Notwithstanding any provisions in the Plan to the contrary, any distribution under the Plan shall be made in accordance with Code Section 457(d) and a reasonable and good faith interpretation of Code Section 401(a)(9), including the incidental benefit rules of Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code, Treasury Regulations 1.401(a)(9)-1 through -9 as they are amended. No payment option may be selected by a Participant unless the amounts payable to the Participant are expected to be at least equal to the minimum distribution required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code.
The Accounts of a Participant shall be distributed to the Participant beginning no later than the Participant's "required beginning date." For purposes of this Section, "required beginning date" means April 1 of the calendar year following the later of (i) the calendar year in which the Participant reaches the applicable age or (ii) the calendar year in which the Participant retires. For a Participant who attained age 701/2 before December 31, 2019, the applicable age is 701/2. For a Participant who attained age 72 before January 1, 2023, the applicable age is 72. For a member who attains age 72 after December 31, 2022, the applicable age is as defined in Code Section 401(a)(9)(C)(v).
For purposes of this Section, "first distribution year" means the calendar year described in the preceding sentence. Except as otherwise required by Code Section 457(d)(2), the amount to be distributed each year, beginning with the distributions attributable to the first distribution year, shall not be less than the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's account balance by the lesser of (i) the applicable life expectancy, or (ii) if the Participant's spouse is not the designated beneficiary, the applicable divisor specified in Code Section 401(a)(9) or the regulations promulgated there under. Distributions after the death of the Participant to the spouse shall be distributed using the applicable life expectancy as the applicable divisor.
Required minimum distributions will be determined under this section beginning with the first distribution calendar year and up to and including the distribution calendar year that includes the Participant's date of death. If the Participant dies before receiving the minimum distribution payable for the distribution calendar year in the year of the Participant's death, such amount shall be distributed to the Participant's Beneficiary.
The "distribution calendar year" means the calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning before the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participant's required beginning date. The required minimum distribution for the Participant's first distribution calendar year will be made on or before the Participant's required beginning date. The required minimum distribution for other distribution calendar years, including the required minimum distribution for the distribution calendar year in which the Participant's required beginning date occurs, will be made on or before December 31 of that distribution calendar year.
The Participant is responsible for coordinating between any other 457 plans he or she has and this Plan to meet the minimum distribution rules.
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