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This excerpt taken from the UNH 10-K filed Feb 11, 2009.

CONSTRUCTION

13.1. Applicable Laws.

13.1.1. ERISA Status. Since no employee of UnitedHealth Group or any affiliate may actively participate in this Plan (see Sections 2 and 3.3), this Plan is not subject to regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

13.1.2. IRC Status. The Plan is intended to be a nonqualified, unfunded, deferred compensation arrangement.

13.1.3. References to Laws. Any reference in the Plan Statement to a statute or regulation shall be considered also to mean and refer to any subsequent amendment or replacement of that statute or regulation.

13.2. Effect on Other Plans. This Plan Statement shall not alter, enlarge or diminish any person’s rights or obligations under any other benefit plan for members of the Board of Directors.

13.3. Disqualification. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan Statement or any election or designation made under the Plan, any potential Beneficiary who feloniously and intentionally kills a Participant shall be deemed for all purposes of the Plan and all elections and designations made under the Plan to have died before such Participant. A final judgment of conviction of felonious and intentional killing is conclusive for this purpose. In the absence of a conviction of felonious and intentional killing, the Committee shall determine whether the killing was felonious and intentional for this purpose.

13.4. Rules of Document Construction.

 

  (a) Whenever appropriate, words used herein in the singular may be read in the plural, or words used herein in the plural may be read in the singular; the masculine may include the feminine; and the words “hereof,” “herein” or “hereunder” or other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to the entire Plan Statement and not to any particular paragraph or Section of the Plan Statement unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

 

  (b) The titles given to the various Sections of the Plan Statement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not part of the Plan Statement, and they shall not be considered in determining the purpose, meaning or intent of any provision hereof.

 

  (c) Notwithstanding any thing apparently to the contrary contained in the Plan Statement, the Plan Statement shall be construed and administered to prevent the duplication of benefits provided under the Plan and any other plan maintained in whole or in part by UnitedHealth Group.

13.5. Choice of Law. This instrument has been executed and delivered in the State of Minnesota and has been drawn in conformity to the laws of that State and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

13.6. Section 409A. It is intended that any amounts payable under this Plan shall comply with Section 409A of the Code (including Treasury Regulations and other published guidance related thereto) so as not to subject Participants to payment of any additional tax, penalty, or interest imposed under Section 409A of the Code. The

 

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Plan shall be construed in a manner to give effect to such intention. In no event whatsoever shall UnitedHealth Group and/or any of its affiliates be liable for any tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on any Participant (or any Participant’s estate) under Section 409A of the Code. Neither UnitedHealth Group and/or any of its affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold a Participant (or any Participant’s estate) harmless from any or all such taxes, interest or penalties, or liability for any damages related thereto

 

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