Section 409a Clause Example from Business Contracts

Section 409a. (a) To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance and regulations issued thereunder ("Section 409A"). The parties agree to work together in good faith in an effort to comply with Section 409A and any provision that would cause ...this Agreement to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force and effect until amended to comply therewith (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A). In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement Page 13 (b) With respect to any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement, such expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company within thirty (30) days following the date on which the Company receives the applicable documentation from the Executive in accordance with its expense reimbursement policies, but in no event later than the last day of the Executive's taxable year following the taxable year in which the Executive incurs the related expenses. In no event shall the reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided under this Agreement in one taxable year affect the amount of reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, nor will the Executive's right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. (c) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Executive is deemed as of the Executive's Termination Date to be a "Specified Employee" within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then with regard to any payment or the provision of any benefit that is required to be delayed in compliance with Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), such payment or benefit (the "Delayed Payment") shall not be made or provided prior to the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month measured from the date of the Executive's separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A or (ii) the date of the Executive's death (the "Delay Period"). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period (the "Permissible Payment Date"), all Delayed Payments (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum on the Permissible Payment Date, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. View More