Tax Reimbursement Payment. In the event that any amount or benefit that may be paid, distributed or otherwise provided to the Designated Employee by the Company or any affiliated company, whether pursuant to this Plan or otherwise (collectively, the "Covered Payments"), is or may become subject to the tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax") or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed, the Company shall either pay to the Designated Employee or irrevocably contribute for the benefit of the Designated Employee to a trust conforming with the requirements of Section 4 above (and may be part of that trust) established by the Company prior to the Change of Control giving rise to the Excise Tax, at the time specified in Section 6(e) below, the Tax Reimbursement Payment (as defined below). The Tax Reimbursement Payment is defined as an amount, which when reduced by any Excise Tax on the Covered Payments and any Federal, state and local income taxes, employment and excise taxes (including the Excise Tax) on the Tax Reimbursement Payment (but without reduction for any Federal, state or local income or employment taxes on such Covered Payments), shall be equal to the product of any deductions disallowed for Federal, state or local income tax purposes because of the inclusion of the Tax Reimbursement Payment in Designated Employee's adjusted gross income and the highest applicable marginal rate of Federal, state and local income taxation, respectively, for the calendar year in which the Tax Reimbursement Payment is to be made.
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Samples: Severance Plan (Computer Sciences Corp), Severance Plan (Computer Sciences Corp)
Tax Reimbursement Payment. In the event that any amount or benefit that may be paid, distributed or otherwise provided to the Designated Employee by the Company or any affiliated company, whether pursuant to this Plan or otherwise (collectively, the "“Covered Payments"”), is or may become subject to the tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the "“Excise Tax"”) or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed, the Company Employer shall either pay to the Designated Employee or irrevocably contribute for the benefit of the Designated Employee to a trust conforming with the requirements of Section 4 above (and may be part of that trust) established by the Company Employer prior to the Change of Control giving rise to the Excise Tax, at the time specified in Section 6(e) below, the Tax Reimbursement Payment (as defined below). The Tax Reimbursement Payment is defined as an amount, which when reduced by any Excise Tax on the Covered Payments and any Federal, state and local income taxes, employment and excise taxes (including the Excise Tax) on the Tax Reimbursement Payment (but without reduction for any Federal, state or local income or employment taxes on such Covered Payments), shall be equal to the product of any deductions disallowed for Federal, state or local income tax purposes because of the inclusion of the Tax Reimbursement Payment in Designated Employee's ’s adjusted gross income and the highest applicable marginal rate of Federal, state and local income taxation, respectively, for the calendar year in which the Tax Reimbursement Payment is to be made.
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Tax Reimbursement Payment. In the event that any amount or benefit that may be paid, distributed or otherwise provided to the Designated Employee by the Company or any affiliated company, whether pursuant to this Plan or otherwise (collectively, the "Covered Payments"), is or may become subject to the tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax") or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed, the Company Employer shall either pay to the Designated Employee or irrevocably contribute for the benefit of the Designated Employee to a trust conforming with the requirements of Section 4 above (and may be part of that trust) established by the Company Employer prior to the Change of Control giving rise to the Excise Tax, at the time specified in Section 6(e) below, the Tax Reimbursement Payment (as defined below). The Tax Reimbursement Payment is defined as an amount, which when reduced by any Excise Tax on the Covered Payments and any Federal, state and local income taxes, employment and excise taxes (including the Excise Tax) on the Tax Reimbursement Payment (but without reduction for any Federal, state or local income or employment taxes on such Covered Payments), shall be equal to the product of any deductions disallowed for Federal, state or local income tax purposes because of the inclusion of the Tax Reimbursement Payment in Designated Employee's adjusted gross income and the highest applicable marginal rate of Federal, state and local income taxation, respectively, for the calendar year in which the Tax Reimbursement Payment is to be made.
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