Common use of Age Weighted Allocation Method — Clause in Contracts

Age Weighted Allocation Method —. If the Age Weighted Allocation Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement, the total Employer contribution will be allocated to each eligible Participant such that the equivalent benefit accrual rate for each Participant is identical. The equivalent benefit accrual rate is the annual annuity commencing at the Participant’s testing age, expressed as a percentage of the Participant’s Compensation as defined in paragraph 1.17 which is provided from the allocation of Employer contributions and forfeitures for the Plan Year, using standardized actuarial assumptions that satisfy 1.401(a)(4)-12 of the Income Tax Regulations. The Participant’s testing age is the later of Normal Retirement Age, or the Participant’s current age. The allocation methodology used in determining a Participant’s individual allocation must satisfy one of the following three allocation rules:

Age Weighted Allocation Method —. If the Age Weighted Allocation Method is selected in the Adoption Agreement, the total Employer contribution will be allocated to each eligible Participant such that the equivalent benefit accrual rate for each Participant is identical. The equivalent benefit accrual rate is the annual annuity commencing at the Participant’s testing age, expressed as a percentage of the Participant’s Compensation as defined in paragraph 1.17 1.15 which is provided from the allocation of Employer contributions and forfeitures for the Plan Year, using standardized actuarial assumptions that satisfy 1.401(a)(4)-12 of the Income Tax Regulations. The Participant’s testing age is the later of Normal Retirement Age, or the Participant’s current age. The allocation methodology used in determining a Participant’s individual allocation must satisfy one of the following three allocation rules: