Certain Exclusions For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account; (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the written opinion of an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm (the “Independent Advisors”) selected by the Company, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Independent Advisors, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) allocable to such reasonable compensation; and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Independent Advisors in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
Certain Limited Exclusions Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Secured Debt Document to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral include or the security interest granted under Section 2.1 hereof attach to (a) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which any Grantor is a party, and any of its rights or interest thereunder, if and to the extent that a security interest is prohibited by or in violation of (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor, or (ii) a term, provision or condition of any such lease, license, contract or agreement (unless such law, rule, regulation, term, provision or condition would be rendered ineffective with respect to the creation of the security interest hereunder pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided, however, that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach) immediately at such time as the contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement not subject to the prohibitions specified in (i) or (ii) above; provided, further, that the exclusions referred to in clause (a) of this Section 2.2 shall not include any Proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement; (b) in any of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Disregarded Domestic Subsidiary in excess of 65% of the voting power of all classes of Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Disregarded Domestic Subsidiary entitled to vote; provided that immediately upon the amendment of the Internal Revenue Code to allow the pledge of a greater percentage of the voting power of Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary or a Disregarded Domestic Subsidiary without adverse tax consequences, the Collateral shall include, and the security interest granted by each Grantor shall attach to, such greater percentage of Equity Interests of each Foreign Subsidiary or Disregarded Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable; (c) any “intent-to-use” application for registration of a Trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Xxxxxx Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Xxxxxx Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Xxxxxx Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law; and (d) Equity Interests in any joint venture or any entity that is not a Subsidiary, other than proceeds thereof, but only to the extent that (x) the creation of a security interest in such Equity Interests is prohibited or restricted by the Organizational Documents of such entity or by any contractual restriction contained in any agreement with third party holders of the other Equity Interests in such entity which holders are not Affiliates of a Grantor (except to the extent any such prohibition or restriction is deemed ineffective under the UCC or other applicable law), in each case, in existence prior to the date hereof and (y) the Grantors used their commercially reasonable efforts, and did not succeed, to remove such prohibition or restriction. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the Grantor shall not be required to register, or disclose any information which would result in a Regulatory Exception, provided that Grantor provide notice to Collateral Agent of any such determination along with such additional information as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to verify to their satisfaction that such information is subject to a Regulatory Exception.
