I was determining eligibility for a discretionary match this week and came across an interesting note in our plan.
Generally if you are not employed on the last day of the year you do not qualify for the DM. However there are several waivers; death; disability; early or normal retirement. No problem there. Normal retirement age is defined as "date of participant's 65th birthday (not to exceed 65th).
Does this mean if the participant is 66 he does not receive the DM?
Reference a participant who retired 12/14/2012 and had his 66th birthday on October 22, 2012, (born in 1946). Does this mean he does not receive the DM since he has exceeded his 65th?