HBI » Topics » 10.03 Beneficiary

These excerpts taken from the HBI 8-K filed Sep 5, 2006.

2.5 Beneficiary

“Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated by a Participant to receive payment of his or her RSSERP Benefit (“RSSERP Beneficiary”) or Pension SERP Benefit (“Pension SERP Beneficiary”) upon his or her death in accordance with Subsection 4.5. A beneficiary designation shall be effective only when properly provided to the Committee in accordance with its rules and procedures while the Participant is alive and, when effective, will cancel all prior beneficiary designations. If the Participant does not have an effective RSSERP Beneficiary and/or Pension SERP Beneficiary designation on the date of his or her death (because the Participant failed to designate a beneficiary or the Participant’s named beneficiary died before the Participant), the Committee will make the applicable payments described in Subsection 4.5 as follows:

 

  (a) To the Participant’s surviving spouse;

 

  (b) If the Participant does not have a surviving spouse, to or for the benefit of the legal representative or representatives of the Participant’s estate;

 

  (c) If the Participant does not have a surviving spouse and an estate is not opened on behalf of the Participant, to or for the benefit of one or more of the Participant’s relatives by blood, adoption or marriage in such proportions as the Committee (or its delegate) determines.

 

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10.03 Beneficiary

 

  (a) Designation of Beneficiary. Each Participant from time to time, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, may name or designate a Beneficiary. A Beneficiary designation will be effective only when properly provided to the Committee in accordance with its procedures while the Participant is alive and, when effective, will cancel all earlier Beneficiary designations made by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a deceased Participant’s surviving spouse will be his or her sole, primary Beneficiary unless: (i) the spouse had consented in writing to the Participant’s election to designate another person or persons as a primary Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, (ii) such election designates a Beneficiary which may not be changed without spousal consent (or the consent of the spouse expressly permits designations by the Participant without any further consent by the spouse) and (iii) the spouse’s consent acknowledges the effect of such election and is witnessed by a notary public.

 

  (b) No Beneficiary Designation at Death. If a deceased Participant failed to name or designate a Beneficiary, if the Participant’s Beneficiary designation is ineffective for any reason, or if all of the Participant’s Beneficiaries die before the Participant, the Committee will direct the Trustee to pay the Participant’s Account balance in accordance with the following:

 

  (i) To the Participant’s surviving spouse;

 

  (ii) If the Participant does not have a surviving spouse, to or for the benefit of the legal representative or representatives of the Participant’s estate;

 

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  (iii) If the Participant does not have a surviving spouse and an estate is not opened on behalf of the Participant, to or for the benefit of one or more of the Participant’s relatives by blood, adoption or marriage in such proportions as the Committee (or its delegate) determines.

 

  (c) Death of Beneficiary Prior to Participant’s Death. In the event that the Participant has named multiple Beneficiaries, and one of the Beneficiaries dies before the Participant, the remaining Beneficiaries shall be entitled to the deceased Beneficiary’s share, pro rata in accordance with their share of the Account balance as of the date of the Participant’s death (or such other date as the Committee may determine is administratively practicable), subject to the Participant’s right to change his or her beneficiary designation at any time in accordance with Subparagraph (a). The Committee reserves the right, on a uniform basis for similarly situated Beneficiaries, to make distribution of a Beneficiary’s Account balance in whole or in part at any time notwithstanding any election to the contrary by the Beneficiary.

 

  (d) Death of Beneficiary After Participant’s Death. Each Beneficiary, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, may name or designate an individual to receive the Beneficiary’s share of the Account balance (a ‘Recipient’) any time after the Participant’s death. In the event a Beneficiary dies before complete payment of his or her share of the Account balance, such Beneficiary’s share shall be paid to the Recipient designated by the Beneficiary. If a deceased Beneficiary failed to name or designate a Recipient, if the Beneficiary’s designation is ineffective for any reason, or if the Recipient dies before the Beneficiary or before complete payment of the Beneficiary’s share of the Account balance, the Committee will direct the Trustee to pay the Beneficiary’s share in accordance with the following:

 

  (i) To the Beneficiary’s surviving spouse;

 

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  (ii) If the Beneficiary does not have a surviving spouse, to or for the benefit of the legal representative or representatives of the Beneficiary’s estate;

 

  (iii) If the Beneficiary does not have a surviving spouse and an estate is not opened on behalf of the Beneficiary, to or for the benefit of one or more of the Beneficiary’s relatives by blood, adoption or marriage in such proportions as the Committee (or its delegate) determines.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all payments under this Subparagraph shall comply with the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9).

EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:

8-K (2 sections)
Sep 5, 2006
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