Additional Cash Payment. The Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional lump-sum severance payment (less applicable withholding taxes) equal to the result of (A) times (B). For this purpose, “A” will equal 24, and “B” will equal the amount of the monthly premium that would be required for the first month of coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended and all applicable regulations (referred to collectively as “COBRA”), with the premium calculated on the assumption that the Employee in fact elects coverage for himself or herself, and any eligible spouse and/or dependents of the Employee that were enrolled in the applicable Company health plan immediately prior to the Change of Control. However, the Employee will be eligible for this taxable payment without regard to whether he or she actually elects COBRA continuation coverage.
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Samples: Change of Control Severance Agreement (Polycom Inc), Change of Control Severance Agreement (Polycom Inc), Change of Control Severance Agreement (Polycom Inc)
Additional Cash Payment. The Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional lump-sum severance payment (less applicable withholding taxeswithholdings) equal to the result of (A) times (B). For this purpose, “A” will equal 24nine (9), and “B” will equal the amount of the monthly premium that would be required for the first month of coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended and all applicable regulations (referred to collectively as “COBRA”), with the premium calculated on the assumption that the Employee in fact elects coverage for himself or herself, and any eligible spouse and/or dependents of the Employee that were enrolled in the applicable Company health plan immediately prior to the Change date of Controltermination. However, the Employee will be eligible for this taxable payment without regard to whether he or she actually elects COBRA continuation coverage.
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Samples: Change of Control Severance Agreement, Change of Control Severance Agreement (Cypress Semiconductor Corp /De/)
Additional Cash Payment. The Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional lump-sum severance payment (less applicable withholding taxeswithholdings) equal to the result of (A) times (B). For this purpose, “A” will equal 24fourteen (14), and “B” will equal the amount of the monthly premium that would be required for the first month of coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended and all applicable regulations (referred to collectively as “COBRA”), with the premium calculated on the assumption that the Employee in fact elects coverage for himself or herself, and any eligible spouse and/or dependents of the Employee that were enrolled in the applicable Company health plan immediately prior to the Change of Control. However, the Employee will be eligible for this taxable payment without regard to whether he or she actually elects COBRA continuation coverage.
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Samples: Change of Control Severance Agreement (Cypress Semiconductor Corp /De/)