Unforseeable Emergency definition

Unforseeable Emergency means is a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant or the Participant’s spouse or dependents; 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. Whether a Participant has an Unforseeable Emergency shall be determined on the particular facts and circumstances pertaining to such Participant, in accordance with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Unforseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected 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 unforseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. Reference is made to Section 12 of this Plan with respect to amounts that may be distributed in the event of an Unforseeable Emergency.
Unforseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship to Executive resulting from an illness or accident of Executive, Executive’s spouse, dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)) or beneficiary; loss of Executive’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 circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the service provider. Following are examples of items that will qualify as an Unforseeable Emergency: (i) the imminent foreclosure of or eviction from Executive’s primary residence; (ii) the need to pay for medical expenses, including nonrefundable deductibles, as well as the costs of prescription drug medication; (iii) the need to pay for the funeral expenses of a spouse, a beneficiary or a dependent. The purchase of a home and payment of college tuition are not Unforseeable Emergencies. Whether Executive has an Unforseeable Emergency within the meaning of Code Section 409A is to be determined based on the relevant facts and circumstances, but in any case, a distribution on account of an Unforseeable Emergency may not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of Executive’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship.

Examples of Unforseeable Emergency in a sentence

  • The Participant will be required to produce any information that the Committee finds necessary or appropriate to make a determination of whether the participant has a Financial Hardship or an Unforseeable Emergency.

  • Upon a finding that the Participant has suffered an Unforseeable Emergency, the Corporation shall permit the Participant to obtain an Emergency Withdrawal from his or her vested Plan Account.

  • A Participant may request to receive a distribution of all or a portion of his or her Post-2004 Account on account of an Unforseeable Emergency.

  • Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request, the Administrator shall, based on the facts and circumstances, determine if Executive’s hardship constitutes an Unforseeable Emergency within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

  • If Executive’s hardship is deemed to be an Unforseeable Emergency, the Administrator shall make a lump sum distribution to Executive of an amount necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution).


More Definitions of Unforseeable Emergency

Unforseeable Emergency means an unforeseeable emergency within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
Unforseeable Emergency means an event which results in a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (a) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse or a dependent of the Participant, (b) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty or (c) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.
Unforseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship to a Participant, or the Participant's spouse, Beneficiary or dependent, within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(3), or any successor thereto, and relevant guidance thereunder.
Unforseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship to the Participant or beneficiary resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or beneficiary, loss of the Participant's or beneficiary's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant or beneficiary.
Unforseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s beneficiary or a dependent (as defined in Code Section 152 without regard to Code Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)), loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home not otherwise covered by insurance), or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. The amount distributed may not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution. A distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergency may not be made to the extent that such emergency (i) is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, or (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).
Unforseeable 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 individual if such withdrawal were not permitted.
Unforseeable Emergency means an unforeseeable emergency within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code, or any successor provision.