Internal Revenue Code Limits. Should any payments by the Company to or for the benefit of Employee under this Agreement constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), then the Company shall pay Employee an additional amount of money (the "Gross-Up Payment") that will equal the sum of (a) all excise or other taxes imposed upon Employee by Section 4999 of the Code (excluding any penalties or interest) and (b) all additional state and federal taxes, interest and/or penalties attributable to the additional payments made to Employee pursuant to this Section 5.7. If an excise tax is imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, Employee agrees to immediately notify the Company within ten (10) days of the event, in writing, and Employee hereby gives the Company the right to challenge said imposition. Any Gross-Up Payment due under this Section 5.7 shall be paid in a lump sum as soon as it can be calculated, but in no event later than 30 days after the date the Employee remits the related taxes.
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Samples: Employment and Noncompetition Agreement (Shoe Carnival Inc), Employment and Noncompetition Agreement (Shoe Carnival Inc), Employment and Noncompetition Agreement (Shoe Carnival Inc)
Internal Revenue Code Limits. Should any payments by the Company to or for the benefit of Employee under this Agreement constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), then the Company shall pay Employee an additional amount of money (the "βGross-Up Payment"β) that will equal the sum of (a) all excise or other taxes imposed upon Employee by Section 4999 of the Code (excluding any penalties or interest) and (b) all additional state and federal taxes, interest and/or penalties attributable to the additional payments made to Employee pursuant to this Section 5.7. If an excise tax is imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, Employee agrees to immediately notify the Company within ten (10) days of the event, in writing, and Employee hereby gives the Company the right to challenge said imposition. Any Gross-Up Payment due under this Section 5.7 shall be paid in a lump sum as soon as it can be calculated, but in no event later than 30 days after the date the Employee remits the related taxes.. 5.8
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Samples: Employment and Noncompetition Agreement (Shoe Carnival Inc)