Common use of Definitional Restrictions Clause in Contracts

Definitional Restrictions. To the extent that the right to any payment under this Agreement provides for deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A that is not exempt from Section 409A as involuntary separation pay or a short-term deferral (or otherwise), a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for any payment or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of the Section 409A Guidance and, for purposes of any such provision, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment,” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.”