Delayed Payment Restriction. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit provided for herein or pursuant to any other agreement or plan of the Company to which Employee is entitled to any payment or benefit would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) if the Employee’s receipt of such payment or benefit is not delayed until the Section 409A Payment Date, then such payment or benefit shall not be provided to Employee (or Employee’s estate, if applicable) until the Section 409A Payment Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A Payment Date” shall mean the earlier of (1) the date of the Employee’s death or (2) the date which is six months after the date of termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company. Employee hereby agrees to be bound by the Company’s determination of its “specified employees” (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code) in accordance with any of the methods permitted under the regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.
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Delayed Payment Restriction. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit provided for herein or pursuant to any other agreement or plan of the Company to which Employee is entitled to any payment or benefit would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “"Code”") if the Employee’s 's receipt of such payment or benefit is not delayed until the Section 409A Payment Date, then such payment or benefit shall not be provided to Employee (or Employee’s 's estate, if applicable) until the Section 409A Payment Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “"Section 409A Payment Date” " shall mean the earlier of (1) the date of the Employee’s 's death or (2) the date which is six months after the date of termination of the Employee’s 's employment with the Company. Employee hereby agrees to be bound by the Company’s 's determination of its “"specified employees” " (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code) in accordance with any of the methods permitted under the regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.
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Delayed Payment Restriction. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit provided for herein or pursuant to any other agreement or plan of the Company Employer to which Employee is entitled to any payment or benefit would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) if the Employee’s receipt of such payment or benefit is not delayed until the Section 409A Payment Date, then such payment or benefit shall not be provided to Employee (or Employee’s estate, if applicable) until the Section 409A Payment Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A Payment Date” shall mean the earlier of (1) the date of the Employee’s death or (2) the date which is six months after the date of termination of the Employee’s employment with the CompanyEmployer. Employee hereby agrees to be bound by the CompanyEmployer’s determination of its “specified employees” (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code) in accordance with any of the methods permitted under the regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.
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