Certain Payments Resulting From Transactions. The execution of, and performance of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) (i) constitute an event under any AIP Benefit Plan, policy, practice, agreement or other arrangement or any trust or loan (the "Employee Arrangements") that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any employee, director or consultant of AIP or any of its Subsidiaries unless such rights have been waived by any such person, or (ii) result in the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the right of AIP or RELP to amend or terminate any Employee Arrangement and receive the full amount of any excess assets remaining or resulting from such amendment or termination, subject to applicable taxes. No payment or benefit which will be required to be made pursuant to the terms of any agreement, commitment or AIP Benefit Plan, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to any officer, director or employee of AIP or any of its Subsidiaries, will be characterized as an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Usaa Income Properties Iii LTD Partnership), Agreement and Plan of Merger (American Industrial Properties Reit Inc), Merger Agreement (American Industrial Properties Reit Inc)