equity-based payments and acceleration; and (4) non-cash forms of benefits; provided that in the case of all the foregoing Aggregate Payments all amounts or payments that are not subject to calculation under Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c) shall be reduced before any amounts that are subject to calculation under Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q&A- 24(b) or (c).
(ii) The determination as to whether a reduction in the Aggregate Payments shall be made pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by Mural (the “Accounting Firm”), which shall provide preliminary detailed supporting calculations to Mural and the Executive at least 15 business days of the Date of Termination, as applicable, or at such earlier time as is reasonably requested by Mural or the Executive. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon Mural and the Executive.
(c) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Change in Control” During the period of Executive’s employment with Mural, “Change in Control” shall mean:
(A) any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) (other than Mural, any of its subsidiaries, or any trustee, fiduciary or other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan or trust of Mural or any of its subsidiaries), together with all “affiliates” and “associates” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Act) of such person, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Mural representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of Mural’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in an election of the Mural Board (“Voting Securities”) (in such case other than as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from Mural);
(B) the date a majority of the members of the Mural Board is replaced during any 24-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election; or
(C) the consummation of (1) any consolidation or merger of Mural where the stockholders of Mural, immediately prior to the consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger, beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the voting shares of Mural issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or merger (or of its ultimate parent corporation, if any), or (2) any sale or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of Mural.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (A) solely as the result of an acquisition of securities by Mural which, by reducing the number of shares of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportionate number of Voting Securities beneficially owned by any person to 50% or more of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however,