General Section 409A Provisions. If Employee or the Company determines that any payments or benefits payable under this Agreement intended to comply with Code Section 409A and do not comply with Section 409A of the Code, Employee and the Company agree to amend this Agreement, or take such other actions as Employee and the Company deem reasonably necessary or appropriate, to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (and any applicable relief provisions), while preserving the economic agreement of the parties. If any provision of the Agreement would cause such payments or benefits to fail to so comply, such provision will not be effective and will be null and void with respect to such payments or benefits, and such provision will otherwise remain in full force and effect. All payments considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A and the regulations thereunder will be made on the date(s) provided herein and no request to accelerate or defer any payment under this Section will be considered or approved for any reason whatsoever, except as permitted under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts payable hereunder which are not nonqualified deferred compensation, or which may be accelerated pursuant to Section 409A, such as distributions for applicable tax payments, may be accelerated, but not deferred, at the sole discretion of Company. To the extent required to comply with Section 409A, all references in this Agreement to termination of employment or termination mean Employee’s “separation from service” as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.
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Samples: Separation Agreement and General Release (Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc), Retirement Agreement and General Release (Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc)
General Section 409A Provisions. If Employee or the Company determines that any payments or benefits payable under this Agreement intended to comply with Code Section 409A and do not comply with Section 409A of the Code409A, Employee and the Company agree to amend this Agreement, or take such other actions as Employee and the Company deem reasonably necessary or appropriate, to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (and any applicable relief provisions), while preserving the economic agreement of the partiesParties. If any provision of the Agreement would cause such payments or benefits to fail to so comply, such provision will not be effective and will be null and void with respect to such payments or benefits, and such provision will otherwise remain in full force and effect. All payments considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A and the regulations thereunder will be made on the date(s) provided herein and no request to accelerate or defer any payment under this Section will be considered or approved for any reason whatsoever, except as permitted under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts payable hereunder which are not nonqualified deferred compensation, or which may be accelerated pursuant to Section 409A, such as distributions for applicable tax payments, may be accelerated, but not deferred, at the sole discretion of the Company. To the extent required to comply with Section 409A, all references in this Agreement to termination “separation of employment employment” or termination “separation” mean Employee’s “separation from service” as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.
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Samples: Separation Agreement (Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc)
General Section 409A Provisions. If Employee or the Company determines that any payments or benefits payable under this Agreement intended to comply with Code Section 409A and do not comply with Section 409A of the Code, Employee and the Company agree to amend this Agreement, or take such other actions as Employee and the Company deem reasonably necessary or appropriate, to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (and any applicable relief provisions), while preserving the economic agreement of the parties. If any provision of the Agreement would cause such payments or benefits to fail to so comply, such provision will not be effective and will be null and void with respect to such payments or benefits, and such provision will otherwise remain in full force and effect. All payments considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A and the regulations thereunder will be made on the date(s) provided herein and no request to accelerate or defer any payment under this Section will be considered or approved for any reason whatsoever, except as permitted under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts payable hereunder which are not nonqualified deferred compensation, or which may be accelerated pursuant to Section 409A, such as distributions for applicable tax payments, may be accelerated, but not deferred, at the sole discretion of Company. To the extent required to comply with Section 409A, all references in this Agreement to termination Separation of employment or termination Separation mean Employee’s “separation from service” as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.
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Samples: Separation Agreement and General Release (Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc)