Benefit Arrangements. Each Benefit Arrangement has been maintained in compliance, in all material respects, with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations which are applicable to such Benefit Arrangement, including without limitation, the Code, and with all plan documents. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 4.8 and except as provided by law, the employment of all persons presently employed or retained by the Company is terminable at will.
Benefit Arrangements. Each Benefit Arrangement is in material compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations which are applicable to such Benefit Arrangement, including without limitation the Code.
Benefit Arrangements. Each Benefit Arrangement has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the material requirements prescribed by all statutes, orders, rules and regulations that are applicable to such Benefit Arrangement, except where the failure to do so will not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for those employment agreements listed on Schedule 3.7, Sellers have no written contract prohibiting the termination of any Employee.
Benefit Arrangements. Parent covenants and agrees that to the extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent the existing benefit plans and arrangements provided by Company to its employees are terminated on or after the Effective Time, such employees shall be entitled to benefits which are available or subsequently become available to Parent's employees, and on a basis which is on parity with Parent's employees. For purposes of satisfying the terms and conditions of such plans, Parent shall give full credit for eligibility, vesting or benefit accrual to the extent possible for each participant's period of service at the Company prior to the Effective Time.
Benefit Arrangements. Each Benefit Arrangement which covers or has covered employees or former employees of the Company or a Company Affiliate (with respect to their relationship with such entities) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations which are applicable to such Benefit Arrangement, including but not limited to the Code.
Benefit Arrangements. (1) It has Previously Disclosed a complete and correct list of all of its Benefit Arrangements. It has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of all Benefit Arrangements, including any trust instruments, insurance contracts and loan agreements forming a part of any Benefit Arrangements, and all amendments thereto.
(2) All of its Benefit Arrangements, other than “multiemployer plans” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, are in substantial compliance with ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws. Each of its Benefit Arrangements subject to ERISA that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (“Pension Plan”), and that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering all tax law changes prior to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 or has applied to the IRS for such letter within the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code, and it is not aware of any circumstances reasonably likely to result in the loss of the qualification of such Pension Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Each Benefit Arrangement that is intended to be part of a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code has (A) received an opinion letter from the IRS recognizing its exempt status under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code and (B) filed a timely notice with the IRS pursuant to Section 505(c) of the Code, and it is not aware of circumstances likely to result in the loss of the exempt status of such Benefit Arrangement under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of it, threatened, litigation relating to its Benefit Arrangements. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to any of its Benefit Arrangements that, assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof, could subject it or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA in an amount that would be material. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or reasonably expects to incur a tax or penalty imposed by Section 4980F of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA in an amount that would be material.
(3) No liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has been or is reasonably expected to be incurred by it or any of i...
Benefit Arrangements. (a) The Company will take all action necessary so that: (1) each Company Stock Option, whether or not exercisable prior to the Effective Time, will be exercisable prior to the Effective Time and (2) each Company Stock Option not exercised or forfeited prior to the Effective Time is cancelled for no consideration.
(b) Upon the request of Parent, the Company will take all action necessary, including adopting resolutions of the Company Board, to terminate any employee benefit plan covering employees of the Company, including the Company’s 401(k) Plan, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Parent agrees that following the Effective Time, employees of the Company as of the Effective Time will be provided with benefits under employee benefit plans (other than stock options or other plans involving the issuance of securities of the Company or Parent) that in the aggregate are substantially comparable to those provided by Parent to its similarly situated employees, as in effect from time to time; provided that employees covered by collective bargaining agreements need not be provided with such benefits. Parent will cause each employee benefit plan of Parent in which employees of the Company as of the Effective Time are eligible to participate to take into account for all purposes (including eligibility, vesting and level of benefits) thereunder (other than for purposes of benefit accrual under a defined benefit pension plan of Parent) the service of such employees with the Company as if such service were with Parent, to the same extent that such service was credited under a comparable plan of the Company, and, with respect to welfare benefit plans of Parent in which employees of the Company are eligible to participate, Parent agrees to waive any preexisting conditions, waiting periods and actively at work requirements under such plans. For purposes of each Parent health plan, Parent shall cause any eligible expenses incurred by employees of the Company and their covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the comparable plan of the Company ending on the date such employee’s participation in the corresponding Parent plan begins to be taken into account under such Parent plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such employee and his covered dependents for the applicable plan year of the Parent plan. Parent agrees that employees of the Company as of the Effective Ti...
Benefit Arrangements. (a) Sellers shall ensure that as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each employee or other service provider of Sellers and their Affiliates whose responsibilities consist primarily of providing services to the businesses of the Sales Package Companies is employed (or, in the case of independent contractors, engaged) by the Direct Sale Companies and their Subsidiaries and that no other individual is employed (or, in the case of independent contractors, engaged) by the Direct Sale Companies and their Subsidiaries. For the period from and after the Effective Time until December 31, 2012 (the “Continuation Period”), Purchaser shall provide or cause its Affiliates to provide to each employee of any of the Direct Sale Companies or their respective Subsidiaries who continues employment with Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries following the Effective Time (each, a “Continuing Employee”): (i) base wages or salaries, as applicable, at least equal to those provided to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (ii) an annual cash bonus opportunity that is no less favorable than the annual cash bonus opportunity provided to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.07(a) to the contrary, for the period from and after the Effective Time until December 31, 2012, Purchaser shall provide or cause its Affiliates to provide to each Continuing Employee and Retiree employee benefits (for clarity, this Section 6.07(b) relates solely to employee pension benefit and employee welfare benefit plans and does not relate to compensatory arrangements or individual agreements) which are, subject to the final sentence of this Section 6.07(b), the same in all material respects to the employee benefit plans, programs, policies and arrangements, including Health and Welfare Benefits, provided to the Continuing Employee or Retiree immediately prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Pre-Closing Benefit Arrangements”). In determining whether the benefits provided to the Continuing Employees and Retirees pursuant to this Section 6.07(b) meet the applicable standard (i.e., the same in all material respects), dependent coverage shall be considered. For the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Effective Time, the Sellers shall not amend, terminate or partially terminate the Pre-Closing Benefit Arrangements in any manner that adversely affects such empl...
Benefit Arrangements. The Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus identify each employment, severance or other similar agreement, arrangement or policy and each material arrangement providing for insurance coverage, benefits, bonuses, stock options or other forms of incentive compensation, or post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits which: (i) is entered into, maintained or contributed to, as the case may be, by the Company and (ii) covers any officer or director or former officer or former director of the Company, in each case to the extent required by Form S-1 promulgated under the Securities Act. These contracts, plans and arrangements are referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Benefit Arrangements.” Each Benefit Arrangement has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations that are applicable to that Benefit Arrangement.
Benefit Arrangements. Terminate, enter into, establish, adopt, amend, modify (including by way of interpretation), make new grants or awards under or renew any Benefit Plan (or any arrangement that would following the applicable action be a Benefit Plan), amend the terms of any outstanding equity-based award, take any action to accelerate the vesting, exercisability or payment (or fund or secure the payment) of stock options, restricted stock or other compensation or benefits payable thereunder or add any new participants to any non-qualified retirement plans (or, with respect to any of the preceding, communicate any intention to take such action), except as required by applicable law or by the terms of a Benefit Plan existing as of the date hereof and disclosed on Section 2.2(s)(1)(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
