- 4 - 1990, Morrissey became the sole remaining participant of the Defined Benefit Plan. Under the Agreement for the Trust,2 dated October 25, 1977, effective November 1, 1976, section 7.01(o) provides that the trustees shall have the power with respect to the Trust: To lend money to a Participant at the then current rates of interest being charged by commercial banks for similar loans, in an amount not exceeding the value of such Participant's Accrued Benefit and all such loans to the extent they are secured only by the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit shall be repaid within two (2) years from the date of such loan. Any loans made pursuant to this sub- paragraph to the extent they are not secured by the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit shall be otherwise adequately secured. Under the second amendment, effective November 1, 1976, section 7.01(o) was amended to read as follows: To lend money to a Participant at the then current rates of interest being charged by commercial banks for similar loans, in an amount not exceeding the value of such Participant's Accrued Benefit, and all such loans to the extent they are secured only by the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit shall be repaid within seven (7) years from the date of such loan. Any loans made pursuant to this sub- paragraph to the extent they are not secured by the Participant's vested Accrued Benefit shall be otherwise adequately secured. From February 8, 1984, through December 9, 1988, Morrissey, as trustee of the Defined Benefit Plan, made a series of six 2We note that the administrative record contains an Agreement only for the Trust and not for the Defined Benefit Plan itself. According to this Agreement, "this Trust * * * forms part of a Pension Plan of the Employer". Consequently, we find the Defined Benefit Plan incorporates the Trust.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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