Responsibility for Taxes.
This provision supplements Section 6 of the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement: (a) The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different,
the Employer Participant's employer (the "Employer"), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to
the Participant's participation in the Plan and legally applicable to
Participant or deemed by the
Company or ...the Employer in its discretion to be an appropriate charge to Participant even if legally applicable to the Company or the Employer ("Tax-Related Items") Items"), is and remains the Participant's responsibility and may exceed the amount amount, if any, actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or and the Employer (1) (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, Performance Stock Options, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, Performance Stock Options, the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired pursuant to such at exercise and the receipt of any dividends and/or any other distributions; dividends; and (2) (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option Performance Stock Options to reduce or eliminate the Participant's liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (b) 6 Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, Full payment of the Participant authorizes Tax-Related Items shall be made by any of the Company and/or following, or a combination thereof, subject to the Employer, Company's right to eliminate, prior to exercise, any of the following as permissible payment methods: (i) in cash or their respective agents, cash equivalents (including certified check, bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds); (ii) by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation) valued at their discretion, then-Fair Market Value; (iii) by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Performance Stock Option; (iv) through same-day voluntary or involuntary (on Participant's behalf pursuant to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by: (i) this authorization) sales through a broker if permitted by the Company's Securities Trading Policy; (v) withholding from the Participant's wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer; or (ii) withholding from proceeds (vi) any combination of any of the sale foregoing. In the absence of Shares acquired at exercise of Participant's timely election or in the Option either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant's behalf pursuant event Section 16(b) applies to this authorization) without further consent; or Appendix B - 2 (iii) withholding in Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option; provided, however, that if the Participant is a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange Act, then Participant, the Company will withhold in Shares upon the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, unless or the use of such withholding Company may determine that a particular method is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, in which case, the obligation be used to satisfy any obligations for Tax-Related Items may be satisfied by one or a combination of methods (i) and (ii) above. (c) Items. Depending on the withholding method, the Company and/or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (up to the rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or other applicable withholding rates, cost, including maximum applicable rates, pursuant to ASC Topic 718, as applicable) in which case the Participant will may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent. equivalent Shares. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the portion of the Option that is exercised, vested Performance Stock Options, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items (d) Finally, the Items. Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer, Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant's participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant's obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
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Responsibility for Taxes.
This provision supplements Section 6 of the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement: (a) The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the
Employer Affiliate that employs the Participant (the "Employer"), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant's participation in the
4 Plan and legally applicable to the Participant ("Tax-
...Related Items") is and remains the Participant's responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (1) (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, Award, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise settlement of the Option, Award, the subsequent sale of Shares shares of Stock acquired pursuant to such exercise the Award and the receipt of any dividends and/or any other distributions; Dividend Equivalents; and (2) (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant Award or any aspect of the Option Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant's liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, Furthermore, if the Participant is has become subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (b) Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant agrees to will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by: (i) requiring a cash payment from the Participant; (ii) withholding from the Participant's wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company and/or the Employer; or (ii) Employer, (iii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Shares Stock acquired at exercise of pursuant to the Option Award, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant's behalf pursuant to this authorization) authorization without further consent; or Appendix B - 2 (iii) consent); and/or (iv) withholding in Shares from the shares of Stock subject to be issued upon exercise of the Option; Restricted Stock Units, provided, however, that if the Participant is a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange Act, then the Participant may elect the form of withholding from the alternatives above in advance of any tax withholding event, and in the absence of the Participant's timely election, the Company will withhold in Shares upon shares of Stock, or the relevant taxable or tax Committee (as constituted in accordance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) may determine that a particular method be used to satisfy any withholding event, as applicable, unless the use of such withholding method is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, in which case, the obligation obligations for Tax-Related Items may be satisfied by one or a combination of methods (i) and (ii) above. (c) Depending on the withholding method, the Tax‐Related Items. The Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent. equivalent in Stock. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, shares of Stock, the Participant is deemed, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares shares of Stock subject to the portion of the Option that is exercised, vested Restricted Stock Units, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares shares of Stock are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items (d) Finally, the Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer, any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant's participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. Items. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or Stock, the proceeds of the sale of Shares Stock or cash in the amount of any Dividend Equivalents if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant's his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.
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Responsibility for Taxes.
This provision supplements Section 6 (a) Participant may not exercise the Option unless the Tax-Related Items of the
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement: (a) The Company and/or any Affiliate, including Participant's employer are satisfied. By accepting the Option, Participant
acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, the Employer the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-...related items related to the Participant's participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant ("Tax-Related Items") is and remains the Participant's responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by agrees that the Company or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of an Affiliate may satisfy any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends and/or any other distributions; and (2) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Participant's liability applicable tax withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. at its sole election as provided in Section 8 of the Plan. Further, if the Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) an Affiliate may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (b) Prior Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action the Company or any Affiliate takes with respect to any relevant taxable or tax all Tax-Related Items, the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains Participant's responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or an Affiliate. In the event that the amount of the Company's withholding event, as applicable, obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to indemnify and hold the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by: (i) withholding harmless from the Participant's wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant any failure by the Company and/or to withhold the Employer; proper amount. Participant further acknowledges and agrees not to make any claim against the Company, or (ii) withholding from proceeds any of the sale of Shares acquired at exercise of the Option either through a voluntary sale its Officers, Directors, Employees or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant's behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent; or Appendix B - 2 (iii) withholding in Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option; provided, however, that if the Participant is a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange Act, then the Company will withhold in Shares upon the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, unless the use of such withholding method is problematic under applicable tax or securities law or has materially adverse accounting consequences, in which case, the obligation Affiliates for Tax-Related Items may be satisfied by one or a combination of methods (i) and (ii) above. (c) Depending on arising from the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the portion of the Option that is exercised, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items (d) Finally, the Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer, any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant's participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant's obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items. Option.
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