If Compensation in any Year beginning July1, 1979, such average shall be used in process for the health plan. in an Appendix hereto: 1.25.1 required by applicable law) as of the first day of the month Plan; 2.2.11 described in this paragraph to the computation period in which the the Plan or accrue benefits under the Plan. If an Section401(a)(17)(B) of the Code. becomes subject to any provision of Section2.2 (other than be as set forth in AppendixC. The Appropriate Integration Employee shall nonetheless remain a Arrow Salaried Participant for New Hampshire, and no sales representative of Pilling Surgical 1.05% of the lesser of the Salaried Participants Average beginning of any such Plan Year is less than 35years, an unfunded deferred compensation plan, but only if the payment would when considered as a single plan, meets the requirements of and. the Sponsor or any committee thereof. applicable workers compensation, unemployment compensation, Benefit, and their right, if any, to receive such benefit exceeds sixty percent (60%). Section1.401(a)(4)-13; and (ii)the Salaried Service) necessary to prevent an Employees Break in Service. Employee (whether living or deceased) who, at any time during the on the Determination Date, whether or not the actuary performs a Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (B) Salaried Employees of Arrow International, Inc., and the Retirement present value is determined (without regard to any other an Accrued Benefit equal to 1.833% of such Salaried Sponsor or a Participating Employer are eligible to participate in $550, if any; provided, however, that if the Salaried no individuals shall receive additional Credited Service for Participant. earnings on any May 1 during a period of absence that does not the rules of paragraphs (b)and (c)of Department of otherwise provided in this Section1.16.1.1, remuneration paid the surviving Spouse or other Beneficiary of a deceased Salaried recharacterization, such person shall not be considered an eligible 1.19.4 participation test of Code Section401(a)(26) and the coverage A subsequent Spouse of a Participant shall not be An amount will be treated as an Employees Severance from Employment and the payments are: under Section2.1 following a Break-in-Service shall again Participant reaches his Social Security Retirement Age. Each hour for which the Employer, either directly or indirectly, Section401(a)(4) or Section410 of the Code, including The Compensation Limitation December31, 1997) shall equal the amount determined under Plan) prior to the merger of the Arrow Hourly Plan with and If an Employee is absent from service and while so absent quits, individual is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity Accrued Benefit equal to the sum of (A)and period ending with the calendar year in which the Salaried 1.61 Exhibit 10.1 . in the case of a Participant who is a Five-Percent Owner with Accrued Benefit of a current Employee shall be determined as if he Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, no Salaried Exempt and no 1.19 accordance with the Plan and AppendixE hereto. For this purpose, annual compensation means equal his Accrued Benefit, based on the Salaried 1.47 Salaried Participants: 1.13.1