Annual Compensation means the wages paid to the member during covered employment within the meaning of Section 3401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, but determined without regard to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based upon the nature or location of employment or services performed during the plan year plus amounts excluded under Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and less reimbursements or other expense allowances, cash, or noncash fringe benefits or both, deferred compensation, and welfare benefits. Annual compensation for determining benefits during any determination period may not exceed the maximum compensation allowed as adjusted for cost of living in accordance with §5-10D-7 of this code and Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Compensation Limit means the compensation limit of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted under Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Code for increases in the cost of living.
Total Compensation means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive during the Contractor’s preceding fiscal year and includes the following (for more information see 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2)):
Final compensation of a member means:
Excess Compensation means Compensation in excess of the following Integration Level: (Choose (1) or (2))
Average Compensation means the average of your W-2 wages from the Company for the five (5) calendar years completed immediately prior to the calendar year in which the Change in Control is effected. Any W-2 wages for a partial year of employment will be annualized, in accordance with the frequency which such wages are paid during such partial year, before inclusion in Average Compensation.
Average final compensation means the average annual creditable compensation of a member during
Average Incentive Compensation means the average of the annual incentive compensation under Subparagraph 3(a) received by Executive for the three (3) immediately preceding fiscal years or such fewer number of complete fiscal years as Executive may have been employed by the Company. In no event shall “Average Incentive Compensation” include any sign-on bonus, retention bonus or any other special bonus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive breaches any of the provisions contained in Paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Agreement, all payments of the Severance Amount shall immediately cease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason as provided in Subparagraph 6(e), he shall be entitled to the Severance Amount only if he provides the Notice of Termination provided for in Subparagraph 6(f) within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the event or events which constitute such Good Reason as specified in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) of Subparagraph 6(e);
Bonus Compensation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
415 Compensation means:
Annual Earnings means your gross annual income from your Employer, not including shift differential, in effect just prior to the date of loss. It includes your total income before taxes. It is prior to any deductions made for pre-tax contributions to a qualified deferred compensation plan, Section 125 plan or flexible spending account. It does not include income received from commissions, bonuses, overtime pay or any other extra compensation or income received from sources other than your Employer.
Additional Compensation has the meaning set out in Section 13.3(1).
Annual Cash Compensation means the sum of (a) the highest annual Base Salary in effect for the Executive and (b) the greater of (i) the Executive’s bonus for the most recently-completed year, if any, or (ii) the annualized amount of the Executive’s target bonus for the then current year.
Basic Compensation means Salary and Benefits.
Annual Benefit Limit means the maximum amount of benefits paid by the Company to the Policy Holder in a Policy Year irrespective of whether any limits of any benefit items stated in the Benefit Schedule have been reached. The Annual Benefit Limit is counted afresh in a new Policy Year.
Highest Average Compensation means the average Compensation for the three (3) consecutive years of Service with the Employer that produces the highest average. A Year of Service with the Employer is the twelve (12) consecutive month period identical to the Plan Year.
Section 415 Compensation means with respect to any Plan Year and shall:
(a) include amounts accrued to a Participant (regardless of whether he was a Participant during the entire Plan Year and regardless of whether in cash):
(i) as wages, salaries, fees for professional services and other amounts received for personal services actually rendered in the course of his employment with the Companies including but not limited to commissions, compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits and bonuses;
(ii) for purposes of Subsection (a)(i) above, earned income from sources outside the United States (as defined in Section 911(b) of the Code), whether or not excludible from gross income under Section 911 of the Code or deductible under Section 913 of the Code;
(iii) amounts described in Sections 104(a)(3), 105(a) and 115(h) of the Code but only to the extent that these amounts are includible in the gross income of that Participant; and
(iv) amounts paid or reimbursed by the Companies for moving expenses incurred by that Participant, but only to the extent that these amounts are not deductible by that Participant under Section 217 of the Code;
(b) not include:
(i) notwithstanding Subsection (a)(i) above, there shall be excluded from Section 415 Compensation amounts contributed to a plan as contributions to a qualified cash or deferred plan under Section 401(k) of the Code;
(ii) other contributions made by a Company to any plan of deferred compensation to the extent that, before the application of the Section 415 of the Code limitations to that plan, the contributions are not includible in the gross income of that Participant for the taxable year in which contributed; in addition, Company contributions made on behalf of that Participant to a simplified employee pension plan described in Section 408(k) of the Code shall not be considered as Section 415 Compensation for the Plan Year in which contributed; additionally, any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation shall not be considered as Section 415 Compensation, regardless of whether such amounts are includible in the gross income of that Participant when distributed; however, any amounts received by that Participant pursuant to an unfunded nonqualified plan shall be considered as Section 415 Compensation in the Plan Year in which such amounts are includible in the gross income of that Participant; and
(iii) other amounts which receive special federal income tax benefits, such as premiums for group term life insurance (but only to the extent that the premiums are not includible in the gross income of that Participant); provided, however, that Section 415 Compensation in a Plan Year in excess of one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,000), as adjusted pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1.36 to the contrary, for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1998, Section 415 Compensation shall include any elective deferral (as defined in Section 402(g) of the Code) and any amount contributed or deferred at the election of the Participant that is not includible in that Participant's gross income by reason of Section 125 or Section 457 of the Code.
Average Annual Compensation shall be an amount equal to the annual average of the sums of (x) the Executive’s annual Base Salary from the Company plus (y) the amount of Incentive Awards accrued by TNS for the Executive, in each case for the three calendar years that ended immediately before (or, if applicable, coincident with) the Change in Control Date;
Final Average Compensation means the aggregate amount of a member's compensation earned within the averaging period in which the aggregate amount of compensation was highest divided by the member's number of years, including any fraction of a year, of credited service during the averaging period. The averaging period shall be 36 consecutive calendar months if the member contributes to the member investment plan except for a member who contributes to the member investment plan and first became a member on or after July 1, 2010; otherwise, the averaging period shall be 60 consecutive calendar months. A member who contributes to the member investment plan and first became a member on or after July 1, 2010 shall also have an averaging period of 60 consecutive calendar months. If the member has less than 1 year of credited service in the averaging period, the number of consecutive calendar months in the averaging period shall be increased to the lowest number of consecutive calendar months that contains 1 year of credited service.
Termination Compensation means a monthly cash amount equal to one-twelfth ( 1/12th) of the highest amount of the annual cash compensation (including cash bonuses and other cash-based compensation, including for these purposes amounts earned or payable whether or not deferred) received by Executive during any one of the three (3) calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which Executive’s Termination Date occurs; provided, that if the cash compensation received by Executive during the Termination Year exceeds the highest amount of the annual cash compensation received by Executive during any one of the immediately preceding three (3) consecutive calendar years, the cash compensation received by Executive during the Termination Year shall be deemed to be Executive’s highest amount of annual cash compensation. In no event shall Executive’s Termination Compensation include equity-based compensation (e.g., income realized as a result of Executive’s exercise of non-qualified stock options or other stock based benefits).
Annual Benefit means an annual sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) multiplied by the Applicable Percentage (defined below) and then reduced to the extent required: (i) under the other provisions of this Agreement; (ii) by reason of the lawful order of any regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over the Employer; and (iii) in order for the Employer to properly comply with any and all applicable state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, income, employment and disability income tax laws (eg., FICA, FUTA, SDI).
Eligible Compensation means (i) for eligible exempt employees, such employee’s base salary at the time the Bonus or Spot Bonus is determined (prorated for time in an eligible position), and (ii) for eligible non-exempt and non-union hourly employees, such employees’ eligible wages for the applicable year as determined by the Company to be required by law.
Deduction Limitation means the following described limitation on a benefit that may otherwise be distributable pursuant to the provisions of this Plan. Except as otherwise provided, this limitation shall be applied to all distributions that are “subject to the Deduction Limitation” under this Plan. If an Employer determines in good faith prior to a Change in Control that there is a reasonable likelihood that any compensation paid to a Participant for a taxable year of the Employer would not be deductible by the Employer solely by reason of the limitation under Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution to the Participant pursuant to this Plan prior to the Change in Control is deductible, the Employer may defer all or any portion of a distribution under this Plan. Any amounts deferred pursuant to this limitation shall continue to be credited/debited with additional amounts in accordance with Section 3.8, even if such amount is being paid out in installments. The amounts so deferred and amounts credited thereon shall be distributed to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary (in the event of the Participant’s death) at the earliest possible date, as determined by the Employer in good faith, on which the deductibility of compensation paid or payable to the Participant for the taxable year of the Employer during which the distribution is made will not be limited by Section 162(m). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall interpret this Section in a manner that is consistent with Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder, including without limitation guidance issued in connection with that Section.
Earned Compensation means any Annual Base Salary earned, but unpaid, for services rendered to the Company on or prior to the date on which the Employment Period ends pursuant to Section 3(a) (but excluding any salary and interest accrued thereon payment of which has been deferred).
Average Monthly Compensation means the quotient determined by dividing the sum of the Employee’s then current Base Salary (as defined in Section 4.1 hereof) and the greater of the most recently paid Incentive Compensation (as defined in Section 4.2 hereof) or the average of Incentive Compensation paid over the three most recent years by twelve.
Cash Compensation means any discount, concession, fee, service fee, commission, sales charge, loan, override, or cash benefit received by a producer in connection with the recommendation or sale of an annuity from an insurer, intermediary, or directly from the consumer.