Base Salary and Deferred Compensation. (1) Executive shall receive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) paid by the Company at the annual rate of $800,000, during the period beginning on the Effective Date and for each year of the Term, payable not less frequently than in substantially equal monthly installments (or such other more frequent times as executives of HCC normally are paid). (2) In addition to the Base Salary, Executive shall receive deferred compensation (the “Deferred Compensation”) of $400,000 or such greater amount as is approved by the Compensation Committee in its discretion for each calendar year or portion thereof of the Term. Deferred Compensation under this Agreement shall be accrued under one or more of the Company’s deferred compensation plans as determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such accruals of Deferred Compensation shall be subject to and shall be governed by the terms of the plan under which accrued (including, without limitation, plan terms regarding the crediting of income and the timing of distributions). Deferred Compensation accruals for a year shall be credited on December 31 of the year, unless an earlier date is specified by the Compensation Committee. (3) If Executive elects to terminate his position as CEO but remain as Executive Chairman of the Board, the Base Salary set forth in (i) above shall be reduced from $800,000 to $500,000 per annum (and all other terms of this Agreement shall continue to apply).
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Samples: Consulting Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/), Consulting Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Base Salary and Deferred Compensation. (1) Executive shall receive a base salary (the “"Base Salary”") paid by the Company at the annual rate of $800,000, during the period beginning on the Effective Date and for each year of the Term, payable not less frequently than in substantially equal monthly installments (or such other more frequent times as executives of HCC normally are paid).
(2) In addition to the Base Salary, Executive shall receive deferred compensation (the “"Deferred Compensation”") of $400,000 or such greater amount as is approved by the Compensation Committee in its discretion for each calendar year or portion thereof of the Term. Deferred Compensation under this Agreement shall be accrued under one or more of the Company’s 's deferred compensation plans as determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “"Compensation Committee”"). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such accruals of Deferred Compensation shall be subject to and shall be governed by the terms of the plan under which accrued (including, without limitation, plan terms regarding the crediting of income and the timing of distributions). Deferred Compensation accruals for a year shall be credited on December 31 of the year, unless an earlier date is specified by the Compensation Committee.
(3) If Executive elects to terminate his position as CEO but remain as Executive Chairman of the Board, the Base Salary set forth in (i) above shall be reduced from $800,000 to $500,000 per annum (and all other terms of this Agreement shall continue to apply).
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)