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FORM 10-K - Harman

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<strong>Harman</strong> International Industries, Incorporated and Subsidiaries<br />

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data and unless otherwise indicated)<br />

percent of a participant’s eligible contribution. Upon approval of the Board of Directors, each business unit may<br />

make a matching contribution of up to three percent (50 percent on the first six percent of an employee’s<br />

tax-deferred contribution) and a profit sharing contribution. Matching and profit sharing contributions vest at a<br />

rate of 25 percent for each year of service with the employer, beginning with the second year of service. Effective<br />

January 1, 2009, we suspended the matching and safe harbor non-elective contributions for these plans. Expenses<br />

related to the Retirement Savings Plan for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $13.7 million and $15.1<br />

million, respectively. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 income of $1.8 million was recorded representing<br />

the matching and safe harbor non-elective contributions for these plans through January 1, 2009 offset by the<br />

fiscal year 2008 reversal of profit sharing accrual in September 2008, as the contribution was not approved by the<br />

Board of Directors.<br />

Pension benefits. We provide defined pension benefits to certain eligible employees. The measurement date<br />

used for determining pension benefits is the last day of our fiscal year-end, June 30. We have certain business<br />

units in Europe that maintain defined benefit pension plans for many of our current and former employees. The<br />

coverage provided and the extent to which the retirees’ share in the cost of the program vary by business unit.<br />

Generally, plan benefits are based on age, years of service, and average compensation during the final years of<br />

service. In the United States, we have a SERP that provides retirement, death and termination benefits, as<br />

defined, to certain key executives designated by the Board of Directors. Our expenses related to the SERP for the<br />

years ended June 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 were $6.2 million, $7.1 million and $6.7 million, respectively.<br />

During fiscal 20<strong>10</strong>, we expect to contribute amounts to the defined benefit pension plans necessary to cover<br />

required disbursements. The benefits that we expect to pay in each fiscal year from 20<strong>10</strong> to 2014 are $7.7<br />

million, $7.4 million, $7.8 million, $8.6 million and $8.9 million, respectively. The aggregate benefits we expect<br />

to pay in the five fiscal years from 2015 to 2019 are $49.7 million.<br />

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