Participation in Benefit Plans The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans and programs maintained by the Company from time to time for its executives, or for its employees generally, including without limitation any life, medical, dental, accidental and disability insurance and profit sharing, pension, retirement, savings, stock option, incentive stock and deferred compensation plans, in accordance with the terms and conditions as in effect from time to time.
Benefit Plans (a) At the Effective Time, Mutual First or a Mutual First Subsidiary shall be substituted for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Subsidiary as the sponsoring employer under those benefit and welfare plans with respect to which ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or any of its Subsidiaries is a sponsoring employer immediately prior to the Effective Time, and shall assume and be vested with all of the powers, rights, duties, obligations and liabilities previously vested in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or its Subsidiary with respect to each such plan. Except as expressly contemplated by a separate agreement entered into by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Mutual First on the date hereof, each such plan shall be continued in effect by Mutual First or any applicable Mutual First Subsidiary after the Effective Time without a termination or discontinuance thereof as a result of the Company Merger or the Bank Merger, subject to the power reserved to Mutual First or any applicable Mutual First Subsidiary under each such plan to subsequently amend or terminate the plan, which amendments or terminations shall comply with applicable law. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, each ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Subsidiary, and Mutual First will use all reasonable efforts (i) to effect said substitutions and assumptions, and such other actions contemplated under this Agreement, and (ii) to amend such plans as to the extent necessary to provide for said substitutions and assumptions, and such other actions contemplated under this Agreement. (b) At or as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time as Mutual First shall reasonably determine, Mutual First shall provide, or cause a Mutual First Subsidiary to provide, to each full time employee of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time ("▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees") the opportunity to participate in each employee benefit and welfare plan maintained by Mutual First or a Mutual First Subsidiary, whichever is applicable, for similarly-situated employees provided that with respect to such plans maintained by Mutual First or a Mutual First Subsidiary, whichever is applicable, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees shall be given credit for service recognized under the corresponding plan of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and its Subsidiaries in determining participation in, eligibility for and vesting in benefits thereunder, and only with respect to severance and vacation plans, accrual of benefits; provided further that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees shall not be subject to any waiting periods or pre-existing condition exclusions under the group health plan of Mutual First or any applicable Mutual First Subsidiary to the extent that such periods are longer or restrictions impose a greater limitation than the periods or limitations imposed under the applicable ▇▇▇▇▇▇ group health plan; and provided further that to the extent that the initial period of coverage for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees under any plan of Mutual First or a Mutual First Subsidiary, whichever is applicable, that is an "employee welfare benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA is not a full 12- month period of coverage, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees shall be given credit under the applicable welfare plan for any deductibles and co-insurance payments made by such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees under the corresponding ▇▇▇▇▇▇ welfare plan during the balance of such 12- month period of coverage. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall obligate Mutual First or any Mutual First Subsidiary to provide or cause to be provided any benefits duplicative to those provided under any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ benefit or welfare plan continued pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, including, but not limited to, extending participation in any plan which is an "employee pension benefit plan" under ERISA relative to any period of time with respect to which allocations are made to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees under any employee pension benefit plan maintained or sponsored by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a Marion Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the power of Mutual First or any Mutual First Subsidiary to amend or terminate any benefit or welfare plans of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and its Subsidiaries shall not be altered or affected. Moreover, this subsection 6.13(b) shall not confer upon any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employee any rights or remedies hereunder and shall not constitute a contract of employment or create any rights, to be retained or otherwise, in employment at Mutual First or any Mutual First Subsidiary. (c) Any separate agreement entered into by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Mutual First on the date hereof relating to employee or other benefits is incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed a part of this Agreement.
Welfare Plans Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide group health, life insurance, long term disability and other welfare and fringe benefit plan coverage and benefits (for the purposes of this Section 6.8, “Purchaser’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans”) for Newsprint Employees and Apache Employees who are offered and accept employment with Purchaser as of the Closing Date and who otherwise qualify for such coverage or benefits. In the case of Hourly Newsprint Employees and Hourly Apache Employees, such coverage or benefits shall provide substantially comparable coverage and benefits in the aggregate as Seller’s health, life insurance, welfare and fringe benefit plans provide (for the purposes of this Section 6.8, “Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans”) and otherwise comply with the relevant Collective Bargaining Agreements and in part shall provide for Purchaser’s assumption and continuation of Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans covering Hourly Newsprint Employees and Hourly Apache Employees. In the case of Salaried Employees, Purchaser shall offer substantially comparable coverage and benefits in the aggregate as provided under Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans, except for including retiree health and retiree life insurance. Purchaser may assume and continue any or all of Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans, except for Seller’s health and dental benefits for Salaried Employees, coverage under which shall be provided to Retained Employees and Hired Employees in accordance with the terms of the Transitional Services Agreement. A Newsprint Employee’s or Apache Employee’s last continuous period of service with Seller or Apache shall be counted as if it had been service for Purchaser in determining eligibility for the coverage and benefits set forth in this Section 6.8. Attached as Schedule 6.8 is a list of the last continuous period of service of Newsprint Employees and Apache Employees as of the date set forth on Schedule 6.8. If Purchaser assumes and continues one or more of Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans, the parties shall enter into the Welfare Benefit Plans Assignment and Assumption Agreement in this regard.
Qualified Plans With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan intended to qualify under Code Section 401(a) or 403(a) (i) the Internal Revenue Service has issued a favorable determination letter, true and correct copies of which have been furnished to Medical Manager, that such plans are qualified and exempt from federal income taxes; (ii) no such determination letter has been revoked nor has revocation been threatened, nor has any amendment or other action or omission occurred with respect to any such plan since the date of its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect which would adversely affect its qualification or materially increase its costs; (iii) no such plan has been amended in a manner that would require security to be provided in accordance with Section 401(a)(29) of the Code; (iv) no reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred, other than one for which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived; (v) as of the Effective Date, the present value of all liabilities that would be "benefit liabilities" under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA if benefits described in Code Section 411(d)(6)(B) were included will not exceed the then current fair market value of the assets of such plan (determined using the actuarial assumptions used for the most recent actuarial valuation for such plan); (vi) all contributions to, and payments from and with respect to such plans, which may have been required to be made in accordance with such plans and, when applicable, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, have been timely made; and (vii) all such contributions to the plans, and all payments under the plans (except those to be made from a trust qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code) and all payments with respect to the plans (including, without limitation, PBGC (as defined below) and insurance premiums) for any period ending before the Closing Date that are not yet, but will be, required to be made are properly accrued and reflected on the Current Balance Sheet.
Welfare, Pension and Incentive Benefit Plans During the Employment Period, Executive (and his eligible spouse and dependents) shall be entitled to participate in all the welfare benefit plans and programs maintained by the Company from time-to-time for the benefit of its senior executives including, without limitation, all medical, hospitalization, dental, disability, accidental death and dismemberment and travel accident insurance plans and programs. In addition, during the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in all pension, retirement, savings and other employee benefit plans and programs maintained from time-to-time by the Company for the benefit of its senior executives, other than any annual cash incentive plan.