IRC 280G Adjustment Clause Samples

IRC 280G Adjustment. If the benefit payments under this Agreement, either alone or together with other payments to which the Participant is entitled to receive from the Company, would constitute an “excess parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G of the Code, such benefit payments shall be reduced to the largest amount that will result in no portion of benefit payments under this Agreement being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code. The determination of which benefits to reduce shall be made by the Participant, provided the Company’s accountants confirm that such reduction satisfies the requirements of this Section.

IRC 280G Adjustment. In the event Executive becomes entitled to a payment or benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or of any other plan, arrangement or agreement (collectively, the “Payments”) of PremierWest or its successor (collectively, the “Employer”), and the Employer’s Auditor determines that the Payments result in “excess parachute payments” under section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), then Executive shall receive, instead of the Payments, aggregate payments equal to the Reduced Amount (defined below). Executive shall direct in which order the payments are to be reduced, but no change in the timing of any payment shall be made without the consent of the Employer. For purposes of this Section 13, the “Reduced Amount” shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, that maximizes the aggregate present value of the payments without causing any payment to be nondeductible by the Employer under section 280G of the Code. “Employer’s Auditor” shall mean the independent auditors retained most recently prior to the transaction implicating section 280G of the Code by the Employer, or, if the Employer is not the surviving entity following the Change in Control, by the Employer’s successor (or any affiliate). In computing the maximum amount payable, the Employer’s Auditor shall take into account the independent value to the Employer of Executive’s restrictive covenants following a Change in Control as set forth in the Separation Agreement, which value should constitute separate consideration outside of sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.