Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment. If a Change of Control or other transaction triggers or results in the imposition upon the Employee of any excise or similar tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any similar or successor provision) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any employee stock option agreement or plan in which the Employee is a participant, the Company shall pay (or cause any acquirer in such transaction to pay) any such excise or similar tax and make “gross-up” payments to the Employee to the extent necessary so that the Employee will receive the same net after-tax amount he would have received if no excise tax had been imposed on him.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Benchmark Electronics Inc), Employment Agreement (Benchmark Electronics Inc), Employment Agreement (Benchmark Electronics Inc)
Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment. If a Change of Control or other transaction triggers or results in the imposition upon the Employee of any excise or similar tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any similar or successor provision) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any employee stock option agreement or plan in which the Employee is a participant, the Company shall pay (or cause any acquirer in such transaction to pay) any such excise or similar tax and make “"gross-up” " payments to the Employee to the extent necessary so that the Employee will receive the same net after-tax amount he would have received if no excise tax had been imposed on him.
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Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment. If a Change of Control or other transaction triggers or results in the imposition upon the Employee of any excise or similar tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any similar or successor provision) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any employee stock option agreement or plan in which the Employee is a participant, the Company shall pay (or cause any acquirer in such transaction to pay) any such excise or similar tax and make “gross-up” payments to the Employee to the extent necessary so that the Employee will receive the same net after-tax amount he she would have received if no excise tax had been imposed on him.
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