Certain Additional Payments by Employer. 6.1 The provisions of this Article 6 shall apply notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary. Subject to Section 6.2 below, in the event that it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by Employer to, or for the benefit of, the Employee, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a "Payment"), would constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, Employer shall pay the Employee an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") such that the net amount retained by the Employee after deduction of any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, and any federal, state and local income tax, employment tax, excise tax and other tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, shall be equal to the Payment.
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Certain Additional Payments by Employer. 6.1 The provisions of this Article 6 shall apply notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary. Subject to Section 6.2 below, in the event that it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by Employer to, or for the benefit of, the Employee, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a "Payment"), would constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), Employer shall pay the Employee an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") such that the net amount retained by the Employee after deduction of any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, and any federal, state and local income tax, employment tax, excise tax and other tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, shall be equal to the Payment.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)