Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. The intent of the parties is that the Award and related rights under this Agreement will be exempt under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations as a short-term deferral
and, and not constitute a 409A Award, and accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. In the event the Award is
subject to Section 409A, a 409A Award, the General Partner, the Partnership and you shall take commercially reasonable efforts to reform or
... amend any provision hereof to the extent it is reasonably determined that such provision would or could reasonably be expected to cause you to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code or the 409A Regulations to try to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations through good faith modifications, in any case, to the minimum extent reasonably appropriate to conform with such requirements; provided, that any such modification shall not increase the cost or liability to the General Partner or the Partnership. To the extent that any provision hereof is modified in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to the General Partner, the Partnership and you of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, you are responsible the General Partner, the Partnership and their respective Affiliates make no representations that this Award is exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and in no event shall the General Partner, the Partnership or their respective Affiliates be liable for any and all taxes taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses (including any taxes imposed under Section 409A of the Code) associated with that may be incurred by you on account of the grant or vesting of, or otherwise with respect to, the Award and matters related thereto. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment or amount due under this Agreement shall be considered a separate payment.
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