Parachute Taxes. (a) If any payment or benefit Executive would receive from the Company or otherwise in connection with a Change of Control or other similar transaction (“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 will be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” will 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 ((x) or (y)), 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 Executive’s receipt of the greater economic benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a Reduced Amount will give rise to the greater after tax benefit, the reduction in the Payments will occur in the following order: (a) reduction of cash payments; (b) cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options; (c) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options; and (d) reduction of other benefits paid to Executive. Within any such category of payments and benefits (that is, (a), (b), (c) or (d)), a reduction will occur first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and then with respect to amounts that are. In the event that acceleration of compensation from Executive’s equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting will be canceled, subject to the immediately preceding sentence, in the reverse order of the date of grant.
Parachute Taxes. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (“Total Payments”) to be made to Executive would otherwise exceed the amount (the “Safe Harbor Amount”) that could be received by Executive without the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4999 of Code, then the Total Payments shall be reduced to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to assure that their aggregate present value, as determined in accordance the applicable provisions of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder, does not exceed the greater of the following dollar amounts (the “Benefit Limit”): (i) the Safe Harbor Amount, or (ii) the greatest after-tax amount payable to Executive after taking into account any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code on the Total Payments. All determinations to be made under this subparagraph (c) shall be made by an independent public accounting firm selected by the Company before the date of the Change of Control (the “Accounting Firm”). In determining whether such Benefit Limit is exceeded, the Accounting Firm shall make a reasonable determination of the value to be assigned to the restrictive covenants in effect for Executive pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement, and the amount of his potential parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code shall reduced by the value of those restrictive covenants to the extent consistent with Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder. To the extent a reduction to the Total Payments is required to be made in accordance with this subparagraph (c), such reduction and/or cancellation of acceleration of equity awards shall occur in the order that provides the maximum economic benefit to Executive. In the event that acceleration of equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting also shall be canceled in the order that provides the maximum economic benefit to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reduction shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code and where two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but payable at different times, such amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata basis but not below zero. All of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the ...
Parachute Taxes. 9.1 The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below for purposes of this Section 9:
Parachute Taxes. In the event that the Executive shall become entitled to payments and/or benefits provided by this Agreement or any other amounts in the “nature of compensation” (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Employer, any person whose actions result in a change of ownership or effective control covered by Code Section 280G(b)(2) or any person affiliated with any Employer or such person) as a result of such change in ownership or effective control (collectively the “Employer Payments”), and such Employer Payments would be subject to the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Code Section 4999 (and any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed by any taxing authority), then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Employer, the Employer shall pay and/or provide to the Executive only that portion of the Employer Payments which are in total equal to one dollar less than the amount of the Employer Payments that would subject the Executive to the Excise Tax. If the Employer Payments must be reduced pursuant to the preceding sentence, Employer Payments shall be reduced in the following order: (A) any amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 7(c)(iii)(C); (B) any other cash amounts payable to the Executive; (C) the value as parachute payments of the acceleration of vesting of any stock options; (D) the value as parachute payments of the acceleration of vesting of any restricted stock; (E) the value as parachute payments of the acceleration of vesting of any equity interest not covered by (C) or (D) above; and (F) the value as parachute payments of any other benefits received. The Employer’s independent accountants, at the Employer’s expense, shall determine whether any of the Employer Payments are “parachute payments” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2) that would be subject to the Excise Tax, the projected amount of such Excise Tax and any other determinations required in the preceding paragraph. The determination of the accountants shall be final and binding upon the Employer and the Executive; provided, that in the event any initial determination under this subsection is subsequently modified by the Employer’s accountants or the IRS, Executive and Employer agree to reasonably cooperate to resolve any matter related thereto. In all cases, Executive shall be solely responsible for timely payment of any Excise Tax finally deter...
Parachute Taxes. If amounts paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Total Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code, and the regulations thereunder or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax and any such interest or penalties are collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments shall be reduced to ensure that the Total Payments are not subject to Excise Tax. In determining whether to cap the Total Payments, compensation or other amounts that the Executive is entitled to receive other than pursuant to this Agreement shall be disregarded. All determinations and calculations required to be made under this provision will be made by an independent accounting firm selected by Executive from among the largest eight accounting firms in the United States (the “Accounting Firm”). If the Accounting Firm determines that the Total Payments are to be reduced under the preceding sentences, then the Company will promptly give Executive notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Total Payments equal the reduced amount determined by the Accounting Firm, then the reduction shall occur in the following order: (1) reduction of cash severance payments and (2) reduction of other benefits paid to the Executive under this Agreement. All determinations made by the Accounting Firm under this Subsection 6(d) shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive and shall be made within 10 business days of the date when an amount becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as practicable following such determination, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Executive such amounts as are then due to him. The fees of the Accounting Firm shall be paid by the Company.
Parachute Taxes. (i) If any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive with the Company or any person affiliated with the Company) (“Covered Payments”) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then, except as set forth in Section 7(f)(ii), the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in addition to the Covered Payments (“Gross-Up Payment”) as calculated below. The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Covered Payments and any federal, state and local income and employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up Payment, but before deduction for any federal, state or local income and employment tax on the Covered Payments, the net amount retained by the Executive shall be equal to the Covered Payments.
Parachute Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Executive is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code), and the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement, together with any other payments and benefits which Executive has the right to receive from the Company or any of its affiliates, would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement shall be either (a) reduced (but not below zero) so that the present value of such total amounts and benefits received by Executive from the Company and its affiliates will be one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s “base amount”(as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) and so that no portion of such amounts and benefits received by Executive shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or (b) paid in full, whichever produces the better net after-tax position to Executive (taking into account any applicable excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code and any other applicable taxes). The reduction of payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing, first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash hereunder in the order in which such payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment or benefit that would be made last in time and continuing, to the extent necessary, through to such payment or benefit that would be made first in time) and, then, reducing any benefit to be provided in kind hereunder in a similar order. The determination as to whether any such reduction in the amount of the payments and benefits provided hereunder is necessary shall be made by the Company. If a reduced payment or benefit is made or provided and through error or otherwise that payment or benefit, when aggregated with other payments and benefits from the Company (or its affiliates) used in determining if a parachute payment exists, exceeds one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s base amount, then Executive shall immediately repay such excess to the Company upon notification that an overpayment has been made.
Parachute Taxes. The Company shall use its best reasonable efforts to secure the approval of any payment or benefits paid or provided to the Executive in connection with the Executive's employment with the Company in such a fashion that the Executive is not required to pay an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code with respect to any such payment or benefit.
Parachute Taxes. 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 Employer or its Affiliates to Executive or for Executive’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (“Covered Payments”) constitute parachute payments (“Parachute Payments”) within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would, but for this Section 4(h), 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 the Covered Payments: (A) shall 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”); or (B) shall be payable in full if Executive’s receipt on an after-tax basis of the full amount of payments and benefits (after taking into account the applicable federal, state, local and foreign income, employment and excise taxes (including the Excise Tax)) would result in Executive retaining an amount greater than the Reduced Amount. Any determination required under this Section 4(h), including whether any payments or benefits are Parachute Payments, shall be made by the accounting firm or tax counsel selected by the Company in its sole discretion (the “Tax Advisor”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations to the Company and Executive. The Company and Executive shall provide the Tax Advisor with such information and documents as the Tax Advisor may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section 4(h). For purposes of making the calculations and determinations required by this Section 4(h), the Tax Advisor may rely on reasonable, good faith assumptions and approximations concerning the application of Section 280G and Section 4999 of the Code. The Tax Advisor’s determinations shall be final and binding on the Company and Executive. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses incurred by the Tax Advisor in connection with the calculations required by this Section 4(h).
Parachute Taxes. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any compensation, payment or distribution by the Company and all affiliates to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the “Severance Payments”), would, but for this Section 7(f), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the following provisions shall apply: (i) if the Severance Payments, reduced by the sum of (A) the Excise Tax (as defined below) and (B) the total of the federal, state, and local income and employment taxes payable by Executive on the amount of the Severance Payments which are in excess of the Threshold Amount (as defined below), are greater than or equal to the Threshold Amount, Executive shall be entitled to the full benefits payable under this Agreement, and (ii) if the Threshold Amount is less than (A) the Severance Payments, but greater than (B) the Severance Payments reduced by the sum of (1) the Excise Tax and (2) the total of the federal, state, and local income and employment taxes on the amount of the Severance Payments which are in excess of the Threshold Amount, then the benefits payable under this Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent necessary so that the maximum Severance Payments shall not exceed the Threshold Amount. For the purposes of this Section, “Threshold Amount” shall mean three times Executive’s “base amount” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder less one
