Section 4999. In the event it is determined that the Executive is entitled to payments and/or benefits provided by this Agreement or any other amounts in the “nature of compensation” (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement, or agreement with the Company or any affiliate, any person whose actions result in a change of ownership or effective control of the Company covered by Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code or any person affiliated with the Company or such person) as a result of such change of ownership or effective control of the Company (“Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “280G Excise Tax”), the Company shall cause to be determined, before any amounts of the Payments are paid to the Executive, which of the following two alternative forms of payment would maximize the Executive’s after-tax proceeds: (a) payment in full of the entire amount of the Payments, or (b) payment of only a part of the Payments so that the Executive receives the largest payment possible without the imposition of the 280G Excise Tax (“Reduced Payments”). If it is determined that Reduced Payments will maximize the Executive’s after-tax benefit, then (i) cash compensation subject to Section 409A shall be reduced first, cash payments not subject to Section 409A shall be reduced second, non-cash compensation subject to Section 409A shall be reduced third, and then non-cash compensation not subject to Section 409A shall be reduced fourth, (ii) the Payments shall be paid only to the extent permitted under the Reduced Payments alternative, and (iii) the Executive shall have no rights to any additional payments and/or benefits constituting the Payments. Unless the Company and the Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section 9 shall be made in writing by independent public accountants agreed to by the Company and the Executive (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 9, the Accountants may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Executive shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make the required determinations. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses the Accou...
Section 4999. If, by reason of, or in connection with, any transaction that occurs after the Effective Date, Executive would be subject to the imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code related to Executive’s employment with or Company or Holdings, whether before or after termination of Executive’s employment, but the imposition of such tax could be avoided by approval of shareholders described in Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, then Executive may cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, in which case the Company and Holdings will use their reasonable best efforts to cause such approval to be obtained and Executive will cooperate and execute such waivers as may be necessary so that such approval avoids imposition of any excise tax under Section 4999. If Executive fails to cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, or if Executive does cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, but fails to cooperate and execute such waivers as may be necessary in the approval process, Exhibit V shall not apply and Executive shall not be entitled to any gross-up payment for any resulting tax under Section 4999. If such approval, even if sought and obtained, would not avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed under Section 4999, then the provisions of Exhibit V attached hereto shall apply without any precedent obligation of Executive to seek such approval.
Section 4999. (A) If, by reason of, or in connection with, any transaction that occurs after the Effective Date, Executive would be subject to the imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code related to Executive’s employment with Holdings or the Company, whether before or after termination of Executive’s employment, but the imposition of such tax could be avoided by approval of shareholders described in Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, then Executive may cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, in which case the Company and Holdings will use their reasonable best efforts to cause such approval to be obtained and Executive will cooperate and execute such waivers as may be necessary so that such approval avoids imposition of any excise tax under Section 4999. If Executive fails to cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, or if Executive does cause the Company or Holdings to seek such approval, but fails to cooperate and execute such waivers as may be necessary in the approval process, Exhibit IV shall not apply and Executive shall not be entitled to any gross-up payment for any resulting tax under Section 4999. If such approval, even if sought and obtained, would not avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed under Section 4999, then the provisions of Exhibit IV attached hereto shall apply without any precedent obligation of Executive to seek such approval.
(B) In the event of the imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code arising by reason of or in connection with the Closing, whether before or after termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits set forth on Exhibit IV. Following Executive’s termination of employment without Cause (other than by reason of Executive’s death or Disability) or upon Executive’s resignation for Good Reason, in either case, within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, except as set forth in this Section 7(e), and for any rights to indemnification and claims for liability insurance coverage under officer and director policies, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.
Section 4999. If any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive with the Company or any person affiliated with the Company) (the “Payments”) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then the Payments shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to the Excise Tax, but only if, by reason of such reduction, the net after-tax benefit received by Executive shall exceed the net after-tax benefit that would be received by Executive if no such reduction was made. The process for calculating the Excise Tax, and other procedures relating to this Section 12, are set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto. For purposes of making the determinations and calculations required herein, the Accounting Firm (as defined in Exhibit B) may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The parties agree that the provisions set forth in Exhibit B hereto are incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed to be fully contained herein.
Section 4999. There is no agreement, plan, arrangement or other Company Contract by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound to compensate any Employee for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.
Section 4999. Neither the Group, nor the Administrator, nor any person acting on behalf of any of them, shall be liable to you by reason of any tax asserted under Section 4999 of the Code.
Section 4999. The term “Section 4999” means Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. References in this Agreement to Section 4999 are intended to include any proposed, temporary, or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to Section 4999 by the U.S. Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
Section 4999. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment, award, benefit or distribution (or any acceleration of any payment, award, benefit or distribution) by the Company (or any of its affiliated entities) or any entity which effectuates a Change in Control (or any of its affiliated entities) to or for the benefit of Executive (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or interest or penalties 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 such Payments shall either (a) be delivered in full, or (b) subject to, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion thereof will be subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state or local income and employment taxes and the Excise Tax, results in receipt by Executive, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be subject to the Excise Tax. In the event that any Payments are to be reduced pursuant to this Section 6(f), then the reduction shall be applied as follows: (i) first, on a pro rata basis to Executive’s cash severance payments and his pro rata annual cash incentive award payment for the year of termination, (ii) second, on a pro rata basis to Executive’s equity incentive awards and (iii) third, to Executive’s benefits under the Executive Capital Accumulation Plan. The determinations to be made with respect to this Section 6(f) shall be made by an accounting firm (the “Auditor”) jointly selected by the Company and Executive and paid by the Company. The Auditor shall be a nationally recognized United States public accounting firm that has not during the two years preceding the date of its selection acted in any way on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. If Executive and the Company cannot agree on the firm to serve as the Auditor, then Executive and the Company shall each select one such accounting firm and those two firms shall jointly select such an accounting firm to serve as the Auditor. Absent manifest error, the determinations ...
Section 4999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if you reasonably determine (which determination shall not be binding on the Company for its tax reporting or accounting purposes or any other purpose) that the acceleration of the vesting of Equity Awards upon a Change in Control would result in you being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, then the vesting of the Equity Awards shall be accelerated only to the maximum extent that would not cause imposition of an excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code and such Equity Awards that have not had their vesting accelerated because of this sentence shall continue to vest in accordance with their normal vesting schedule and the Consulting Period shall continue through the period of such vesting schedule; provided, however, that such Equity Awards shall instead vest into the consideration received by the stockholders of the Company in the Change in Control, as determined by the Board. To the extent required to be specified for purposes of Section 409A or other tax purposes, the ordering of the Equity Award tranches to have accelerated vesting upon a Change in Control shall be those tranches of Equity Awards with the latest vesting dates first and continuing based on timing of vesting dates until the tranches of Equity Awards with the earliest vesting dates are accelerated. To the extent that the vesting of all Equity Awards is not accelerated upon a Change in Control pursuant to this paragraph, the determination of the number of and the specific tranches of Equity Awards that shall accelerate and those that shall maintain their normal vesting schedule in order to not cause imposition on you of an excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code shall be determined pursuant to this paragraph by the Company’s then-current accounting firm or another nationally-recognized accounting firm designated by the Company, subject to your reasonable review of such determination.
Section 4999. If, as a result of payments provided for under or pursuant to this Agreement together with all other payments in the nature of compensation provided to or for the benefit of Executive, any state, local or federal taxing authority imposes any taxes on Executive that would not be imposed on such payments but for the occurrence of a change of control, including any excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then, in addition to any other benefits provided under or pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, the Company (including any successor to the Company) shall pay to Executive at the time any such payments are made under or pursuant to this Agreement or the other agreements, an amount equal to the amount of any such taxes imposed or to be imposed on Executive (the amount of any such payment, the “Parachute Tax Reimbursement”). In addition, the Company (including any successor to the Company) shall “gross up” such Parachute Tax Reimbursement by paying to Executive at the same time an additional amount equal to the aggregate amount of any additional taxes (whether income taxes, excise taxes, special taxes, employment taxes or otherwise) that are or will be payable by Executive as a result of the Parachute Tax Reimbursement being paid or payable to Executive and/or as a result of the additional amounts paid or payable to Executive pursuant to this sentence, such that after payment of such additional taxes Executive shall have been paid on a net after-tax basis an amount equal to the Parachute Tax Reimbursement. The amount of any Parachute Tax Reimbursement and of any such gross-up amounts shall be determined by the Company’s independent auditing firm, whose determination, absent manifest error, shall be treated as conclusive and binding absent a binding determination by a governmental taxing authority that a greater amount of taxes is payable by Executive.
