Unforeseeable Financial Emergency definition

Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means an unanticipated emergency that is caused by an event beyond the control of the Participant that would result in severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent of the Participant, (ii) a loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or (iii) such other extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee consistent with Code Section 409A.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means a severe financial hardship to a Director, resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Director, the Director’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Director, loss of the Director’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Director.

Examples of Unforeseeable Financial Emergency in a sentence

  • If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Committee to (i) suspend any deferrals required to be made by a Participant and/or (ii) receive a partial or full payout from the Plan.

  • The payout shall not exceed the lesser of the Participant's Account Balance, calculated as if such Participant were receiving a Termination Benefit, or the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency.

  • If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Committee to receive a partial or full payout from the Plan.

  • The payout shall not exceed the lesser of the Participant’s Account Balance, calculated as if such Participant were receiving a Termination Benefit, or the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency.

  • Cash needs arising from foreseeable events, such as the purchase of a house or education expenses for children, shall not be considered to be the result of an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency.


More Definitions of Unforeseeable Financial Emergency

Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means an unanticipated emergency that is caused by an event beyond the control of the Participant that would result in severe financial hardship to the Participant not covered by insurance, liquidation of other assets (to the extent the liquidation itself will not cause severe financial hardship, or cessation of deferrals under this Plan, resulting from (i) a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, (ii) a loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or (iii) such other extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator and which constitutes an “unforeseeable emergency” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency shall not include, among other things, sending a child to college or purchasing a home.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from:
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means a severe financial hardship to the Recipient resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Recipient, the Recipient’s spouse, or the Recipient’s dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), or (d)(1)(B) of the Code), (ii) a loss of the Recipient’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance), or (iii) similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Recipient, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant or of the Participant’s spouse or dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Code), loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance), or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstance arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. The circumstances that will constitute an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency will depend upon the facts of each case, but, in any case, payment may not be made to the extent that the emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets will not itself cause severe financial hardship. Such foreseeable needs for funds as the desire to send a Participant’s child to college or to purchase a home will not be considered to be unforeseeable emergencies. Whether an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency exists and the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the emergency will be determined by the Committee.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant's spouse, the Participant's dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Code Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)) or the Participant's beneficiary, (ii) a loss of the Participant's property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage not otherwise covered by insurance, for example, not as a result of a natural disaster), or (iii) such other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant (e.g., imminent foreclosure or eviction from the Participant's primary residence, the need to pay for medical expenses, including non-refundable deductibles and prescription drugs, the need to pay funeral expenses of a spouse, dependent or beneficiary), all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee (which discretion the Committee is bound to exercise, however, within the limits of Section 409A).
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means a severe financial hardship to you resulting from (a) an illness or accident of you, your spouse, your Beneficiary or any of your dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) of the Code), (b) a loss of your property by reason of casualty (including the need to rebuild your home following damage to your home not otherwise covered by insurance) or (c) such other extraordinary and unforeseeable financial circumstances, arising as a result of events beyond your control. The definition of Unforeseeable Financial Emergency and the procedures related to payments in connection therewith shall comply with the applicable provisions of Section 409A as reasonably construed by the Hardship Committee.
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency means an unanticipated emergency which is (i) a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent of the Participant (with "dependent" defined for purposes of the Plan as in Section 152(a) of the Code), (ii) a loss of the Participant's property due to casualty or (iii) such other extraordinary circumstances deemed to be an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, in each case caused by an event beyond the control of the Participant and imposing severe financial hardship to the Participant.