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        <Explanation>Delta Dental of South DakotaCompensation Committee CharterPurposeThe purpose of the Compensation Committee is to review and report to the Board on compensation and personnel policies, programs and plans and to approve employee compensation and benefit plans.MembershipThe Compensation Committee shall be comprised of the DDSD Chair and vice-chair and at least two other board members.TermCommittee members are appointed to annual terms and may be reappointed to unlimited consecutive terms.Responsibilities1.Develop and recommend DDSD's compensation philosophy.2.Develop and recommend DDSD's compensation and benefits policies and programs including incentive plans, pension plan, and any perquisites.3.Periodically review DDSD's compensation and benefits policies/programs to determine whether they are properly coordinated and appropriate/competitive for like organizations.4.Annually review the CEO's performance and determine salary adjustments and incentive payments for CEO, ensuring compliance with the IRS "Rebuttable Presumption" safety zone for executive comp matters.5.Reviews CEO's recommendations as to salary adjustments and incentive payments for executive staff, ensuring compensation within the ranges of the executive compensation philosophy.MeetingsThe Compensation Committee shall meet at least annually and more often as determined necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.Reporting &amp; AuthorityThe Compensation Committee may exercise all of the powers of the Board as authorized in concert with this charter. All actions taken by the Compensation Committee will be reported to the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>DENTISTS LICENSED IN SOUTH DAKOTA THAT PAY A ONE-TIME MEMEBERSHIP DUES.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>Client Note 2 - 409A DOCUMENT CORRECTION UNDER IV AND V OF NOTICE 2010-61. The name and taxpayer identification number of each service provider affected by the document failure: Scott Jones SSN: 504-68-50302. Identification of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan: Amended Supplemental Employment Agreement with Scott Jones.3. The document failures are eligible for correction under the terms of Notice 2010-6. The document failures were corrected under IV and V of Notice of 2010-6. Delta Dental Plan of South Dakota has taken all actions required and otherwise met all requirements for such correction as of the last day of its taxable year in which the correction was made, and also as of the last day of any subsequent taxable year of Scott Jones during which an amount, if any, is required to be included in income under 409A by Scott Jones as part of the correction. The date of correction was December 30, 2010 and there was no event causing the inclusion of an amount in income under 409A.4. Scott Jones has not included any income under 409A as part of this correction. The amount involved in each document failure was $534,898.00.DELTA DENTAL PLAN OFSOUTH DAKOTAEIN: 46-0309258</Explanation>
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