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This excerpt taken from the CVS DEF 14A filed Mar 24, 2009.

4. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

CVS Caremark has established and maintains an unfunded Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Select Senior Management of the Company (the “SERP”). The SERP is designed to supplement the retirement benefits of selected executive employees. Caremark established and CVS Caremark has maintained an unfunded Special Executive Retirement Plan (the “SRP”) for selected executives, among them Mr. McLure. An overview of the SERP and SRP design and the actuarial present value of the accumulated pension benefits of Messrs. Ryan, Rickard, Bodine, McLure, Merlo and Sgarro as of the end of fiscal 2008 are shown in the Pension Benefits Table on page 40.

 

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This excerpt taken from the CVS DEF 14A filed Mar 28, 2008.

4. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

CVS Caremark has established and maintains an unfunded Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Select Senior Management of the Company (the “SERP”). The SERP is designed to supplement the retirement benefits of selected executive employees. Caremark established and CVS Caremark has maintained an unfunded Special Executive Retirement Plan (the “SRP”) for selected executives, among them Messrs. McLure and Spalding. An overview of the SERP and SRP design and the actuarial present value of the accumulated pension benefits of Messrs. Ryan, Rickard, Bodine, McLure, Merlo, Sgarro and Spalding as of the end of fiscal 2007 are shown in the Pension Benefits Table on page 42.

This excerpt taken from the CVS DEF 14A filed Apr 4, 2007.

4. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

CVS has established and maintains an unfunded Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Select Senior Management of the Company (the “SERP”). The SERP is designed to increase the retirement benefits of selected executive employees. An overview of the SERP design and the actuarial present value of the accumulated pension benefits of Messrs. Ryan, Rickard, Merlo, Bodine and Sgarro as of the end of fiscal 2006 are shown in the Pension Benefits Table on page 44.

This excerpt taken from the CVS DEF 14A filed Mar 25, 2005.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 

CVS maintains a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Select Senior Management of the Company (the “Plan”). The Plan is designed to increase the retirement benefits of selected executive employees. Under the Plan’s benefit formula, executives selected for participation (including each of the named executive officers and certain other executives) will receive an annual benefit commencing on the later of age 55 or retirement, equal to 1.6% of a three-year average of final compensation (as defined in the Plan) for each year of service (including credited years of service under the Plan prior to amendment) up to 30 years, or a maximum benefit of 48% of final compensation, with no offset for any amounts provided by CVS’ qualified plans, Social Security or other retirement benefits. Except in the event of death or a change in control (as defined) or as provided in the employment agreements referred to above, no benefits are payable to an eligible executive until he or she terminates employment. After termination of employment, benefits will be payable (i) immediately, if the executive is age 55 or older at the time of termination, regardless of years of service, or (ii) upon reaching age 55, if the executive is younger than 55 at the time of termination and five or more years of Company service were completed prior to termination.

 

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The following table shows the approximate amounts of annual retirement income that would be payable under the Plan’s benefit formula to executives covered by it based on various assumptions as to compensation and years of service, assuming benefits are computed under a straight life annuity formula and retirement after attaining age 55 and meeting the service requirements.

 

     Estimated Amount of Retirement Benefits Based On Years of Service

Compensation

     5      10      15      20      25      30

$750,000

   $ 60,000    $ 120,000    $ 180,000    $ 240,000    $ 300,000    $ 360,000

$1,000,000

   $ 80,000    $ 160,000    $ 240,000    $ 320,000    $ 400,000    $ 480,000

$1,250,000

   $ 100,000    $ 200,000    $ 300,000    $ 400,000    $ 500,000    $ 600,000

$1,750,000

   $ 140,000    $ 280,000    $ 420,000    $ 560,000    $ 700,000    $ 840,000

$2,250,000

   $ 180,000    $ 360,000    $ 540,000    $ 720,000    $ 900,000    $ 1,080,000

$2,750,000

   $ 220,000    $ 440,000    $ 660,000    $ 880,000    $ 1,100,000    $ 1,320,000

$3,250,000

   $ 260,000    $ 520,000    $ 780,000    $ 1,040,000    $ 1,300,000    $ 1,560,000

 

Final compensation for purposes of the Plan’s benefit formula is the average of the executive’s three highest years of annual salary and bonus out of the last ten years of service. For this purpose, salary and bonus are the amounts shown in the “Salary” and “Bonus” columns of the Summary Compensation Table. The estimated credited years of benefit service for Messrs. Ryan, Rickard, Merlo, Bodine and Sgarro as of December 31, 2004 were 30, 5, 26, 18 and 7 years, respectively. Enhanced benefits are payable in a lump sum upon termination of employment following a change in control.

 

As of January 1, 2005, Mr. Ryan had accrued an annual benefit of $1,557,055, and the lump sum value of such benefit was $26,415,438 based on assumptions specified in the Plan, and reflecting Mr. Ryan’s waiver of his rights to $1,000,000 of that lump sum value.

 

Benefits under the Plan’s benefit formula are generally payable in annual installments for the life of the executive, but lump sum and joint and survivor forms of payment of equivalent actuarial value may be elected.

 

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