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TAX SAVINGS BENEFITS  OTHER BENEFITS




                 401(k) Retirement Savings Program

                 Burnham provides employees with the opportunity to build savings for long term financial goals, such as
                 retirement, through a 401(k) plan adminstered by Principal Financial Group. You are eligible to enroll in the
                 Burnham 401(k) Plan on the first day of the month after three months of service.

                 You can defer a percentage of your annual salary up to the IRS maximum. If you are 50 years or older during
                 the plan year, you may contribute a catch-up deferral.
                                                   401(k) Contribution Limits

                 For                                                  2018                         2019
                 Employee Deferral                                  $18,500
                                                                                             Indexed for Inflation
                 Catch-up Deferral for Employees Over Age 50         $6,000


                   The 401(k) plan offers a variety of investment options to meet your individual needs and investment styles. If
                  you are new to Burnham, you can rollover your 401(k) from a previous employer.

                  Burnham matches 50% of the first 6% of your deferral. Your contributions are immediately 100% vested
                  when you make them. Burnham’s contributions vest over a period of five years of service as follows:

                                 Burnham’s 401(k) Matching Contributions Vesting Schedule

                     Up to 1 Year       1 Year         2 Years          3 Years         4 Years         5 Years
                         0%             20%              40%             60%             80%             100%




                 Travel Assist

                 Burnham provides all employees with a Travel Assistance Program through UnitedHealthcare Global.
                 Travel assistance can help you cope with emergencies when you travel more than 100 miles from home or
                 internationally for trips of up to 180 days. It can also help you with non-emergencies, such as planning your
                 trip. Services include:
                 •  Pre-trip assistance including passport, visa, weather and currency exchange information, health hazards
                   advice and inoculation requirements
                 •  Trip assistance including emergency ticket, credit card and passport replacement assistance, funds transfer
                   assistance and missing baggage assistance
                 •  Medical assistance including locating medical care providers and interpreter services
                 •  Legal assistance including locating a local attorney, consular officer or bail bond service
                 •  Emergency transportation services including arranging and paying for emergency evacuation to the nearest
                   adequate medical facility and medically-necessary repatriation to your home, including repatriation of
                   remains (when arranged by UnitedHealthcare Global)
                 •  Personal security services including logistical arrangements for ground transportation, housing and/
                   or evacuation in the event of political unrest, social instability, health or environmental hazards. In more
                   complex situations, assistance in making arrangement with providers of specialized security services


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