Common use of Payment of Taxes with Stock Clause in Contracts

Payment of Taxes with Stock. Subject to the Committee’s right to require the Participant to pay the minimum statutory withholding tax in cash, the Participant shall have the right to elect to pay the minimum statutory withholding tax associated with a vesting with Shares to be received upon vesting. Unless the Company shall permit another valuation method to be elected by the Participant, Shares used to pay any required withholding taxes shall be valued at the closing price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the withholding tax becomes due (hereinafter called the “Tax Date”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Participant does not elect to pay the withholding tax in cash within the time period established by the Company, then the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to pay such withholding taxes with Shares to be received upon vesting. Elections must be made in conformity with conditions established by the Committee from time to time.