ERISA Affiliate Any Person which is treated as a single employer with the Borrower under §414 of the Code.
Controlled Group All trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control that, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
ERISA; Benefit Plans Schedule 5.13 sets forth a list of all material deferred compensation, profit-sharing, retirement and pension plans and all material bonus and other material employee benefit or fringe benefit plans maintained, or with respect to which contributions have been made, by Seller with respect to current or former employees employed in connection with the power generation operations of the Generating Plants and the Gas Turbines (collectively, "Benefit Plans"). Seller and each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which are or have ever been under common control, or which are or have ever been treated as a single employer, with Seller under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (an "ERISA Affiliate") have fulfilled their respective obligations under the minimum funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA, and Section 412 of the Code, with respect to each Benefit Plan which is an "employee pension benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA and each such plan is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except for such failures to fulfill such obligations or comply with such provisions which would not, individually or in the aggregate, create a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability under Section 4062(b) of ERISA, or any withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA, to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in connection with any Benefit Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA which liability remains outstanding, and there has not been any reportable event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any such Benefit Plan (other than a reportable event with respect to which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived by the PBGC). Neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate or parent corporation, within the meaning of Section 4069(b) or Section 4212(c) of ERISA, has engaged in any transaction, within the meaning of Section 4069(b) or Section 4212(c)
Benefit Plans; ERISA (a) The Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of all "employee benefit plans" (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")), bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, excess benefit, stock, stock option, severance, termination pay, change in control or other material employee benefit plans, programs, arrangements or agreements currently maintained, or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by the Company, the Majority Stockholder or any Person that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code for the benefit of any current or former employees, officers, directors or independent contractors of the Company or any Subsidiary and with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has any liability (collectively, the "Benefit Plans"). The Company has delivered or made available to Parent true, complete and correct copies of each Benefit Plan.
(b) Each Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable law, except where the failure to so administer or comply would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) All Benefit Plans intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code have been the subject of determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Benefit Plans are qualified and exempt from federal income taxes under Section 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code as amended at least through the statutory changes implemented under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and no such determination letter has been revoked nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has revocation been threatened, nor has any such Benefit Plan been amended since the date of its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect that would adversely affect its qualification.
(d) No Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and no Benefit Plan is a "multiemployer plan" (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(e) No Person has incurred any material liability under Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code during the time such Person was required to be treated as a single employer with the Company under Section 414 of the Code that would have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) With respect to any Benefit Plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA), (i) no such Benefit Plan provides benefits, including without limitation, death or medical benefits, beyond termination of employment or retirement other than (A) coverage mandated by law or (B) death or retirement benefits under a Benefit Plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and (ii) each such Benefit Plan (including any such Plan covering retirees or other former employees) may be amended or terminated without liability that would have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(g) The execution of, and performance of the transactions contemplated in, this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) (i) constitute an event under any Benefit Plan that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) result in the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the right of the Company or Parent to cause any such Benefit Plan to be amended or terminated (or which would result in any materially adverse consequence for so doing). No payment or benefit that will or may be made by the Company, Parent, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates with respect to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Benefit Plan in connection with the Offer and the Merger will be characterized as an "excess parachute payment," within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code. The parties hereby agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to limit the application of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Multiemployer Plan “Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, which any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate maintains, administers, contributes to or is required to contribute to, or maintained, administered, contributed to or was required to contribute to, or under which any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any Liability.
Benefit Plan If an employee maintains coverage for benefit plans while on maternity or parental leave, the Employer agrees to pay the Employer's share of these premiums.
ERISA Plan The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
of ERISA The Company has not sponsored, maintained or contributed to any employee pension benefit plan and is not required to contribute to any retirement plan pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement establishing the terms and conditions of employment of any of the Company's employees other than the plans set forth on SCHEDULE 2.15. The Company is not now, and will not as a result of its past activities become, liable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC") or to any multi employer employee pension benefit plan under the provisions of Title IV of ERISA. All employee benefit plans listed on SCHEDULE 2.15 and the administration thereof are in substantial compliance with their terms and all applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder, as well as with all other applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances and regulations. All accrued contribution obligations of the Company with respect to any plan listed on SCHEDULE 2.15 have either been fulfilled in their entirety or are fully reflected on the balance sheet of the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date. All plans listed on SCHEDULE 2.15 that are intended to qualify (the "Qualified Plans") under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), are, and have been, so qualified and have been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be so qualified. Except as disclosed on SCHEDULE 2.15, all reports and other documents required to be filed with any governmental agency or distributed to plan participants or beneficiaries have been timely filed or distributed, and the most recent copies thereof are included as part of SCHEDULE 2.15. Neither the Stockholder, nor any plan listed in SCHEDULE 2.15 nor the Company has engaged in any transaction prohibited under the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA. No plan listed on SCHEDULE 2.15 has incurred an accumulated funding deficiency, as defined in Section 412(a) of the Code and Section 302(1) of ERISA; and the Company has not incurred any liability for excise tax or penalty due to the Internal Revenue Service or any liability to the PBGC. There have been no terminations, partial terminations or discontinuance of contributions to any such Qualified Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code without notice to and approval by the Internal Revenue Service; no plan listed on SCHEDULE 2.15 subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA has been terminated; there have been no "reportable events" (as that phrase is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any such plan listed on SCHEDULE 2.15; the Company has not incurred liability under Section 4062 of ERISA; and no circumstances exist pursuant to which the Company could have any direct or indirect liability whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any liability to any multi employer plan or the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA or to the Internal Revenue Service for any excise tax or penalty, or being subject to any statutory lien to secure payment of any such liability) with respect to any plan now or heretofore maintained or contributed to by any entity other than the Company that is, or at any time was, a member of a "controlled group" (as defined in Section 412(n)(6)(B) of the Code) that includes the Company.
ERISA The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Plans Any one or more of the following events occurs with respect to a Plan of the Borrower subject to Title IV of ERISA, provided such event or events could reasonably be expected, in the judgment of the Bank, to subject the Borrower to any tax, penalty or liability (or any combination of the foregoing) which, in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Borrower:
(a) A reportable event shall occur under Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan.
(b) Any Plan termination (or commencement of proceedings to terminate a Plan) or the full or partial withdrawal from a Plan by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
