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1.2.16 Embarq Share Unit – a phantom share unit representing a share of Embarq's common stock.
1.2.17 Embarq Share Unit Fund – the Investment Fund comprised solely of Embarq Share Units, which Investment Fund shall
cease to exist as of December 31, 2006.
1.2.18 ERISA – the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
1.2.19 Initial Deferral Election Form – the form prescribed by the Committee pursuant to which a Participant may elect to make a
Pre-Tax Contribution of his or her Compensation to an Account established under this Plan and may elect the time and form o
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distribution of his or her Account.
1.2.20 Investment Election Form – the form prescribed by the Committee from time to time pursuant to which a Participant may
select the hypothetical investment of his or her Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.
1.2.21 Investment Fund – any of the hypothetical investment funds established by the Committee pursuant to the provisions o
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Section 3.
1.2.22 Limit – Compensation limit imposed by Code Section 401(a)(17) limiting the amount of compensation taken into account fo
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purposes of contributions to the 401(k) plan. The 2008 limit is $230,000 (as indexed).
1.2.23 401(k) plan – the Sprint Nextel 401(k) plan.
1.2.24 Matching Contribution – employer contributions to the Matching Contribution Account pursuant to Section 3.1.2.
1.2.25 Matching Contribution Account – the Account maintained for a Participant to which is credited Matching Contributions (i
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any), pursuant to Section 3.1.2.
1.2.26 Participant – an outside Board Member or an Eligible Employee of Sprint Nextel who elects to participate in accordance
with the terms of this Plan. A Board Member or an employee who has become a Participant shall continue as a Participant until the
earlier of (a) the Participant's death or (b) the date on which the Participant's entire Account balance has been distributed. If an
employee is no longer a part of a select group of highly compensated employees, the Participant will no longer be permitted to defe
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compensation after completion of deferrals already elected.
1.2.27 Plan – the nonqualified, income deferral program maintained by Sprint Nextel established for the benefit of Participants
eligible to participate therein, as set forth in this Plan Statement. (As used herein, "Plan" does not refer to the documents pursuant to
which the Plan is maintained. Those documents are referred to herein as the "Plan Statement"). The Plan shall be referred to as the
"Sprint Nextel Deferred Compensation Plan."
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