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Participant makes a new election prior to such effective date.
4.6. Forfeiture of Benefits. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, no benefits shall be payable under this
Plan with respect to any Participant who confesses to, or is convicted of, any act of fraud, theft or dishonesty arising in the course of,
or in connection with, his or her employment with a Participating Employer. The Committee's decision as to the applicability of this
Section 4.6 in any case shall be fixed and binding on all persons.
4.7. Surviving Spouse Benefit. In the event a Participant dies on or after the earliest date as of which he or she becomes
eligible for a benefit under Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 but prior to the first day of the first month for which benefits are payable to him or
her under this Plan, and such Participant is survived by a Spouse, a monthly surviving spouse benefit shall be payable to such Spouse
commencing as of the month the pre-retirement death benefit under the Basic Plan commences to be paid to the Spouse (the "survivor
benefit commencement date") and ending with the month in which the Spouse's death occurs. The monthly surviving spouse benefit
shall be computed as though the Participant had terminated employment on the date of his or her death (if not already terminated), had
chosen to have benefit payments commence in the 50% contingent annuity form described in Section 4.5 on the survivor benefit
commencement date, and had survived to and died on the day following such commencement date.
4.8. Disability. Any Participant who becomes Totally and Permanently Disabled at a time when he or she has ten or more
years of Service but before Normal Retirement Age shall continue to have Service credited on his or her behalf until the earlier of his
or her Normal Retirement Date or the date on which he or she is no longer
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