Exceptions to Payment Delay Clause Samples
Exceptions to Payment Delay. Notwithstanding Section 9(a), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, amounts payable to Executive pursuant to Section 8 shall be made in reliance upon Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (with respect to separation pay plans) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (with respect to short-term deferrals). Accordingly, the severance payments provided for in Section 8 may not be intended to provide for any deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent (i) the severance payments payable pursuant to Section 8, by their terms and determined as of the date of Executive's Separation from Service, may not be made later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third calendar month following the later of (A) the end of the Company's fiscal year in which Executive's Separation from Service occurs or (B) the end of the calendar year in which Executive's Separation from Service occurs, or (ii) (A) such severance payments do not exceed an amount equal to two times the lesser of (1) the amount of Executive's annualized compensation based upon Executive's annual rate of pay for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which Executive's Separation from Service occurs (adjusted for any increase during the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs that would be expected to continue indefinitely had Executive remained employed with the Company) or (2) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) for the calendar year in which Executive's Separation from Service occurs, and (B) such severance payments shall be completed no later than December 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive's Separation from Service occurs. Moreover, the COBRA premium payments contemplated under Section 8 are intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) as direct service recipient payments for medical benefits.
Exceptions to Payment Delay. Notwithstanding Section 17(a), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, amounts payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in reliance upon Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (with respect to separation pay plans) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (with respect to short-term deferrals).
Exceptions to Payment Delay. Notwithstanding Section 7.1 above, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, amounts payable to Executive pursuant to Section 5 or Section 6 shall be made in reliance upon Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9) with respect to separation pay plans, or Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4) with respect to short-term deferrals. Accordingly, the severance or post-termination payments provided for in Section 5 and Section 6 are not intended to provide for any deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent that:
(a) such payments, pursuant to their terms, may not be made later than the 15th day of the third calendar month following the later of: (i) the end of the Company’s fiscal year, or (ii) the calendar year, in which Executive’s Separation from Service occurs, or
(b) (i) such payments do not exceed an amount equal to two times the lesser of (A) the amount of Executive’s annualized compensation based upon Executive’s annual rate of pay for the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which Executive’s Separation from Service occurs (adjusted for any increase during the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs that would be expected to continue indefinitely had Executive remained employed with the Company) or (B) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the calendar year in which Executive’s Separation from Service occurs, and (ii) such payments shall be completed no later than December 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s Separation from Service occurs.