Common use of Cap on Payments Clause in Contracts

Cap on Payments. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the maximum amount of the Severance Payment and other payments to be paid to him under Sections 3(c)(i) (other than accrued base salary and vacation), 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(vi) and 3(c)(viii) of the Severance Agreement will not exceed $8,456,620. In addition, the Executive hereby waives the vesting and payment and any other rights with respect to those unvested LTIP OP Units as set forth on Schedule I (as defined in the Merger Agreement). For purposes of clarification, the parties agree that nothing herein is intended to limit (1) any payments that may be due to the Executive under Sections 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(v), 3(c)(vii), 4, 5 or 6 of the Severance Agreement, (2) payment of the Special Outperformance LTIP or (3) non-cash benefits (other than as provided above) such as the vesting or exercise of restricted stock or other stock rights, stock loan forgiveness, profits interests in the operating partnership, partnership units and assignment of split dollar life insurance policies. The Executive agrees that the Employer may in its discretion pay, in cash or a note, the Severance Payments during calendar year 2006." Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Termination Event occurs, the amendment set forth herein to Section 3 of the Severance Agreement automatically will be deemed to be of no force and effect and will be void ab initio, and the original provisions of Section 3 of the Severance Agreement will remain in effect. 5. Section 5 of the Severance Agreement is hereby amended to include the addition of the following sentence: "Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth herein, in the event tax counsel selected by the Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Employer determines that the aggregate amount of all Payments the Executive will receive would equal or exceed 105% of the Reduced Amount, the Severance Amount will be reduced by the amount necessary so that the Payments are equal to the Reduced Amount.

Cap on Payments. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the maximum amount of the Severance Payment and other payments to be paid to him under Sections 3(c)(i) (other than accrued base salary and vacation), 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(vi) and 3(c)(viii) of the Severance Agreement will not exceed $8,456,62024,962,267. In addition, the Executive hereby waives the vesting and payment and any other rights with respect to those unvested LTIP OP Units as set forth on Schedule I (as defined in the Merger Agreement). For purposes of clarification, the parties agree that nothing herein is intended to limit (1) any payments that may be due to the Executive under Sections 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(v), 3(c)(vii), 4, 5 or 6 of the Severance Agreement, (2) payment of the Special Outperformance LTIP or (3) non-cash benefits (other than as provided above) such as the vesting or exercise of restricted stock or other stock rights, stock loan forgiveness, profits interests in the operating partnership, partnership units and assignment of split dollar life insurance policies. The Executive agrees that the Employer may in its discretion pay, in cash or a note, the Severance Payments during calendar year 2006." Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Termination Event occurs, the amendment set forth herein to Section 3 of the Severance Agreement automatically will be deemed to be of no force and effect and will be void ab initio, and the original provisions of Section 3 of the Severance Agreement will remain in effect. 5. Section 5 of the Severance Agreement is hereby amended to include the addition of the following sentence: "Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth herein, in the event tax counsel selected by the Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Employer determines that the aggregate amount of all Payments the Executive will receive would equal or exceed 105% of the Reduced Amount, the Severance Amount will be reduced by the amount necessary so that the Payments are equal to the Reduced Amount.