Company Contracts (a) Company has delivered or made available to Parent true, correct and complete copies (and all exhibits and schedules thereto and all amendments, modifications and supplements thereof) of the following Contracts, and all of such Contracts in existence on the date hereof are listed on Part 2.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter, in each case only if such Contract either (x) by its terms requires, or is reasonably likely to require, payment to, or by, Company or the Company Subsidiaries of at least $50,000 over the stated minimum term of the Contract or (y) is material to the business of Company and the Company Subsidiaries (it being understood that any Contract described in clauses (iv), (vii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiii) or (xvi) are deemed to be material to the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (the “Company Contracts”):
(i) any distributor, supplier, sales, advertising, agency or manufacturer’s representative Contract;
(ii) any license agreement or other written or oral agreement or permission pursuant to which Company has granted to any third party with respect to any IP Assets or Intellectual Property Rights (other than pursuant to Company's standard customer agreements in the ordinary course of business);
(iii) any license, sublicense, agreement or other permission pursuant to which Company uses or otherwise possesses the IP Assets or Intellectual Property Rights of any third party;
(iv) any Contract of Company or any Company Subsidiaries containing any material support or maintenance obligation on the part of Company or any Company Subsidiaries outside of the ordinary course of business;
(v) all Contracts with any customer of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (provided that for customers that have executed a standard form of agreement, a copy of such form agreement and a list of the customers that have so executed such form agreement shall be sufficient);
(vi) all Contracts of Company or any Company Subsidiaries relating to indebtedness of Company or any Company Subsidiaries
(vii) any agreement pursuant to which any other party is granted exclusive marketing or other exclusive rights of any type or scope with respect to any of products or services of Company or any Company Subsidiaries;
(viii) any continuing Contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, services or capital expenditures by Company or the Company Subsidiaries involving in the case of any such Contract more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) over the life of the Contract;
(ix) all Contracts of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that involve the sale or purchase of any assets of Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(x) any Contract pursuant to which Company has any material ownership or participation interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance or other business enterprise other than Company’s Subsidiaries;
(xi) all Contracts of Company whereby Company or any Company Subsidiaries is restricted by any “standstill” or similar obligations;
(xii) any trust indenture, mortgage, promissory note, loan agreement or other Contract for the borrowing of money, any currency exchange, commodities or other hedging arrangement or any leasing transaction of the type required to be capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(xiii) any Contract limiting the freedom of Company to engage in any line of business or to compete with any other Person;
(xiv) any Contract pursuant to which Company is a lessor of any machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, office furniture, fixtures or other personal property that is material to the business of the Company and Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xv) all Company Real Property Leases;
(xvi) any Contract with an officer, director employee, Affiliate or any other Person with whom Company does not deal at arm’s length (other than standard form offer letters under which the officer, director or employee's relationship with Company or the Company Subsidiaries is terminable at will and which letter does not contain any severance provisions or obligations on the part of Company or any Company Subsidiary extending beyond termination of employment or other relationship with Company);
(xvii) all Contracts pursuant to which Company or any Company Subsidiaries has any obligations or liabilities (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), as guarantor, surety, co-signer, endorser, co-maker, or otherwise in respect of any obligation of any Person, or any capital maintenance or similar agreements or arrangements; and
(xviii) all Contracts that are otherwise material to the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.
(b) Each Company Contract is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, have performed all of their obligations (except those that have not yet become due) under, and is not in material violation or breach of or default under, any such Company Contract. To the knowledge of Company, the other parties to each Company Contract have performed all of their obligations (except those that have not yet become due) under, and are not in material violation or breach of or default under, any such Company Contract.
Company Benefit Plans (a) Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list, as of the date hereof, of each material Company Benefit Plan. With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to Acquiror, to the extent applicable, true, complete and correct copies of (A) such Company Benefit Plan (or, if not in writing, a written summary of its material terms) and all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance Contracts or other funding vehicles and all amendments thereto, (B) the most recent summary plan descriptions, including any summary of material modifications, (C) the most recent annual reports (or equivalent filings or audits required to be made by applicable Law), if any, required by applicable Law to be filed with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes in connection with each Company Benefit Plan, (D) the most recent determination or opinion letter, or equivalent materials, from the applicable taxing authority with respect to each Company Benefit Plan, if any, and (E) the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such Company Benefit Plan.
(i) Each Company Benefit Plan has been established, operated, funded, maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, except where failure to comply would not be or reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) in all material respects, all contributions required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been made and all obligations in respect of each Company Benefit Plan as of the date hereof have been accrued and reflected in the Company’s financial statements to the extent required by IFRS; (iii) each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS as to its qualification or may rely upon an opinion letter for a prototype plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan.
(c) No Company Benefit Plan is a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) (a “Multiemployer Plan”) or other pension plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA (“Title IV Plan”), a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 413(c) of the Code) or a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has sponsored or contributed to, been required to contribute to, or had any actual or contingent liability under any such plan at any time within the previous six (6) years. Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA that has not been fully satisfied.
(d) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, and to the knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims.
(e) No Company Benefit Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not insured) for employees or former employees of the Company or any Subsidiary for periods extending beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated by applicable Law, (ii) death benefits under any “pension plan,” or (iii) benefits the full cost of which is borne by the current or former employee (or his or her beneficiary).
(f) Except as set forth on Section 4.13(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, either alone or in combination with another event (such as a termination of employment or service following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer or other individual service provider of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to any severance pay or any other compensation or benefits payable or to be provided by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) accelerate the time of payment, funding or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation or benefits due to any such employee, officer or other individual service provider by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, either alone or in combination with another event, result in any “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Tax Law). No Company Benefit Plan provides for a Tax gross-up, make whole or similar payment with respect to the Taxes imposed under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code. Each Company Benefit Plan that constitutes, in whole or in part, a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code has been documented and operated in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder in all material respects.
Employees; Benefit Plans (a) During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the date which is FIVE (“5”) months from the Effective Time (or if earlier, the date of the employee's termination of employment with Parent and its Subsidiaries), Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to provide the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who remain employed immediately after the Effective Time (collectively, the "Company Continuing Employees") with base salary, target bonus opportunities (excluding equity-based compensation), and employee benefits that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than the base salary, target bonus opportunities (excluding equity-based compensation), and employee benefits provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement.
(b) With respect to any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding both any retiree healthcare plans or programs maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and any equity compensation arrangements maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Parent Benefit Plans") in which any Company Continuing Employees will participate effective as of the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, recognize all service of the Company Continuing Employees with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be as if such service were with Parent, for vesting and eligibility purposes (but not for (i) purposes of early retirement subsidies under any Parent Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan or (ii) benefit accrual purposes, except for vacation, if applicable) in any Parent Benefit Plan in which such Company Continuing Employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time; (iii) Continuing Company shall honor all consulting or advisory agreement previously entered into, or employment pending equity awards stock options or warrants to purchase equity based upon performance. provided, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that (A) such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits or (B) such service was not recognized under the corresponding Company Employee Plan.
(c) This Section 5.07 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 5.07, express or implied, shall confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 5.07. Nothing contained herein, express or implied (i) shall be construed to establish, amend or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement or (ii) shall alter or limit the ability of the Surviving Corporation, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the terms set forth in this Section 5.07 shall not create any right in any Company Employee or any other Person to any continued employment with the Surviving Corporation, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or compensation or benefits of any nature or kind whatsoever.
(d) With respect to matters described in this Section 5.07, the Company will not send any written notices or other written communication materials to Company Employees without the prior written consent of Parent.
