Equalization Claim definition

Equalization Claim means the additional cost calculated by the Pension Schemes’ Actuary (Mercer) as of November 30, 2007 of providing any benefits to any member of a Pension Scheme as a result of the operation of Article 141 of the Treaty of Rome (including costs resulting from the effect of amendments to the Pension Schemes’ benefit structure as determined by the English Court or by agreement of the Pension Schemes, purportedly introduced on or after May 17, 1990 in order to ensure compliance with that Article (the “Article