280G Parachute Payments. In the event that any payments or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) provided to Executive constitute “parachute payments”’ within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (“Parachute Payments”), and will be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, the Executive’s Parachute Payments will be reduced to an amount determined by the Company in good faith to be the maximum amount that may be provided to the Executive without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such excise tax (the amount of such reduction, “Cutback Benefits”). The Parachute Payment reduction contemplated by the preceding sentence, if applicable, shall be implemented by determining the “Parachute Payment Ratio” (as defined below) for each Parachute Payment and then reducing the Parachute Payment in order beginning with the Parachute Payment with the highest Parachute Payment Ratio. For Parachute Payments with the same Parachute Payment Ratio, such Parachute Payments shall be reduced based on the time of payment of such Parachute Payments, with amounts having later payment dates being reduced first. For Parachute Payments with the same Parachute Payment Ratio and the same time of payment, such Parachute Payments shall be reduced on a pro rata basis (but not below zero) prior to reducing Parachute Payments with a lower Parachute Payment Ratio. For purposes hereof, the term “Parachute Payment Ratio” shall mean a fraction the numerator of which is the value of the applicable Parachute Payment for purposes of Section 280G of the Code and the denominator of which is the intrinsic value of such Parachute Payment.
280G Parachute Payments. Notwithstanding any other agreement between the Company and the Executive, in the event that any payment or benefits provided to Executive (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code ("Parachute Payments") and would be subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Executive will be entitled to receive either (A) the full amount of the Parachute Payments, or (B) the maximum amount that may be provided to Executive without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such Excise Tax, whichever of clauses (A) and (B), after taking into account applicable federal, state, and local taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Executive, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest portion of the Parachute Payments. Any reduction of the Parachute Payments pursuant to the foregoing shall occur in the following order: (1) the Cash Incentive Bonus or any other cash payment under any retention bonus agreement or similar agreement, (2) any cash severance payable by reference to the Executive's base salary and annual bonus; (3) any other cash amount payable to the Executive; (4) any benefit valued as a "parachute payment" (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code); and (5) acceleration of vesting of any equity award. Any determination required under this Section 9.13 shall be made in writing by the independent public accountants of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the Company and the Executive. For purposes of making any calculation required by this Section 9.13, such accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.
280G Parachute Payments. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by you (including any payment or benefit received in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of your employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments and benefits being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”) would be subject (in whole or part), to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments provided by reason of Section 280G of the Code in such other plan, arrangement or agreement, the cash severance payments shall first be reduced, and the noncash severance payments shall thereafter be reduced, to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax but only if (i) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments) is greater than or equal to (ii) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which the Employee would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).
280G Parachute Payments. If any payment or benefit that you would receive in connection with a Change in Control from the Company or otherwise (“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in your receipt of the greatest economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, any reduction shall be applied first, on a pro rata basis, to amounts that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and, in the event that the reductions pursuant to this Section 13(e) exceed payments that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the remaining reductions shall be applied, on a pro rata basis, to any other remaining payments. The Company’s determinations hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on all interested parties.
280G Parachute Payments. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or Agreement to the contrary, if any of the payments or benefits provided or to be provided by the Company or its affiliates to the Executive or for the Executive’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (“Covered Payments”) constitute parachute payments (“Parachute Payments”) within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and will be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (collectively, the “Excise Tax”), then the Company shall pay to the Executive, no later than the time the Excise Tax is required to be paid by the Executive or withheld by the Company, an additional amount (the “Gross-up Payment”) equal to the sum of the Excise Tax payable by the Executive, plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax position (taking into account any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign income, employment and excise taxes (including the Excise Tax and any income and employment taxes imposed on the Gross-up Payment)) that the Executive would have been in if the Executive had not incurred any tax liability under Section 4999 of the Code.
280G Parachute Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if (x) all or a portion of the Completion Bonus and the Restricted Stock Award to which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 would constitute “parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code with respect to the change in the ownership or effective control of XXXX as mutually determined by the Employer and Executive, and (y) the aggregate present value of such parachute payments and all other parachute payments received by the Executive in connection with the Merger (taking into account the exclusion of the portion of any such payments that constitutes reasonable compensation for services to be rendered by the Executive on or after the date of the Merger) is equal to or more than 3 times the Executive’s “base amount” as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code as mutually determined by the Employer and Executive, then the Completion Bonus and the Restricted Stock Award will be reduced to an amount that, when combined with all other parachute payments received by the Executive in connection with the Merger (including parachute payments from XXXX), is equal to 2.99 times the Executive’s base amount. In such case, the order of reduction pursuant to this Section shall apply first to the Completion Bonus until the portion of the Completion Bonus that constitutes parachute payment is reduced to zero, and then to the Restricted Stock Award to be made last (i.e., in reverse order of time).
280G Parachute Payments. If any payment or benefit that you would receive following a Change of Control or otherwise (“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (A) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax or (B) the largest portion, up to and including the total amount, of the Payment, whichever of the amounts determined under (A) and (B), after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in your receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order: reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of outstanding awards under the Plan; and reduction of employee benefits. In the event that acceleration of vesting of outstanding awards under the Plan is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be undertaken in the reverse order of the date of grant of your outstanding equity awards.
280G Parachute Payments. In the event that the Company anticipates entering into a transaction that may result in a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company, the Company, to the extent reasonably possible, shall undertake to have payments that would otherwise be “parachute payments” with in the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) (“Parachute Payments”) of the IRC excluded, pursuant to the provisions of Section 280G(b)(5) from being Parachute Payments. In the event that Parachute Payments, benefits and/or distributions by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise relating to the termination of the Executive’s employment in connection with a Change of Control (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement of otherwise, including any deemed amounts under the IRC resulting from the acceleration of vesting of any stock or stock options) (the “Gross Payments”) constitute Parachute Payments, and, if actually paid or distributed, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the IRC, the aggregate amount of the Gross Payments shall be increased in an amount (the “Additional Payment”) such that, after the payment by the Executive of (i) applicable federal, state and local income taxes on the Additional Payment and (ii) excise taxes on the Gross Payments and Additional Payment, the Executive shall retain such Gross Payments and the obligation to pay the applicable federal, state and local income taxes on the Gross Payments.
280G Parachute Payments. Notwithstanding any other agreement between the Company and the Executive, in the event that any payment or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) provided to Executive constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (“Parachute Payments”) and would be subject to the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then the Executive will be entitled to receive either (A) the full amount of the Parachute Payments, or (B) the maximum amount that may be provided to Executive without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such Excise Tax, whichever of clauses (A) and (B), after taking into account applicable federal, state, and local taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Executive, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest portion of the Parachute Payments. Any reduction of the Parachute Payments pursuant to the foregoing shall occur in the following order: (1) any cash payment under this Agreement, (2) any cash severance payable by reference to the Executive’s base salary and
280G Parachute Payments. If the Executive is a “disqualified individual,” as defined in paragraph (c) of Code Section 280G, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or of any other agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore entered into by the Executive and the Company (an “Other Agreement”), except an agreement, contract, or understanding that expressly addresses Code Section 280G or Code Section 4999 (a “280G Agreement”), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other arrangement for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to the Executive (or an employee group of which the Executive is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the form of a benefit to or for the Executive (a “Benefit Arrangement”), if any of the payments or benefits provided or to be provided by the Company or its affiliates to the Executive or for the Executive’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all Other Agreements and all Benefit Arrangements ("Covered Payments") constitute parachute payments ("Parachute Payments") within the meaning of Code Section 280G and would, but for this Section, be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or any similar tax imposed by state or local law or any interest or penalties with respect to such taxes (collectively, the "Excise Tax"), then prior to making the Covered Payments, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the Net Benefit (as defined below) to the Executive of the Covered Payments after payment of the Excise Tax to (ii) the Net Benefit to the Grantee if the Covered Payments are limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. Only if the amount calculated under (i) above is less than the amount under (ii) above will the Covered Payments be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the Covered Payments is subject to the Excise Tax (that amount, the "Reduced Amount"). "Net Benefit" shall mean the present value of the Covered Payments net of all federal, state, local, foreign income, employment and excise taxes. Any such reduction shall be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the following: (i) the Covered Payments which do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be reduced first; and (ii) the Covered Payments shall be reduced in a manner that maximizes the Grantee's economic position. In applyin...
