Primary Spouse’s Benefit

Eligibility

For your spouse or minor dependent children to receive this benefit, you must, at the time of your death, be vested in this plan and have at least 750 covered hours in this plan or in combination with a reciprocal plan sometime during the three calendar years immediately preceding your death.

Amount

With this benefit, your spouse or minor dependent children receive a monthly income equal to your total monthly benefit at the time of your death. This benefit is paid to a spouse under age 62 until he or she attains age 62, remarries or dies, whichever occurs first. If there is no surviving spouse or, if your spouse dies while receiving this benefit, the monthly income is paid to your minor dependent children until the youngest dependent child reaches age 18 (age 21 if a full-time student as determined by this plan), with the benefit divided equally among the minor dependent children. When your surviving spouse reaches age 62 or remarries, he or she may be eligible for the qualified spouse’s benefit (please see below) which becomes payable on the first of the following month.

For additional information about the primary spouse’s benefit, please see Article 8.2.