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Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
Eligibility & Enrollment |
Eligibility
Any associate in "good standing" that is 18 years of age or
older is allowed to participate in the plan as long as their immediate
employer supports participation through their payroll. Participation
is voluntary. Officers or Outside Director participants who cease participation
in the plan may not participate again in the plan for at least six months
following the date they cease to participate.
Enrollment
In order to enroll, an eligible associate must log on at www.retireonline.com
and complete the on-line enrollment for this particular plan. The enrollment
requests will be transmitted to the respective payroll areas on a weekly
basis and the deduction request will go into effect as soon as administratively
possible. A participant may elect to increase or decrease the amount
of payroll deductions or discontinue payroll deductions from future
pay periods by revising the on-line enrollment information.
All after-tax deductions will automatically come out of each
participant's paycheck once enrolled.
Costs
All costs and expenses incurred in administering this Plan shall
be paid by the Company. Participants are responsible for paying a small
charge associated with the selling of their stock in the plan (currently
$.05/share).

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