Plans and Benefit Arrangements Except to the extent a violation of the following would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) With respect to all Benefit Arrangements, Plans and Multiemployer Plans, the Borrower and each member of the Controlled Group is in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA and any other Applicable Laws. There has not been any non-exempt Prohibited Transaction or Reportable Event with respect to any Benefit Arrangement or any Plan or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan. The Borrower and all members of the Controlled Group have made any and all payments required to be made under any agreement relating to a Multiemployer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan or any Applicable Law pertaining thereto. With respect to each Plan and Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower and each member of the Controlled Group (i) have fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA, (ii) have not incurred any liability to the PBGC and (iii) have not had asserted against them any penalty for failure to fulfill the minimum funding requirements of ERISA.
(ii) With respect to any Plan, no determination has been made that such Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code).
(iii) To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, each Multiemployer Plan and Multiple Employer Plan is able to pay benefits thereunder when due.
(iv) Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has instituted proceedings to terminate any Plan in other than a “standard termination” (as defined in ERISA Section 4041(b)). Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan.
(v) No event requiring notice to the PBGC under Section 303(k)(4)(A) of ERISA has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Plan.
(vi) Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has been notified by any Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan has been reorganized or terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or is in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA, and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan is or shall be reasonably expected to be reorganized or terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
(vii) To the extent that any Benefit Arrangement is insured, the Borrower and all members of the Controlled Group have paid when due all premiums required to be paid. To the extent that any Benefit Arrangement is funded other than with insurance, the Borrower and all members of the Controlled Group have made all contributions required to be paid for all prior periods.
(viii) Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has withdrawn from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, nor has a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA occurred.
Employee Matters and Benefit Plans (a) Section 6.17(a) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list of each Employee Agreement and Employee Plan of HealthAxis (including for each such plan a description of any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any transactions contemplated by this Agreement). Except as set forth in Section 6.17(a) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter, neither HealthAxis nor any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries or Affiliates has any announced plan or commitment, whether legally binding or not, to establish any new Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, to modify any Employee Plan or Employee Agreement (except to the extent required by law or to conform any such Employee Plan or Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law, in each case as previously disclosed to BPOMS in writing, or as required by this Agreement), or to enter into any Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, nor does it have any intention or commitment to do any of the foregoing.
(b) HealthAxis has provided or made available to BPOMS correct and complete copies of all material documents embodying or relating to each HealthAxis Employee Plan and Employee Agreement including: (i) all amendments thereto; (ii) the most recent annual actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each HealthAxis Employee Plan; (iii) the three most recent annual reports (Series 5500 and all schedules thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with each HealthAxis Employee Plan or related trust; (iv) if the HealthAxis Employee Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Employee Plan assets; (v) the most recent summary plan description together with the most recent summary of material modifications, if any, required under ERISA with respect to each HealthAxis Employee Plan; (vi) all IRS determination letters and rulings relating to HealthAxis Employee Plans and copies of all applications and correspondence to or from the IRS or DOL with respect to any HealthAxis Employee Plan; and (vii) all communications material to any Employee or Employees relating to any HealthAxis Employee Plan and any proposed HealthAxis Employee Plans, in each case, relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events which would result in any material liability to HealthAxis or any HealthAxis Subsidiary.
(i) Except as set forth in Section 6.l7(c) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter, HealthAxis and each of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries and Affiliates has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under each HealthAxis Employee Plan, and each HealthAxis Employee Plan has been established and maintained in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA for which no class or statutory exemption is available, has occurred with respect to any HealthAxis Employee Plan; (iii) there are no material actions, suits or claims pending or, to the knowledge of HealthAxis, threatened or anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits) against any HealthAxis Employee Plan or against the assets of any HealthAxis Employee Plan; (iv) such HealthAxis Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without material liability to HealthAxis or any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates (other than ordinary administration expenses typically incurred in a termination event); (v) there are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of HealthAxis, threatened by the IRS or DOL with respect to any HealthAxis Employee Plan; (vi) neither HealthAxis nor any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries is subject to any penalty or tax with respect to any HealthAxis Employee Plan under Section 402(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 through 4980 of the Code; and (vii) all contributions, including any top heavy contributions, required to be made prior to the Closing by HealthAxis or any Affiliate to any Employee Plan have been made or shall be made on or before the Closing Date.
(d) Neither HealthAxis nor any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries or Affiliates currently maintain, sponsor, participate in or contribute to, nor have they ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any Pension Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(e) At no time has HealthAxis or any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries or Affiliates contributed to or been requested or obligated to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan.
(f) Except as set forth in Section 6.17(f) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter or as required by local, state or federal law, no Employee Plan or any Employment Agreement to which HealthAxis is a party provides, or is required to provide, life insurance, medical or other employee benefits to any Employee upon his or her retirement or termination of employment for any reason, and HealthAxis and each of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries has never represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either individually or to Employees as a group) that such Employee(s) would be provided with life insurance, medical or other employee welfare benefits upon their retirement or termination of employment.
(g) The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any HealthAxis Employee Plan, Employee Agreement, trust or loan that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance payor otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any HealthAxis Employee, except as set forth in Section 6.17(g) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 6.17(h) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter, HealthAxis and each of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries (i) is in compliance in all respects with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours; in each case, with respect to Employees except as would not have an HealthAxis Material Adverse Effect; (ii) has withheld all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld from the wages, salaries, and other payments to Employees; (iii) is not liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing; and (iv) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund or to any governmental or administrative authority, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice).
(i) No work stoppage or labor strike against HealthAxis or any HealthAxis Subsidiary is pending or, to the knowledge of HealthAxis, threatened. Neither HealthAxis nor any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries is involved in or, to the knowledge of HealthAxis, threatened with, any labor dispute, grievance, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to labor, safety, employment practices or discrimination matters involving any Employee, including, without limitation, charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints, which, if adversely determined, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a HealthAxis Material Adverse Effect. Neither HealthAxis nor any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act which would, individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly have a HealthAxis Material Adverse Effect. Neither HealthAxis nor any of the HealthAxis Subsidiaries or Affiliates has ever been a party to any agreement with any labor organization or union, and none of the HealthAxis Employees are represented by any labor organization or union, nor have any HealthAxis Employees threatened to organize or join a union or filed a petition for representation with the National Labor Relations Board.
(j) There are no (i) bonus or severance payments that could be payable to Employees of HealthAxis under existing Employee Agreements or Employee Plans on account of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (without regard to termination of employment), or (ii) severance obligations that could be payable to Employees of HealthAxis under existing Employee Agreements and Employee Plans on account of terminations of employment following the Effective Time, except as disclosed in Schedule 6.17(j) of the HealthAxis Disclosure Letter.
(k) The employment agreements contemplated by Section 8.1(d) of this Agreement and the addition to shares of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (or a new plan) contemplated by Section 2.2(a)(viii) of this Agreement shall in all respects be excepted from the representations set forth in this Section 6.17.
Pension and Benefit Plans (a) Set forth in Schedule 4.18 is a true and complete list as of the Closing Date of, and the Credit Parties have furnished or made available to the Purchasers copies of, each bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance or termination pay, vacation pay, unemployment, hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance, or retirement plan, program, agreement or arrangement maintained by any Person with respect to employees of the Credit Parties or any of its ERISA Affiliates, each other Plan or Multiemployer Plan maintained by any Person with respect to employees of the Credit Parties or its ERISA Affiliates, and each employment, consulting, severance or similar agreement between any Credit Party and its officers and managerial employees, including all Foreign Pension Plans adopted by each Credit Party.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18 as of the Closing Date:
(i) no Pension Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title 1 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code had an accumulated funding deficiency (as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year of such Pension Plan heretofore ended, which deficiency could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) no liability to the PBGC (other than required insurance premiums, all of which have been paid) has been incurred and is outstanding with respect to any Pension Plan, except for such liabilities that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there has not been any Reportable Event, or any other event or condition, which could reasonably be expected to result in the involuntary termination of any Pension Plan by the PBGC and that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) neither any Plan nor any trust created thereunder, nor to the knowledge of each Credit Party any trustee or administrator thereof, has engaged in a prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) that could subject the Credit Parties or ERISA Affiliates to any material tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under said Section 4975 or Section 502(i) of ERISA; and no Credit Party nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has received any notice that any Multiemployer Plan or trust created thereunder, or any trustee or administrator thereof, has engaged in any such prohibited transaction, except for transactions that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) no liability has been incurred and is outstanding with respect to any Multiemployer Plan as a result of the complete or partial withdrawal by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates from such Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of ERISA, nor has any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates been notified by any Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is currently in reorganization or insolvency under and within the meaning of Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or that such Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or has been terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, except for such non-compliances that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(v) each Credit Party and its ERISA Affiliates are in compliance in all respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Plans and Multiemployer Plans, except where non-compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) the actuarial present value of all benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA) under each Pension Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA does not exceed the Fair Market Value of the assets allocable to such liabilities, determined as if such Pension Plan were terminated as of the date hereof, and using such Pension Plan's actuarial assumptions as set forth in the most recent actuarial report pertaining to such Pension Plan, except for non-compliances that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vii) no Credit Party nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has received any notice to the effect that any Multiemployer Plan has any unfunded vested benefits within the meaning of Section 4213(c) of ERISA, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(viii) no event has occurred with respect to any Plan or Pension Plan established or maintained at any time during the five-year period immediately preceding the Closing Date for the benefit of employees of any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates which could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates under Section 4069 of ERISA and that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) except as described in Schedule 4.18, there are no liabilities under the Plans that are employee welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) providing for medical, health, life or other welfare benefits that are not insured by fully paid non-assessable insurance policies, except for liabilities that would be recognized for accounting purposes under FASB 106 and that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no such Plan provides for continued medical, health, life or other welfare benefits for employees after they leave the employment of any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates (other than any such welfare benefits required to be provided under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or other similar law); and
(x) no Credit Party nor any of its ERISA Affiliates is a party in interest (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) with respect to any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than the Plans.
(c) Each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of law applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan except to the extent such non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, none of the Parent, its Affiliates or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction that subject the Parent, the Issuer, or any of their Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to a material tax or civil penalty. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, reserves have been established in the financial statements furnished to Purchasers in respect of any unfunded liabilities in accordance with applicable law and prudent business practice or, where required, in accordance with ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Pension Plan is maintained. The aggregate unfunded liabilities, with respect to such Foreign Pension Plans could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or threatened against the Parent or any of its Affiliates with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Compensation and Benefit Plans 3.01. For all services rendered by the Executive to the Company in any capacity during the Period of Employment and any subsequent period of employment prior to the Involuntary Termination of Executive, including, without limitation, services as an executive officer, director or member of any committee of Mykrolis or of any subsidiary, division or affiliate thereof, the Executive shall be paid:
(a) base compensation equal to the salary he is receiving immediately prior to the beginning of the Period of Employment, payable not less often than monthly.
(b) the executive shall continue to be a participant in the Mykrolis Incentive Plan, and its 2001 Equity Incentive Plan as in effect immediately prior to the beginning of the Period of Employment, and any and all other incentive plans in which key employees of the Company participate that are in effect.
(c) the Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries shall be entitled to all payments and benefits and service credit for benefits during the Period of Employment to which officers of Mykrolis, their dependents and beneficiaries are entitled immediately prior to the beginning of the Period of Employment under the terms of the then effective employee plans and practices of Mykrolis.
3.02. For the two year period commencing immediately after the Period of Employment, the Executive and his family shall be entitled to and receive all medical, dental and life insurance benefits to which they had been entitled immediately prior to the beginning of the Period of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the relevant Company plans or policies preclude the provision of the benefits outlined above to Executive following his/her termination from the Company, the Company shall, at its option, separately provide Executive with substantially equivalent benefits at the Company’s expense or provide Executive with a lump sum cash payment approximating, in the good faith judgment of the Board, the value of such benefits.
3.03. In consideration of the benefits provided under this Agreement, Executive expressly waives the application to Executive of the provisions of Section 7(a) of the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan and of Subsection 7.7.3 of the 2003 Employment Inducement and Acquisition Stock Option Plan relating to the acceleration of stock option and restricted stock awards and agrees that the provisions of Section 4.03 of this Agreement shall supersede such provisions.
Benefit Plans (a) Section 5.13(a) of the Hanover Disclosure Letter lists each material “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), and all other material employee benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock option (or other equity-based), severance, change in control, welfare (including post-retirement medical and life insurance) and fringe benefit plans, programs and arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA and, whether written or oral (i) sponsored, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Hanover or any of its Subsidiaries or to which Hanover or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and (ii) in which any individual who is currently or has been an officer, director or employee of Hanover (a “Hanover Employee”) is a participant (the “Hanover Benefit Plans”). Neither Hanover, any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any commitment or formal plan, whether legally binding or not, to create any additional employee benefit plan or modify or change any existing Hanover Benefit Plan that would affect any Hanover Employee except in the ordinary course of business. Hanover has heretofore delivered or made available to Xxxxxx and Spinco true and complete copies of each Hanover Benefit Plan and any amendments thereto (or if the plan is not a written plan, a description thereof), any related trust or other funding vehicle, the most recent annual reports or summaries required to be prepared or filed under ERISA or the Code and the most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect to each such plan intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code and the three most recent years (A) the Form 5500s and attached Schedules, (B) audited financial statements and (C) actuarial valuation reports.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Hanover, (i) neither Hanover nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or under Section 412 of the Code that has not been satisfied in full, and (ii) no condition exists that would reasonably be expected to result in Hanover incurring any such liability.
(i) No Hanover Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer pension plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA and (ii) none of Hanover, or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has made or suffered a “complete withdrawal” or a “partial withdrawal,” as such terms are respectively defined in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, the liability for which would reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Hanover.
(d) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Hanover, each Hanover Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law, including, but not limited to, ERISA, the Code and the laws of any applicable foreign jurisdiction. Except as would not result in a material liability to Hanover, all contributions required to be made with respect to any Hanover Benefit Plan have been timely made. There are no pending or, to Hanover’s Knowledge, threatened claims by, on behalf of or against any of the Hanover Benefit Plans or any assets thereof, other than routine claims for benefits under such plans, that, if adversely determined could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Hanover or any of its Subsidiaries and no matter is pending (other than routine qualification determination filings, copies of which have been furnished to Xxxxxx and Spinco or will be promptly furnished to Xxxxxx and Spinco when made) with respect to any of the Hanover Benefit Plans before the IRS, the United States Department of Labor or the PBGC that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Hanover.
(e) Each Hanover Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a determination letter from the IRS stating that they and the trusts maintained thereunder are exempt from taxation under Section 401(a) of the Code, respectively, and each trust maintained under any Hanover Benefit Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code has satisfied such requirements and, in any such case, no event has occurred or condition is known to exist that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such tax-qualified status for any such Hanover Benefit Plan or any such trust.
(f) No Hanover Benefit Plan is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States, or covers any employee residing or working outside the United States.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in or contemplated by this Agreement or any Executed Transaction Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not result by itself or with the passage of time in the payment or acceleration of any amount, the accrual or acceleration of any benefit or any increase in any vested interest or entitlement to any benefit or payment by any employee, officer or director under domestic or foreign law that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Hanover.
Employee Benefit Plans; Employment Agreements Except in --------------------------------------------- each case as set forth in SCHEDULE 4.10, (i) there has been no "prohibited transaction," as such term is defined in Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1975, as amended ("ERISA") and Section 4975 of the Code, with respect to any employee pension plans (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, any material employee welfare plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), or any material bonus, stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements (collectively, the "COMPANY EMPLOYEE PLANS") which could result in any liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) all Company Employee Plans are in compliance in all material respects with the requirements prescribed by any and all Laws (including ERISA and the Code), currently in effect with respect thereto (including all applicable requirements for notification to participants or the Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC"), Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or Secretary of the Treasury), and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all material obligations required to be performed by them under, are not in any material respect in default under or violation of, and have no knowledge of any material default or violation by any other party to, any of the Company Employee Plans; (iii) each Company Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, and nothing has occurred which may reasonably be expected to impair such determination; (iv) all contributions required to be made to any Company Employee Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or the terms of any Company Employee Plan or any collective bargaining agreement, have been made on or before their due dates; (v) with respect to each Company Employee Plan, no "reportable event" within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA (excluding any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived under the regulations to Section 4043 of ERISA) nor any event described in Section 4062, 4063 or 4041 of ERISA has occurred; (vi) no withdrawal (including a partial withdrawal) has occurred with respect to any multiemployer plan within the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of ERISA that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, any withdrawal liability for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than liability for premium payments to the PBGC, and contributions not in default to the respective plans, arising in the ordinary course), (viii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any employment, consulting or similar agreement; and (ix) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or will be liable for any severance or other payments to any of its employees as a result of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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.
Executive Benefit Plans The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all plans or programs sponsored by the Company for employees in general, including without limitation, participation in any group health, medical reimbursement, or life insurance plans.
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Employee Matters; Benefit Plans (a) Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the employment of each of the Company’s employees is terminable by the Company at will. The Company is not a party to, nor is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor organization or work council representing any of its employees and there are no labor organizations representing, purporting to represent or, to the knowledge of the Company, seeking to represent any employees of the Company. Since January 1, 2019, there has not been any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, material labor dispute or any union organizing activity, or any threat thereof, in each case, involving any of the Company’s employees. There is not now pending, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person has threatened in writing to commence, any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, material labor dispute or union organizing activity or any similar activity or dispute.
(b) Since January 1, 2019, there has been no material Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing relating to the employment or engagement of any Company Associate. Since January 1, 2019, the Company has complied with all applicable Legal Requirements related to employment, including employment practices, payment of wages and hours of work, leaves of absence, plant closing notification, privacy rights, labor dispute, workplace safety, retaliation, immigration, and discrimination matters, except any lack of compliance which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Section 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each Employee Plan. The Company has either delivered or made available to Parent or Parent’s Representatives prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to each Employee Plan, accurate and complete copies of the following, as relevant: (i) all plan documents and all amendments thereto, and all related trust, insurance or other funding documents, and all amendments thereto; (ii) the most recent determination letter or opinion letter received from the IRS; (iii) for the three most recent plan years, (A) the annual actuarial or other valuation reports, (B) the IRS Form 5500 and all schedules thereto and (C) audited financial statements; (iv) the most recent summary plan descriptions and any material modifications thereto; (v) the most recent nondiscrimination tests required to be performed under the Code; and (vi) any material non-routine communications with any Governmental Body regarding any Employee Plan.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has at any time sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or been required to contribute to, or had any liability in respect of, (i) an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA, Code Section 412 or Section 302 of ERISA, including any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA. No Employee Plan is a (i) a “multiple employer plan” as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code, or (ii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA.
(e) Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a favorable determination letter (or opinion letter, if applicable) as to its qualified status under the Code. Each Employee Plan is now and has been operated, maintained, and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Legal Requirements, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code. No non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the code) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Plan.
(f) Except to the extent required under Section 601 et seq. of ERISA or 4980B of the Code (or any other similar state or local Legal Requirement) at the participant’s sole expense, neither the Company nor any Employee Plan has any present or future obligation to provide post-employment welfare benefits to or make any payment to, or with respect to any Company Associate.
(g) Since January 1, 2019, all individuals who perform or have performed services for the Company have been properly classified under applicable law as (i) employees or independent contractors and (ii) for employees, as an “exempt” employee or a “non-exempt” employee (within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and applicable state laws), and no such individual has been improperly included or excluded from any Employee Plan, except for misclassifications, non-compliance or exclusions which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and the Company has not received notice of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened inquiry or audit from any Governmental Body concerning such classifications.
(h) The Company maintains no obligations to gross-up or reimburse any individual for any tax or related interest or penalties incurred by such individual under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code.
(i) Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” maintained by the Company has been at all times in material documentary and operational compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the guidance provided thereunder.
(j) The consummation of the Transactions (including in combination with other events or circumstances) will not (i) result in any payment or benefit becoming due to any Company Associate or under any Employee Plan, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any Company Associate or under any Employee Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits to any current or former employee, contractor or director of the Company or under any Employee Plan, (iv) limit the right to modify, amend or terminate any Employee Plan (except any limitations imposed by applicable Legal Requirements, if any).
(k) The consummation of the Transactions (including in combination with other events or circumstances) will not result in the payment of any amount that could, individually or in combination with any other payment or benefit, constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, result in the payment of an excise tax by any Person under Section 4999 of the Code or any amount that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(l) With respect to any Employee Plan, (i) no Legal Proceeding (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any Employee Plan, the assets of any of the trusts under such plans or the plan sponsor or administrator, or against any fiduciary of any Employee Plan with respect to the operation thereof, and (ii) no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Legal Proceeding.
