Merger or Consolidation of Plan. In the event of any merger or consolidation of the Plan with, or transfer in whole or in part of the assets and liabilities of the Plan to, another plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shall be transferred to the other plan only if each Participant would, if the Plan or the other plan then terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer that is equal to or greater than the benefit the Participant would have been entitled to receive if the Plan had been terminated immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer.

Merger or Consolidation of Plan. In the event of anya merger or consolidation of the Plan with, or transfer in wholeof assets or in part of the assets and liabilities of the Plan to, anotherto any other plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shall be transferred to the other plan only if each Participant would, if the Plan or the other plan then terminated,participant will receive a benefit immediately after thesuch merger, consolidation,consolidation or transfer (if the plan then terminated) that is at least equal to or greater than the benefit the Participant would have beenparticipant was entitled to receive if the Plan had been terminated immediately before such merger, consolidation or transfer (if the merger, consolidation, or transfer.plan had terminated).

Merger16.5Merger with Other Plans. The Plan shall not be merged or Consolidation of Plan. In the event of any merger or consolidation of the Planconsolidated with, or transfer in whole or in part ofnor shall the assets andor liabilities of the Plan to, another plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shallFund be transferred to theto, any other plan only ifplan, unless each Participant would, if the Plan or the other plan then terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation,consolidation or transfer thatwhich is equal to or greater than the benefit thesuch Participant would have been entitled to receive iffrom the Plan had been terminatedTrust Fund immediately before the merger, consolidation,consolidation or transfer.transfer if the Trust Fund had then terminated.

MergerThe Plan may not be merged or Consolidation of Plan. In the event ofconsolidated with any mergerother plan, and no assets or consolidation of the Plan with, or transfer in whole or in part of the assets and liabilities of the Plan to, another plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shallTrust Fund may be transferred to theany other plan only ifplan, unless each Participant would, ifMember would (if the Plan or the other plan then terminated,terminated) receive a benefitBenefit immediately after the merger, consolidation,consolidation or transfer thatwhich is equal to or greater than the benefit the ParticipantBenefit such Member would have been entitled to receive ifimmediately before such merger, consolidation or transfer (if the Plan had been terminated immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer.terminated).

MergerThis Plan may be merged or Consolidation of Plan. In the event of any merger or consolidation of the Planconsolidated with, or transfer in whole its assets and/or in part of the assets and liabilities of the Plan to, another plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shallmay be transferred to theany other plan only if eachthe benefits which would be received by a Participant would, ifof this Plan, in the Plan orevent of a termination of the other plan then terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger,such trans fer, merger or consolidation, or transfer that isare at least equal to or greater than the benefitbenefits the Participant would have been entitled to receivereceived if the Plan had been terminated immediately before the merger, consolidation,transfer, merger or transfer.consolidation and such transfer, merger or consolidation does not otherwise result in the elimination or reduction of any "[Section 411(d)(6)] protected benefits" as described in Section 8.1(e).

Merger or Consolidation of Plan. In the event of any merger or consolidation of the Plan with, or transfer in whole or in part of the assets and liabilities of the Plan to, another plan, the assets and liabilities of the Plan shall be transferred to the other plan only if eachEach Participant would, if thewould (if either this Plan or the other plan then terminated,terminated) receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation,consolidation or transfer thatwhich is equal to or greater than the benefit the Participanthe would have been entitled to receive if the Plan had been terminated immediately before the merger, consolidation,consolidation or transfer.transfer (if this Plan had then terminated);