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Building ownership in your account
                                                You have 100% vested ownership in your own contributions. The Plan
                                                maintains a vesting schedule to determine your ownership in the
                                                employer contribution and the employer matching contribution. You earn
                                                a vesting credit equal to an additional 20% vested ownership in your
                                                employer contributions for each year of service. A year of service is
                                                attained for each calendar year in which you work at least 1,000 hours.
                                                You may earn only one vesting credit per calendar year. The vesting
                                                percentage is 100% after five or more years of service.
                                                You will become immediately 100% vested in the employer matching
                                                contribution if one of these events occurs while employed: you reach
                                                age 65, you become permanently disabled, or in the event of your death.
               Building ownership while on military leave
                                                If you are absent from work for military service with the armed forces of
                                                the United States and return to service within periods required by law,
                                                you shall receive credit towards vesting for service during your period
                                                of absence.

               Building ownership while on authorized leave of absence
                                                If you are absent from work for reasons of an authorized leave of
                                                absence (such as family and medical leave and short-term disability),
                                                you will have hours of service credited to you for determining break
                                                in service, but not toward determining vesting credit during the
                                                absence period.

               Vesting for the rehired employee
                                                If you are rehired by Texas Mutual as a benefit eligible employee, you
                                                may be entitled to receive credit for prior service and you may also be
                                                entitled to a restoration of any previously forfeited monies if certain
                                                conditions are met. You are entitled to the vesting credits that you
                                                accumulated during the prior service regardless of whether you took an
                                                account distribution and regardless of the length of your absence. If you
                                                return before non-vested monies are permanently forfeited (after a
                                                five-year break in service) this may entitle you to have the non-vested
                                                monies restored so that further vesting service may increase your
                                                ownership in those monies.

               Plan investments

                                                Fidelity Investments is the Plan record-keeper. New benefit eligible
                                                employees are sent an enrollment kit that details investment choices
                                                and enrollment procedures for the Plan. A description of the investment
                                                options can also be found by logging into your Fidelity account at
                                                fidelity.com/atwork. Once your retirement account is established,
                                                you can contact Fidelity Investments to redirect your investments within
                                                the investment options provided. Refer to the Benefit Contacts
                                                section for information on how to contact Fidelity Investments and how
                                                to access your account for account balances, quotes, allocation changes
                                                and exchanges.





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