Common use of Limitation on Parachute Payments Clause in Contracts

Limitation on Parachute Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any portion of the Severance Payment or any other payment under this Agreement, or payments to or for the benefit of the Employee under any other agreement or plan (collectively, the “Change of Control Benefits”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment,” then the Change of Control Benefits to be made to the Employee shall be reduced such that the value of the aggregate Change of Control Benefits that the Employee is entitled to receive shall be One Dollar ($1) less than the maximum amount which the Employee may receive without becoming subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision) or which the Company may pay without loss of deduction under Section 280G(a) of the Code (or any successor provision); provided that the foregoing reduction in the amount of Change of Control Benefits shall not apply if the after-tax value to the Employee of the Change of Control Benefits prior to reduction in accordance herewith is greater than the after-tax value to the Employee if the Change of Control Benefits are reduced in accordance herewith. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “excess parachute payment” and “parachute payments” shall have the meanings assigned to them in Code Section 280G, and such “parachute payments” shall be valued as provided therein.

Appears in 14 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Nicholas Financial Inc), Employment Agreement (Nicholas Financial Inc), Employment Agreement (Nicholas Financial Inc)

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