Common use of Section 409A Provisions Clause in Contracts

Section 409A Provisions. The payment of Shares under this Agreement is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes “deferred compensation” to the Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement on a date or period that is by reference to the Participant’s Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Disability or separation from service meet the definition of a disability, or separation from service, as the case may be, in Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise (including, but not limited to, a payment made pursuant to an involuntary separation arrangement that is exempt from Section 409A under the “short-term deferral” exception). To the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes deferred compensation to the Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement on a date or period that is by reference to a Change in Control that is not a “change in control event” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A, the amount or benefit instead shall be made on the earlier of the original vesting dates contemplated under Section 2 or the Participant’s separation from service, subject to any delay required pursuant to the following sentence. Any payment or distribution that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A that is payable on a date or period that is by reference to the Participant’s separation from service and that otherwise would be made to a Participant who is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service instead shall be made on the earlier of the date that is six months and one day after the date of the specified employee’s separation from service and the specified employee’s death.

Section 409A Provisions. The Award and the payment of Shares cash in settlement of any portion of the Award under this Agreement is are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes “deferred compensation” to the Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement on a date or period that is by reference to the Participant’s Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Disability or separation from service meet the definition of a disability, or separation from service, as the case may be, in Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise (including, but not limited to, a payment made pursuant to an involuntary separation arrangement that is exempt from Section 409A under the “short-term deferral” exception). To the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes deferred compensation to the Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement on a date or period that is by reference to a Change in Control that is not a “change in control event” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A, the amount or benefit instead shall be made on the earlier of the original vesting dates contemplated under Section 2 or the Participant’s separation from service, subject to any delay required pursuant to the following sentence. Any payment or distribution that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A that is payable on a date or period that is by reference to the Participant’s separation from service and that otherwise would be made to a Participant who is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code as of the date of the Participant’s separation from service instead shall be made on the earlier of the date that is six months and one day after the date of the specified employee’s separation from service and the specified employee’s death.

Section 409A Provisions. The payment of Shares under this Agreement is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code Code, as amended (“Section 409A”) by reason of the short-term deferral exemption set forth in United States Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes “deferred compensation” to the Participant under Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement on solely by reason of the occurrence of a date Change in Control or period that is by reference due to the Participant’s Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless the Committee determines in good faith that (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or separation from service meet the definition of a change in ownership or control, disability, or separation from service, as the case may be, in Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code and applicable final regulations, or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise (including, but not limited to, a payment made pursuant to an involuntary separation arrangement that is exempt from Section 409A under the “short-term deferral” exception). To the extent that any amount or benefit hereunder that constitutes deferred compensation to the Participant under Section 409A is otherwise payable or distributable to the Participant under the Plan or this Agreement on a date or period that is by reference to a Change in Control that is not a “change in control event” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A, the amount or benefit instead shall be made on the earlier of the original vesting dates contemplated under Section 2 or the Participant’s separation from service, subject to any delay required pursuant to the following sentence. Any payment or distribution that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A that is payable on a date or period that is by reference to the Participant’s separation from service and that otherwise would be made to a Participant who is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code as on account of the date of the Participant’s separation from service instead shall be made on the earlier of the date that is six months and one day after the date of the specified employee’s separation from service and the specified employee’s death. Except in the event of death or Disability as defined in the French Plan, should compliance with these provisions result in vesting of the Unit prior to the second anniversary of the Grant Date, or such other minimum period as required for the vesting period applicable to French-qualified Restricted Stock Units under Section L. 000-000-0 of the French Commercial Code, as amended, or relevant Section of the French Tax Code or the French Social Security Code, as amended, and/or the lifting of the minimum mandatory holding period applicable to French-qualified Restricted Stock Units prior to its completion, the Units shall no longer benefit from the favorable tax and social security regime.