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This excerpt taken from the DVN DEF 14A filed Apr 24, 2009.
Defined Benefit Plan, BRP and SRIP
 
Under the Defined Benefit Plan, if a participant is:
 
  •  involuntarily terminated for any reason other than “cause,” is between the ages of 50 and 55 and has at least 10 years of credited service, or
 
  •  involuntarily terminated for any reason other than “cause” within two years following a change in control and has at least 10 years of credited service regardless of the participant’s age,
 
then the participant may elect to have his or her benefits under the Defined Benefit Plan paid at any time after the age of 55 subject to the same percentage reduction in the benefits as set forth under “Pension Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 — Defined Benefit Plan — Early Retirement” that is applicable to the participant.
 
Additionally, upon a change in control of the Company, all participants in the Defined Benefit Plan, the BRP and the SRIP immediately become 100% vested in their accrued benefits under those plans.
 
Participants are immediately vested in the accrued benefit upon death which is payable to an eligible spouse at the date the participant would have reached age 55 with 10 years of service, reduced by subsidized early retirement factors and assuming that the participant had elected a 100% joint and survivor pension.
 
Additionally, if the participant becomes disabled and has greater than 10 years of service at the
 
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time of disability, the benefit is calculated based on final average compensation and projected service to commencement date (as early as age 55), reduced with subsidized early retirement factors. If the disabled participant has less than 10 years of service, then he or she is 100% vested in the accrued benefit.
 
Defined Benefit Plan, BRP and SRIP
 
Under the Defined Benefit Plan, if a participant is (i) involuntarily terminated for any reason other than “cause,” is between the ages of 50 and 55 and has at least 10 years of credited service, or (ii) involuntarily terminated for any reason other than “cause” within two years following a change in control and has a least 10 years of credited service regardless of the participant’s age, then the participant may elect to have his or her benefits under the Defined Benefit Plan paid at any time after the age of 55 subject to the same percentage reduction in the benefits as set forth under “Pension Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2007 — Defined Benefit Plan — Early Retirement” that is applicable to the participant.
 
Additionally, upon a change in control of the Company, all participants in the Defined Benefit Plan, the BRP and the SRIP immediately become 100 percent vested in their accrued benefits under those plans.
 
Participants are immediately vested in the accrued benefit upon death which is payable to an eligible spouse at the date the participant would have reached age 55 with 10 years of service, reduced by subsidized early retirement factors and assuming that the participant had elected a 100 percent joint and survivor pension.
 
Additionally, if the participant becomes disabled and has greater than 10 years of service at the time of disability, the benefit is calculated based on projected final average compensation and service to commencement date (as early as age 55), reduced with subsidized early retirement factors. If the disabled participant has less than 10 years of service, then he or she is 100 percent vested in the accrued benefit.
 
 
This excerpt taken from the DVN DEF 14A filed Apr 27, 2007.
Defined Benefit Plan, BRP and SRIP
 
Under the Defined Benefit Plan, if a participant is (i) involuntarily terminated for any reason other than “cause,” is between the ages of 50 and 55 and has at least 10 years of credited service, or (ii) involuntarily terminated for any reason other than “cause” within two years following a change in control and has a least 10 years of credited service regardless of the participant’s age, then the participant may elect to have his or her benefits under the Defined Benefit Plan paid at any time after the age of 55 subject to the same percentage reduction in the benefits as set forth under “Pension Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2006 – Defined Benefit Plan – Early Retirement” that is applicable to the participant.
 
Additionally, upon a change in control of the Company, all participants in the Defined Benefit Plan, the BRP and the SRIP immediately become 100% vested in their accrued benefits under those plans.
 
Participants are immediately vested in the accrued benefit upon death which is payable to an eligible spouse at the date the participant would have reached age 55 with 10 years of service, reduced by subsidized early retirement factors and assuming that the participant had elected a 50% joint and survivor pension.
 
Additionally, if the participant becomes disabled and has greater than 10 years of service at the time of disability, the benefit is calculated based on projected final average compensation and service to commencement date (as early as age 55), reduced with subsidized early retirement factors. If the disabled participant has less than 10 years of service, then he or she is 100% vested in the accrued benefit.
 
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