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This excerpt taken from the EYE DEF 14A filed Apr 25, 2008. Pension Benefits We do not offer a defined benefit pension plan to our U.S.-based executives. The following disclosure relates to Dr. Heidrichs participation in our German pension plan. 2007 PENSION BENEFITS
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Dr. Heidrich participates in the pension plan that is offered to all employees of AMO Germany GMbH. This plan is a defined benefit plan that provides a benefit upon retirement, early retirement, disability or death. The benefit is based upon final average salary and years of service with the company. The annual benefit at the normal retirement age of 65 is: years of service times the sum of: (.5% times final average salary below the Social Security Compensation Ceiling (SSCC), plus 1.5% times final average salary above the SSCC). The SSCC increases over time; the SSCC for 2007 was 63,000. In general the plan does not grant extra years of service. However, for Dr. Heidrich an agreement was made, as described above in footnote (1), to grant additional service to reconcile his pension plan benefit with his actual years of service. This excerpt taken from the EYE DEF 14A filed Apr 17, 2007. Pension Benefits We do not offer a defined benefit pension plan to our U.S.-based executives. The following disclosure relates to Dr. Heidrichs participation in our German pension plan.
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Dr. Heidrich participates in the pension plan that is offered to all employees of AMO Germany GmbH. This plan is a defined benefit plan that provides a benefit upon retirement, early retirement, disability or death. The benefit is based upon final average salary and years of service with the company. The annual benefit at the normal retirement age of 65 is: years of service times the sum of: (.5% times final average salary below the Social Security Compensation Ceiling (SSCC), plus 1.5% times final average salary above the SSCC). The SSCC increases over time; the SSCC for 2006 was EUR 63,000. In general the plan does not grant extra years of service. However, for Dr. Heidrich an agreement was made, as described above in footnote (1), to grant additional service to reconcile his pension plan benefit with his actual years of service.
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