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(3) Qualified employee; excluded employee For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term “qualified employee” means any individual who— (i) is not an excluded employee, and (ii) agrees in the election made under this subsection to meet such requirements as are determined by the Secretary to be necessary to ensure that the withholding requirements of the corporation under chapter 24 with respect to the qualified stock are met. (B) Excluded employee The term “excluded employee” means, with respect to any corporation, any individual— (i) who is a 1-percent owner (within the meaning of section 416(i)(1)(B)(ii) ) at any time during the calendar year or who was such a 1 percent owner at any time during the 10 preceding calendar years, (ii) who is or has been at any prior time— (I) the chief executive officer of such corporation or an individual acting in such a capacity, or (II) the chief financial officer of such corporation or an individual acting in such a capacity, (iii) who bears a relationship described in section 318(a)(1) to any individual described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii), or (iv) who is one of the 4 highest compensated officers of such corporation for the taxable year, or was one of the 4 highest compensated officers of such corporation for any of the 10 preceding taxable years, determined with respect to each such taxable year on the basis of the shareholder disclosure rules for compensation under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as if such rules applied to such corporation).