Tax Withholding Clause Example with 151 Variations from Business Contracts

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Tax Withholding. As a condition to acceptance of any Award under the Plan, a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Acco...rdingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. View More

Variations of a "Tax Withholding" Clause from Business Contracts

Tax Withholding. As 7.1 In General. At the time the Grant Notice is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a condition to acceptance of any Award under Participating Company, the Plan, a Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such the Participant, and otherwise agree agrees to make adequate provision for (including), for, any sums required to satisfy any U.S. the federal, state, local and/or and foreign tax or (including any social insurance contribut...ion insurance) withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, Award, the vesting of Units or the issuance of Shares in settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the thereof. The Company shall have no obligation to issue shares deliver Shares until the tax withholding obligations of Common Stock subject the Participating Company have been satisfied by the Participant. 7.2 Assignment of Sale Proceeds. Subject to an Award, unless compliance with applicable law and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent Company's Trading Compliance Policy, if permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, Company, the Participant may satisfy the Participating Company's tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award providing for delivery by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender the Company or a cash payment; (ii) broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon settlement of Units. 7.3 Withholding in Shares. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Participant to satisfy all or any portion of a Participating Company's tax withholding shares of Common Stock obligations by deducting from the shares of Common Stock issued or Shares otherwise issuable deliverable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences settlement of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair a number of whole shares having a fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant value, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, Company as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock date on which the date tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of grant as subsequently the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition applicable minimum statutory withholding rates if required to accepting an avoid liability classification of the Award under the Plan, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. 5 8. Effect of Change in Control or Other Ownership Change Event. In the event that of a Change in Control or other Ownership Change Event, the amount of Award shall be subject to the Company's and/or its Affiliate's withholding obligation definitive agreement entered into by the Company in connection with such Award the Ownership Change Event. The surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiror"), may, without the consent of the Participant, assume or continue in full force and effect the Company's rights and obligations under all or any portion of the outstanding Units or substitute for all or any portion of the outstanding Units substantially equivalent rights with respect to the Acquiror's stock. For purposes of this Section, a Unit shall be deemed assumed if, following the Ownership Change Event, the Unit confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a Share on the effective date of the Ownership Change Event was greater than entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the amount actually withheld type of consideration chosen by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to indemnify be received upon settlement of the Unit to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Share pursuant to the Ownership Change Event. The Award shall terminate and hold cease to be outstanding effective as of the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure time of consummation of the Ownership Change Event to the extent that Units subject to the Award are neither assumed or continued by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold Acquiror in connection with the proper amount. Ownership Change Event nor settled as of the time of the Ownership Change Event. View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition (a) The Participant shall be required to acceptance pay to the Company an amount in cash (by check or wire transfer) equal to the amount of any Award under the Plan, a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any income, employment and/or other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums applicable taxes that are statutorily required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social i...nsurance contribution withholding obligations be withheld in respect of the Company Restricted Stock or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and Options. Alternatively, the Company shall have no obligation may elect, in its sole discretion, to issue satisfy this requirement by withholding such amount from any cash compensation or other cash amounts owing to the Participant. (b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may (but is not obligated to), in its sole discretion, permit or require the Participant to satisfy, all or any portion of the minimum income, employment and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock and Options by (i) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted any pledge or other security interest) that have been both held by the terms of Participant and vested for at least six (6) months (or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment under applicable accounting standards) having an Award Agreement, aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof); or (ii) having the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock withhold from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of the Award, as applicable, a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to an amount, subject to clause (c) below, not in excess of such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof). (c) The Committee, subject to its having considered the applicable accounting impact of any such determination, has full discretion to allow the Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any additional income, employment and/or other applicable taxes payable by them with respect to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable Restricted Stock and Options by electing to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law have the Company has no duty withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or obligation to any deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Participant to advise such holder as to upon the time grant, exercise, vesting or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences settlement of the Award and has either done so Restricted Stock or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" Options, as applicable, shares of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by applicable minimum required statutory withholding liability (but such withholding may in no event be in excess of the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold maximum statutory withholding amount(s) in the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. Participant's relevant tax jurisdiction). View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition to acceptance of any 6.1In General. By electronically accepting the Award under (as provided in the Plan, a Grant Notice), the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such the Participant, including withholding of shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant in settlement of Vested PRSUs, and otherwise agree agrees to make adequate provision for (including), for, any sums required to satisfy any U.S. the federal, state, loca...l and/or and foreign tax or (including any social insurance contribution insurance) withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, Award, the vesting of PRSUs or the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement 6 of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Vested PRSUs. The Company shall have no obligation to issue deliver shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such the tax withholding obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted Participating Company have been satisfied by the terms of an Award Agreement, Participant. 6.2Withholding in Shares. The Company shall have the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating right, but not the obligation, to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing require the Participant to tender satisfy all or any portion of a cash payment; (ii) Participating Company's tax withholding shares of Common Stock obligations by deducting from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable deliverable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing settlement of Vested PRSUs a Participant to effectuate number of whole shares of Stock having a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant Fair Market Value, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, Company as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock date on which the date tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of grant as subsequently the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (and subsequently making a condition payment of Company cash equal to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of any such tax obligation to the respective tax authorities). 6.3Assignment of Sale Proceeds. Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company's and/or its Affiliate's Insider Trading Policy, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may satisfy the Participating Company's tax withholding obligation obligations in connection accordance with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld procedures established by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each providing for delivery by the Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure or a broker approved by the Company and/or its Affiliates of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to withhold the proper amount. Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock being acquired upon settlement of Vested PRSUs. If the Settlement Date would occur on a date on which a sale of the shares of Stock by the Participant would violate the Insider Trading Policy of the Company, the Settlement Date for such Vested PRSUs shall be deferred until the earlier of (a) the next day on which the sale of shares by the Participant would not violate the Insider Trading Policy, or (b) the 15th day of the third calendar month following calendar year of the Settlement Date. View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition 10.1 Tax Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to acceptance of deduct from any Award and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through 15 payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including by means of a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree Cashless Exercise of an Option, to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any ...U.S. for, the federal, state, local and/or and foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, taxes, if any, which arise in connection required by law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able respect to exercise an Award even though or the Award is vested, and the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to issue deliver shares of Common Stock subject or to release shares of Stock from an escrow established pursuant to an Award, unless and Option Agreement or Stock Purchase Agreement until such the Participating Company Group's tax withholding obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted have been satisfied by the terms of an Award Agreement, Participant. 10.2 Withholding in Shares. The Company shall have the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating right, but not the obligation, to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock deduct from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to a Participant upon the exercise of an Award, or to accept from the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing tender of, a Participant to effectuate number of whole shares of Stock having a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant Fair Market Value, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition Company, equal to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, all or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" part of the Common tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock on withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the date of grant as subsequently amount determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's applicable minimum statutory withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. rates. View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition to acceptance (a) Regardless of any Award under action the Plan, Company or Constituent Company takes with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local taxes or non-U.S. taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefit, payment on account or other tax-related withholding ("Tax-Related Items"), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant's responsib...ility and that the Company and Constituent Company (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs, the delivery or sale of any Shares or cash acquired pursuant to the RSUs and the issuance of any dividends, and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant's liability for Tax-Related Items. (b) To the extent that the grant or vesting of the RSUs, the delivery of Shares or cash pursuant to the RSUs or issuance of dividends results in a withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, unless otherwise specifically approved and directed by the Committee, the Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax the Company, Constituent Company or social insurance contribution withholding obligations agent of the Company or an Affiliate, Constituent Company to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) withholding from the Participant's wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or the Constituent Company; (ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant's behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); or (iii) withholding from the Shares to be delivered upon settlement of the RSUs that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required by law to be withheld. If the Participant is subject to taxation in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (c) Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (as determined by the Company in good faith and in its sole discretion) or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. The Company shall repay any excess amounts due to the Participant within, where administratively feasible, thirty (30) days of withholding. 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 vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items. (d) The Participant agrees to pay to the Company or Constituent Company, any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or Constituent Company may be required to withhold or 16 account for as a result of 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, cash or the proceeds of the sale of Shares, if any, which arise the Participant fails to comply with the Participant's obligations in connection with the exercise, vesting Tax-Related Items. (e) The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and she will not be liable entitled to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences interest or appreciation on Shares sold to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding satisfy the tax consequences withholding requirements (including with respect to any amounts withheld in excess of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. Participant's tax liability). View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition to acceptance (a) Responsibility for Taxes. The Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any Award under the Plan, a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations of action taken by the Company or, if different, the Service Reci...pient, the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or an Affiliate, if any, which arise other tax-related items related to the Participant's participation in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, Plan and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable legally applicable to the Participant in connection with ("Tax-Related Items") is and remains the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as Participant's responsibility and may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Service Recipient. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Affiliates, each the Service Recipient (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends and/or any dividend equivalents; and (2) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units 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, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Service Recipient (or former Service Recipient, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligations. Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant agrees to indemnify and hold make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Service Recipient to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Service Recipient, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by any of the means described in Section 14(d) of the Plan or by such other means or method as the Committee in its Affiliates sole discretion and without notice to the Participant deems appropriate. Depending on 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 of Common Stock, for tax purposes, the Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested Restricted Stock Units, notwithstanding that a number of the shares of Common Stock is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items. Finally, the Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Service Recipient any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Service Recipient may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the proper amount. 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 of Common Stock, if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant's obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items. View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition 10.1 Tax Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to acceptance of deduct from any Award and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including by means of a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree Cashless Exercise of an Option, to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S.... for, the federal, state, local and/or and foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, taxes, if any, which arise in connection required by law to be withheld by the Participating Company Group with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able respect to exercise an Award even though or the Award is vested, and the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to issue deliver shares of Common Stock subject or to release shares of Stock from an escrow established pursuant to an Award, unless and Option Agreement or Stock Purchase Agreement until such the Participating Company Group's tax withholding obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted have been satisfied by the terms of an Award Agreement, Participant. 10.2 Withholding in Shares. The Company shall have the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating right, but not the obligation, to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock deduct from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to a Participant upon the exercise of an Award, or to accept from the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing tender of, a Participant to effectuate number of whole shares of Stock having a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant Fair Market Value, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition Company, equal to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, all or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" part of the Common tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company Group. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock on withheld or tendered to 13 satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the date of grant as subsequently amount determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's applicable minimum statutory withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. rates. View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition to acceptance (a) Regardless of any Award under action the Plan, Company or Constituent Company takes with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local taxes or non-U.S. taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefit, payment on account or other tax-related withholding ("Tax-Related Items"), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant's responsib...ility and that the Company and Constituent Company (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs, the delivery or sale of any Shares or cash acquired pursuant to the RSUs and the issuance of any dividends, and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant's liability for Tax-Related Items. 15 (b) To the extent that the grant or vesting of the RSUs, the delivery of Shares or cash pursuant to the RSUs or issuance of dividends results in a withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, unless otherwise specifically approved and directed by the Committee, the Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax the Company, Constituent Company or social insurance contribution withholding obligations agent of the Company or an Affiliate, Constituent Company to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) withholding from the Participant's wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or the Constituent Company; (ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant's behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); or (iii) withholding from the Shares to be delivered upon settlement of the RSUs that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required by law to be withheld. If the Participant is subject to taxation in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. (c) Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (as determined by the Company in good faith and in its sole discretion) or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent. The Company shall repay any excess amounts due to the Participant within, where administratively feasible, thirty (30) days of withholding. 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 vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items. (d) The Participant agrees to pay to the Company or Constituent Company, any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or Constituent Company may be required to withhold or account for as a result of 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, cash or the proceeds of the sale of Shares, if any, which arise the Participant fails to comply with the Participant's obligations in connection with the exercise, vesting Tax-Related Items. (e) The Participant hereby acknowledges that he or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and she will not be liable entitled to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences interest or appreciation on Shares sold to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding satisfy the tax consequences withholding requirements (including with respect to any amounts withheld in excess of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. Participant's tax liability). View More
Tax Withholding. As 6.1 In General. Subject to the obligations of the Participating Company under Section 3.2 and Section 6.3, at the time this Agreement is executed, or at any time thereafter as requested by a condition to acceptance of any Award under Participating Company, the Plan, a Participant Grantee hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, the Grantee, and otherwise agree agrees to make adequate provision for (including), for, any sums required to sati...sfy any U.S. the federal, state, local and/or and foreign tax or (including any social insurance contribution insurance) withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, grant of Units, the vesting of Units or the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the thereof. The Company shall have no obligation to issue deliver shares of Common Stock subject until the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company have been satisfied by the Grantee. 6.2 Assignment of Sale Proceeds. Subject to an Award, unless compliance with applicable law and until such obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent Company's Trading Compliance Policy, if permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, Company, the Grantee may satisfy the Participating Company's tax withholding obligations in accordance with procedures established by the Company may, providing for delivery by the Grantee to the Company or a broker approved by the Company of properly executed instructions, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to an Award by any the Company of the following means proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon settlement of Units. 6.3 Withholding in Shares. The Company shall, upon request by the Grantee, allow Grantee to satisfy all or any portion of a combination of such means: (i) causing Participating Company's tax withholding obligations by having the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock Company deduct from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable deliverable to the Participant Grantee in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences settlement of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair Units a number of whole shares having a fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant value, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, Company as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock date on which the date tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of grant as subsequently the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company's and/or its Affiliate's applicable minimum statutory withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount. rates. View More
Tax Withholding. As a condition to acceptance of any 6.1 In General. By electronically accepting the Award under (as provided in the Plan, a Grant Notice), the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such the Participant, including withholding of shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant in settlement of Vested PRSUs, and otherwise agree agrees to make adequate provision for (including), for, any sums required to satisfy any U.S. the federal, state, loc...al and/or and foreign tax or (including any social insurance contribution insurance) withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, Participating Company, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, Award, the vesting of PRSUs or the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Vested PRSUs. The Company shall have no obligation to issue deliver shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such the tax withholding obligations are satisfied. (b) Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted Participating Company have been satisfied by the terms of an Award Agreement, Participant. 6.2 Withholding in Shares. The Company shall have the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating right, but not the obligation, to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing require the Participant to tender satisfy all or any portion of a cash payment; (ii) Participating Company's tax withholding shares of Common Stock obligations by deducting from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable deliverable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing settlement of Vested PRSUs a Participant to effectuate number of whole shares of Stock having a "cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement. (c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the "fair market value" of the Common Stock on the date of grant Fair Market Value, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, Company as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the "fair market value" of the Common Stock date on which the date tax withholding obligations arise, not in excess of grant as subsequently the amount of such tax withholding obligations determined by the Internal Revenue Service. (d) Withholding Indemnification. As applicable minimum statutory withholding rates (and subsequently making a condition payment of Company cash equal to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of any such tax obligation to the respective tax authorities). 6.3 Assignment of Sale Proceeds. Subject to compliance with applicable law and the Company's and/or its Affiliate's Insider Trading Policy, if permitted by the Company, the Participant may satisfy the Participating Company's tax withholding obligation obligations in connection accordance with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld procedures established by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each providing for delivery by the Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure or a broker approved by the Company and/or its Affiliates of properly executed instructions, in a form approved by the Company, providing for the assignment to withhold the proper amount. Company of the proceeds of a sale with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock being acquired upon settlement of Vested PRSUs. If the Settlement Date would occur on a date on which a sale of the shares of Stock by the Participant would violate the Insider Trading Policy of the Company, the Settlement Date for such Vested PRSUs shall be deferred until the earlier of (a) the next day on which the sale of shares by the Participant would not violate the Insider Trading Policy, or (b) the 15th day of the third calendar month following calendar year of the Settlement Date. View More