Escrow Arrangement The Company and the Purchaser shall enter into an escrow arrangement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C. (the "Escrow Agent") in the Form of EXHIBIT B hereto respecting payment against delivery of the Shares.
Implementation Arrangements Institutional Arrangements
Arrangement Agreement This Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to, and is subject to the provisions of, the Arrangement Agreement, except in respect of the sequence of the steps comprising the Arrangement, which shall occur in the order set forth herein.
Tax Arrangements 47.1 Where the Contractor is liable to be taxed in the UK in respect of consideration received under this contract, it shall at all times comply with the Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000 (ITEPA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to income tax in respect of that consideration.
47.2 Where the Contractor is liable to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in respect of consideration received under this Framework Agreement, it shall at all times comply with the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Xxx 0000 (SSCBA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to NICs in respect of that consideration.
47.3 The Authority may, at any time during the term of this Framework Agreement, request the Contractor to provide information which demonstrates how the Contractor complies with sub-clauses 47.1 and 47.2 above or why those clauses do not apply to it.
47.4 A request under sub-clause 47.3 above may specify the information which the Contractor must provide and the period within which that information must be provided.
Employment Arrangements (a) Except as required by Law, Seller has no obligation, contingent or otherwise, under any employment agreement, collective bargaining or other labor agreement, any agreement containing severance or termination pay arrangements, retainer or consulting arrangements, or purchase plan or other employee contract or non-terminable (whether with or without penalty) arrangement with respect to any person employed by Seller in connection with the businesses operated at the Restaurants (including but not limited to district managers) (collectively “Subject Employees”).
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11(b), within the last five (5) years Seller has not experienced any labor disputes, union organization attempts or any work stoppage due to labor disagreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11(b), (i) Seller is in substantial compliance with all applicable Laws, including all Federal and state labor laws, rules and regulations, respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice; (ii) there is no unfair labor practice, charge or complaint against Seller pending or threatened before the National Labor Relations Board; (iii) there is no labor strike, dispute, request for representation, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or threatened against or affecting Seller; (iv) no question concerning representation has been raised or is threatened respecting the employees of Seller; and (v) no grievance which might have an adverse effect on Seller or the conduct of its business nor any arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements is pending and no claims therefor exist.
(c) Schedule 2.11(c) sets forth a true and complete list of (i) the names of all manager and assistant managers employed by Seller at the Restaurants as of the date hereof, including both salaried and hourly managers, the date such individuals were first employed by Seller, how long such individuals have been at the particular Restaurants and the salary or hourly wage payable to such persons; (ii) the names of all other persons employed by Seller at the Restaurants as of the date hereof, and the salary or hourly wage payable to each such person; and (iii) the total number of vacation days earned and/or accrued by all persons employed by Seller and the total monetary value of such accrued vacation for all such persons (“Accrued Vacation Pay”). As of the Closing, Seller shall have terminated all Subject Restaurant Employees and no additional payments shall be due and owing to any Subject Restaurant Employee with respect to any period prior to and including the Closing Date (except for any amount claimed by any Subject Restaurant Employee but which has being denied or contested by the Seller in good faith, which shall be an Excluded Liability) or amounts that Seller shall be obligated to pay (including, without limitation, payments relating to such employees' Accrued Vacation). Seller has complied with all requirements of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 and has not incurred, nor is reasonably expected to incur, any Losses under such Act.
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11(d): (1) no charge against Seller or any of the employees of the Restaurants is pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or any other Governmental Authority responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices related to the Restaurants; (2) no actions relating to employment or loss of employment from Seller, directly or indirectly, are pending in any Governmental Authority and no such Actions have been threatened against Seller related to the Restaurants; and (3) no notice of intent of any Governmental Authority responsible for the enforcement of labor or employment regulations to conduct an investigation has been received, and no such investigation is in progress.
(e) Each of the employees at the Restaurants is employed at will and may be terminated at any time by Seller without the payment of any severance or other penalty and without any requirement that any advance notice be given in connection with such termination.
(f) The Accrued Vacation has been earned and accrued in the ordinary course of Seller's business consistent with past practices.
(g) Seller is not, and has not been, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a union, works council or labor organization (collectively, "Union"), and there is not, and has not been, any Union representing or purporting to represent any employee of Seller, and no Union or group of employees is seeking or has sought to organize employees for the purpose of collective bargaining. There has never been, nor has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting Seller or any employees of the Business. Seller has no duty to bargain with any Union.
Escrow Arrangements Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement to be entered into among Millxx, xxe Company, Buyer and the Escrow Agent, the portion of the Remaining Purchase Price specified in SECTION 2.6(c) shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent at Closing in immediately available funds. Such monies (which, together with all interest accrued thereon, is hereinafter referred to as the "ESCROW SUM") shall be held pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement for payment from such Escrow Sum of the amounts, if any, owing by the Company and/or Millxx xx Buyer pursuant to the indemnification provisions of ARTICLE VIII below. At the conclusion of the period ending ten days after completion of the Post Closing AA Review and the resolution of any disputes therein pursuant to SECTION 2.9 below, the Escrow Sum shall be reduced to an amount equal to the sum of $1,000,000 in cash, plus the amount, if any, reserved, but not then paid or resolved, pursuant to claims made against the Escrow Sum by Buyer pursuant to the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement (such amount of reduction in the Escrow Sum being referred to as the "ESCROW SUM REDUCTION") and (ii) on April 17, 2000 (such period being referred to herein as the "ESCROW PERIOD"), such remaining portion of the Escrow Sum not theretofore claimed by or paid to Buyer in accordance with the terms of Escrow Agreement and this Agreement (together with any interest on such remaining portion of the Escrow Sum) shall be disbursed to the Company or Millxx. Xxe Company, Millxx xxx Buyer agree that each will execute and deliver such reasonable instruments and documents as are furnished by any other party to enable such furnishing party to receive all disbursements pursuant to the Escrow Sum Reduction or at the expiration of the Escrow Period which the furnishing party is entitled under the provisions of the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement.
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.
Business Arrangements Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products to any other person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the exclusive right of the Company or such subsidiary to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products.
The Arrangement At the Effective Time, the following shall occur and shall be deemed to occur in the following order without any further act or formality:
(i) The holders of the Orezone 2008 Options, the Orezone Convertible Debenture and the Orezone Warrants shall not be entitled to receive Orezone Shares upon the exercise thereof.
(ii) Each Orezone 2008 Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or not, shall remain outstanding in accordance with its terms which provide that such Orezone 2008 Option may be exercised by the holder thereof at any time up to and including (but not after) the date that is 30 days after the Effective Time.
(iii) The Orezone Warrants, if outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.
(iv) The Orezone Convertible Debenture, if outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be terminated and the Debentureholder will receive from IAMGOLD as to 50 per cent of the principal and interest owing thereunder cash and, as to the remaining 50 per cent the principal and interest owing thereunder, IAMGOLD Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Convertible Debenture Waiver Agreement.
(v) Orezone shall undertake a reorganization of capital within the meaning of section 86 of the Tax Act as follows, and in the following order:
A. The authorized capital of Orezone will be amended by:
I. re-designating the Orezone Shares as Class B Shares and each certificate representing such an outstanding Orezone Share shall, as and from the time such re-designation is effective, represent a Class B Share; and
II. the creation of an unlimited number of Class A Shares; and the articles of Orezone shall be deemed to be amended accordingly
B. Each issued Class B Share, other than those held by Dissenting Orezone Shareholders, will be exchanged with Orezone for one Class A Share and ● New Orezone Shares.
C. Each issued Class B Share held by a Dissenting Orezone Shareholder (for greater certainty, being an Orezone Shareholder who has complied with the Dissent Rights and is ultimately entitled to be paid for its Class B Shares) will be acquired by IAMGOLD in consideration for a debt claim against IAMGOLD to be paid fair value of such Class B Shares pursuant to the Dissent Procedures.
D. The stated capital of Orezone for the outstanding Class A Shares will be an amount equal to the stated capital of Orezone for the Class B Shares, less the fair market value of the New Orezone Shares distributed to Orezone Shareholders, other than Dissenting Orezone Shareholders pursuant to section 4 hereof and the paid-up capital of the Class A Shares of Orezone will be reduced accordingly.
E. The Class B Shares (including the Class B Shares held by Dissenting Orezone Shareholders and acquired by IAMGOLD pursuant to paragraph 3(a)(vi)(D) hereof) will be cancelled.
(vi) Each outstanding Class A Share will be transferred to IAMGOLD in consideration for IAMGOLD Shares on the basis of the Exchange Ratio.
(vii) The holders of the Orezone 1997 Options shall not be entitled to receive Orezone Shares upon the exercise thereof and each Orezone 1997 Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or not, shall be exchanged for a fully-vested option granted by IAMGOLD (each an “IAMGOLD Replacement Option” and collectively the “IAMGOLD Replacement Options”) to acquire that number of IAMGOLD Shares equal to the product of (A) the number of Orezone Shares subject to the Orezone 1997 Option immediately before the Effective Time and (B) the Exchange Ratio, and the exercise price per IAMGOLD Share subject to any IAMGOLD Replacement Option shall be equal to the quotient of (A) the exercise price per Orezone Share subject to such Orezone 1997 Option immediately before the Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Except as set out above, the terms of each IAMGOLD Replacement Option shall be the same as the Orezone 1997 Option exchanged therefor.
(viii) With respect to each Class A Share:
A. each such Orezone Shareholder, other than IAMGOLD, shall cease to be the holder of such Class A Share on the Effective Date and such holder’s name shall be removed from the share register of Orezone as at the Effective Time; and
B. IAMGOLD shall be deemed to be the transferee of such Class A Share (free and clear of any Encumbrance) on the Effective Date and shall be entered in the share register of Orezone as the holder thereof as at the Effective Time.
(ix) Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco shall be amalgamated to form IAMGOLD Amalco and continue as one corporation under the CBCA on the terms prescribed in this Plan of Arrangement and, as a result, the property and liabilities of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will become the property and liabilities of IAMGOLD Amalco. Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will merge with the same effect as if they were amalgamated under section 184(2) of the CBCA.
(x) Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will continue as one company;
(xi) Following the amalgamation of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco described in paragraph 3(a)(ix) hereof and from and after such time:
A. IAMGOLD Amalco will own and hold all property of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco, and, shall continue to be liable for the obligations of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco and will be liable for the obligations of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco, including civil, criminal and quasi-criminal liabilities and all contracts, disabilities, options, warrants and debts of each of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco;
B. all rights, contracts, permits and interests of Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco will continue as rights, contracts, permits and interests of IAMGOLD Amalco as if Orezone and IAMGOLD Subco continued and, for greater certainly, the merger will not constitute a transfer or assignment of the rights or obligations of either of Orezone or IAMGOLD Subco under any such rights, contracts, permits and interests;
C. any existing cause of action, claim or liability to prosecution is unaffected;
D. a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against Orezone or IAMGOLD Subco may continue to be prosecuted by or against IAMGOLD Amalco;
E. a conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against, Orezone or IAMGOLD Subco may be enforced by or against IAMGOLD Amalco;
F. the name of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be l;
G. all outstanding Class A Shares shall be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof;
H. all outstanding common shares of IAMGOLD Subco shall be cancelled and IAMGOLD shall receive on the Amalgamation one common share of IAMGOLD Amalco for the one common share of IAMGOLD Subco previously held by IAMGOLD;
I. the registered and records office of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be located at l;
J. the head office of IAMGOLD Amalco will be located at l;
K. IAMGOLD Amalco shall be authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares;
L. the articles of amalgamation of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be substantially in the form attached as appendix l to this Plan of Arrangement;
M. the by-laws of IAMGOLD Amalco shall be substantially in the form of the by-laws of IAMGOLD Subco;
N. the first annual general meeting of IAMGOLD Amalco will be held within 18 months after the Effective Date; and
O. the first directors of IAMGOLD Amalco following the Amalgamation shall be l; provided that none of the foregoing will occur or be deemed to occur unless all of the forgoing occurs.
Unfunded Arrangement The Executive and beneficiary are general unsecured creditors of the Company for the payment of benefits under this Agreement. The benefits represent the mere promise by the Company to pay such benefits. The rights to benefits are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors. Any insurance on the Executive's life is a general asset of the Company to which the Executive and beneficiary have no preferred or secured claim.
