Gross-Up Payment Payments under Section C.1. and Section C.2. of this Exhibit shall be made without regard to whether the deductibility of such payments (or any other payments or benefits to or for the benefit of Executive) would be limited or precluded by Section 280G of the Code (“Section 280G”) and without regard to whether such payments (or any other payments or benefits) would subject Executive to the federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments” under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”). If any portion of the payments or benefits to or for the benefit of Executive (including, but not limited to, payments and benefits under this Agreement but determined without regard to this paragraph) constitutes an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G (the aggregate of such payments being hereinafter referred to as the “Excess Parachute Payments”), the Company shall promptly pay to Executive an additional amount (the “gross-up payment”) that after reduction for all taxes (including but not limited to the Excise Tax) with respect to such gross-up payment equals the Excise Tax with respect to the Excess Parachute Payments; provided, that to the extent any gross-up payment would be considered “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, the manner and time of payment, and the provisions of this Section C.3, shall be adjusted to the extent necessary (but only to the extent necessary) to comply with the requirements of Section 409A with respect to such payment so that the payment does not give rise to the interest or additional tax amounts described at Section 409A(a)(1)(B) or Section 409A(b)(4) of the Code (the “Section 409A penalties”); and further provided, that if, notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, the gross-up payment cannot be made to conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the amount of the gross-up payment shall be determined without regard to any gross-up for the Section 409A penalties. The determination as to whether Executive’s payments and benefits include Excess Parachute Payments and, if so, the amount of such payments, the amount of any Excise Tax owed with respect thereto, and the amount of any gross-up payment shall be made at the Company’s expense by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or by such other certified public accounting firm as the Committee may designate prior to a Change of Control (the “accounting firm”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Internal Revenue Service shall assert an Excise Tax liability that is higher than the Excise Tax (if any) determined by the accounting firm, the Company shall promptly augment the gross-up payment to address such higher Excise Tax liability.
Earn-Out Payment (a) Subject to the terms of this Section 2.6, Seller shall be eligible to receive an earn-out payment described in Section 2.6(b) if the Company achieves the statutory earnings target set forth below. Any such earn-out payment shall be calculated as of the Earn-Out End Date and payable in accordance with this Section 2.6. (b) Buyer shall provide Seller written notice of Buyer’s calculation of the following amount (the “Earn-Out Payment”) within fifteen (15) days following the date on which the Company’s audited annual statutory financial statement for the calendar year ended on December 31, 2023 is filed with the Insurance Regulator in the Company’s domiciliary jurisdiction: (i) if the Company Statutory Earnings do not exceed $15,250,000, zero; (ii) if the Company Statutory Earnings exceed $15,250,000 but are less than $16,500,000, an amount equal to the product of (y) the Prorated Portion and (z) $12,500,000; and (iii) if the Company Statutory Earnings equal or exceed $16,500,000, $12,500,000. The Earn-Out Payment, if any, will be payable to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to bank account designated by Seller no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day following the notice delivered by Buyer pursuant to this Section 2.6(b). (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that Buyer is entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Losses under Article IX, on or prior to the Earn-Out Payment date, Buyer may deduct the amount of such Indemnifiable Losses from the Earn-Out Payment payable by Buyer to Seller up to the Earn-Out Payment. (d) Buyer shall provide its documentation in support of its calculation of the Earn-Out Payment to the Seller at the time of its notice to the Seller of its calculation delivered under Section 2.6(b), and the Seller shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such Earn-Out Payment or such notice, as the case may be, to deliver written notice of its objections to the calculation of the Earn-Out Payment, specifying in reasonable detail the basis for the objections. If Seller does not timely object, Buyer’s calculation of the Earn-Out Payment shall be binding and conclusive. If the Seller objects on a timely basis, the calculation of the Earn-Out Payment shall not be binding and conclusive, and Buyer and the Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Sellers’ objections. If Buyer and Seller resolve such objections, the amount they