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This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 27, 2010. Terms of the HP Retirement Plan Ms. Lesjak, Ms. Livermore and Mr. Joshi earned benefits under the RP and the EBP prior to 2008. The RP is a traditional defined benefit plan that provided a benefit based on years of service and the participant's "highest average pay rate," reduced by a portion of Social Security earnings. "Highest average pay rate" was determined based on the 20 consecutive fiscal quarters when pay was the highest. Pay for this purpose included base pay and bonus. Up to 30 years of HP service was taken into account in calculating benefits under the RP. Benefits under the RP may be taken in one of several different annuity forms or in an actuarially equivalent lump sum. Benefits calculated under the RP are offset by the value of benefits earned under the HP Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (the "DPSP") before 1993. Together, the RP and the DPSP constitute a "floor-offset" arrangement for periods before 1993. Benefits not payable from the RP and the DPSP due to IRS limits are paid from the nonqualified EBP under which benefits are unfunded and unsecured. When an EBP participant terminates employment, an account is created for him or her in the amount not able to be paid from the RP and/or the DPSP due to IRS limits. The liability for this amount is then transferred to the EDCP, where an account is established for the participant. That account is thereafter credited with investment earnings (gains or losses) based upon the investment election made by participants from among investment options similar to those offered under the HP 401(k) Plan. There is no formula that would result in above-market earnings or payment of a preferential interest rate on this benefit. At the time of distribution, amounts representing EBP benefits are paid from the EDCP in a lump sum or installment form, according to pre-existing elections made by those participants, except that participants with a small benefit or who have not qualified for retirement status (age 55 with at least 15 years of service) are paid their EBP benefit in January of the year following their termination, subject to any delay required by Section 409A of the Code. This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 20, 2009. Terms of the HP Retirement Plan The RP is a traditional defined benefit plan that provided a benefit based on years of service and the participant's "highest average pay rate," reduced by a portion of Social Security earnings. "Highest average pay rate" was determined based on the 20 consecutive fiscal quarters when pay was the highest. Pay for this purpose included base pay and bonus. Up to 30 years of HP service was taken into account in calculating benefits under the RP. Benefits under the RP may be taken in one of several different annuity forms or in an actuarially equivalent lump sum. Ms. Lesjak, Mr. Joshi and Ms. Livermore earned benefit accruals under the RP, and its nonqualified counterpart, the EBP, for two months during fiscal 2008 (November 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007). For participants employed by HP before 1993, including Ms. Lesjak, Mr. Joshi and Ms. Livermore, benefits calculated under the RP are offset by the value of benefits earned under the HP Deferred Profit Sharing Plan ("DPSP"). Together, the RP and the DPSP constitute a "floor-offset" arrangement for periods before 1993. Benefits not payable from the RP and the DPSP due to IRS limits are paid from the nonqualified EBP, under which benefits are unfunded and unsecured. When an EBP participant terminates employment, an account is created for him or her in the amount not able to be paid from the RP and/or DPSP due to IRS limits. The liability for this amount is then transferred to the EDCP, where an account is established for the participant, and that account is thereafter credited with investment earnings (gains or losses) based upon the investment election made by participants from among investment options similar to those offered under the HP 401(k) Plan. There is no formula which would result in above-market earnings or payment of a preferential interest rate on this benefit. At time of termination, amounts representing EBP benefits are paid from the EDCP in a lump sum or installment form, according to pre-existing elections made by those participants, except that participants with a small benefit or who have not qualified for retirement status (age 55 with at least 15 years of service) are paid their EBP benefit in January of the year following their termination, subject to any delay required by Section 409A of the Code. 53 This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 29, 2008. Terms of the HP Retirement Plan The RP is a traditional defined benefit plan providing a benefit based on years of service and the participant's "highest average pay rate," reduced by a portion of Social Security earnings. "Highest average pay rate" is determined based on the 20 consecutive fiscal quarters when pay is the highest. Pay for this purpose includes base pay and bonus paid under the Pay-for-Results Plan, as reported in the Fiscal 2007 Summary Compensation Table. Up to 30 years of HP service is taken into account in calculating benefits under the RP. Ms. Lesjak, Ms. Livermore and Mr. Joshi earned benefit accruals under the RP, and its nonqualified counterpart, the EBP, during fiscal 2007. Mr. Wayman earned benefit accruals under the RP and the EBP through the date of his retirement on April 30, 2007. For participants employed by HP before 1993, including Ms. Lesjak, Ms. Livermore, Mr. Joshi, and Mr. Wayman, benefits calculated under the RP are offset by the value of benefits earned under the HP Deferred Profit Sharing Plan ("DPSP"). Together, the RP and the DPSP constitute a "floor-offset" arrangement for periods before 1993. Benefits under the RP may be taken in one of several different annuity forms or in an actuarially equivalent lump sum. Benefits not payable from the RP and the DPSP due to IRS limits are paid from the nonqualified EBP, under which benefits are unfunded and unsecured. When an EBP participant terminates employment, an account is created for him or her in the amount not able to be paid from the RP and/or DPSP due to IRS limits. The account for this amount is then transferred to the EDCP, where it is credited with investment earnings (gains or losses) based upon the investment election made by participants from among investment options available under the HP 401(k) Plan. There is no formula which would result in above-market earnings or payment of a preferential interest rate on this benefit. At time of termination, amounts representing EBP benefits are paid from the EDCP in a lump sum or installment form, according to pre-existing elections made by those participants, except that participants with a small benefit or who have not qualified for retirement status (age 55 with at least 15 years of service) are paid their EBP benefit in January of the year following their termination, subject to any delay required by Section 409A of the Code. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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