Excess Benefit Plan

THE EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN


OF


THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION


Effective August 1, 1984
Restated August 1, 1989
Amended June 30, 1993
Restated October 1, 1995
Amended April 1, 2000
Amended August 17, 2000


Working Copy


Incorporating First and Second Amendments to Plan


INDEX
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Page No.
-------- ARTICLE 1 Definitions 1


ARTICLE 2 Purpose of Plan 3


ARTICLE 3 Eligibility 4


ARTICLE 4 Benefits 5


ARTICLE 5 Administration 7


ARTICLE 6 Amendment and Termination 8


ARTICLE 7 Miscellaneous 9


THE EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN


OF


THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION


The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, a New York corporation having its principal place of business in Norwalk, Connecticut, hereby restates as of October 1, 1995 The Excess Benefit Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation which was effective as of August 1, 1984.


ARTICLE 1
Definitions


The words and phrases defined hereinafter shall have the following meaning:


Section 1.1 - Act. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.


Section 1.2 - Beneficiary. The person or persons named under the provisions of Section 4.4 of this Plan.


Section 1.3 - Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company.


Section 1.4 - Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or as it may be amended from time to time.


Section 1.5 - Company. The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, a New York corporation, or any successor to it in ownership of all or substantially all of its assets.


Section 1.6 - Committee. The Committee appointed by the Board of Directors as provided for in Article XII of The Employee Pension Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation.


Section 1.7 - Effective Date. August 1, 1984. The effective date of this restatement is October 1, 1995.


Section 1.8 - Employee. Any person, including any officer or director who is employed in the service of the Company and who is a participant in the Pension Plan or the Savings Plan.


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Section 1.9 - Pension Plan. The Employee Pension Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation formerly known as the Employee Retirement Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation.


Section 1.10 - Plan. The Excess Benefit Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation.


Section 1.11 - Plan Year. The period August 1, 1992 through June 30, 1993 shall constitute a short Plan Year. Thereafter, a Plan Year shall mean each twelve (12) consecutive month period from July 1 to the next succeeding June 30.


Section 1.12 - Savings Plan. The Employee Savings Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation formerly known as the Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation.


Any word or phrase that is not a defined term in this section, which is a defined word or term in either the Savings Plan or Pension Plan and is used in this Plan, shall have the same meaning as the Plan in which it appears.


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ARTICLE 2
Purpose of Plan


Section 2.1 - Purpose. This Plan is designed to provide retirement benefits payable out of the general assets of the Company where benefits cannot be paid under the Pension Plan and/or contributions are limited under the Savings Plan because of the application of Code Section 415 and Code Section 401(a)(17) and the provisions of the Pension Plan and/or the Savings Plan which implement such sections.


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ARTICLE 3
Eligibility


Section 3.1 - Eligibility. Any Employee or his Beneficiary shall be eligible for coverage under this Plan if such Employee is an officer of th ...