Section 280G Approval Sample Clauses

Section 280G Approval. To the extent that any payments or benefits would constitute “parachute payments,” as such term is defined in Section 280G of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 280G”) in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (the “Potential Parachute Payments”), prior to the Closing, the Company shall conduct a vote in accordance with the requirements of Section 280G with respect to the Potential Parachute Payments (the “280G Vote”), including using commercially reasonable efforts to (a) obtain a waiver of the right to receive Potential Parachute Payments from each person who is a “disqualified individual” within the meaning of Section 280G and who has Potential Parachute Payments and (b) solicit stockholder approval of some portion of the Potential Parachute Payments such that, if stockholder approval is obtained, there will be no parachute payments. The Company shall provide copies of the calculations, waivers and all materials to be distributed in connection with the 280G Vote not later than five (5) Business Days prior to the execution or distribution, as applicable, of such materials, for Buyer’s (or Buyer’s designee’s) review and comment, and shall consider in good faith for incorporation all of Buyer’s (or Buyer’s designee’s) comments thereto. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that stockholder approval of the Potential Parachute Payments was obtained in conformance with the applicable requirements of Section 280G, or that such stockholder approval was not obtained, and as a consequence the Potential Parachute Payments shall not be made or retained. Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with the determination of any parachute payments subject to this Section 8.16, by responding to reasonable requests by the Company for material information in Buyer’s possession relevant to such payments (including copies of any go-forward employment, incentive, equity, or other agreements) no later than seven (7) Business Days prior to the Closing. Neither the Company nor Seller, nor any of their respective Affiliates, will be deemed to be in breach of this Section 8.16 to the extent that the 280G Vote does not meet the requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder due to Buyer’s breach of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Com...

Section 280G Approval. If the Company is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make any payments, that will not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code if the approval requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code are not satisfied, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approval as promptly as is practicable after the date hereof and in any event prior to the Closing.

Section 280G Approval. Promptly following the execution of this Agreement and no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall (to the extent the waivers described below are obtained) use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit approval by its stockholders, to the extent required by, and in manner that complies with, Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, of the right of any “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code) to receive and retain any payments or benefits to be made or deemed made by the Company that would, separately or in the aggregate, in the absence of such approval by stockholders, constitute “parachute payments” pursuant to Section 280G of the Code as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Prior to seeking such stockholder approval, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from each “disqualified individual” (as defined under Section 280G(c) of the Code) with a right to any potential “parachute payment” (as defined under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) a waiver of that right (“Waived 280G Benefits”) such that unless such payment to that disqualified individual is approved by stockholders in a manner described in Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code, no such payment will be made. Within a reasonable period of time prior to soliciting such waivers and vote, the Company shall provide a draft of such waivers 57

Section 280G Approval. If, in Parent’s reasonable belief, any Contract or arrangement to which the Company is a party would be reasonably likely to give rise to or has given rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Section 280G of the Code, such amount shall have been subject to a vote by the Company Stockholders as required by Section 5.12(b), and, as required by Section 5.12(a), any “disqualified individuals” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code) shall have agreed to, and shall, forfeit any payments that would be non-deductible if the stockholder approval described in Section 5.12(b) is not obtained.

Section 280G Approval. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall (a) secure from each Person who is, with respect to the Company, a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) that has a right to any payments and/or benefits that would be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) a waiver of such Person’s rights to any such payments and/or benefits (the “Waived 280G Benefits”) applicable to such Person so that all remaining payments and/or benefits applicable to such Person shall not be deemed to be “excess parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) and (b) solicit the approval of Stockholders pursuant to the Required Company Stockholder Vote, to the extent and in the manner required under Sections 280G(b)(5)(A)(ii) and 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in order to pay any Waived 280G Benefits. Target shall provide drafts of such waivers and such stockholder approval materials, together with such background materials and calculations used to determine whether any payment and/or benefit constitutes a parachute payment, to the Parent for its review and comment at least three (3) business days prior to obtaining such waivers and soliciting such approval, and the Company shall include any changes or comments thereto reasonably requested by the Parent. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall pay any of the Waived 280G Benefits if such payment is not approved by the Company Stockholders pursuant to the Required Company Stockholder Vote as contemplated above.

Section 280G Approval. (a) The Company shall have obtained prior to the initiation of the requisite shareholder approval procedure under Section 5.13(b) below, a waiver of the right to receive payments that could constitute “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder (a “Parachute Payment Waiver”), in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent, from each Person whom the Company and/or Buyer reasonably believes is, with respect to the Company, a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder), as determined immediately prior to the initiation of the requisite shareholder approval procedure under Section 5.13(b), and whom the Company and/or Parent believes might otherwise receive, have received, or have the right or entitlement to receive any parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code, and the Company shall have delivered each such Parachute Payment Waiver to Parent on or before the Closing Date. (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval by such number of shareholders of the Company as is required by the terms of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code so as to render the parachute payment provisions of Section 280G of the Code inapplicable to any and all payments and/or benefits provided pursuant to contracts or arrangements that, in the absence of the executed Parachute Payment Waivers by the affected Persons under Section 5.13(a), might otherwise result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any amount and/or the provision of any benefit that would not be deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code, with such stockholder approval to be obtained in a manner which satisfies all applicable requirements of such Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, including Q-7 of Section 1.280G-1 of such Treasury Regulations.

Section 280G Approval. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall submit to the Company’s Shareholders for approval, meeting the requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the applicable rulings and final regulations thereunder, any payments and/or benefits that may separately or in the aggregate, constitute “parachute payments,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code and the applicable rulings and final regulations thereunder (“Section 280G Payments”), such that the deduction of such payments and benefits will not be limited by the application of Section 280G of the Code and the applicable rulings and final regulations thereunder. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer certification that (a) the Company Shareholder vote was solicited in conformity with Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the applicable rulings and final regulations thereunder and the requisite Company Shareholder approval was obtained with respect to any Section 280G Payments that were subject to the Company Shareholder vote, or (b) that the Company Shareholder approval of Section 280G Payments was not obtained and as a consequence, that such payments and/or benefits shall not be made or provided to the extent that they would cause any amounts to constitute Section 280G Payments, pursuant to waivers of those payments and/or benefits duly executed by the affected individuals prior to the Company stockholder vote. The Company shall forward to Buyer prior to submission to the Company’s stockholders copies of all documents prepared by the Company in connection with this Section 7.18.

Section 280G Approval. To the extent applicable, prior to each Closing, the Seller Group shall (a) take all necessary actions (including soliciting waivers or other consents from each “disqualified individual” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under Section 280G of the Code) in order to solicit the approval and consent of all Persons entitled to vote (within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations of Section 280G of the Code) with respect to any payments and/or benefits as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that could, in the absence of equityholder approval of such payments and/or benefits, be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) (the “Waived 280G Benefits”), and (b) solicit the approval of the applicable equityholders in a manner intended to comply with Sections 280G(b)(5)(A)(ii) and 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code of any Waived 280G Benefits and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and its counsel (the “Section 280G Approval”). Parent shall have the right to review and comment on all documents and materials relating to the Waived 280G Benefits and the Section 280G Approval thereof in advance of the solicitation of such approval.

Section 280G Approval. If the Company is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any Company Contract that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make any payments, that will not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code if the stockholder approval requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code are not satisfied, then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such stockholder approval promptly after the date hereof and in any event prior to the Closing Date.