Amendment of Vesting Schedule. No amendment to the Plan shall have the effect of decreasing a Participant’s Vested Account Balance determined without regard to such amendment as of the later of the date such amendment is adopted or the date it becomes effective. Further, if the vesting schedule of the Plan is amended, or the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of any Employee’s nonforfeitable percentage or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a Top-Heavy vesting schedule, each Employee with at least three (3) Years of Service with the Employer may elect, during the election period defined herein, to have his or her nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. For Participants who do not have at least one (1) Hour of Service in any Plan Year beginning after 1988, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting “five (5) Years of Service” for “three (3) Years of Service” where such language appears. The period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted and shall end on the later of:
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. If the Plan's vesting schedule is amended, or the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Participant's Vested percentage, or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a top-heavy vesting schedule, each Participant with at least 3 Years of Vesting Service with the Employer may elect, within the time set forth below, to have the Vested percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. For Participants who do not have at least 1 Hour of Service in any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting "5 Years of Vesting Service" for "3 Years of Vesting Service" where such language appears. The Period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted or deemed to be made and shall end the later of:
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. (a) In general. No amendment shall, directly or indirectly, decrease (but may increase) a Participant's Vested Balance in his Employer Account, determined as of the later of the date the amendment is adopted, or the date such amendment is effective. If the vesting schedule of the Plan is amended, or the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of the vested interest of Participants (or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a Top-Heavy vesting schedule), each Participant with at least three (3) Years of Service with the Employer may elect, within a reasonable period after the adoption of the amendment, to have his Vested Balance computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment.
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Amendment of Vesting Schedule. If the Plan’s vesting schedule is amended (or is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a Top-Heavy Plan vesting schedule), each Participant with at least three (3) Years of Service with the Employer, as of the end of the election period described in the following paragraph, may elect to have his/her vested interest computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment or change. For this purpose, a Plan amendment, which in any way directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Participant’s vested interest, is considered an amendment to the vesting schedule. However, the new vesting schedule will apply automatically to an Employee, and no election will be provided, if the new vesting schedule is at least as favorable to such Employee, in all circumstances, as the prior vesting schedule. The period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted or is deemed to be made and shall end on the latest of.
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. No amendment to the Plan shall have the effect of decreasing a Participant’s Vested Account Balance determined without regard to such amendment as of the later of the date such amendment is adopted or the date it becomes effective. This includes a Plan amendment that decreases a Participant’s vested account balance, or otherwise places greater restrictions or conditions on a Participant’s rights to Code Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits, even if the amendment merely adds a restriction or condition that is permitted under Code Section 412(d)(2) or to the extent permitted under Regulations Sections 1.411(d)-3 and 1.411(d)-4. Further, if the vesting schedule of the Plan is amended, or the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of any Employee’s nonforfeitable percentage or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a Top-Heavy vesting schedule, each Employee with at least three (3) Years of Service with the Employer may elect, during the election period defined herein, to have his or her nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. For Participants who do not have at least one (1) Hour of Service in any Plan Year beginning after 1988, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting “five (5) Years of Service” for “three (3) Years of Service” where such language appears. The period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted and shall end on the later of:
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. Except as may be specifically permitted under law, no amendment of the vesting schedule shall cause a Participant to be deprived of any current portion of his Accrued Benefit. If the vesting schedule of this Plan is directly or indirectly amended by any subsequent amendment, the Plan Administrator shall give each Participant who has completed five (5) Years of Service (or three (3) Years of Service for Participants who have completed one (1) or more Hours of Service in a Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988) an opportunity to have his vested percentage determined without regard to said amendment. Said election shall be in writing and shall be irrevocable. The period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted or deemed to be made and shall end on the latest of:
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. If the vesting schedule of the Plan is amended, in the case of an Employee who is a Participant as of the later of the date such amendment is adopted or the date it becomes effective, the Vested percentage (determined as of such date) of such Employee's Individual Account derived from Employer Contributions will not be less than the percentage computed under the Plan as of that date without regard to such amendment. Furthermore, if the Plan's vesting schedule is amended, or the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Participant's Vested percentage, or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a top-heavy vesting schedule, each Participant with at least three Years of Vesting Service with the Employer may elect, within the time set forth below, to have the Vested percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. For Participants who do not have at least one Hour of Service in any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting "five Years of Vesting Service" for "three Years of Vesting Service" where such language appears. The period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted or deemed to be made and shall end the later of
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. If the Plan's vesting schedule is amended, or the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Participant's nonforfeitable percentage or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to or from a top-heavy vesting schedule, each Participant with at least three (3) Years of Service with the Employer may elect within a reasonable period after the adoption of the amendment or change, to have the nonforfeitable percentage computed under this Plan without regard to such amendment or change. For Participants who do not have at least 1 Hour of Service in any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting "5 Years of Service" for "3 Years of Service" where such language appears. This period during which the election may be made shall commence with the date the amendment is adopted or deemed to be made and shall end on the latest of:
Amendment of Vesting Schedule. Although ----------------------------- the Company reserves the right to amend the aforesaid vesting provisions at any time, the Company shall not amend such provisions (and no such amendment shall be effective) if the amendment would reduce the nonforfeit- able percentage of any Participant's account value de- rived from Matching Contributions (determined as of the later of the date the Company adopts the amendment, or the date the amendment becomes effective) to a percentage less than the nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. If the Company shall amend the vesting schedule, each Participant having at least three (3) years of Vesting Service with the Employer may elect to have the percentage of his or her nonforfeitable accrued benefit computed under the Plan without regard to the amendment. The Committee, as soon as practicable, shall communicate an explanation of the effect of the amendment to the vesting provisions to each Participant, together with, if applicable, the appropriate form upon which a Participant so entitled under the provisions of this Section may make an election to remain under the vesting provisions provided under the Plan prior to the amendment and notice of the time within which such Participant must make an election to remain under the prior vesting provisions. The Participant must file his or her election in writing with the Committee within sixty (60) days after his or her receipt of the notice of the amendment changing the vesting provisions. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, no election need be provided for any Participant whose nonforfeitable percentage under the Plan, as amended, at any time cannot be less than such percentage determined without regard to such amendment.
