Exhibit 10.16
GE Energy Supplementary Pension Plan
Effective as of January 1, 2023
Introduction
The GE Supplementary Pension Plan consists of two parts as set forth herein. Part I describes Supplementary Pension Annuity Benefits, and Part II describes Executive Retirement Installment Benefits.
Effective January 1, 2023, in anticipation of General Electric Company’s split into three separate companies comprising General Electric Company’s aviation, healthcare, and energy businesses, respectively, the benefits and liabilities under the GE Supplementary Pension Plan (renamed the GE Aerospace Supplementary Pension Plan) attributable to certain individuals are transferred to this Plan, as described in Appendix A. After December 31, 2022, no individual whose benefit is transferred to this Plan from the GE Supplementary Pension Plan (nor any of their beneficiaries) shall accrue additional benefits or service, or have any rights, under, or with respect to, the GE Supplementary Pension Plan (even if such individual is subsequently employed by, or has service with, the General Electric Company or the GE Affiliates), unless the individual’s benefit is transferred back to the GE Supplementary Pension Plan in accordance with Appendix A. Because this Plan is a continuation of the GE Supplementary Pension Plan, this document includes the provisions of the GE Supplementary Pension Plan that applied before January 1, 2023.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, effective January 1, 2011, Part I of the Plan is closed. Accordingly, an Employee shall be eligible for a Supplementary Pension Annuity Benefit only if he participated in this Plan on or before December 31, 2010 (and shall actually receive such benefit only if he meets all the other applicable requirements therefor). For purposes of determining whether an Employee participated in the Plan on or before December 31, 2010: (a) any period of service described in Section XV(b) shall be disregarded and (b) an Employee shall be deemed to have met such requirement if he waived participation in the GE Pension Plan, but was otherwise eligible to participate in this Plan and is not an Excluded Employee or Ineligible Employee under the GE Pension Plan.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, effective December 31, 2020, benefits under Part I of the Plan are frozen, and no Employee shall accrue benefits under Part I of the Plan after such date. Prior to January 1, 2021, Part I and Part II of the Plan provided mutually exclusive benefits, and eligible Employees earned their entire benefits under the Plan either under Part I or Part II, but not both. However, Employees who are eligible for and participating under Part I of the Plan on December 31, 2020, shall commence participation under Part II of the Plan on January 1, 2021. An Employee will be considered to be eligible for and participating under Part I of the Plan and will be eligible to participate under Part II of the Plan only if, on December 31, 2020, the Employee: (A) was assigned to the GE executive or higher career band; (B) was employed by the Company; and (C) was enrolled in the GE Pension Plan (i.e., had not waived or suspended participation in the GE Pension Plan).