BENIFIT PLAN definition

BENIFIT PLAN means any employee pension, retirement, profit-sharing, stock bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock option, employee stock ownership, hospitalization, medical, dental, vacation, insurance, sick pay, disability, severance or other plan, fund, program, policy, contract or arrangement, whether arrived at through collective bargaining or otherwise, providing employee benefits (including but not limited to any "employee benefit plan" as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and any employee benefit plan that is a "cafeteria plan" as described in Section 125 of the Code), currently maintained or previously maintained at any time in the last five years by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to by FirstBancorporation or any Subsidiary, for the benefit of employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors or other beneficiaries, whether created in writing, through an employee manual or similar document, or orally.