Tax Amount, the Eligible Participant shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation applicable to individuals for the calendar year in which the determination is to be made, and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rates of individual taxation in each applicable state and locality, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes.
(iii) The determination as to whether a reduction in the Aggregate Payments shall be made pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Eligible Participant within 15 business days of the Date of Termination, if applicable, or at such earlier time as is reasonably requested by the Company or the Eligible Participant. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Eligible Participant.
(e) Unfunded Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or separate fund. Likewise, the Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and any Eligible Participant.
(f) Notice and Communication of Date of Termination.
(i) Notice of Termination. A termination of the Eligible Participant’s employment shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination from the Company to the Eligible Participant or vice versa in accordance with this Section 6(f).
(ii) Delivery of Notice. Any notices, requests, demands, and other communications provided for by this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to an Eligible Participant at the last address the Eligible Participant has filed in writing with the Company, or to the Company at the following physical or email address:
Repligen Corporation
Attention: Ken Elmer, Global Head of Human Resources
41 Seyon Street, Building 1
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Email: KElmer@repligen.com
(g) No Mitigation. Eligible Participants are not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to an Eligible Participant under this Plan.
(h) Benefits and Burdens. This Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Eligible Participants, their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns. In the event of an Eligible Participant’s death after a termination of employment but prior to the completion of all payments due to him or her under this Plan, the Company (or its successor) shall continue such payments to the Eligible Participant’s beneficiary designated in writing to the Company prior to his or her death (or to his or her estate, if the Eligible Participant fails to make such designation).
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