Common use of Tax Equalization Payment Clause in Contracts

Tax Equalization Payment. In addition to the amounts payable under Section 7 hereof, the Company shall pay you a tax equalization payment (“Tax Equalization Payment”) in accordance with this Section 8. The Tax Equalization Payment shall be in an amount that, when added to the other amounts payable to you under Section 7 and any other amounts to which you are entitled pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement(s) will place you in the same after-tax position as if all taxes payable on such amounts by you, including, without limitation, Federal and state income and employment-related taxes and payments (assuming the highest marginal Federal and state income tax rates then applicable to you) and any excise taxes payable under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any successor statute of similar import, did not apply to any of the amounts payable under Section 7 and under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement(s) (including any amounts paid under this Section 8). The amount of this Tax Equalization Payment shall be determined by the Company’s independent accountants and shall be remitted to the applicable Federal, state and local tax jurisdictions.

Tax Equalization Payment. In addition to the amounts payable under Section 7 hereof, the Company shall pay you a tax equalization payment (“Tax Equalization Payment”) in accordance with this Section 8. The Tax Equalization Payment shall be in an amount that, when added to the other amounts payable to you under Section 7 and any other amounts to which you are entitled pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement(s), the Deferred Compensation Plan Agreement(s) and the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, will place you in the same after-tax position as if all taxes payable on such amounts by you, including, without limitation, Federal and state income and employment-related taxes and payments (assuming the highest marginal Federal and state income tax rates then applicable to you) and any excise taxes payable under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any successor statute of similar import, did not apply to any of the amounts payable under Section 7 and under and pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement(s), the Deferred Compensation Plan Agreement(s) and the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement (including any amounts paid under this Section 8). The amount of this Tax Equalization Payment shall be determined by the Company’s independent accountants and shall be remitted to the applicable Federal, state and local tax jurisdictions.