DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY ASSISTANT SECRETARYS CERTIFICATE
Exhibit 10.6
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
ASSISTANT SECRETARYS CERTIFICATE
I, Maryann Bodayle, Assistant Secretary of Del Monte Foods Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby certify that:
1. Attached as Exhibit A hereto is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted on November 24, 2010, at a meeting of the Companys Board of Directors at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended, modified, rescinded or superseded and remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Assistant Secretarys Certificate to be duly executed on this 28th day of February, 2011.
/s/ Maryann Bodayle |
Name: Maryann Bodayle |
Title: Assistant Secretary |
EXHIBIT A
Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Del Monte Foods Company Approved on November 24, 2010
The following resolution was approved by the Board of Directors of Del Monte Foods Company (the Company) on November 24, 2010:
WHEREAS, the Company maintains or is a party to certain plans, arrangements or agreements, pursuant to which the Company has obligations to make payments to Company employees if such employees become subject to an excise tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code (the Code) Section 4999 (the Gross-Up Arrangements); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to clarify that the Gross-Up Arrangements shall apply to the full excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 with respect to all payments subject to such excise tax, whether in the form of equity, cash or otherwise, and to clarify the provisions of certain limitations on the Companys obligations under the Gross-Up Arrangements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Company hereby clarifies and approves any amendments to any Gross-Up Arrangements to the extent necessary to clarify, that (1) the Gross- Up Arrangements shall apply to the full excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 with respect to all parachute payments (as defined in Code Section 280G) (Payments) that become subject to such excise tax for any reason, whether in the form of equity, cash or otherwise, and (2) to the extent that an existing Gross-Up Arrangement contains a provision limiting the gross-up payment in the event that an affected payment does not equal or exceed 105% of the Capped Amount (or similar provision), then in the event the total amount of Payments does not equal or exceed 105% of the Capped Amount, no gross-up payment shall be made, and instead the total amount of Payments shall be either (i) limited to the Capped Amount or (ii) provided in full, whichever of (i) or (ii) place the employee in the better after-tax position. The Capped Amount means three (3) times the employees base amount (as defined in Code Section 280G), minus one dollar ($1).