Parachute Tax. (i) If the payments and benefits provided to Employee under this Agreement or under any other agreement with, or plan of, the Company (the "Total Payment") (A) constitute a "parachute payment" as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and exceed three times Employee's "base amount" as defined under Code Section 280G(b)(3) by less than 10% of three times Employee's base amount, and (B) would, but for this Section 4.5(d)(i), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, then Employee's payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be either (I) paid in full, or (II) reduced and payable only as to the maximum amount which would result in no portion of such payments and benefits being subject to excise tax under Code Section 4999, whichever results in the receipt by Employee on an after-tax basis of the greatest amount of Total Payment (taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes, the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 and all other taxes (including any interest and penalties) payable by Employee). If a reduction of the Total Payment is necessary, Employee shall be entitled to select which payments or benefits will be reduced and the manner and method of any such reduction of such payments and benefits. Within 30 days after the amount of any required reduction in payments and benefits is finally determined under Section
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Heritage Propane Partners L P), Employment Agreement (Heritage Propane Partners L P), Employment Agreement (Heritage Propane Partners L P)
Parachute Tax. (i) If the payments and benefits provided to Employee under this Agreement or under any other agreement with, or plan of, the Company (the "Total Payment") (A) constitute a "parachute payment" as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and exceed three times Employee's "base amount" as defined under Code Section 280G(b)(3) by less than 10% of three times Employee's base amount, and (B) would, but for this Section 4.5(d)(i), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, then Employee's payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be either (I) paid in full, or (II) reduced and payable only as to the maximum amount which would result in no portion of such payments and benefits being subject to excise tax under Code Section 4999, whichever results in the receipt by Employee on an after-tax basis of the greatest amount of Total Payment (taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes, the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 and all other taxes (including any interest and penalties) payable by Employee). If a reduction of the Total Payment is necessary, Employee shall be entitled to select which payments or benefits will be reduced and the manner and method of any such reduction of such payments and benefits. Within 30 days after the amount of any required reduction in payments and benefits is finally determined under SectionSection 4.5(d)(iii),
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Heritage Propane Partners L P)
Parachute Tax. (i) If the payments and benefits provided to Employee under this Agreement or under any other agreement with, or plan of, the Company (the "Total Payment") (A) constitute a "parachute payment" as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and exceed three times Employee's "base amount" as defined under Code Section 280G(b)(3) by less than 10% of three times Employee's base amount, and (B) would, but for this Section 4.5(d)(i), be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, then Employee's payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be either (I) paid in full, or (II) reduced and payable only as to the maximum amount which would result in no portion of such payments and benefits being subject to excise tax under Code Section 4999, whichever results in the receipt by Employee on an after-tax basis of the greatest amount of Total Payment (taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes, the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 and all other taxes (including any interest and penalties) payable by Employee). If a reduction of the Total Payment is necessary, Employee shall be entitled to select which payments or benefits will be reduced and the manner and method of any such reduction of such payments and benefits. Within 30 days after the amount of any required reduction in payments and benefits is finally determined under SectionSection 4.5(d)(iii), Employee shall notify the Company in writing regarding which
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Heritage Propane Partners L P)