Business Employees. Within a reasonable period of time, but no less than thirty (30) days prior to the expected Closing Date or Deferred Closing Date, as applicable, Purchaser or its Affiliates, as applicable, shall offer employment on behalf of a Miraclon Entity to each Business Employee (other than any Automatic Transfer Employee or any Acquired Employee). Such offers of employment shall include for the Business Employees: (i) a base wage or base salary level and annual target cash bonus (including variables and other incentives) or sales and commission opportunities, as applicable, that are no less favorable than those in effect for each such Business Employee immediately prior to Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable; and (ii) employee benefits that are substantially similar, in the aggregate, including severance benefits but only to the extent that the relevant Business Employee has not received or become entitled to receive a severance payment from Seller (or its Affiliates) upon or prior to Closing or otherwise upon termination from service from Seller (or its Affiliates) unless otherwise required by applicable Law, to those provided to such Business Employee immediately prior to Closing or the Deferred Closing, excluding any equity incentive plans or similar plans or arrangements or any defined benefit pension plans unless required by applicable Law or discretionary bonus plans (collectively, the “Employment Terms”). The Parties shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to structure such offers of employment to comply with applicable Law and to ensure that such offers of employment do not trigger any severance, termination or similar payments, rights and/or benefits. Seller shall be permitted to review the offer letters with respect to the Employment Terms. Business Employees who receive offers of employment pursuant to this section shall have at least fifteen (15) Business Days following the receipt of Purchaser’s (or its Affiliate’s) offer to accept or reject the offer. Each Business Employee who has accepted Purchaser’s (or its Affiliate’s) offer of employment, as of the Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, shall be transferred to Purchaser (or one of its Affiliates) and Purchaser (or one of its Affiliates) shall accept such transfer automatically and effective at Closing or the Deferred Closing (each of the foregoing, together with any Automatic Transfer Employee whose employment transfers to Purchaser or its Affiliate by operation of Law as of the Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, and any Acquired Employee as of the Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, collectively shall be the “Purchaser Employees”); provided, however, that any Business Employee (other than any Acquired Employee or any Automatic Transfer Employee) on an approved leave of absence or short- or long-term disability as of Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, shall transfer employment automatically effective upon the earlier of (A) the date on which they are able to return to work (provided that it does not impose an undue burden on Purchaser or its Affiliates), or (B) the date permitted under the terms of any Business Benefit Plan or applicable Law (such date, the “Delayed Transfer Date”). During the period commencing on the Closing Date or the Deferred Closing Date, to the extent applicable, and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date or the Deferred Closing Date, to the extent applicable, Purchaser shall or shall cause its Affiliates to maintain the Employment Terms for each Purchaser Employee during their employment with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein will, after the Closing Date or the Deferred Closing Date, to the extent applicable, impose on Purchaser any obligation to retain any Purchaser Employees in its employment for any amount of time.
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Samples: Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (Eastman Kodak Co), Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement
Business Employees. Within Immediately after the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall offer employment to each Business Employee set forth on Schedule 6.6(a). Buyer shall reimburse Seller for severance obligations (if any) arising as a reasonable period result of timethe rejection of Buyer’s offer of employment by any Business Employee. Buyer shall cause each offer of employment to a Business Employee pursuant to this Section 6.6(a) to provide for (i) an annual salary or hourly wage rate (as applicable), but no less (ii) annual and long-term bonus and incentive compensation opportunities (other than incentive compensation opportunities related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), and (iii) employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements (collectively “Employment Terms”) that are substantially comparable, in the aggregate, to those provided to Buyer’s employees in similar positions. In addition, Buyer may offer employment to the Business Employees set forth on Schedule 6.6(b), on terms to be mutually agreed upon, at the Buyer’s sole discretion. Buyer shall reimburse Seller for severance obligations (as set forth on Schedule 6.6(c)), actually paid by Sellers or Parent, arising as a result of the rejection of Buyer’s offer of employment by any Business Employee or arising as a result of Buyer’s failure to offer employment to any Business Employee if such Business Employee is terminated by Seller within thirty (30) days prior to of the expected Closing Date or Deferred Closing Date, as applicable, Purchaser or its Affiliates, as applicable, shall offer employment on behalf of a Miraclon Entity to each . Any Business Employee (other than any Automatic Transfer Employee or any Acquired Employee). Such offers of employment shall include for the Business Employees: (i) a base wage or base salary level and annual target cash bonus (including variables and other incentives) or sales and commission opportunities, as applicable, that are no less favorable than those in effect for each such Business Employee immediately prior to Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable; and (ii) employee benefits that are substantially similar, in the aggregate, including severance benefits but only to the extent that the relevant Business Employee has not received or become entitled to receive a severance payment from Seller (or its Affiliates) upon or prior to Closing or otherwise upon termination from service from Seller (or its Affiliates) unless otherwise required by applicable Law, to those provided to such Business Employee immediately prior to Closing or the Deferred Closing, excluding any equity incentive plans or similar plans or arrangements or any defined benefit pension plans unless required by applicable Law or discretionary bonus plans (collectively, the “Employment Terms”). The Parties shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to structure such offers of employment to comply with applicable Law and to ensure that such offers of employment do not trigger any severance, termination or similar payments, rights and/or benefits. Seller shall be permitted to review the who accepts Buyer’s offer letters with respect to the Employment Terms. Business Employees who receive offers of employment pursuant to this section shall have at least fifteen (15) Business Days following the receipt of Purchaser’s (or its Affiliate’s) offer to accept or reject the offer. Each Business Employee who has accepted Purchaser’s (or its Affiliate’s) offer of employment, as of the Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, Agreement shall be transferred a “Transferred Employee.” Nothing herein shall restrict the right of Buyer or a Subsidiary of Buyer to Purchaser (or one of its Affiliates) and Purchaser (or one of its Affiliates) shall accept such transfer automatically and effective at Closing or terminate the Deferred Closing (each of the foregoing, together with any Automatic Transfer Employee whose employment transfers to Purchaser or its Affiliate by operation of Law as of the Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, and any Acquired Employee as of the Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, collectively shall be the “Purchaser Employees”); provided, however, that any Business Employee (other than any Acquired Employee or any Automatic Transfer Employee) on an approved leave of absence or short- or long-term disability as of Closing or the Deferred Closing, to the extent applicable, shall transfer employment automatically effective upon the earlier of (A) the date on which they are able to return to work (provided that it does not impose an undue burden on Purchaser or its Affiliates), or (B) the date permitted under the terms of any Business Benefit Plan or applicable Law (such date, the “Delayed Transfer Date”). During the period commencing on the Closing Date or the Deferred Closing Date, to the extent applicable, and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date or the Deferred Closing Date, to the extent applicable, Purchaser shall or shall cause its Affiliates to maintain the Employment Terms for each Purchaser Transferred Employee during their employment with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein will, after the Closing Date or the Deferred Closing Date. Any reimbursement of severance obligations by Buyer to Seller, to the extent applicableas set forth above, impose on Purchaser any obligation to retain any Purchaser Employees in its employment for any amount shall occur within ten (10) days of timea reimbursement request from Seller.
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Iconix Brand Group, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (NexCen Brands, Inc.)