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This excerpt taken from the GRMN DEF 14A filed Apr 28, 2006. Other Compensatory Plans Garmin and its subsidiaries maintain compensation plans for certain of their officers and employees. Certain of those plans have vesting provisions under which the plan participants do not have the right to receive all of the plan benefits allocated to their accounts until certain conditions have been satisfied. Described below are the portions of those plans in which the accounts of the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table become vested as a result of their retirement from or termination of employment with the Company or a change in control of the Company.
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Table of ContentsGarmin International, Inc. 401(k) and Pension Plan Effective January 1, 1990, Garmin International, Inc. established a retirement plan called a money purchase pension plan (the Pension Plan). Effective as of July 1, 2002, the Pension Plan was frozen and merged into a 401(k) plan. The Named Executive Officers, as employees of Garmin International, Inc., were covered by the Pension Plan prior to its merger into the 401(k) plan. Garmin International, Inc. sponsors a retirement plan which is sometimes called a 401(k) plan (the 401(k) Plan) because of the section of the Internal Revenue Code which authorizes this type of plan. As noted above, the Pension Plan was merged into the 401(k) Plan effective July 1, 2002. Every employee of Garmin International, Inc. is eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan as of the first January 1 or July 1 after he or she reaches age 21 and completes three months of service. Participants can elect to make pre-tax contributions to the 401(k) Plan from their eligible compensation, up to the limits imposed by law. Participants are fully vested in their pre-tax contributions and earnings on those contributions. In addition, Garmin International, Inc. makes a matching contribution for each participant equal to 75% of his or her pre-tax contributions up to 10% of the participants eligible compensation. Garmin International, Inc. may also make a profit sharing contribution. Garmin International, Inc. has total discretion on whether to make any profit sharing contributions to the 401(k) Plan, and on the amount of such contribution, if any. If Garmin International, Inc. makes a profit sharing contribution to the 401(k) Plan, the maximum amount which each participant is entitled to receive is an amount equal to 3% of the participants eligible compensation plus an amount equal to 3% multiplied by the amount by which the participants eligible compensation exceeds 20% of the Taxable Wage Base. The Taxable Wage Base is defined as the maximum amount of compensation subject to social security tax on the first day of the current plan year. Participants become vested in their matching contributions, and earnings on those contributions, gradually over five years, and in their profit sharing contributions, and earnings on those contributions, gradually over seven years. Participants become fully vested automatically if they reach age 65, die or become disabled while they are still working for Garmin International, Inc. Participants are allowed to direct the investment of their accounts in a menu of authorized investment alternatives. Participants may direct the investment of their accounts up to 100% in Garmin Common Shares. Accounts are distributable when the participant terminates employment, retires, dies, becomes disabled, reaches age 59 1/2 or suffers a financial hardship. Participants may also be permitted to request a loan from their 401(k) Plan accounts. The 401(k) Plan is intended to be a tax-qualified plan under the Internal Revenue Code which means that participants are generally not taxed on contributions to the 401(k) Plan or earnings on those contributions until they are withdrawn from the 401(k) Plan, and that contributions by Garmin International, Inc. are tax deductible when made. The Named Executive Officers, as employees of Garmin International, Inc., are covered by this plan. Equity Incentive Plans Garmins 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, which was approved by Garmins shareholders on October 24, 2000, and Garmins 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, which was approved by Garmins shareholders on June 3, 2005 provide for grants of non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options. The 2000 and 2005 Equity Incentive Plans also provide for grants of restricted shares, bonus shares, deferred shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units and performance shares. Employees of Garmin or any majority owned subsidiary are eligible for awards. The Compensation Committee selects the grantees and determines the terms of the awards granted. Generally, the exercise price of an option and the strike price of a stock appreciation right must be at least the fair market value of a share as of the grant date. The 2000 and 2005 Equity Incentive Plans provide that, if, within the one-year period beginning on the date of a Change of Control (as defined in the respective Plans) an employee separates from service with the Company or a majority owned subsidiary other than due to the Company terminating the employees employment for cause or the employee resigning because of a diminution in compensation or status or a required move of over 50 miles, then, all stock options and stock appreciation rights will become fully vested and immediately exercisable, the restrictions applicable to outstanding restricted stock, deferred shares, and other stock-based awards will lapse, and, unless otherwise determined by the Board or Compensation Committee, all deferred shares will be settled, and outstanding performance awards will be vested and paid out on a prorated basis, based on the maximum award opportunity of such awards and the number of months elapsed compared with the total number of months in the performance cycle.
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