Common use of Application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code Clause in Contracts

Application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. This Agreement is intended to comply with section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations, or an exemption, and payments may only be made under this Agreement upon an event and in a manner permitted by section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable. Payments under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from section 409A of the Code under the “short-term deferral” exception, to the maximum extent applicable. In no event may Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of a payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if required by section 409A, if Employee is considered a “specified employee” for purposes of section 409A and if payment of any amounts under this Agreement is required to be delayed for a period of 6 months after separation from service pursuant to section 409A, payment of such amounts shall be delayed as required by section 409A, and the accumulated amounts shall be paid in a lump sum payment within 10 days after the end of the 6-month period. If Employee dies during the postponement period prior to the payment of benefits, the amounts withheld on account of section 409A shall be paid to the personal representative of Employee’s estate within 60 days after the date of Employee’s death.