Common use of Section 280G Limitation on Payments Clause in Contracts

Section 280G Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or distribution to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (“Payment”) would (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will either be delivered in full or delivered as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, after taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Executive on an after-tax basis of the largest payment, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the date prior to the effective date of the applicable change in control, or such other Person as determined in good faith by the Company, will perform the foregoing calculations and the Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made pursuant to this Section 5.4 will be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties. Any reduction in payments and/or benefits pursuant to the foregoing will occur in the following order (i) reduction of cash payments; (ii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options, if any; (iii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options, and (iv) reduction of other benefits payable to Executive.

Section 280G Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or distribution to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (“Payment”) would (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will either be delivered in full or delivered as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, after taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Executive on an after-tax basis of the largest payment, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be taxable subject to the Excise Tax under Section 4999 of the Code. The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the date prior to the effective date of the applicable change Change in controlControl, or such other Person as determined in good faith by the Company, will perform the foregoing calculations and the Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made pursuant to this Section 5.4 5.5 will be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties. Any reduction in payments and/or benefits pursuant to the foregoing will occur in the following order (i) reduction of cash payments; (ii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options, if any; (iii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options, and (iv) reduction of other benefits payable to Executive.

Section 280G Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or distribution to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (“Payment”) would (a) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (b) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment will either be delivered in full or delivered as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, after taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Executive on an after-tax basis of the largest payment, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the date prior to the effective date of the applicable change Change in controlControl, or such other Person as determined in good faith by the Company, will perform the foregoing calculations and the Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made pursuant to this Section 5.4 will be final, binding and conclusive upon all parties. Any reduction in payments and/or benefits pursuant to the foregoing will occur in the following order (i) reduction of cash payments; (ii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options, if any; (iii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options, and (iv) reduction of other benefits payable to Executive.. ARTICLE VI COVENANTS 6.1