Common use of Parachute Provisions Clause in Contracts

Parachute Provisions. Payments under this Agreement shall be made without regard to whether the deductibility of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and without regard to whether such payments would subject the Employee to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval by the stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If the Company determines that such approval has been obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments shall be made to Employee, without reduction.

Parachute Provisions. Payments under In the event the Company determines in good faith that any payments or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made without regard or otherwise) provided to whether the deductibility Employee constitute “parachute payments” (“Parachute Payments”) within the meaning of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) and may be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, and without regard the Parachute Payments will be reduced to whether such payments would subject an amount determined by the Company in good faith to be the maximum amount that may be provided to the Employee without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such excise tax (the amount of such reduction, the “Cutback Benefits”). The Employee shall be entitled to select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) shall be reduced hereunder; provided that if the Employee fails to so select promptly, the Company shall select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) will be reduced. Parachute Payments that are considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code shall be reduced only to the federal extent that the complete reduction of the Parachute Payments in the preceding sentence is insufficient to eliminate the imposition of the excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” imposed under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval of the Cutback Benefits by the Company’s stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood and agreed that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If If, and only if, the Company determines that such approval has been is obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments the Employee shall be made entitled to Employee, receive the Cutback Benefits without reductionregard to the first sentence of this Section 4(f).

Parachute Provisions. Payments under In the event the Company determines in good faith that any payments or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made without regard or otherwise) provided to whether the deductibility Employee constitute “parachute payments” (“Parachute Payments”) within the meaning of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) and may be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, and without regard the Parachute Payments will be reduced to whether such payments would subject an amount determined by the Company in good faith to be the maximum amount that may be provided to the Employee without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such excise tax (the amount of such reduction, the “Cutback Benefits”). The Employee shall be entitled to select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) shall be reduced hereunder; provided that if the Employee fails to so select promptly, the Company shall select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) will be reduced. Parachute Payments that are considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code shall be reduced only to the federal extent that the complete reduction of the Parachute Payments in the preceding sentence is insufficient to eliminate the imposition of the excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” imposed under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by applicable to the EmployeeCompany at that time, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval of the Cutback Benefits by the Company’s stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood and agreed that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If If, and only if, the Company determines that such approval has been is obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments the Employee shall be made entitled to Employee, receive the Cutback Benefits without reductionregard to the first sentence of this Section 4(f).

Parachute Provisions. Payments under In the event the Company determines in good faith that any payments or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made without regard or otherwise) provided to whether the deductibility Employee constitute “parachute payments” (“Parachute Payments”) within the meaning of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) and may be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, and without regard the Parachute Payments will be reduced to whether such payments would subject an amount determined by the Company in good faith to be the maximum amount that may be provided to the Employee without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such excise tax (the amount of such reduction, the “Cutback Benefits”). The Employee shall be entitled to select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) shall be reduced hereunder; provided that if the Employee fails to so select promptly, the Company shall select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) will be reduced. Parachute Payments that are considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code shall be reduced only to the federal extent that the complete reduction of the Parachute Payments in the preceding sentence is insufficient to eliminate the imposition of the excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” imposed under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval of the Cutback Benefits by the Company’s stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood and agreed that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If If, and only if, the Company determines that such approval has been is obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments the Employee shall be made entitled to Employee, receive the Cutback Benefits without reductionregard to the first sentence of this Section 4(h).

Parachute Provisions. Payments under Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be made without regard to whether the deductibility of such payments (determined that any payment or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and without regard to whether such payments would subject the Employee to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid distribution by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee Executive (whether made hereunder paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes ) (including, without limitation, a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax described in imposed by Section 4999 of the CodeCode (the “Excise Tax”). Notwithstanding , then, prior to the foregoingmaking of any Payment to Executive, if so requested by a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the Employee, net benefit to the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval by the stockholders Executive of the Company in Payment after payment of the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280GExcise Tax, it to (ii) the net benefit to the Executive if the Payment had been limited to the extent necessary to avoid being understood that subject to the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtainedExcise Tax. If the Company determines that such approval has been obtainedamount calculated under (i) above is less than the amount calculated under (ii) above, and such obligations then the Payment shall be limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”). The reduction of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been metthe Payments due hereunder, all payments if applicable, shall be made by first reducing cash Payments and then, to Employeethe extent necessary, reducing those Payments having the next highest ratio of Parachute Value to actual present value of such Payments as of the date of the change of control, as determined by the Determination Firm (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 7.16, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Tax Code. For purposes of this Section 7.16, the “Parachute Value” of a Payment means the present value as of the date of the change of control of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Tax Code, as determined by the Determination Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment. The determination of whether an Excise Tax would be imposed, the amount of such Excise Tax, and the calculation of the amounts referred to in this Section 7.16 above shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm or compensation consulting firm mutually acceptable to the Company and the Executive (the “Determination Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations. Any determination by the Determination Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Tax Code at the time of the initial determination by the Determination Firm hereunder, it is possible that Payments which the Executive was entitled to, but did not receive pursuant to this Section 7.16, could have been made without reductionthe imposition of the Excise Tax (“Underpayment”). In such event, the Determination Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive but no later than March 15 of the year after the year in which the Underpayment is determined to exist, which is when the legally binding right to such Underpayment arises. In the event that Tax Code Sections 280G and 4999 or any successor provisions are repealed without succession, this Section 7.16 shall be of no further force or effect.

Parachute Provisions. Payments under this Agreement shall be made without regard to whether the deductibility of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and without regard to whether such payments would subject the Employee to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval by the stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If the Company determines that such approval has been obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments shall be made to Employee, without reduction.been

Parachute Provisions. Payments under this Agreement shall be made without regard to whether the deductibility of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and without regard to whether such payments would subject the Employee to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7)8), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval by the stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If the Company determines that such approval has been obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments shall be made to Employee, without reduction.

Parachute Provisions. Payments under In the event the Company determines in good faith that any payments or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made without regard or otherwise) provided to whether the deductibility Executive constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of such payments (or any other payments) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (“Parachute Payments”) and may be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of 1986the Code, as amended the Parachute Payments will be reduced to an amount determined by the Company in good faith to be the maximum amount that may be provided to the Executive without resulting in any portion of such Parachute Payments being subject to such excise tax (the amount of such reduction, the “CodeCutback Benefits”). The Executive shall be entitled to select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) shall be reduced hereunder; provided that if the Executive fails to so select promptly, and without regard the Company shall select which Parachute Payments (of those that are not considered to whether such payments would subject be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Employee Code) will be reduced. Parachute Payments that are considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code shall be reduced only to the federal extent that the complete reduction of the Parachute Payments in the preceding sentence is insufficient to eliminate the imposition of the excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” imposed under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreement, then the amount payable under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to maximize the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all “parachute payments” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval of the Cutback Benefits by the Company’s stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood and agreed that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If If, and only if, the Company determines that such approval has been is obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments the Executive shall be made entitled to Employee, receive the Cutback Benefits without reductionregard to the first sentence of this Section 4f.

Parachute Provisions. Payments If any amount payable to or other benefit receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (as defined below in this Section 7.16) alone or when added to any other amount payable or paid to or other benefit receivable or received by the Executive which is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (whether or not under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement), and would result in the imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 4999”), then, in addition to any other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement Agreement, the Executive shall be made without regard paid by the Company an amount in cash equal to whether the deductibility sum of the excise taxes payable by the Executive by reason of receiving Parachute Payments plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax position (taking into account any and all applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes at the highest applicable rates on such Parachute Payments and on any payments under this Section 7.16 ) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with respect to Parachute Payments (or any other paymentsthe “Gross-Up Payment”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Parachute Payment does not exceed 110% of three (3) would be limited or precluded by times the Executive’s “base amount” as defined within Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and without regard to whether such payments would subject the Employee to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if the Total After-Tax Payments (as defined below) would be increased by the limitation or elimination of any amount payable under this Agreementamended, then the amount payable Company will not pay the Gross-Up Payment, and the payments due under this Agreement will shall be reduced so that the Parachute Payments would not result in the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4999. The amount of any payment under this Section 7.16 shall be computed by a certified public accounting firm mutually and reasonably acceptable to the extent necessary to maximize Executive and the Total After-Tax Payments. The determination Company, the computation expenses of whether and to what extent payments under this Agreement are required to which shall be reduced in accordance with the preceding sentence will be made paid by the Company’s independent auditors. In the event of “Parachute Payment” shall mean any underpayment or overpayment under this Agreement (as determined after the application of this Section 7), the amount of such underpayment or overpayment will be immediately paid by the Company payment deemed to the Employee or refunded by the Employee to the Company, as the case may be, with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total After-Tax Payments” means the total of all constitute a “parachute paymentspayment” (as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) made to or for the benefit of the Employee (whether made hereunder or otherwise), after reduction for all applicable federal taxes (including, without limitation, the tax described in Section 4999 of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so requested by the Employee, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite approval by the stockholders of the Company in the manner contemplated by Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G, it being understood that the Company does not guarantee that such approval will be obtained. If the Company determines that such approval has been obtained, and such obligations of Q&A 7 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.280G have been met, all payments shall be made to Employee, without reduction.280G.