Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of the Executive’s separation from service within the meaning of Code Section 409A, the Company determines that the Executive is a 「specified employee」 within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then to the extent any payment or benefit that the Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement (or pursuant to any other agreement or arrangement with the Executive) on account of the Executive’s separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six months and one day after the Executive’s separation from service (as determined consistent with the provisions of tax regulations issued pursuant to Code Section 409A), or (B) the Executive’s death. If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.
(b)
All in-kind benefits provided and expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement shall be provided by the Company or incurred by the Executive during the time periods set forth in this Agreement that are determined to be taxable and are a form of nonqualified deferred compensation to which Code Section 409A applies shall be subject to the following rules:
(i)
Such reimbursements shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred;
(ii)
The amount of in-kind benefits provided or reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the in-kind benefits to be provided or the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year (except for any lifetime or other aggregate limitation applicable to medical expenses); and
While neither the Company nor the Executive believe that any compensation pursuant to this Agreement is contingent on a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, and that, as a consequence, no payments provided for under this Agreement should constitute 「parachute payments」 for purposes of Code Section 280G, in the event any payments or benefits the Executive would receive from the Company or any affiliate of the Company under this Agreement or otherwise are determined to constitute 「parachute payments」 within the meaning of Code Section 280G, and such payment would, but for this Section, be subject to the excise tax imposed on the Executive under Code Section 4999, then the Executive will be entitled to receive either (x) the full amount of such parachute payments, or (y) a portion of such parachute payments having a value equal to $1 less than three (3) times the Executive’s 「base amount」 (as such term is defined in Code Section 280G), whichever of (x) and (y), after taking into account applicable federal, state, and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, results in the receipt by the Executive on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount. Any determination required under this Section 5(a) shall be made in writing by the accountant or tax counsel selected by the Executive (the 「Tax Advisor」). If there is a reduction
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pursuant to this Section 5(a) of the parachute payments to be delivered to the Executive, such reduction shall be implemented in a manner determined by the Tax Advisor such that payments that are subject to Code Section 409A are not reduced (if possible) and otherwise the reductions shall be structured so as to ensure the best economic outcome for the Executive as determined by the Tax Advisor. The Company shall pay or reimburse all fees charged by the Tax Advisor in connection with this Section 5.
(b)
The Company shall cooperate with the Executive and the Tax Advisor in good faith in valuing, and the Company shall take into account the value of, services provided or to be provided by the Executive (including, without limitation, Executive’s agreement to certain restrictive covenants in Section 9), such that payments in respect of such services may be considered reasonable compensation within the meaning of Q&A-9 and Q&A-40 to Q&A-44 of the final regulations under Code Section 280G and/or exempt from the definition of the term 「parachute payment」 within the meaning of Q&A-2(a) of the final regulations under Code Section 280G in accordance with Q&A-5(a) of the final regulations under Code Section 280G.
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補償在法律允許的最大範圍內,公司將在本協議的期限內及之後,對高管進行賠償(包括合理費用的預付),以賠償高管因擔任或曾擔任公司的官員、董事或員工或任何關聯公司而成爲訴訟或其他索賠的一方而產生的任何判決、罰款、經批准的和解款項及合理費用,包括律師費用。此外,高管將按照最大的保險範圍享有董事和高管責任保險,該保險覆蓋公司的任何官員或董事(或前官員或董事),在高管的僱傭期間及高管僱傭終止後,按以下較大者進行賠償: (i) 該保險覆蓋公司任何官員或董事(或前官員或董事)在其董事會成員資格、僱傭或任期結束後的最大月份數;或者 (ii) 高管的僱傭終止後24個月。