Severance Pay Plan - Aviall Inc.
AVIALL, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
(EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL 16, 1999)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION PAGE
ONE PURPOSE OF PLAN.............................................................1
TWO PRIOR SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS................................................1
THREE DEFINITIONS.................................................................1
FOUR ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS....................................................6
FIVE FUNDING.....................................................................7
SIX BENEFIT CLAIMS PROCEDURE....................................................7
6.1 Claims for Benefits................................................7
6.2 Request for Review of Denial.......................................7
6.3 Decision on Review of Denial.......................................7
SEVEN ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN..................................................8
7.1 Plan Administrator.................................................8
7.2 Responsibilities...................................................8
7.3 Allocation and Delegation of Plan Administrator Responsibilities...8
7.4 Actions of Fiduciaries.............................................8
7.5 General Administrative Powers......................................8
7.6 Appointment of Professional Assistance.............................9
7.7 Discretionary Acts.................................................9
7.8 Responsibility of Fiduciaries......................................9
7.9 Indemnity by Employer.............................................10
EIGHT ADOPTION OF PLAN BY SUBSIDIARY.............................................10
NINE AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN......................................................10
TEN TERMINATION OF THE PLAN....................................................11
ELEVEN VESTING....................................................................11
TWELVE STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS.............................................11
THIRTEEN RESTRICTIONS ON ASSIGNMENT.................................................11
FOURTEEN APPLICABLE LAW.............................................................12
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AVIALL, INC.
SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
AVIALL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), adopted for its
Eligible Employees a severance pay plan effective as of March 11, 1998 (the
"Effective Date"), which plan was amended and restated as of April 16, 1999, in
accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein.
SECTION ONE
PURPOSE OF PLAN
The purpose of the Plan is to provide financial support to Eligible
Employees who incur a Termination of Employment from the Employer.
SECTION TWO
PRIOR SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS
As of the Effective Date, the Plan replaces any and all severance pay
plans, policies, practices, arrangements or programs, written or unwritten, that
the Employer may have had in effect for its Eligible Employees from time to time
prior to the Effective Date. Any Eligible Employee of the Employer whose
employment is terminated on or after the Effective Date shall not be entitled to
any severance benefits other than those set forth herein. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section Two, nothing in this Plan shall adversely
affect the rights an individual Eligible Employee may have to severance payments
under any written agreement executed by and between the Employer and that
Eligible Employee (a "Severance Agreement"); provided however, that in the event
any Eligible Employee that is a party to a Severance Agreement suffers a
Termination of Employment and is entitled to and is receiving the severance
benefits intended to be provided under his or her Severance Agreement, such
Eligible Employee shall not be entitled to receive severance benefits pursuant
to this Plan.
SECTION THREE
DEFINITIONS
As used in the Plan:
3.1 "Base Pay" shall mean the Eligible Employee's gross salary or
hourly wages for a normal workweek before any deductions, exclusions or any
deferrals or contributions under any Company plan or program, but excluding
bonuses, incentive compensation, employee benefits or any other non-salary form
of compensation being received by an Eligible Employee immediately prior to
Termination of Employment (determined without regard to any reduction in Base
Pay that occurs after a Change of Control).
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3.2 "Cause" shall mean (i) the willful breach or habitual neglect of
assigned duties related to the Company, including compliance with Company
policies; (ii) conviction (including any plea of nolo contendere) of the
Eligible Employee of any felony or crime involving dishonesty or moral
turpitude; (iii) any act of personal dishonesty knowingly taken by the Eligible
Employee in connection with his responsibilities as an employee and intended to
result in personal enrichment of the Eligible Employee or any other person; (iv)
bad faith conduct that is materially detrimental to the Company; (v) inability
of the Eligible Employee to perform the Employee's duties due to alcohol or
illegal drug use; (vi) the Eligible Employee's failure to comply with any legal
written directive of the Board of Directors of the Company; (vii) any act or
omission of the Eligible Employee which is of substantial detriment to the
Company because of the Eligible Employee's intentional failure to comply with
any statute, rule or regulation, except any act or omission believed by the
Eligible Employee in good faith to have been in or not opposed to the best
interest of the Company (without intent of the Eligible Employee to gain,
directly or indirectly, a profit to which the Eligible Employee was not legally
entitled) and except that Cause shall not mean bad judgment or negligence other
than habitual neglect of duty; or (viii) any other act or failure to act or
other conduct which is determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole
discretion, to be demonstrably and materially injurious to the Employer,
monetarily or otherwise.
3.3 "Change of Control" shall mean:
(i) The Company is merged or consolidated or reorganized into or
with another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such merger,
consolidation or reorganization less than a majority of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation or person
immediately after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of
Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially
all of its assets to any other corporation or other legal person, and less than
a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of
such corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer is held in
the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to
such sale or transfer;
(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-l (or
any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing
that any person (as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section
14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial owner (as the term
"beneficial owner" is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or
regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 20% or
more of the Voting Stock of the Company; or
(iv) If during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
at the beginning of any such period constitute the Directors of the Company
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the
election, or the nomination for election by the Company's shareholders of each
Director first elected during such period was approved by a vote
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of at least two-thirds of the Directors of the Company then still in office who
were Directors of the Company at the beginning of any such period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Subsections (ii) and (iii)
above, a "Change of Control" shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes
of this Agreement (i) solely because (A) the Company; (B) a Subsidiary; or (C) a
Company-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or other employee benefit plan
of the Company either files or becomes obligated to file a report under or in
response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1 or Form 8-K (or any successor schedule,
form or report or item therein) under the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial
ownership by it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of
20% or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change of control of the
Company has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or (ii) solely because of a change of control of any
Subsidiary.
3.4 "Company" shall mean Aviall, Inc.
3.5 "Eligible Employee" shall mean the Employer's regular, full-time
salaried or hourly employees who are residents of the United States and who are
not covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and a
collective bargaining representative.
3.6 "Employer" shall mean the Company and any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company which adopts the Plan.
3.7 "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time. References to any Section of ERISA shall
include any successor provision thereto.
3.8 "Incentive Pay" shall mean one fifty-second (1/52) of the greater
of (i) the dollar amount of the annual incentive payment that would be payable
to the Eligible Employee if the Company reaches its target performance for that
year under the Company's short-term incentive program applicable to the Eligible
Employee, as if all requirements for full payment of such incentive had been
met, or (ii) the dollar amount of the annual incentive actually paid or payable
to the Eligible Employee for the most recently completed fiscal year. The
Incentive Pay shall include, in addition to cash incentive payments, the cash
value of any restricted stock awards, which shall be equal to the lesser of (A)
the value of any restricted stock when awarded or (B) the current market value
of such restricted stock as of the date of Termination of Employment.
3.9 "Internal Revenue Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time. References to any Section of the Internal
Revenue Code shall include any successor provision thereto.
3.10 "Officer" shall mean any officer of the Company with the title of
Vice President or higher, other than those Officers that have been designated as
Senior Officers.
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3.11 "Participant" shall mean an Eligible Employee who is or becomes a
Participant in the Plan as provided in Section Four.
3.12 "Plan" shall mean the Aviall, Inc. Amended and Restated Severance
Pay Plan as set forth in this document, and as hereafter amended.
3.13 "Plan Year" shall mean the twelve (12)-month period ending on
December 31.
3.14 "Plan Administrator" shall mean the person, persons or entity
administering the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section Seven
hereof. The Plan Administrator shall be the "named fiduciary", as referred to in
Section 402(a) of ERISA, with respect to the management, operation and
administration of the Plan.
3.15 "Release Form" shall mean the Severance Plan Agreement and Release
Form in substantially the form attached as Appendices A-1 or A-2, in the case of
Eligible Employees who are age 40 and over at the time of Termination of
Employment, and Appendix B, in the case of Eligible Employees who are under age
40 at the time of Termination of Employment.
3.16 "Senior Officer" shall mean an Officer of the Company or a
Subsidiary who has received a letter, signed by the Company's President and
Chief Executive Officer or the Company's Senior Vice President, Law and Human
Resources, stating that such Officer has been classified as a "Senior Officer."
3.17 "Severance Pay" shall mean, except as provided below, an amount
equal to the Eligible Employee's Base Pay (plus, in the case of Eligible
Employees who are Officers of the Company, Incentive Pay) multiplied by the
number of weeks set forth in the following schedule, based on the Eligible
Employee's job classification at his Termination of Employment:
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Severance Pay for
Severance Pay for Termination of
Termination of Employment on or
Employment Prior Within One Year After
Eligible Employee Classification to a Change of Control a Change of Control
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(i) Senior Officers 104 weeks 104 weeks
(ii) Officers other than 52 weeks 52 weeks
Senior Officers
(Grade 13)
(iii) Directors 24 weeks, plus one (1) 24 weeks, plus two (2)
(Grades 11-12) additional week for each additional weeks for
Year of Service, with a each Year of Service,
minimum of 26 weeks with a minimum of 26
weeks
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(iv) Senior Managers Twelve (12) weeks, plus Twelve (12) weeks, plus
(Grades 9-10) one (1) additional week two (2) additional
for each Year of Service weeks for each Year of
Service
(v) Managers Nine (9) weeks, plus Nine (9) weeks, plus
(Grades 7-8) one (1) additional week two (2) additional week
for each Year of Service for each Year of Service
(vi) Supervisors/Professionals Six (6) weeks, plus one Six (6) weeks, plus two
(Grades 1-7) (1) additional week for (2) additional week for
each Year of Service each Year of Service
(vii) Non-Exempt Employees Four (4) weeks, plus Four (4) weeks, plus
(Non-Exempt Grades 2-9) one (1) additional week two (2) additional week
for each Year of Service for each Year of Service
3.18 "Subsidiary" shall mean an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock.
3.19 "Termination of Employment" shall mean a termination of employment
from the Employer which results from an affirmative discharge from employment by
the Employer, other than discharge for Cause. An Eligible Employee shall not be
deemed to have incurred a Termination of Employment by reason of the transfer of
the Eligible Employee's employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or
among Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
3.19, an Eligible Employee who, in connection with the merger, acquisition, sale
or other disposition of the Employer or all or any part of a business unit of
the Employer, is offered, on, prior to or within two weeks of closing on such
merger, acquisition, sale or other disposition, continued employment with the
successor company (including, without limitation, a purchaser of all or any
substantial part of a business unit) shall not be deemed to have incurred a
Termination of Employment and shall not be eligible for Severance Pay under this
Plan. The Plan Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether an
Eligible Employee's termination of employment from the Employer constitutes a
"Termination of Employment."
3.20 "Voting Stock" shall mean securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors.
3.21 "Years of Service" shall mean the period of continuous employment
with one or more Employers commencing on the Eligible Employee's original hire
date or most recent adjusted hire date, and ending on the Eligible Employee's
date of Termination of Employment. A period of continuous employment shall
include any leave of absence with or without pay. An Eligible Employee shall not
be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of an Employer by reason of the
transfer of the Eligible Employee's employment between the Company and any
Subsidiary or among Subsidiaries. An Eligible Employee shall receive one (1)
Year of Service credit for each full year of employment measured from the
appropriate hire date or anniversary of
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the hire date. Any partial year of employment shall not count as a Year of
Service. An Eligible Employee's period of employment with Ryder System, Inc.
will be included in the determination of his or her Years of Service, provided
he or she became employed by an Employer before January 1, 1994 in connection
with the spinoff of the aviation services businesses of Ryder System, Inc. In
addition, an Eligible Employee's period of employment with a company or business
acquired by an Employer will be included in the determination of his or her
Years of Service, provided he or she was an employee of such acquired company or
business on the date of its acquisition by the Employer and became employed by
the Employer in connection with the acquisition.
3.22 Wherever appropriate, words used in the Plan in the singular may
mean the plural, the plural may mean the singular, and the masculine may mean
the feminine.
SECTION FOUR
ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS
An Eligible Employee who suffers a Termination of Employment shall become
a Participant as of the date of his or her Termination of Employment and shall
be entitled to receive the Severance Pay applicable to such Participant provided
he or she executes a Release Form as provided for herein.
A Participant's Severance Pay shall be paid to the Participant within an
administratively reasonable time following Termination of Employment, or where
applicable, following the expiration of the revocation period provided on the
Release Form. In the event the Termination of Employment occurs prior to a
Change of Control or more than one year following a Change of Control, Severance
Pay shall be paid in cash in bi-weekly installments so that each installment
payment will equal that portion of his Severance Pay attributable to two (2)
weeks. Such bi-weekly payments will continue until such Severance Pay is paid in
full. In the event the Termination of Employment occurs on or within one year
following a Change of Control, Severance Pay shall be paid in cash in a lump
sum.
If a Participant dies following execution of the Release Form, but before
receiving all or part of the Severance Pay to which he or she is entitled, the
Plan Administrator shall pay such Participant's Severance Pay to the
Participant's surviving spouse (if any) and if none to the Participant's estate.
An Eligible Employee otherwise entitled to Severance Pay under this Plan
shall be paid (or his estate shall be paid) such Severance Pay only if that
Eligible Employee executes and files with the Plan Administrator, on or before
the date specified on the Release Form, a fully completed Release Form, and in
the case of Eligible Employees age 40 and over, does not revoke the Release Form
within seven (7) days of executing the Release Form.
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SECTION FIVE
FUNDING
Funding for this Plan shall come solely from the general assets of the
Employer. All payments of Severance Pay with respect to a particular Participant
shall be paid from the general assets of that Participant's Employer. Neither
the Employer nor the Plan Administrator shall have any obligation to establish a
trust or fund for the payment of benefits under the Plan or to insure any of the
benefits under the Plan. None of the officers, members of the Board of
Directors, or agents of the Employer or the Plan Administrator guarantees in any
manner the payment of benefits hereunder.
SECTION SIX
BENEFIT CLAIMS PROCEDURE
6.1 Claims for Benefits. Any claim for benefits under the Plan shall be
made in writing to the Plan Administrator. If such claim for benefits is wholly
or partially denied, the Plan Administrator shall, within ninety (90) days after
receipt of the claim, notify the claimant of the denial of the claim. Such
notice of denial (i) shall be in writing, (ii) shall be written in a manner
calculated to be understood by the claimant, and (iii) shall contain (a) the
specific reason or reasons for denial of the claim, (b) a specific reference to
the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based, (c) a description
of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim, along
with an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (d) an
explanation of the claim review procedure, in accordance with the provisions of
this Section Six.
6.2 Request for Review of Denial. Within sixty (60) days after the
receipt by the claimant of a written notice of denial of the claim, or such
later time as shall be deemed reasonable taking into account the nature of the
benefit subject to the claim and any other attendant circumstances, if the
claimant does not agree with the denial of the claim, the claimant or his
authorized representative must file a written request with the Plan
Administrator that it conduct a full and fair review of the denial of the claim
for benefits. In connection with any request for a review of the denial of a
claim for benefits, the claimant, or his authorized representative, may review
pertinent documents relating thereto and may submit issues and comments in
writing to the Plan Administrator.
6.3 Decision on Review of Denial. The Plan Administrator shall deliver to
the claimant a written decision on the claim within sixty (60) days after the
receipt of the aforesaid request for review, except that if there are special
circumstances (such as the need to hold a hearing, if necessary) which require
an extension of time for processing, the aforesaid sixty (60)-day period shall
be extended to one hundred twenty (120) days. Such decision shall (i) be written
in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, (ii) include the
specific reason or reasons for the decision, and (iii) contain a specific
reference to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision is based.
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SECTION SEVEN
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
7.1 Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator hereunder shall be the
Senior Vice-President, Law and Human Resources, or other appropriate Human
Resources Officer of the Company.
7.2 Responsibilities. The Plan Administrator shall be the "administrator"
(as defined in Section 3(16)(A) of ERISA) of the Plan, and shall be responsible
for the performance of all reporting and disclosure obligations under the
Internal Revenue Code and ERISA and all other obligations required or permitted
to be performed by the Plan Administrator under the Internal Revenue Code and
ERISA and not otherwise delegated pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Administrator
shall be the designated agent for service of legal process.
7.3 Allocation and Delegation of Plan Administrator Responsibilities. The
Plan Administrator may appoint such assistants or representatives as it deems
necessary for the effective exercise of its duties in administering the Plan and
may delegate to such assistants and representatives any powers and duties, both
ministerial and discretionary, as it deems expedient or appropriate. The Plan
Administrator also may designate any person, firm or corporation to carry out
any of the other responsibilities of the Plan Administrator under the Plan. Any
such allocation or designation shall be made pursuant to a written instrument
executed by the Plan Administrator.
7.4 Actions of Fiduciaries. The Plan Administrator may authorize or
approve any action by written instrument signed by a person duly authorized to
act on behalf of the Plan Administrator. Any written memorandum signed by any
such duly authorized person or by any other person duly authorized by the Plan
Administrator to act in respect of the subject matter of the memorandum, shall
have the same force and effect as a formal resolution adopted by the Plan
Administrator.
All acts and determinations with respect to the administration of the
Plan made by the Plan Administrator and any assistants or representatives
appointed by it shall be duly recorded by the Plan Administrator or by the
assistant or representative appointed by it to keep such records. All records,
together with such other documents as may be necessary for the administration of
the Plan, shall be preserved in the custody of the Plan Administrator or the
assistants or representatives appointed by it.
7.5 General Administrative Powers. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the Plan Administrator is authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions and purposes of the Plan and shall have the authority
to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan. In order to
effectuate the purposes of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the
discretionary authority and power to construe and interpret the Plan, to supply
any omissions therein, to reconcile and correct any errors or inconsistencies,
to decide any questions in the administration and application of the Plan, and
to make equitable adjustments for any mistakes or errors made in the
administration of the Plan. All such actions or determinations
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made in good faith by the Plan Administrator, and the application of rules and
regulations to a particular case or issue by the Plan Administrator shall,
subject to the claims procedures set forth in Section Six hereof, not be subject
to review by anyone, but shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons
ever interested hereunder. In construing the Plan and in exercising its power
under provisions requiring the Plan Administrator's approval, the Plan
Administrator shall attempt to ascertain the purpose of the provisions in
question and when such purpose is known or reasonably ascertainable, such
purpose shall be given effect to the extent feasible. In the discharge of this
discretionary authority the Plan Administrator shall have all necessary powers
and duties, including but not limited to the following:
(a) to require any person to furnish such information as is
reasonably necessary or appropriate for administration of the
Plan as a condition to receiving benefits under the Plan;
(b) to make such rules and regulations and prescribe the use of
such forms as he shall deem necessary for the efficient
administration of the Plan;
(c) to establish or cause to be established such procedures,
protocols and guidelines as he shall deem necessary to
interpret the terms and conditions of the Plan;
(d) to decide on questions concerning Plan eligibility, Years of
Service and Termination of Employment in accordance with the
terms of the Plan;
(e) to determine the amount of benefits payable to a Participant,
in accordance with the Plan, and to provide a full and fair
review to any Participant whose claim for benefits has been
denied in whole or in part;
(f) to designate other persons to carry out any duty or power
which would otherwise be a fiduciary responsibility of the
Plan Administrator, under the terms of the Plan.
7.6 Appointment of Professional Assistance. The Plan Administrator may
engage accountants, attorneys and such other personnel as it deems necessary or
advisable. The functions of any such persons engaged by the Plan Administrator
shall be limited to the specific services and duties for which they are engaged,
and such persons shall have no other duties, obligations or responsibilities
under the Plan. Unless otherwise specifically so delegated, such persons shall
exercise no discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting the
management of the Plan.
7.7 Discretionary Acts. Any discretionary actions of the Plan
Administrator with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be made in a
manner which does not discriminate in favor of stockholders, officers and highly
compensated employees.
7.8 Responsibility of Fiduciaries. The Plan Administrator and its
assistants and representatives shall be free from all liability for their acts
and conduct in the administration of the Plan except for acts of gross
negligence, fraud or willful misconduct; provided, however, that
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the foregoing shall not relieve any of them from any responsibility or liability
for any responsibility, obligation or duty that they may have pursuant to ERISA.
7.9 Indemnity by Employer. In the event and to the extent not insured
against by any insurance company pursuant to provisions of any applicable
insurance policy, the Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Plan
Administrator and its assistants and representatives from any and all claims,
demands, suits or proceedings in connection with the Plan that may be brought by
the Employer's employees, Participants or their legal representatives, or by any
other person, corporation, entity, government or agency thereof, including any
amounts paid in settlement, with the approval of the Plan Administrator, and any
and all other losses, damages, interest, expenses, including counsel fees
approved by the Plan Administrator, and penalties, including any penalties
imposed by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Section 502(1) of ERISA relating
to any breaches of fiduciary responsibility under Part 4 of Title I of ERISA,
arising from any action or failure to act, except where the same is judicially
determined to be due to gross negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct of such
individual in connection with the Plan. The indemnification contained in this
Section shall apply regardless of whether the event causing the liability arises
in whole or in part from the negligence (other than judicially determined gross
negligence) or other fault on the part of the individual, specifically including
breaches of fiduciary responsibility under ERISA.
SECTION EIGHT
ADOPTION OF PLAN BY SUBSIDIARY
Any Subsidiary, whether or not presently existing, may, with the approval
of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, adopt this Plan. Any Subsidiary
that adopts the Plan is thereafter an Employer with respect to its employees for
purposes of the Plan, and any event that causes any Employer to cease to be a
Subsidiary shall not affect such Subsidiary's adoption of this Plan or its
obligations under the Plan.
SECTION NINE
AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
The Board of Directors of the Company may amend the Plan at any time and
in any manner with respect to all of the Employers. Any amendment to this Plan
shall be effectuated by a written instrument signed by a duly authorized officer
of the Company and shall be incorporated into the Plan document. Any amendment
or restatement may be made retroactive if, in the judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Company, such retroactivity is necessary or advisable for any
reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a period of one year following a
Change of Control, this Plan may not be amended in any manner adverse to any
Eligible Employee.
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SECTION TEN
TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
Continuance of the Plan is not assumed as a contractual obligation of the
Employer, and the Board of Directors of the Company reserves the right to
terminate the Plan at any time. Such termination may occur without consent being
obtained from the Plan Administrator, Eligible Employees or any other interested
person; provided however, that any termination of this Plan shall not affect the
benefits payable under the Plan to any Eligible Employee who suffers a
Termination of Employment prior to the termination of the Plan. The Plan shall
automatically terminate upon dissolution of the Company, unless provision is
specifically made by its successors, if any, for the continuation of the Plan;
provided however, a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any
corporation or other legal entity shall not be deemed to be a dissolution of the
Company for purposes of this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following a
Change of Control, this Plan may not be terminated prior to the first
anniversary of the Change of Control.
SECTION ELEVEN
VESTING
No Eligible Employee shall have a vested right to any benefit under this
Plan prior to the time a determination is made by the Plan Administrator that
the particular Eligible Employee is a Participant.
SECTION TWELVE
STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
The adoption and maintenance of the Plan shall not be deemed to
constitute a contract between any Employer and its Eligible Employees or to be
consideration for, or an inducement or condition of, the employment of any
person. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed (i) to give to any Eligible
Employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Employer; (ii) to affect
the right of the Employer to discipline or discharge any Eligible Employee at
any time; (iii) to give the Employer the right to require any Eligible Employee
to remain in its employ; or (iv) to affect any Eligible Employee's right to
terminate his employment at any time.
SECTION THIRTEEN
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSIGNMENT
The benefits provided hereunder are not subject in any manner to the
debts or other obligations of the persons to whom they are payable. The interest
of an Eligible Employee may not be sold, transferred, assigned or encumbered in
any manner, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and any attempt so to
anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the
same shall be null and void.
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SECTION FOURTEEN
APPLICABLE LAW
To the extent not preempted by ERISA, the Plan shall be construed,
regulated, interpreted and administered under and in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Aviall, Inc. has caused the Plan to be signed by its
duly authorized officer on this 16th day of April, 1999.
AVIALL, INC.
By: /s/ Eric E. Anderson
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Eric E. Anderson, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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