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SECTION 8
DEATH BENEFITS
8.1 Death On or After Annuity Starting Date.
(a) If a Participant dies on or after his or her annuity starting date with respect to his or her benefits under Section 6
that are not subject to §409A, the survivor benefits payable under the Plan with respect to such benefits, if any, shall be
payable in accordance with the form of distribution in effect for such Participant under the Plan as of the date of his or he
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death.
(b) If a Participant dies on or after his or her annuity starting date with respect to his or her benefits under Section 7
that are subject to §409A, the survivor benefits payable under the Plan with respect to such benefits, if any, shall be
payable in accordance with the form of distribution in effect for such Participant under the Plan as of the date of his or he
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death.
8.2 Computation of Surviving Spouse Benefit in Event of Participant’s Death Before Annuity Starting Date. If a Participant
dies before his or her annuity starting date, and such Participant is survived by a spouse to whom he or she was married for at
least one year immediately prior to the date of such Participant's death, such surviving spouse shall be entitled to a survivo
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benefit hereunder. Any such survivor benefit payable to a Participant’s spouse shall be equal to the excess of (a) over (b) where:
(a) equals the monthly amount of the survivor benefit payable to the Participant's surviving spouse under the
Qualified Pension Plan, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plan, except that (i) such determination,
computed as described in Section 4.1, shall disregard the restrictions under such plan which are imposed in accordance
with Sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code and shall include as compensation any Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferrals, and (ii) such determination shall include any additional years of credited service specified in Section 5.1 fo
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such Participant computed as described in Section 5.2; and
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