Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (“Employee Matters Agreement”) is executed effective as of [Date], by and between General Electric Company, a New York corporation (“Parent”) and [GE Vernova Inc.], a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”) (collectively, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement dated [Date] (the “Separation Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth in writing the terms and conditions governing employee matters related to the Separation Transactions as set forth in this Employee Matters Agreement, which shall supplement the provisions of the Separation Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants set forth in the Separation Agreement and herein, and other good and valuable consideration, and contingent upon the Distribution, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
“Allocated Plan” means each Business Plan for which sponsorship was previously transferred to a member of the SpinCo Group, as designated in Appendix A. In Canada, the Allocated Plans include Canadian General Electric Pension Plan, GE Canada Pension Plan for GE Businesses in Quebec, Régime de retraite des employés non-syndiqués de Réseau Canada ULC, and such other Business Plans as specified in Appendix A, which were allocated to or established by a member of the SpinCo Group effective January 1, 2023, but only with respect to any Assets and Liabilities (i) not transferred from such plans to a plan established or maintained by a member of Parent Group or General Electric Canada, as applicable; or (ii) allocated to such plans from a plan maintained by General Electric Canada.
“Assets” for purposes of this Employee Matters Agreement is applicable only with respect to those Parent Plans or Business Plans which are funded by a trust that is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code.
“Business Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), (ii) other plan, program, fund, scheme or agreement, whether written or unwritten, providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, equity compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, insurance (including self-insured arrangements), health, medical or other welfare benefits, or post-employment or retirement benefits (including severance or other compensation, pension, health, medical, life insurance or other welfare benefits), and (iii) Employee Agreement, in each case which is sponsored, maintained, or administered or contributed to by one or more