(B) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “消费税”), then the Employee’s payments and benefits will be either (1) delivered in full or (2) delivered to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such payments and benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Employee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of payments and benefits, even if the payments and benefits may still be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. If clause (2) applies, the payments and benefits will be reduced by the Company in its reasonable discretion in the following order: (x) reduction of cash payments, which will occur in reverse chronological order with the cash payment owed on the latest date following the event triggering the Excise Tax being the first cash payment to be reduced; (y) cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards, which will occur in the reverse order of the date of grant for the equity awards (持受益所有权是根据SEC规则确定的。该信息并不一定表明任何其他目的的所有权。按照这些规则,在2023年5月12日后60天内(即通过任何期权或认股权的行使获得的股票),被认为是持有受益权并对计算该持有人拥有的股数和受益的股数所生效。, the vesting of the most recently granted equity awards will be reduced first); and (z) reduction of other employee benefits,
which will occur in reverse chronological order with the benefit owed on the latest date following the event triggering the excise tax being the first benefit to be reduced. With respect to each of clauses (x)-(z) of this 第9(d)(ii)节如果任何支付或福利构成《法规第409A条第二十章》规定的“非合格的递延补偿”,则减少将首先发生在不构成“非合格的递延补偿”的金额上。如果在同一日期授予两个或两个以上相同类型的奖励,则与每个奖项相关的“降落伞支付”将以比例分配方式减少。在任何情况下,员工都不得在支付减少的顺序上行使任何自由裁量权。根据本《第9(d)(ii)》条款需要作出的任何决定将由公司指定的独立、公认的全国性税务或会计公司书面作出,其决定对员工和公司具有决定性和约束力。税务顾问可以就适用税款做出合理假设和近似值,并可以依赖于关于《法规第280G条和第4999条》的实质性、善意解读。公司和员工将向税务顾问提供税务顾问可能合理请求的信息,以作出本《第9(d)(ii)》条款下的决定。 第9(d)(ii)条款 公司(“董事会”)指定的独立、公认的全国性税务或会计公司将书面作出,其决定对员工和公司具有决定性和约束力。税务顾问可以就适用税款做出合理假设和近似值,并可以依赖于关于《法规第280G条和第4999条》的实质性、善意解读。公司和员工将向税务顾问提供税务顾问可能合理请求的信息,以作出本《第9(d)(ii)》条款下的决定。税务委员将由公司(“董事会”)指定的独立、公认的全国性税务或会计公司书面作出,其决定对员工和公司具有决定性和约束力。税务顾问可以就适用税款做出合理假设和近似值,并可以依赖于关于《法规第280G条和第4999条》的实质性、善意解读。公司和员工将向税务顾问提供税务顾问可能合理请求的信息,以作出本《第9(d)(ii)》条款下的决定。 第9(d)(ii)条款.”