Common use of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code Clause in Contracts

Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. (a) Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code may place significant tax burdens on both the Executive and the Company if the total payments made to the Executive due to certain change in control events described in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Total Change in Control Payments”) equal or exceed the Executive’s 280G Cap. For this purpose, the Executive’s “280G Cap” is equal to the Executive’s average annual compensation in the five (5) calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the change in control event occurs (the “Base Period Income Amount”) times three (3). If the Total Change in Control Payments equal or exceed the 280G Cap, Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a 20% excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) on all amounts in excess of one (1) times the Executive’s Base Period Income Amount. In determining whether the Total Change in Control Payments will equal or exceed the 280G Cap and result in the imposition of an Excise Tax, the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations will control over the general provisions of this Section 12. All determinations and calculations required to implement the rules set forth in this Section 12 shall take into account all applicable federal, state, and local income taxes and employment taxes (and for purposes of such calculations, the Executive shall be deemed to pay income taxes at the highest combined federal, state and local marginal tax rates for the calendar year in which the Total Change in Control Payments are to be made, less the maximum federal income tax deduction that could be obtained as a result of a deduction for state and local taxes (the “Assumed Taxes”)).

Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. (a) Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code may place significant tax burdens on both the Executive and the Company if the total payments made to the Executive due to certain change in control events described in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Total Change in Control Payments”) equal or exceed the Executive’s 280G Cap. For this purpose, the Executive’s “280G Cap” is equal to the Executive’s average annual compensation in the five (5) calendar years preceding the calendar year in which the change in control event occurs (the “Base Period Income Amount”) times three (3). If the Total Change in Control Payments equal or exceed the 280G Cap, Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a 20% excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) on all amounts in excess of one (1) times the Executive’s Base Period Income Amount. In determining whether the Total Change in Control Payments will equal or exceed the 280G Cap and result in the imposition of an Excise Tax, the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations will PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL control over the general provisions of this Section 12. All determinations and calculations required to implement the rules set forth in this Section 12 shall take into account all applicable federal, state, and local income taxes and employment taxes (and for purposes of such calculations, the Executive shall be deemed to pay income taxes at the highest combined federal, state and local marginal tax rates for the calendar year in which the Total Change in Control Payments are to be made, less the maximum federal income tax deduction that could be obtained as a result of a deduction for state and local taxes (the “Assumed Taxes”)).