Section 409a Clause Example from Business Contracts

Section 409a. This Agreement is intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A. The Company shall undertake to administer, interpret and construe this Agreement, to the extent reasonably practicable, in a manner that does not result in the imposition on Executive of any additional tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A. If the Company determines in good faith that any provision of this Agreement would cause Executive to incur an additional tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A, ...the Company and Executive shall use reasonable efforts to reform such provision, if possible, in a mutually agreeable fashion to maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A. If a payment obligation under this Agreement arises on account of Executive's separation from service while Executive is a "specified employee" (as defined under Section 409A), then any payment that constitutes "deferred compensation" (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(1), after giving effect to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(3) through (b)(12)) that is scheduled to be paid within six (6) months after such separation from service shall accrue without interest and shall be paid within fifteen (15) days after the end of the six (6) month period beginning on the date of such separation from service or, if earlier, within fifteen (15) days after the appointment of the personal representative or executor of Executive's estate following Executive's death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise is intended to, nor does it, guarantee that the payments and benefits under this Agreement will not be subject to any additional tax or other adverse tax consequences under Section 409A or any similar state or local tax law. For purposes of Section 409A, any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 11 11. Employee Protection. Nothing in this Agreement or otherwise limits Executive's ability to communicate directly with and provide information, including documents, not otherwise protected from disclosure by any applicable law or privilege to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission ("Government Agency") or self-regulatory organization regarding possible legal violations, without disclosure to the Company. The Company may not retaliate against Executive for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires Executive to waive any monetary award or other payment that Executive might become entitled to from the SEC or any other Government Agency or self-regulatory organization. View More