This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and administered in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury Regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder. It is the intent of this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the severance payments and benefits to be provided under this Agreement will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities in this Agreement will be interpreted to so comply. The Company and Employee agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A prior to actual payment to Employee. All payments or distributions under this Agreement shall be made on the date or during the period specified herein for such payments, subject to Section 22(b) herein. To the extent no date or period is specified, a payment or distribution shall be made on or before the later of (i) the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of Employee’s first taxable year in which the right to such payment or distribution is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Company’s first taxable year in which the right to such payment or distribution is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (the “409A Limit”), except as provided in Section 22(b) herein.