Common use of Certain Payment Reductions Clause in Contracts

Certain Payment Reductions. (a) For purposes of this Section 1.3, (i) a Payment shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation to or for your benefit, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise; (ii) Agreement Payment shall mean a Payment paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement (determined without regard to this Section 1.3); (iii) Net After Tax Receipt shall mean the Present Value of a Payment net of all taxes imposed on you with respect thereto under Sections 1 and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), determined by applying the highest marginal rate under Section 1 of the Code which applied to your taxable income for the immediately preceding taxable year; (iv) “Present Value” shall mean such value determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code; and (v) “Reduced Amount” shall mean the smallest aggregate amount of Payments which (a) is less than the sum of all Payments (determined without regard to this Section 1.3)) and (b) results in aggregate Net After Tax Receipts which are equal to or greater than the Net After Tax Receipts which would result if the aggregate Payments were equal to the sum of all Payments (determined without regard to this Section 1.3) or any other amount less than the sum of all payments (determined without regard to this Section 1.3).

Certain Payment Reductions. (a) For purposes of this Section 1.3, (i) a Payment shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation to or for your benefit, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise; (ii) Agreement Payment shall mean a Payment paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement (determined without regard to this Section 1.3); (iii) Net After Tax Receipt shall mean the Present Value of a Payment net of all taxes imposed on you with respect thereto under Sections 1 and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), determined by applying the highest marginal rate under Section 1 of the Code which applied to your taxable income for the immediately preceding taxable year; (iv) “Present Value” shall mean such value determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code; and (v) “Reduced Amount” shall mean the smallest aggregate amount of Payments which (a) is less than the sum of all Payments (determined without regard to this Section 1.3)) and (b) results in aggregate Net After Tax Receipts which are equal to or greater than the Net After Tax Receipts which would result if the aggregate Payments were equal to the sum of all Payments (determined without regard to this Section 1.3) or any other amount less than the sum of all payments (determined without regard to this Section 1.3).