Amount of Severance Pay. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two years thereafter your employment with the Company is terminated either by you for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, then in addition to all other benefits which you have earned prior to such termination or to which you are otherwise entitled, the Company shall pay to you the following amounts: (i) your full base salary earned through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect ten days prior to the date Notice of Termination is given, to the extent not theretofore paid; (ii) an amount equal to the product of (A) the higher of your annual base salary in effect prior to the Effective Date or your annual base salary at the highest rate in effect at any time since any Change in Control of the Company (including any annual base salary amounts deferred under any non-qualified deferred compensation program of the Company and any elective contributions of annual base salary that are made by or on behalf of you under any plan maintained by the Company that are not includible in gross income under Section 125 or 402(e) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, but excluding moving or educational reimbursement expenses, amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) or the vesting of other equity awards, and imputed income attributable to any fringe benefit) and (B) the lesser of the number one-and-one-half (1½) or a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months from and including the month in which the Date of Termination occurs to and including the month in which you would attain the age sixty-five and the denominator of which is twelve; (iii) in lieu of annual incentive compensation, commissions, and bonuses that would otherwise be payable, an amount equal to the product of (A) your target annual incentive compensation, commissions, and bonuses (excluding amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or SARs or the vesting of other equity awards), based on the deemed achievement of performance goals at the 100% level, for the then-current fiscal year of the Company and (B) the lesser of the number one-and-one-half (1½) or a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months from and including the month in which the Date of Termination occurs to and including the month in which you would attain the age sixty-five and the denominator of which is twelve; and (iv) in lieu of either shares of Common Stock of the Company, without par value (“Company Shares”) issuable upon exercise of options (“Options”) and Company Shares issuable pursuant to any SARs, if any, granted to you under any Company stock option or equity incentive plan (which Options or SARs shall be deemed canceled upon the making of the payment herein referred to), you shall receive an amount in cash equal to the aggregate spread between the exercise prices of all such Options and the aggregate value of such SARs that are outstanding and held by you that are then fully vested or exercisable and the mean of the high and low trading prices of Company Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on the Date of Termination; provided, however, in the event it is determined that any payment or distribution to or for your benefit, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement or similar right (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then in lieu of such Payments, you shall be entitled to elect to receive the greatest amount of Payments to which you are entitled without triggering the Excise Tax and Applied will reasonably cooperate with you in designating those particular types of Payments (e.g., welfare benefits, cash compensation, or outplacement benefits) that shall be paid and those that shall be forfeited or rescinded so as to avoid triggering the Excise Tax.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Applied Industrial Technologies Inc), Change in Control Agreement (Applied Industrial Technologies Inc)
Amount of Severance Pay. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two years thereafter your employment with the Company is terminated either by you for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, then in addition to all other benefits which you have earned prior to such termination or to which you are otherwise entitled, the Company shall pay to you the following amounts:
(i) (A) your full base salary earned through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect ten days prior to the date Notice of Termination is given, to the extent not theretofore paidpaid and (B) 100% of your targeted annual incentive payment for the Company’s fiscal year during which your Date of Termination occurs, prorated based on the number of calendar days elapsed in such fiscal year through the Date of Termination;
(ii) an amount equal to the product of (A1) the higher of your annual base salary in effect prior to the Effective Date or your annual base salary at the highest rate in effect at any time since any Change in Control of the Company (including any annual base salary amounts deferred under any non-qualified deferred compensation program of the Company and any elective contributions of annual base salary that are made by or on behalf of you under any plan maintained by the Company that are not includible in gross income under Section 125 or 402(e) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, but excluding moving or educational reimbursement expenses, amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) or the vesting of other equity awards), and imputed income attributable to any fringe benefit) and (B2) the lesser of the number one-and-one-half (1½) three or a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months from and including the month in which the Date of Termination occurs to and including the month in which you would attain the age sixty-five and the denominator of which is twelve;
(iii) in lieu of annual incentive compensation, commissions, and bonuses that would otherwise be payable, an amount equal to the product of (A1) your target annual incentive compensation, commissions, and bonuses (excluding amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or SARs or the vesting of other equity awardsSARs), based on the deemed achievement of performance goals at the 100% level, for the then-current fiscal year of the Company and (B2) the lesser of the number one-and-one-half (1½) three or a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months from and including the month in which the Date of Termination occurs to and including the month in which you would attain the age sixty-five and the denominator of which is twelve; and
(iv) in lieu of either shares of Common Stock of the Company, without par value (“Company Shares”) issuable upon exercise of options (“Options”) and Company Shares issuable pursuant to any SARs, if any, granted to you under any Company stock option or equity incentive plan (which Options or SARs shall be deemed canceled upon the making of the payment herein referred to), you shall receive an amount in cash equal to the aggregate spread between the exercise prices of all such Options and the aggregate value of such SARs that are outstanding and held by you that are then fully vested or exercisable and the mean of the high and low trading prices of Company Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on the Date of Termination; provided, however, in the event it is determined that any payment or distribution to or for your benefit, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement or similar right (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then in lieu of such Payments, you shall be entitled to elect to receive the greatest amount of Payments to which you are entitled without triggering the Excise Tax and Applied will reasonably cooperate with you in designating those particular types of Payments (e.g., welfare benefits, cash compensation, or outplacement benefits) that shall be paid and those that shall be forfeited or rescinded so as to avoid triggering the Excise Tax.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Applied Industrial Technologies Inc)
Amount of Severance Pay. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two three years thereafter your employment with the Company is terminated either by you for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, then in addition to all other benefits which you have earned prior to such termination or to which you are otherwise entitled, the Company shall pay to you as severance pay, the following amounts:
(i) your full base salary earned through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect ten days prior to the date Notice of Termination is given, to the extent not theretofore paid;
(ii) an amount equal to the product of (A1) the higher of your annual base salary in effect prior to the Effective Date or your annual base salary at the highest rate in effect at any time since any Change in Control of the Company (including any annual base salary amounts deferred under any non-qualified deferred compensation program of the Company and any elective contributions of annual base salary that are made by or on behalf of you under any plan maintained by the Company that are not includible in gross income under Section 125 or 402(e) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, but excluding moving or educational reimbursement expenses, amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) or the vesting of other equity awards), and imputed income attributable to any fringe benefit) and (B2) the lesser of the number one-and-one-half (1½) three or a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months from and including the month in which the Date of Termination occurs to and including the month in which you would attain the age sixty-five and the denominator of which is twelve;
(iii) in lieu of annual incentive compensation, commissions, and bonuses that would otherwise be payable, an amount equal to the product of (A1) your target annual incentive compensation, commissions, and bonuses (excluding amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or SARs or the vesting of other equity awardsSARs), based on the deemed achievement of performance goals at the 100% level, for the then-current fiscal year of the Company and (B2) the lesser of the number one-and-one-half (1½) three or a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months from and including the month in which the Date of Termination occurs to and including the month in which you would attain the age sixty-five and the denominator of which is twelve; and;
(iv) in lieu of either shares of Common Stock of the Company, without par value (“Company Shares”) issuable upon exercise of options (“Options”) and Company Shares issuable pursuant to any SARs, if any, granted to you under any Company stock option or equity incentive plan (which Options or SARs shall be deemed canceled upon the making of the payment herein referred to), you shall receive an amount in cash equal to the aggregate spread between the exercise prices of all such Options and the aggregate value of such SARs that are outstanding and held by you that are (whether or not then fully vested or exercisable exercisable) and the mean of the high and low trading prices of Company Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on the Date of Termination; provided, however, and
(v) an amount of cash equal to any unvested portion of your interest in the event it is determined that any payment or distribution to or for your benefit, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement or similar right (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise Company’s tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereafter collectively referred to -qualified pension plans as of the “Excise Tax”), then in lieu Date of such Payments, you shall be entitled to elect to receive the greatest amount of Payments to which you are entitled without triggering the Excise Tax and Applied will reasonably cooperate with you in designating those particular types of Payments (e.g., welfare benefits, cash compensation, or outplacement benefits) that shall be paid and those that shall be forfeited or rescinded so as to avoid triggering the Excise TaxTermination.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Applied Industrial Technologies Inc)