Common use of No Compensation Deferrals Clause in Contracts

No Compensation Deferrals. It is intended that the Option awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement be exempt from Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) because it is believed that (i) the Exercise Price per Share may never be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date and the number of Shares subject to the Option is fixed on the original Grant Date, (ii) the Transfer or exercise of the Option is subject to taxation under Section 83 of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.83-7, and (iii) the Option does not include any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise of the Option. The provisions of this Award Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this intention. In the event that the Company believes, at any time, that any benefit or right under this Award Agreement is subject to Section 409A, then the Committee may (acting alone and without any required consent by you) amend this Award Agreement in such manner as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to be exempt from or otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 409A (including without limitation, amending the Award Agreement to increase the Exercise Price per Share to such amount as may be required in order for the Option to be exempt from Section 409A). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not make any representation to you that the Option awarded pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from, or satisfies, the requirements of Section 409A, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless you or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that you or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A.

Appears in 17 contracts

Samples: Option Award Agreement (Restaurant Brands International Inc.), Option Award Agreement (Restaurant Brands International Inc.), Base Matching Option Award Agreement (Restaurant Brands International Inc.)

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No Compensation Deferrals. It Neither the Plan nor this Agreement is intended to provide for an elective deferral of compensation that the Option awarded pursuant would be subject to this Award Agreement be exempt from Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) because it of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If, notwithstanding the parties’ intent in this regard, at the time of the Participant’s termination of Service, he or she is believed that determined to be a “specified employee” as defined in Code Section 409A, and one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by the Participant pursuant to the RSUs would constitute deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, no such payment or benefit will be provided under the RSUs until the earliest of (iA) the Exercise Price per Share may never be less date which is six (6) months after the Participant’s “separation from service” for any reason, other than death or “disability” (as such terms are used in Section 409A(a)(2) of the Fair Market Value Code), (B) the date of the Participant’s death or “disability” (as such term is used in Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code), or (C) the effective date of a Share on “change in the Grant Date and the number ownership or effective control” or a “change in ownership of Shares subject to the Option is fixed on the original Grant Date, (ii) the Transfer or exercise a substantial portion of the Option is subject to taxation under Section 83 assets” of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.83-7, and Company (iiias such terms are used in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) the Option does not include any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise of the OptionCode). The provisions of this Award Agreement Section 9 shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this intentiononly apply to the extent required to avoid the Participant’s incurrence of any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A or any regulations or U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) guidance promulgated thereunder. In addition, if any provision of the event RSUs would cause the Participant to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder, the Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Agreement to conform it to the maximum extent practicable to the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A, including without limitation to limit payment or distribution of any amount of benefit hereunder in connection with a Corporate Transaction to a transaction meeting the definitions referred to in clause (C) above, or in connection with any disability to a “disability” as referred to in (B) above; provided however that the Company believes, at any time, makes no representation that any benefit or right under this Award Agreement is these RSUs are not subject to Section 409A409A nor makes any undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to these RSUs. In addition, to the extent the Company determines it appropriate to accelerate any vesting conditions applicable to this award, then to the Committee extent necessary to avoid the Participant’s incurring any additional tax or interest as a result of such vesting acceleration under Code Section 409A or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder, and notwithstanding Section 4 above, the Company may (acting alone and without any required consent by you) amend this Award Agreement in as a condition to extending such manner as acceleration benefits provide for the Committee deems necessary or appropriate Shares to be exempt from issued upon settlement of the RSUs to be issued on the earliest date (the “Permitted Distribution Date”) that would obviate application of such additional tax or interest rather than issuing them upon the date on which such vesting is effective as would otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 409A (including without limitation, amending the Award Agreement to increase the Exercise Price per Share to such amount as may be required under Section 2 (or as soon as practicable after such Permitted Distribution Date and in order for no event later than that last day of the Option to be exempt from grace period following such date permitted under Code Section 409A). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not make any representation to you that the Option awarded pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from, or satisfies, the requirements of Section 409A, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnify or hold harmless you or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that you or any Beneficiary may incur in the event that any provision of this Agreement, or any amendment or modification thereof or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of the requirements of Section 409A..

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Lam Research Corp), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Lam Research Corp), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Lam Research Corp)

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