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dissolution of the Corporation, except pursuant to a Business Transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) o
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Section 2.01(h)(ii).
(i) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
(j) “CIC Severance Protection Period” means the time period commencing on the date of the first occurrence of a Change in
Control and continuing until the earlier of (i) the 18-month anniversary of such date or (ii) the Participant’s death. A CIC
Severance Protection Period shall also include the time period before the occurrence of a Change in Control for Participants
who are subject to a Pre-CIC Termination with respect to the affected Participant.
(k) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the proposed, temporary and final regulations
promulgated thereunder. Reference to any section or subsection of the Code includes reference to any comparable o
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succeeding provisions of any legislation that amends, supplements or replaces such section or subsection.
(l) “Company” means as the context requires, the Corporation, any Participating Employer, or any entity to which a
Participant’s employment is transferred, at the direction of the Corporation, and with which the Corporation would be
considered a single employer as described in the definition of Separation from Service.
(m) “Compensation Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04.
(n) “Corporation” means Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas corporation, or any successor company.
(o) “Director” means a member of the Board.
(p) “Effective Date” means January 1, 2007.
(q) “Employment Agreement” means any written employment agreement between a Company and a Participant.
(r) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgate
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thereunder. Reference to any section or subsection of ERISA includes reference to any comparable or succeeding provisions o
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any legislation that amends, supplements or replaces such section or subsection.
(s) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Reference to any section or subsection of the Exchange Act includes reference to any comparable or succeeding provisions o
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any legislation that amends, supplements or replaces such section or subsection.
(t) “Excise Tax” shall mean, collectively, (i) the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code by reason of being “contingent on
a change in ownership or control” of the Corporation, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, or (ii) any similar tax
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