Certain Exclusions. For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account; (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the written opinion of an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm (the “Independent Advisors”) selected by the Company, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Independent Advisors, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) allocable to such reasonable compensation; and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Independent Advisors in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
Certain Exclusions. Orientation or initial training of new employees and in-service training required by management as a result of new technology or organizational change in the employee’s current position are expressly excluded from C.E.E.P. In addition, recreational activities (scuba diving, skiing, mountain climbing, etc.) are excluded from C.E.E.P.
Certain Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the term “Collateral” include, and no Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a Security Interest in, any of its right, title or interest in any Excluded Assets (but only for so long as such property shall constitute Excluded Assets); provided, however, that, in any event, the Pledged Stock, Pledged Partnership Interests, and Pledged LLC Interests identified in Schedule 7 of the Perfection Certificate hereof shall constitute “Collateral”.
Certain Exclusions. For the avoidance of doubt:
Certain Exclusions. In determining the benefits provided in subclauses (i) through and including (viii) of this paragraph (b), there shall be excluded from consideration any such benefits provided by any of the affiliated companies during the measuring periods, if any, referred to in such subclauses if Energy Group has elected not to enter into Employment Agreements (of this Type) with executives of such affiliated companies.
Certain Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of Federal law or regulation to any United States governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of State or Federal law or regulation (including the right to receive an award for information provided to any such government agencies). Furthermore, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1833, the Company hereby notifies the Executive that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein: (a) the Executive shall not be in breach of this Agreement, and shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law (i) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and (b) if the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the trade secret to the Executive’s attorney, and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
Certain Exclusions. The obligations stipulated in Section 1 of this Agreement shall not apply to confidential information which: (i) is, prior to disclosure, in the lawful possession of, or already known to, the Executive; (ii) has come into the public domain through no fault of the Executive; (iii) has been lawfully received from a third party without restrictions or breach of this Agreement; (iv) is independently developed by the Executive without any use of the confidential information of the Company; or (v) is disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body, subject to the Executive giving reasonable prior notice in writing to the Company to allow it to seek protective or other court orders. THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, HAS SOUGHT INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO ADVISE HIM AS TO THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF HIS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT. [Signature Page to Non-Competition And Non-Solicitation Agreement Follows] [Signature Page to Non-Competition And Non-Solicitation Agreement]
Certain Exclusions. For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (1) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account; (2) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the written opinion of an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”), does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of the Accounting Firm, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the Base Amount (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) allocable to such reasonable compensation; and (3) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Accounting Firm in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
Certain Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Patent Collateral include and no Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a Security Interest in, any of its right, title or interest in any Patent if the grant of such Security Interest shall constitute or result in the abandonment of, invalidation of or rendering unenforceable any of its right, title or interest therein.
Certain Exclusions. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.05:
