
Date. Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the
participation requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of
each Plan Year after meeting the participation
requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting
the participation requirements.
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(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after
meeting the participation requirements.
4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer may, in its sole discretion, elect
to make Employer contributions for any Plan Year, and such Employer
contributions shall be allocated to all Participants who are either credited
with at least 501 Hours of Service or are employed by the Employer on the last
day of the Plan Year as follows (check one):
(a) [ ] Non-integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, Employer contributions shall be allocated to
eligible Participants in the proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year bears to the
total Compensation of all such Participants for the Plan Year.
(b) [ ] Integrated Allocation Formula. If this option is
selected, Employer contributions shall be allocated first to
eligible Participants in the proportion that each such
Participant's Compensation in excess of the Integration Level
for the Plan Year bears to the total Compensation in excess of
the Integration Level of all such Participants and then to
eligible Participants in the proportion that the sum of each
Participant's total Compensation plus Compensation in excess
of the Integration Level bears to the sum of the total
Compensation plus Compensation in excess of the Integration
Level for all Participants for the Plan Year, all subject to
the limits described in Section 5.2(d)(2) and (3) of the Plan.
Note: An Employer who maintains any other Qualified Plan that
provides for integrated contributions or benefits for any of
the same Participants may not elect to the Integrated
Allocation Formula option.
(1) Integration Level. "Integration Level" shall mean the
Taxable Wage Base (as defined in Section 5.2(e)(3) of
the Plan), unless the Employer elects a lesser amount
below.
(A) [ ] If this option is selected,
Integration Level shall be (check one):
(i) ________ % (not to exceed 100%) of
the Taxable Wage Base for the Plan
Year; or
(ii) $ ________ (not to exceed the
Taxable Wage Base).
5. VESTING.
(a) Normal Retirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the
Employer elects otherwise below.
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(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this
option is selected, a Participant's Normal Retirement
Age shall be age ________ (not less than 55 and not
to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior
to Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability
shall be entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Matching
Contribution Account and/or Employer Account. The Vested Portion shall
be determined by vesting schedule ________ .
Percentage Vested
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Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
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Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by
showing the rate at which a Participant becomes vested.
Schedule D must provide for a Vested Portion that is at every
point in time equal to or greater than the Vested Portion
prescribed under Schedule A, B or C, whichever is selected for
comparison.
(c) Service for Predecessor Employers. Service shall not include
service for any predecessor employer unless the Employer
maintains the plan of such predecessor employer or the
Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is
selected, Service shall include service for the
following predecessor employer(s):
(A) ____________________________________
(B) ____________________________________
(d) [ ] Application of Forfeitures. Amount forfeited by
Participants shall be (check one):
(1) [ ] Applied to reduce Employer contributions.
(2) [ ] Reallocated among eligible Participants.
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6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if any,
for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer
elects to test the Employer Plan itself to determine
whether the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a
standardized form of the ABA Member's Defined Benefit Pension Plan, the
Employer may elect to determine the Present Value of Accrued Benefits
as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the Plan using the following
assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on
Form W-2. As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the
Plan.
(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages.
As defined in Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in
Article 2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is
selected, notwithstanding the definition selected above,
"Compensation" shall not include reimbursement or other
expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving
expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits.
8. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article 7
of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
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9. IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS. Participants may make withdrawals prior to
termination of employment in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan under the
following circumstances (check all that apply):
(a) [ ] Hardship Withdrawals. If this option is selected,
Participants may apply to withdraw from their Employer Account
an amount required to satisfy a hardship in accordance with
Section 7.2 of the Plan.
(b) Age 59 1/2 Withdrawal. Participant may elect to receive a
distribution of the Vested Portion of their Employer Account upon
attaining age 59 1/2 unless the Employer elects to permit such
withdrawals earlier below.
(1) [ ] Prior to Age 59 1/2 Election. If this option
is selected, Participants may elect to receive a
distribution of the Vested Portion of their Employer
Account earlier upon attainment of age ________ (not
earlier than age 55).
10. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option,
amounts forfeited by Participants prior to reallocation and amounts for which
the Employer is responsible for making, an investment election shall be invested
in the following Investment Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
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(l) [ ] Other: _________________________________________
11. PAIRED PLANS.
(a) Minimum Contribution with Paired Plans. If an Employer
maintains this Employer Plan and another Employer Plan by
means of a different standardized Adoption Agreement under the
Plan or if the Employer also adopts a standardized form of the
ABA Member's Defined Benefit Pension Plan as paired plans, the
following rule shall apply (check one):
(1) [ ] Each Paired Plan. If this option is
selected, the Employer shall make a Minimum
Contribution to both Employer Plans; or
(2) [ ] Identical Elections. If this option is
selected, the Employer agrees to make identical
elections in this Adoption Agreement and in
__________________ (enter name of other standardized
Adoption Agreement under the Plan) with respect to
the participation requirements and the entry date
under Section 3.
12. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely in an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service
as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under section 401 of the Code,
except to extent provided in Rev. Proc. 2000-20, 2000-6 I.R.B. 553 and
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B. An Employer who has ever maintained or who
later adopts any plan (including a welfare benefit fund, as defined in section
419(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides post-retirement medical
benefits allocated to separate accounts for Key Employees, or an individual
medical account, as defined in section 415(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code)
in addition to this Employer Plan other than standardized forms of the Plan
and/or the American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan as
paired plans, may not rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office
of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the requirements of sections 415
and 416 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts or maintains multiple plans
(other than paired plans) wishes to obtain reliance with respect to the
requirements of sections 415 and 416 of the Code, application for a
determination letter should be made to Employee Plans Determinations of the
Internal Revenue Service. The Employer may not rely on the opinion letter in
certain other circumstances, which are specified in the opinion letter issued
with respect to the Plan, section 6 of the Revenue Procedure 2000-20 and
Announcement 2001-77.
Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or
shareholder, is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or
of a Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to
adopt the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
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This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
13. SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
14. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By: ________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________
Date: ______________________________________
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STANDARDIZED TARGET BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
ADOPTION AGREEMENT 01-006
1. EMPLOYER PLAN INFORMATION
(a) Name of Employer Plan:
This is the__________________________________________________ (the
"Plan").
(b) Employer Plan Year End. The end of the Plan Year is: ____/____
(enter the last day and month of the Employer's fiscal year).
(c) Three Digit Employer Plan Number: ________
(d) Employer Plan Adoption Date (check one):
(1) [_] If the Employer is adopting this Employer Plan as a new
plan, the Effective Date is ________.
(2) [ ] If the Employer is adopting this Employer Plan as an
amended and restated version of an existing plan, the Effective Date
of the amendment and restatement is ________. The original effective
date of the plan was ________.
2. EMPLOYER
(a) Employer Name: ________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Contact's Name: ________________________________________
Telephone Number: ________________________________________
Facsimile Number: ________________________________________
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Employer Tax I.D. Number: __________________________________
(b) Plan Administrator. The Employer is the Plan Administrator. Please
provide the names(s) and title(s) of the individual(s) authorized to act
as, or on behalf or, the Plan Administrator:
(1) _______________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(2) _______________________________________________________
Print Name Title
(c) Employer's Form of Business (check one):
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(1) [ ] C Corporation: ________ (enter date of incorporation)
(2) [ ] S Corporation: ________ (enter date of incorporation)
(3) [ ] Partnership
(4) [ ] Sole Proprietorship
(5) [ ] Tax-Exempt Entity (as described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code)
(6) [ ] Limited Liability Company
(A) [ ] Taxable as a C Corporation
(B) [ ] Taxable as a Partnership
(7) [ ] Other:__________________________
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3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY DATES.
(a) Participation Requirements. Eligible Employees can begin
participation in the Employer Plan after meeting the following
participation requirements (check one):
(1) [ ] No age and no service requirements.
(2) [ ] Eligible Employees must have attained age ________ (not to
exceed 21) and completed (check one):
(3) [ ] ________ months of Service (not to exceed 12 unless
Vesting Schedule A, E or a more favorable D is selected in
Section 5(b); but in no case to exceed 24); or
(4) [ ] ________ Years of Eligibility Service (not to exceed
1 unless Vesting Schedule A, E or a more favorable D is
selected in Section 5(b); but in no case to exceed 2).
(b) Years of Eligibility Service. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked, for
purposes of determining Years of Eligibility Service (as defined in
Article 2(74) of the Plan), Hours of Service (as defined in Article 2(29)
of the Plan) shall be calculated as follows (check one):
(1) [ ] Hourly equivalency. Actual Hours of Service.
Note: The hourly equivalency option is available only if the
Employer keeps appropriate records of actual hours worked.
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(2) [ ] Daily equivalency. 10 Hours of Service for each day in
which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(3) [ ] Weekly equivalency. 45 Hours of Service for each week in
which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(4) [ ] Monthly equivalency. 190 Hours of Service for each month
in which at least one Hour of Service is credited.
(c) Employment Year. If Box 3(a)(2)(B) is checked, for purposes of
calculating Years of Eligibility Service, the Employment Year shall be the
12-month period beginning on the day on which an Employee performs his or
her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or reemployment by
the Employer and each subsequent 12-month period beginning on any
anniversary of that day unless the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Subsequent Plan Year Option. If this option is selected,
the initial Employment Year shall remain the same as above, but
subsequent Employment Years shall be the 12-month period beginning
on the first day of the first Plan Year which commences prior to the
first anniversary of the day on which an Employee performs his or
her first Hour of Service upon his or her employment or reemployment
by the Employer.
Note: If the Subsequent Plan Year Option is selected, an
Employee who is credited with 1,000 Hours of Service in both
the initial Employment Year and the first Plan Year which
commences prior to the first anniversary of the Employee's
initial Employment Year will be credited with two (2) Years of
Eligibility Service.
(d) Entry Dates. Eligible Employees who satisfy the participation
requirements above shall become Participants on any following Entry Date.
Entry Date shall mean (check one):
(1) [ ] The first day after meeting the participation
requirements.
(2) [ ] The first day of first and seventh month of each Plan Year
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after meeting the participation requirements.
(3) [ ] The first day of each month after meeting the
participation requirements.
(4) [ ] The first day of each calendar quarter after meeting the
participation requirements.
4. BENEFIT FORMULA AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer shall make
Employer contributions on behalf of each eligible Participant in accordance with
the benefit formula selected by the Employer under (a) or (b) below (check one
selection in either
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(a) or (b)). The contribution calculation process in (c) below and the rules and
definitions in (d) below will apply and the Current Stated Benefit under each
formula will be expressed in a benefit payable annually in the form of a Life
Annuity beginning at Normal Retirement Age:
(a) Fixed Benefit Formulas. For each Plan Year, the Employer shall make
an Employer contribution on behalf of each Participant in an amount
to be determined in accordance with the following formula elected by
the Employer:
(1) [ ] Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to ______% of
Average Compensation, multiplied by the Participant's total
Years of Projected Participation up to a maximum of ______ (no
less than 25) years. The first day of the first Plan Year taken
into account under this stated benefit formula will be
_________.
(2) [ ] Flat Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to ______% of
Average Compensation, reduced pro rata for the Participant's
total Years of Projected Participation that are less than 25.
(3) [ ] Step-Rate Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to
______% of Average Compensation (R1) per year for the first
______ years (Y) of the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation, plus ______% of Average Compensation (R2) per
year for the next ______ years of the Participant's total Years
of Projected Participation (such that the total Years of
Projected Participation taken into account under R1 and R2 is
not less than 33). If Y is less than 33, R2 will not be less
than:
(R1)(25-Y)
33-Y
(but not less than 0), and will not be greater than:
(R1)(44-Y)
33-Y
(b) Integrated Benefit Formulas. For each Plan Year, the Employer shall
make an Employer contribution on behalf of each Participant in an
amount to be determined in accordance with the formula under (1),
(2) or (3) below as elected by the Employer. In addition, the
Employer must elect below (i) the Integration Level to be used by
the Employer Plan and (ii) the Plan Year to be used to determine
Covered Compensation under the Integration Level.
Note: An Employer who maintains any other Qualified Plan that
provides for integrated contributions or benefits for any of the
same Participants may not elect an Integrated Benefit Formula
option.
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(1) [ ] Integrated Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to
______% (the "base benefit percentage") of Average Compensation
up to the Integration Level for the Plan Year, multiplied by
the Participant's total Years of Projected Participation; plus
______% (the "excess benefit percentage") of Average
Compensation in excess of the Integration Level for the Plan
Year, multiplied by the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation. The maximum number of total Years of Projected
Participation taken into account under this benefit formula
shall be the lesser of __________ (not less than 25 nor more
than 35) or the Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit which
shall be 35 minus:
(A) The number of years the Participant benefited or is
treated as having benefited under the Employer Plan prior
to the Participant's first Year of Projected
Participation, and
(B) The number of years credited to the Participant for
allocation or accrual purposes under one or more Qualified
Plans or simplified employee pension plans (whether or not
terminated) ever maintained by the Employer (other than
years counted in (i) or counted toward a Participant's
total Years of Projected Participation). For purposes of
determining the participant's Cumulative Permitted
Disparity Limit, all years ending in the same calendar
year are treated as the same year.
(2) [ ] Integrated Flat Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to
______% (the "base benefit percentage") of Average Compensation
up to the Integration Level for the Plan Year; plus ______%
(the "excess benefit percentage") of Average Compensation in
excess of the Integration Level for the Plan Year. For a
Participant with less than 35 total Years of Projected
Participation, the base benefit percentage and the excess
benefit percentage shall be reduced by being multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant's total
Years of Projected Participation, and the denominator of which
is 35. In addition, if the number of the Participant's
"cumulative disparity years" exceeds 35, the excess benefit
percentage shall be further reduced as provided below. A
Participant's "cumulative disparity years" consist of the sum
of (1) the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation, (2) the number of years the Participant
benefited or is treated as having benefited under the Employer
Plan prior to the Participant's first Year of Projected
Participation, and (3) the number of years credited to the
Participant for allocation or accrual purposes under one or
more Qualified Plans or simplified employee pension plans
(whether or not terminated) ever maintained by the Employer
(other than years counted in (1) or (2)). If this cumulative
permitted disparity reduction applies, the excess benefit
percentage shall be further reduced as follows:
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(A) Subtract the Participant's base benefit percentage from
the Participant's excess benefit percentage (after any
modification made as described above for a Participant
with less than 35 total Years of Projected Participation).
(B) Multiply the result in (i) by a fraction (not less than
0), the numerator of which is 35 minus the sum of the
years in (2) and (3) above, and the denominator of which
is 35.
(C) The Participant's excess benefit percentage is equal to
the sum of the result in (ii) and the Participant's base
benefit percentage, as otherwise modified.
(3) [ ] Integrated Step-Rate Unit Benefit. Integrated Step-Rate
Unit Benefit. A Current Stated Benefit equal to the sum of the
following two parts:
Part One: ______% (the "base benefit percentage") of Average
Compensation up to the Integration Level for the Plan Year,
multiplied by the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation up to ______ years; plus ______% (the "excess
benefit percentage") of Average Compensation in excess of the
Integration Level for the Plan Year, multiplied by the
Participant's total Years of Projected Participation up to
______ years.
Part Two: ______% (the "base benefit percentage") of Average
Compensation up to the Integration Level for the Plan Year,
multiplied by the Participant's total Years of Projected
Participation less the total Years of Projected Participation
taken into account under Part One; plus ______% (the "excess
benefit percentage") of Average Compensation in excess of the
Integration Level for the Plan Year, multiplied by the
Participant's total Years of Projected Participation less the
total Years of Projected Participation taken into account under
Part One.
The maximum number of Years of Projected Participation under
each portion of this formula shall not exceed the lesser of 35
or the Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit.
"Integration Level" for each Plan Year and for each Participant
means an amount equal to equal to the following selection as elected
by the Employer.
(A) [ ] If this option is selected, Integration Level shall
be the Participant's Covered Compensation for the Plan
Year.
(B) [ ] the greater of $10,000 or one-half of the Covered
Compensation of any individual who attains Social Security
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Retirement Age during the calendar year in which the Plan
Year begins.
(C) [ ] $__________ (a single dollar amount not to exceed the
greater of $10,000 or one-half of Covered Compensation of
any individual who attains Social Security Retirement Age
during the calendar year in which the Plan begins).
(D) [ ] $__________ (a single dollar amount that exceeds the
greater of $10,000 or one-half of Covered Compensation of
any individual who attains Social Security Retirement Age
during the calendar year in which the Plan Year begins,
but not to exceed the greater of $25,450 or 150% of the
Covered Compensation of an individual attaining Social
Security Retirement Age in the current Plan Year).
(E) [ ] a uniform percentage equal to ______% (greater than
100% but not greater than 150%) of each Participant's
Covered Compensation for the current Plan Year, but in no
event in excess of the Taxable Wage Base.
"Covered Compensation" means, with respect to a particular
Participant for a particular Plan Year, the average (without
indexing) of the Taxable Wage Bases in effect for each calendar year
during the 35-year period ending with the last day of the calendar
year in which the Participant attains (or will attain) Social
Security Retirement Age. No increase in Covered Compensation will
decrease a Participant's Stated Benefit.
In determining a Participant's Covered Compensation for a Plan Year,
the Taxable Wage Base in effect for the current Plan Year and any
subsequent Plan Year will be assumed to be the same as the Taxable
Wage Base in effect as of the beginning of the Plan Year for which
the determination is being made. Covered Compensation will be
determined based on the following year:
(A) [ ] Current Plan Year, or
(B) [ ] _____________ Plan Year. The Employer may specify a
Plan Year earlier than the current Plan Year, provided
that the earlier Plan Year is the same for all
Participants and is not earlier than the later of (i) the
Plan Year that begins five years before the current Plan
Year and (ii) the Plan Year beginning in 1989. If the
specified Plan Year is more than five years before the
current Plan Year, Covered Compensation will be that
determined under the Covered Compensation table for the
Plan Year five years before the current Plan Year.
A Participant's Covered Compensation for a Plan Year before the
35-year period ending with the last day of the calendar year in
which the Participant attains
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Social Security Retirement Age is the Taxable Wage Base in effect as
of the beginning of the Plan Year. A Participant's Covered
Compensation for a Plan Year after such 35-year period is the
Participant's Covered Compensation for the Plan Year during which
the 35-year period ends.
(4) Additional Rules regarding Integration.
(A) Under each of the integrated formulas in this item 4(b)
(including both parts of the Integrated Step-Rate Unit
Benefit formula above), the excess benefit percentage
shall not exceed the base benefit percentage by more than
the "maximum excess allowance". As to each formula for any
Year of Benefit Service, the "maximum excess allowance" is
the lesser of (a) the base benefit percentage or (b) the
applicable factor determined from Table I (and multiplied
by 35 in the case of the Integrated Flat Benefit formula).
The applicable factor in Table I is based on Normal
Retirement Age and the Integration Level.
(B) The integrated benefit formulas above are subject to the
"overall permitted disparity limit" in this paragraph. For
any Plan Year as to which this Employer Plan benefits any
Participant who also benefits under another Qualified Plan
or simplified employee pension plan of the Employer that
provides for permitted disparity (or that imputes
permitted disparity), the Current Stated Benefit for all
Participants under this Employer Plan shall equal the
excess benefit percentage (as otherwise adjusted under
this Part IV) multiplied by the Participant's total
Average Compensation and either (i) prorated for Years of
Projected Participation less than 35, in the case of the
Integrated Flat Benefit formula, or (ii) multiplied by the
Participant's total Years of Projected Participation up to
the maximum total Years of Projected Participation taken
into account in the Integrated Unit Benefit formula or the
Integrated Step-Rate Unit Benefit formula, whichever may
apply. If this paragraph applies, the Employer Plan shall
have a Fresh-Start Date on the last day of the Plan Year
preceding the Plan Year in which this paragraph first
applies. In addition, if in any subsequent Plan Year the
Employer Plan no longer benefits any Participant who also
benefits under another Qualified Plan or simplified
employee pension plan of the Employer that provides for
permitted disparity (or that imputes permitted disparity),
the Employer Plan shall have a Fresh-Start Date on the
last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which
this paragraph no longer applies.
(c) Annual Employer Contribution. For each Plan Year the Employer shall
contribute for each Participant who is eligible for such a
contribution an amount intended to fund the Participant's Stated
Benefit and calculated in accordance with this Section 4(c) and the
tables of actuarial factors attached to this Adoption Agreement. The
Employer contribution made on behalf of eligible Participants
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under this Part IV for a particular Plan Year shall be credited to
the appropriate Participants' Employer Accounts.
To determine the annual Employer contribution necessary to fund the
Stated Benefit, the interest rate shall be:
[ ] 7-1/2% [ ] 8% [ ] 8-1/2%
The calculation process, which shall be conducted as of the last day
of the Plan Year and on the basis of both the Participant's age on
his or her most recent birthday and the Interest Rate in effect on
the last day of the prior Plan Year, is as follows:
Step One: If the Participant has not yet reached Normal Retirement
Age, determine the present value of the Stated Benefit by
multiplying the Stated Benefit by the factor that is the product of
(i) the applicable factor in Table II and (ii) the applicable factor
in Table IV. If the Participant is at or beyond Normal Retirement
Age, determine such present value by multiplying the Stated Benefit
by the applicable factor in Table V corresponding to that Normal
Retirement Age.
Step Two: Calculate the excess, if any, of the amount determined
in Step One over the "theoretical reserve", which is determined
as follows:
(A) Participant's theoretical reserve as of the last day of
the first Plan Year in which the Participant participates
in the Employer Plan, and as of the last day of the first
Plan Year after any Plan Year in which the Employer Plan
either did not satisfy the safe harbor in Regulations
Section 1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3) or was not a prior safe harbor
plan, is zero. In all other cases, in the first Plan Year
as to which this calculation (of the theoretical reserve)
is in effect ("year one"), the theoretical reserve is (A)
the present value of the Stated Benefit under Step One as
of the last day of the Plan Year preceding year one, using
the actuarial assumptions, Employer Plan provisions and
Participant Compensation as of that date (except that, in
the case of a Participant who is beyond Normal Retirement
Age during year one, the Life Annuity factor used in the
determination shall be the factor applicable for the
Participant's Normal Retirement Age), minus (B) the
present value of the level of annual Employer
contributions due each Plan Year, beginning with year one
and ending with the Plan Year in which the Participant
reaches Normal Retirement Age, calculated as of the last
day of the Plan Year preceding year one (again using the
actuarial assumptions, Employer Plan provisions
(disregarding those Employer Plan provisions providing for
the limitations of Code Section 415 or the minimum
contributions of Code Section 416) and Participant
Compensation as of that date).
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(B) After year one, the theoretical reserve is the sum of the
amount determined for year one and the Employer
contribution (as limited by Code Section 415, but without
regard to the required minimum contributions under Code
Section 416) for each subsequent Plan Year up through the
last day of the current Plan Year (excluding any Employer
contributions made for the current Plan Year), using the
interest assumption in effect for each such Plan Year.
As a general rule, the calculations in this Step Two of the level of
annual Employer contribution necessary to fund the Stated Benefit
shall be made as of the last day of each Plan Year, based on the
Participant's age as of his or her most recent birthday and on the
interest rate under item 4 in effect on the last day of the prior
Plan Year. However, in any Plan Year following the Plan Year in
which the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age, the
accumulation in (ii) above is calculated without using the interest
assumption.
Step Three: Amortize the amount determined in Step Two by
multiplying it by the applicable factor from Table III. For the Plan
Year in which the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age, and for
subsequent Plan Years, the applicable Table III factor is 1.0. The
amortized amount determined in this step constitutes the level of
annual Employer contribution necessary to accumulate to the result
in Step Two.
(d) Definitions.
(1) "Average Compensation" means the average of a Participant's
annual Compensation (as defined in Article 2 of the Plan) over
the three consecutive Plan Year period ending in either the
current year or in any prior year that produces the highest
average. If a Participant has less than three years of
participation in the Employer Plan, Compensation shall be
averaged over the Participant's total period of participation.
(2) "Cumulative Permitted Disparity Limit" for the applicable
Participant shall be 35 minus:
(A) The number of years the Participant benefited or is
treated as having benefited under the Employer Plan prior
to the Participant's first Year of Projected
Participation, and
(B) The number of years credited to the Participant for
allocation or accrual purposes under one or more Qualified
Plans or simplified employee pension plans (whether or not
terminated) ever maintained by the Employer (other than
years counted in (i) or counted toward a Participant's
total Years of Projected Participation). For purposes of
determining the participant's Cumulative Permitted
Disparity Limit, all years ending in the same calendar
year are treated as the same year.
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For purposes of determining a Participant's Cumulative
Permitted Disparity Limit, all years ending in the same
calendar year are treated as the same year.
(3) "Current Stated Benefit", with respect to each Participant,
means the product of the amount derived from the formula
selected in (a) or (b) above and the following fraction:
(A) The Participant's number of years of participation from
the latest Fresh-Start Date (if any) through and including
the later of the year in which the Participant attains
Normal Retirement Age or the current Plan Year, divided by
(B) The Participant's total Years of Projected Participation.
If the Employer Plan has not had a Fresh-Start Date, the
fraction shall equal 1.0 for all Participants. For those
Participants who first participated in the Employer Plan after
the latest Fresh-Start Date, the fraction shall also equal 1.0.
To determine the numerator in (i) above, only those current and
prior years during which a Participant was eligible to receive
a contribution under the Employer Plan will be taken into
account.
(4) "Fresh-Start Date" means the last day of a Plan Year preceding
a Plan Year for which provisions that would affect the amount
of the Current Stated Benefit are amended. If applicable, the
latest Fresh-Start Date of the Employer Plan is
____________________, ______.
(5) "Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit" is determined with respect to
each Participant as of the Employer Plan's latest Fresh-Start
Date, as if the Participant terminated employment with the
Employer as of that date, and without regard to any amendment
made to the Employer Plan after that date. If the Participant
was not participating in the Employer Plan as of the latest
Fresh-Start Date, the Participant's Frozen Accrued Stated
Benefit will be zero.
A Participant's Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit is equal to the
amount of the Current Stated Benefit in effect on the latest
Fresh-Start Date that a Participant has accrued as of that
date. This assumes that the Current Stated Benefit accrues
ratably from the year in which the Participant first
participated in this Employer Plan (or, if later, the preceding
Fresh-Start Date under this Employer Plan) through and
including the Plan Year in which the Participant attains Normal
Retirement Age.
The amount of the Current Stated Benefit (in effect on the
latest Fresh-Start Date) that a Participant is assumed to have
ratably accrued is determined by multiplying the Employer
Plan's Current Stated Benefit in effect on that date by the
following fraction:
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(A) The number of years of participation from the later of the
Participant's first year of participation in the Employer
Plan or the preceding Fresh-Start Date (if any) through
and including the year that contains the latest
Fresh-Start Date, divided by
(B) the number of years of participation from the later of the
Participant's first year of participation in the Employer
Plan or the preceding Fresh-Start Date (if any) through
and including the later of the year in which the
Participant attains Normal Retirement Age or the current
Plan Year.
For purposes of this definition, only those years of
participation during which a Participant was eligible to
receive a contribution under the Employer Plan will be taken
into account.
If the Employer Plan has had a preceding Fresh-Start Date, each
Participant's Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit as of the latest
Fresh-Start Date equals the sum of (i) the amount of the
Current Stated Benefit (in effect on the latest Fresh-Start
Date) that a Participant is assumed to have ratably accrued as
of that date under the preceding paragraph, and (ii) the Frozen
Accrued Stated Benefit determined as of the preceding
Fresh-Start Date.
If (i) the Current Stated Benefit formula in effect on the
latest Fresh-Start Date was not expressed as a Life Annuity for
all Participants, and/or (ii) the Normal Retirement Age for any
Participant on the latest Fresh-Start Date was greater than the
Normal Retirement Age for that Participant under the Current
Stated Benefit formula in effect after the latest Fresh-Start
Date, this paragraph applies. The Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit
will then be converted to an actuarially equivalent Life
Annuity commencing at the Participant's Normal Retirement Age
under the Current Stated Benefit formula in effect after the
latest Fresh-Start Date. In doing so, the actuarial assumptions
in effect under the Current Stated Benefit formula in effect on
the latest Fresh-Start Date shall be used.
Notwithstanding the above, if in the immediately preceding Plan
Year the Employer Plan did not satisfy the safe harbor for
target benefit plans in Regulation Section 1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3)
or was not a "prior safe harbor plan", the Frozen Accrued
Stated Benefit for any Participant (determined for the next
Plan Year during which Regulation Section 1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3)
is satisfied until the year following the next Fresh-Start
Date, if any) shall be zero. The term "prior safe harbor plan"
means a plan that (1) was adopted and in effect on September
19, 1991, (2) contained a stated benefit formula which took
into account service prior to that date, and (3) that satisfied
the applicable nondiscrimination requirements for target
benefit plans for those prior years. For purposes of
determining whether a plan satisfies the applicable
nondiscrimination requirements for target benefit plans for
Plan Years beginning before January 1, 1994, no
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amendments after September 19, 1991, other than amendments
necessary to satisfy Code Section 401(1), will be taken into
account.
(6) "Social Security Retirement Age", as to each Participant,
means the age determined in accordance with Code Section
415(b)(8).
(7) "Stated Benefit", with respect to each Participant, means
the sum of his or her Frozen Accrued Stated Benefit and
his or her Current Stated Benefit under the Employer Plan.
(8) "Taxable Wage Base" means the contribution and benefit
base in effect under section 230 of the Social Security
Act at the beginning of the Plan Year.
(9) "Years of Projected Participation", with respect to a
Participant under the Employer Plan, is the sum of (1) and
(2), where (1) is the number of years during which the
Participant benefited under the Employer Plan beginning
with the latest of: (a) the first Plan Year in which the
Participant benefited under the Employer Plan, (b) the
first Plan Year taken into account in the stated benefit
formula, and (c) any Plan Year in which the Employer Plan
did not satisfy the safe harbor for target benefit plans
in Regulation Section 1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3), and ending with
the last day of the current Plan Year, and (2) is the
number of years, if any subsequent to the current Plan
Year through the end of the Plan Year in which the
Participant attains Normal Retirement Age. For purposes of
this definition, if the Employer Plan is a "prior safe
harbor plan" (as defined in the definition of Frozen
Accrued Stated Benefit), the Employer Plan is deemed to
have satisfy the safe harbor for target benefit plans in
Regulation Section 1.401(a)(4)-8(b)(3) and the Participant
is treated as benefiting under the Employer Plan in any
Plan Year beginning prior to January 1, 1994.
5. VESTING.
(a) NormalRetirement Age of 65. For purposes of determining a
Participant's entitlement to the entire balance of his or her Accounts, a
Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age 65 unless the Employer
elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Earlier Normal Retirement Age. If this option is selected,
a Participant's Normal Retirement Age shall be age ________
(not less than 55 and not to exceed 65).
(b) Vesting Schedule. A Participant who terminates Service prior to
Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Disability shall be
entitled to receive the Vested Portion in his or her Employer Account. The
Vested Portion shall be determined by vesting schedule ________ .
Percentage Vested
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Years of Vesting Service A B C D E
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Less than two 0% 0% 0% __% 100%
Two but less than three 100% 20% 0% __% 100%
Three but less than four 100% 40% 100% __% 100%
Four but less than five 100% 60% 100% __% 100%
Five but less than six 100% 80% 100% __% 100%
Six or more 100% 100% 100% __% 100%
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Note: If Schedule D is elected, complete the schedule by showing the
rate at which a Participant becomes vested. Schedule D must provide
for a Vested Portion that is at every point in time equal to or
greater than the Vested Portion prescribed under Schedule A, B or C,
whichever is selected for comparison.
(c) Service for Predecessor Employers. Service shall not include service
for any predecessor employer unless the Employer maintains the plan of
such predecessor employer or the Employer elects otherwise below.
(1) [ ] Service Included. If this option is selected, Service
shall include service for the following predecessor
employer(s):
(A) __________________________________________________
(B) __________________________________________________
6. TOP HEAVY PROVISIONS. The Employer Plan shall be subject to the
Top-Heavy Plan requirements of Article 12 and below for each Plan Year, if
any, for which the Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(a) Top-Heavy Testing. The Trustee shall determine annually whether the
Employer Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, unless the Employer elects otherwise
below.
(1) [ ] If this option is selected, the Employer elects to test
the Employer Plan itself to determine whether the Employer Plan
is a Top-Heavy Plan.
(b) Present Value Determination. If the Employer maintains a Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan, the Employer may elect to determine the Present
Value of Accrued Benefits as defined in Section 12.1(e) of the Plan using
the following assumptions:
(1) Interest rate ________ % per annum.
(2) Mortality Table: ________.
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7. COMPENSATION.
(a) Definition of Compensation. For purposes of the Employer Plan,
"Compensation" (as defined in Article 2(10) of the Plan) shall mean
(except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan) (check one):
(1) [ ] Wages, Tips and Other Compensation Box on Form W-2. As
defined in Article 2(10)(a)(1) of the Plan.
(2) [ ] Internal Revenue Code Section 3401(a) Wages. As defined in
Article 2(10)(a)(2) of the Plan.
(3) [ ] 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation. As defined in Article
2(10)(a)(3) of the Plan.
(b) [ ] Exclusions from Compensation. If this option is selected,
notwithstanding the definition selected above, "Compensation" shall
not include reimbursement or other expense allowances, fringe
benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation
and welfare benefits.
8. PARTICIPANT LOANS. Participants loans made in accordance with Article
7 of the Plan (check one):
(a) [ ] are allowed.
(b) [ ] are not allowed.
9. DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND. Amounts contributed to a Participant's
Accounts for which a Participant has failed to specify an Investment Option
and other unallocated amounts shall be invested in the following Investment
Option (check one):
(a) [ ] Stable Asset Return Fund
(b) [ ] Intermediate Bond Fund
(c) [ ] Balanced Fund
(d) [ ] Value Equity Fund
(e) [ ] Growth Equity Fund
(f) [ ] Index Equity Fund
(g) [ ] Aggressive Equity Fund
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(h) [ ] International Equity Fund
(i) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Conservative Portfolio
(j) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Moderate Portfolio
(k) [ ] Structured Portfolio Service - Aggressive Portfolio
(l) [ ] Other: ______________________________
10. PAIRED PLANS.
(a) Minimum Contribution with Paired Plans. If an Employer maintains
this Employer Plan and another Employer Plan by means of a different
standardized Adoption Agreement under the Plan or if the Employer
also adopts a standardized form of the ABA Member's Defined Benefit
Pension Plan as paired plans, the following rule shall apply (check
one):
(1) [ ] Each Paired Plan. If this option is selected, the Employer
shall make a Minimum Contribution to both Employer Plans; or
(2) [ ] Identical Elections. If this option is selected, the
Employer agrees to make identical elections in this Adoption
Agreement and in _______________________ (enter name of such
other standardized Adoption Agreement under the Plan) with
respect to the participation requirements and the entry date
under Section 3.
11. RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
An Employer may rely in an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service
as evidence that this Employer Plan is qualified under section 401 of the Code,
except to extent provided in Rev. Proc. 2000-20, 2000-6 I.R.B. 553 and
Announcement 2001-77, 2001-30 I.R.B. An Employer who has ever maintained or who
later adopts any plan (including a welfare benefit fund, as defined in section
419(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides post-retirement medical
benefits allocated to separate accounts for Key Employees, or an individual
medical account, as defined in section 415(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code)
in addition to this Employer Plan other than standardized forms of the Plan
and/or the American Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan as
paired plans, may not rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office
of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the requirements of sections 415
and 416 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts or maintains multiple plans
(other than paired plans) wishes to obtain reliance with respect to the
requirements of sections 415 and 416 of the Code, application for a
determination letter should be made to Employee Plans Determinations of the
Internal Revenue Service. The Employer may not rely on the opinion letter in
certain other circumstances, which are specified in the opinion letter issued
with respect to the Plan, section 6 of the Revenue Procedure 2000-20 and
Announcement 2001-77.
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Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement properly may result in
disqualification of the Plan. The Employer acknowledges it has received a copy
of the current prospectus covering units representing pro rata beneficial
interests in the collective investment funds and the portfolios established
under the Collective Trust as investment options under the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Program and understands its provisions. The
Employer represents that the sole practitioner, or at least one partner or
shareholder, is a member or associate of the American Bar Association ("ABA") or
of a Qualified Bar Association (or that the Employer is otherwise eligible to
adopt the Plan in accordance with the definition of "Employer" in the Plan).
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan, Basic Plan Document No. 01. The Employer
will act as plan administrator and as such will fulfill the responsibilities
allocated to the Employer and plan administrator by the Employer Plan, including
the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and
the Department of Labor. The Employer acknowledges that the American Bar
Retirement Association ("ABRA"), the Trustee and their designated agents shall
have no liability for actions taken on the basis of information provided to them
by the Employer. ABRA shall inform the Employer of any amendments made to the
Plan or of the discontinuance or abandonment of the Plan.
12. SPONSOR INFORMATION
American Bar Association Members Retirement Program
Post Office Box 9101
Boston, Massachusetts 02209
(800) 348-2272
13. SIGNATURE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer named above hereby adopts the American Bar
Association Members Retirement Plan by causing this Adoption Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth below.
Signature
By:_________________________________
Title:______________________________
Date:_______________________________
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TABLE I: Integration Adjustment Factors
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Age at Integration Integration
Which Level Options Level Options
Benefits One Thru Four and
Commence Three Five
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65 .5200 .4160
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64 .4856 .3884
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63 .4504 .3603
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62 .4160 .3328
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61 .3816 .3052
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60 .3464 .2771
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59 .3296 .2636
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58 .3120 .2496
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57 .2944 .2355
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56 .2776 .2220
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55 .2600 .2080
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The factors listed in this Table are based on payment under the Employer Plan in
the form of a Life Annuity, and are further reduced by a factor of .8 as
required for target benefit plans under Code Section 401(1) and applicable
Income Tax Regulations 1008D.
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TABLE II: Present Value Factors
Number of Years
to Age 65 (Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age) 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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1 7.868 7.589 7.326
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2 7.319 7.027 6.752
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3 6.808 6.506 6.223
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4 6.333 6.024 5.736
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5 5.891 5.578 5.286
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6 5.480 5.165 4.872
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7 5.098 4.782 4.491
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8 4.742 4.428 4.139
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9 4.412 4.100 3.815
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10 4.104 3.796 3.516
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11 3.817 3.515 3.240
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12 3.551 3.255 2.986
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13 3.303 3.014 2.752
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14 3.073 2.790 2.537
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15 2.859 2.584 2.338
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16 2.659 2.392 2.155
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17 2.474 2.215 1.986
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18 2.301 2.051 1.831
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19 2.140 1.899 1.687
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20 1.991 1.758 1.555
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21 1.852 1.628 1.433
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22 1.723 1.508 1.321
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23 1.603 1.396 1.217
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24 1.491 1.293 1.122
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25 1.387 1.197 1.034
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26 1.290 1.108 0.953
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27 1.200 1.026 0.878
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28 1.116 0.950 0.810
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29 1.039 0.880 0.746
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30 0.966 0.814 0.688
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31 0.899 0.754 0.634
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32 0.836 0.698 0.584
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33 0.778 0.647 0.538
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34 0.723 0.599 0.496
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35 0.673 0.554 0.457
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36 0.626 0.513 0.422
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37 0.582 0.475 0.389
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38 0.542 0.440 0.358
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39 0.504 0.407 0.330
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40 0.469 0.377 0.304
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41 0.436 0.349 0.280
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42 0.406 0.323 0.258
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43 0.377 0.299 0.238
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44 0.351 0.277 0.219
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45 0.327 0.257 0.202
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Note: These factors are based on the UP-1984 Mortality Table.
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TABLE III:
Amortization Factors
Number of Years
to Age 65 (Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age) 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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1 0.5181 0.5192 0.5204
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2 0.3577 0.3593 0.3609
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3 0.2777 0.2796 0.2814
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4 0.2299 0.2319 0.2339
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5 0.1982 0.2003 0.2024
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6 0.1756 0.1778 0.1801
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7 0.1588 0.1611 0.1634
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8 0.1458 0.1482 0.1506
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9 0.1355 0.1380 0.1405
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10 0.1272 0.1297 0.1323
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11 0.1203 0.1229 0.1255
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12 0.1145 0.1171 0.1198
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13 0.1096 0.1123 0.1151
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14 0.1054 0.1082 0.1110
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15 0.1018 0.1046 0.1075
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16 0.0986 0.1015 0.1044
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17 0.0958 0.0988 0.1018
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18 0.0934 0.0964 0.0994
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19 0.0912 0.0943 0.0974
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20 0.0893 0.0924 0.0956
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21 0.0876 0.0908 0.0940
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22 0.0861 0.0893 0.0925
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23 0.0847 0.0879 0.0912
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24 0.0835 0.0867 0.0901
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25 0.0823 0.0857 0.0890
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26 0.0813 0.0847 0.0881
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27 0.0804 0.0838 0.0872
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28 0.0795 0.0830 0.0865
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29 0.0788 0.0822 0.0858
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30 0.0781 0.0816 0.0851
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31 0.0774 0.0810 0.0846
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32 0.0768 0.0804 0.0840
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33 0.0763 0.0799 0.0836
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34 0.0758 0.0794 0.0831
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35 0.0753 0.0790 0.0827
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36 0.0749 0.0786 0.0824
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37 0.0745 0.0783 0.0820
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38 0.0742 0.0779 0.0817
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39 0.0739 0.0776 0.0815
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40 0.0736 0.0774 0.0812
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41 0.0733 0.0771 0.0810
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42 0.0730 0.0769 0.0808
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43 0.0728 0.0767 0.0806
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44 0.0726 0.0765 0.0804
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45 0.0724 0.0763 0.0802
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TABLE IV:
Factors to be Multiplied by Those in Table I
Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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80 0.206 0.194 0.184
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79 0.231 0.219 0.207
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78 0.258 0.246 0.234
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77 0.289 0.276 0.263
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76 0.322 0.309 0.296
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75 0.359 0.346 0.333
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74 0.400 0.387 0.374
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73 0.446 0.432 0.419
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72 0.495 0.482 0.469
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71 0.549 0.537 0.525
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70 0.609 0.597 0.586
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69 0.674 0.664 0.653
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68 0.745 0.736 0.728
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67 0.822 0.816 0.810
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66 0.907 0.904 0.900
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65 1.000 1.000 1.000
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64 1.101 1.106 1.110
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63 1.212 1.221 1.231
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62 1.332 1.348 1.363
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61 1.464 1.486 1.509
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60 1.606 1.637 1.669
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59 1.761 1.802 1.844
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58 1.929 1.982 2.036
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57 2.111 2.177 2.246
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56 2.309 2.390 2.475
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55 2.523 2.622 2.726
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Note: These factors are based on the UP-1984 Mortality Table.
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TABLE V:
Factors for Participants who are at or beyond Normal Retirement Age
Normal Interest Rate
Retirement Age 7.50% 8.00% 8.50%
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80 5.151 5.053 4.959
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79 5.370 5.264 5.162
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78 5.591 5.476 5.366
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77 5.814 5.690 5.572
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76 6.039 5.905 5.777
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75 6.266 6.122 5.985
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74 6.494 6.339 6.192
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73 6.721 6.556 6.398
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72 6.947 6.771 6.603
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71 7.171 6.983 6.804
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70 7.392 7.192 7.003
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69 7.610 7.399 7.198
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68 7.825 7.601 7.389
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67 8.037 7.801 7.577
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66 8.248 7.999 7.764
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65 8.458 8.196 7.949
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64 8.666 8.390 8.131
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63 8.870 8.581 8.311
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62 9.072 8.770 8.485
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61 9.270 8.954 8.657
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60 9.463 9.133 8.825
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59 9.651 9.307 8.986
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58 9.834 9.477 9.143
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57 10.012 9.641 9.295
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56 10.186 9.801 9.442
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55 10.354 9.955 9.585
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Note: Theses are based on the UP-1984 Mortality Table.
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Exhibit 10.6
As Approved by Internal Revenue Service on January 25, 2002
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
This is Basic Plan Document No. 02
Copyright(C)[2001] by American Bar Retirement Association. All rights reserved.
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN.............................................2
1.1 Promulgation of Plan.............................................2
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1.2 Implementation of Plan...........................................2
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1.3 Adoption of Plan to Amend or Replace Preexisting Plan............2
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1.4 Paired Plans.....................................................3
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ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS...........................................................3
2.1 ABA Members Retirement Plan......................................3
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2.2 Accrued Benefit..................................................3
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2.3 Actuarial Equivalent.............................................4
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2.4 Actuary..........................................................5
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2.5 Annual Additions.................................................5
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2.6 Annual Benefit...................................................5
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2.7 Annuity Starting Date............................................5
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2.8 Average Annual Compensation......................................5
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2.9 Base Benefit Percentage..........................................5
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2.10 Beneficiary......................................................5
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2.11 Break in Service.................................................5
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2.12 Business Day.....................................................5
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2.13 Code.............................................................6
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2.14 Collective Trust.................................................6
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2.15 Compensation.....................................................6
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2.16 Computation Period...............................................8
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2.17 Covered Compensation.............................................8
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2.18 Deferred Vested Benefit..........................................8
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2.19 Defined Benefit Plan Fraction....................................8
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2.20 Defined Contribution Plan Fraction...............................8
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2.21 Disability.......................................................8
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2.22 Disability Retirement Benefit....................................8
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2.23 Early Retirement Age.............................................9
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2.24 Early Retirement Benefit.........................................9
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2.25 Earned Income....................................................9
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2.26 Effective Date...................................................9
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2.27 Eligible Employee................................................9
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2.28 Employee.........................................................9
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2.29 Employer.........................................................9
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2.30 Employer Plan...................................................10
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2.31 Employment Commencement Date....................................10
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2.32 Entry Date......................................................10
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2.33 Excess Benefit Percentage.......................................10
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2.34 ERISA...........................................................10
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2.35 Fiduciary.......................................................10
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2.36 Highest Average Compensation....................................10
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2.37 Highly Compensated Employee.....................................10
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2.38 Hour of Service.................................................11
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2.39 Individual Medical Account......................................12
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2.40 Insurer.........................................................12
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2.41 Integration Level...............................................12
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2.42 Investment Manager..............................................12
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2.43 Investment Options..............................................12
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2.44 Leased Employee.................................................12
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2.45 Limitation Year.................................................13
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2.46 Master or Prototype Plan........................................13
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2.47 Maximum Excess Allowance........................................13
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2.48 Maximum Permissible Amount......................................13
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2.49 Members.........................................................13
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2.50 1983 Current Accrued Benefit....................................13
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2.51 1987 Current Accrued Benefit....................................13
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2.52 Normal Form of Annuity..........................................13
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2.53 Normal Retirement Age...........................................13
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2.54 Normal Retirement Benefit.......................................13
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2.55 Notice to the Trustee...........................................13
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2.56 This Section has been intentionally left blank..................14
2.57 Paired Plans....................................................14
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2.58 Participant.....................................................14
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2.59 Participation Agreement.........................................14
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2.60 Period of Vesting Service.......................................14
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2.61 Period of Severance.............................................14
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2.62 Plan............................................................14
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2.63 Plan Administrator..............................................14
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2.64 Plan Year.......................................................14
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2.65 Predecessor Organization........................................15
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2.66 Preexisting Plan................................................15
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2.67 Preretirement Survivor Annuity..................................15
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2.68 Prior Plan Account..............................................15
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2.69 Projected Annual Benefit........................................15
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2.70 Qualified Bar Association.......................................15
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2.71 Qualified Defined Benefit Plan..................................15
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2.72 Qualified Defined Contribution Plan.............................15
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2.73 Qualified Domestic Relations Order..............................15
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2.74 Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity............................15
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2.75 Qualified Plan..................................................15
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2.76 Related Employer................................................16
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2.77 Retirement Benefit..............................................16
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2.78 Self-Employed Individual........................................16
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2.79 Service.........................................................16
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2.80 Severance from Service Date.....................................16
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2.81 Simplified Employee Pension.....................................16
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2.82 Single Life Annuity.............................................16
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2.83 Social Security Retirement Age..................................16
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2.84 Spouse..........................................................16
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2.85 State Street....................................................16
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2.86 Trust...........................................................17
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2.87 Trustee.........................................................17
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2.88 Vested Portion..................................................17
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2.89 Welfare Benefit Fund............................................17
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2.90 Year of Credited Service........................................17
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2.91 Year of Eligibility Service.....................................17
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2.92 Year of Participation...........................................17
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ARTICLE III
PARTICIPATION........................................................17
3.1 Participation Requirements......................................17
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3.2 Exclusion of Associates.........................................18
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3.3 Exclusion of Employees of Related Businesses....................18
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3.4 Exclusion of Leased Employees...................................18
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3.5 Exclusion of Other Employees....................................18
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3.6 Breaks in Service...............................................18
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3.7 Effect of Becoming or Ceasing to Be an Eligible Employee........19
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3.8 Preexisting Plan................................................19
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ARTICLE IV
VESTING AND REEMPLOYMENT.............................................19
4.1 Vested Portion..................................................19
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4.2 Amendments Affecting Vested Portion.............................20
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4.3 Effect of Reemployment on Vesting Service and Credited Service..20
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4.4 Effect of Reemployment on Benefit Payments......................20
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ARTICLE V
NORMAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT............................................21
5.1 Eligibility for Benefit.........................................21
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5.2 Amount of Benefit Generally.....................................21
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5.3 Minimum Benefit.................................................22
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5.4 Benefit After Late Retirement...................................22
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5.5 Commencement of Benefit.........................................22
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5.6 Definitely Determinable Benefit.................................22
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5.7 Form of Benefit Distribution....................................23
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5.8 Fresh-Start Rules...............................................23
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ARTICLE VI
EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFIT.............................................24
6.1 Eligibility for Benefit.........................................24
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6.2 Amount of Benefit...............................................24
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6.3 Commencement of Benefit.........................................25
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6.4 Definitely Determinable Benefit.................................25
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6.5 Form of Benefit Distribution....................................25
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ARTICLE VII
DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFIT........................................25
7.1 Eligibility for Benefit.........................................25
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7.2 Amount of Benefit...............................................25
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7.3 Commencement of Benefit.........................................25
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7.4 Definitely Determinable Benefit.................................25
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7.5 Form of Benefit Distribution....................................26
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ARTICLE VIII
DEFERRED VESTED BENEFIT..............................................26
8.1 Eligibility for Benefit.........................................26
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8.2 Amount of Benefit...............................................26
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8.3 Commencement of Benefit.........................................26
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8.4 Definitely Determinable Benefit.................................26
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8.5 Form of Benefit Distribution....................................26
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ARTICLE IX
FORMS OF PAYMENT.....................................................26
9.1 Application for Pension Benefits................................26
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9.2 Automatic Forms.................................................27
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9.3 Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity............................27
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9.4 Optional Forms of Benefit Payment...............................28
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9.5 Provisions Applicable to Single-Sum Distributions...............30
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9.6 Sixty-Day Rule Regarding Time for Payment.......................32
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9.7 Special Distribution Requirements...............................32
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9.8 Qualified Domestic Relations Orders.............................36
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9.9 Restrictions on Immediate Distributions.........................36
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ARTICLE X
DEATH BENEFIT........................................................37
10.1 Eligibility for Preretirement Survivor Annuity..................37
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10.2 Amount of Preretirement Survivor Annuity........................38
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10.3 Commencement and Form of Payment of Preretirement Survivor
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Annuity.........................................................39
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10.4 Notice Requirements.............................................39
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10.5 Other Death Benefits............................................40
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10.6 Restrictions Applicable to Payment of Death Benefits............41
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ARTICLE XI
RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFITS.............................................42
11.1 No Duplication of Benefits......................................42
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11.2 Limit on Annual Benefits........................................43
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11.3 Benefit Formula and Special Rules for Integrated Plans..........55
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ARTICLE XII
PLAN FUNDING AND INVESTMENT..........................................61
12.1 Contributions...................................................61
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12.2 Repayment of Certain Contributions..............................61
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12.3 Investment of Trust Fund........................................61
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ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENTS...........................................................62
13.1 Amendments by Employer..........................................62
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13.2 Amendments by ABRA..............................................62
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13.3 Prohibited Amendments...........................................62
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ARTICLE XIV
PLAN TERMINATION.....................................................63
14.1 Termination by Employer.........................................63
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14.2 Distribution of Accrued Benefits................................63
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ARTICLE XV
PRESERVATION OF PARTICIPANTS' BENEFITS...............................64
15.1 Plan Merger, Consolidation or Transfer..........................64
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15.2 Trustee-to-Trustee Transfer.....................................64
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15.3 Transfer of Employee Accrued Benefit to Another Plan............64
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15.4 Rollover from Another Plan......................................65
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15.5 Prior Plan Accounts.............................................65
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ARTICLE XVI
DELEGATION OF POWERS.................................................65
16.1 Delegation of Powers to ABRA and to Trustee.....................65
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16.2 Delegation of Powers by Related Employers.......................65
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16.3 Fees Charged Certain ABA Nonmembers.............................66
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ARTICLE XVII
MISCELLANEOUS........................................................66
17.1 Governing Law...................................................66
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17.2 Limitation of Participation Rights..............................66
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17.3 Allocation of Responsibilities Among Fiduciaries................66
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17.4 Plan Administrator..............................................67
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17.5 Indemnification of ABRA Directors and Pre-1992 Trustees.........68
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17.6 Claims Procedure................................................68
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17.7 Nontransferability of Benefits..................................68
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17.8 Employer Right to Rehire Retired Participants...................68
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17.9 Rules Governing Forms of Payment................................69
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17.10 Reinstatement of Forfeited Benefit Upon Claim...................69
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17.11 Failure of Employer Plan to Qualify.............................69
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17.12 Payment of Expenses.............................................69
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17.13 Military Service................................................69
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ARTICLE XVIII
LIMITATION ON EARLY TERMINATION BENEFITS.............................69
18.1 Temporary Restrictions on Pensions..............................69
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18.2 Amount of Restricted Pension....................................70
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18.3 Effect of Amendment to Increase Benefits........................70
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18.4 Payments in Excess of Restricted Pension........................71
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18.5 Distributions Incident to Employer Plan Termination.............71
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18.6 Other Permitted Distributions...................................72
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18.7 Termination of Restrictions.....................................72
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18.8 Post-1993 Restrictions..........................................72
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ARTICLE XIX
DIRECT ROLLOVERS.....................................................73
19.1 General Rule....................................................73
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19.2 Definitions.....................................................73
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN
1.1 Promulgation of Plan. This Plan is a master plan sponsored by
the American Bar Retirement Association ("ABRA") and is known as the American
Bar Association Members Defined Benefit Pension Plan. The Employer, by executing
the Participation Agreement, has adopted both the Plan and Trust to provide
retirement and disability benefits for its Employees who are eligible to
participate in the Plan. The Plan is designed to meet the requirements of the
Code and ERISA as well as any other applicable Federal law that may be
subsequently enacted. The Plan is an amendment and restatement of the form of
the Plan that was the subject of favorable opinion letters issued by the
Internal Revenue Service June 25, 1993 and the Plan is the subject of a
favorable opinion letter dated January 25, 2002.
1.2 Implementation of Plan. ABRA has entered into a trust
agreement with the Trustee to implement the Employer Plans of Employers that
adopt the Plan. The name of the Trust is the American Bar Association Members
Retirement Trust and its provisions are incorporated in the Plan by reference
and made a part of the Plan. The Trust is also the master trust for the American
Bar Association Members Retirement Plan, which is a master defined contribution
plan. All employers adopting the Plan must use the Trust as their sole funding
vehicle. The Employer becomes a party to the Trust by executing the
Participation Agreement.
1.3 Adoption of Plan to Amend or Replace Preexisting Plan. An
Employer may adopt the Plan as an amendment of, or to replace, any preexisting
master, prototype or individually designed Qualified Plan that the Employer
maintains, subject to the following requirements:
(a) If the Employer adopts the Plan as an amendment of a
Preexisting Plan, the Employer shall specify in the Participation
Agreement that the Effective Date of the Employer Plan is the original
effective date of the Preexisting Plan.
(b) If the Employer adopts the Plan as a new Qualified
Plan to replace a Preexisting Plan, the Employer shall specify in the
Participation Agreement that the Effective Date of the Employer Plan is
the date of adoption of the Employer Plan.
(c) If the Employer adopts the Plan as an amendment of a
Preexisting Plan that is a Qualified Defined Benefit Plan, the Employer
shall cause the trustees of the trust fund under the Preexisting Plan
to transfer directly to the Trustee the assets of the Preexisting Plan.
The transfer shall occur as soon as administratively feasible after the
date on which the Employer Plan is adopted. The transferred assets
shall continue to be treated as assets of the Employer Plan after the
date of transfer; however, voluntary employee after-tax contributions
included in the transfer shall be credited to Prior Plan
Accounts for the appropriate Participants and shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 15.2 (except the restriction in Section 15.2 on
the transfer of after-tax contributions).
(d) If the Employer adopts the Plan as an amendment of a
Preexisting Plan that is a Qualified Defined Contribution Plan, each
Participant's account balance under the Preexisting Plan shall be
transferred to the Trustee under Section 15.2 (subject to the
restrictions of Section 15.2) and credited to a Prior Plan Account for
the Participant.
(e) If the Employer adopts the Plan to replace a
Preexisting Plan, the interest of each Participant in the Preexisting
Plan (whether in the form of an account balance or the present value of
accrued benefit) shall be transferred to the Trustee under Section 15.2
(subject to the restrictions of Section 15.2) and credited to a Prior
Plan Account for the Participant.
1.4 Paired Plans. In addition to adopting the Plan in standardized
or nonstandardized form, an Employer may also adopt a standardized or
nonstandardized profit-sharing plan under the ABA Members Retirement Plan, a
standardized or nonstandardized money-purchase pension plan under the ABA
Members Retirement Plan, a standardized or nonstandardized target benefit plan
under the ABA Members Retirement Plan, or any combination of these plans. To the
extent that an Employer adopts a standardized form of the Plan and one or more
standardized forms of the ABA Members Retirement Plan, the Employer will have
adopted "Paired Plans." The Paired Plans together shall meet the
nondiscrimination rules of Code Section 401(a)(4), the contribution limits of
Code Section 415 (as stated in Section 11.2(b)(2) for Paired Plans) and the
top-heavy provisions of Code Section 416 (as stated in Section 5.3 for Paired
Plans). Only one of the Paired Plans may provide for "permitted disparity"
(within the meaning of Code Section 401(l)).
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the meanings described in this Article
unless the context clearly indicates another meaning. Whenever one of the terms
defined in this Article is used in the Plan and the defined meaning is intended,
the term is capitalized. All references in the Plan to specific Articles or
Sections shall refer to Articles or Sections of the Plan unless otherwise
indicated. Unless the context indicates otherwise, words of one gender include
the other gender and terms in the singular include the plural.
2.1 ABA Members Retirement Plan. "ABA Members Retirement Plan"
means the American Bar Association Members Retirement Plan, a master defined
contribution plan that is a Paired Plan with respect to the Plan.
2.2 Accrued Benefit. "Accrued Benefit" means the benefit to which
any Participant is entitled upon his or her separation from Service. Except to
the extent modified in accordance with the "fresh-start" rules of this Section
and of Section 5.8, the Accrued Benefit is a fraction of the annual benefit
commencing at Normal Retirement Age to which he or she would be entitled under
the Employer Plan as in effect on the date of his or her separation from Service
if he or she continued to earn annually, until the later of (i) the year in
which the Participant would attain
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Normal Retirement Age or (ii) the current year, the same rate of Compensation
upon which his or her Normal Retirement Benefit would be computed under the
Employer Plan (but, for the purpose of determining such rate of Compensation,
taking into account no more than the 10 Years of Credited Service immediately
preceding the date of such determination). Except as modified by the last
paragraph of this Section, the fraction shall be calculated under subsection (b)
(if the Employer has adopted a standardized Participation Agreement) or under
subsection (a) or (b), as elected by the Employer in a nonstandardized
Participation Agreement.
(a) If the Years of Participation method is elected in a
nonstandardized Participation Agreement, the fraction shall be a
fraction, not exceeding 1.0, the numerator of which is the total number
of a Participant's Years of Participation in the Plan (as of the date
of his or her separation from Service) and the denominator of which is
the total number of Years of Participation that he or she would have at
the later of (i) the year in which the Participant would attain Normal
Retirement Age or (ii) the current Plan Year. Social Security benefits
and all other relevant factors used to compute benefits shall be
treated as remaining constant as of the current Plan Year.
(b) Under the Years of Credited Service method (if
applicable under a nonstandardized Participation Agreement), the
fraction shall be a fraction, not exceeding 1.0, the numerator of which
is the total number of a Participant's Years of Credited Service with
the Employer from the later of the Participant's date of hire or the
date specified in the Participation Agreement (as of the date of his or
her separation from Service) and the denominator of which is the total
number of Years of Credited Service that he or she would have at the
later of (i) the year in which the Participant would attain Normal
Retirement Age, or (ii) the current Plan Year. Social Security benefits
and all other relevant factors used to compute benefits shall be
treated as remaining constant as of the current Plan Year.
Each Participant who is credited with a Year of Credited Service during
a Plan Year, but who separates from Service before the last day of the Plan
Year, shall accrue a benefit for the Plan Year.
This paragraph shall apply to the determination of a Participant's
Accrued Benefit if the Employer elects a "fresh start" in accordance with
Section 5.8. After the fresh-start date, the amount in subsection (a) or (b) (as
applicable to the Employer Plan) shall not be less than the Participant's
"frozen Accrued Benefit" (as defined in Section 5.8).
2.3 Actuarial Equivalent. "Actuarial Equivalent," "Actuarially
Equivalent" or "Actuarial Equivalence" means equality in value of the aggregate
amount of pension benefits to be received under different forms of payment,
based on the actuarial assumptions in the Participation Agreement. Application
of these assumptions to the computation of benefits payable under the Employer
Plan shall be made uniformly and consistently with respect to all Participants
in similar circumstances. In determining the single sum present value of an
Accrued Benefit, Section 9.5 shall apply. In the case of an Employer Plan that
provides for permitted disparity under Code Section 401(1) (i.e., under
Participation Agreements 002 or 004), if Plan benefits commence to a Participant
other than at Normal Retirement Age, the Participant's Retirement Benefit shall
be adjusted in accordance with Section 11.3(f).
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2.4 Actuary. "Actuary" means the individual actuary or firm of
actuaries that provides actuarial services in connection with the administration
of the Employer Plan. By adopting the Participation Agreement, the Employer
selects the Actuary selected by the Insurer (before January 1, 1992) or by ABRA
and the Trustee (after December 31, 1991). The Insurer (or ABRA and the Trustee,
as applicable) has the right to change the Actuary from time to time. The
individual actuary or a member of the actuarial firm shall be an "enrolled
actuary" with the Treasury Department in compliance with ERISA and the
regulations under ERISA.
2.5 Annual Additions. "Annual Additions" is defined in Section
11.2(d)(1).
2.6 Annual Benefit. "Annual Benefit" is defined in Section
11.2(d)(2).
2.7 Annuity Starting Date. "Annuity Starting Date" means the first
day of the first period for which an amount is payable as an annuity or in any
other form.
2.8 Average Annual Compensation. "Average Annual Compensation"
means the average of a Participant's annual Compensation over the period
specified in the Participation Agreement, which shall be the three, four or five
consecutive year period ending in the current Plan Year or in any prior Plan
Year that produces the highest average. If a Participant has fewer total Years
of Credited Service than the consecutive-year period specified in the
Participation Agreement under this Section, the Participant's Compensation shall
be averaged on an annual basis over the Participant's entire period of service.
2.9 Base Benefit Percentage. "Base Benefit Percentage" is defined
in Section 11.3(e)(1).
2.10 Beneficiary. "Beneficiary" means the person designated by a
Participant under Section 10.5 in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the
proposed regulations thereunder to receive any benefits payable under the Plan
after the Participant's death, other than the Preretirement Survivor Annuity.
2.11 Break in Service. "Break in Service" means a Computation
Period in which an Employee does not complete more than 500 Hours of Service
with the Employer. Each such Computation Period shall constitute a one-year
Break in Service. For purposes of determining whether an Employee has incurred a
Break in Service, the Employee shall be credited with up to 501 Hours of Service
for any period of absence resulting from (i) pregnancy of the individual, (ii)
birth of a child of the individual, (iii) placement of a child with the
individual in connection with the adoption of the child by the individual or
(iv) caring for the child by the individual for a period beginning immediately
after the birth or placement. The Employee shall receive credit for the number
of Hours of Service that would otherwise have been credited to him or her during
such absence, or if that number cannot be determined, eight Hours of Service for
each day of such absence. Such Hours of Service shall be credited to the
Employee for the Computation Period during which the absence begins or, if the
Employee would not otherwise have incurred a Break in Service for that
Computation Period, for the following Computation Period.
2.12 Business Day. A "Business Day" means any day on which the New
York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Insurer's home office
(or, as of January 1, 1992, State Street's principal office) is open for
business. Effective as of January 1, 1992, any Notice
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to the Trustee received after 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time) shall be deemed received
on the next Business Day.
2.13 Code. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
2.14 Collective Trust. "Collective Trust" means the American Bar
Association Members/State Street Collective Trust, a group trust established by
State Street under a declaration of trust dated as of August 8, 1991, as amended
and in effect from time to time.
2.15 Compensation. "Compensation" of a Participant for Plan Years
beginning before January 1, 1991 means the definition in subsection (a) below,
and for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1990 means one of the following
definitions (as elected by the Employer in the Participation Agreement):
(a) "Wages, Tips and Other Compensation" Reported on Form
W-2: Wages within the meaning of Code Section 3401(a) and all other
compensation to an Employee by the Employer in the course of the
Employer's trade or business for which the Employer is required to
furnish to the Employee a written statement under Code Sections
6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and 6052, but determined without regard to any
rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included
in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the
services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in
Code Section 340l(a) (2)). This definition of compensation may be
modified to exclude amounts paid or reimbursed by the Employer for
moving expenses incurred by an Employee, but only to the extent that at
the time of the payment it is reasonable to believe that these amounts
are deductible by the Employee under Code Section 217.
(b) Income Tax Withholding Wages: Wages as defined in
Code Section 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 location of the
employment or the services performed (such as the exception for
agricultural labor in Section 3401(a)(2)).
(c) 415 Safe-Harbor Compensation: Wages, salaries, and
fees for professional services and other amounts received for personal
services actually rendered in the course of employment with the
Employer (including, but not limited to, commissions paid to
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 Income Tax Regulations Section
1.62-2(c)]), and excluding the following:
(1) Employer contributions to a plan of deferred
compensation which are not includible in the Employee's gross
income for the taxable year in which contributed, or Employer
contributions under a simplified employee pension plan to the
extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee, or
any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation;
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(2) Amounts realized from the exercise of a
nonqualified stock option, or when restricted stock (or
property) held by the Employee either becomes freely
transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture;
(3) Amounts realized from the sale, exchange or
other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified stock
option; and
(4) Other amounts which received special tax
benefits, or contributions made by the Employer (whether or
not under a salary reduction agreement) towards the purchase
of an annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b)
(whether or not the contributions are actually excludable from
the gross income of the Employee).
For any Participant who is a Self-Employed Individual, Compensation
means his or her Earned Income. Compensation shall include only that
compensation that is actually paid to the Participant during the applicable
"determination period."
Notwithstanding the above, Compensation shall not include deferred
compensation other than any elective deferral (as defined in Code Section
402(g)(3)) and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the Employer at
the election of the Participant and which is not includible in the gross income
of the Participant by reason of Code Section 125 or 457. For Plan Years
beginning after December 31, 2000 or an earlier date specified by the Employer
in the Participation Agreement, Compensation shall also include any amount which
is not includible in the gross income of the Participant by reason of Code
Section 132(f)(4).
Compensation shall include only that compensation that is actually paid
to the Participant during the "determination period." Except as otherwise
provided in the Plan, the "determination period" shall be the period elected by
the Employer in the Participation Agreement. If the Employer makes no election,
the determination period shall be the Plan Year.
For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1989 and before January
1, 1994, the amount of Compensation of each Participant for any Plan Year taken
into account for determining all Retirement Benefits provided under the Plan
shall not exceed $200,000. This limitation shall be adjusted by the Secretary of
the Treasury at the same time and in the same manner as under Code Section
415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar
year is effective for Plan Years beginning in such calendar year and the first
adjustment to the $200,000 limitation is effective on January 1, 1990. For
purposes of any annual Compensation limit, all Qualified Plans maintained by the
Employer or a Related Employer shall be treated as a single plan.
For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the amount of
Compensation of each Participant for any Plan Year taken into account for
determining all Retirement Benefits provided under the Plan for any
determination period shall not exceed $150,000, as adjusted for the
cost-of-living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost-of-living
adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any determination period
beginning in such calendar year.
If a determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the
applicable annual Compensation limit is an amount equal to the otherwise
applicable annual Compensation limit
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multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the
short determination period, and the denominator of which is 12.
If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into
account in determining a Participant's Retirement Benefits for the current Plan
Year, the Compensation for such prior determination period is subject to the
applicable annual Compensation limit in effect for that prior period. For this
purpose, in determining Retirement Benefits in Plan Years beginning on or after
January 1, 1989, the annual Compensation limit in effect for determination
periods beginning before that date is $200,000. In addition, in determining
Retirement Benefits in Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the
annual Compensation limit in effect for determination periods beginning before
that date is $150,000.
For purposes of any annual Compensation limit, all Qualified Plans
maintained by the Employer or a Related Employer shall be treated as a single
plan.
Notwithstanding any annual Compensation limit, a Participant's Accrued
Benefit as of the last day of the Plan Year beginning in 1983 shall be
calculated without regard to the $200,000 limit, and a Participant's Accrued
Benefit as of the last day of the Plan Year beginning in 1993 shall be
calculated without regard to the $150,000 limit.
2.16 Computation Period. "Computation Period" means the
12-consecutive-month period beginning on a Participant's Employment Commencement
Date.
2.17 Covered Compensation. "Covered Compensation" is defined in
Section 11.3(e)(4).
2.18 Deferred Vested Benefit. "Deferred Vested Benefit" means the
retirement benefit provided to a Participant who qualifies for, and elects to
receive, benefits under Article VIII.
2.19 Defined Benefit Plan Fraction. "Defined Benefit Plan Fraction"
is defined in Section 11.2(d)(4).
2.20 Defined Contribution Plan Fraction. "Defined Contribution Plan
Fraction" is defined in Section 11.2(d)(5).
2.21 Disability. "Disability" means the inability of a Participant
to perform the usual duties of his or her employment with the Employer by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected
to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration
(presumably for life), as determined by the Employer on the basis of either (a)
a written determination by the Social Security Administration that disability
payments under the Social Security Act have been approved, or, (b) if a Social
Security determination has not been issued, other suitable evidence acceptable
either to the Insurer (for Employer determinations made before January 1, 1992)
or to the Trustee (for Employer determinations made after December 31, 1991).
2.22 Disability Retirement Benefit. "Disability Retirement Benefit"
means the retirement benefit provided to a Participant who qualifies for, and
elects to receive, benefits under Article VII
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2.23 Early Retirement Age. "Early Retirement Age" means the age
specified in the Participation Agreement to be eligible for an Early Retirement
Benefit.
2.24 Early Retirement Benefit. "Early Retirement Benefit" means the
retirement benefit provided to a Participant who qualifies for, and elects to
receive, benefits under Article VI.
2.25 Earned Income. "Earned Income" means the net earnings from
self-employment (as defined in Code Section 1402(a)) in the trade or business
with respect to which the Employer Plan is established, for which personal
services of the individual are a material income-producing factor. The Earned
Income of any Participant who is a Self-Employed Individual shall be determined
without regard to any items not includible in gross income for Federal income
tax purposes or to the deductions related to such items. In addition, Earned
Income shall be reduced, for any Plan Year beginning after 1983, by any amount
that constitutes an Employer contribution to any Qualified Plan maintained by
the Employer to the extent that the Employer is allowed a deduction for such
contribution under Code Section 404. However, Earned Income shall be determined
with regard to the deduction allowed to the taxpayer by Code Section 164(f) for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1989. Further, any amounts that
constitute elective deferrals to a Qualified Plan under Code Section 401(k)
shall be included in Earned Income for the purpose of calculating the
Participant's Accrued Benefit other than under Section 5.3).
2.26 Effective Date. "Effective Date" means the date specified in
the Participation Agreement as of which the Employer Plan is to become
effective.
2.27 Eligible Employee. "Eligible Employee" means each member of
each classification of Employees (taking into consideration the eligibility
exclusions under Sections 3.2 through 3.5 to the extent elected by the Employer
in the Participation Agreement) that is eligible to participate in the Plan
after satisfying the requirements of Section 3.1. However, Eligible Employees
shall not include any person (i) who is included in a unit of employees covered
by an agreement that the Secretary of Labor finds to be a collective bargaining
agreement between "employee representatives" and one or more employers,
including the Employer, if retirement benefits were the subject of good-faith
bargaining (provided that not more than 2% of the employees of the Employer who
are covered under the Agreement are professionals as defined in Income Tax
Regulations Section 1.410(b)-9), and which agreement does not provide for
participation in the plan, or (ii) who is a nonresident alien (within the
meaning of Code Section 7701(b)(1)(B)) and who receives no earned income (within
the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer that constitutes income
from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Code Section
861(a)3)). The term "employee representatives" does not include any organization
more than half of whose members are Employees who are owners, officers or
executives of the Employer.
2.28 Employee. "Employee means any common-law employee (including a
Self-Employed Individual) who derives Compensation from the Employer or from a
Related Employer, including each Leased Employee. An independent contractor is
not an Employee.
2.29 Employer. "Employer," except as otherwise defined in Section
11.2(d)(6) for purposes of Section 11.2, means any entity that signs the
Participation Agreement as Employer,
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including (i) any sole practitioner, partnership, corporation or association
engaged in the practice of law, provided that the sole practitioner or at least
one partner of the partnership or one shareholder of the corporation is a member
or associate of the American Bar Association or of a Qualified Bar Association,
(ii) the American Bar Association, (iii) any Qualified Bar Association, and (iv)
any organization that does not engage in the practice of law but is closely
associated with the legal profession, that receives the approval of ABRA, and
that has as an owner or a member of its governing board a member or associate of
the American Bar Association. The term "Employer" shall also include any
successor to the entity that has adopted the Plan if the successor has agreed,
or is required by operation of law, to continue the Employer Plan.
For purposes of the Plan, a sole practitioner is deemed to be his or
her own Employer and a partnership is deemed to be the Employer of each
Self-Employed Individual. Upon the death of an Employer who is a sole
practitioner, Section 14.1 shall apply and all duties and responsibilities of
the Employer under the Plan shall be assumed by a person or persons designated
by the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased Employer
An Employee's Service shall include any period of employment with a
Related Employer, and all employees employed by the Employer or by a Related
Employer shall be treated as employed by a single employer.
2.30 Employer Plan. "Employer Plan" means the Plan as adopted and
maintained by an Employer, with the provisions specified in the Employer's
Participation Agreement.
2.31 Employment Commencement Date. "Employment Commencement Date"
means the day on which an Employee performs his or her first Hour of Service
upon his or her employment or reemployment by the Employer, and any anniversary
of that day.
2.32 Entry Date. "Entry Date" means the date on which an Employee
becomes a Participant, as specified in the Participation Agreement.
2.33 Excess Benefit Percentage. "Excess Benefit Percentage" is
defined in Section 11.3(e)(3).
2.34 ERISA. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended.
2.35 Fiduciary. "Fiduciary" means the Board of Directors of ABRA,
the Members of ABRA, the Plan Administrator, the Trustee, the Insurer (before
January 1, 1992), State Street (after December 31, 1991), the Actuary and each
Investment Manger. The allocation of Fiduciary duties is explained in Sections
17.3 and 17.4.
2.36 Highest Average Compensation. "Highest Average Compensation"
is defined in Section 11.2(d)(7).
2.37 Highly Compensated Employee. "Highly Compensated Employee"
means, for a Plan Year, any Employee who (a) is a 5%-owner (as determined under
Code Section 416(i)) at any time during the current Plan Year or the prior Plan
Year, or (b) was paid Compensation in
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excess of $80,000 (as adjusted for increases in the cost of living in accordance
with Code Section 414(q)(1)(B)) by an Employer (1) for the prior Plan Year or
(2) if elected by the Employer in the Participation Agreement, for the calendar
year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year instead of for the prior Plan
Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if elected by the Employer in the
Participant Agreement, an Employee shall be a Highly Compensated Employee
pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding sentence only if the Employee was in the
top 20% of the employees (based on Compensation) for the prior Plan Year (or, if
the election described in clause (b)(2) of the preceding sentence is made, for
the calendar year beginning with or within the prior Plan Year instead of for
the prior Plan Year). A "highly compensated former employee" is based on the
rules applicable to determining "Highly Compensated Employee" status as in
effect for the Plan Year for which the determination is being made, in
accordance with Section 1.414(q) -IT, A-4 of the temporary Income Tax
Regulations and Internal Revenue Service Notice 97-45.
2.38 Hour of Service. "Hour of Service" means each hour for which:
(a) An Employee is directly or indirectly paid or
entitled to payment by the Employer for the performance of duties,
(b) An Employee is directly or indirectly paid or
entitled to payment by the Employer for reasons (such as vacation,
holiday, sickness, incapacity, disability, layoff, jury duty, military
duty or paid leave of absence) other than for the performance of duties
(irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated),
unless such payment is solely for the purpose of complying with
applicable worker's compensation or disability insurance laws, and
(c) Back pay for an Employee, irrespective of mitigation
of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the Employer.
Hours of Service for the performance of duties will be credited to an
Employee for the Computation Period(s) in which the duties were performed, and
Hours of Service for reasons other than the performance of duties or for back
pay will be credited to the Employee for the Computation Period(s) to which such
hours related (rather than for the Computation Period in which the award,
agreement or payment is made). However, the same Hours of Service will not be
credited under more than one subsection of this Section. Hours of Service shall
be determined and credited in a manner consistent with Section 2530.200b-2 of
the Department of Labor Regulations.
To the extent that the Employer does not keep records of actual Hours
of Service for some or all of its Employees, the Hours of Service to be credited
for such Employees shall be calculated on the basis of one of the following
methods (as elected by the Employer in the Participation Agreement):
Method A: One hour for each Hour of Service.
Method B: 10 hours for each day for which the Employee would
be entitled under Method A to receive credit for at least one Hour of
Service.
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Method C: 45 hours for each week for which he or she would be
entitled under Method A to receive credit for at least one Hour of
Service.
Method D: 90 hours for each two-week period for which he or
she would be entitled under Method A to receive credit for at least one
Hour of Service.
Method E: 95 hours for each semi-monthly period for which he
or she would be entitled under Method A to receive credit for at least
one Hour of Service.
Method F: 190 hours for each month for which he or she would
be entitled under Method A to receive credit for at least one Hour of
Service.
Hours of Service shall be credited for employment with a Related
Employer, while related. Hours of Service shall also be credited for any Leased
Employee. No more than 501 Hours of Service shall be credited to an Employee for
any single continuous period (whether or not the period occurs in a single
Computation Period) during which duties are not performed by the Employee.
2.39 Individual Medical Account. "Individual Medical Account" is
defined in Section 11.2(d)(8).
2.40 Insurer. "Insurer" means The Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States.
2.41 Integration Level. "Integration Level" is defined in Section
11.3(d).
2.42 Investment Manager. "Investment Manager" means a person or
entity who is defined as such in ERISA Section 3(38) and who serves as such with
respect to all or any portion of the Trust assets.
2.43 Investment Options. "Investment Options" means the investment
options established under the Trust in which monies received by the Trustee are
invested.
2.44 Leased Employee. Effective for Plan Years beginning on or
after January 1, 1997, "Leased Employee" means any person (other than a
common-law employee) who in accordance with an agreement between the Employer
and any other person (the "leasing organization") has performed services for the
Employer or for the Employer and related persons (determined in accordance with
Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full-time basis for at least one
year, provided that the services are performed under the primary direction or
control of the Employer. Contributions or benefits provided to a Leased Employee
by the leasing organization that are attributable to the services performed for
the Employer shall be treated as provided by the Employer.
The term Leased Employee shall not include any person who would
otherwise be described in the preceding paragraph, if (a) the person is covered
by a money-purchase pension plan providing (i) a nonintegrated employer
contribution rate of at least 10% of compensation (as defined in Code Section
415(c)(3)) but including amounts contributed in accordance with a salary
reduction agreement that are excludable from the person's gross income under
Code
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Section 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b), (ii) immediate
participation and (iii) full and immediate vesting; and (b) Leased Employees do
not constitute more than 20% of the Employer's nonhighly compensated workforce.
In determining the Employer's nonhighly compensated workforce, the provisions of
Code Section 414(q) shall apply.
2.45 Limitation Year. "Limitation Year" is defined in Section
11.2(d)(9).
2.46 Master or Prototype Plan. "Master or Prototype Plan" is
defined in Section 11.2(d)(10).
2.47 Maximum Excess Allowance. "Maximum Excess Allowance" is
defined in Section 11.3(b)(1).
2.48 Maximum Permissible Amount. "Maximum Permissible Amount" is
defined in Section 11.2(d)(11).
2.49 Members. "Members" means the members, from time to time, of
the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, who are the sole
corporate members of ABRA.
2.50 1983 Current Accrued Benefit. "1983 Current Accrued Benefit"
is defined in Section 11.2(d)(12).
2.51 1987 Current Accrued Benefit. "1987 Current Accrued Benefit"
is defined in Section 11.2(d)(13).
2.52 Normal Form of Annuity. "Normal Form of Annuity" means the
form of benefit payment on which the amount of a Retirement Benefit is based.
The Employer shall specify in the Participation Agreement the form of benefit
payment to be used as the Normal Form of Annuity.
2.53 Normal Retirement Age. "Normal Retirement Age" means the age
specified in the Participation Agreement at which a Participant is eligible for
a Normal Retirement Benefit.
2.54 Normal Retirement Benefit. "Normal Retirement Benefit" means
the retirement benefit provided to a Participant who qualifies for, and elects
to receive, benefits under Article V.
2.55 Notice to the Trustee. "Notice to the Trustee" or "Notice"
means any written notice, designation, application, consent or election under
the Plan by the Employer, a Participant, a Beneficiary or a Spouse, made on the
appropriate form provided by, or acceptable to, the Trustee and delivered to the
Trustee or the Trustee's designated agent for the particular purpose.
Participant, Beneficiary and Spouse Notices shall be submitted by the individual
giving the Notice to the Employer for transmittal to the Trustee or the
Trustee's designated agent provided that, if such Notice is being given at a
time when it is impractical or impossible for transmittal to be made by the
Employer, the individual giving the Notice may submit it directly to the Trustee
or the Trustee's designated agent along with a satisfactory explanation of such
impossibility or impracticality. Notice to the Trustee shall be deemed to have
been given on the
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date of its receipt (determined in accordance with rules established by the
Trustee) at the address specified by the Trustee or the Trustee's designated
agent.
2.56 This Section has been intentionally left blank.
2.57 Paired Plans. "Paired Plans" means a combination of
standardized plans adopted by the Employer under the Plan and under the ABA
Members Retirement Plan, as explained in Section 1.4.
2.58 Participant. "Participant" means any Employee who becomes a
Participant in accordance with Article III, including any former Employee who is
receiving or will receive benefits under the Plan.
2.59 Participation Agreement. "Participation Agreement" means the
agreement (in the form approved by the Trustee for such purpose) under which the
Employer has adopted this Plan as its Employer Plan, and has become an Employer
under the Trust forming a part of the Plan. The provisions of the Participation
Agreement are incorporated by reference and are a part of the Employer Plan.
2.60 Period of Vesting Service. "Period of Vesting Service" means a
period of Service beginning on an Employee's Employment Commencement Date and
ending on his or her first Severance from Service Date that is followed by a
Period of Severance of at least 12 consecutive months. Periods of Vesting
Service before the Effective Date (or, if applicable, the effective date of a
Preexisting Plan) shall be disregarded in determining a Participant's Vested
Portion unless the Employer has specified otherwise in the Participation
Agreement.
2.61 Period of Severance. "Period of Severance" means the period
commencing on an Employee's Severance from Service Date and, if applicable,
ending on the date of his or her subsequent reemployment by the Employer.
2.62 Plan. "Plan" means the American Bar Association Members
Defined Benefit Pension Plan, as amended from time to time.
2.63 Plan Administrator. "Plan Administrator" means, with respect
to each Employer Plan, the Employer, whose duties as Fiduciary as set forth in
Article XVII. In the event of the death of an Employer who is a sole proprietor,
the executor or administrator of the sole proprietor's estate shall be the Plan
Administrator.
2.64 Plan Year. "Plan Year" means the calendar year or such other
twelve-month period selected in the Participation Agreement by the Employer.
However, if the Employer substitutes the Plan in place of a Preexisting Plan
under Section 1.3, (a) the Employer must in the Participation Agreement select
either the calendar year or the 12-consecutive-month plan year of the
Preexisting Plan as the Plan Year of the Employer Plan, and (b) for purposes of
applying the provisions of the Preexisting Plan (as in effect immediately before
the effective date of the substitution of the Plan for the Preexisting Plan),
the plan year of the Preexisting Plan shall continue to be the
12-consecutive-month period specified in the Preexisting Plan (as in effect
immediately before the effective date of the substitution of the Plan for the
Preexisting Plan).
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2.65 Predecessor Organization. "Predecessor Organization" means any
entity:
(a) With which the Employer shows significant continuity
of ownership, business or workforce; or
(b) That is determined to be a predecessor organization
under regulations issued by the Secretary of Treasury.
2.66 Preexisting Plan. "'Preexisting Plan" means a plan for which
this Plan has been substituted in accordance with Section 1.3.
2.67 Preretirement Survivor Annuity. "Preretirement Survivor
Annuity" means the benefit provided to the surviving spouse of a qualifying
Participant under Article X.
2.68 Prior Plan Account. "Prior Plan Account" means the fully
vested account established and maintained for amounts attributable to employer
contributions under another Qualified Plan in accordance with Article XV, after
adjustment for earnings, changes in market value and distributions, if any.
2.69 Projected Annual Benefit. "Projected Annual Benefit" is
defined in Section 11.2(d)(14).
2.70 Qualified Bar Association. "Qualified Bar Association" means
an organization of lawyers represented in the House of Delegates of the American
Bar Association.
2.71 Qualified Defined Benefit Plan. "Qualified Defined Benefit
Plan" means a defined benefit plan that is a Qualified Plan.
2.72 Qualified Defined Contribution Plan. "Qualified Defined
Contribution Plan" means a defined contribution plan that is a Qualified Plan.
2.73 Qualified Domestic Relations Order. "Qualified Domestic
Relations Order" means a judicial order that falls within the terms of Code
Section 414(p), as determined by the Plan Administrator, or any domestic
relations order entered before 1985 that the Plan Administrator elects to treat
as a qualified domestic relations order within the meaning of Code Section
414(p).
2.74 Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity. "Qualified Joint and
Survivor Annuity" means an immediate annuity payable for the life of the
Participant with a survivor annuity for the life of his or her Spouse (to whom
the Participant is married or is treated under a Qualified Domestic Relations
Order as being married when his or her benefit payments begin, except as
otherwise provided under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order) that is equal to
100% of the amount of the annuity payable during the joint lives of the
Participant and his or her Spouse.
2.75 Qualified Plan. "Qualified Plan" means a retirement plan that
meets the requirements for qualification under Code Section 401.
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2.76 Related Employer. "Related Employer" means (a) any member of a
controlled group of corporations of which the Employer is a member, as defined
in Code Section 414(b); (b) any other trade or business under common control of
or with the Employer, as defined in code Section 414(c); (c) any member of an
affiliated service group of which the Employer is a member, as defined in Code
Section 414(m); and (d) any other entity required under Code Section 414(o) to
be aggregated with the Employer.
2.77 Retirement Benefit. "Retirement Benefit" means the Normal
Retirement Benefit, Early Retirement Benefit, Disability Retirement Benefit or
Deferred Vested Benefit, or all of them, as the context indicates.
2.78 Self-Employed Individual. "Self-Employed Individual" means in
any Plan Year any individual who has Earned Income for that Plan Year or who
would have Earned Income if the Employer had had net profits for that Plan Year.
2.79 Service. "Service" means any period during which an Employee
is employed by, or it the sole practitioner or a partner of, the Employer. In
any case in which the Employer maintains the plan of a Predecessor Organization
or adopts the Plan under Section 1.3 in substitution for a Preexisting Plan,
service for such Predecessor Organization shall be treated as Service for the
Employer. In addition, if the Employer so elects in the Participation Agreement,
service for any other Predecessor Organization may be treated as Service for the
Employer.
2.80 Severance from Service Date. "Severance from Service Date"
means the date of an Employee's retirement, termination of employment or death,
the first anniversary of the commencement of an Employee's Disability or
approved leave of absence from the Employer or the second anniversary of the
commencement of an Employee's absence resulting from pregnancy, the birth or
adoption of a child or the care of a child following its birth or adoption (or
such later date as the Employer may specify by agreement with the Employee). For
the purpose of applying this definition, a Self-Employed Individual shall be
treated as an Employee.
2.81 Simplified Employee Pension. "Simplified Employee Pension" is
defined in Section 11.2(d)(16).
2.82 Single Life Annuity. "Single Life Annuity" means an annuity
form of benefit payment as described in Section 9.4(a).
2.83 Social Security Retirement Age. "Social Security Retirement
Age" is defined in Section 11.2(d)(17).
2.84 Spouse. "Spouse" means the Participant's current spouse or
surviving spouse, provided that a former spouse will be treated as the spouse or
surviving spouse, and the current spouse will not be treated as the spouse or
surviving spouse, to the extent provided under a Qualified Domestic Relations
Order.
2.85 State Street. "State Street" means State Street Bank and Trust
Company, a trust company organized and existing under the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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2.86 Trust. "Trust" means the American Bar Association Members
Retirement Trust, as amended from time to time.
2.87 Trustee. "Trustee" means the Trustee of the Trust and any
successor Trustee or Trustees.
2.88 Vested Portion. "Vested Portion" means an amount equal to that
percentage of a Participant's Accrued Benefit in which the Participant's rights
are nonforfeitable and fully vested. The percentage is determined by reference
to the vesting schedule specified in the Participation Agreement and referenced
in Article IX.
2.89 Welfare Benefit Fund. "Welfare Benefit Fund" is defined in
Section 11.2(d)(18).
2.90 Year of Credited Service. "Year of Credited Service" means a
Plan Year (including years of Service with the Employer or a Predecessor
Organization before the Effective Date, if specified in the Participation
Agreement) during which a Participant is an Eligible Employee and is credited
with at least 500 Hours of Service during the Plan Year or is employed by the
Employer on the last day of the Plan Year.
2.91 Year of Eligibility Service. "Year of Eligibility Service"
means a 12-consecutive-month period beginning on an Employee's Employment
Commencement Date in which he or she has 1,000 or more Hours of Service (or a
lesser amount specified in the Participation Agreement), regardless of whether
his or her Service continues throughout such period. If the Year(s) of
Eligibility Service selected in the Participation Agreement is or includes a
fraction of a Year of Eligibility Service, an Employee shall not be required to
complete any minimum number of Hours of Service to receive credit for the
fractional year.
2.92 Year of Participation. "Year of Participation," except as
otherwise defined in Section 11.2(d)(19) for purposes of Section 11.2, means a
Plan Year during which an Employee has at least 1,000) Hours of Service (or a
lesser amount specified in the Participation Agreement) while being an Eligible
Employee and a Participant. An Employee need not be employed on the last day of
a Plan Year to be credited with a Year of Participation for the Plan Year.
ARTICLE III
PARTICIPATION
3.1 Participation Requirements. An Eligible Employee will become a
Participant in the Plan as of the first Entry Date following his or her
completion of the number of Years of Eligibility Service (not more than three
for Plan Years beginning before 1989 and not more than two for Plan Years
beginning after 1988) and attainment of the age (not in excess of 21) specified
in the Participation Agreement. With respect to Plan Years beginning before
1989, the Employer may not in the Participation Agreement require more than one
Year of Eligibility Service unless the Employer also in the Participation
Agreement specifies that Participants will vest in accordance with Schedule C
under Section 4.1 (or a vesting schedule at least as favorable as Schedule C).
With respect to Plan Years beginning after 1988, the Employer may not in the
Participation Agreement require more than one year of Eligibility Service unless
the Employer
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also in the Participation Agreement specifies that Participants will vest in
accordance with Schedule A under Section 4.1 (or a vesting schedule at least as
favorable as Schedule A).
In addition, a Prior Plan Account may be established for an Employee
under Article XV (pertaining to transfers and rollovers) even though the
Employee is not yet a Participant. Such a Employee shall be deemed to be a
Participant for all purposes other than the accrual of benefits under the
Employer Plan. As of the first Entry Date following his or her completion of the
requisite number of Years of Eligibility Service and attainment of the requisite
age specified in the Participation Agreement, the Employee shall become a
Participant in the Employer Plan for all purposes.
3.2 Exclusion of Associates. The Employer may specify in a
nonstandardized Participation Agreement that attorneys who are not partners or
shareholders of the Employer are not eligible to participate in the Employer
Plan despite their satisfaction of the requirements of Section 3.1. Such
Employees shall not be considered Eligible Employees.
3.3 Exclusion of Employees of Related Businesses. The Employer may
specify in a nonstandardized Participation Agreement that employees of a Related
Employer are not eligible to participate in the Employer Plan despite their
satisfaction of the requirements of Section 3.1. Such Employees shall not be
considered Eligible Employees.
3.4 Exclusion of Leased Employees. The Employer may specify in a
nonstandardized Participation Agreement that Leased Employees are not eligible
to participate in the Employer Plan despite their satisfaction of the
requirements of Section 3.1. Such Employees shall not be considered Eligible
Employees.
3.5 Exclusion of Other Employees. The Employer may specify in a
nonstandardized Participation Agreement that certain types of Employees are not
eligible to participate in the Employer Plan despite their satisfaction of the
requirements of Section 3.1. Such Employees shall not be considered Eligible
Employees.
3.6 Breaks in Service.
(a) If an Eligible Employee incurs a Break in Service before he or she
had satisfied the participation requirements set forth in this Article III, his
or her Years of Eligibility Service before the Break in Service shall be
included for purposes of Section 3.1and he or she shall become eligible to
become a Participant in accordance with this Article. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, if the Employer elects in the Participation Agreement that
Participants will vest is accordance with Schedule A under Section 4.1(or a
vesting schedule at least as favorable as Schedule A), then if an Eligible
Employee incurs a Break in Service before satisfying the participation
requirements set to forth in this Article, his or her Years of Eligibility
Service before the Break in Service shall not be included for purposes of
Section 3.1 and the Employee shall be treated as a new Employee for eligibility
purposes.
(b) If an Eligible Employee whose employment was terminated after he or
she had satisfied the participation requirements set forth in this Article III
and prior to becoming a Participant, and if such Eligible Employee is reemployed
by the Employer, he or she will
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become a Participant or resume active participation in the Plan on the date he
or she again becomes an Employee (subject to the requirements of Section 3.7).
3.7 Effect of Becoming or Ceasing to Be an Eligible Employee. If a
Participant is no longer a member of an eligible class of Employees (i.e., he or
she is no longer an Eligible Employee), and as a result becomes ineligible to
participate, the Employee shall again become a Participant upon again being an
Eligible Employee. If a Participant incurs a Break in Service and then returns
to active full-time employment with the Employer, but he or she is not then an
Eligible Employee, he or she shall again become a Participant when again
becoming an Eligible Employee.
If an Employee who is not an Eligible Employee (and, as a result, is
not a Participant) becomes an Eligible Employee after the date on which he or
she would have become a Participant by virtue of satisfying the r |