Common use of Disposition of a Business Unit Clause in Contracts

Disposition of a Business Unit. There is consummated the Disposition of a Business Unit; provided, however, that this clause (5) shall apply only to an Executive who immediately prior to the Disposition of a Business Unit was employed by (and on the payroll of) the Business Unit that was the subject of the Disposition of a Business Unit. The following Examples illustrate clause (5): Example 1. The ownership interests of Business Unit X are sold to an unrelated purchaser. Executive A was employed by (and on the payroll of) Business Unit X immediately prior to the sale. A Change in Control has taken place with respect to Executive A. Example 2. The assets of Business Unit Y are sold to an unrelated purchaser. Executive B was employed by (and on the payroll of) Business Unit Y immediately prior to the sale. A Change in Control has taken place with respect to Executive B. Example 3. Executive C is employed by (and on the payroll of) a Business Unit as described in either Example 1 or 2, except that Executive C remains employed by (and on the payroll of) a Business Unit that continues to be a Business Unit of the Company following the sale. A Change in Control has taken place with respect to Executive C. Because the EIP is not intended to serve the same purpose as the Agreement, whether a “Change in Control” has taken place under the EIP is not relevant in determining whether benefits are payable under the Agreement. For example, in Example 3, a Change in Control took place for Executive C under the Agreement, but no Change in Control took place for Executive C under the EIP. If Executive C terminates employment six months after the Change in Control occurred under the Agreement, Executive C may or may not be entitled to benefits under the Agreement, depending on the facts surrounding the termination of employment. However, no Change in Control would take place under the EIP with respect to Executive C under the facts of Example 3, whether or not benefits are due under the Agreement.