Common use of Tax Consideration Clause in Contracts

Tax Consideration. (i) In the event that the aggregate of all payments or benefits made or provided to the Executive under this Agreement and under all other plans and programs of the Company (the "Aggregate Payment") is determined to constitute a Parachute Payment, as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall pay to the Executive an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Amount"), prior to the time any excise tax ("Excise Tax") is imposed by Section 4999 of the Code is payable with respect to such Aggregate Payment, which, after the imposition of all excise, federal, state and local income taxes, enables the Executive to retain a total amount equal to the Aggregate Payment prior to the payment of the Gross-Up Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to receive the Gross-Up Amount, but the portion of the Aggregate Payment that would be treated as a Parachute Payment does not exceed 125% of the greatest amount that could be paid to the Executive such that the receipt of the Aggregate Payment would not give rise to any Excise Tax (the "Safe Harbor Amount"), then no Gross-Up Amount shall be paid to the Executive and the Aggregate Payment shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Amount.

Appears in 9 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Photronics Inc), Employment Agreement (Photronics Inc), Employment Agreement (Photronics Inc)

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Tax Consideration. (i) In the event that the aggregate of all payments or benefits made or provided to the Executive under this Agreement and under all other plans and programs of the Company (the "Aggregate Payment") is determined to constitute a Parachute Payment, as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall pay to the Executive an additional amount (the "Gross-Up Amount"), prior to the time any excise tax ("Excise Tax") is imposed by Section 4999 of the Code is payable with respect to such Aggregate Payment, which, after the imposition of all excise, federal, state and local income taxes, enables the Executive to retain a total amount equal to the Aggregate Payment prior to the payment of the Gross-Up Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to receive the Gross-Up Amount, but the portion of the Aggregate Payment that would be treated as a Parachute Payment does not exceed 125% of the greatest amount that could be paid to the Executive such that the receipt of the Aggregate Payment would not give rise to any Excise Tax (the "Safe Harbor Amount"), then no Gross-Up Amount shall be paid to the Executive and the Aggregate Payment shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Amount.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Photronics Inc), Employment Agreement (Photronics Inc), Employment Agreement (Photronics Inc)

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