Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement to the contrary, if any of the payments or benefits provided or to be provided by the Employer or its affiliates to [[Person A:Person]] or for [[Person A:Person]]’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (“Covered Payments”) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and would, but for this Section 5, be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or any similar tax imposed by state or local law or any interest or penalties with respect to such taxes (collectively, the “Excise Tax”), then prior to making the Covered Payments, a calculation shall be made comparing # the Net Benefit (as defined below) to [[Person A:Person]] of the Covered Payments after payment of the Excise Tax to # the Net Benefit to [[Person A:Person]] if the Covered Payments are limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. Only if the amount calculated under # above is less than the amount under # above will the Covered Payments be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the Covered Payments is subject to the Excise Tax. “Net Benefit” shall mean the present value (determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code) of the Covered Payments net of all federal, state, local, foreign income, employment and excise taxes applicable thereto. The determination of the required reduction, if any, shall be determined in the good faith judgment of the Independent Auditor or tax counsel selected by the Independent Auditor. The Employer at its expense shall cause the determination to be made as promptly as reasonably practical.

If any of the payments or benefits received or to be received by a Participant (including, without limitation, any payment or benefits received in connection with a Change in Control or the Participant’s termination of employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Plan or any other plan, arrangement or agreement, or otherwise) (all such payments collectively referred to herein as the “[[Unknown Identifier]] Payments”) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Code Section 280G and would, but for this Section 7, be subject to the Excise Tax, then prior to making the [[Unknown Identifier]] Payments, a calculation shall be made comparing # the net benefit to the Participant of the [[Unknown Identifier]] Payments after payment of the Excise Tax to # the net benefit to the Participant if the [[Unknown Identifier]] Payments are limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. Only if the amount calculated under # above is less than the amount under # above shall the [[Unknown Identifier]] Payments be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the [[Unknown Identifier]] Payments is subject to the Excise Tax. Any reduction made pursuant to this Section 7 shall be made in a manner determined by the Accounting Firm (as defined below) that maximizes the Participant’s economic position and is consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A. All calculations and determinations under this Section 7 shall be made by ​’s regular independent accounting firm at the expense of ​ or, at the election and expense of the Participant, another nationally recognized independent accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) acceptable to ​. ​ shall instruct the Accounting Firm to make all such calculations and determinations in a manner that is in the best interests of the Participant and maximizes the Participant’s position. For purposes of making the calculations and determinations required by this Section 7, the Accounting Firm may rely on reasonable, good faith assumptions and approximations concerning the application of Code Section 280G and Code Section 4999. ​ and the Participant shall furnish the Accounting Firm with such information and documents as the Accounting Firm may reasonably request in order to make its calculations and determinations under this Section 7. All calculations and determinations by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon ​ and the Participant. If any payments or benefits are reduced under the Plan pursuant to this Section 7, the Participant shall pay all such assessed excise taxes, and any income taxes and additional excise taxes resulting solely from the payment of such excise taxes. If the provisions of Code Section 280G and [Section 4999] or any successor provisions are repealed without succession, this Section 7 will be of no further force or effect.

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if any payments or benefits that you would receive from the Company pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (collectively, the “Payments”) would, either separately or in the aggregate, # constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and # but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Payments will be equal to the Reduced Amount (defined below). The “Reduced Amount” will be either # the entire amount of the Payments, or # an amount equal to the largest portion of the Payments that would result in no portion of any of the Payments (after reduction) being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever amount after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from a deduction of such state and local taxes), results in your receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the Payments. If a reduction in the Payments is to be made so that the amount of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount, the Payments will be paid only to the extent permitted under the Reduced Amount alternative; provided, that in the event the Reduced Amount is paid, the cash payments set forth in Section 3.1 shall be reduced as required by the operation of this Section 6.9.

In the event that any payment received or to be received by the Executive in connection with a Change in Control of the Company or the termination of the Executive’s employment (whether payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, any person whose actions result in a change in control of the Company or any person affiliated with the Company or such person (together with the Severance Payment, the “Total Payments”, and each a “Payment”)) would be treated as “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code and would, but for this section, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any corresponding provisions of state or local tax laws, or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, is hereinafter collectively referred to as (the “Excise Tax”)), then prior to making any Total Payments, a calculation shall be made comparing # the Net Benefit (as defined below) to the Executive of the Total Payments after payment of the Excise Tax, to # the Net Benefit to the Executive if the Total Payments are limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. Only if the amount calculated under # above is less than the amount under # above will the Total Payments be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to ensure that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax (that amount, the “Reduced Amount”). “Net Benefit” shall mean the present value of the Total Payments net of all federal, state, local, foreign income, employment and excise taxes. The reduction of the amounts payable under this Agreement, if applicable, shall be made by reducing taxable payments before non-taxable payments, and payments nearest in time before payments later in time, unless an alternative method of reduction is elected by the Executive to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of reducing the Total Payments to the Reduced Amount, only amounts payable under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be reduced.

In the event that any benefits payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other benefit plan or agreement (“Payments”) # constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and # but for this [Article 6.7] would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any comparable successor provisions (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive’s Payments shall be provided to Executive as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax. In the event that the payments and/or benefits are to be reduced pursuant to this [Article 6.7], such payments and benefits shall be reduced such that the amount the Payments are reduced to as close to the amount that is $1.00 below the amount where the Excise Tax would be required to be paid as is reasonably possible. In applying this principle, the reduction shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and where two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but payable at different times, such amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata basis but not below zero. For purposes of making the calculations required by this [Article 6.7], the Company’s finance personnel responsible for the calculation may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of the Code, and other applicable legal authority. The Company and Executive shall furnish to such finance personnel such information and documents as the finance personnel may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this [Article 6.7].