Common use of Section 280G Limitation Clause in Contracts

Section 280G Limitation. If any payment or benefit Executive would receive pursuant to Section 7 and/or Section 9(a), but determined without regard to any additional payment required under this Section 9(b), (collectively, the “Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties payable with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then Executive’s benefits under this Agreement shall be either: (1) delivered in full, or (2) delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Employee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Sunpower Corp), Employment Agreement (Sunpower Corp), Employment Agreement (Sunpower Corp)

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