Assurance Period. (a) The assurance period (“Assurance Period”) shall be for a period commencing on the date of a Change of Control, as defined in section 10 of this Agreement, and ending on the third anniversary of the date on which the Assurance Period commences, plus such extensions as are provided pursuant to the following sentence. The Assurance Period shall be automatically extended for one (1) additional day each day, unless either the Bank or the Officer elects not to extend the Assurance Period further by giving written notice to the other party, in which case the Assurance Period shall become fixed and shall end on the third anniversary of the date on which such written notice is given; provided, however, that if following a Change of Control, the Office of Thrift Supervision (or its successor) is the Bank’s primary federal regulator, the Agreement shall be subject to extension not more frequently than annually and only upon review and approval of the Board. (b) Upon termination of the Officer’s employment with the Bank, any daily extensions provided pursuant to the preceding sentence, if not theretofore discontinued, shall cease and the remaining unexpired Assurance Period under this Agreement shall be a fixed period ending on the later of the third anniversary of the date of the Change of Control, as defined in section 10 of this Agreement, or the third anniversary of the date on which the daily extensions were discontinued.
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Samples: Employee Retention Agreement (Dime Community Bancshares Inc), Employee Retention Agreement (Dime Community Bancshares Inc), Employee Retention Agreement (Dime Community Bancshares Inc)
Assurance Period. (a) The assurance period (“"Assurance Period”") shall be for a period commencing on the date of a Change of Control, as defined in section 10 of this Agreement, and ending on the third second anniversary of the date on which the Assurance Period commences, plus such extensions as are provided pursuant to the following sentence. The Assurance Period shall be automatically extended for one (1) additional day each day, unless either the Bank or the Officer elects not to extend the Assurance Period further by giving written notice to the other party, in which case the Assurance Period shall become fixed and shall end on the third second anniversary of the date on which such written notice is given; provided, however, that if following a Change of Control, the Office of Thrift Supervision (or its successor) is the Bank’s 's primary federal regulator, the Agreement shall be subject to extension not more frequently than annually and only upon review and approval of the Board.
(b) Upon termination of the Officer’s 's employment with the Bank, any daily extensions provided pursuant to the preceding sentence, if not theretofore discontinued, shall cease and the remaining unexpired Assurance Period under this Agreement shall be a fixed period ending on the later of the third second anniversary of the date of the Change of Control, as defined in section 10 of this Agreement, or the third second anniversary of the date on which the daily extensions were discontinued.
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Samples: Employee Retention Agreement (Dime Community Bancshares Inc)