Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"). (b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable. (c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA; (ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code; (iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; (iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan; (v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and (vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. (d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law. (e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp), Merger Agreement (Barnes & Noble Inc), Merger Agreement (Funco Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on All UPC Plans are in compliance with the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")applicable terms of ERISA, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planInternal Revenue Code, and any compensation policy other applicable Laws, the breach or practice (violation of which is reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on UPC. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are UPC Plan" means each bonus, incentive compensation, severance pay, medical or other insurance program, retirement plan, or other employee benefit plan program, agreement, or arrangement sponsored, maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company UPC or any entity thattrade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with Company as UPC or any of the relevant measuring date its Subsidiaries would be deemed a "single employer" under ERISA, is Section 4001 of ERISA or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code (a "UPC ERISA AFFILIATEAffiliate") or under which Company UPC or any UPC ERISA Affiliate may incur has any liabilityLiability or obligation. No Liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by UPC or any UPC ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company no condition exists that presents a Material risk to UPC or any UPC ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit incurring any such Liability. With respect to any UPC Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available is subject to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or full payment has previously sponsoredbeen made, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described be made in accordance with Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a404(a)(6) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRSInternal Revenue Code, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts that UPC or any UPC ERISA Affiliate is required to be contributed pay under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or under the terms of each Employee Plan the UPC Plans, and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and no accumulated funding deficiency (within the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section)or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not materialwaived) exists with respect to any UPC Plan. There are no Material actions, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than suits, or claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge Knowledge of CompanyUPC, threatened, alleging threatened or anticipated relating to any breach of UPC Plan. There has been no Material adverse change in the terms financial position or funded status of any Employee UPC Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be is subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to Title IV of ERISA since the date of this Agreement, the information relating to the financial position and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any funded status of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock each such plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth contained in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by UPC with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleSEC.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (First Mutual Bancorp Inc), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Union Planters Corp), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Union Planters Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying each material Company Employee Plan. Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has any formal plan or commitment, whether legally binding or not, to create any material Company Employee Plan or modify or change any existing material compensatory or employee benefit plans plan, policy, commitment, practice or arrangement that would affect any current or former employee or director of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate. Such list also includes those material Company Employee Plans that are maintained or contributed to solely for the benefit of employees ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3or former employees or directors or independent contractors) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")Company or its Subsidiaries who are not resident in the United States, and all other the material benefit arrangements that are not Employee employee policies and practices applicable to such employees (collectively, the “Foreign Company Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"”).
(b) A true and complete copy Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has in the past six years sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Company Employee Plan subject to Title IV of each written ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”).
(d) Each Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementthe Code has received a favorable determination letter, or other funding has pending or investment arrangements has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits Internal Revenue Service, and no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of any such determination letter or the disqualification of any such plan. No Company Common Stock fund is provided under such any Company Employee Benefit Plan, Plan intended to be qualified under Sections 401(a) and 401(f) of the Code. The Company has been made available to Parent. In addition, Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Company Employee Benefit Plan. Each Company Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) which are applicable to such Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law events have occurred with respect to any such Company Employee Plan other than those that do not havecould result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any excise taxes under Sections 4972, and are not reasonably likely to have4975, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth on The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent contractor of the Company Disclosure Schedule and or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Company Employee Plan. There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, either alone or in conjunction with any other event, or could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code. With respect to each executive officer of the Company, the Company has provided to Parent the W-2 information necessary to determine the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) for each executive officer, assuming a change of control occurs in 2010. No Company Employee Plan provides for any tax “gross-up,” including but not limited to a gross-up for any taxes imposed by Section 280G, 4999, or 409A of the Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as disclosed in required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the SEC Reports filed prior to Code.
(g) Neither the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any oral or written (i) collective bargaining agreement with any officer or other key employee contract or understanding with a foreign works council or labor union or organization. There is no labor dispute, strike, work stoppage or lockout, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(h) There is no material action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the benefits Knowledge of which are contingentthe Company, threatened against or involving, any Company Employee Plan before any Governmental Authority.
(i) The Company or the Subsidiaries may amend or terminate any U.S. Company Employee Plan (other than individual agreements and Company Stock Plans) in accordance with its terms without incurring any material liability thereunder other than accrued benefits thereunder.
(j) Since February 26, 2010 until the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of which are materially altered, upon its Subsidiaries has effectuated or announced or plans to effectuate or announce (i) a “plant closing,” as defined in the occurrence U.S. Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) affecting any site of a transaction involving Company employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except or (ii) a “mass layoff” (as defined in WARN). Since February 26, 2010, none of the Subsidiaries of the Company has incurred any material liability or material obligation under any state, local or foreign law similar to WARN. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are or have been a party to any redundancy agreements (including social plans or job protection plans).
(k) Each individual who is classified by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as an “employee” or as an “independent contractor” is properly so classified. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes for such its workforce.
(l) All Foreign Company Benefit Plans have been established, maintained and administered in compliance in all material respects with their terms and all applicable agreements statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, orders, decrees, judgments, writs and regulations of any controlling Governmental Authority. Except as set forth would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, all Foreign Company Disclosure ScheduleBenefit Plans that are required to be funded are fully funded, and with respect to all other Foreign Company Benefit Plans, adequate reserves therefor have been established on the accounting statements of the applicable Company in accordance with GAAP as of the Closing.
(m) Each Company Employee Plan that is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan or arrangement subject to Section 409A of the Code is in compliance with Section 409A of the Code in form and in operation.
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Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Hewlett Packard Co), Merger Agreement (Palm Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Except for the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")Frankfort First Existing Plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Frankfort First does not maintain, as amended ("ERISA")nor is it bound by, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not any Employee Benefit PlansPlan. Frankfort First has furnished First Federal with a complete and accurate copy of each Frankfort First Existing Plan and a complete and accurate copy of each material document prepared in connection with each such Frankfort First Existing Plan, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitswithout limitation and where applicable, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") a copy of (i) which are maintainedeach trust or other funding arrangement, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any and all summaries of material modifications)modifications applicable thereto, (iii) the most recent recently filed IRS Form 5500, (iv) the most recently received IRS determination letter, if applicable, and (v) the most recent recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement.
(b) Neither Frankfort First nor the Bank maintains or valuationcontributes to, if applicableor within the two years preceding the Effective Time has maintained or contributed to, an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA other than its defined benefit plan. Except as indicated on the Frankfort First Disclosure Schedule, none of the Frankfort First Existing Plans or Frankfort First Existing Contracts obligates Frankfort First or the Bank to pay material separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits solely as a result of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or as a result of a "change in control," within the meaning of such term under Section 280G of the Code. Except as indicated on the Frankfort First Disclosure Schedule, none of the Frankfort First Existing Plans or the Frankfort First Existing Contracts provides for or promises retiree medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of Frankfort First or the Bank.
(c) Except as set forth on To the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or Knowledge of Frankfort First, each Frankfort First Existing Plan has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined always been operated in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and of all applicable laws (including ERISA Law. Frankfort First and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates Bank have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by either of them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge Knowledge of any material default or violation by any other party to, any Frankfort First Existing Plan. No legal action, suit or claim is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Employee PlansFrankfort First, except threatened with respect to both clauses any Frankfort First Existing Plan (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is ) and no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration fact or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, event exists to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect Frankfort First that could give rise to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not haveaction, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectsuit or claim.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Frankfort First Disclosure Schedule Schedule, each Frankfort First Existing Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code or Section 401(k) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS that it is so qualified, and except as disclosed in to the SEC Reports filed prior to Knowledge of Frankfort First no fact or event has occurred since the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor such determination letter from the IRS to adversely affect the qualified status of any of its Subsidiaries is a party such Frankfort First Existing Plan. No trust maintained or contributed to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, by Frankfort First or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of Bank is intended to be qualified as a transaction involving Company voluntary employees' beneficiary association or is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(9) of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, Code.
(e) There has been no non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4975 of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation Code) with respect to any agreements Frankfort First Existing Plan. Neither Frankfort First nor the Bank has incurred any liability for any excise tax arising under Section 4972 or 4980B of the Code and no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such liability.
(f) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any officer Frankfort First Existing Plan have been made on or other key employee before their due dates. To the Knowledge of Company Frankfort First, there is no accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of ERISA or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements the Code, in connection with the Frankfort First Existing Plans and no reportable event, as defined in ERISA, has occurred in connection with the Frankfort First Existing Plans.
(g) No representation and warranty set forth in this Section 4.15 shall be deemed to be breached unless such breach, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company Disclosure ScheduleFrankfort First.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Kentucky First Federal Bancorp), Merger Agreement (Frankfort First Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Frankfort First Bancorp Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company York has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all made available to Buyer Parties copies of each material "employee benefit plans (plan"EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other each material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceemployment, severance or similar contract, plan arrangement or policy and each other material written plan or arrangement providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company York or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors of Company employee, director or consultant (or any ERISA Affiliate dependent or beneficiary thereof) or any current or former director or independent contractor of York or any of its Subsidiaries (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been made available to Buyer Parties together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and Form 990, if applicable, prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the "EMPLOYEE PLANS")Plans." Section 3.14(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying each Plan.
(b) A true and complete copy None of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company York, any ERISA Affiliate or any ERISA Affiliatepredecessor thereof sponsors, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementmaintains or contributes to, or other funding has in the past sponsored, maintained or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plancontributed to, has been made available any Plan subject to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries Title IV of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableERISA.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor None of York, any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has previously sponsoredin the past contributed to, maintainedany multiemployer plan, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections Section 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;.
(iid) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Each Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-so qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge Knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregateYork, no event fact or circumstance exists giving rise to a material likelihood that such Plan would not be treated as so qualified by the IRS. Each Plan has occurred, been maintained in all material respects in compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by all applicable Laws (including but not limited to ERISA and the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode).
(e) Neither York nor any of its Subsidiaries has any current or projected liability in respect of post-employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance benefits with respect to current or former employees, directors or consultants, except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(f) Except as set forth on Section 3.14(f) of the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date Schedule, no current or former employee, director or consultant of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor York or any of its Subsidiaries is a party will become entitled to any oral bonus, retirement, severance, job security or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company similar benefit or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, accelerated or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of enhanced payment or benefit as a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(g) There is no contract, none plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any current or former employee or director of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company York or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code.
(h) There have been no prohibited transactions (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Plan. No fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA) has any material liability for breach of fiduciary duty or for any other failure to act or comply in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of any such Plan. There have been no acts or omissions by any person with respect to any Plan that have given rise to, or could reasonably be expected to give rise, to any material liability under Section 502 of ERISA.
(i) Neither York nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains or otherwise has any liability with respect to any deferred compensation, excess benefit or other non-qualified supplemental retirement plan, program or arrangements, except under the EAR Plan. No "leased employee" (within the meaning of Section 414(n) of the Code), performs any material services for such applicable agreements York or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither York nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability, whether absolute or contingent, including any obligations under any Plan, with respect to any misclassification of a Person performing services for York or any of its Subsidiaries as set forth on an independent contractor rather than as an employee.
(j) Section 3.14(j) of the Company Seller Disclosure ScheduleSchedule contains a true and complete list of all EARs outstanding as of the date hereof.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Bexil Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Bexil Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Bexil Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Except for the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")Frankfort First Existing Plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Frankfort First does not maintain, as amended ("ERISA")nor is it bound by, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not any Employee Benefit PlansPlan. Frankfort First has furnished First Federal with a complete and accurate copy of each Frankfort First Existing Plan and a complete and accurate copy of each material document prepared in connection with each such Frankfort First Existing Plan, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitswithout limitation and where applicable, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") a copy of (i) which are maintainedeach trust or other funding arrangement, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any and all summaries of material modifications)modifications applicable thereto, (iii) the most recent recently filed IRS Form 5500, (iv) the most recently received IRS determination letter, if applicable, and (v) the most recent recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement.
(b) Neither Frankfort First nor the Bank maintains or valuationcontributes to, if applicableor within the two years preceding the Effective Time has maintained or contributed to, an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA other than its defined benefit plan. Except as indicated on the Frankfort First Disclosure Schedule, none of the Frankfort First Existing Plans or Frankfort First Existing Contracts obligates Frankfort First or the Bank to pay material separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits solely as a result of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or as a result of a “change in control,” within the meaning of such term under Section 280G of the Code. Except as indicated on the Frankfort First Disclosure Schedule, none of the Frankfort First Existing Plans or the Frankfort First Existing Contracts provides for or promises retiree medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of Frankfort First or the Bank.
(c) Except as set forth on To the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or Knowledge of Frankfort First, each Frankfort First Existing Plan has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined always been operated in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and of all applicable laws (including ERISA Law. Frankfort First and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates Bank have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by either of them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge Knowledge of any material default or violation by any other party to, any Frankfort First Existing Plan. No legal action, suit or claim is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Employee PlansFrankfort First, except threatened with respect to both clauses any Frankfort First Existing Plan (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is ) and no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration fact or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, event exists to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect Frankfort First that could give rise to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not haveaction, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectsuit or claim.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Frankfort First Disclosure Schedule Schedule, each Frankfort First Existing Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code or Section 401(k) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS that it is so qualified, and except as disclosed in to the SEC Reports filed prior to Knowledge of Frankfort First no fact or event has occurred since the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor such determination letter from the IRS to adversely affect the qualified status of any of its Subsidiaries is a party such Frankfort First Existing Plan. No trust maintained or contributed to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, by Frankfort First or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of Bank is intended to be qualified as a transaction involving Company voluntary employees’ beneficiary association or is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(9) of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, Code.
(e) There has been no non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4975 of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation Code) with respect to any agreements Frankfort First Existing Plan. Neither Frankfort First nor the Bank has incurred any liability for any excise tax arising under Section 4972 or 4980B of the Code and no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such liability.
(f) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any officer Frankfort First Existing Plan have been made on or other key employee before their due dates. To the Knowledge of Company Frankfort First, there is no accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of ERISA or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements the Code, in connection with the Frankfort First Existing Plans and no reportable event, as defined in ERISA, has occurred in connection with the Frankfort First Existing Plans.
(g) No representation and warranty set forth in this Section 4.15 shall be deemed to be breached unless such breach, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company Disclosure ScheduleFrankfort First.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Frankfort First Bancorp Inc), Agreement of Merger (Kentucky First Federal Bancorp), Merger Agreement (Frankfort First Bancorp Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Except for any plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement that is subject to the Company laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States, Schedule 4.12(a) of Parent Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")contains a true and complete list of each material deferred compensation, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")incentive compensation, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation ; material "welfare" plan, fund or program (within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA); material "pension" plan, fund or program (within the meaning of section 3(2) of ERISA); each material employment, termination or severance agreement; and any compensation policy each other material employee benefit plan, fund, program, agreement or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedarrangement, in each case, that is in writing and sponsored, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company Parent or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with Parent would be deemed a "single employer" within the meaning of section 4001(b) of ERISA, or to which Parent or an ERISA Affiliate is party, whether written or oral, for the benefit of any employee, consultant, director or former employee, consultant or director of Parent or any entity thatSubsidiary of Parent. The plans, together with Company as funds, programs, agreements and arrangements listed on Schedule 4.12(a) of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required Parent Disclosure Schedule are referred to be treated herein collectively as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PARENT PLANS").
(b) A With respect to each Parent Plan, Parent has heretofore delivered or made available to the Company true and complete copy copies of each written Employee Benefit the Parent Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any amendments thereto (or if the Parent Plan is not a written plan, a description thereof), any related trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding vehicle, the most recent reports or investment arrangements for summaries required under ERISA or the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, Code and the most recent determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each such Employee Benefit Parent Plan intended to qualify under section 401 of the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCode.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor No liability under Title IV or section 302 of ERISA has been incurred by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or that has previously sponsorednot been satisfied in full, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee other than liability for premiums due the Pension Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;Guaranty Corporation (which premiums have been paid when due).
(iid) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or Each Parent Plan has previously sponsoredbeen operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law, maintainedincluding, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliatebut not limited to, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and .
(Be) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required Each Parent Plan intended to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge "qualified" within the meaning of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRSInternal Revenue Service, or in the case of such a copy Parent Plan for which a favorable determination letter has not yet been received, the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code has not expired.
(f) No Parent Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not insured) for employees or former employees of Parent 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 has been delivered is borne by the current or former employee (or his or her beneficiary), dependant or other covered person.
(g) There are no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, and threatened or anticipated, claims that would reasonably be expected to Company's knowledgehave a Parent Material Adverse Effect by or on behalf of any Parent Plan, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair by any employee or beneficiary covered under any such determination Parent Plan, or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of involving any such Employee Plan;Parent Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).
(vh) Company To the knowledge of Parent, all employee benefit plans that are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States are in material compliance with such applicable laws, including relevant Tax laws, and the ERISA Affiliates requirements of any trust deed under which they were established, except for such exceptions to the foregoing which, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have made or will make when due full and timely payment of a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 4.12(i) lists all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments material employee pension benefit plans that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States except for such plans that are governmental or statutory plans.
(i) Each Plan can be amended prospectively or terminated at any time without approval from any person, without advance notice, and without any liability other than for benefits accrued prior to such amendment or termination.
(j) No agreement, commitment, or obligation exists to increase any benefits under any Plan or to adopt any new Plan.
(k) No Plan has any unfunded accrued benefits that are not fully reflected in the Financial Statements.
(l) No ERISA pension plan has incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency" or "waived funding deficiency" within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and Parent has incurred never sought to obtain any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" variance from the minimum funding standards pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code. The funding method used in connection with each ERISA Pension Plan meets the requirements of ERISA and the Code and the actuarial assumptions used in connection with each such plan are reasonable, given the experience of such ERISA Pension Plan and reasonable expectations. The fair market value of the plan assets of each ERISA Pension Plan are at least equal to (i) the present value of its benefit liabilities (as defined in said SectionERISA Section 4001(a)(16), whether or not materialincluding any unpredictable contingent event benefits within the meaning of Code Section 412(l)(7), and determined on the basis of assumptions prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of ERISA Section 4044), and (ii) the Projected Benefit Obligations thereunder, as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87, including any allowance for indexation and ad hoc increases. No ERISA Pension Plan has been completely or partially terminated or been the last day subject of a Reportable Event under ERISA Section 4043. No proceeding by the most recent plan year of such plan; and
PBGC to terminate any ERISA Pension Plan has been instituted, and Parent has not incurred any liability to the PBGC (vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursePBGC premiums, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration all of which have been timely paid) or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge otherwise under Title IV of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law ERISA with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectERISA Pension Plan.
(dm) With respect Parent neither maintains nor participates in any Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association ("VEBA"), under Code Sections 419 and 419A, which is intended to be exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(9) of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(en) Except as set forth on Parent does not maintain, participate in, contribute to, or have any obligation to contribute or any liability with respect to any multiple employer or multiemployer plan, or has had any obligation with respect to such a plan during the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to six years immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Harmonic Inc), Merger Agreement (C Cube Microsystems Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (C Cube Microsystems Inc De)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")4.18(a) includes a complete and correct list of each ERISA Plan each compensation, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974consulting, as amended ("ERISA")employment or collective bargaining agreement, and all each stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, life, health, disability or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansinsurance or benefit, includingbonus, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any deferred or incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancecompensation, severance or similar benefitsseparation, any equity compensation profit sharing, retirement, or other employee benefit plan, any deferred compensation planpractice, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedarrangement of any kind, contributed to oral or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity thatwritten, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers covering employees or former employees of Company First Community or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, the Wholly Owned Bank that First Community or other funding the Wholly Owned Bank maintains or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available contributes to Parent. In addition(or, with respect to any employee pension benefit plan has maintained or contributed to since the date of its incorporation) or to which First Community or the Wholly Owned Bank is a party or by which it is otherwise bound (collectively, together with First Community’s ERISA Plans, the “First Community Benefit Plans”). First Community previously has delivered to the Minority Bank true and complete copies of the following with respect to each such Employee First Community Benefit Plan Plan, to the extent applicableapplicable (i) copies of each First Community Benefit Plan, Company and all related plan descriptions; (ii) the last three years’ Annual Returns on Form 5500; and (iii) other material plan documents. None of the First Community Benefit Plans is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 414(j) of the Code) and neither First Community nor the Wholly Owned Bank has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including at any summaries of material modificationstime maintained such a plan. Except as listed on Schedule 4.18(a), First Community or the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableWholly Owned Bank has not, and the most recent actuarial report or valuationhas never had, if applicablean ERISA Affiliate.
(cb) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(b), neither the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B the consummation of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover transactions contemplated hereby will cause an increase or have covered acceleration of benefits or benefit entitlements to employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedFirst Community or the Wholly Owned Bank under any First Community Benefit Plan or any other increase in the liabilities of First Community or the Wholly Owned Bank under any First Community Benefit Plan as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Neither First Community nor the Wholly Owned Bank maintains or participates, and currently arehas never maintained or participated, in compliance with their termsa multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA. None of First Community or the Wholly Owned Bank or, to First Community’s knowledge, any director or employee of First Community or the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), ordersWholly Owned Bank, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the any fiduciary of any ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not Plan has engaged in any material respect in default under or transaction in violation ofof Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party toto First Community’s knowledge, any material “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975(c)(1) of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (ACode) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify for which no exemption exists under Section 401(a408(b) of ERISA or Section 4975(d) of the Code in connection with such ERISA Plan. Neither First Community nor the Wholly Owned Bank provides and each trust established pursuant has never provided medical benefits, life insurance or similar welfare benefits to each such Employee Plan former employees, except as required by Section 601 of ERISA.
(d) Each of First Community’s ERISA Plans that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) 401 and related provisions of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRSIRS or satisfies the provisions of IRS Announcement 2001-77, a copy Section II, if applicable, to the effect that it is so qualified under the Code and that its related funding instrument is tax exempt under Section 501 of which has been delivered the Code (or First Community or the Wholly Owned Bank is otherwise relying on an opinion letter issued to Parentthe prototype sponsor), and and, to Company's First Community’s knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination there are no facts or otherwise circumstances that would adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and any ERISA Plan or the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms tax-exempt status of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectrelated trust.
(de) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurredEach First Community Benefit Plan is, and to since its inception, has been administered in material compliance with its terms and with all applicable laws, rules and regulations governing such First Community Benefit Plan, including the knowledge rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of CompanyLabor, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the IRS under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law, including without limitation the requirement to file Annual Returns on Form 5500. Neither First Community, the Wholly Owned Bank nor any affiliate of First Community or the Wholly Owned Bank that is a fiduciary with respect to any First Community Benefit Plan has breached any of the responsibilities, obligations or duties imposed on it by ERISA. No First Community Benefit Plan is currently the subject of a submission under IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System or any similar system, nor under any Department of Labor amnesty program, and neither First Community nor the Wholly Owned Bank anticipates any such submission of any First Community Benefit Plan.
(ef) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed Other than routine claims for benefits made in the SEC Reports filed prior Ordinary Course of Business, there is no litigation, claim or assessment pending or, to the date of this AgreementFirst Community’s knowledge, and except as provided for in this Agreementthreatened by, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingenton behalf of, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, against any of the benefits of which will be increased, First Community Benefit Plans or against the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence administrators or trustees or other fiduciaries of any of the transactions contemplated First Community Benefit Plans that alleges a violation of applicable state or federal law. To First Community’s knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for any such litigation, claim or assessment.
(g) No First Community Benefit Plan fiduciary or any other person has, or has had, any liability to any First Community Benefit Plan participant, beneficiary or any other person under any provisions of ERISA or any other applicable law by this Agreement reason of any action or failure to act in connection with any First Community Benefit Plan, including, but not limited to, any liability by any reason of any payment of, or failure to pay, benefits or any other amounts or by reason of any credit or failure to give credit for any benefits or rights. Every First Community Benefit Plan fiduciary and official is bonded to the extent required by Section 412 of ERISA.
(h) All accrued contributions and other payments to be made by First Community or the value Wholly Owned Bank to any First Community Benefit Plan (i) through the date hereof have been made or reserves adequate for such purposes have been set aside therefor and reflected in the Financial Statements and (ii) through the Closing Date will have been made or reserves adequate for such purposes will have been set aside therefore and reflected in the Financial Statements. Neither First Community nor the Wholly Owned Bank is in default in performing any of its contractual obligations under any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of First Community Benefit Plans or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementrelated trust agreement or insurance contract. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation There are no outstanding liabilities with respect to any agreements First Community Benefit Plan other than liabilities for benefits to be paid to participants in such First Community Benefit Plan and their beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of such First Community Benefit Plan. Except to the extent reserved for and reflected in the Financial Statements in accordance with this subsection (h), neither First Community nor the Wholly Owned Bank has committed to, or announced, a change to any officer First Community Benefit Plan that increases the cost of the First Community Benefit Plan to First Community or the Wholly Owned Bank.
(i) No First Community Benefit Plan provides for payment of any amount which, considered in the aggregate with amounts payable pursuant to all other key employee First Community Benefit Plans, would exceed the amount deductible for federal income tax purposes by virtue of Company Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(j) There are no obligations or liabilities, whether outstanding or subject to future vesting, for any post-retirement benefits to be paid to participants under any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleFirst Community Benefit Plans.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (First Community Financial Partners, Inc.), Merger Agreement (First Community Financial Partners, Inc.), Merger Agreement (First Community Financial Partners, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. Each Plan (aas defined below) Company has covering active, former, or retired employees of INT'X.xxx or any Subsidiary is listed on in Section 3.18 of the Company INT'X.xxx Disclosure Schedule all Schedule. "PLAN" means any employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan as defined in ERISA (as defined below), maintained or contributed to by INT'X.xxx or any of its Subsidiaries within the past six years, and also includes any employment, severance or similar contract, arrangement or policy and each plan or arrangement providing for insurance coverage (including any self-insured arrangements), workers' compensation, disability benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits, pension or retirement benefits or for deferred compensation, profit-sharing, bonuses, phantom stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits in existence within the past three years or for which there is an unsatisfied liability. INT'X.xxx has made available to Parent a copy (or description if no document exists) of each Plan, and where applicable, any related trust agreement, annuity, or insurance contract. All annual reports (Form 5500) required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service have been properly filed on a timely basis, and INT'X.xxx has provided copies of the three most recently filed Forms 5500 for each applicable Plan. Any Plan intended to be qualified under Section 3(3401(a) of the Code has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be so qualified or, if no such determination letter has been received, the form of such Plan complies with the Code's requirements for qualification, except those requirements for which the remedial amendment period has not expired, and no event has occurred which is reasonably likely to threaten the tax-exempt status of such Plan or any trust for such Plan. No Plan is covered by Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as Section 412 of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code (Code. No "ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer planprohibited transaction," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors Section 406 or Code Section 4975 has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan, unless such a transaction was exempt from such rules or would not give rise to a material tax or penalty. Each Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have has been maintained and operated, and currently are, administered in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is There are no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, pending or, to the knowledge of CompanyINT'X.xxx and its Subsidiaries, threatened, alleging anticipated claims against or otherwise involving any breach of the terms Plans and no suit, action, or other litigation (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary course of any Employee Plan activities) is currently pending against or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havefor which there is an unsatisfied liability. All contributions, reserves, or premium payments to the Plan accrued to the Prior Agreement Date have been made or provided for in accordance with prior funding and accrual practices. Within the six year period preceding the Closing Date, neither INT'X.xxx nor any Subsidiary, nor any entity which is considered one employer with INT'X.xxx or any Subsidiary under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA has ever maintained or contributed to or incurred liability with respect to any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or any "multi-employer plan" within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and neither INT'X.xxx nor any Subsidiary expects to incur any such liability. There are not reasonably likely no restrictions on the rights of INT'X.xxx or any Subsidiary to haveamend or terminate any Plan, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any applicable notice requirements without incurring any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any thereunder other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed than for benefits accrued prior to the date of this Agreementtermination or amendment. Neither INT'X.xxx nor any Subsidiary has engaged in and, to the knowledge of INT'X.xxx and except as provided its Subsidiaries, it is not a successor or parent corporation to an entity that has engaged in a transaction described in ERISA Section 4069. There have been no written interpretations of, or announcements (whether or not written) by INT'X.xxx or any Subsidiary relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Plan that would increase the expense of maintaining such Plan above the level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for in this Agreement, neither Company the fiscal year ended prior to the Prior Agreement Date. Neither INT'X.xxx nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to ERISA affiliates has any oral liability in respect of post-employment or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee post-retirement welfare benefits for retired employees of Company INT'X.xxx or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including Subsidiary. Neither INT'X.xxx nor any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, Material INT'X.xxx Subsidiary nor any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of their ERISA Affiliates has any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation liability with respect to welfare benefits for former employees other than health care continuation benefits required to be provided under applicable law or which do not exceed three months in duration. No tax under Section 4980B or 4980D of the Code has been incurred in respect of any agreements with any officer or other key employee Plan that is a group health plan, as defined in Section 5000(b)(1) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Lionbridge Technologies Inc /De/), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Jeanty Roger O), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Lionbridge Technologies Inc /De/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 2.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee identifies each material salary, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance pay, termination pay, hospitalization, medical, insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension or retirement plan, program or agreement maintained, sponsored, contributed to or required to be contributed to by any of the Acquired Corporations for the benefit plans of any current or former employee, director or consultant of any of the Acquired Corporations. (All plans, programs and agreements referred to in the prior sentence are referred to in this Agreement as the "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.")
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Acquired Corporations maintains, sponsors or contributes to, and none of the Acquired Corporations has at any time in the past maintained, sponsored or contributed to, any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(33(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity thatsimilar pension benefit plan under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, together with Company as whether or not excluded from coverage under specific Titles or Merger Subtitles of ERISA), for the benefit of any current or former employee or director of any of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as Acquired Corporations (a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANSPENSION PLAN").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on in Section 2.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
, none of the Acquired Corporations maintains, sponsors or contributes to any: (i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" welfare benefit plan (as defined in said Section)Section 3(l) of ERISA) or any similar welfare benefit plan under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, whether or not materialexcluded from coverage under specific Titles or Merger Subtitles of ERISA, as for the benefit of any current or former employee or director of any of the last day Acquired Corporations (a "WELFARE PLAN"), or (ii) self-funded medical, dental or other similar Plan. None of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits Plans identified in the ordinary course, there Company Disclosure Schedule is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to a multiemployer plan (within the knowledge meaning of Company, threatened, alleging any breach Section 3(37) of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectERISA).
(d) With respect to each material Plan, the Employee PlansCompany has delivered to Parent or Parent's advisors or representatives: (i) an accurate and complete copy of such Plan (including all amendments thereto); (ii) an accurate and complete copy of the annual report, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect if required under ERISA, with respect to such Plan for each of the Code last two years; (iii) an accurate and complete copy of the most recent summary plan description, together with each Summary of Material Modifications, if required under ERISA, with respect to such Plan; (iv) if such Plan is funded through a trust or any third party funding vehicle, an accurate and complete copy of the trust or other applicable lawfunding agreement (including all amendments thereto) and accurate and complete copies of the most recent financial statements thereof; (v) accurate and complete copies of all Contracts relating to such Plan, including service provider agreements, insurance contracts, minimum premium contracted, stop-loss agreements, investment management agreements, subscription and participation agreements and recordkeeping agreements; and (vi) an accurate and complete copy of the most recent determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such Plan (if such Plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code).
(e) Except None of the Acquired Corporations is or has ever been required to be treated as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement single employer with any officer or other key employee Person under Section 4001(b)(1) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.ERISA or
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Coin Merchandising Inc), Merger Agreement (American Coin Merchandising Inc), Merger Agreement (American Coin Merchandising Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all sets forth a true and complete list or description of each employee welfare benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) plan and employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), Sections 3(1) and all 3(2), each other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Planscompensation, includingconsulting, but not limited to any arrangement providing employment or collective bargaining agreement, each stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, other stock based, life, health, disability or other insurance benefitsor benefit, any bonus, deferred or incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancecompensation, severance or similar benefitsseparation, any equity compensation profit sharing, retirement, or other employee benefit plan, any deferred compensation planpractice, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedarrangement of any kind, contributed to oral or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity thatwritten, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers covering employees or former employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries which the Company or the Subsidiaries maintain or are required to contribute to as of the date of this Agreement (or, with respect to any ERISA Affiliate“employee pension benefit plan,” as defined under Section 3(2) of ERISA, has maintained or contributed to in the last six years) (collectively, the “Company Benefit Plans”). Copies of the Company Benefit Plan documents (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements, insurance policies and service provider agreements) and all amendments thereto and written descriptions if not reduced to a written document have been made available to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available Schedule B thereto) required to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500be filed, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), and the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and letter or opinion letter issued with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCode.
(cb) Except as set forth on in Section 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither , neither the Company nor any entity treated as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (an “ERISA Affiliate sponsors Affiliate”) currently maintains or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation is required to contribute to any Employee Company Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer that (i) is a “multiemployer plan," ” as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
, (ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors is subject to the funding requirements of Section 412 of the Code or has previously sponsoredTitle IV of ERISA, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described (iii) is a “welfare benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA that provides for post-retirement medical, life insurance or other welfare-type benefits to any former employee or retiree employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except (other than as required under by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and or Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover Code or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Codeunder a similar state law regarding medical continuation coverage), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers is a “multiple employer plan” as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code or has covered employees or former employees (v) is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of 3(40)(A) of ERISA.
(c) The Company Benefit Plans and is their related trusts intended to qualify under Section Sections 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the are subject of to a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRSIRS (or are entitled to rely on such a letter issued to the provider of a master, a copy prototype, volume submitter or similar plan) and, to the Knowledge of which has been delivered to Parent, and to the Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which that is reasonably likely expected to impair result in the revocation of such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and by the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee PlanIRS, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and except where the failure to make such payments so comply would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to haveaggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect The Company Benefit Plans have been maintained and administered in all material respects in accordance with their terms and applicable laws, except where the failure to the Employee Plansso comply would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually and or in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISAEffect, the Code it being understood that it shall not be a breach of this representation or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for representation in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is Agreement if as a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or otherwise on or after the value date of this Agreement) any pension plan is required to be funded or terminated.
(e) As of the benefits date of which will be calculated on this Agreement, there are no material suits, actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits) or arbitrations, or any audits, examinations or administrative proceedings before any Governmental Entity pending or, to the basis of any Knowledge of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure ScheduleCompany, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation threatened with respect to any agreements with Company Benefit Plan or any officer related trust or other key employee funding medium thereunder or with respect to the Company in its capacity as the plan sponsor or fiduciary thereof, and no Company Benefit Plan is currently the subject of a submission under IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, nor under the Department of Labor’s Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program, and the Company does not anticipate any such submission of any Company Benefit Plan, in each case which would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) All contributions required to be made under the terms of any Company Benefit Plan, or applicable law, with respect to any period ending prior to the date of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth this Agreement have been paid or have been timely accrued on the audited financial statements to the extent required by GAAP, and none of the Company Disclosure ScheduleBenefit Plans has any material unfunded liabilities as of the date of this Agreement that are not so reflected in such audited financial statements.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Fairpoint Communications Inc), Merger Agreement
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all 3.14(a) sets forth a complete and correct list of each “employee benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("whether or not subject to ERISA"), each employment, consulting, retirement, option, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, profit sharing, bonus, commission, incentive, severance, separation, change in control, retention, deferred compensation, fringe benefit, vacation, paid time off, medical, dental, life, disability or other welfare and all each other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planprogram, and any compensation policy policy, agreement, arrangement or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") Contract (i) which are that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to (or required to be contributed to to) by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and or (ii) under or with respect to which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any current or contingent liability or obligation ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"each, a “Company Employee Benefit Plan”). With respect to each Company Employee Benefit Plan, to the extent applicable, the Company has furnished to Buyer true and complete copies of (A) the plan documents (and all amendments thereto), summary plan descriptions and summaries of material modifications and other material employee communications, (B) the most recent determination or opinion letter received from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), (C) the Form 5500 Annual Report (including all schedules and other attachments) as filed for the most recent three (3) years, (D) all related trust agreements, insurance Contracts, and other funding arrangements and (E) all material correspondence with any Governmental Entity.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written No Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableprovides, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an no obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliateother liability with respect to, except post-employment or post-termination health or life insurance or other welfare-type benefits for any Person (other than as required under Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code;
Code or similar state Law (iii“COBRA”) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have for which the covered employees or former employees Person pays the full cost of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Codecoverage), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) . The Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under complied and are not in compliance with the requirements of COBRA. Neither the Company nor any material respect in default ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, contributes to (or is obligated to contribute to) or has any liability under or with respect to: (i) any “employee pension benefit plan,” as defined in violation ofSection 3(2) of ERISA, and or other plan that is or was subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA, or (iii) any multiple employer plan as determined under Section 413 of the Code. The Company does not have no knowledge any current or contingent liability or obligation by reason of at any default or violation by time being considered a single employer with any other party to, any Person under Section 414 of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;Code.
(ivc) Each Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant is so qualified, has received or is otherwise entitled to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of rely on a current favorable determination or opinion letter to that effect from the IRS, a copy and no circumstance exists that could result in revocation of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair any such favorable determination or otherwise opinion letter or adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Company Employee Benefit Plan;
(v) . Each Company Employee Benefit Plan and any related trust, insurance Contract or fund has been established, maintained, funded, operated, and administered in accordance with its respective terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, including ERISA and the ERISA Affiliates have made Code. All contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions), distributions, reimbursements, and premiums or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts other payments required to be contributed under made prior to the terms of each Employee Plan Closing have been timely made and applicable law all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premiums or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions other payments for any period ending on or payments before the Closing Date that are not yet due have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plansproperly accrued. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code There has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" been no non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Section 4975 of the last day Code or Section 406 of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viERISA) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law (as determined under ERISA) with respect to any such Company Employee Benefit Plan. There are no pending or threatened Proceedings with respect to any Company Employee Benefit Plan (other than those that do not haveroutine claims for benefits), and are not reasonably likely there is no circumstance that could give rise to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectany such Proceeding.
(d) With respect to No Company Employee Benefit Plan is currently under audit or examination by the Employee PlansIRS or the Department of Labor. There are no pending or threatened, individually and in the aggregateaudits, no event has occurredinvestigations, claims, suits, grievances or other Proceedings, and to the knowledge of Companythere are no facts that could reasonably give rise thereto, there exists no condition involving, directly or set of circumstances in connection with which indirectly, any Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code Employee Benefit Plan or any fiduciary or administrator thereof, or any rights or benefits thereby, other applicable lawthan the ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants, dependents or beneficiaries.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee None of the Company Employee Benefit Plans or any other arrangement obligates the Company to pay any separation, severance, termination or any other benefit or compensation that may be triggered, increased or accelerated or otherwise results in the acceleration of its Subsidiariestime of payment, the benefits of which are contingentfunding, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of vesting as a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement (alone, or in combination with any other event) or as a result of a change in control or ownership within the consummation meaning of Section 280G of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger Code and (ii) no unfunded liability exists under any "change of control" Company Employee Benefit Plan.
(f) Schedule 3.14(f) lists all Company employees covered by any written employment, consulting, severance, change-in-control or retention Contract and any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, confidentiality, proprietary information, intellectual property rights or similar provisions resulting in Contract with the acceleration Company (each, an “Employment and Services Agreement”). The Company has provided Buyer with true, correct and complete copies of benefits each Employment and Services Agreement.
(g) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or compensation has maintained, has any obligation to contribute to, or has any current or contingent liability or obligation with respect to to, any agreements with any officer or other key employee multiemployer plan within the meaning of Company or any Section 3(37) of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleERISA.
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Samples: Equity Purchase Agreement (Cannabist Co Holdings Inc.), Equity Purchase Agreement (Cannabist Co Holdings Inc.), Equity Purchase Agreement (Cannabist Co Holdings Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all 3.14(a) sets forth a complete and correct list of each “employee benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("whether or not subject to ERISA"), each employment, consulting, retirement, option, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, profit sharing, bonus, commission, incentive, severance, separation, change in control, retention, deferred compensation, fringe benefit, vacation, paid time off, medical, dental, life, disability or other welfare and all each other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planprogram, and any compensation policy policy, agreement, arrangement or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") Contract (i) which are that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to (or required to be contributed to to) by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and or (ii) under or with respect to which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any current or contingent liability or obligation ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"each, a “Company Employee Benefit Plan”). With respect to each Company Employee Benefit Plan, to the extent applicable, the Company has furnished to Buyer true and complete copies of (A) the plan documents (and all amendments thereto), summary plan descriptions and summaries of material modifications and other material employee communications, (B) the most recent determination or opinion letter received from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), (C) the Form 5500 Annual Report (including all schedules and other attachments) as filed for the most recent three (3) years, (D) all related trust agreements, insurance Contracts, and other funding arrangements and (E) all material correspondence with any Governmental Entity.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written No Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableprovides, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an no obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliateother liability with respect to, except post-employment or post-termination health or life insurance or other welfare-type benefits for any Person (other than as required under Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code;
Code or similar state Law (iii“COBRA”) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have for which the covered employees or former employees Person pays the full cost of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Codecoverage), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) . The Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under complied and are not in compliance with the requirements of COBRA. Neither the Company nor any material respect in default ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, contributes to (or is obligated to contribute to) or has any liability under or with respect to: (i) any “employee pension benefit plan,” as defined in violation ofSection 3(2) of ERISA, and or other plan that is or was subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA, or (iii) any multiple employer plan as determined under Section 413 of the Code. The Company does not have no knowledge any current or contingent liability or obligation by reason of at any default or violation by time being considered a single employer with any other party to, any Person under Section 414 of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;Code.
(ivc) Each Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant is so qualified, has received or is otherwise entitled to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of rely on a current favorable determination or opinion letter to that effect from the IRS, a copy and no circumstance exists that could result in revocation of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair any such favorable determination or otherwise opinion letter or adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Company Employee Benefit Plan;
(v) . Each Company Employee Benefit Plan and any related trust, insurance Contract or fund has been established, maintained, funded, operated, and administered in accordance with its respective terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, including ERISA and the ERISA Affiliates have made Code. All contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions), distributions, reimbursements, and premiums or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts other payments required to be contributed under made prior to the terms of each Employee Plan Closing have been timely made and applicable law all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premiums or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions other payments for any period ending on or payments before the Closing Date that are not yet due have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plansproperly accrued. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code There has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" been no non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Section 4975 of the last day Code or Section 406 of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viERISA) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law (as determined under ERISA) with respect to any such Company Employee Benefit Plan. There are no pending or threatened Proceedings with respect to any Company Employee Benefit Plan (other than those that do not haveroutine claims for benefits), and are not reasonably likely there is no circumstance that could give rise to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectany such Proceeding.
(d) With respect to No Company Employee Benefit Plan is currently under audit or examination by the Employee PlansIRS or the Department of Labor. There are no pending or threatened, individually and in the aggregateaudits, no event has occurredinvestigations, claims, suits, grievances or other Proceedings, and to there are no facts that could reasonably give rise thereto, involving, directly or indirectly, any Company Employee Benefit Plan or any fiduciary or administrator thereof, or any rights or benefits thereby, other than the knowledge ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants, dependents or beneficiaries.
(i) None of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code Employee Benefit Plans or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on arrangement obligates the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed to pay any separation, severance, termination or any other benefit or compensation that may be triggered, increased or accelerated or otherwise results in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date acceleration of this Agreementtime of payment, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingentfunding, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of vesting as a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement (alone, or in combination with any other event) or as a result of a change in control or ownership within the consummation meaning of Section 280G of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger Code and (ii) no unfunded liability exists under any "change of control" Company Employee Benefit Plan.
(f) Schedule 3.14(f) lists all Company employees covered by any written employment, consulting, severance, change-in-control or retention Contract and any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, confidentiality, proprietary information, intellectual property rights or similar provisions resulting in Contract with the acceleration Company (each, an “Employment and Services Agreement”). The Company has provided Buyer with true, correct and complete copies of benefits each Employment and Services Agreement.
(g) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or compensation has maintained, has any obligation to contribute to, or has any current or contingent liability or obligation with respect to to, any agreements with any officer or other key employee multiemployer plan within the meaning of Company or any Section 3(37) of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleERISA.
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Samples: Equity Purchase Agreement (Verano Holdings Corp.), Equity Purchase Agreement (Verano Holdings Corp.), Equity Purchase Agreement (Verano Holdings Corp.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule 3.15 sets forth an accurate schedule of all employee benefit plans of the Company and deferred compensation agreements, together with true, complete and correct copies of such plans, agreements and any trusts related thereto, and classifications of employees covered thereby as of the Balance Sheet Date. Except for the employee benefit plans described on Schedule 3.15 ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"the “Employee Benefit Plans”), as defined in the Company does not sponsor, maintain or contribute to any plan, program, fund or arrangement that constitutes an “employee pension benefit plan,” nor does the Company have any obligation to contribute to or accrue or pay any benefits under any deferred compensation or retirement funding arrangement on behalf of any employee or employees (such as, for example, and without limitation, any individual retirement account or annuity, any “excess benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(33(36) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”) or any non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement). For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “employee pension benefit plan” shall have the same meaning given that term in Section 3(2) of ERISA. The Company has not sponsored, maintained or contributed to any employee pension benefit plan other than the plans set forth on Schedule 3.15, nor is the Company required to contribute to any retirement plan pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement. The Company is not now, nor will it become as a result of its past activities, liable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or to any multi-employer employee pension benefit plan under the provisions of Title IV of ERISA. All Employee Benefit Plans listed on Schedule 3.15 are in substantial compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder, as well as with all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansapplicable federal, includingstate and local statutes, but not limited ordinances and regulations. All accrued contribution obligations of the Company with respect to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus plan listed on Schedule 3.15 have either been fulfilled in their entirety or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with fully reflected on the balance sheet of the Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan Balance Sheet Date. All plans listed on Schedule 3.15 that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify (the “Qualified Plans”) under Section 401(a) of the Code have been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be so qualified, and each trust established pursuant copies of such determination letters are included as part of Schedule 3.15 hereof. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.15, all reports and other documents required to each be filed with any governmental agency or distributed to plan participants or beneficiaries (including, but not limited to, actuarial reports, audits or tax returns) have been timely filed or distributed, and copies thereof are included as part of Schedule 3.15 hereof. Neither the Shareholder, nor any such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify plan listed on Schedule 3.15, nor the Company has engaged in any transaction prohibited under the provisions of Section 501(a4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA. No such plan listed on Schedule 3.15 has incurred an “accumulated funding deficiency,” as defined in Section 412(a) of the Code is 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 nor any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. There have been no terminations, partial terminations or discontinuances of contributions to any such Qualified Plan without notice to and approval by the Internal Revenue Service; no plan listed on Schedule 3.15 subject to the provisions of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy Title IV of which ERISA has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates terminated; there have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" no “reportable events” (as that phrase is defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Section 4043 of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viERISA) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, plan; and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date has not incurred liability under Section 4062 of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleERISA.
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Samples: Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (Transportation & Logistics Systems, Inc.), Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (Transportation & Logistics Systems, Inc.), Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (Transportation & Logistics Systems, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all Letter, sets forth a true, complete and correct list of each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”) (whether or not subject to ERISA), and all any other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplan, includingpolicy, but not limited program practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits to any arrangement providing insurance benefitscurrent or former director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any incentive bonus dependent or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS"beneficiary thereof) (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, which are now maintained, sponsored or contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required or under Part 6 which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any material obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, stock-based compensation, change-in-control, retention, employment, consulting, personnel or severance policies, programs, practices, Contracts or arrangements (each, a “Company Benefit Plan”), excluding Foreign Benefit Plans. For purposes of Title I this Agreement, the term “Foreign Benefit Plans” shall mean those Company Benefit Plans maintained, sponsored or contributed to primarily for the benefit of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees current or former employees of the Company have been maintained and operatedor any ERISA Affiliate who are or were regularly employed outside the United States (but which shall exclude any such Company Benefit Plans to the extent required by applicable foreign law to be so maintained, and currently are, in compliance with their termssponsored or contributed to). Not more than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof, the requirements prescribed by Company shall deliver a true, complete and correct list of each material Foreign Benefit Plan to Parent. For purposes of this Section 3.11, “ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any other entity, is considered under common control and all applicable laws treated as one employer under Sections 414(b) or (including ERISA and c) of the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not . Except as otherwise set forth in any material respect Company Benefit Plan, the Company has no express or implied commitment to add, terminate, modify or change any Company Benefit Plan in default under or in violation ofthe United States, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except than with respect to both clauses (A) and (B)a termination, where non-compliancemodification or change required by applicable Law or which would not, non-performanceindividually or in the aggregate, default or violation are not reasonably likely be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ict Group Inc), Merger Agreement (Sykes Enterprises Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")4.16, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Seller does not sponsor, as amended ("ERISA")maintain or contribute to, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not or have any ongoing Obligations with respect to, any Employee Benefit PlansPlan, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsto, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangementemployee benefit plan as defined in ERISA, any arrangement providing termination allowancewith respect to employees of Seller. Copies of all Employee Benefit Plans described on Schedule 4.16 have been delivered to Buyer along with copies of all summary plan descriptions, severance or similar benefitsthe most recent determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planthe two most recent years’ Form 5500s and financial reports, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed notices to or required to be contributed to by Company from the Internal Revenue Service or any entity that, together with Company as office or representative of the relevant measuring date Department of Labor or any similar Governmental Authority. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan described on Schedule 4.16, Seller has operated and currently operates such plan in compliance with the plan documents and all applicable Laws, including without limitation ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). No liability or contingent liability under ERISATitle IV or Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred by Seller or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, is and neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate made, or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or make, contributions to any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees subject to Title IV of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for during the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan last six years ended prior to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Closing Date. Neither Company Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or ever has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Multiemployer Plan regulated under Title IV or to a Multiple Employer Plan. There are no actions, suits or claims pending or, to the Knowledge of ERISASeller, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined threatened (other than routine claims for benefits) in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed writing with respect to or incurred an obligation to contribute relating to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) Plan. To the Knowledge of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregateSeller, no event has occurred, occurred and to the knowledge of Company, there currently exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (other than routine claims for benefits) under the terms of any Employee Benefit Plan, ERISA, the Code Code, or any other law applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date Seller’s Employee Benefit Plans. “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity which is part of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries a “controlled group” with Seller or is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement under “common control” with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingentSeller, or is treated as employed by a single employer with Seller (within the terms meaning of which are materially alteredSections 414(b), upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company (c), (m) or (o) of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode).
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Lodgenet Entertainment Corp), Asset Purchase Agreement (Lodgenet Entertainment Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.19 of the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")sets forth each retirement, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974pension, as amended ("ERISA")bonus, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansstock purchase, includingprofit sharing, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsstock option, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancecompensation, severance or similar termination pay, insurance, medical, hospital, dental, vision care, drug, sick leave, disability, salary continuation, legal benefits, any equity unemployment benefits, vacation, incentive or other compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy plan or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) arrangement or other employee benefit which are is maintained, or otherwise contributed to or required to be contributed to to, by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISAAcquired Subsidiaries, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 any member of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company Seller Group or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, of Seller for the benefit of employees or former employees and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company any of the Acquired Subsidiaries and their spouses, dependents or any ERISA Affiliate beneficiaries (the "EMPLOYEE PLANSSeller Employee Plans").
(b) A true . True and complete copy correct copies of each written of the Seller Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA AffiliatePlans have been delivered to Purchaser, includingalong with the most recent annual report for each Seller Employee Plan, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect agreement relating to each such Seller Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, and the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries description, actuarial report and determination letter for each Seller Employee Plan. Each of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableAcquired Subsidiaries has complied, and currently is in compliance, both as to form and operation, in all material respects, with the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I applicable provisions of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover each other Law or have covered employees regulation imposed or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed administered by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except Governmental Entity with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) each of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Seller Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 4.19 of the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement Acquired Subsidiaries has at any time maintained, adopted, established, contributed to or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger been required to contribute to, otherwise participated in or been required to participate in, or had any liability with respect to, any "change employee benefit plan" within the meaning of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.section 3(3)
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Safety Kleen Corp/), Stock Purchase Agreement (Rollins Environmental Services Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule all 4.12 contains a true and complete list of each “employee benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material employee benefit arrangements that are plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not Employee Benefit Planssubject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor), including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitswithout limitation, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangementdefined benefit, any arrangement providing termination allowancedefined contribution, employee stock ownership, supplemental executive retirement plans, stock purchase plans, stock option plans, restricted stock plans, stock appreciation rights plans, severance or similar benefitsarrangements, any equity compensation planemployment agreements, any consulting agreements, settlement agreements, release agreements, loan arrangements, change-in-control agreements, fringe benefit plans, bonus plans, incentive plans, director deferred agreements, director retirement agreements, deferred compensation planplans and all other benefit practices, policies and arrangements (including vacation) under which any compensation policy current or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedformer employee, contributed to director or required to be contributed to by Company independent contractor of Fox Chase or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is Fox Chase Subsidiary has any present or was required future right to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") benefits or under which Company Fox Chase or any ERISA Affiliate may incur Fox Chase Subsidiary has any present or future liability. All such plans, agreements, programs, policies and (ii) which cover arrangements shall be collectively referred to as the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")“Fox Chase Benefit Plans.”
(b) A true With respect to each Fox Chase Benefit Plan, Fox Chase has made available to Univest a current, accurate and complete copy thereof (or a written summary of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees the material terms of Company or any ERISA Affiliateunwritten plan) and, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent : (i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument; (ii) the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500recent determination letter issued by the IRS and any current application to the IRS for such letter, if applicable; (iii) the most recent summary plan description (including and any subsequent summaries of material modifications), modifications or planned modification; (iv) the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, ESOP Loan documentation and ESOP Pledge Agreement; and (v) annual return/reports on Form 5500 for the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicablelast three plan years with respect to each Fox Chase Benefit Plan which is required to file such annual return/report.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors Except as would not result, individually or has previously sponsoredin the aggregate, maintainedin a Material Adverse Effect, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee each Fox Chase Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV that is subject to ERISA and the Code has been established and administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
applicable; (ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee each Fox Chase Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and which is intended to qualify under be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification, and each trust established pursuant with respect to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify all plan document qualification requirements for which the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 501(a401(b) of the Code is the subject of a favorable has closed, any amendments required by such determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentwere made as and when required by such determination letter, and to Company's knowledgethe Knowledge of Fox Chase, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iii) to the Knowledge of Fox Chase, no event has occurred which and no condition exists that is reasonably likely to impair subject Fox Chase or any Fox Chase Subsidiary, solely by reason of its affiliation with any past or present “ERISA Affiliate” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code), to any Tax, fine, Lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA or the Code; (iv) neither Fox Chase nor any “party in interest” or “disqualified person” with respect to a Fox Chase Benefit Plan (including the ESOP) has engaged in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 406 and the consummation of the Transaction will not give rise to any such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
prohibited transaction; (v) Company except as set forth in Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12, no Fox Chase Benefit Plan provides, and Fox Chase and the ERISA Affiliates Fox Chase Subsidiaries have made no obligation to provide, any welfare benefits to any employee or will make when due full service provider (or any beneficiary thereof) after the employee’s termination of employment and/or the service provider’s termination of service other than as required by Section 4980B of the Code and/or other applicable law; and timely payment of (vi) all amounts contributions required to be contributed made under the terms of each Employee any Fox Chase Benefit Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been timely made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Companyif not yet due, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law have been properly reflected in Fox Chase’s financial statements in accordance with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectGAAP.
(d) With Except as set forth in Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12, Fox Chase and the Fox Chase Subsidiaries do not maintain, and have not maintained within the last ten years, a defined benefit plan. None of the Fox Chase Benefit Plans is a “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(37)) and none of Fox Chase, the Fox Chase Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability with respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability a multiemployer plan that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawremains unsatisfied.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company in Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement4.12, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to any oral Fox Chase Benefit Plan, the assets of any trust under such Fox Chase Benefit Plan, Fox Chase Benefit Plan sponsor, Fox Chase Benefit Plan fiduciary or written Fox Chase Benefit Plan administrator, (i) agreement with any officer no actions, suits or claims (other key employee than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the Knowledge of Company or any of its SubsidiariesFox Chase, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or threatened and (ii) agreement to the Knowledge of Fox Chase, no facts or plancircumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, including any stock option plansuits or claims.
(f) Except as set forth in Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not, separately or together with any other event, (i) entitle any employee, officer or director of Fox Chase or any Fox Chase Subsidiary to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or increase the amount of, compensation due to any such employee, officer or director, or (iii) result in a payment or amount that would not be deductible by this Agreement reason of Code Section 280G or would be subject to an excise tax under Code Section 4999.
(g) Except as would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, all Fox Chase Benefit Plans which provide for the deferral of compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, have been administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Except as set forth in Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12, no outstanding stock options and no shares of restricted stock and no other equity-based awards are subject to Section 409A of the Code. In addition, Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12 sets forth the amounts of any deferred compensation payable to any employee or director of Fox Chase.
(h) Fox Chase has not communicated to any current or former employee thereof any intention or commitment to modify in any material respect any Fox Chase Benefit Plan or contract to establish or implement any other employee or retiree benefit or compensation plan or arrangement.
(i) The ESOP is now and has been at all times since its inception, in form, an “employee stock ownership plan” within the meaning of Code Section 4975(e)(7) and Section 407(d)(6) of ERISA, which, in form, qualifies under Code Section 401(a). The ESOP trust is now and has at all times since inception been qualified under Section 501(a) of the Code. The shares of Fox Chase Common Stock held by the ESOP trust constitute “employer securities,” as defined in Code Section 409(l), and “qualifying employer securities,” as defined in Section 407(d)(5) of ERISA. Other than the ESOP Loan, there is no existing indebtedness of the ESOP trust, Fox Chase, or any Fox Chase Subsidiary relating to the ESOP trust or the value of ESOP. Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12(i) sets forth any documents that provide for indemnification of the benefits fiduciaries of which will be calculated on the basis of ESOP in connection with any of prior transactions involving the ESOP or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth Fox Chase Disclosure Schedule 4.12(i) contains a list of all participants in the Company Disclosure ScheduleESOP (including active employees, none former employees, beneficiaries of deceased participants and alternate payees), and the execution and delivery number of this Agreement or shares of Fox Chase Common Stock allocated to each participant’s accounts under the consummation ESOP as of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleDecember 31, 2014.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Fox Chase Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Univest Corp of Pennsylvania)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Schedule 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plans,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all each other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansemployment, includingconsulting, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangementother incentive compensation, any salary continuation arrangement providing termination allowance, severance of other compensatory agreement or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") arrangement (i) which are that is currently, or has been at any time in the two prior calendar years, maintained, administered, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any entity thatSubsidiary, together with Company as of (ii) to which the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur Subsidiary is a party or has any liability, and or (iiiii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors that covers any current or former directors officer, director, employee or independent contractor (or any of Company their dependents) of the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"collectively, the “Company Benefit Plans”). The Company has made available to Purchaser (i) accurate and complete copies of all Company Benefit Plan documents currently in effect or at any time in effect in the two prior calendar years (and, in the absence of such documents, written descriptions) and all other material documents relating thereto, including (if applicable) all documents establishing or constituting any related trust, annuity contract, insurance contract or other funding instruments, and summary plan descriptions relating to said Company Benefit Plans, (ii) accurate and complete copies of the most recent financial statements and actuarial reports with respect to all Company Benefit Plans for which financial statements or actuarial reports are required or have been prepared, and (iii) accurate and complete copies of all annual reports and summary annual reports for all Company Benefit Plans (for which annual reports are required) prepared for the two most recent plan years. The Company has also made available to Purchaser complete copies of other current and material plan summaries, employee booklets, personnel manuals and other material documents or written materials (apart from routine forms and correspondence related to the Company Benefit Plans) concerning the Company Benefit Plans that are in possession of the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate as of the date hereof. Except as provided in Schedule 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained or contributed to any “defined benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, nor do any of them have a current or contingent obligation to contribute to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or to any multiple employer plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 210 or Code Section 413(c), or any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(40)).
(b) A true No “accumulated funding deficiency,” as defined in Section 412 of the Code, has been incurred with respect to any Company Benefit Plan subject to such Section 412, whether or not waived. No “reportable event,” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, and complete copy no event described in Section 4062 or 4063 of each written Employee ERISA, has occurred in connection with any Company Benefit Plan that covers employees is subject to Title IV of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or former employees reasonably expects to incur prior to the Closing Date, a liability (direct or indirect) under Title IV of ERISA arising in connection with the termination of, or a complete or partial withdrawal from, any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of ERISA. The assets of the Company are not now, nor will they after the passage of time be, subject to any Lien imposed under Code Section 412(n) by reason of a failure of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, Affiliate to make timely installments or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits payments required under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan Code Section 412 prior to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableClosing Date.
(c) Except as set forth on All returns, reports and disclosure statements required to be made under ERISA and the Code with respect to all Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Benefit Plans have been timely filed or delivered. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors Affiliate, nor any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, nor any trustee or administrator of any trust created under the Company Benefit Plans, has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to engaged in or incurred an obligation to contribute been a party to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multinon-employer plan," exempt “prohibited transaction” as defined in Sections 3(37) Section 4975 of the Code and 4001(a)(3) Section 406 of ERISA;
(ii) neither ERISA which could subject the Company nor or its Affiliates, directors or employees or the Company Benefit Plans or the trusts relating thereto or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors party dealing with any of the Company Benefit Plans or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute trusts to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides tax or will provide benefits described in penalty on “prohibited transactions” imposed by Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B 4975 of the Code;. No fiduciary (as defined in ERISA Section 3(21)) has any liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act or comply in connection with either the administration or the assets of any Company Benefit Plan.
(iiid) Each Company Benefit Plan (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedincluding, and currently are, in compliance with their termswithout limitation, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (BCompany 401(k) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (APlan) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to so qualify or has a remaining period of time under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for such a determination, and each trust established pursuant the trusts created thereunder have been determined to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify be exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject or a period of time remains to apply for such a favorable determination; copies of all determination letter from the IRSletters or, for any Company Benefit Plan maintained under a copy of which has prototype document, opinion letters, have been delivered to ParentPurchaser, and and, to the Knowledge of the Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred since the date of such determination letters or opinion letters, as applicable, which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect cause the tax-qualified status loss of such Employee qualification or exemption, or result in the imposition of any excise tax or income tax on unrelated business income under the Code or ERISA with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(e) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) all contributions, premiums or other payments by the Company due or required to be made under any Company Benefit Plan prior to the date hereof have been made as of the date hereof or, if required by GAAP, are properly reflected on the Company’s financial statements;
(ii) there are no pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company threatened, audits, investigations, examinations, actions, liens, suits, or proceedings relating to any Company Benefit Plan other than routine claims by Persons entitled to benefits thereunder, nor is any Company Benefit Plan the subject of any pending (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any threatened) investigation or audit by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other Person;
(iii) no event has occurred, and to the Knowledge of the Company there exists no condition or set of circumstances, which presents a material risk of a partial termination (within the meaning of Section 411(d)(3) of the Code) of any Company Benefit Plan;
(viv) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Company Benefit Plan other than those that do not haveis qualified under Section 401(k) of the Code (including, and are not reasonably likely to havewithout limitation, a the Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d401(k) With respect to the Employee PlansPlan), individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances circumstances, in connection with which the Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (except liability for benefits claims and funding obligations payable in the ordinary course) under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law. All employee contributions, including elective deferrals, to the Company 401(k) Plan and any other Company Benefit Plan have been segregated from the Company’s general assets and deposited into the trust established pursuant to such plan in a timely manner in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor and other applicable law; and
(v) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has liability (contingent or otherwise) under Section 4069 of ERISA by reason of a transfer of an underfunded “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35)).
(ef) Except as reserved for on the Balance Sheet, the Company has no liability or potential liability in any form whatsoever, and the Company will not have liability or potential liability in any form whatsoever, with regard to any Company Benefit Plan, as a result of (i) any failure to perform non-discrimination testing on a Company Benefit Plan; (ii) any failure to timely amend a Company Benefit Plan pursuant to applicable legislation and Internal Revenue Service requirements; (iii) the classification or misclassification of employees and independent contractors; or (iv) the failure to comply with applicable law.
(g) With respect to any Company Benefit Plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) (a “Welfare Plan”) and except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) each Welfare Plan for which contributions are claimed by the Company Disclosure Schedule or any Subsidiary as deductions under any provision of the Code is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements pertaining to such deduction, (ii) with respect to any welfare benefit fund (within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code) related to a Welfare Plan, there is no disqualified benefit (within the meaning of Section 4976(b) of the Code) that would result in the imposition of a tax under Section 4976(a) of the Code, (iii) any Company Benefit Plan that is a group health plan (within the meaning of Section 4980B(g)(2) of the Code) complies, and in each and every case has complied, in all material respects with all of the applicable requirements of applicable federal law, or any similar provisions of state law applicable to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any of them. None of the Company Benefit Plans promises or provides retiree medical or other retiree welfare benefits to any Person except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreementrequired by COBRA, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither none of the Company nor or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any them has represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to provide such retiree benefits to any employee, former employee, director, consultant or other Person, except to the extent required by COBRA or a similarly applicable state statute and except for the continuation of health or welfare benefits to former employees or service providers through the end of the month in which they terminate service, or pursuant to post-termination severance arrangements. No Company Benefit Plan provides health benefits that are not insured through an insurance contract other than a Code Section 125 Company Benefit Plan. Each Company Benefit Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Company at any time without material liability to the Company as a result thereof, and no Company Benefit Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits the Company from amending or terminating any such Company Benefit Plan.
(h) During all relevant time periods, neither the Company 401(k) Plan nor any other Company Benefit Plans have owned stock of (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company the Company, and Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, ERISA Affiliate or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer non-publicly traded corporation or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleentity.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), Stock Purchase Agreement (Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company The OSI Disclosure Letter lists each of the following which is sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by OSI or any OSI Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employees, officers, or directors of OSI or any OSI Subsidiary or for which OSI or any OSI Subsidiary has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all any liability or contingent liability;
(i) each "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan," as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code (each an "OSI ERISA AFFILIATEPlan") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and );
(ii) which cover the employeeseach employment, former employeesseverance, directors termination, retention, stay-with-bonus, or former directors of Company change-of-control agreement or any ERISA Affiliate understanding (each an "EMPLOYEE PLANSOSI Employment Agreement"), except that the OSI Disclosure Letter only lists OSI Employment Agreements with OSI's executive officers; and
(iii) each personnel policy, stock option or purchase plan, collective bargaining agreement, bonus plan or arrangement, incentive award plan or arrangement, vacation policy, deferred compensation agreement or arrangement, executive compensation or supplemental income arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan, agreement, arrangement, program, practice or understanding (each, an "OSI Benefit Program"), except that the OSI Disclosure Letter only lists OSI Benefit Programs that are for the exclusive benefit of one or more of OSI's executive officers. The OSI ERISA Plans, the OSI Employment Agreements and the OSI Benefit Programs are sometimes collectively hereinafter referred to as the "OSI Plans".
(b) A true True, correct and complete copy copies of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any the OSI ERISA AffiliatePlans, includingand related trusts, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreementincluding all amendments thereto, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, have been furnished to CRA. There has also been made available furnished to Parent. In additionCRA, with respect to each OSI ERISA Plan required to file such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500report and description, the most recent report on Form 5500 and the summary plan description (including any summaries description. True, correct and complete copies or descriptions of material modifications)all OSI Benefit Programs and Employment Agreements that are for the exclusive benefit of, the most recent IRS determination letteror are with, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed OSI's executive officers have also been furnished to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B CRA. Each of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee OSI ERISA Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required intended to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code satisfies the requirements of such section, and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, Internal Revenue Service regarding such qualified status (a copy of which has been delivered provided to ParentCRA) and has not, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day since receipt of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursefavorable determination letter, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, been amended or, to the knowledge of CompanyOSI, threatened, alleging any breach operated in a way which would adversely affect such qualified status.
(c) Each of the terms OSI Plans is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements of any Employee law, including ERISA and the Code, and all reports and disclosures relating to the OSI Plans required to be filed with or furnished to governmental agencies, OSI Plan participants or of any fiduciary duty thereunder OSI Plan beneficiaries have been filed or violation of any furnished in accordance with applicable law with respect (except where the failure to any such Employee Plan other than those that do file or furnish would not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company have an OSI Material Adverse Effect), and there are no actions, suits or claims pending (other than routine claims for benefits) or, to the knowledge of OSI, threatened against, or with respect to, any of the OSI Plans or their assets.
(d) With respect All contributions required to be made to the Employee Plans, individually and in OSI Plans pursuant to their terms or provisions have been timely made (except where the aggregate, no event has occurred, and failure to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to make such contributions would not have a Company an OSI Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawEffect).
(e) Except as set forth on None of the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in OSI Plans is a "defined benefit pension plan" within the SEC Reports filed prior meaning of section 3(35) of ERISA or is a "multiemployer plan" (within the meaning of section 3(37) of ERISA) without regard to the date whether any such plans are subject to Title IV of this AgreementERISA.
(f) None of OSI or any OSI Subsidiary has made any payments, and except as provided for in this Agreementis obligated to make any payments, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or is a party to any oral agreement that could obligate it to make any payments, that would not be deductible by reason of section 280G of the Code or written that would be subject to an excise tax under section 4999 of the Code or, except as previously disclosed in writing to CRA, that would not be deductible by reason of section 162 of the Code.
(ig) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesExcept as disclosed in the OSI Disclosure Letter, the benefits execution of, and performance of which are contingent, the transactions contemplated in this Agreement will not (either alone or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any OSI Plan or any trust or loan that will or may result in any payment (whether of the nature contemplated by this Agreementseverance pay or otherwise), or (ii) agreement or planacceleration, including any stock option planforgiveness of indebtedness, stock appreciation right planvesting, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plandistribution, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth increase in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation obligations to fund benefits with respect to any agreements with any officer current or other key employee former employee, officer, or director.
(h) Other than coverage mandated by applicable statute, none of Company OSI or any OSI Subsidiary is under any obligation or liability to provide medical benefits or death benefits (including through insurance) to retirees or to former employees, officers, or directors of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleOSI or any OSI Subsidiary.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Cra Managed Care Inc), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Occusystems Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all Each employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan, as defined in arrangement, or commitment of Seller or the Seller Subsidiary which is an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), is listed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(a) and each bonus, deferred compensation, pension (including an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (“Pension Plan”)), retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock and stock option plan, employment or severance contract and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance fringe benefits, employee benefit plans, practices or arrangements under which either the Seller or the Seller Subsidiary has any incentive bonus existing or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance future liability that cover current or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy former officers or practice employees ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE"“Employees”) or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors of Company Seller and the Seller Subsidiary, whether individually or any ERISA Affiliate in the aggregate or by group or class, whether written or unwritten, qualified or non-qualified, including all amendments, supplements, funding arrangements, policies, or other related documents thereto, are listed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(a) ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"the “Seller Plans”).
(b) A . Seller has furnished to Acquiror true and complete copy copies or descriptions of each written Employee Benefit Seller Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, includingtogether, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (i) the most recent summary plan description for each such Seller Plan for which a summary plan description is required, (including ii) any summaries of material modifications)applicable trust agreement, the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and (iii) the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if (to the extent applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except financial reports prepared with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee any Seller Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (“Qualified Seller Plan”), (iv) the three most recent annual reports filed with any Governmental Entity, including all schedules thereto, (v) the most recent determination letter or ruling, if any, issued by the IRS with respect to any Qualified Seller Plan and a description of any open requests for rulings or letters that pertain to any such Qualified Seller Plan, and (vi) all registration statements filed with the Commission with respect to any Seller Plan.
(b) Except as disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(b): (i) each trust established pursuant Seller Plan has been operated in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, all regulations, rulings and announcements promulgated or issued thereunder, and all other applicable governmental laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (“ADEA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1994 (“FLMA”), and the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”); (ii) at all times after December 31, 2004, each such Employee Seller Plan that is intended to qualify under constitutes a nonqualified plan of deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 501(a) 409A of the Code is has been operated in compliance in all material respects with the subject applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code; (iii) each Qualified Seller Plan has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, IRS or is entitled to rely upon a copy letter issued to a prototype sponsor covering all required tax law provisions or has applied to the IRS for such favorable determination letter within the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of which has been delivered to Parent, the Code and to Company's knowledgeSeller’s Knowledge, nothing no fact or event has occurred which is since the date of such letter that could reasonably likely be expected to impair such determination or otherwise materially adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee any Qualified Seller Plan;
; (iv) to the Seller’s Knowledge, all filings required by ERISA, the Code, and the Commission as to each Seller Plan have been timely filed, and all notices and disclosures to participants required by either ERISA or the Code have been timely provided; (v) Company to the Seller’s Knowledge, no statement, either written or oral, has been made by Seller or the Seller Subsidiary to any person with regard to any Seller Plan that was not in accordance with the Seller Plan or that could have a material adverse economic consequence to Acquiror; (vi) Seller or the Seller Subsidiary has no liability to the IRS with respect to any Seller Plan, including any liability imposed by Chapter 43 of the Code, and no amount or any asset of any Seller Plan is subject to tax as unrelated business taxable income; (vii) as of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened claim, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to any Seller Plan except claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of the administration of such plans; (viii) neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has engaged in a transaction with respect to any Seller Plan subject to ERISA Affiliates have made (an “ERISA Plan”) that could subject Seller or will make when due full the Seller Subsidiary to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 502(i) and timely payment 4071 of all amounts ERISA; (ix) neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has incurred a tax or penalty imposed by Section 4980F of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA; (x) neither Seller nor any ERISA affiliate of Seller has ever sponsored, maintained, or contributed to a plan, including any Seller Plan, which is a “defined benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA or subject to Title IV of ERISA, and Seller has no Knowledge of any facts, circumstances, or reportable events that may give rise to any liability of Acquiror to the IRS or the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA; (xi) neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any “multi-employer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA, regardless of whether based on contributions of an ERISA affiliate.
(c) All contributions required to be contributed made by Seller or the Seller Subsidiary under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee any of their Seller Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursedate hereof, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havehave been timely made, and all obligations and liabilities under such Seller Plans that have accrued but are not reasonably likely due have been reflected in accordance with GAAP on their financial statements referred to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectin Section 3.4.
(d) With respect Except as disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(d), neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has any obligation to provide medical, health, dental, vision, life insurance, or disability benefits under any Seller Plan for any period after the Employee Planstermination of employment, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge except as may be required by Section 4980B of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawSection 601 of ERISA.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in 3.8(e), there has been no amendment to, announcement by Seller or the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingentSeller Subsidiary relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Seller Plan which would materially increase the terms expense of which are materially altered, upon maintaining such Seller Plan above the occurrence of a transaction involving Company level of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of expense incurred therefore for the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementmost recent fiscal year. Except as set forth in the Company Seller Disclosure ScheduleSchedule 3.8(e), none of neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of Seller or Seller Subsidiary nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder hereby (individually or in conjunction with any other event) will trigger (i) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any "change payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of control" compensation or similar provisions resulting benefits or increase in the acceleration amounts payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Seller Plan; (ii) limit or restrict their right or, after the consummation of benefits the transactions contemplated hereby, the right of Employer (as defined in Section 5.13(a)(1)) to merge, amend or terminate any Seller Plan; (iii) entitle any Employee to severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date hereof; (iv) result in any payment under any Seller Plan which would not be deductible under Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code; or (v) cause Seller or any of the Subsidiaries to record additional compensation expense on their income statements with respect to any agreements with any officer outstanding stock option or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements equity-based award.
(f) Except as set forth in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(f), with respect to the Seller Stock Options, all such options were granted at no less than fair market value as of their effective grant date and were granted either on the Company Disclosure Scheduledate of approval by the compensation committee of Seller’s board of directors or at a later date specified by such compensation committee. All members of Seller’s compensation committee meet the independence standards and requirements of the NASDAQ, the Commission, and the IRS.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Capital Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Renasant Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a1) Company Schedule 3.1(m) includes a correct and complete list of, and City Holding has listed on been furnished a true and correct copy of (or an accurate written description thereof in the Company Disclosure Schedule case of oral agreements or arrangements)
(A) all qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, all deferred compensation, consultant, severance, thrift, option, bonus and group insurance contracts and all other incentive, welfare and employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974trust, as amended ("ERISA")annuity or other funding agreements, and all other material benefit arrangements agreements (including oral agreements) that are not Employee Benefit Planspresently in effect, includingor have been approved prior to the date hereof, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as maintained for the benefit of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company Horizon or the Horizon Banks or the dependents or beneficiaries of any employee or former employee of Horizon or the Horizon Banks, whether or not subject to ERISA Affiliate(the "Employee Plans"), including, if applicable, each amendment thereto (B) the most recent actuarial and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, financial reports prepared or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available required to Parent. In addition, be prepared with respect to each such any Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent and (C) the most recently recent annual reports filed Federal Forms 5500with any governmental agency, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), favorable determination letter issued by the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableInternal Revenue Service, and the most recent actuarial report any open requests for rulings or valuationdetermination letters, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute that pertain to any such qualified Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37Plan. Schedule 3.1(m) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each identifies each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant such plan is qualified.
(2) Neither Horizon, the Horizon Banks nor any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (a "Pension Plan")) maintained or previously maintained by it, has incurred any material liability to each such the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") or to the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Pension Plan, deferred compensation, consultant, severance, thrift, option, bonus and group insurance contract or any other incentive, welfare and employee benefit plan and agreement presently in effect, or approved prior to the date hereof, for the benefit of employees or former employees of Horizon and the Horizon Banks or the dependents or beneficiaries of any employee or former employee of Horizon or any Horizon Bank (the "Horizon Employee Plan that Plans"). There is intended not currently pending with the PBGC any filing with respect to qualify any reportable event under Section 501(a4043 of ERISA nor has any reportable event occurred as to which a filing is required and has not been made.
(3) Full payment has been made (or proper accruals have been established) of all contributions which are required for periods prior to the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRSClosing Date, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentas defined in Section 7.1 hereof, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Horizon Employee Plan, unless such contributions ERISA, or payments that have not been made are immaterial a collective bargaining agreement, no accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in amount and the failure to make such payments Section 302 of ERISA or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred Code) whether or not waived, exists with respect to any Pension Plan (including any Pension Plan previously maintained by Horizon or the Horizon Banks), and except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(m), there is no "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCYunfunded current liability" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Section 412 of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viCode) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Horizon Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effector Pension Plan.
(d4) With respect No Horizon Employee Plan is a "multiemployer plan" (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). Neither Horizon nor any of the Horizon Banks has incurred any material liability under Section 4201 of ERISA for a complete or partial withdrawal from a multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). Neither Horizon nor any of the Horizon Banks has participated in or agreed to the Employee Plansparticipate in, individually and a multiemployer plan (as defined in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge Section 3(37) of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law).
(e5) All Employee Plans that are "employee benefit plans," as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that are maintained by Horizon or any of the Horizon Banks or previously maintained by Horizon or any of the Horizon Banks comply and have been administered in compliance in all material respects with ERISA and all other applicable legal requirements, including the terms of such plans, collective bargaining agreements and securities laws. Neither Horizon nor any of the Horizon Banks has any material liability under any such plan that is not reflected in the Horizon Financial Statements or on Schedule 3.1(m) hereto.
(6) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement3.1(m), and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a no prohibited transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation has occurred with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key Employee Plan that is an "employee benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of Company ERISA) maintained by Horizon or any of its Subsidiaries except for the Horizon Banks or previously maintained by Horizon or any of the Horizon Banks that would result, directly or indirectly, in material liability under ERISA or in the imposition of a material excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code.
(7) Schedule 3.1(m) identifies each Horizon Employee Plan that is an "employee welfare benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) and which is funded. The funding under each such applicable agreements as set forth plan does not exceed the limitations under Section 419A(b) or 419A(c) of the Code. Neither Horizon nor any of the Horizon Banks is subject to taxation on the Company Disclosure Scheduleincome of any such plan or any such plan previously maintained by Horizon or any of the Horizon Banks.
(8) Schedule 3.1(m) identifies the method of funding (including any individual accounting) for all post-retirement medical or life insurance benefits for the employees of Horizon and the Horizon Banks. Schedule 3.1(m) also discloses the funded status of these Horizon Employee Plans.
(9) Schedule 3.1(m) identifies each corporate owned life insurance policy, including any key man insurance policy and policy insuring the life of any director or employee of Horizon or the Horizon Banks, and indicates for each such policy, the face amount of coverage, cash surrender value, if any, and annual premiums.
(10) No trade or business is, or has ever been, treated as a single employer with Horizon or any of the Horizon Banks for employee benefit purposes under ERISA and the Code.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (City Holding Co), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Horizon Bancorp Inc /Wv/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all Each “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), whether or not subject to ERISA and all each bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, profit sharing, pension, retirement, equity purchase, equity option, equity-based compensation, severance, employment, termination, retention, change of control, post-retirement health or welfare benefit, medical, disability, vacation pay, sick pay, or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planprogram, and any compensation policy arrangement or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are agreement that is sponsored, maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any entity thatof its Subsidiaries, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur of its Subsidiaries has any liabilityLiability, and (ii) which cover in each case for the employees, benefit of their current or former employees, officers, directors or former directors independent contractors is hereinafter referred as a “Company Benefit Plan.” Section 4.12(a) of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each material Company Benefit Plan.
(b) A The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copy copies of (i) each written Employee material Company Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any related trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additionagreement (or, with respect to each such Employee any unwritten Company Benefit Plan to the extent applicablePlan, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500a written description thereof), (ii) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries and summary of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableany, and with respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, (iii) the most recent actuarial report or valuationother financial statement, if applicableany, relating to each material Company Benefit Plan and (iv) the most recent determination letter or opinion letter, if any, issued by the IRS with respect to such Company Benefit Plan and any pending request for such a determination letter.
(c) Except as set forth on in Section 4.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
: (i) Neither each Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAhas been established, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, funded and currently areadministered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable Laws, in compliance with their termsincluding, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including but not limited to, ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and all other applicable agreements and instruments; (Bii) each Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required Benefit Plan intended to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge “qualified” within the meaning of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRSIRS or is maintained pursuant to a prototype or volume submitter document for which the Company may properly rely on the applicable opinion or advisory letter, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach Knowledge of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregateCompany, no event has occurred, occurred (either by reason of any action or failure to act) that would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iii) no Company Benefit Plan provides and to neither the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to provide health, life or other insurance benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or former employees, officers, directors or independent contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than coverage mandated by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code or similar state Law (collectively, “COBRA”) or other than with respect to a contractual obligation to reimburse any premiums such person may pay in order to obtain health coverage under COBRA; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person has engaged in a transaction in connection with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to be subject to either a material civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a material Tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries sponsors, maintains or contributes to any Company Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code. The Company is not, and has not been, subject to any liability, contingent or otherwise, which could result in any liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code, including by reason of any ERISA Affiliate. “ERISA Affiliate” means any Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) that is a party to any oral member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or written (io) agreement with any officer of the Code or other key employee Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of that is a transaction involving Company member of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of same “controlled group” as the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedulepursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
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Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (Lmi Aerospace Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all 3.13(a) contains a true and complete list of each pension, retirement, savings and profit-sharing, bonus, incentive deferred compensation, severance pay or any other employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan, as defined in Section 3(3) fund or program with the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), and any stock purchase agreement or arrangement, supplemental savings and profit sharing plan, bonus retention plan, non-qualified deferred compensation plan, change in control agreement, and all other material benefit arrangements that are plans contributed to, maintained or sponsored by, any of, or on behalf of, Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, whether written or unwritten, whether or not subject to ERISA and a general description of Company incentive and/or commission plans typically used by Company (each, “Employee Benefit Plans”) covering present and former employees of Company, or any of its Subsidiaries. Except for the Employee Benefit Plans, includingCompany and its Subsidiaries do not sponsor, but not limited to maintain or administer any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation other employee benefit plan, any deferred compensation planprogram, and any compensation contract, policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors arrangement covering current or former employees or directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of its Subsidiaries. Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additionhas, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicableBenefits Plan, Company has delivered to Parent true and complete copies of: (i) all current plan texts and agreements and related trust agreements or annuity contracts and any amendments thereto; (ii) all current summary plan descriptions and material employee communications; (iii) the most recently Form 5500 filed Federal Forms 5500, in each of the most recent summary three plan description years (including any summaries all schedules thereto and the opinions of material modificationsindependent accountants), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and ; (iv) the most recent actuarial report or valuation, valuation (if applicable.
any); (cv) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
most recent annual and periodic accounting of plan assets; (ivi) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of if the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and plan is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(aor 403(a) of the Code is Code, the subject of a favorable most recent determination letter received from the IRSInternal Revenue Service; and (vii) all material communications with any governmental entity or agency (including, a copy without limitation, the Department of which has been delivered to ParentLabor, Internal Revenue Service and to Company's knowledgethe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”)) since January 1, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;2002.
(vb) Neither Company and or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability under, arising out of or by operation of Title IV or ERISA (other than liability for premiums to the ERISA Affiliates have made Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) arising in the ordinary course of business), including, without limitation, any liability in connection with (i) the termination or will make when due full and timely payment reorganization of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each any Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of Title IV or ERISA; or (ii) the Code has incurred withdrawal from any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" multiemployer plan (as defined in said Section)Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a defined benefit pension plan that is subject to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA, whether and no fact or not material, event exists which could give rise to any such liability. There has been no “reportable event” (as that term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viregulations thereunder) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Benefit Plan other than those that do not havesubject to Title IV of ERISA which would require the giving of notice to the PBGC, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not trigger such a reportable event or withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA.
(c) All contributions and premiums required by law or by the value terms of any Employee Benefit Plan or any agreement relating thereto have been timely made (without regard to any waivers granted with respect thereto) and no accumulated funding deficiencies exist in any of the benefits Employee Benefit Plans subject to section 412 or section 302 of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated ERISA.
(d) All Employee Benefit Plans, that are maintained by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such comply, in all material respects, and are being administered and operated in material compliance with the applicable agreements as set forth on provisions of ERISA and the Company Disclosure Schedule.Code that are applicable, or intended to be applicable, including, but not limited to, COBRA, HIPAA and any applicable, similar state law, all applicable regulations thereunder and the terms of the Employee Benefit
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Merger Agreement (Landamerica Financial Group Inc), Merger Agreement (Capital Title Group Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Set forth in Section 2.15 of the Company Target Disclosure Schedule all Letter is a correct and complete list of each "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in plan" within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") (each, an "ERISA Plan") Section 2.15 of the Target Disclosure Schedule also sets forth any other bonus, profit sharing, pension, compensation, deferred compensation, stock option, stock purchase, fringe benefit, severance, post-retirement, scholarship, disability, sick leave, vacation or retention plan or arrangement sponsored or maintained by Target or any of its subsidiaries, or to which Target or any of its subsidiaries is or may be required to make contributions, as well as all employment agreements (such plans and related trusts, insurance and annuity contracts, funding media, employment agreements and related agreements and arrangements being hereinafter referred to as the "Benefit Plans"), and which are governed by the laws of the United States or any State thereof (those Benefit Plans which are so governed and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee ERISA Plans, collectively, the "Target Benefit Plans"). Target has made available to Acquiror, includingto the extent applicable with respect to each Target Benefit Plan, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") copies of (i) which are maintainedall Target Benefit Plans and their related trusts, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover all financial statements, (iii) all summary plan descriptions and other employee communications, (iv) actuarial reports and (v) annual reports and returns filed with the employeesInternal Revenue Service or Department of Labor with respect to such Target Benefit Plans for a period of three years prior to the date hereof. In addition, former employees, directors or former directors except as set forth in Section 2.15 of Company or any ERISA Affiliate the Target Disclosure Letter:
("EMPLOYEE PLANS").a) Each Target Benefit Plan and Non-U.S. Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in compliance with its terms in all material respects;
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Each Target Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees complies in all material respects with all requirements of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAapplicable law, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsoredwithout limitation, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(ivc) Each Employee Target Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy Internal Revenue Service as to its qualification under Section 401(a) of which has been delivered to Parentthe Code, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is that could reasonably likely be expected to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect cause the tax-qualified status loss of such Employee qualification;
(d) Neither Target nor any of its subsidiaries maintains, sponsors or contributes to, and neither Target nor any of its subsidiaries has maintained, sponsored or contributed in the past six years to, any "defined benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or any "multiemployer plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA) or any other plan subject to Title IV of ERISA;
(e) No "prohibited transaction" (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 (c) of the Code) has occurred with respect to any Target Benefit Plan;
(vf) Company and No provision of any Target Benefit Plan or Non-U.S. Benefit Plan limits the ERISA Affiliates have made right of Target to amend or will make when due full and timely payment terminate any Target Benefit Plan on no more than ninety days notice, subject to the requirements of all amounts applicable law;
(g) All contributions required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial to trusts in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension connection with any Target Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any that would constitute a "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCYdefined contribution plan" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as within the meaning of Section 3(34) of ERISA) through the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; anddate hereof have been made;
(vih) other Other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursecourse for benefits with respect to the Target Benefit Plans or the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, there is are no claimactions, suit, action, dispute, arbitration suits or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit claims pending, or, to the knowledge of CompanyTarget's knowledge, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Target Benefit Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.or any Non-U.S. Benefit Plan;
(di) With All reports, returns and similar documents with respect to the Employee PlansTarget Benefit Plans and the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans required to be filed with any Governmental Entity have been timely filed;
(j) Neither Target nor any of its subsidiaries has any obligation to provide health or other welfare benefits to former, individually retired or terminated employees, except as specifically required under Section 4980B of the Code or Section 601 of ERISA. Target and each of its subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the notice and continuation requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Section 601 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder and the applicable requirements under Sections 9801 and 9802 of the Code;
(k) All contributions, insurance premiums, taxes, or other liabilities or charges with respect to any Target Benefit Plan or any Non-U.S. Benefit Plan required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date have been or will be paid in full on or prior to the Closing Date. All unpaid contributions, insurance premiums, taxes, or other liabilities or charges with respect to any Target Benefit Plan or any Non-U.S. Benefit Plan attributable to periods prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent required to be accrued on the Target Financial Statements under GAAP consistently applied, the pre-Closing portion of any period ending after the Closing Date, have been accrued and properly reflected as liabilities on Target Financial Statements. Contributions for purposes of this Section 2.15 shall include, without limitation, any matching or employer profit sharing contributions required or customarily made under a "defined contribution plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(34) of ERISA) sponsored by Target;
(l) All amendments required to bring the Target Benefit Plans into conformity with applicable law, including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code, have been or will be timely adopted;
(m) No Target Benefit Plan or Non-U.S. Benefit Plan is under audit or investigation by the IRS or the Department of Labor or any other Governmental Entity, and no such completed audit, if any, has resulted in the aggregateimposition of any tax, no event has occurred, and to interest or penalty that remains unpaid as of the knowledge Closing Date;
(n) Neither Target nor any of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be its subsidiaries is subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect Liens (except Permitted Liens), or excise or other taxes, under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.law relating or with respect to any Target Benefit Plan or any Non-U.S. Benefit Plan; and
(eo) Except as set forth on in Section 2.15(0) of the Company Target Disclosure Schedule and Letter, there will be no payment, accrual of additional benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting (except as disclosed in for the SEC Reports filed prior May 2001 options) of any benefit under any Target Benefit Plan, Non-U.S. Benefit Plan or any other agreement or arrangement to the date of this Agreementwhich Target or a subsidiary is a party, and except as provided for in this Agreementno employee, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company director of the nature contemplated Target or a subsidiary will become entitled to severance, termination allowance or similar payments, solely by this Agreement, reason of entering into or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Factual Data Corp), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Kroll Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Target has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined disclosed in Section 3(3) 4.15 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")its Disclosure Memorandum, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Planshas made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedcopies of each Employee Benefit Plan currently adopted, contributed to maintained by, sponsored in whole or required to be in part by, or contributed to by Company any Target Entity or any entity thatERISA Affiliate thereof for the benefit of employees, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISAretirees, is dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") other beneficiaries or under which Company employees, retirees, former employees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityother beneficiaries are eligible to participate (collectively, the “Target Benefit Plans”) and (ii) which cover the employeesa list of each Employee Benefit Plan that is not identified in (i) above (e.g., former employees, directors Employee Benefit Plans) but for which the Target Entity or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"has or reasonably could have any obligation or Liability. Any of the Target Benefit Plans which is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is referred to herein as a “Target ERISA Plan.”
(b) A true and complete copy Target has made available to Buyer prior to the execution of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any this Agreement (i) all trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, agreements or other funding or investment arrangements for all Target Benefit Plans, (ii) all determination letters, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions issued by the benefits under such Employee United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) or the Pension Benefit PlanGuaranty Corporation during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years, has been made available to Parent. In addition(iii) annual reports or returns, with respect to each such Employee audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports and valuations prepared for any Target Benefit Plan to for the extent applicablecurrent plan year and the preceding plan year, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, and (iv) the most recent summary plan description (including descriptions and any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicablemodifications thereto.
(c) Except as set forth on Each Target Benefit Plan is in material compliance with the Company Disclosure Schedule:terms of such Target Benefit Plan, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and any other applicable Laws. Each Target Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter, or for a prototype plan, opinion letter, from the IRS that is still in effect and applies to the Target ERISA Plan. Target is not aware of any circumstances likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination or opinion letter.
(id) Neither Company There are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Target Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course of business and no action, proceeding, prosecution, inquiry, hearing or investigation has been commenced with respect to any Target Benefit Plan.
(e) To the Knowledge of Target, no “party in interest” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(14)) or “disqualified person” (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(e)(2)) of any Target Benefit Plan has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction” (described in Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(c) or ERISA Section 406).
(f) No Target ERISA Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Internal Revenue Code Section 412 and neither Target nor any of its ERISA Affiliate sponsors Affiliates has within the past six years maintained or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation employee benefit plan that is subject to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated Title IV of ERISA. No Liability under Title IV of ERISA, including ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by Target or its ERISA Affiliates. Neither the Target nor any "multi-employer plan," of its ERISA Affiliates has had an “obligation to contribute” (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections 3(374001(a)(3) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;3(37)(A)).
(iig) neither Company nor No Target Entity has any ERISA Affiliate sponsors Liability for retiree health and life benefits under any of the Target Benefit Plans and there are no restrictions on the rights of such Target Entity to amend or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed terminate any such retiree health or benefit Plan without incurring any Liability thereunder except to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as the extent required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and or Internal Revenue Code Section 4980B. No Tax under Internal Revenue Code Sections 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which 5000 has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any Target Benefit Plan and no circumstance exists which could give rise to such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectTaxes.
(dh) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any "change other event) could (A) result in any payment including an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of control" Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code) becoming due to any current or similar provisions resulting former employee, officer or director of any Target Entity from any Target Entity under any Target Benefit Plan or otherwise, (B) increase or result in the acceleration of any compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Target Benefit Plan, (C) require the funding of any such benefits (through a grantor trust or compensation with respect to otherwise), (D) result in any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth limitation on the Company Disclosure Scheduleright of any Target Entity to amend, merge, terminate, or allow for the reversion of assets from, any Target Benefit Plan or related trust, or (E) result in payments which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. No Target Benefit Plan provides for the gross up or reimbursement of Taxes under Section 4999 or Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sterling Bancshares Inc), Merger Agreement (Comerica Inc /New/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Letter sets forth a true and complete list of all "employee pension benefit plans plans" ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(33(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any material liability (sometimes referred to individually as a "Company Pension Plan" and collectively as the "Company Pension Plans"), all "employee welfare benefit plans" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any material liability (sometimes referred to individually as a "Company Welfare Plan" and collectively as the "Company Welfare Plans"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansvacation, includingseverance, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitstermination, any change in control, employment, incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangementcompensation, any arrangement providing termination allowanceprofit sharing, severance or similar benefitsstock option, any equity compensation planfringe benefit, any stock purchase, stock ownership, phantom stock, deferred compensation plan, plans or agreements and any compensation policy other employee fringe benefit plans or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are arrangements maintained, contributed to or required to be maintained or contributed to by the Company or any entity thatCompany Subsidiary for the benefit of any present or former officers, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors independent contractors of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate Company Subsidiary and under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any actual or contingent material liabilities (each of the foregoing being referred to with the Company Pension Plans and the Company Welfare Plans, individually as a "EMPLOYEE PLANSCompany Benefit Plan" and collectively as the "Company Benefit Plans").
(b) A The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copy copies of (i) each written Employee Company Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees (or, in the case of any unwritten Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additiona summary of the material provisions of such plan), (ii) the three most recent annual reports on Form 5500 filed with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each such Employee Company Benefit Plan to the extent applicableany such report was required by applicable Law, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (iii) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Benefit Plan for which such a summary plan description is required by applicable Law and (including iv) each currently effective trust agreement and insurance or annuity contract relating to any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCompany Benefit Plan.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or as set forth on in Section 3.14(c) of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter:
(i) Neither Each Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV has been administered in accordance with its terms, and the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries and all of the Company Benefit Plans are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant other applicable Laws as to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) the Company Benefit Plans. The fair market value of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms assets of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (Company Pension Plans as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent annual valuation date for such plan year equaled or exceeded on a termination basis the then present value of the liabilities of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, all contributions required under each Company Benefit Plan have been made in full on a Company Material Adverse Effecttimely and proper basis.
(dii) With respect to the Employee Company Benefit Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurredoccurred and, and to the knowledge of the Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances circumstances, including claims, audits and investigations, in connection with which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawLaw, except for making contributions, or the payment of claims or the payment of PBGC premiums in the ordinary course of the operation of any such Company Benefit Plans.
(eiii) Except Each Company Pension Plan that is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 401(a) of the Code has been amended to satisfy all the currently applicable requirements for such a plan, and each such plan is the subject of a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Company Pension Plan as set forth so amended satisfies all such requirements (other than the requirements of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001) and is qualified and exempt from income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, and no such determination letter has been revoked and, to the knowledge of the Company, revocation has not been threatened. The Company has made available to Parent a copy of each such favorable determination letter. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has maintained, contributed to or been obligated to maintain or contribute to, or has any actual or contingent liability under, any benefit plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or is otherwise a defined benefit pension plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA).
(iv) To the knowledge of the Company, there are no oral understandings, agreements or undertakings binding on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor with any of its Subsidiaries is a party person that would (pursuant to any oral such understandings, agreements or written undertakings) result in any material liabilities if any Company Benefit Plan was amended or terminated on or at any time after the Effective Time or that would prevent any unilateral action by the Company (ior, after the Effective Time, Parent) agreement with to effect such amendment or termination.
(v) No Company Welfare Plan provides benefits to, or on behalf of, any officer former employee after the termination of employment except (A) where the full cost of such benefit is borne entirely by the former employee (or other key employee of Company his eligible dependents or any of its Subsidiariesbeneficiaries), (B) where plan benefits are payable through a trust, the benefits fair market value of the assets of which are contingent, equal or exceed the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company present value of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, liabilities of such plan or (iiC) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any where the benefit is required by Section 4980B of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of Code.
(vi) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions any transaction contemplated hereunder by this Agreement (alone or in conjunction with a termination of employment) will (A) trigger any "change funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of control" any compensation or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation (B) result in any violation or breach of, or a default (with respect or without notice or lapse of time or both) under any Company Benefit Plan.
(vii) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has given notice to any agreements with participant, beneficiary, fiduciary or administrator of any officer Company Benefit Plan or other key employee to any government or agency of a government to the effect that the Company or such Company Subsidiary intends to terminate or withdraw from such plan.
(viii) Each individual who is classified by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleSubsidiaries as an "employee" or as an "independent contractor" is properly so classified.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Caremark Rx Inc), Merger Agreement (Advancepcs)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed Except as set forth on the Company LFB Disclosure Schedule all Schedule, neither LFB nor any LFB Subsidiary maintains or contributes to any "employee pension benefit plans plan" (the "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANSLFB Pension Plans"), as defined ) within the meaning of such term in Section 3(33(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material "employee welfare benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit plan" (the "LFB Welfare Plans") within the meaning of such term in Section 3(1) of ERISA, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation stock option plan, any stock purchase plan, deferred compensation plan, and severance plan, bonus plan, employment agreement, director retirement program or other similar plan, program or arrangement. Neither LFB nor any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedLFB Subsidiary has, since September 2, 1974, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as "Multiemployer Plan," within the meaning of the relevant measuring date under Section 3(37) of ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true LFB has previously delivered to HUBCO, and included in the LFB Disclosure Schedule, a complete and accurate copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or the following including any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment amendments thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to of the extent applicableLFB Pension Plans and LFB Welfare Plans, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500if any: (i) plan document, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries description, and summary of material modificationsmodifications (if not available, a detailed description of the foregoing); (ii) trust agreement or insurance contract, the if any; (iii) most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the any; (iv) most recent actuarial report or valuationand financial statement, if applicableany; and (v) most recent annual report on Form 5500. The Little Falls Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "LFB ESOP") owns approximately 9.8% of the outstanding LFB Common Stock; the LFB ESOP owes approximately $2.2 million to LFB which is expected to be fully discharged by payment to HUBCO from the cash merger consideration payable to the LFB ESOP upon consummation of the Merger.
(c) Except as set forth on disclosed in the Company LFB Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintainedthe present value of all accrued benefits, contributed both vested and non-vested, under each of the LFB Pension Plans subject to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including based upon the actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial valuation prepared by such LFB Pension Plan's actuary, did not exceed the then current value of the assets of such plans allocable to such accrued benefits. To the best of LFB's knowledge, the actuarial assumptions then utilized for such plans were reasonable and appropriate as of the last valuation date and reflect then current market conditions.
(d) During the last six years, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") has not asserted any "multi-employer plan," claim for liability against LFB or any LFB Subsidiary which has not been paid in full.
(e) All premiums (and interest charges and penalties for late payment, if applicable) due to the PBGC with respect to each LFB Pension Plan have been paid. All contributions required to be made to each LFB Pension Plan under the terms thereof, ERISA or other applicable law have been timely made, and all amounts properly accrued to date as defined liabilities of LFB which have not been paid have been properly recorded on the books of LFB .
(f) Except as disclosed in Sections 3(37) the LFB Disclosure Schedule, each of the LFB Pension Plans, LFB Welfare Plans and 4001(a)(3) each other employee benefit plan and arrangement identified on the LFB Disclosure Schedule has been operated in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors , the Code, all regulations, rulings and announcements promulgated or has previously sponsoredissued thereunder, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliateand all other applicable governmental laws and regulations. Furthermore, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of disclosed in the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover LFB Disclosure Schedule, if LFB maintains any LFB Pension Plan, LFB has received or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of applied for a favorable determination letter from the IRSIRS which takes into account the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and (to the extent it mandates currently applicable requirements) subsequent legislation, a copy and LFB is not aware of any fact or circumstance which would disqualify any plan.
(g) To the best knowledge of LFB, no non-exempt prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any LFB Welfare Plan or LFB Pension Plan that would result in any material tax or penalty for LFB or any LFB Subsidiary.
(h) No LFB Pension Plan or any trust created thereunder has been terminated, nor have there been any "reportable events" (notice of which has not been delivered waived by the PBGC), within the meaning of Section 4043(b) of ERISA, with respect to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee any LFB Pension Plan;.
(vi) Company and Except as disclosed in the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment LFB Disclosure Schedule, no "accumulated funding deficiency," within the meaning of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code Code, has been incurred with respect to any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; andLFB Pension Plan.
(vij) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is There are no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit material pending, or, to the best knowledge of CompanyLFB, threatenedmaterial threatened or anticipated claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by, alleging on behalf of, or against any breach of the terms of LFB Pension Plans or the LFB Welfare Plans, any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty trusts created thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other plan or arrangement other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectas identified in the LFB Disclosure Schedule.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(ek) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date LFB Disclosure Schedule, no LFB Pension Plan or LFB Welfare Plan provides medical or death benefits (whether or not insured) beyond an employee's retirement or other termination of this Agreementservice, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written other than (i) agreement with any officer coverage mandated by law or other key employee of Company pursuant to conversion or any of its Subsidiaries, the continuation rights set out in such Plan or an insurance policy providing benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreementthereunder, or (ii) agreement death benefits under any LFB Pension Plan.
(l) Except with respect to customary health, life and disability benefits or planas disclosed in the LFB Disclosure Schedule, including there are no unfunded benefit obligations which are not accounted for by reserves shown on the LFB Financial Statements and established in accordance with GAAP.
(m) With respect to each LFB Pension Plan and LFB Welfare Plan that is funded wholly or partially through an insurance policy, there will be no liability of LFB or any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any LFB Subsidiary as of the Effective Time under any such insurance policy or ancillary agreement with respect to such insurance policy in the nature of a retroactive rate adjustment, loss sharing arrangement or other actual or contingent liability arising wholly or partially out of events occurring prior to the Effective Time.
(n) Except (i) for payments and other benefits of which will be increaseddue pursuant to the employment agreements included within the LFB Disclosure Schedule, and (ii) as set forth in the LFB Disclosure Schedule, or as expressly agreed to by HUBCO in writing either pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, or as required by law, the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (x) entitle any current or former employee of LFB or any LFB Subsidiary to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any similar payment, or (y) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any compensation or benefits due to any current or former employee under any LFB Pension Plan or LFB Welfare Plan.
(o) Except for the LFB Pension Plans and the LFB Welfare Plans, and except as set forth on the LFB Disclosure Schedule, LFB has no deferred compensation agreements, understandings or obligations for payments or benefits to any current or former director, officer or employee of LFB or any LFB Subsidiary or any predecessor of any thereof. The LFB Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) true and complete copies of the agreements, understandings or obligations with respect to each such current or former director, officer or employee, and (ii) the most recent actuarial or other calculation of the present value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. such payments or benefits.
(p) Except as set forth in the Company LFB Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement LFB does not maintain or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation otherwise pay for life insurance policies (other than group term life policies on employees) with respect to any agreements with any director, officer or employee. The LFB Disclosure Schedule lists each such insurance policy and includes a copy of each agreement with a party other key employee than the insurer with respect to the payment, funding or assignment of Company such policy. To the best of LFB `s knowledge, neither LFB nor any LFB Pension Plan or LFB Welfare Plan owns any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements individual or group insurance policies issued by an insurer which has been found to be insolvent or is in rehabilitation pursuant to a state proceeding.
(q) Except as set forth on in the Company LFB Disclosure Schedule, LFB does not maintain any retirement plan or retiree medical plan or arrangement for directors. The LFB Disclosure Schedule sets forth the complete documentation and actuarial evaluation of any such plan.
(r) On or before the date hereof, LFB has caused the Little Falls Savings Bank Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan (the "Director Retirement Plan") to be terminated at the Effective Time and has obtained in writing the consent of every participant to such termination and such consents are part of the LFB Disclosure Schedule. LFB has also caused the [Post-Retirement Health Plan] to be terminated at the Effective Time and each participant therein has consented to such termination and the consent is contained in the Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Hubco Inc), Merger Agreement (Little Falls Bancorp Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.11(a) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule all Letter, sets forth a true, complete and correct list of each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ERISA ("whether or not subject to ERISA"), and all any other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplan, includingpolicy, but not limited program, practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits to any arrangement providing insurance benefitscurrent or former director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any incentive bonus dependent or deferred bonus arrangementbeneficiary thereof) of Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are now maintained, contributed to sponsored or required to be contributed to by Company Parent or any entity thatERISA Affiliate, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company Parent or any ERISA Affiliate may incur has any material obligation or liability, and whether actual or contingent, including all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, stock-based compensation, change-in-control, retention, employment, consulting, personnel or severance policies, programs, practices, Contracts or arrangements (ii) each, a “Parent Benefit Plan”). Parent has no express or implied commitment to terminate or modify or change any Parent Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a termination, modification or change required by ERISA or the Code or which cover would not, individually or in the employeesaggregate, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) A true and complete copy Except as set forth in Section 4.11(b) of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additionParent Disclosure Letter, with respect to each such Employee Parent Benefit Plan (including each Foreign Benefit Plan to the extent applicable), Parent has made available to the Company has delivered true, complete and correct copies of the following (as applicable): (i) the written document evidencing such Parent Benefit Plan or, with respect to Parent any such plan that is not in writing, a written description of the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, material terms thereof; (ii) the summary plan description; (iii) the most recent summary plan description annual report, financial statement and/or actuarial report; (including any summaries of material modifications), iv) the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and letter from the IRS; (v) the most recent actuarial report Form 5500 required to have been filed, including all schedules thereto; (vi) any related trust agreements, insurance contracts or valuationother funding arrangements; (vii) any notices to or from the IRS, if applicablePBGC or any other Governmental Entity relating to any unresolved compliance issues in respect of any such Parent Benefit Plan; and (viii) all material amendments, modifications or supplements to any Parent Benefit Plan.
(c) Except as set forth on in Section 4.11(c) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsoredLetter, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee each Parent Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAhas been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms, applicable Law (including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B 409A of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedany applicable collective bargaining agreement, and currently areincluding, in compliance with their termsall material respects, the requirements prescribed timely filing of all Tax, annual reporting and other governmental filings required by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code)Code and timely contribution (or, ordersif not yet due, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (Bproper financial reporting) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed made under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and any of the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Parent Benefit Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Parent Benefit Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, occurred and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could Parent or any of its Subsidiaries would be subject to any liability that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Parent Benefit Plan that is reasonably likely intended to have a Company Material Adverse Effect be “qualified” under ERISA, Section 401 of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to such effect and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no fact, circumstance or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to event has occurred or exists since the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party such determination letter that would reasonably be expected to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, adversely affect the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence qualified status of any such Parent Benefit Plan. None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company Parent or any of its Subsidiaries except has received notice of and, to Parent’s Knowledge, there are no audits or investigations by any Governmental Entity with respect to, or other Actions against or involving any Parent Benefit Plan or asserting rights or claims to benefits under any Parent Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for such applicable agreements as set forth on benefits payable in the Company Disclosure Schedulenormal course).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Amtech Systems Inc), Merger Agreement (Btu International Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company BFTL has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined disclosed in Section 3(34.15(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")BFTL Disclosure Memorandum, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Planshas delivered or made available to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedcopies of each Employee Benefit Plan currently adopted, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company BFTL Entity or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover thereof for the benefit of employees, former employees, directors retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries or under which employees, retirees, former directors employees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate (each, a “BFTL Benefit Plan,” and collectively, the “BFTL Benefit Plans”) and (ii) a list of Company each Employee Benefit Plan that is not identified in (i) above and in connection with which any BFTL Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has or reasonably could have any obligation or Liability. Any of the BFTL Benefit Plans which is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is referred to herein as a “BFTL ERISA Plan.” No BFTL ERISA Plan is a “defined benefit pension plan” ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"as defined in Code Section 414(j)) subject to Title I, Part 3 of ERISA.
(b) A true BFTL has delivered or made available to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement (i) any trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all Employee Benefit Plans, (ii) any determination letters, rulings, opinion letters, information letters, closing agreements, or advisory opinions issued by the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS” ), the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years, (iii) any filing or documentation (whether or not filed with the IRS) where corrective action was taken in connection with the IRS EPCRS program set forth in Revenue Procedure 2019-19 (or its predecessor or successor rulings), (iv) annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports, and complete copy of each written valuations prepared for any Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plancurrent plan year and the three preceding plan years, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (v) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries descriptions, summary of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicablebenefits and coverages, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableany material modifications thereto and (vi) any “top hat” filing with respect to any BFTL Benefit Plan which is an ERISA “top hat” plan.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Each BFTL Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV is in material compliance with the terms of such BFTL Benefit Plan, in material compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined and in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) applicable Laws. Each Employee BFTL ERISA Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and which is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter or opinion from the IRSIRS or, in the alternative, appropriately relies upon a copy of favorable determination letter issued to a prototype plan under which the BFTL ERISA Plan has been delivered adopted. BFTL is not aware of any circumstances likely to Parentresult in revocation of any such favorable determination letter or in disqualification of any BFTL ERISA Plan. BFTL has not received any communication (written or unwritten) from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging the compliance of any BFTL Benefit Plan with applicable Laws. No BFTL Benefit Plan is currently being audited by any Governmental Authority for compliance with applicable Laws or has been audited with a determination (final or preliminary) by any Governmental Authority that the Employee Benefit Plan failed to comply with applicable Laws.
(d) To BFTL’s Knowledge, and there has been no material oral or written representation or communication with respect to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred any aspect of the Employee Benefit Plans made to employees of BFTL which is reasonably likely to impair such determination not in accordance with the written or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status preexisting terms and provisions of such Employee Plan;
plans. To BFTL’s Knowledge, neither BFTL nor any administrator or fiduciary of any BFTL Benefit Plan (vor any agent of any of the foregoing) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made has engaged in any transaction, or will make when due full and timely payment acted or failed to act in any manner, which could subject BFTL or Parent to any direct or indirect Liability (by indemnity or otherwise) for breach of all amounts required to be contributed any fiduciary, co-fiduciary, or other duty under ERISA. To BFTL’s Knowledge, there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law of, or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Planin connection with, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" BFTL Benefit Plans (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course, there is course of business) and no claim, suit, action, disputeproceeding, arbitration prosecution, inquiry, hearing, or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law has been commenced with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawBFTL Benefit Plan.
(e) Except All BFTL Benefit Plan documents and annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial valuations, summary annual reports, and summary plan descriptions, summary of benefits and coverage issued with respect to the BFTL Benefit Plans are correct and complete in all material respects, have been timely filed with the IRS or the DOL (if required by Law), and distributed to participants of the BFTL Benefit Plans (as required by Law), and there have been no changes in the information set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and therein except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (iSection 4.15(e) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this AgreementBFTL Disclosure Memorandum.
(f) To BFTL’s Knowledge, no “party in interest” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(14)) or “disqualified person” (iias defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2)) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement BFTL Benefit Plan has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction” (described in Code Section 4975(c) or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleERISA Section 406).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (First National Corp /Va/), Merger Agreement (First National Corp /Va/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company ValueVision has listed on the Company ValueVision Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANSEmployee Benefit Plans"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any employment or consulting agreement, any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTSBenefit Arrangements") ), (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company ValueVision or any entity that, together with Company ValueVision as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ValueVision ERISA AFFILIATEAffiliate") or under which Company ValueVision or any ValueVision ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company ValueVision or any ValueVision ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANSValueVision Employee Plans").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written ValueVision Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company ValueVision or any ERISA AffiliateSubsidiary of ValueVision, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such ValueVision Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available delivered to ParentNational Media. In addition, with respect to each such ValueVision Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company ValueVision has delivered to Parent National Media the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable, and all material employee communications with respect to each such ValueVision Employee Plan.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company ValueVision Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company neither ValueVision nor any ValueVision ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer multiemployer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company ValueVision nor any ValueVision ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company ValueVision or any ValueVision ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
; (iii) (A) all ValueVision Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company ValueVision have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance in all material respects with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company ValueVision and the ValueVision ERISA Affiliates have performed all material obligations required to be performed by them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the ValueVision Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
; (iv) Each each ValueVision Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company ValueVision and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such ValueVision Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to ParentNational Media, and and, to CompanyValueVision's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is may reasonably likely be expected to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such ValueVision Employee Plan;
; (v) Company ValueVision and the ValueVision ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each ValueVision Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such ValueVision Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount ; and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of CompanyValueVision, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any ValueVision Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such ValueVision Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectPlan.
(d) With respect to the ValueVision Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of CompanyValueVision, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company ValueVision could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company ValueVision Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company ValueVision Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the ValueVision SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company ValueVision nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company ValueVision or any of its 19 Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company ValueVision of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) agreement with any officer of ValueVision providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee extending for a period longer than one year from the date hereof and for the payment of compensation in excess of $100,000 per annum, or (iiiii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company ValueVision or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company ValueVision Disclosure ScheduleSchedule (the "ValueVision Parachute Agreements"). The aggregate amounts payable under the ValueVision Parachute Agreements as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents will not exceed $0.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (Valuevision International Inc), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (National Media Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a1) Company Schedule 3.2(m) includes a correct and complete list of, and Horizon has listed on been furnished a true and correct copy of (or an accurate written description thereof in the Company Disclosure Schedule case of oral agreements or arrangements)
(A) all qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, all deferred compensation, consultant, severance, thrift, option, bonus and group insurance contracts and all other incentive, welfare and employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974trust, as amended ("ERISA")annuity or other funding agreements, and all other material benefit arrangements agreements (including oral agreements) that are not Employee Benefit Planspresently in effect, includingor have been approved prior to the date hereof, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as maintained for the benefit of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company City Holding or its subsidiaries or the dependents or beneficiaries of any employee or former employee of City Holding or its subsidiaries, whether or not subject to ERISA Affiliate(the "Employee Plans"), including, if applicable, each amendment thereto (B) the most recent actuarial and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, financial reports prepared or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available required to Parent. In addition, be prepared with respect to each such any Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent and (C) the most recently recent annual reports filed Federal Forms 5500with any governmental agency, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), favorable determination letter issued by the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableInternal Revenue Service, and the most recent actuarial report any open requests for rulings or valuationdetermination letters, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute that pertain to any such qualified Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37Plan. Schedule 3.2(m) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each identifies each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant such plan is qualified.
(2) Neither City Holding nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any Pension Plan maintained or previously maintained by it, has incurred any material liability to each such the PBGC or to the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Pension Plan, deferred compensation, consultant, severance, thrift, option, bonus and group insurance contract or any other incentive, welfare and employee benefit plan and agreement presently in effect, or approved prior to the date hereof, for the benefit of employees or former employees of City Holding and its subsidiaries or the dependents or beneficiaries of any employee or former employee of City Holding or any subsidiary (the "City Holding Employee Plan that Plans"). There is intended not currently pending with the PBGC any filing with respect to qualify any reportable event under Section 501(a4043 of ERISA nor has any reportable event occurred as to which a filing is required and has not been made.
(3) Full payment has been made (or proper accruals have been established) of all contributions which are required for periods prior to the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRSClosing Date, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentas defined in Section 7.1 hereof, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such City Holding Employee Plan, unless such contributions ERISA, or payments that have not been made are immaterial a collective bargaining agreement, no accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in amount and the failure to make such payments Section 302 of ERISA or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred Code) whether or not waived, exists with respect to any Pension Plan, (including any Pension Plan previously maintained by City Holding, City National or any other subsidiary of either), and except as set forth in Schedule 3.2(m), there is no "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCYunfunded current liability" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Section 412 of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viCode) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such City Holding Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effector Pension Plan.
(d4) With respect to the No City Holding Employee Plans, individually and Plan is a "multiemployer plan" (as defined in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge Section 3(37) of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company ). Neither City Holding nor City National nor any subsidiary of its Subsidiaries is either has incurred any material liability under Section 4201 of ERISA for a party complete or partial withdrawal from a multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). Neither City Holding nor City National has participated in or agreed to any oral or written participate in, a multiemployer plan (ias defined in Section 3(37) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleERISA).
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Horizon Bancorp Inc /Wv/), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (City Holding Co)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(32.16(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Disclosure Schedule lists each Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to Plan that any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Acquired Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur sponsors or maintains or to which any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Acquired Company or any ERISA Affiliate contributes, or is a participating employer and in which any Company Employee participates or is owed benefits or for which an obligation by or Liability of any Acquired Company or any ERISA Affiliate currently exists ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"collectively, the “Company Benefit Plans”). Except as provided on Section 2.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Company Benefit Plan provides compensation or benefits exclusively or primarily to non-U.S. Employees. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, the Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of (i) all plan documents and any amendments thereto (or in the event the Company Benefit Plan is not written, a written description thereof) and summary plan descriptions, (ii) the most recent determination letter (or opinion letter) received from the Internal Revenue Service, (iii) copies of the three most recently filed annual reports (Form 5500 Annual Reports and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto), (iv) all related trust agreements, insurance contracts and other funding vehicles associated with such Company Benefit Plan, as applicable, (v) all material written correspondence to or from the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other Governmental Entity received by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate in the last three years with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, and (vi) the most recently prepared annual valuation.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with With respect to each such Employee Company Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRSrelated trust, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination insurance contract or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Sectionfund), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, occurred and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with to which any Acquired Company could or any ERISA Affiliate would be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect Liability under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawLegal Requirement (other than the Liability to make contributions or pay premiums and benefits when due).
(c) Each Company Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund) has been administered and operated in accordance with the terms of the applicable controlling documents and with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Legal Requirements.
(d) All required reports, descriptions and disclosures have been filed or distributed appropriately and in accordance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and applicable Legal Requirements with respect to each Company Benefit Plan. The requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 have been met in all material respects with respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is a group health plan subject to such requirements.
(e) Except as set forth on the All contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) that are due and owing have been fully and timely paid to each Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed Benefit Plan (or related trust or held in the SEC Reports filed prior general assets of the Acquired Companies and accrued, as appropriate), and all contributions for any period ending on or before the Closing Date that are not yet due have been paid to each Company Benefit Plan (or related trust) or accrued in accordance with GAAP. All premiums or other payments for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date have been fully and timely paid with respect to each Company Benefit Plan.
(f) Each Company Benefit Plan that is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan and that is intended to meet the requirements of a “qualified plan” under Section 401(a) of the Code meets such requirements and has either received or applied for (or has time remaining to apply for) a favorable determination letter (or, in the case of a prototype plan, an opinion letter) from the Internal Revenue Service within the applicable remedial amendment periods, and no such determination letter or opinion letter has been revoked nor has revocation been threatened. No event has occurred, and to the date Company’s Knowledge, no condition exists, which would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of this Agreementany such determination or opinion letter. No Acquired Company or ERISA Affiliate has filed, and except as provided for in this Agreementor is considering filing, neither an application under the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System or the United States Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.
(g) No Acquired Company nor any ERISA Affiliate contributes to, or has or has had any obligation to contribute to, or has any liability (including withdrawal liability as defined in Section 4201 of its Subsidiaries ERISA) under or with respect to any (i) Employee Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or (ii) any Multiemployer Plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. No Acquired Company has any unfunded liabilities pursuant to any Company Benefit Plan which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan.
(h) No Acquired Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, nor has any Acquired Company or ERISA Affiliate ever maintained or contributed to, any Employee Welfare Benefit Plan providing post-employment or retiree medical, health or life insurance or other welfare type benefits for current or future retired or terminated employees, their spouses or their dependents (other than in accordance with Section 4980B of the Code or other similar state statute of a party state of the United States).
(i) No Acquired Company, any ERISA Affiliate or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any employee or Representative of any Acquired Company or any ERISA Affiliate, has made any oral or written representation or commitment with respect to any aspect of any Company Benefit Plan that is not in accordance with the written or otherwise preexisting terms and provisions of such Company Benefit Plan.
(j) As of the Agreement Date, there are no unresolved claims, actions, examinations, proceedings, audits, investigations or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine undisputed claims for benefits), and no action, legal or otherwise, has been commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to, and there is no basis for, any such claim, action, examination, proceeding, audit, investigation or dispute.
(k) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan:
(i) agreement with There have been no “prohibited transactions” that would subject any officer Acquired Company to a Tax, damages or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company penalty imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the nature contemplated by this AgreementCode or Section 502(c), (i) or (l) of ERISA.
(ii) agreement No Acquired Company (by way of indemnification, directly or planotherwise) has and, including any stock option planto the Knowledge of the Company, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase planno fiduciary has, any Liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any failure to act or comply in connection with the administration or investment of the benefits assets of which will be increased, any such plan.
(iii) No Legal Proceeding with respect to the administration or the vesting investment of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence assets of any such plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the Knowledge of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of Company, threatened, and there is no basis for any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of such Legal Proceeding.
(l) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other Company Transaction Document nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger hereby or thereby could reasonably be expected to: (i) result in any "change of control" payment (including severance, retirement, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or similar provisions resulting otherwise) becoming due to any Company Employee; (ii) materially increase any compensation or benefits otherwise payable by any Acquired Company; or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such compensation or benefits.
(m) Except for the Stock Plans, no Company Benefit Plan is funded with or allows for payments, investments or distributions in any employer security of any Acquired Company, including employer securities as defined in Section 407(d)(1) of ERISA, or employer real property as defined in Section 407(d)(2) or ERISA.
(n) No asset of any Acquired Company or any ERISA Affiliate is subject to any Lien under ERISA or the Code.
(o) No Company Benefit Plan and no grants, awards or benefits thereunder are subject to Section 409A(a) or compensation 409A(b) of the Code or, if subject to Section 409A(a) of the Code, have failed, in form or operation, to meet the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2), Section 409A(a)(3) or Section 409A(a)(4) of the Code.
(p) Section 2.16(p) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth, with respect to each Person who is an independent contractor of any agreements Acquired Company or has provided services as an independent contractor since January 1, 2013:
(i) the name of such independent contractor and the date as of which such independent contractor was originally engaged by the Acquired Company;
(ii) a description of such independent contractor’s performance objectives, services, duties and responsibilities;
(iii) the aggregate dollar amount of the compensation (including all payments or benefits of any type) received by such independent contractor from the Acquired Company with respect to services performed in the 12 month period ending December 31, 2014; and
(iv) the terms of compensation of such independent contractor.
(q) No current or former independent contractor of any officer Acquired Company could be deemed to be a misclassified employee. No independent contractor is eligible to participate in any Company Benefit Plan. No Acquired Company has ever had any temporary or leased employees that were not treated and accounted for in all respects as employees of such Acquired Company. All persons who have provided services to any Acquired Company as independent contractors have been properly classified as independent contractors, rather than as employees of such Acquired Company, for purposes of all applicable Legal Requirements.
(r) No Company Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer pension plan” (as defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or a “multiple employer plan” described in Section 413(c) of the Code.
(s) No Company Benefit Plan is or, has been subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(t) Neither the Acquired Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation to provide, and no Company Benefit Plan or other key employee agreement provides, any Person with the right to, a gross-up, indemnification, reimbursement or other payment for any excise or additional Taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 4999 or 409A of the Code or due to the failure of any payment to be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(u) The Acquired Companies and each Company or any Benefit Plan that is a “group health plan” as defined in Section 733(a)(1) of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on ERISA (a “Company Health Plan”) (i) is currently in compliance with the Company Disclosure SchedulePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148 (“PPACA”), the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Under Armour, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Under Armour, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(a) (the plans disclosed on Schedule 2.16(a), being the "Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANSBenefit Plans"), as defined in the Company is not the sponsor of any "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")), severance, change-in-control, employment, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, supplemental retirement, bonus or incentive plan, agreement, program or arrangement for the benefit of any current employees of the Company (the "Business Employees") or former employees of the Company (the "Former Business Employees") or its officers or directors. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, Seller has made available to Buyer a written description or copy thereof.
(b) Schedule 2.16(b) sets forth each "employee benefit plan" (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), severance, change-in-control, employment, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, supplemental retirement, bonus or incentive plan, agreement, program or arrangement maintained or contributed to by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any Business Employees or officers or directors of the Company (each a "Seller Benefit Plan"). With respect to each Seller Benefit Plan, Seller has made available to Buyer a complete and accurate written description or copy thereof.
(c) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan and with respect to each Seller Benefit Plan that is an "employee pension benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, Seller has made available to Buyer, as applicable, a true and correct copy of (i) the plan documents and all amendments thereto, (ii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500, (iii) each trust agreement and group annuity contract, (iv) the most recent valuation report, (v) the most recent favorable determination letter, and (vi) the most recent summary plan description.
(d) Each Company Benefit Plan and Seller Benefit Plan intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification from the Internal Revenue Service and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification.
(e) Each Company Benefit Plan, and each Seller Benefit Plan that is an "employee pension benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, has been administered in all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, respects with its terms and applicable Law (including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsto, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planERISA and the Code, and any compensation policy all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder).
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(f), with respect to each Company Benefit Plan and Seller Benefit Plan that is subject to Part 3 of Title I or practice Title IV of ERISA (a "BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTSTitle IV Plan") ): (i) no reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA for which are maintainedthe notice requirement has not been waived has occurred; (ii) no accumulated funding deficiency, contributed whether or not waived under Code Section 412 has been incurred; (iii) no liability to or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred and all premiums required to be paid thereto have been paid on behalf of each Title IV Plan; and (iv) no event or condition exists which (A) would constitute grounds for termination by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or (B) has caused or would give rise to a partial termination of any such Title IV Plan.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(g), none of the Company Benefit Plans or Seller Benefit Plans is a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or has been subject to Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA. The Company has no liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to a "multiemployer plan" contributed to by Company Seller or any entity that, Person that together with the Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be at any time treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors Section 4001 of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")ERISA.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(ch) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(h), all contributions as well as obligations of the Company Disclosure Schedule:or Seller under any Company Benefit Plan or Seller Benefit Plan which are due for any period ending on or before the Closing Date have been paid or accrued by the Seller or the Company (as applicable) within the time required by Law.
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Schedule 2.16(i), no Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party Benefit Plan provides deferred compensation to any oral Business Employee or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company Former Business Employee that is taxable under Section 409A of the nature Code or would be taxable under Section 409A of the Code as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) No disputes are pending before, or to Seller’s knowledge, are threatened by any Governmental Authority or by any participant or beneficiary against any Company Benefit Plan, other than routine claims for benefits.
(iik) agreement No prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4975 of the Code) for which a statutory or administrative exemption does not exist has occurred with respect to any Company Benefit Plan which could result in a material liability to the Company.
(l) The Company has no liability with respect to any "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA that provides benefits to retired employees (other than as required by Section 601 of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any ERISA).
(m) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any Business Employee to severance pay, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or increase the value amount of, compensation or benefits due to any Business Employee, (iii) result in any sale bonus, stay bonus or other transaction-based bonus being due to any Business Employee or (iv) result in the payment to any Business Employee of any amount that would be an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of Code.
(n) The Company has no commitment, intention, or understanding to create, modify, or terminate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except Company Benefit Plan that would result in additional liability to Buyer or Company, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleArticle VII below.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Datameg Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Datameg Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule 3.11(a) sets forth all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")material Employee Benefit Plans by name, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")including all amendments thereto, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not identifies whether each Employee Benefit PlansPlan is a Company Benefit Plan, includinga Seller Benefit Plan, but not limited or a Collective Bargaining Benefit Plan. No Company Benefit Plan is subject to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, the laws of a country other than the United States. Seller has made available to Buyer complete and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") correct copies of: (i) which are maintainedthe most recent determination letter or opinion letter, contributed if any, received by a Group Company from the IRS regarding each Qualified Plan, (ii) all pending applications for rulings, determinations or opinions with respect to any Company Benefit Plan or Qualified Plan, if any, filed with any Governmental Entity (including the Department of Labor and the IRS), (iii) all material correspondence to or from any Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Benefit Plan; (iv) the financial statements (if any) for each Company Benefit Plan for the two (2) most recent fiscal or Company Benefit Plan years for which such financial statements are available (in audited form if required by ERISA) and, where applicable, Annual Report/Returns (Forms 5500) with disclosure schedules, if any, and attachments for each Company Benefit Plan for the two (2) most recent fiscal or Company Benefit Plan years for which such Annual Report/Return (Form 5500) is available, (v) the most recently prepared actuarial valuation report for each Company Benefit Plan (including reports prepared for funding, deduction and financial accounting purposes), if applicable, (vi) all material Company Benefit Plan documents, trust agreements, insurance contracts, service agreements and related material contracts and documents, with respect to be contributed each Company Benefit Plan (and, with respect to by any material unwritten Company or any entity thatBenefit Plan, together with Company as a written summary of the relevant measuring date under ERISAmaterial terms and conditions thereof), is or was required (vii) collective bargaining agreements (including memorandums of understanding and other side letter agreements), if any, relating to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 the establishment, maintenance, funding and operation of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which any Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityBenefit Plan, and (iiviii) which cover summaries of each material Seller Benefit Plan. No Company Benefit Plan provides benefits for any employee of Seller or an Affiliate of Seller (other than a Group Company). No Seller Benefit Plan provides benefits solely to employees of the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")Group Companies.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, All Qualified Plans and the most recent actuarial report or valuationtrusts (if any) forming a part thereof, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multiare so tax-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, qualified and have no knowledge of any default received or violation by any other party to, any of are subject to a favorable determination or opinion letter from the Employee Plans, except with respect IRS as to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify their qualification under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to the effect that each such Employee Plan that trust is intended to qualify exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code. No Company Benefit Plan is a Qualified Plan. To the extent required by Law, all Company Benefit Plans and Seller Benefit Plans comply with the requirements of ERISA and the Code and all other applicable Law in all material respects. No Company Benefit Plan is subject to ERISA. All Company Benefit Plans and Seller Benefit Plans have been administered and maintained at all times in all material respects in accordance with the subject documents and instruments governing them. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(b), all reports (including Form 5500) and filings with Governmental Entities (including the Department of a favorable determination letter from Labor and the IRS, ) required in connection with each Company Benefit Plan have been timely made and all material disclosures required by applicable Law to be distributed to any Company Benefit Plan participant have been timely made. No Group Company has any material liability with respect to a copy Tax under Chapter 43 of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;Code.
(vc) Company All contributions, premium payments and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts other payments required to be contributed under in connection with the terms Company Benefit Plans as of each Employee Plan the date of this Agreement have been made. All contributions, premium payments and applicable law or other payments required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial by any Group Company in amount connection with the Seller Benefit Plans and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, Collective Bargaining Benefit Plans as of the last day date of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursethis Agreement have been made. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(c), there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material unfunded liabilities exist with respect to any such Employee Company Benefit Plan other than those that do not have, accrued on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP or arising since the Balance Sheet Date and are not reasonably likely required to have, be recorded as a Company Material Adverse Effectcurrent liability in accordance with GAAP.
(d) With respect No Action or claim is pending or to the Employee PlansKnowledge of Seller, individually and in the aggregatethreatened with regard to any Company Benefit Plan other than routine claims for benefits. No material Action or claim involving any current or former employee of any Group Company is pending or, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge Knowledge of CompanySeller, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection threatened with which Company could be subject regard to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISASeller Benefit Plan, the Code other than routine claims for benefits. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries3.11(d)(i), the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause any Company Benefit Plan to increase benefits payable to any participant or beneficiary. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.11(d)(ii), neither the value execution of any of this Agreement nor the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementAgreement will (whether or not some other subsequent action or event would be required to cause the receipt of such amount or benefit to occur): (i) entitle any current or former employee of any Group Company to severance pay, unemployment compensation or to any other payment, benefit or award under any Company Benefit Plan or Seller Benefit Plan, (ii) accelerate or modify the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any benefit, award or compensation due any such employee under any Company Benefit Plan or Seller Benefit Plan, or (iii) result in any forgiveness of indebtedness, trigger any funding obligation under any Company Benefit Plan or impose any restrictions or limitations on any Group Company’s rights to administer, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan. No amount or benefit that could be received (whether in cash, property or the vesting in cash or property) under any Company Benefit Plan, Seller Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether or not some other subsequent action or event would be required to cause the receipt of such amount or benefit to occur) by any employee, officer or director of any Group Company who is a “disqualified individual” (as such term is defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code) will, either individually or in combination with any other amount or benefit, fail to be deductible for United States federal income tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G of the Code. Except as set forth in the on Schedule 3.11(d)(iii), each Company Disclosure ScheduleBenefit Plan, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation and, with respect to current and former employees and service providers of any agreements Group Company, each Seller Benefit Plan, in either case that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, has at all times while subject to Section 409A of the Code complied in all material respects with Section 409A of the Code. No person is entitled to receive any officer additional payment (including any tax gross-up or other key employee of Company payment) from Seller or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as a result of the imposition of the excise taxes required by Section 4999 of the Code or any taxes required by Section 409A of the Code. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Company Benefit Plan is currently under examination or audit by any Governmental Entity, including the Department of Labor or the IRS.
(e) Schedule 3.11(e)(i) lists each Multiemployer Plan to which a Group Company contributes, is required to contribute, or within the last six (6) years, has contributed or been required to contribute (each a “Company Multiemployer Plan”). No Group Company could reasonably be expected to have any liability with respect to a Multiemployer Plan that is not a Company Multiemployer Plan. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(e)(ii), none of Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Group Companies) contributes to or is required to contribute to any Company Multiemployer Plan. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(e)(iii), within the last six (6) years, no Group Company nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has maintained or established, contributed or been required to contribute to, participated in or required to participate in, or otherwise has been liable to any Employee Benefit Plan (including any Multiemployer Plan) which is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No employee of a Group Company is currently accruing, or is entitled to accrue, a benefit under any Employee Benefit Plan that is not a Collective Bargaining Benefit Plan and is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No Company Benefit Plan or Seller Benefit Plan is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40)(A) of ERISA) or a multiple employer plan within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code.
(f) No Group Company or ERISA Affiliate has received notice that a Company Multiemployer Plan is assessing a withdrawal liability with respect to a Group Company. With respect to each Company Multiemployer Plan, the Company Disclosure Schedule(or another Group Company) will, within ten (10) Business Days following the date hereof, request the most recent estimate of withdrawal liability available and will promptly provide each such estimate to Buyer upon receipt. All material communications during the preceding three (3) years between any Group Company or any ERISA Affiliate and any Company Multiemployer Plan pertaining to the Group Companies or matters that could reasonably be expected to affect the Group Companies’ potential liability have been delivered to Buyer. With respect to each Company Multiemployer Plan, no Group Company has experienced a reduction in contribution base units in the three (3) consecutive years prior to the date of this Agreement that would, if continued, reasonably be expected to result in a partial withdrawal assessment that could result in any liability to any Group Company, whether such liability is contingent or otherwise. Schedule 3.11(f) identifies each Company Multiemployer Plan that has notified the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any failure to satisfy minimum funding standards, or of its status as a critical or endangered plan.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(g), (i) no Group Company has any outstanding liability (contingent or otherwise) with respect to the Allied Local 470 Retirement Plan, the Allied Local 911 Retirement Plan or the Allied Local 592 Retirement Plan (the “Legacy Company Retirement Plans”), and (ii) each of the Legacy Company Retirement Plans have been terminated and liquidated in accordance with their terms and applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code.
(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(h)(i), no Group Company or Company Benefit Plan provides or has any obligation to provide post-employment life insurance, death, medical or other welfare benefits other than health care continuation benefits described in Section 4980B of the Code or any other similar Law. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(h)(ii), no Seller Benefit Plan provides or has any obligation to provide post-employment life insurance, death, medical or other welfare benefits other than health care continuation described in Section 4980B of the Code or any similar Law to any employee or former employee of a Group Company.
(i) To Seller’s knowledge, there are no Multiemployer Welfare Plans not referenced in the applicable collective bargaining agreement. None of the Multiemployer Welfare Plans require maintenance-of-benefit contributions in excess of the contribution rates set forth in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement (Beacon Roofing Supply Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (ai) Company has listed on the Company United Financial Bancorp’s Disclosure Schedule Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock ownership, savings, stock appreciation right, profit sharing, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, group insurance, severance and other benefit plans, contracts, agreements and arrangements, including, but not limited to, “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plans,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA")incentive and welfare policies, contracts, plans and arrangements and all trust agreements related thereto with respect to any present or former directors, officers or other employees of United Financial Bancorp or any of its Subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “United Financial Bancorp Employee Plans”). United Financial Bancorp has previously delivered or made available to CNB Financial true and complete copies of each agreement, plan and other documents referenced in United Financial Bancorp’s Disclosure Letter, along with, where applicable, copies of the IRS Form 5500 or 5500-C for the most recently completed year. To the Knowledge of United Financial Bancorp, each United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan has been operated and administered in all material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansrespects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law, including, but not limited to to, ERISA, the IRC, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, COBRA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus regulations or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planrules promulgated thereunder, and all material filings, disclosures and notices required by ERISA, the IRC, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and any compensation policy other applicable law have been timely made or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedany interest, contributed to fines, penalties or other impositions for late filings have been paid in full. All material contributions required to be contributed to by Company made under the terms of any United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required employee benefit arrangements to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company United Financial Bancorp or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and Subsidiary is a party or a sponsor have been timely made.
(ii) There is no pending or threatened litigation, administrative action or proceeding relating to any United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan. All of the United Financial Bancorp Employee Plans comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of ERISA, the IRC and other applicable laws. There has occurred no “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC) with respect to the United Financial Bancorp Employee Plans which cover is likely to result in the employees, former employees, directors imposition of any penalties or former directors of Company taxes upon United Financial Bancorp or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 502(i) of ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")or Section 4975 of the IRC.
(biii) A true and complete copy No liability to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation has been or is expected by United Financial Bancorp or any of each written its Subsidiaries to be incurred with respect to any United Financial Bancorp Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (“United Financial Bancorp Pension Plan”), or former employees with respect to any “single-employer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a) of Company ERISA) currently or formerly maintained by United Financial Bancorp or any ERISA Affiliate. No United Financial Bancorp Pension Plan had an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), includingwhether or not waived, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for as of the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to last day of the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, end of the most recent summary plan description year ending prior to the date hereof; and no notice of a “reportable event” (including as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been waived has been required to be filed for any summaries of material modifications), United Financial Bancorp Pension Plan within the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth 12-month period ending on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(idate hereof. Neither United Financial Bancorp nor any of its Subsidiaries has provided, or is required to provide, security to any United Financial Bancorp Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the IRC. Neither Company United Financial Bancorp, its Subsidiaries, nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors on or has previously sponsoredafter September 26, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;1980.
(iv) Each United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees is an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of Company ERISA) and which is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(aIRC (a “United Financial Bancorp Qualified Plan”) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy and United Financial Bancorp and its Subsidiaries are not aware of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably any circumstances likely to impair result in revocation of any such favorable determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;letter.
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required With respect to be contributed under the terms of each United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" is a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Section 4063 of the last day ERISA): (A) none of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company United Financial Bancorp or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, nor any of the benefits of which will be increasedtheir respective ERISA Affiliates, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be acceleratedhas received any notification, by the occurrence of nor has any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Scheduleactual knowledge, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company that if United Financial Bancorp or any of its Subsidiaries except or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates were to experience a withdrawal or partial withdrawal from such plan it would incur withdrawal liability that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on United Financial Bancorp; and (B) none of United Financial Bancorp or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, has received any notification, nor has any reason to believe, that any United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan is in reorganization, has been terminated, is insolvent, or may be in reorganization, become insolvent or be terminated.
(vi) All contributions required to be made with respect to any United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan by applicable law or regulation or by any plan document or other contractual undertaking, and all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any United Financial Bancorp Employee Plan, for such applicable agreements as set forth any period through the date hereof have been timely made or paid in full, or to the extent not required to be made or paid on or before the Company Disclosure Scheduledate hereof, have been fully reflected in the financial statements of United Financial Bancorp. All anticipated contributions and funding obligations are accrued on United Financial Bancorp’s consolidated financial statements to the extent required by GAAP.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (CNB Financial Corp.), Merger Agreement (United Financial Bancorp, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all With respect to each employee benefit plans fund, plan, program, arrangement and contract (including, without limitation, any "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), employee benefit plan," as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, sponsored or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company Parent or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is Parent Subsidiary or was required to be other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) treated as a single employer with Parent (a "Parent ERISA Affiliate") pursuant to Code Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) is a party, or with respect to which Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate could incur liability under Section 414 4069, 4212(c) or 4204 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code (the "ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANSParent Benefit Plans").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, Parent has been made available to Parent. In additionCompany a true, with respect to each complete and correct copy of (i) such Employee Parent Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, and the most recent summary plan description related to such Parent Benefit Plan, if a summary plan description is required therefor, (including any summaries of material modifications)ii) each trust agreement or other funding arrangement relating to such Parent Benefit Plan, (iii) the most recent IRS determination letterannual report (Form 5500) filed with the IRS) with respect to such Parent Benefit Plan, if applicable, and (iv) the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed financial statement relating to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee such Parent Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (Bv) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed most recent determination letter issued by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except IRS with respect to both clauses (A) and (B)such Parent Benefit Plan, where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and if it is intended to qualify qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant Code. Neither Parent nor any Parent Affiliate has any express or implied commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to each such Employee modify, change or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code.
(b) Each Parent Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentadministered in accordance with its terms and all applicable laws, including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts contributions required to be contributed made under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 any of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, Parent Benefit Plans as of the last day date of this Agreement have been timely made or have been reflected on the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits consolidated balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, Parent Reports filed prior to the knowledge date of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) this Agreement. With respect to the Employee Parent Benefit Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurredoccurred and, and to the knowledge Knowledge of CompanyParent, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (other than for routine benefit liabilities) under the terms of such Parent Benefit Plans, ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawLaw.
(ec) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.11 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, (i) each Parent Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code or Section 401(k) of the Code has received or is currently awaiting receipt of a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualified status under the Code, and each trust established in connection with any Parent which is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code has received a determination letter from the IRS that it is so exempt, and no fact or event has occurred since the date of such determination letter from the IRS to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Parent Benefit Plan or the exempt status of any such trust; (ii) there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan; (iii) each Parent Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without liability, other than (A) liability for ordinary administrative expenses typically incurred in a termination event or (B) if the Parent Benefit Plan is a pension benefit plan subject to Part 2 of Title I of ERISA, liability for the accrued benefits as of the date of such termination (if and to the extent required by ERISA) to the extent that either (x) there are sufficient assets set forth aside in a trust or insurance contract to satisfy such liability or (y) such liability is reflected on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed most recent consolidated balance sheet included in the SEC Parent Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement. No suit, administrative proceeding, action or other litigation has been brought, or to the Knowledge of Parent is threatened, against or with respect to any such Parent Benefit Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or United States Department of Labor (other than routine benefits claims).
(d) No Parent Benefit Plan is a multi-employer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA and neither the Parent nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate has sponsored or contributed to or been required to contribute to a multi-employer pension plan or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA. No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, and except as provided for in this Agreementno condition exists that presents a material risk to Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate of incurring or being subject (whether primarily, neither Company nor jointly or secondarily) to a material liability thereunder. None of the assets of Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate is, or may reasonably be expected to become, the subject of its Subsidiaries any lien arising under ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code.
(e) With respect to each Parent Benefit Plan that is a party subject to any oral Title IV or written Part 3 of Title I of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (i) agreement no reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, other than an event that is not required to be reported before or within thirty days of such event) has occurred or is expected to occur, (ii) there was not an accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the most recently ended plan year of such Parent Benefit Plan; and (iii) there is no "unfunded benefit liability" (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA).
(f) Parent has set forth on Schedule 5.11(f) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and has delivered to Company true, complete and correct copies of (i) all employment agreements with officers and all consulting and other advisory agreements of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary providing for annual compensation in excess of $100,000, (ii) all severance plans, agreements, programs and policies of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary with or relating to their respective employees, directors, advisory committee members or consultants, and (iii) all plans, programs, agreements and other arrangements of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary with or relating to their respective employees, directors or consultants which contain "change of control" provisions. No payment or benefit which will be made by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary under any Parent Benefit Plan or other arrangement will constitute an excess parachute payment under Code Section 280G(b)(1), and, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.11(f) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not individually or in conjunction with any officer other possible event (including termination of employment) (i) entitle any current or former employee or other key employee service provider of Company Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to severance benefits or any other payment, compensation or benefit (including forgiveness of its Subsidiariesindebtedness), the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated except as expressly provided by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement accelerate the time of payment or planvesting, including or increase the amount of compensation or benefit due any stock option plansuch employee or service provider. Except as required by Law, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, no Parent Benefit Plan provides any of the following retiree or post-employment benefits to any Person: medical, disability or life insurance benefits. To the Knowledge of which will be increasedParent, or Parent and the vesting Parent ERISA Affiliates are in material compliance with (i) the requirements of the benefits applicable health care continuation and notice provisions of which will be accelerated, by COBRA and the occurrence of any regulations (including proposed regulations) thereunder and (ii) the applicable requirements of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the value of any of regulations (including the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleproposed regulations) thereunder.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ariel Corp), Merger Agreement (Mayan Networks Corp/Ca)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(33.12(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 hereof of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or all Company Benefit Plans under which Company or Company, any ERISA Affiliate may incur or any Company Subsidiary has any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A Company has made available to Buyer with true and complete copy copies of (1) each written Employee Company Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees (or, in the case of any unwritten Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additiona summary of the material provisions of such plan) in effect on the date hereof, (2) the most recent report on Form 5500 filed with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each such Employee Company Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof to the extent applicableany such report was required by applicable Law, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (3) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Benefit Plan for which such a summary plan description is required by applicable Law and (including 4) each currently effective trust agreement or other funding vehicle relating to any summaries Company Benefit Plan. Except as set forth on Section 3.12 of material modificationsthe Disclosure Schedules, other than severance benefits provided under a Company Benefit Plan, no Company Welfare Plan provides benefits to, or on behalf of, any former employee after the termination of employment except (1) where the full cost of such benefit is borne entirely by the former employee (or his eligible dependents or beneficiaries), (2) where plan benefits are payable through a trust, the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and fair market value of the most recent actuarial report assets of which equal or valuation, if applicableexceed the present value of the liabilities of such plan or (3) where the benefit is required by Section 4980B of the Code.
(c) Except as set forth on With the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsoredexception of AAT Electronics Corporation Employees Pension Plan, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation been obligated to maintain or contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), ordersto, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in has any material respect in default under actual or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party tocontingent liability under, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Pension Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or is otherwise a plan described in Section 3(40) of ERISA or a plan described in Section 413 of the Code. Except as set forth on Section 3.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no unfunded benefit liabilities within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA with respect to any Company Pension Plan, as determined under reasonable actuarial assumptions (based on the Plan’s most recent actuarial report). No Company Pension Plan subject to the requirements of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in said Sectionsuch applicable section and any regulations thereunder), whether or not materialwaived. No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursepayment of required premiums (all of which have been paid or will be paid when due), there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration has been incurred by Company or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law ERISA Affiliate with respect to any such Employee Company Pension Plan. Company or any ERISA Affiliate have not taken any action to terminate any Company Pension Plan other than those or any action that do not havewould reasonably be expected have resulted in a partial termination of any Company Pension Plan. No “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA and the regulations thereunder, and are not reasonably likely but excluding any event for which the thirty day notice requirement has been waived) has occurred or is continuing to have, a occur with respect to any Company Material Adverse EffectPension Plan.
(d) With Except as is not material or as disclosed in Section 3.12(d) of the Disclosure Schedules: (i) each Company Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof has been administered in all respects in accordance with its terms, and Company, each ERISA Affiliate and each Company Subsidiary and all Company Benefit Plans are in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws as to Company Benefit Plans; (ii) all contributions, including participant contributions, required under each Company Benefit Plan have been made in full on a timely and proper basis pursuant to the terms of such plans and applicable Law; (iii) with respect to the Employee Company Benefit Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances circumstances, including claims, audits, and investigations, in connection with which Company, any ERISA Affiliate or any of Company Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to become subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
Law; (eiv) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior amounts payable pursuant to the date terms of this Agreementa Company Benefit Plan will not be subject to any income tax deduction limit under Section 162(m) of the Code or any other applicable Law; (v) each Company Pension Plan that is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 401(a) of the Code has been the subject of a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Company Pension Plan currently is qualified and exempt from income Taxes under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust relating to such plan is exempt from income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code, and except no such determination letter has been revoked and, to the Knowledge of Seller, revocation has not been threatened; (vi) Company has made available to Buyer a copy of the most recent determination letter received with respect to each Company Pension Plan for which such a letter has been issued, as provided well as a copy of any pending application for in this Agreementa determination letter; (vii) there are no understandings, neither agreements or undertakings, written or oral, with any person (other than the express terms of any Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party Benefit Plans) that would (pursuant to any oral such understandings, agreements or written undertakings) reasonably be expected to result in any liabilities if any Company Benefit Plan was amended or terminated on or at any time after the Closing or that would prevent any unilateral action by Company (ior, after the Closing, Buyer) agreement to effect such amendment or termination; (viii) other than with any officer respect to Company Options, no present or other key employee former officers, employees, directors or independent contractors of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company Subsidiary will be entitled to any additional benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company any acceleration of the nature contemplated by this Agreementtime of payment, funding or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the any benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of under any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any Company Benefit Plan as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the ; (ix) other than with respect to Company Disclosure ScheduleOptions, none of neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions any transaction contemplated hereunder by this Agreement (alone or in conjunction with a termination of employment) will (A) trigger any "change funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of control" any compensation or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or (B) result in any violation or breach of, or a default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under any Company Benefit Plan; (x) other than as set forth in any Company Benefit Plans or as may be required to avoid any adverse tax consequence under Section 409A of the Code, since January 1, 2004, there has not been any adoption or amendment in any material respect by Company or any Company Subsidiaries of any Company Benefit Plan or any agreement (whether or not legally binding) to adopt or amend any such plan; and (xi) only officers, directors and employees of Company or any Company Subsidiaries are eligible for material compensation with respect to or benefits under the terms of each Company Benefit Plan, and each individual who is classified by Company or any agreements with Company Subsidiary as an “employee” or as an “independent contractor” is properly so classified.
(e) There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any officer current or other key former employee of Company or any Company Subsidiary that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code.
(f) Except as specifically set forth on in this Section 3.12, Seller makes no other representations or warranties in this Agreement with respect to ERISA or the Company Disclosure Scheduleother matters set forth in this Section 3.12.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Sba Communications Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Sba Communications Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Schedule 2.13(a) hereto sets forth a true and complete list of each material OBC Plan. For purposes of this Section 2.13, the Company Disclosure Schedule all term "OBC Plan" means each bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance pay, medical, life or other insurance, profit-sharing, or pension plan, program, agreement or arrangement, and each other employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974program, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus agreement or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancesponsored, severance maintained or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company OBC or by any entity thattrade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to OBC would be treated as deemed a "single employer employer" under Section 414 of the Code (an "ERISA AFFILIATEAffiliate") for the benefit of any employee or under which Company director or former employee or former director of OBC or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")OBC.
(b) A With respect to each of the material OBC Plans, OBC has made available to FESC true and complete copy copies of each written Employee Benefit of the following documents: (a) the OBC Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliateand related documents (including all amendments thereto); (b) the most recent annual reports, includingfinancial statements, and actuarial reports, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, any; (c) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries description, together with each summary of material modifications), required under ERISA with respect to such OBC Plan; and (d) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS determination letter, if applicable, and with respect to each OBC Plan that is intended to be qualified under the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCode.
(c) Except as set forth on No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by OBC or any ERISA Affiliate of OBC since the Company Disclosure Schedule:effective date of ERISA that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to OBC or any ERISA Affiliate of OBC of incurring a liability under such Title, other than liability for premium payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which premiums have been or will be paid when due.
(id) Neither Company OBC nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors of OBC, nor any of the OBC Plans, nor any trust created thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator thereof has previously sponsoredengaged in a prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code) in connection with which OBC or any ERISA Affiliate of OBC could, maintainedeither directly or indirectly, contributed incur a material liability or cost.
(e) Full payment has been made, or will be made in accordance with Section 404(a)(6) of the Code, of all amounts that OBC or any ERISA Affiliate of OBC is required to pay under Section 412 of the Code or incurred an obligation under the terms of the OBC Plans.
(f) As of the Closing Date, the then fair market value of the assets held under each OBC Plan that is subject to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAERISA will be sufficient so as to permit a "standard termination" of each such OBC Plan under Section 4042(b) of ERISA without the need to make any additional contributions to such OBC Plans. No reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA has occurred or will occur with respect to any OBC Plan on or before the Closing Date other than any reportable event occurring by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or a reportable event for which the requirement of notice to the PBGC has been waived.
(g) Except as Previously Disclosed, including any none of the OBC Plans is a "multi-employer multiemployer pension plan," as such term is defined in Sections Section 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;, a "multiple employer welfare arrangement," as such term is defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA, or a single employer plan that has two or more contributing sponsors, at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063(a) of ERISA.
(iih) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or A favorable determination letter has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of been issued by the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except Internal Revenue Service with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan the each of the OBC Plans that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under be "qualified" within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code to the effect that such plan is so qualified and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee OBC Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code in all material respects. Each of the OBC Plans that is intended to qualify under satisfy the requirements of Section 501(a125 or 501(c)(9) of the Code is satisfies such requirements in all material respects. Each of the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which OBC Plans has been delivered operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable laws, including but not limited to Parent, ERISA and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;Code.
(vi) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made There are no actions, suits or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of CompanyOBC, threatenedthreatened or anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits) against any OBC Plan, alleging any breach of the terms assets of any Employee OBC Plan or against OBC or any ERISA Affiliate of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law OBC with respect to any such Employee OBC Plan. There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court, governmental body, commission, agency or arbitrator outstanding against or in favor of any OBC Plan or any fiduciary thereof (other than those that do not haverules of general applicability). There are no pending or threatened audits, and are not reasonably likely to haveexaminations or investigations by any governmental body, a Company Material Adverse Effectcommission or agency involving any OBC Plan.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(ej) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesPreviously Disclosed, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any current or former employee or director of OBC or any ERISA Affiliate of OBC to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any similar payment, or (ii) accelerate the value time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of any of compensation due to any such current or former employee or director, or (iii) renew or extend the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis term of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement agreement regarding compensation for any such current or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" former employee or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduledirector.
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Samples: Reorganization Agreement (Onbancorp Inc), Reorganization Agreement (First Empire State Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all sets forth a true and complete list of each material employee benefit plans plan, arrangement, policy, program or agreement and any amendments or modifications thereof ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")including any stock purchase, as defined in Section 3(3) of stock option, stock incentive, severance, employment, change-in-control, health/welfare plans, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, pension and other agreements, programs, policies and arrangements, whether formal or informal, oral or written, whether or not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”)) that is sponsored, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus maintained or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur for the benefit of any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors employee, officer or director of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or could have any material obligation ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"collectively, the “Company Benefit Plans”).
(b) A true The Company has made available to Parent complete and complete copy accurate copies of (i) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 required to have been filed with the IRS for each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, including all schedules thereto; (ii) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableany, and from the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the IRS for any Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code Code; (iii) the plan documents and summary plan descriptions of each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Company Benefit Plan, or a written description of the terms of any Company Benefit Plan that is not in writing; (iv) any related trust agreements, insurance contracts, insurance policies or other documents of any funding arrangements; (v) any notices to or from the IRS or U.S. Department of Labor relating to any material compliance issues in respect of any Company Benefit Plan; and (vi) with respect to each Foreign Plan, to the extent applicable, (x) the most recent annual report or similar compliance documents required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to such plan and (y) any document comparable to the determination letter reference under clause (ii) above issued by a Governmental Entity relating to the satisfaction of Laws necessary to obtain the most favorable Tax treatment.
(c) No Company Benefit Plan (i) is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Sections 3(37) of ERISA, (ii) is subject to the funding requirements of Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, or (iii) provides for post-retirement medical, life insurance or other welfare-type benefits (other than as required by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or Section 4980B of the Code or under a similar state Law).
(d) The Company Benefit Plans and their related trusts intended to qualify under Section Sections 401 and 501(a) of the Code is the are subject of a to current favorable determination letter or opinion letters from the IRSIRS and, a copy to the Knowledge of which has been delivered to Parent, and to the Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which since the date of such determination or opinion letter that is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee qualified status of such Company Benefit Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 .
(e) The Company Benefit Plans have been maintained and administered in all material respects in accordance with their terms and applicable Law, including the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" Code.
(as defined in said Sectionf) There are no suits, Actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legalarbitrations, administrative or other proceeding proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Company Benefit Plan or governmental investigation any related trust or audit pendingother funding medium thereunder or with respect to the Company as the sponsor or fiduciary thereof or with respect to any other fiduciary thereof.
(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any Contract, agreement, plan or arrangement covering any employee or former employee thereof that, individually or collectively, could give rise to imposition of any excise Tax or the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code. Except as set forth on Section 4.11(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of additional subsequent events) (i) result in any payment of severance or other compensation becoming due to any current or former employee or independent contractor, (ii) increase any benefits under any Company Benefit Plan, or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, vesting or funding of any benefits under any Company Benefit Plan.
(h) Except as set forth on Section 4.11(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not party to any “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder. The Company is not a party to, or otherwise obligated under, any agreement that provides for a gross up of Taxes imposed by Section 409A of the Code. Each such nonqualified deferred compensation plan has been operated in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code. No Company Stock Option or other right to acquire Company Common Stock or other equity of the Company (i) has been issued with an exercise price less than the fair market value of the underlying equity as of the date that such option or right was granted; (ii) has any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of exercise or disposition of such option or right; (iii) has been granted after December 31, 2004, with respect to any class of capital stock of the Company that is not “service recipient stock” (within the meaning of applicable regulations under Section 409A of the Code); or (iv) has failed to be properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s financial statements.
(i) None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or, to the knowledge Knowledge of the Company, threatenedany of their respective directors, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan officers, employees or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law agents has, with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, engaged in or been a party to any non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” as such Employee term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, which could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of a material penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a material Tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code, in each case applicable to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Company Benefit Plan or for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any indemnification obligation.
(j) All material required contributions, premiums and other than those that do not havepayments required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan have been timely made, accrued or reserved for.
(k) All individuals providing services to the Company or any Company Subsidiary who are classified as independent contractors have been properly classified as independent contractors for purposes of federal and are applicable state Tax Laws, Laws applicable to employee benefits and other applicable Laws, except as would not reasonably likely be expected to have, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(dl) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which each Company could be subject to any liability Benefit Plan that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, maintained outside of the Code or any other applicable law.United States substantially for employees who are situated outside the United States (the “Foreign Plans”):
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer all employer and employee contributions to each Foreign Plan required by Law or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or by the terms of which are materially alteredsuch Foreign Plan have been made, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreementor, or if applicable, accrued in accordance with normal accounting practices;
(ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any to the Knowledge of the benefits Company, (A) the fair market value of which will be increased, the assets of each funded Foreign Plan and the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance or the vesting book reserve established for any Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, as of the benefits of which will be acceleratedClosing Date, by with respect to all current or former participants in such Foreign Plan according to the occurrence of any of the transactions actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such Foreign Plan, and (B) no transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall cause such assets or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations; and
(iii) to the value of any Knowledge of the benefits of which will Company, each Foreign Plan required to be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth registered has been registered and has been maintained in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation good standing with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleGovernmental Entities.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (API Technologies Corp.), Merger Agreement (Spectrum Control Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all 4.22 contains a correct and complete list identifying each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceeach employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors employee or former directors employee of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees its Subsidiaries, or former employees of with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliateof its Subsidiaries has any liability. Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, each amendment thereto Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any trust agreementsuch plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the “Employee Plans.”
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementmaintains or contributes to, or other funding has in the past sponsored, maintained or investment arrangements contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”).
(d) Each Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code may rely on an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service for a prototype plan or has received a favorable determination letter, or has pending or has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such Employee Benefit Plan, determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued. The Company has been made available to Parent. In addition, Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havecould result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material excise taxes under Sections 4972, and are not reasonably likely to have4975, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth on The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent contractor of the Company Disclosure Schedule and or any of its Subsidiaries to bonus, severance or other pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting of any benefit or trigger any funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan.
(f) There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as disclosed in required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the SEC Reports filed prior to Code.
(h) Neither the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any oral collective bargaining agreement or written other contract or understanding with a labor union or organization.
(i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, To the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company Knowledge of the nature contemplated Company, there is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against, threatened against or involving any Employee Plan before any Governmental Authority.
(j) The Company has provided Parent with a list and copies of each International Plan. Each International Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by this Agreementany and all applicable statutes, or orders, rules and regulations (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option planspecial provisions relating to qualified plans where such Plan was intended so to qualify) and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. There has been no amendment to, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan written interpretation of or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, announcement (whether or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, not written) by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any International Plan that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such International Plan above the level of expense incurred in respect thereof for the most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof. According to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used for the purpose of funding each International Plan (or, if the same has no such applicable agreements as set forth assumptions and valuations or is unfunded, according to actuarial assumptions and valuations in use by the PBGC on the date hereof), as of February 21, 2006, the total amount or value of the funds available under such Plan to pay benefits accrued thereunder or segregated in respect of such accrued benefits, together with any reserve or accrual with respect thereto, exceeded the present value of all benefits (actual or contingent) accrued as of such date of all participants and past participants therein in respect of which the Company Disclosure Scheduleor any of its Subsidiaries has or would have after the Effective Time any obligation. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates will get the full benefit of any such funds, accruals or reserves.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Kla Tencor Corp), Merger Agreement (Ade Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 5.11 of the Company Xxxxxx Disclosure Schedule Letter contains a list of all Xxxxxx Benefit Plans. The term "Xxxxxx Benefit Plans" means all material employee benefit plans (and other material benefit arrangements, including all "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), employee benefit plans" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), whether or not U.S.-based plans, and all other material employee benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock option (or other equity-based), severance, employment, change in control, welfare (including post-retirement medical and life insurance) and fringe benefit arrangements that are plans, practices or agreements, whether or not Employee Benefit Planssubject to ERISA or U.S.-based and whether written or oral, includingsponsored, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus maintained or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company Xxxxxx or any entity thatof its Subsidiaries, together with Company as to which Xxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is required to provide benefits under applicable law or in which any person who is currently, has been or, prior to the relevant measuring date under ERISAEffective Time, is or was required expected to be treated as become an employee of Xxxxxx is a single employer under Section 414 of participant. Xxxxxx will provide Edge, within 30 days after the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilitydate hereof, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A with true and complete copy copies of the Xxxxxx Benefit Plans and, for each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, includingsuch plan, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any the most recent trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under all contracts relating to such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, plan with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicablewhich Xxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries may have liability (including, Company has delivered to Parent without limitation, insurance contracts, service provider contracts, subscription and participation agreements, and investment manager contracts), the most recently filed Federal Forms recent Form 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any and all summaries of material modificationsmodifications subsequently prepared, the most recent funding statement, the most recent annual report and actuarial report (if applicable), the most recent IRS determination letter, letter (if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and such plan is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code Code) and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable any subsequent determination letter from the IRSapplication, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent annual audited financial statements and opinion, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of plan year of assets, all material communications with any governmental entity or agency regarding such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectall material employee communications regarding such plan.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Edge Petroleum Corp), Merger Agreement (Miller Exploration Co)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all There are no "employee pension benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plans," as defined in Section 3(33(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or "multiemployer plans" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, maintained or contributed to by Corvas or any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) (an "ERISA Affiliate") which is aggregated with Corvas pursuant to Section 414 of the Code for the benefit of its current or former employees. Corvas has set forth on Schedule 3.14 of the Corvas Disclosure Schedule all "employee benefit plans", as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and all other material bonus, stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, welfare, severance, fringe benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, (including, but not limited to, benefits relating to any arrangement providing Company automobiles, clubs, vacation, child care, parenting, sabbatical, sick leave, medical, dental, hospitalization, life insurance benefitsand other types of insurance), and other similar employee benefit plans, arrangements, and employment and consulting agreements, whether or not such plans, arrangements, or agreements are "employee benefit plans", written or otherwise, for the benefit of or relating to, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors employee of Company Corvas or any ERISA Affiliate (together the "EMPLOYEE PLANSCorvas Employee Plans").
(b) A With respect to each Corvas Employee Plan, Corvas has made available to Dendreon a true and complete correct copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan (i) the annual report (Form 5500) for the most recent plan year that covers employees is filed with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or former employees U. S. Department of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, includingLabor, if applicable, (ii) the current plan document and summary plan description, and all amendments thereto, for each amendment thereto such Corvas Employee Plan, (iii) each trust agreement and any trust agreement, insurance group annuity contract, collective bargaining agreementif any, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under relating to such Corvas Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (iv) the most recent summary plan description actuarial report or valuation relating to an Corvas Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, and (including any summaries of material modifications), v) the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if where applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Corvas Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, Corvas and its ERISA Affiliates are in full compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the regulations and published authorities thereunder, and all other laws applicable with respect to all such Corvas Employee Plans, and no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of CompanyCorvas, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company Corvas could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect on Corvas, under ERISA, the Code Code, or any other applicable law. Corvas has classified all individuals who perform services for Corvas correctly under each Corvas Employee Plan, ERISA and the Code as common law employees, independent contractors or leased employees. Except to the extent required under Section 4980B of the Code, neither Corvas nor any ERISA Affiliate provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employees.
(ed) Except as set forth With respect to the Corvas Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, there are no benefit obligations required to be funded for which contributions have not been made or properly accrued, and there are no unfunded benefit obligations which have not been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except financial statements of Corvas. Except as disclosed in the Corvas SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, Agreement and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company Corvas nor any of its Subsidiaries ERISA Affiliate is a party to any oral or written (i) union or collective bargaining agreement, (ii) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesCorvas, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, altered upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company Corvas of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) agreement with any officer of Corvas providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee extending for a period longer than one year from the date hereof or for the payment of compensation in excess of $100,000 per annum, or (iiiv) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan plan, or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Corvas International Inc), Merger Agreement (Dendreon Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all Each employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan, as defined in arrangement, or commitment of Seller or any of the Subsidiaries which is an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), including any “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (“Pension Plan”) is listed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(a) and all each bonus, deferred compensation, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock option plan or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planemployment or severance contract, vacation benefit, life insurance, health and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) other medical benefits, employee assistance, disability insurance, sick leave, post-employment and all other types of fringe and employee benefits, under which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company either the Seller or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISASubsidiaries has had, is has or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 possesses any existing or future liability that covers current or former officers or employees of Seller or any of the Code Subsidiaries ("ERISA AFFILIATE"“Employees”) or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors of Company Seller and any of the Subsidiaries, whether constituted as a plan, practice, arrangement or any ERISA Affiliate commitment, whether written or unwritten, whether qualified or non-qualified, and whether or not subject to ERISA, is listed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(a) ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"the “Seller Plans”).
(b) A . Seller has furnished to Acquiror true and complete copy copies or descriptions of each written Employee Benefit Seller Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, includingtogether, if applicable, each amendment thereto with (i) all amendments, supplements, and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, and administrative policies related thereto; (ii) the most recent summary plan description for each such Seller Plan for which a summary plan description is required; (including iii) any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and applicable trust agreement; (iv) the most recent actuarial report and financial reports or valuation, if applicable.
audits; (cv) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor three most recent annual reports filed with any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAGovernmental Entity, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37all schedules and attachments thereto; (vi) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors the most recent determination letter or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of ruling issued by the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except IRS with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee any Seller Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (“Qualified Seller Plan”) and a description of any open requests for rulings or letters that pertain to any such Qualified Seller Plan; (vii) all registration statements filed with the Commission with respect to any Seller Plan; and (viii) any material written communications to or from the IRS or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any Seller Plan.
(b) Except as disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(b): (i) each trust established pursuant Seller Plan has been operated in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, all regulations, rulings and announcements promulgated or issued thereunder, and all other applicable governmental Laws, including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1994, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (ii) at all times after December 31, 2004, each such Employee Seller Plan that is intended to qualify under constitutes a plan of deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 501(a) 409A of the Code is has been operated in compliance in all material respects with the subject applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code; (iii) each Qualified Seller Plan has received a favorable determination letter from the IRSIRS or is entitled to rely upon a letter issued to a prototype sponsor covering all required Tax Law provisions or has applied to the IRS for such favorable determination letter within the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code and, a copy of which has been delivered to ParentSeller’s Knowledge, and to Company's knowledge, nothing no fact or event has occurred which is since the date of such letter that could reasonably likely be expected to impair such determination or otherwise materially adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee any Qualified Seller Plan;
; (iv) all filings required by ERISA and the Code as to each Seller Plan have been timely filed, and all notices and disclosures to participants required by either ERISA or the Code, including notice by any Seller Plan grandfathered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been timely provided; (v) Company no statement, either written or, to Seller’s Knowledge, oral, has been made by Seller or any of the Subsidiaries to any person with regard to any Seller Plan that was not in accordance with the Seller Plan or that could have a material adverse economic consequence to Acquiror; (vi) neither Seller nor any of the Subsidiaries has any liability to the IRS with respect to any Seller Plan, including any liability imposed by Chapter 43 of the Code, and no amount or any asset of any Seller Plan is subject to tax as unrelated business taxable income; (vii) as of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened claim, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to any Seller Plan except claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of the administration of such plans; (viii) neither Seller nor any of the Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to any Seller Plan subject to ERISA Affiliates have made (an “ERISA Plan”) that could subject Seller or will make when due full any of the Subsidiaries to a Tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 502(i) and timely payment 4071 of all amounts ERISA; (ix) neither Seller nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred a Tax or penalty imposed by Section 4980F of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA; (x) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever sponsored, maintained, or contributed to a plan, including any Seller Plan, which is a “defined benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA or subject to Title IV of ERISA, and Seller has no Knowledge of any facts, circumstances, or reportable events that may give rise to any liability of Acquiror to the IRS or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under Title IV of ERISA; (xi) neither Seller nor any of the Subsidiaries has contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any “multi-employer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA.
(c) All contributions required to be contributed made by Seller or any of the Subsidiaries under the terms of each Employee Plan any Seller Plan, as of the date hereof, have been timely made, and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses all obligations and liabilities under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments Seller Plans that have accrued but are not due have been made are immaterial reflected in amount and the failure accordance with GAAP on their financial statements referred to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plansin Section 3.4. No Seller Plan that is a Pension Plan subject to has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred an outstanding funding waiver. It is not reasonably anticipated that required minimum contributions to any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Seller Plan that is a Pension Plan under Section 412 of the last day Code will be materially increased by application of Section 412(l) of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging Code. Neither Seller nor any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan Subsidiaries has provided, or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect is required to provide, security to any such Employee Pension Plan other than those that do not havepursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, and are not reasonably likely no such plan is or has been subject to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectany limitation on accelerated distributions or amendments under Section 436 of the Code.
(d) With respect Except as disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(d), neither Seller nor Seller Sub has any obligation to provide medical, health, dental, vision, life insurance, or disability benefits under any Seller Plan for any period after the Employee Planstermination of employment, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge except as may be required by Section 4980B of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or Section 601 of ERISA. Seller and each of the Subsidiaries may amend or terminate any health or life benefit plan maintained by Seller or such Subsidiary at any time without incurring any liability thereunder other applicable lawthan in respect of claims incurred prior to such amendment or termination.
(e) There has been no amendment to, announcement by Seller or any of the Subsidiaries relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Seller Plan which would materially increase the expense of maintaining such Seller Plan above the level of the expense incurred therefor for the most recent fiscal year. Except as set forth on Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(e), neither the execution of this Agreement, approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of Seller or Seller Sub nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (individually or in conjunction with any other event) will (i) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits or increase in the amounts payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Seller Plan; (ii) limit or restrict their right or, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the right of Employer (as defined in Section 5.13(a)(1)) to merge, amend or terminate any Seller Plan; (iii) entitle any Employee to severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date hereof; (iv) result in any payment under any Seller Plan which would not be deductible under Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code; or (vi) cause Seller or any of the Subsidiaries to record additional compensation expense on their income statements with respect to any outstanding stock option or other equity-based award.
(f) Except as set forth on the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(f), there are no outstanding compensatory equity awards, including, without limitation, any contracts or arrangements awarding stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, phantom stock or any other equity compensation to any employee, officer, director, consultant or other service provider of Seller or the Subsidiaries. With respect to the Seller Stock Options (i) the per share exercise price of all such options is equal to or greater than the fair market value (determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code) of the underlying shares as of their effective grant date; and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to (ii) all such options were granted either on the date of this Agreement, approval by the compensation committee of Seller’s board of directors or at a later date specified by such compensation committee. All members of Seller’s compensation committee meet the independence standards and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any requirements of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesNASDAQ, the benefits of which are contingent, or Commission and the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleIRS.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Renasant Corp), Merger Agreement (First M&f Corp/MS)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Seller has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all provided to Buyer a list of and copies of each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other each material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceemployment, severance or similar contract, plan arrangement or policy and each other material plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liability, and Employee (iior any dependent or beneficiary thereof) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or any current or former directors director or independent contractor of any Company or any ERISA Affiliate Subsidiary ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Buyer together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and Form 990, if applicable, prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the “Employee Plans”. Schedule 3.20(a) contains a correct and complete list identifying each Employee Plan.
(b) A true and complete copy None of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company the Companies, any ERISA Affiliate or any ERISA Affiliatepredecessor thereof sponsors, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementmaintains or contributes to, or other funding has in the past sponsored, maintained or investment arrangements for the benefits under such contributed to, any Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available Plan subject to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries Title IV of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableERISA.
(c) Except as set forth on None of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor Companies, any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has previously sponsoredin the past contributed to, maintainedany multiemployer plan, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections Section 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;.
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(ivd) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant is subject to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, Internal Revenue Service and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect amendments to any such Employee Plan other than those for which the remedial amendment period (as defined in Section 401(b) of the Code and applicable regulations) has expired are covered by a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no fact or circumstance exists giving rise to a material likelihood that do such Employee Plan would not havebe treated as so qualified by the Internal Revenue Service. Seller has provided to Buyer copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Plan. Each Employee Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by all applicable Laws (including but not limited to ERISA and the Code), except for such terms and requirements which have not had and which are not reasonably likely expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(de) With None of the Companies nor any Subsidiary has any current or projected liability in respect of post-employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance benefits for Employees, except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(ef) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement3.20(f), and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party no Employee will become entitled to any oral bonus, retirement, severance, job security or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company similar benefit or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, accelerated or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of enhanced payment or benefit as a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any Employee that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code.
(h) Any Employee Plan that has been adopted or maintained by any Company or any Subsidiary principally for the benefit of Employees outside the United States (“International Plan”) has been maintained in all material respects with its terms and conditions and in all material respects with all applicable Laws (including without limitation any special provisions relating to the tax status of contributions to, earnings of, or distributions from such International Plans where the applicable International Plan was intended to have such tax status). Except as set forth With respect to each International Plan, all employer and employee contributions have been made or, if applicable, accrued in accordance with applicable accounting practices. Each International Plan that is required to be registered with any governmental entity or regulatory authority has been so registered and has been maintained in good standing with all applicable governmental entities and regulatory authorities, except such terms, conditions and requirements which have not had and which are not reasonably expected to have, individually or in the Company Disclosure Scheduleaggregate, none a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) There have been no prohibited transactions (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation Code) with respect to any agreements Employee Plan. No fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA) has any material liability for breach of fiduciary duty or for any other failure to act or comply in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of any officer such Employee Plan. There have been no acts or other key employee omissions by any person with respect to any Employee Plan that have given rise to, or could reasonably be expected to give rise, to any material liability under Section 502 of Company ERISA.
(j) None of the Companies or any of its the Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedulemaintains or otherwise has any liability with respect to any deferred compensation, excess benefit or other non-qualified supplemental retirement plan, program or arrangements.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Decrane Holdings Co), Stock Purchase Agreement (Decrane Aircraft Holdings Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Buyer has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined disclosed in Section 3(35.14 (a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")Buyer Disclosure Memorandum, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited has delivered or made available to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement: (i) which are maintainedcopies of each Employee Benefit Plan currently adopted, contributed to maintained by, sponsored in whole or required to be in part by, or contributed to by Company any Buyer Entity or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover thereof for the benefit of employees, former employees, directors retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries or under which employees, retirees, former directors employees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate; and (ii) a list of Company each Employee Benefit Plan that is not identified in (i) above (e.g., former Employee Benefit Plans) but for which the Buyer Entity or any ERISA Affiliate has or reasonably would have any material obligation or Liability ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"collectively, the “Buyer Benefit Plans”). Any of the Buyer Benefit Plans which is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is referred to herein as a “Buyer ERISA Plan.”
(b) A true Buyer has delivered to Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement: (i) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all Employee Benefit Plans; (ii) all determination letters, rulings, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions issued by the IRS, the DOL or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation during this calendar year or any of the preceding three (3) calendar years; (iii) any filing or documentation (whether or not filed with the IRS) where corrective action was taken in connection with the IRS EPCRS program set forth in Revenue Procedure 2001-17 (or its predecessor or successor rulings); (iv) annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports and complete copy of each written valuations prepared for any Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to current plan year and the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, three (3) preceding plan years; (v) the most recent summary plan descriptions and any material modifications thereto; and (vi) descriptions of any unwritten Employee Benefit Plan, including a description (including of any summaries material terms of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicablesuch plan.
(c) Except as disclosed in Section 5.14(c) of the Buyer Disclosure Memorandum, each Buyer Benefit Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such Buyer Benefit Plan, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, applicable requirements of ERISA, and with any other applicable Laws. Each Buyer ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS that is still in effect and applies to the Buyer ERISA Plan as amended and as administered or, within the time permitted under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(b), has timely applied for a favorable determination letter which when issued will apply retroactively to the Buyer ERISA Plan as amended and as administered. Buyer is not aware of any circumstances likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter. Buyer has not received any communication (written or unwritten) from any government agency questioning or challenging the compliance of any Buyer Benefit Plan with applicable Laws. No Buyer Benefit Plan is currently being audited by a governmental agency for compliance with applicable Laws or has been audited with a determination by the governmental agency that the Employee Benefit Plan failed to comply with applicable Laws.
(d) There has been no oral or written representation or communication with respect to any aspect of the Buyer Benefit Plans made to employees of Buyer which is not in accordance with the written or otherwise preexisting terms and provisions of such Buyer Benefit Plans. To the Knowledge of Buyer, neither the Buyer nor any administrator or fiduciary of any Buyer Benefit Plan (or any agent of any of the foregoing) has engaged in any transaction, or acted or failed to act in any manner, which could subject Buyer or Buyer to any direct or indirect Liability (by indemnity or otherwise) for breach of any fiduciary, co-fiduciary or other duty under ERISA. There are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Buyer Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course of business and there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened actions, proceedings, prosecutions, inquiries, hearings or investigations against or relating to the assets of any of the trusts under such Buyer Benefit Plans, the Buyer Benefit Plan sponsor, Buyer Benefit Plan administrator, or any fiduciary of any Buyer Benefit Plan, or otherwise relating to any Buyer Benefit Plan.
(e) All Buyer Benefit Plan documents and annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial valuations, summary annual reports, and summary plan descriptions issued with respect to the Buyer Benefit Plans are materially correct and complete, have been timely filed with the IRS, the DOL or distributed to participants of the Buyer Benefit Plans (as required by Law), and there have been no changes in the information set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:therein.
(if) To the Knowledge of Buyer, no “party in interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of Internal Revenue Code) of any Buyer Benefit Plan has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction” (described in Section 4975(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 406 of ERISA).
(g) Neither Company Buyer nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an had any obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under a plan or arrangement that is: (i) subject to Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections ; (ii) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
; (iiiii) neither Company nor maintained in connection with any trust described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code; (iv) subject to the minimum funding standards of ERISA Affiliate sponsors Section 302 or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to Internal Revenue Code Section 412; or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee (v) a post-termination health or welfare benefit arrangement or plan other than as required by COBRA or similar state law. No Buyer Benefit Plan that provides is a health or will provide benefits described welfare benefit plan is self-insured.
(h) Except as disclosed in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a5.14(h) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Buyer Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this AgreementMemorandum, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger hereby will: (i) result in any "change material payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, or otherwise) becoming due to any director or any employee of control" any Buyer Entity from any Buyer Entity under any Buyer Benefit Plan or similar provisions resulting otherwise; (ii) materially increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Buyer Benefit Plan; or (iii) result in the any acceleration of benefits the time of payment or vesting of any such benefit.
(i) Except as disclosed in Section 5.14 (i) of the Buyer Disclosure Memorandum, each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been operated since January 1, 2011 in good faith compliance with respect Section 409A of the Code and IRS Notice 2005-1 and no nonqualified deferred compensation plan has been “materially modified” (within the meaning of IRS Notice 2005-1) at any time after December 31, 2014. Each Buyer Option was originally granted with an exercise price that the Board of Directors of Buyer in good faith, based on a reasonable valuation method, determined to any agreements with any officer or other key employee be equal to the fair market value of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedulea Buyer Common Stock.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Authentidate Holding Corp), Merger Agreement (Authentidate Holding Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.8(a) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule all Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), ERISA and all any other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplan, includingpolicy, but not limited program, practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement providing compensation or other benefits to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, which are now, or with respect to any plan intended to be qualified under 401(a) of the Code, were within the past 6 years, maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, or under which Parent or any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including, if applicablewithout limitation, all material incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements. Each "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and each amendment thereto and any trust other material plan, policy, program, practice, agreement, insurance contractunderstanding or arrangement providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former director, collective bargaining agreementofficer, employee or consultant (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, which are now, or were within the past 6 years, maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, or under which Parent or any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including, without limitation, all material incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other funding stock-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or investment arrangements for is hereinafter referred to as a "Parent Benefit Plan". Neither Parent, nor to the benefits under such Employee Knowledge of Parent, any other person, has any express or implied commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to modify, change or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA, the Code, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or any other applicable law. Parent has been delivered or made available to Parent. In additionthe Company true, correct and complete copies of all Parent Benefit Plans (or, if not so delivered, has delivered or made available to the Company a written summary of their material terms), and, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to thereto, all amendments, trust agreements, insurance Contracts, other funding vehicles, determination letters issued by the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent United States Internal Revenue Service (the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications"IRS"), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableannual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with the IRS, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableother financial statement relating to such Parent Benefit Plan.
(cb) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Each Parent Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined has been administered in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described all material respects in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance accordance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any its terms and all applicable laws (Laws, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations contributions required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 any of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, Parent Benefit Plans as of the last day date of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plansthis Agreement have been timely made. Except as would not, individually and or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) with respect to the Parent Benefit Plans, no event has occurredoccurred and, and to the knowledge Knowledge of CompanyParent, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company Parent could reasonably be expected to be subject to any material liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (other than for routine benefit liabilities) under the terms of, or with respect to, such Parent Benefit Plans, ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawLaw, and (ii) neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability under ERISA Section 502.
(c) Each Parent Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained or is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS that the Parent Benefit Plan is so qualified and all related trusts are exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could be reasonably expected to cause the loss of such qualification or exemption. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Parent or a Parent ERISA Affiliate, (i) to the Knowledge of Parent there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and other than a transaction that is exempt under a statutory or administrative exemption) with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan, (ii) no suit, administrative proceeding, action or other litigation has been brought, or to the Knowledge of Parent is threatened, against or with respect to any such Parent Benefit Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or United States Department of Labor (other than routine benefits claims), (iii) none of the assets of Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate is, or may reasonably be expected to become, the subject of any lien arising under ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code, (iv) all Tax, annual reporting and other governmental filings required by ERISA and the Code have been timely filed with the appropriate Governmental Entity and all notices and disclosures have been timely provided to participants, (v) all contributions and payments to each Parent Benefit Plan are deductible under applicable Code sections including, as applicable, sections 162 or 404, and (vi) no excise Tax could be imposed upon Parent under Chapter 43 of the Code.
(d) Neither Parent nor any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsors, maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to, or has sponsored, maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to, any "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed No amount that could be received (whether in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral cash or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, property or the vesting of property), in connection with the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. , by any employee, officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries who is a "disqualified individual" (as such term is defined in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1) under any Parent Benefit Plan or otherwise may be characterized as an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(f) Except as set forth required by Law, no Parent Benefit Plan provides any of the following retiree or post-employment benefits to any person: medical, disability or life insurance benefits. Parent and each ERISA Affiliate are in compliance with (i) the requirements of the applicable health care continuation and notice provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the regulations (including proposed regulations) thereunder and any similar state Law, and (ii) the applicable requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations (including the proposed regulations) thereunder, except as would not be reasonably expected to result in material liability to Parent or a Parent ERISA Affiliate.
(g) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, sponsors, contributes to or has any liability with respect to any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement that provides benefits to non-resident aliens with no United States source income outside of the United States.
(h) Parent has delivered to the Company accurate W-2 information for the executive officers of Parent for the 2000 and 2001 calendar years.
(i) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is a party to or otherwise bound by any collective bargaining Contract with a labor union or labor organization, nor is any such Contract presently being negotiated.
(j) Parent has identified in Section 4.8(j) of the Parent Disclosure ScheduleLetter and has made available to the Company true and complete copies of (i) all severance and employment agreements with directors, none officers or employees of or consultants to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (ii) all severance programs and policies of each of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary with or relating to its employees, and (iii) all plans, programs, agreements and other arrangements of each of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary with or relating to its directors, officers, employees or consultants which contain change in control provisions. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or other related agreements, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder hereby or thereby will trigger (either alone or in conjunction with any "change other event, such as termination of control" employment) (i) result in any payment (including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation, parachute or similar provisions resulting otherwise) becoming due to any director or any employee of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or Affiliate from Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or Affiliate under any Parent Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) significantly increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Parent Benefit Plan or (iii) result in the any acceleration of benefits the time of payment or compensation with respect to vesting of any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries benefits, except for such as may be required by applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedulelaw.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Variagenics Inc), Merger Agreement (Hyseq Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Acquirer has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule made available to Target all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA) and all bonus, as amended ("ERISA")stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance and other similar employee benefit plans, and all other material unexpired severance agreements, written or otherwise, for the benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansof, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsor relating to, any incentive bonus current or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as former employee of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company Acquirer or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityof Acquirer (together, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANSAcquirer Employee Plans").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Acquirer Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, to the knowledge of Acquirer, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company Acquirer could be subject to any liability that is reasonably expected to have an Acquirer Material Adverse Effect.
(c) With respect to the Acquirer Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, there are no funded benefit obligations for which contributions have not been made or properly accrued and there are no unfunded benefit obligations which have not been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, on the financial statements of Acquirer, which obligations are reasonably likely to have a Company an Acquirer Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawEffect.
(ed) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the Acquirer SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company Acquirer nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) union or collective bargaining agreement, (ii) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company Acquirer or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company Acquirer of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) agreement with any officer of Acquirer providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee extending for a period longer than one year from the date hereof, or (iiiv) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Borland International Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Borland International Inc /De/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Schedules sets forth a list of each Company Employee Benefit Plan, other than offer letters setting forth the terms of at-will employment that are substantially in the form provided to the SPAC prior to the date hereof and set forth on Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, and providing for no severance, change in control or similar or other material payments or benefits. With respect to each Company Employee Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to the SPAC true and complete copies of, as applicable, (i) the current plan document (and all employee amendments thereto), (ii) the most recent summary plan description (with all summaries of material modifications thereto), (iii) the most recent determination, advisory or opinion letter received from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), (iv) the most recent actuarial valuation report, (v) all related insurance Contracts, trust agreements or other funding arrangements and (vi) all non-routine correspondence with any Governmental Entity.
(b) (i) No Company Employee Benefit Plan provides, and no Group Company has any Liability to provide, retiree, post-ownership or post-termination health or life insurance or any other retiree, post-ownership or post-termination welfare-type benefits to any Person other than as required under Section 4980B of the Code or any similar state Law and for which the covered Person pays the full cost of coverage, (ii) no Company Employee Benefit Plan is, and no Group Company sponsors, maintains or contributes to (or is required to contribute to), or has any Liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate) under or with respect to, a “defined benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code, and (iii) no Group Company contributes to or has any obligation to contribute to, or has any Liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate) under or with respect to, any “multiemployer plan”, as defined in Section 3(33(37) of ERISA. No Company Employee Benefit Plan is (x) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act Code or Section 210 of 1974ERISA or (y) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Group Company has any, as amended ("ERISA")or is reasonably expected to have any, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus Liability under Title IV of ERISA or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as on account of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or with any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")other Person.
(bc) A true and complete copy of each written Each Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees is (or former employees has been) intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received, or may rely upon, a current favorable determination or advisory or opinion letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of the tax qualified status or to adversely affect the qualification of such Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicableEmployee Benefit Plan. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, each amendment thereto Company Employee Benefit Plan has been established, operated, maintained, funded and administered in accordance in all material respects with its respective terms and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Neither the Company nor any trust agreementemployee, insurance contractofficer or director of the Company has engaged in any “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or Section 407 of ERISA that are not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA and no breaches of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) have occurred with respect to any Company Employee Benefit Plan, collective bargaining agreementand, or other funding or investment arrangements for to the benefits under such Knowledge of the Company, no service provider to any Company Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available caused any “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or Section 407 of ERISA that are not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA. There is no claim or Proceeding (other than routine and uncontested claims for benefits) pending or, to Parent. In additionthe Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to each such any Company Employee Benefit Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Benefit Plan. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Group Companies have complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “ACA”), and none of the Group Companies has incurred (whether or not assessed) any penalty or Tax under the ACA (including with respect to the extent reporting requirements under Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Code, as applicable) or under Section 4980H, 4980B or 4980D of the Code. With respect to each Company has delivered to Parent Employee Benefit Plan, all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premium payments that are due have been timely made in accordance with the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, terms of such Company Employee Benefit Plan and in compliance with the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries requirements of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableapplicable Law, and all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premium payments for any period ending on or before the most recent actuarial report Closing Date that are not yet due have been made or valuation, if applicableproperly accrued.
(cd) Except as set forth on Section 3.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this AgreementSchedules, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and or delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger hereby, alone or together with any "change other event could, directly or indirectly, be reasonably expected to (i) result in any compensation or benefit becoming due or payable, or required to be provided, to any current or former officer, employee, director or individual independent contractor of control" the Group Companies under a Company Employee Benefit Plan or similar provisions resulting otherwise, (ii) increase the amount or value of any benefit or compensation otherwise payable or required to be provided to any current or former officer, employee, director, individual independent contractor or other individual service provider of the Group Companies under a Company Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise, (iii) result in the acceleration of benefits the time of payment, vesting or funding or forfeiture of any such benefit or compensation under a Company Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise, (iv) result in the forgiveness, in whole or in part, of any outstanding loans made by the Group Companies to any current or former officer, employee, director, individual independent contractor or other individual service provider of the Group Companies or (v) limit or restrict the Group Companies’ or the SPAC’s ability to merge, amend or terminate any Company Employee Benefit Plan.
(e) Each Company Employee Benefit Plan or other arrangement that is, in any part, a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been documented, operated and maintained in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder in all material respects. No Person has any current or contingent right against the Group Companies to be grossed up for, reimbursed for or otherwise indemnified or made whole for any Tax incurred by such Person, including under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code or otherwise.
(f) Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby could, either alone or in conjunction with any other event, reasonably be expected to result in the payment or provision of any amount or benefit that could, individually or in combination with any other amount or benefit, constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code).
(g) Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth as of the date hereof all of the Company Group’s obligations with respect to any agreements with any officer unpaid and accrued bonuses, severance and deferred compensation, whether or other key employee of Company not accrued or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements funded (including deferred compensation payable as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduledeferred purchase price).
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Banyan Acquisition Corp), Business Combination Agreement (Banyan Acquisition Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.12(a) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule all Letter, sets forth a true, complete and correct list of each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ERISA ("whether or not subject to ERISA"), and all any other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplan, includingpolicy, but not limited program, practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits to any arrangement providing insurance benefitscurrent or former director, officer, employee or consultant (or to any incentive bonus dependent or deferred bonus arrangementbeneficiary thereof) of Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are now maintained, contributed to sponsored or required to be contributed to by Company Parent or any entity thatERISA Affiliate, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company Parent or any ERISA Affiliate may incur has any material obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, stock-based compensation, change-in-control, retention, employment, consulting, personnel or severance policies, programs, practices, Contracts or arrangements (each, a “Parent Benefit Plan”), excluding Foreign Benefit Plans. Not more than 20 Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Parent shall deliver a true, complete and (ii) correct list of each Foreign Benefit Plan to the Company. Parent has no express or implied commitment to terminate or modify or change any Parent Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a termination, modification or change required by ERISA or the Code or which cover would not, individually or in the employeesaggregate, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) A true and complete copy Except as set forth in Section 4.12(b) of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additionParent Disclosure Letter, with respect to each such Employee Parent Benefit Plan (other than any Foreign Benefit Plan), Parent has made available to the Company true, complete and correct copies of the following (as applicable): (i) the written document evidencing such Parent Benefit Plan or, with respect to any such plan that is not in writing, a written description of the material terms thereof; (ii) the summary plan description; (iii) the most recent annual report, financial statement and/or actuarial report; (iv) the most recent determination letter from the IRS; (v) the most recent Form 5500 required to have been filed with the IRS, including all schedules thereto; (vi) any related trust agreements, insurance contracts or other funding arrangements; (vii) any notices to or from the IRS or any office or Representative of the Department of Labor, PBGC or any other Governmental Entity relating to any unresolved compliance issues in respect of any such Parent Benefit Plan; and (viii) all material amendments, modifications or supplements to any Parent Benefit Plan. With respect to each Foreign Benefit Plan, Parent will provide to the Company not more than 20 Business Days after the date of this Agreement the items identified in each of clauses (i) through (viii) above, to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on in Section 4.12(c) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsoredLetter, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee each Parent Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAhas been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms, applicable Law (including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B 409A of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedany applicable collective bargaining agreement, and currently areincluding, in compliance with their termsall material respects, the requirements prescribed timely filing of all Tax, annual reporting and other governmental filings required by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code)Code and timely contribution (or, ordersif not yet due, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (Bproper financial reporting) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed made under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 any of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, Parent Benefit Plans as of the last day date of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) this Agreement. With respect to the Employee Parent Benefit Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, occurred and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could Parent or any of its Subsidiaries would be subject to any liability that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Parent Benefit Plan that is reasonably likely intended to have a Company Material Adverse Effect be “qualified” under ERISA, Section 401 of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to such effect and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no fact, circumstance or event has occurred or exists since the date of such determination letter that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Parent Benefit Plan. None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of and, to Parent’s Knowledge, there are no audits or investigations by any Governmental Entity with respect to, or other Actions against or involving any Parent Benefit Plan or asserting rights or claims to benefits under any Parent Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits payable in the normal course). Other than as set forth in Section 4.12(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, each Parent Benefit Plan subject to ERISA that provides retiree healthcare or life insurance benefits in the United States provides by its terms that it may be amended or terminated without material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries at any time after the Effective Time (other than as required by applicable lawLaw).
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.12(d) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, no Parent Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Sections 4063/4064 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code and neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has sponsored or contributed to or been required to contribute to, or has any liability with respect to, a “multiemployer plan” or “multiple employer plan.”
(e) Except as set forth on in Section 4.12(e) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed Letter, neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or in the SEC Reports filed prior past has maintained or contributed to, any “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA. With respect to each plan set forth in Section 4.12(e) of the Parent Disclosure Letter that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of Title IV of ERISA, except to the date of this Agreementextent that the event or condition in question would not give rise to a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement there does not exist any accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (ii) there has been no “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder which required a notice to the PBGC which has not been fully and accurately reported in a timely fashion, as required, or which, whether or not reported, would constitute grounds for the PBGC to institute involuntary termination proceedings with respect to any officer Parent Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA; (iii) all premiums to the PBGC have been timely paid in full; (iv) there has not been a partial termination; and (v) none of the following events has occurred: (A) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, (B) the treatment of an amendment to such a Parent Benefit Plan as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA or other key employee (C) the commencement of Company proceedings by the PBGC to terminate such a Parent Benefit Plan and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no condition exists that presents a substantial risk that such proceedings will be instituted or any which would constitute grounds under Section 4042 of its Subsidiaries, ERISA for the benefits of which are contingenttermination of, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence appointment of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plantrustee to administer, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. such plan.
(f) Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none Section 4.12(f) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder Merger will trigger not constitute an event that, either alone or in conjunction with any "change other event, will or may result in (i) any payment, acceleration, termination, forgiveness of control" Indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in compensation or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation obligation to fund benefits with respect to any agreements with any officer current or former employee or other key employee personnel of Company Parent or any of its Subsidiaries except for such Subsidiaries, (ii) any amount failing to be deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code or (iii) the provision of any reimbursement of excise Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code or any income Taxes under the Code.
(g) (i) Each Foreign Benefit Plan has been established, maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and all applicable agreements Laws and Orders of any controlling Governmental Entity; (ii) each Foreign Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; and (iii) each Foreign Benefit Plan required to be funded and/or book reserved is funded and/or book reserved, as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleappropriate, in accordance with applicable Law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Contango Oil & Gas Co), Merger Agreement (Crimson Exploration Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all 3.10 lists each written "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan," as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each stock option, stock purchase, stock ownership, deferred compensation, severance, performance, bonus, incentive, vacation or holiday pay plan, policy, understanding or arrangement and each other employee benefit plan or arrangement (including fringe benefit plans or arrangements) that is maintained on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act date hereof or otherwise contributed to by any Dynegy, Seller or any of 1974, as amended their subsidiaries for the benefit of Employees ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus "). There are no Employee Benefit Plans that are sponsored solely for the benefit of Employees. There are no Employee Benefit Plans that are sponsored solely by one or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as more of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to ParentIPC Companies. In addition, with respect to Schedule 3.10 lists each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicablematerial written employment, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicablecompensation, and consulting agreement or arrangement, and any agreement or arrangement associated with a change in ownership or the most recent actuarial report sale of substantially all the assets of any IPC Company or valuationDynegy or any of their respective Affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsoredin each case, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to entered into with any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV ("Compensation Arrangements"). There are no plans or arrangements that are "pension plans" within the meaning of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(13(2) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required but are not intended to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code pursuant to which any Employee is entitled to benefits. The term "Employees" shall mean all Active Employees, Other Plan Participants and Retirees, as those terms are used in Article VI. Seller has made available to Purchaser copies of (i) each Employee Benefit Plan and each trust established pursuant Compensation Arrangement (or, in the case of any material unwritten Employee Benefit Plans or Compensation Arrangements, descriptions thereof); (ii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 filed with the applicable Governmental Authority with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (if any such report was required by applicable Law); (iii) the most recent summary plan description for each Employee Benefit Plan that for which such a summary plan description is intended required by applicable Law; (iv) each trust agreement or annuity contract relating to qualify under Section 501(aany Seller Pension Plan or Seller VEBA; and (v) the most recent actuarial report for any Seller Pension Plan. Each report described in clause (v) of the Code is preceding sentence accurately describes the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified funded status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required plan to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, which it relates as of the last day of date indicated in such report and there has been no material change in the most recent plan year investment strategy of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to plan since such date. To the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, Dynegy and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually Seller and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except except as set forth on Schedule 3.10, no IPC Company maintains any material oral Employee Benefit Plan or Compensation Arrangement. For purposes of the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiariespreceding sentence, the benefits of which are contingent, or term "knowledge" means the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company actual knowledge of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Director Human Resources of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleIPC.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Ameren Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Union Electric Co)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all Letter contains a correct and complete list identifying each material "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan," as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceeach employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors employee or former directors employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability. Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the "Employee Plans."
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a "EMPLOYEE PLANSMultiemployer Plan").
(bd) A true and complete copy of each written Each Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementthe Code has received a favorable determination letter, or other funding has pending or investment arrangements has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such Employee Benefit Plan, determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued. The Company has been made available to Parent. In additionParent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters, if any, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a could result in payment or assessment by or against the Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to of any material excise taxes under the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth on The consummation of the Transactions will not (either alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or former employee or independent contractor of the Company Disclosure Schedule and or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation, requirement or restriction pursuant to any Employee Plan.
(f) No Employee Plan exists that could give rise to the payment of any material amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as disclosed required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(h) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, an Employee Plan which would increase materially the SEC Reports filed prior to expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the date level of this Agreementthe expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended December 31, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither 2009.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any oral collective bargaining agreement or written other contract or understanding with a labor union or organization.
(j) All contributions and payments accrued under each Employee Plan, determined in accordance with prior funding and accrual practices, as adjusted to include proportional accruals for the period ending as of the date hereof, have been discharged and paid on or prior to the date hereof except to the extent reflected as a liability on the Company Balance Sheet.
(k) There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving, any Employee Plan before any Governmental Authority.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any effective or pending collective bargaining agreement or similar labor agreement covering employees or former employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As relates to the Transactions, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) agreement have provided all information to labor representatives that they are required to provide and (ii) have fulfilled all obligations to consult and negotiate with any officer such labor representatives, in each case as required by Applicable Law. There are no (i) labor strikes, slowdowns or other key employee of stoppages current, pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) representation claims or petitions pending before the benefits of which National Labor Relations Board or any foreign equivalent and there are contingentno questions, or to the terms of which are materially alteredCompany's Knowledge, upon any organizing efforts or challenges concerning representation with respect to the occurrence of a transaction involving Company employees of the nature contemplated by this AgreementCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iiiii) agreement material grievances or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of pending arbitration proceedings against the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on that arose out of or under any collective bargaining agreement.
(m) Since the Company Disclosure ScheduleBalance Sheet Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has effectuated or announced (i) a "plant closing" (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) a "mass layoff" (as defined in the WARN Act) or (iii) such other transaction, layoff, reduction in force or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any similar Applicable Law.
(n) The Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the "Compensation Committee") has (i) approved each Employee Plan pursuant to which consideration is payable to any officer, director or employee (each, a "Compensation Arrangement") as an "employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement" within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act, and (ii) taken all other actions necessary or advisable to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor with respect to such Compensation Arrangement in accordance with Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act (the approvals and actions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, the "Compensation Arrangement Approvals"). The Company Board has determined that the Compensation Committee is composed solely of "independent directors" in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto.
(o) All Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans (as defined in Code Section 409A(d)(1)) of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates are in material compliance with Code Section 409A and neither the Plans nor this transaction will cause a participant in such Plans to be subject to the Tax imposed by Code Section 409A(a)(1)(B).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Emergent Group Inc/Ny), Merger Agreement (Universal Hospital Services Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) The Company has listed on made available to Parent a copy of each material bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, equity ownership, stock purchase, stock option, equity-based compensation, retirement, vacation, employment, disability, death benefit, flexible spending account, hospitalization, medical, life insurance, welfare, change of control, retention, severance or other employee benefit plan, policy, program, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not subject to ERISA, in each case sponsored or maintained by the Company Disclosure Schedule or any Company Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary contributes or is obligated to contribute for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any liability, in each case other than a Company Multiemployer Plan (collectively, the “Company Benefit Plans”) or, if the Company Benefit Plan is not in writing, a summary of the material terms thereof, in each case, along with (i) all employee benefit plans related amendments and trust agreements, if any, ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")ii) the most recent Annual Report (Form 5500 Series) and accompanying schedules filed with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, as defined if any, (iii) the most recent annual audited financial report and actuarial report, if any, (iv) the most recent summary plan description for such Company Benefit Plan if a summary plan description is required by applicable Law, and (v) the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, if any. Within 15 calendar days following the date of this Agreement, the Company will provide to Parent a list of each Company Benefit Plan.
(b) Each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in Section 3(3) of accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws (including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansthe Code), including, but not limited except for any failures to so administer any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or former employees in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. As of Company or any ERISA Affiliatethe date of this Agreement, including, if applicableto the Knowledge of the Company, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, Company Multiemployer Plan has been made available administered in accordance with its terms, except for any failures to Parent. In additionso administer any Company Multiemployer Plan that would not reasonably be expected to result, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to individually or in the extent applicableaggregate, Company has delivered to Parent in a Material Adverse Effect on the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCompany.
(c) Except as set forth on the Each Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRSInternal Revenue Service as to its qualified status and, a copy to the Knowledge of which has been delivered to Parentthe Company, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is there exist no facts or circumstances that have caused or are reasonably likely to impair cause such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;plan not to be qualified.
(vd) Neither the Company and nor any of the Company Subsidiaries nor any trade or business or any other person or entity under common control with the Company, whether or not incorporated, which, together with the Company, would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b) of ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment Section 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of all amounts the Code (a “Company ERISA Affiliate”), maintains, participates in, contributes to, is required to be contributed under contribute to, or, directly or indirectly, has any material liability with respect to (i) any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the terms Code (a “Company Multiemployer Plan”), (ii) any multiple employer plan within the meaning of each Employee Plan and applicable law Section 4063 or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee PlanSection 4064 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code, unless such contributions or payments (iii) any employee benefit plan, fund, program, contract or arrangement that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" liability under Title IV of ERISA that has not been satisfied in full.
(as defined in said Section), e) No Company Benefit Plan provides medical or life insurance benefits (whether or not materialinsured) with respect to current or former employees or officers or directors after retirement or other termination of service, as other than pursuant to Section 4980B of the last day Code or any other such coverage required by Law.
(f) The consummation of the most recent plan year Transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) result in any material payment or benefit under a Company Benefit Plan becoming due or payable, or being required to be provided, to any current or former director, executive officer, employee or consultant of such plan; andthe Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (ii) materially increase the amount or value of any benefit or compensation under a Company Benefit Plan payable or required to be provided to any current or former director, executive officer, employee or consultant, or result in the acceleration or the time of payment or vesting of any material benefit or compensation under a Company Benefit Plan.
(vig) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement (including this Agreement) that is reasonably likely to result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. No Company Benefit Plan provides for the reimbursement of excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Code or additional Taxes under Section 409A of the Code.
(h) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (i) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened written claims (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), there is no claimlawsuits or arbitrations that have been asserted or instituted against any Company Benefit Plan, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, and (ii) to the knowledge Knowledge of the Company, threatened, alleging any breach no set of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those circumstances exists that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, give rise to such a claim or lawsuit against any Company Material Adverse EffectBenefit Plan.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (International Coal Group, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Arch Coal Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all 4.17 contains a correct and complete list identifying each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceeach employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance programs, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors employee or former directors employee of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"the “Employee Plans”). Copies of the Employee Plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto have been furnished to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust.
(b) A true and complete copy As of January 1, 2013, the fair market value of the assets of each written Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a “multiemployer plan,” as defined below) (a “Title IV Plan”) (excluding for these purposes any accrued but unpaid contributions) exceeded the present value of all benefits accrued under such Title IV Plan determined on a termination basis using the assumptions established by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as in effect on such date. No “accumulated funding deficiency,” as defined in Section 412 of the Code, has been incurred with respect to any Employee Plan subject to such Section 412, whether or not waived. No “reportable event,” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, other than a “reportable event” that covers employees would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and no event described in Section 4062 or former employees 4063 of ERISA, has occurred in connection with any Employee Plan. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company has (i) engaged in, or is a successor or parent corporation to an entity that has engaged in, a transaction described in Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA or (ii) incurred, or reasonably expects to incur prior to the Effective Time, (A) any liability under Title IV of ERISA arising in connection with the termination of, or a complete or partial withdrawal from, any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of ERISA or (B) any liability under Section 4971 of the Code that in either case could become a liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent or any of its ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and Affiliates after the Effective Time.
(c) Neither the Company nor any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or other funding has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”).
(d) Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or investment arrangements has pending, or has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such Employee Benefit Plan, determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued. The Company has been made available to Parent. In addition, Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havecould result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material excise taxes under Sections 4972, and are not reasonably likely to have4975, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth disclosed on Schedule 4.17(e), the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable under or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan. Section 4.17(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all the agreements, arrangements and other instruments which give rise to an obligation to make or set aside amounts payable to or on behalf of the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or any subsequent employment termination (whether by the Company or the officer), true and complete copies of which have been previously provided to Parent and (ii) the maximum aggregate amounts so payable to each such individual as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or any subsequent employment termination (whether by the Company or the officer).
(f) There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as disclosed required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(h) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, an Employee Plan which would increase materially the SEC Reports filed prior to expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the date level of this Agreementthe expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended December 31, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither 2013.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any oral or written (i) collective bargaining agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company contract or any of its Subsidiariesunderstanding with a labor union or organization.
(j) There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company knowledge of the nature contemplated Company, threatened in writing against or involving, any Employee Plan before any Governmental Authority, other than routine claims for benefits.
(k) The Company has provided Parent with a list and copies of each International Plan. Each International Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by this Agreementany and all applicable statutes, or orders, rules and regulations (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option planspecial provisions relating to qualified plans where such Plan was intended so to qualify) and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. There has been no amendment to, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan written interpretation of or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, announcement (whether or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, not written) by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any International Plan that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such International Plan above the level of expense incurred in respect thereof for the most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof. According to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used for the purpose of funding each International Plan (or, if the same has no such applicable agreements as set forth assumptions and valuations or is unfunded, according to actuarial assumptions and valuations in use by the PBGC on the date hereof), as of January 1, 2013 the total amount or value of the funds available under such Plan to pay benefits accrued thereunder or segregated in respect of such accrued benefits, together with any reserve or accrual with respect thereto, exceeded the present value of all benefits (actual or contingent) accrued as of such date of all participants and past participants therein in respect of which the Company Disclosure Scheduleor any of its Subsidiaries has or would have after the Effective Time any obligation. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates will get the full benefit of any such funds, accruals or reserves.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (ChyronHego Corp), Merger Agreement (ChyronHego Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (ai) Company has listed on the Company The FWD Business Disclosure Schedule all Letter lists each material employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974program, as amended ("ERISA")policy, practice and arrangement and all material bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansemployment, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancetermination, severance or similar benefitsother contracts or agreements, whether legally enforceable or not, to which Fresenius AG, its subsidiaries or any equity compensation planof the FWD Business Subsidiaries is a party, with respect to which Fresenius AG, its subsidiaries or any deferred compensation plan, and of the FWD Business Subsidiaries has or could incur any compensation policy obligation or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by Fresenius AG, its subsidiaries or any of the FWD Business Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of Fresenius AG, its subsidiaries or any of the FWD Business Subsidiaries, (collectively, the "Fresenius AG Plans"). With respect to each Fresenius AG Plan, Fresenius AG has caused to be made available to the other parties hereto a true, correct and complete copy of: (A) each writing constituting a part of such Fresenius AG Plan, including without limitation all plan documents, benefit schedules, participant agreements, trust agreements, and insurance contracts and other funding vehicles; (B) the current summary plan description, if any; (C) the most recent annual financial report and actuarial valuations, if any; and (D) the most recent determination letter from the relevant governmental authority, if any. All financial statements and actuarial reports for each Fresenius AG Plan have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting principles and actuarial principles, applied on a uniform and consistent basis.
(ii) In all material respects, each Fresenius AG Plan complies with, and has been managed in accordance with, all applicable laws, regulations and requirements. Each Fresenius AG Plan required to be contributed registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable legal and regulatory authorities. Where Fresenius AG Plans are funded or insured, all contributions and other amounts due to by Company or in respect of them or any entity thatstate pension arrangements by Fresenius AG, its subsidiaries or any of the FWD Business Subsidiaries have been fully paid at the Effective Time. The fair market value of the assets of each such funded Fresenius AG Plan, or the liability of each insurer for any Fresenius AG Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any such Fresenius AG Plan on the FWD Business Balance Sheet, together with Company any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additionClosing Date, with respect to each all current and former participants in such Employee Benefit Fresenius AG Plan according to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent actuarial assumptions utilized in the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial actuary's report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(15.4(m)(i) above, and no transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall cause such assets, book reserves or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations, and nothing has happened since the date of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B that information which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the funding position of the Code;Fresenius AG Plans. Where Fresenius AG Plans are unfunded or underfunded, appropriate reserves are established therefore on the FWD Business Balance Sheet. Fresenius AG, its subsidiaries and the FWD Business Subsidiaries have not by any act or omission, direct or indirect, materially increased their liabilities or obligations to the Fresenius AG Plans since the date of the last actuary's report described in Section 5.4(m)(i) above.
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover There is no dispute about the entitlements or have covered employees benefits payable under the Fresenius AG Plans, no claim by or former employees against the managers or administrators of Company have been maintained and operatedthe Fresenius AG Plans, and currently areFresenius AG, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, its subsidiaries or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which FWD Business Subsidiaries has been delivered to Parentmade or threatened, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred there are no circumstances which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect might give rise to any such Employee Plan other than those that do claim except where any such event could not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior with respect to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementFWD Business. Except as set forth in the Company FWD Business Disclosure ScheduleLetter Balance Sheet, none of the execution there exists no liability (contingent or otherwise), and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation no event has occurred, with respect to any agreements Fresenius AG Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on respect to the Company Disclosure ScheduleFWD Business.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Grace W R & Co /Ny/), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Fresenius Aktiengesellschaft)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of (i) all “employee benefit plans plans” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), whether or not subject to ERISA, and (ii) all other material employment, bonus, stock option, stock purchase or other equity-based, benefit, incentive compensation, profit sharing, savings, retirement (including early retirement and supplemental retirement), disability, insurance, vacation, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement (including termination indemnities and seniority payments), severance, termination, retention, change of control and other similar fringe, welfare or other employee benefit plans, programs, agreement, contracts, policies or arrangements that are (whether or not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited in writing) maintained or contributed to for the benefit of or relating to any arrangement providing insurance benefitscurrent or former employee or director of the Company, any incentive bonus of its Subsidiaries or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance other trade or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy business (whether or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (inot incorporated) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to would be treated as a single employer with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 414 of the Code ("an “ERISA AFFILIATE") or under Affiliate”), and with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur of its Subsidiaries has any liabilitymaterial Liability (together the “Employee Plans”). With respect to each Employee Plan (as applicable), the Company has made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of (i) the most recent two years’ annual reports on Form 5500, including all schedules thereto; (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service for any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code Code; (iii) the plan documents and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of summary plan descriptions, or a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach written description of the terms of any Employee Plan that is not in writing; (iv) any related trust agreements, insurance contracts, insurance policies or other documents of any fiduciary duty thereunder funding arrangements; and (v) any notices to or violation from the Internal Revenue Service or any office or representative of the Department of Labor or any similar Governmental Entity during the most recent 12 months relating to any compliance issues in respect of any such Employee Plan. No Employee Plan is (i) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or (ii) subject to Section 302 of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.
(b) Each Employee Plan has been maintained, operated and administered, in all material respects, in compliance with its terms and with all applicable law Laws. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, all contributions, premiums and other payments required to be made with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, have been timely made or accrued for under applicable Law and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectthe terms of such Plan.
(dc) With respect Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in any material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, there are no Legal Proceedings relating to or seeking benefits under any Employee PlansPlan that are pending or, individually and in to the aggregateknowledge of the Company, threatened against any Employee Plan, the assets of any trust under any Employee Plan, or the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, occurred and to the knowledge of Company, there currently exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Company could or any of its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to be subject to any material liability that is reasonably likely relating to have a Company Material Adverse Effect the Employee Plans (other than routine claims for benefits) under the terms of any Employee Plan, ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawLaw.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, no fiduciary or party in interest of any Employee Plan has participated in, engaged in or been a party to any transaction relating to such Employee Plan that is prohibited under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA and not exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA, respectively. With respect to any Employee Plan, neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has had asserted against it any claim for Taxes under Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code and Section 5000 of the Code, or for penalties under ERISA Section 502(c), 502(i) or 502(l), nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is there a basis for any such claim.
(e) Except as set forth on in any employment, retention, change in control, deferred compensation or severance agreement or arrangement between the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor or any of its Subsidiaries and any present or former employee or director, no Employee Plan that is a party “welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA provides benefits to former employees of the Company or its ERISA Affiliates, other than pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code or any oral similar state Law. The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with the provisions of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Sections 4980B, 9801, 9802, 9811 and 9812 of the Code.
(f) Each Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and each trust intended to be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code, has been determined to be so qualified or written exempt by the Internal Revenue Service, and, to the knowledge of the Company, since the date of each most recent determination, there has been no event, condition or circumstance that has adversely affected or is reasonably likely to adversely affect such qualified status.
(g) Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 3.17(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, either alone or in conjunction with any other event, (i) agreement with result in any officer payment or other key benefit becoming due or payable, or required to be provided, to any director, employee or individual providing services as an independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement increase the amount or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will benefit or compensation otherwise payable or required to be calculated on the basis of provided to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedulesuch director, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement employee or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting independent contractor, (iii) result in the acceleration of benefits the time of payment, vesting or funding of any such benefit or compensation with respect or (iv) result in any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.
(h) No deduction for federal income tax purposes is expected by the Company to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of be disallowed for remuneration paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on by reason of Section 162(m) of the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode including by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sands Regent), Merger Agreement (Herbst Gaming Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. Except as set forth in Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Company has listed on Section 4.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all contains a correct and complete list identifying each “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other each material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceemployment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other material forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by the Company or any entity that, together with Company as Affiliate and covers any employee or former employee of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityof its Subsidiaries, and (ii) or with respect to which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate of its Subsidiaries has any liability. Copies of such plans ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto have been made available to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the “Employee Plans.” Each Employee Plan for the benefit of employees outside the United States or maintained outside the United States is an “International Plan”. Section 4.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule separately lists each International Plan.
(b) A true and complete copy Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of each written ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”).
(d) Each Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementthe Code has received a favorable determination letter, or other funding has pending or investment arrangements has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such Employee Benefit Plan, determination letter would be likely to be revoked or not be reissued. The Company has been made available to Parent. In addition, Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Plan. Except as set forth would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or Company, each Employee Plan has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code)statutes, orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect theretoregulations, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation ofincluding ERISA, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant any applicable foreign laws, which are applicable to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havecould result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material excise taxes under Sections 4972, and are not reasonably likely to have4975, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or the value of together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent contractor of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan. There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(g) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, an Employee Plan which would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for such applicable agreements as set forth the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
(h) All contributions due under each Employee Plan have been paid when due or properly accrued on the Company Disclosure ScheduleCompany’s financial statements.
(i) There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving, any Employee Plan before any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (RiskMetrics Group Inc), Merger Agreement (MSCI Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company The SmarterKids Disclosure Schedule sets forth all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")Employee Benefit Plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit PlansArrangements, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code SmarterKids ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANSSmarterKids Employee Plans").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written SmarterKids Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA AffiliatePlan, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such SmarterKids Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to ParentEarlychildhood. In addition, with respect to each such SmarterKids Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company SmarterKids has delivered made available to Parent Earlychildhood the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable, and all material employee communications with respect to each such SmarterKids Employee Plan.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company SmarterKids Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company neither SmarterKids nor any entity that, together with SmarterKids is required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("SmarterKids ERISA Affiliate Affiliate") sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer multiemployer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and neither SmarterKids nor any SmarterKids ERISA Affiliate has incurred nor reasonably expects to incur any liability under Title IV of ERISA arising in connection with the termination of any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV or ERISA. Neither SmarterKids nor any ERISA Affiliate participates in or has employees covered by an Employee Plan sponsored by a professional employer organization or similar entity;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or SmarterKids does not and has not previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA AffiliateSmarterKids, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the CodeCode or applicable state law;
(iii) (A) all SmarterKids Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company and Benefit Arrangements have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance in all material respects with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have SmarterKids has performed all material obligations required to be performed by them under and are it under, is not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have has no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the SmarterKids Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each each SmarterKids Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such SmarterKids Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered made available to ParentEarlychildhood, and and, to Company's SmarterKids' knowledge, nothing has occurred which is may reasonably likely be expected to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such SmarterKids Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have SmarterKids has made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each SmarterKids Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such SmarterKids Employee PlanPlan and there has been no amendment to, unless such contributions written interpretation of or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" announcement (as defined in said Section), whether or not materialwritten) by SmarterKids or any SmarterKids ERISA Affiliates relating to, as or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement above the level of the last day of expense incurred in respect thereof for the most recent plan fiscal year of such planended prior to the date hereof; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of CompanySmarterKids, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any SmarterKids Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such SmarterKids Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectPlan.
(d) With respect to the SmarterKids Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of CompanySmarterKids, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company SmarterKids could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company SmarterKids Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) SmarterKids is not a party to any written or oral contract, agreement, plan or arrangement pursuant to which SmarterKids has any obligation to "gross up," indemnify or otherwise compensate or hold harmless any person with respect to any portion of any excise tax (or interest or penalties with respect thereto) which such person may become subject to under Section 4999 of the Code or any similar state tax law, and there is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement covering any person that, individually or collectively, would constitute compensation in excess of the limitation set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code.
(f) Except as set forth on the Company SmarterKids Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this AgreementSchedule, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries SmarterKids is not a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesSmarterKids, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company SmarterKids of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) agreement with any officer of SmarterKids providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee extending for a period longer than one year from the date hereof and for the payment of compensation in excess of $100,000 per annum, or (iiiii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries SmarterKids except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company SmarterKids Disclosure ScheduleSchedule (the "SmarterKids Change of Control Agreements").
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Samples: Contribution Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (Smarterkids Com Inc), Contribution Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (Smarterkids Com Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19, neither Seller nor any Plan Affiliate has maintained, sponsored, adopted, made contributions to or obligated itself to make contributions to or to pay any benefits or grant rights under or with respect to any “Employee Pension Benefit Plan” (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(33(2) of ERISA;
), “Employee Welfare Benefit Plan” (ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA to ERISA), “multi-employer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), any former employee collective bargaining agreement, plan of deferred compensation, medical plan, life insurance plan, long-term disability plan, dental plan or retiree other plan providing for the welfare of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered Seller’s employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedor beneficiaries thereof, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws personnel policy (including ERISA but not limited to vacation time, holiday pay, bonus programs, moving expense reimbursement programs and the Codesick leave), ordersmaterial fringe benefit, excess benefit plan, bonus or governmental rules incentive plan (including but not limited to stock options, restricted stock, stock bonus and regulations in effect with respect theretodeferred bonus plans), and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under severance agreement, salary reduction agreement, top hat plan or in violation deferred compensation plan, change-of-control agreement, and have no knowledge of any default employment agreement, consulting agreement or violation by any other party tobenefit, any of the program, policy, arrangement, agreement or contract (collectively, “Employee Benefit Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section”), whether or not materialwritten or terminated, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of which could give rise to or result in Seller or such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursePlan Affiliate having any debt, there is no claimliability, suit, action, dispute, arbitration claim or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms obligation of any Employee Plan kind or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havenature, and are not reasonably likely to havewhether accrued, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plansabsolute, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, direct, indirect, known or the terms unknown, perfected or inchoate or otherwise and whether or not due or to become due. Correct and complete copies of which all Employee Benefit Plans previously have been made available to NovaMed. The Employee Benefit Plans are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which in compliance in all material respects with governing documents and agreements and with applicable laws. Seller acknowledges that it will be increased, or solely responsible for administering and/or terminating its Employee Benefit Plans following the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleClosing.
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Samples: Asset Contribution and Exchange Agreement, Asset Contribution and Exchange Agreement (Novamed Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.22 of the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule all contains a correct and complete list identifying each material “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment (other than offer letters with respect to at-will employees that may be terminated without the Employee Retirement Income Security Act incurrence of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"any liability), severance, change-in-control, fringe benefit (individually involving $5,000 or more), collective bargaining or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and all each other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, includingbonuses, but not limited to profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any arrangement providing self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur of the Company and covers any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors employee or former directors employee, director or former director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of the Company or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of the Company has any current or future liability. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the “Employee Plans.” Copies of all documents constituting each Employee Plan ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"or a written summary thereof with respect to any Employee Plan which has not been documented in writing), all related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies, all amendments and modifications thereto, all determination or opinion letters related thereto and all written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Buyer together with the three (3) most recent annual reports (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. No material change has occurred with respect to the matters covered by the most recent annual report since the date hereof.
(b) A true and Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any “employee pension benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company has (i) engaged in, or is a successor or parent corporation to an entity that has engaged in, a transaction described in Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA or (ii) incurred, or reasonably expects to incur prior to the Closing Date, (A) any liability under Title IV of ERISA arising in connection with the termination of, or a complete copy or partial withdrawal from, any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of each written Employee Benefit Plan ERISA or (B) any liability under Section 4971 of the Code that covers employees or former employees in either case could become a liability of the Company or Buyer or any of its ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for Affiliates after the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to ParentClosing Date. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, The Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary not participated in a violation of Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA by any plan description (including fiduciary of any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableEmployee Plan, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCompany has not been assessed any civil penalty under Section 502(l) of ERISA.
(c) Except as set forth on None of the Company, any ERISA Affiliate of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
and any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (i) a “Multiemployer Plan”). Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously at any time ever maintained, established, sponsored, maintained, participated in or contributed to any multiple employer plan or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV plan described in Section 413 of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;the Code.
(iid) neither Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously ever maintained, established, sponsored, maintained, participated in or contributed to any self-insured plan that provides benefits to employees (including any such plan pursuant to which a stop-loss policy or incurred an obligation to contribute to any contract applies).
(e) Each Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in is intended to be qualified under Section 3(1401(a) of ERISA the Code is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter (or is entitled to rely upon an opinion letter) and the Company is not aware of any former employee reason why any such determination letter (or retiree of Company opinion letter) could be revoked or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all not reissued. Each Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have Plan has been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any Employee Plan that could result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material excise taxes under Sections 4972, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Code.
(f) The Company has no current or projected liability in respect of post employment or post retirement health, medical or life insurance or other employee welfare benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company, except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code or similar state law, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any employee (either individually or to the employees as a group) or any other Person that such employees or other Person would be provided with life insurance, health, medical or other employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by Applicable Law.
(g) No condition exists that would prevent the Company from amending or terminating any Employee Plan in accordance with its terms, without liability to Buyer, the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of Buyer or the Company (other than ordinary administrative expenses).
(h) All contributions and payments accrued under each Employee Plan, determined in accordance with prior funding and accrual practices, as adjusted to include proportional accruals for the period ending on the Closing Date, will be discharged and paid on or prior to the Closing Date. There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or not written) by Sellers or the Company relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Plan that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With above the level of the expense incurred in respect to thereof for the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written hereof.
(i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company The consummation of the nature transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Agreement will not (either alone or (ii) agreement or plantogether with any other event, including a subsequent termination of employment or service) entitle any stock option plancurrent or former employee, stock appreciation right planconsultant or independent contractor of the Company to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, restricted stock plan increase the amount payable or stock purchase plantrigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan (including any acceleration of the benefits vesting with respect to a Company Option or award of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any Company Restricted Stock as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any termination of employment in connection therewith). No payment or benefit (including vesting of Company Options and Company Restricted Stock) that has been or could be received by any current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor of the value Company will, or could reasonably be expected to, give rise directly or indirectly to the payment of any amount that would be characterized as a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the benefits Code. There is no contract, plan, agreement or arrangement by which the Company is bound to compensate any employee for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.
(j) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by the Company to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or directors of the Company.
(k) There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving any Employee Plan before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority. To the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist which will be calculated on could give rise to any such actions, suits, investigations, audits or proceedings. No event has occurred and, to the basis Company’s Knowledge, no condition exists that would subject the Company, either directly or by reason of its affiliation with any ERISA Affiliate of the Company, to any material tax, fine or penalty imposed by ERISA, the Code or other Applicable Laws.
(l) There are no “nonqualified deferred compensation plans” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) to which the Company is a party. No payment pursuant to any Employee Plan or other arrangement to any “service provider” (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the United States Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance thereunder) would subject any Person to tax pursuant to Section 409A(1) of the Code, whether pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this AgreementAgreement or otherwise. Except as set forth in The exercise price of all of Company Options is no less than the Company Disclosure Schedule, none fair market value of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation Common Stock underlying such Company Options as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth Code on the date such Company Disclosure ScheduleOptions were granted (within the meaning of United States Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B)). No Company Options have been retroactively granted, and the exercise price of any such Company Option has not been determined retroactively in contravention of any Applicable Law.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement (Ellie Mae Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed Except as set forth on Schedule ---------------------- 2.17A, neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary is a party to any existing employment, management, consulting, deferred compensation, change-in-control or other similar contract. Schedule 2.17A lists all pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, savings, profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock ownership, stock appreciation right, deferred compensation, consulting, bonus, medical, disability, workers' compensation, vacation, group insurance, severance and other material employee benefit, incentive and welfare policies, contracts, plans and arrangements, and all trust agreements related thereto, maintained (currently or at any time in the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans last five years) by or contributed to by Seller or any Seller Subsidiary in respect of any of the present or former directors, officers, or other employees of and/or consultants to Seller or any Seller Subsidiary (collectively "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANSSeller Employee Plans"), . The aggregate number of Rights (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended Equity Appreciation Plan (the "ERISAEAP"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not ) granted under the EAP is 320,000. Seller has furnished Buyer with the following documents with respect to each Seller Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") Plan: (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each all written documents comprising such Seller Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including(including amendments and individual agreements relating thereto) or, if applicablethere is no such written document, each amendment thereto an accurate and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for complete description of the benefits under such Seller Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, ; (ii) the most recent Form 5500 or Form 5500-C (including all schedules thereto) if applicable; (iii) the most recent financial statements and actuarial reports, if any; (iv) the summary plan description currently in effect and all material modifications thereof, if any; and (including any summaries of material modifications), v) the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableany.
(b) All Seller Employee Plans have been maintained and operated materially in accordance with their terms and with the material requirements of all applicable statutes, orders, rules and final regulations, including without limitation ERISA and the IRC. All contributions required to be made to Seller Employee Plans have been made.
(c) With respect to each of the Seller Employee Plans which is a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA)(the "Seller Pension Plans"): (i) each Seller Pension Plan which is intended to be "qualified" within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the IRC has been determined to be so qualified by the IRS and, to the knowledge of Seller such determination letter may still be relied upon, and each related trust is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the IRC; (ii) the actuarial present value of all benefits under each Seller Pension Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, valued using the assumptions in the most recent actuarial report report, did not, in each case, as of the last applicable annual valuation date (as indicated on Schedule 2.17A), exceed the value of the assets of the Seller Pension Plan allocable to such vested or valuationaccrued benefits; (iii) to the best knowledge of Seller there has been no "prohibited transaction," as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the IRC or Section 406 of ERISA, which could subject any Seller Pension Plan or associated trust, or the Seller or any Seller Subsidiary to any material tax or penalty; (iv) except as set forth on Schedule 2.17C, no Seller Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or any trust created thereunder has been terminated, nor have there been any "reportable events" with respect to any Seller Pension Plan, as that term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA for which the 30-day notice requirement has not been waived on or after January 1, 1985; and (v) no Seller Pension Plan or any trust created thereunder has incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency," as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA (whether or not waived). Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17C, no Seller Pension Plan is a "multiemployer plan" as that term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. With respect to each Seller Pension Plan that is described in Section 4063 (a) of ERISA (a "Multiple Employer Pension Plan"): (i) neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary would have any liability or obligation to post a bond under Section 4063 of ERISA if applicableSeller and all Seller Subsidiaries were to withdraw from such Multiple Employer Pension Plan; and (ii) neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary would have any liability under Section 4064 of ERISA if such Multiple Employer Pension Plan were to terminate.
(cd) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company Schedule 2.17D, neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors Seller Subsidiary has any liability for any post-retirement health, medical or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to similar benefit of any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliatekind whatsoever, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover by statute or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawregulation.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17E, neither Seller nor any Seller Subsidiary has any material liability under ERISA or the Company Disclosure IRC as a result of its being a member of a group described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule and except as disclosed in 2.17F neither the SEC Reports filed prior to the date execution nor delivery of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement hereby, will (i) result in any material payment to any director or the value employee of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary from any of such entities, (ii) materially increase any benefit otherwise payable under any of the benefits Seller Employee Plans or (iii) result in the acceleration of which will be calculated on the basis time of payment of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. such benefit.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17G, there are no arrangements or agreements of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary that could possibly result in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none "parachute payments" (as defined in 280G of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or IRC). Set forth on Schedule 2.17G are the consummation names of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any persons who could be "change disqualified individuals" for purposes of control" or similar provisions resulting in Section 280G of the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleIRC.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Bay View Capital Corp), Merger Agreement (America First Financial Fund 1987-a Limited Partnership)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.17, neither the Company Disclosure Schedule all nor any Plan Affiliate (as defined in Section 10.10 hereof) has maintained, sponsored, adopted, made contributions to or obligated itself to make contributions to or to pay any benefits or grant rights under or with respect to or made any commitments to create any "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (as defined in Section 10.10 hereof)), "employee welfare benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), "multi-employer plan" (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), "employee benefit plans plan" ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all plan of deferred compensation, medical plan, life insurance plan, disability plan, dental plan or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplan providing benefits for the welfare of the Company's or any Plan Affiliate's current employees or former employees, includingofficers, directors or consultants or beneficiaries thereof, personnel policy (including but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsvacation time, any incentive holiday pay, bonus programs, moving expense reimbursement programs and sick leave), excess benefit plan, bonus or incentive plan (including but not limited to stock options, restricted stock, phantom stock, stock bonus and deferred bonus arrangementplans), salary reduction agreement, change-of-control agreement, golden parachute, employment agreement, consulting agreement or any arrangement providing termination allowanceother benefit, severance program or similar benefitscontract (collectively, "Employee Benefit Plans"), whether or not written or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, which has been in effect at any equity compensation plantime since January 1, 1997 or which could give rise to or result in the Company or Buyer having any deferred compensation plandebt, liability, claim or obligation of any kind or nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, direct, indirect, known or unknown, perfected or inchoate or otherwise and whether or not due or to become due. True, correct and complete copies of all Employee Benefit Plans previously have been furnished to Buyer along with all applicable summary plan descriptions, material employee communications, the annual reports for the two most recent years and the annual and periodic accounting of plan assets. The Employee Benefit Plans (which, for purposes of this sentence and notwithstanding the reference to January 1, 1997 above, include any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are such plan maintained, sponsored, adopted, contributed to or required to be contributed obligated to by the Company or any entity thatPlan Affiliate within the last six years) have been maintained in all material respects in compliance with governing documents and agreements and with applicable laws, together with Company regulations, rules, ordinances, orders and other requirement of law. The present value of all benefits, determined as of the relevant measuring most recent valuation date for such benefits, vested under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees is a "plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of Company or any ERISA) does not exceed the value of the assets of such "plan" allocable to such vested benefits, determined as of such date. None of the Employee Benefits Plans is a "Multi-employer Plan" within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for neither the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Plan Affiliate sponsors contributes to or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAto, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, within the last six years contributed to or incurred had an obligation to contribute to, a Multi-employer Plan. Neither the Company nor any Plan Affiliate (i) has ever established, maintained or contributed to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required a plan intended to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of Code, or a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, or (B) a voluntary employee benefit association or (ii) has incurred or will incur any liability under Title IV of ERISA. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, there has occurred no transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA or which constitutes a "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCYprohibited transaction" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as under Section 4975(c) of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law Code and with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do which a prohibited transaction exemption is not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and currently in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) effect. Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesSCHEDULE 3.17, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents will not (either alone or in conjunction with another event, such as termination of employment or other services) entitle any employee or other person to receive severance or other compensation which would not otherwise be payable absent the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Agreement and the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in cause the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any award or entitlement under any Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Benefit Plan may be unilaterally terminated and/or amended by the Company at any time without damage or penalty. All contributions, insurance premiums, benefits and other payments to or compensation under each Employee Benefit Plan with respect to any agreements all periods through the Closing have or will be made prior to the Closing or have been accrued on the Financial Statements or will be accrued on the Closing Date Financials, in each case in accordance with any officer GAAP consistently applied. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, (i) no application, proceeding or other key employee matter is pending before the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or any other governmental agency; (ii) no action, suit, proceeding or claim (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company and the Shareholders, no facts exist which could give rise to an action, suit, proceeding or claim which, if asserted, could result in a material liability or expense to the Company or any the plan assets. Except to the extend required under Section 601 et. seq. of its Subsidiaries except for such ERISA, Section 4980-B of the Code or applicable agreements as set forth on state laws, neither the Company Disclosure Schedulenor any Plan Affiliate maintains, contributes to, or is obligated under any plan, contract, policy or arrangement providing health or death benefits (whether or not insured) to current or former employees or other personnel beyond the termination of their employment or other services.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (TMP Worldwide Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (TMP Worldwide Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has Except for the FMS Existing Plans, which are listed on in the Company FMS Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")Schedule, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974FMS does not maintain, as amended ("ERISA")nor is it bound by, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not any Employee Benefit PlansPlan. FMS has furnished Bancorp with a complete and accurate copy of each FMS Existing Plan and a complete and accurate copy of each material document prepared in connection with each such FMS Existing Plan, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitswithout limitation and where applicable, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") a copy of (i) which are maintainedeach trust or other funding arrangement, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any and all summaries of material modifications)modifications applicable thereto, (iii) the most recent recently filed IRS Form 5500, (iv) the most recently received IRS determination letter, if applicable, and (v) the most recent recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement.
(b) Neither FMS nor FMB maintains or valuationcontributes to, if applicableor within the two years preceding the Effective Time has maintained or contributed to, an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA other than its defined benefit plan. Except as indicated on the FMS Disclosure Schedule, none of the FMS Existing Plans or FMS Existing Contracts obligates FMS or FMB to pay material separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits solely as a result of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or as a result of a “change in control,” within the meaning of such term under Section 280G of the Code. Except as indicated on the FMS Disclosure Schedule, none of the FMS Existing Plans or the FMS Existing Contracts provides for or promises retiree medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of FMS or FMB.
(c) Except as set forth on To the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or Knowledge of FMS, each FMS Existing Plan has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined always been operated in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and of all applicable laws (including ERISA Law. FMS and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates FMB have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by either of them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge Knowledge of any material default or violation by any other party to, any FMS Existing Plan. No legal action, suit or claim is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Employee PlansFMS, except threatened with respect to both clauses any FMS Existing Plan (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is ) and no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration fact or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, event exists to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect FMS that could give rise to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not haveaction, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectsuit or claim.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company FMS Disclosure Schedule Schedule, each FMS Existing Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code or Section 401(k) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS that it is so qualified, and except as disclosed in to the SEC Reports filed prior to Knowledge of FMS no fact or event has occurred since the date of this Agreement, and except such determination letter from the IRS to adversely affect the qualified status of any such FMS Existing Plan. No trust maintained or contributed to by FMS or FMB is intended to be qualified as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association or is a party intended to any oral or written (ibe exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(9) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this AgreementCode.
(e) To the Knowledge of FMS, there has been no non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4975 of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation Code) with respect to any agreements FMS Existing Plan. Neither FMS nor FMB has incurred any liability for any excise tax arising under Section 4972 or 4980B of the Code and no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such liability.
(f) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any officer FMS Existing Plan have been made on or other key employee before their due dates. To the Knowledge of Company FMS, there is no accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of ERISA or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements the Code, in connection with the FMS Existing Plans and no reportable event, as set forth on defined in ERISA, has occurred in connection with the Company Disclosure ScheduleFMS Existing Plans.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.11(a) of the Company DENTSPLY Disclosure Schedule all sets forth a true and complete list of each “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA and any other plan, as amended policy, program, Contract, or arrangement ("ERISA"), and all whether written or oral) providing compensation or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited benefits to any arrangement providing insurance benefitscurrent or former director, officer or employee (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of DENTSPLY or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by DENTSPLY or any of its U.S. ERISA Affiliates, or under which DENTSPLY or any of its Subsidiaries has any material obligation or material liability, whether actual or contingent, including all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, pension, retirement, vacation, holiday, sick pay, cafeteria, material fringe benefit, medical, disability, retention, severance, termination, change in control, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other equity-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements, in each case, which (x) is not sponsored and administered by a Governmental Entity and (y) is not required by Law to be provided (each a “DENTSPLY Benefit Plan”). Neither DENTSPLY, nor to the Knowledge of DENTSPLY, any incentive bonus other Person, has any express or deferred bonus arrangementimplied commitment, any arrangement providing termination allowancewhether legally enforceable or not, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") to (i) which are maintainedmodify, contributed change or terminate any DENTSPLY Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company the terms of such DENTSPLY Benefit Plan or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or adopt any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")new DENTSPLY Benefit Plan.
(b) A true and complete copy of With respect to each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee DENTSPLY Benefit Plan, DENTSPLY has been made available to Parent. In additionSirona a current written copy thereof (if any) and, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent : (i) any related trust agreement; (ii) the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, recent IRS determination letter; (iii) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries and summary of material modifications), and (iv) for the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, plan year (A) the Form 5500 and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableattached schedules and (B) audited financial statements.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Each DENTSPLY Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined has been administered in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described all material respects in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance accordance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any its terms and all applicable laws (Laws, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations contributions required to be performed by them made under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge the terms of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee PlansDENTSPLY Benefit Plans have been timely made or, except with respect to both clauses if not yet due, have been properly reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in the DENTSPLY SEC Documents.
(Ad) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default Except as has not had or violation are would not reasonably likely be expected to have have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company DENTSPLY Material Adverse Effect;
: (ivi) Each Employee each DENTSPLY Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has either received a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from the IRS as to its qualified status, and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee in connection with any DENTSPLY Benefit Plan that which is intended to qualify be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentso exempt, and to Company's knowledge, nothing DENTSPLY’s Knowledge no fact or event has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise that could adversely affect the tax-qualified status of any such Employee Plan;
DENTSPLY Benefit Plan or the exempt status of any such trust, (vii) Company and to DENTSPLY’s Knowledge there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 4975 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said SectionCode), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursea transaction that is exempt under a statutory or administrative exemption, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan DENTSPLY Benefit Plan, and (iii) no Proceeding has been brought, or to the Knowledge of DENTSPLY is threatened, against or with respect to any DENTSPLY Benefit Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or United States Department of Labor (other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawfor routine benefits claims).
(e) No DENTSPLY Benefit Plan is a Multiemployer Plan or other plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and during the preceding six (6) years none of DENTSPLY or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has maintained, sponsored or contributed to or been required to contribute to a Multiemployer Plan or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA. No material liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by DENTSPLY or any ERISA Affiliate thereof that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to DENTSPLY or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of incurring or being subject (whether primarily, jointly or secondarily) to a material liability thereunder. None of DENTSPLY or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA.
(f) No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property), as a result of the consummation of the Merger and other Transactions, by any employee, officer or director of DENTSPLY or any of its Subsidiaries who is a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) could be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(g) Except as set forth on required by Law, no DENTSPLY Benefit Plan provides post-employment medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any former director, employee or their respective dependents.
(h) Neither the Company Disclosure Schedule execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions will (i) entitle any employee or director of DENTSPLY or its Subsidiaries to a bonus, severance or change in control payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to any of the DENTSPLY Benefit Plans or (iii) result in any breach or violation of, or default under any DENTSPLY Benefit Plan.
(i) Each DENTSPLY Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been operated and except as disclosed maintained in all material respects in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the SEC Reports filed prior Code and all IRS guidance promulgated thereunder, to the date extent such section and such guidance have been applicable to such DENTSPLY Benefit Plan. There is no agreement, plan, Contract or other arrangement to which DENTSPLY or, to the Knowledge of this AgreementDENTSPLY, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is otherwise bound to compensate any oral Person in respect of Taxes pursuant to Section 409A or written 4999 of the Code.
(j) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a DENTSPLY Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each DENTSPLY Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the United States of America primarily for the benefit of employees of DENTSPLY or any Subsidiary thereof residing outside the United States of America (a “DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan”): (i) agreement with any officer all employer and employee contributions to each DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan required by law or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or by the terms of which are materially alteredany DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan have been made or, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreementif applicable, or accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any the fair market value of the benefits assets of which will be increasedeach funded DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan, the liability of each insurer for any DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan funded through insurance or the vesting of book reserve established for any DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the benefits of which will be acceleratedaccrued benefit obligations with respect to all current and former participants in such DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer Merger or other key employee Transactions will cause such assets or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations; and (iii) to the Knowledge of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such DENTSPLY, each DENTSPLY Foreign Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleregulatory authorities.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Dentsply International Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), The Sellers have provided to Purchaser a list as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act date of 1974the Original Asset Purchase Agreement of (i) each and every officer or employee of the Sellers who is primarily employed in connection with the Business as of the date of the Original Asset Purchase Agreement (each, as amended a “Business Employee”); ("ERISA")ii) each such Business Employee’s current title or position and location; (iii) each such Business Employee’s date of hire, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not years of service credited under Employee Benefit Plans, includingand status as active or on leave of absence (and, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsif on a leave of absence, any the type of leave and expected return date from such leave); (iv) each such Business Employee’s current base salary or wages and incentive bonus compensation or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance commission opportunity; and (v) whether each such Business Employee is an officer or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as employee of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 Master Servicing Business (each Business Employee of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityMaster Servicing Business, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"a “Master Servicing Employee”).
(b) A true and complete The Sellers’ Benefits Report, dated as of the date of the Original Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Benefits Report”), a copy of which has heretofore been delivered to Purchaser, contains a list of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees maintained, contributed to, established, entered into or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements adopted for the benefits under such benefit of any Master Servicing Employee (each, a “Master Servicing Benefit Plan, has been ”). The Sellers have made available to Parent. In additionPurchaser true, with respect to complete and correct copies of each such Employee Master Servicing Benefit Plan and each related summary plan description (or, in the absence of such documents, a detailed description thereof), and, to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the Forms 5500 for the three most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary completed plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableyears for each Master Servicing Benefit Plan.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company any Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors contributes to, or has previously sponsored, maintained, ever contributed to or incurred an obligation been required to contribute to, a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA. Other than as disclosed in Section 4.13(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedules, neither any Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has in the past six (6) years maintained or contributed to, an employee benefit plan that is or has been subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to Purchaser (for these purposes, not taking into account Section 2.02(c) of the Agreement), neither any Seller nor, with respect to any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, any Seller or ERISA Affiliate has any liability for contributions or premiums that have not been paid when due with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, (including any "multi-employer plan," insurance policy thereunder).
(d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to Purchaser (for these purposes, not taking into account Section 2.02(c)): (i) each Employee Benefit Plan has been administered in material compliance with its terms (which have been maintained in compliance with applicable Laws) and with applicable Laws; (ii) no “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Sections 3(37Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) and 4001(a)(3or breach of fiduciary duties has occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; (iii) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors there has been no act or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute omission with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides has given rise to or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, could give rise to fines, penalties, taxes, or will provide Liability under ERISA or the Code; (iv) neither any Seller nor any Employee Benefit Plan provides, or has obligation to provide, medical or welfare benefits described (through insurance or otherwise), or the continuation of such benefits or coverage, in Section 3(1) any case, after retirement or other termination of ERISA to any employment of a Master Servicing Employee or a former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliatewho provided services related to the Master Servicing Business, except as may be required under by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code or similar state law (“COBRA”); and (v) no Seller has any liability on account of any violation of the health care requirements of COBRA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to Purchaser or any Master Servicing Employee, each Master Servicing Benefit Plan that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code;) has, with respect to each Master Servicing Employee, at all times been operated and maintained in all respects in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to Purchaser (for these purposes, not taking into account Section 2.02(c)): (i) there are no Actions (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or its assets; (ii) there are no negotiations, demands or proposals that are pending or have been made that concern matters now covered, or that would be covered, by any Employee Benefit Plan; (iii) each Employee Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued by its sponsor at any time without the imposition of any liability; and (Aiv) all no Employee Plans that cover Benefit Plan is under audit or have covered employees is the subject of any inquiry, investigation or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their termsother proceeding by the IRS, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and Department of Labor, the Code), orders, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party toGovernmental Entity, any nor, to the Knowledge of the Employee PlansSellers, except is any such audit, inquiry, investigation or other proceeding threatened. There are no Actions (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened with respect to both clauses (A) and (B)any Employee Benefit Plan that in any way involve any Master Servicing Employee, where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not nor do any circumstances exist pursuant to which a Master Servicing Employee is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;assert such an action, suit or claim.
(ivf) Each Except as set forth in Section 4.13(f) of the Seller Disclosure Schedules or as would not reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to Purchaser, each Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a currently effective favorable determination letter from the IRS regarding its qualification (or still has time in which to apply for or receive such a determination letter and make any amendments necessary to obtain such a favorable determination covering the plan from its initial adoption) or a favorable advisory or opinion letter from the IRS regarding the master or prototype form on which it is established, and the Sellers have provided a copy of each such letter to Purchaser. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Purchaser, nothing has occurred that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended would cause any such Employee Benefit Plan to fail to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectCode.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(eg) Except as set forth on in Section 4.13(g) of the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule and except Schedules or as disclosed would not reasonably be expected to result in the SEC Reports filed prior material Liability to Purchaser (for these purposes, not taking into account Section 2.02(b)), no Seller or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or has a reasonable expectation that it will incur any liability to the date Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than premium payments) or otherwise under Title IV of ERISA (including any withdrawal liability) or under the Code with respect to any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that any Seller or ERISA Affiliate maintains or ever has maintained or to which any of them contributes, ever has contributed, or ever has been required to contribute.
(h) Neither the execution of this Agreement, and except as provided for Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions will (either alone or in this Agreement, neither Company nor connection with any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written other event) (i) agreement with entitle any officer Master Servicing Employee to any payment or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreementcompensation, or (ii) agreement accelerate the time of payment, funding or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increasedvesting of, or increase the vesting of the benefits of which will be acceleratedamount of, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect due to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleMaster Servicing Employee.
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement, Residential Servicing Asset Purchase Agreement (Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company National Media has listed on the Company National Media Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")Employee Benefit Plans, as defined in Section 3(33.13(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")this Agreement, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit PlansArrangements, includingas defined in Section 3.13(a) of this Agreement, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company National Media or any entity that, together with Company National Media as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("National Media ERISA AFFILIATEAffiliate") or under which Company National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANSNational Media Employee Plans").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written National Media Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company National Media or any ERISA AffiliateSubsidiary of National Media, including, if applicable, including each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such National Media Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available delivered to ParentValueVision. In addition, with respect to each such National Media Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company National Media has delivered to Parent ValueVision the most recently filed Federal Forms 55005500 (solely with respect to the National Media 401(k) Plan), the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable, and all material employee communications with respect to each such National Media Employee Plan.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company National Media Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company National Media nor any National Media ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, contributes to, or has any obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, other than a "multiemployer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, ("Pension Plan"); with respect to any Pension Plan previously sponsored, maintained or contributed to by National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate previously incurred an obligation to contribute:
(A) As of the last day of the last plan year of each such Pension Plan and as of the Closing Date, the "amount of unfunded benefit liabilities" as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA (but excluding from the definition of "current value" of "assets" of such Pension Plan, accrued but unpaid contributions) did not and will not exceed zero.
(B) No such Pension Plan has been terminated so as to subject, directly or indirectly, National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate to any liability, contingent or otherwise, or the imposition of any lien under Title IV of ERISA;
(C) No proceeding has been initiated by any person, including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"), to terminate any such Pension Plan;
(D) No liability to the PBGC exists or is reasonably expected to be incurred with respect to any such Pension Plan that could subject, directly or indirectly, National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate to any liability, contingent or otherwise, or the imposition of any lien under Title IV of ERISA, whether to the PBGC or to any other person;
(E) No "reportable event," as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA (to the extent the reporting of such event to the PBGC has not been waived) has occurred and is continuing with respect to any such Pension Plan;
(F) No such Pension Plan which is subject to Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code has incurred an "accumulated funding deficiency," within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA and 412 of the Code, whether or not such deficiency has been waived;
(G) Neither National Media nor any National Media ERISA Affiliate has, at any time, (i) ceased operations at a facility so as to become subject to the provisions of Section 4068(e) of ERISA, (ii) withdrawn as a substantial employer so as to become subject to the provisions of Section 4063 of ERISA, or (iii) ceased making contributions on or before the Closing Date to any Pension Plan subject to Section 4064(a) of ERISA to which National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate made contributions during the five years prior to the Closing Date.
(ii) neither National Media nor any National Media ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer multiemployer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(iiiii) neither Company National Media nor any National Media ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company National Media or any National Media ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
; (iii) (Aiv) all National Media Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company National Media have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance in all material respects with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company National Media and the National Media ERISA Affiliates have performed all material obligations required to be performed by them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the National Media Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (Valuevision International Inc), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger (National Media Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Schedule 3.15(a) sets forth a list of each Company Benefit Plan (as hereinafter defined) that is maintained on the Closing Date by either (i) the Company or (ii) an ERISA Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) with respect to which the Company has listed on the Company Disclosure or will have any liability.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"3.15(b), as defined in Section 3(3) to the Knowledge of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Company, as amended ("ERISA")i) each Company Benefit Plan (and any related trust, insurance contract or fund) complies in form and in operation in all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansrespects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsto, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, ERISA (as hereinafter defined) and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, IRC; and (ii) which cover the employeesall required contributions to, former employeespayment to be made from, directors or former directors of premiums owing with respect to, any Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under most recent fiscal year of such Employee Company Benefit Plan ending on or prior to the Closing Date have been paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Proceeding (other than those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or threatened with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries Proceedings by the IRS or United States Department of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableLabor.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
in Schedule 3.15(c), (i) Neither the Company has complied with the health care coverage continuation requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and IRC Section 4980B (“COBRA”) the most recent fiscal year of such Company Benefit Plan ending on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company has no obligation under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise to provide life or health insurance benefits to current or future terminated or retired employees of the Company, except as specifically provided by COBRA, (ii) none of the Company Benefit Plans is a multiple employer welfare plan arrangement as defined in ERISA Section 3(40)(A), and (iii) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors maintains any welfare benefit trust that is intended to be exempt from federal income tax under IRC Section 501(c)(9).
(d) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, complete and correct copies of the following documents (if applicable to such Company Benefit Plan) or a written description of such program if there are no documents for such Company Benefit Plan have previously been delivered or made available to Buyers: (i) all current documents embodying or governing such Company Benefit Plan, and any funding medium for such Company Benefit Plan, trust agreement or insurance contract, as they may have been amended to the Closing Date; (ii) if applicable, the most recently filed Form 5500, with all applicable schedules and accountants’ opinions attached thereto; (iii) the current summary plan description for such Company Benefit Plan (or other descriptions of such Company Benefit Plan provided to employees) and all modifications thereto; (iv) any current insurance policy (including any fiduciary liability insurance policy or fidelity bond) related to such Company Benefit Plan; and (v) with respect to each Company Benefit Plan, all filings made with any Governmental Body with respect to any voluntary compliance, tax qualification or other programs, other than routine filings of premiums or informational returns.
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15(e), no Company Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV or constitutes a multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA). Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates now or within the past six years sponsors, maintains, contributes to or has previously an obligation to contribute to, or has sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred had an obligation to contribute to to, any Employee Company Benefit Plan regulated under that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, including ERISA or any "multi-employer plan," multiemployer plan (as defined in Sections Section 3(37) and or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither ). Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliate sponsors Affiliates has incurred any liability due to a complete or has previously sponsoredpartial withdrawal from a multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(f) Each Company Benefit Plan, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to including any Employee Company Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliateis a multiple employer plan, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRSIRS as to its qualified status or, if a copy of which prototype volume submitter plan document has been delivered used for such Company Benefit Plan, has relied upon an opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service to Parentthe sponsor of the prototype or volume submitter plan document, and to Company's knowledge, nothing no fact or event has occurred which is that could reasonably likely be expected to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of any such Employee Company Benefit Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid . Furthermore, except as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial set forth in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said SectionSchedule 3.15(f), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Companyextent that any Company Benefit Plan is a multiple employer plan, threatened, alleging any breach of such Company Benefit Plan complies with IRC Section 413 and the terms of any Employee Plan or of any Company has not breached its fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law responsibilities with respect to any each separate arrangement under such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a multiple employer Company Material Adverse EffectBenefit Plan.
(dg) With respect to Neither the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries ERISA Affiliates has engaged in any non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of ERISA Section 406 or IRC Section 4975), and there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of ERISA Section 406 or IRC Section 4975 and other than a transaction that is exempt under a statutory or administrative exemption) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in a material Liability to the Company.
(h) Each Company Benefit Plan that is a party “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in IRC Section 409A(d)(1)) has been in maintained in material compliance in both form and in operation with IRC Section 409A, except where such non-compliance may be corrected under IRS correction programs without material Liability to any oral or written the Company.
(i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its SubsidiariesExcept as disclosed on Schedule 3.15(i), the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder hereby (alone or together with any other event which, standing alone, would not by itself trigger such entitlement or acceleration) will trigger not (i) entitle any "change Person to any payment, forgiveness of control" indebtedness, vesting, distribution, or similar provisions resulting increase in the acceleration of benefits under or compensation with respect to any agreements Company Benefit Plan, (ii) otherwise trigger any acceleration (of vesting or payment of benefits or otherwise) under or with respect to any officer Company Benefit Plan, or other key employee (iii) trigger any obligation to fund any Company Benefit Plan. No benefit that is or may become payable as a result of Company the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute an excess parachute payment (as defined in IRC Section 280G(b)(1)) that is subject to the imposition of an excise tax under IRC Section 4999 or any that would not be deductible by reason of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.IRC Section 280G.
(j) For purposes of this Section 3.15:
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement (Compass Diversified Holdings)
Employee Benefit Plans. (ai) Company has listed on the Company NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock option, severance, welfare and fringe benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plans, as defined employment, retention, change in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974control, as amended ("ERISA")severance agreements, and all other material benefit arrangements similar practices, policies and arrangements, whether written or unwritten, that are not Employee currently effective or were in effect at any time in the previous five years, in which any employee or former employee (the “Employees”), consultant or former consultant (the “Consultants”) or director or former director (the “Directors”) of NB&T Financial or NBTC or any ERISA Affiliate participates, sponsors or contributes, or to which any such Employees, Consultants or Directors are a party or under which NB&T Financial or its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has any present or future liability (the “Compensation and Benefit Plans”). Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither NB&T Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has any commitment to create any additional Compensation and Benefit Plan or to modify or change any existing Compensation and Benefit Plan. No Compensation and Benefit Plan holds any NB&T Financial Common Shares, except the NB&T Financial ESOP.
(ii) Except as set forth in NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of NB&T Financial: (A) each Compensation and Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and with applicable law, including, but not limited to to, ERISA, the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus regulations or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planrules promulgated thereunder, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedall filings, contributed to or disclosures and notices required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and any other applicable law have been timely made; ("ERISA AFFILIATE"B) or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, each Compensation and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees which is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(13(2) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (Aa “Pension Plan”) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and which is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a has either received favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and no circumstances exist which are likely to result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter; or has been adopted on a copy of prototype plan or a volume submitter plan which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination received a current opinion or otherwise adversely affect advisory letter from the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 national office of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" IRS; (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viC) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, pending or threatened legal action, dispute, arbitration suit or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, claim relating to the knowledge Compensation and Benefit Plans; (D) neither NB&T Financial nor any of Companyits Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction, threatenedor omitted to take any action, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any Compensation and Benefit Plan that would reasonably be expected to subject NB&T Financial or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA; and (E) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that could result in a material increase in premium cost of a Compensation and Benefit Plan that is insured, or a material increase in benefit cost of such Employee Plan other than those Compensation and Benefit Plans that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectself-insured.
(diii) With None of the Compensation and Benefit Plans is subject to Title IV of ERISA. No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by NB&T Financial or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any terminated “single-employer plan”, within the Employee Plansmeaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, individually and in formerly maintained by any of them, or any single-employer plan of any entity (an “ERISA Affiliate”) which is considered one employer with NB&T Financial under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414(b) or (c) of the aggregateCode (an “ERISA Affiliate Plan”). None of NB&T Financial, no event its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has occurredcontributed, and or has been obligated to the knowledge of Companycontribute, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be to either a defined benefit pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or to a multiemployer plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA at any liability that is reasonably likely to have time since September 26, 1980. No notice of a Company Material Adverse Effect under “reportable event,” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, has been required to be filed for any Compensation and Benefit Plan or by any ERISA Affiliate Plan. To the Code Knowledge of NB&T Financial, except as set forth in NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule there is no pending investigation or enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Labor or the IRS or any other applicable lawgovernmental agency with respect to any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(eiv) Except as set forth in NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule, all contributions required to be made under the terms of any Compensation and Benefit Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan or any employee benefit arrangements under any collective bargaining agreement to which NB&T Financial or any of its Subsidiaries was or is a party have been timely made or have been reflected on the Company Disclosure Schedule and financial statements in NB&T Financial SEC Reports.
(v) Except as otherwise provided under Section 6.10(c), except as disclosed set forth in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this AgreementNB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule, neither Company NB&T Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party has any obligations to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer provide retiree health and life insurance or other key employee retiree death benefits under any Compensation and Benefit Plan, other than benefits mandated by Section 4980B of Company the Code, and each such Compensation and Benefit Plan may be amended or terminated without incurring liability thereunder. There has been no communication to Employees by NB&T Financial or its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to promise or guarantee such Employees’ retiree health or life insurance or other retiree death benefits on a permanent basis.
(vi) Neither NB&T Financial, any of its SubsidiariesSubsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate maintain any Compensation and Benefit Plans covering leased or foreign (i.e., non-United States) Employees, independent contractors or non-employees.
(vii) Except as set forth in NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule, with respect to each Compensation and Benefit Plan, if applicable, NB&T Financial has provided or made available to Peoples, true and complete copies of existing (A) Compensation and Benefit Plan documents and amendments thereto, including a written description of any Compensation and Benefit Plan or any other employee benefit obligation that is not otherwise in writing, and all board actions approving the same, (B) trust instruments and insurance contracts, including renewal notices, (C) the three most recent Forms 5500 filed with the IRS (including all schedules thereto and the opinions of independent accountants), (D) the most recent actuarial report and financial statement, (E) the most recent summary plan description or wrap document and summaries of material modifications, (F) notices or forms filed with the PBGC (other than for premium payments), (G) the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS, (H) any Form 5310 or Form 5330 filed with the IRS, (I) the most recent nondiscrimination tests performed under ERISA and the Code (including 401(k) and 401(m) tests), and (J) all contracts with third party administrators, actuaries, investment managers, compensation consultants and other independent contractors that relate to a Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(viii) Except as set forth in NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would not, directly or the value indirectly (including, without limitation, as a result of any termination of employment prior to or following the Effective Time) reasonably be expected to (A) entitle any Employee, Consultant or Director to any payment (including severance pay or similar compensation) or any increase in compensation, (B) result in the vesting or acceleration of any benefits under any Compensation and Benefit Plan, or (C) result in any material increase in benefits payable under any Compensation and Benefit Plan.
(ix) Except as set forth in NB&T Financial’s Disclosure Schedule, neither NB&T Financial nor any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate maintains any compensation plans, programs or arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to be deductible as a result of the benefits limitations under Section 162(m) of which will be calculated on the basis of any Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder.
(x) As a result, directly or indirectly, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except Agreement (including, without limitation, as set forth in a result of any termination of employment prior to or following the Company Disclosure ScheduleEffective Time), none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement Peoples, NB&T Financial or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company Surviving Corporation, or any of its their respective Subsidiaries except for will be obligated to make a payment that would be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” to an individual who is a “disqualified individual” (as such terms are defined in Section 280G of the Code and applicable agreements as set forth regulations thereunder) of NB&T Financial on the Company Disclosure Schedulea consolidated basis or which would violate 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) or regulations thereunder.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Peoples Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Nb&t Financial Group Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) The Company has listed on operates in a co-employer relationship with TriNet Group Inc. (“TriNet”), a Professional Employer Organization, and each reference to an employee of the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in this Agreement includes any Person who is co-employed with TriNet. Section 3(33.14(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act Disclosure Schedule contains a true, complete and correct list of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, Employee Benefit Plans and (ii) which cover all benefits provided by the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or TriNet to employees of the Company or to Persons whose services are utilized in the conduct of the Company’s business. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any agreement, arrangement, commitment or obligation, whether formal or informal, whether written or unwritten and whether legally binding or not, to create, enter into or contribute to any additional Employee Benefit Plan, or to modify or amend any existing Employee Benefit Plan. There has been no amendment, interpretation or other announcement ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"written or oral) by the Company, any ERISA Affiliate or any other Person relating to, or change in participation or coverage under, any Employee Benefit Plan that, either alone or together with other such items or events, could materially increase the expense of maintaining such Employee Benefit Plan (or the Employee Benefit Plans taken as a whole) above the level of expense incurred with respect thereto for the most recent fiscal year included in the Financial Statements. Each Employee Benefit Plan can be amended or terminated by the Company at any time (whether before or after the Effective Time) and for any reason without any Liability, expense or Damages to the Company or such Employee Benefit Plan (including any surrender charge, market-rate adjustment or early termination charge).
(b) A true and complete copy of The Company has delivered to Parent, with respect to each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees (to the extent applicable thereto and with respect to documents prepared, filed, administered or former employees otherwise in the possession of Company or any ERISA AffiliateTriNet to the extent available from TriNet after due inquiry), includingtrue, correct and complete copies of: (i) all documents embodying such Employee Benefit Plan (including all amendments thereto) or, if applicablesuch Employee Benefit Plan is not in writing, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under a written description of such Employee Benefit Plan; (ii) if required to be filed with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, the last three annual reports (Form 5500 series and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto) filed with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, Plan; (iii) the most recent summary plan description (including any description, if any, and all summaries of material modifications)modifications related thereto, distributed with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) all contracts (and any amendments thereto) relating to such Employee Benefit Plan, including all trust agreements, investment management agreements, annuity contracts, insurance contracts, bonds, indemnification agreements and service provider agreements; (v) the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableany, and issued by the IRS with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan; (vi) the most recent annual actuarial report or valuationvaluation prepared for such Employee Benefit Plan, if applicableany; (vii) the most recent financial statement prepared for such Employee Benefit Plan, if any; (viii) all written communications to employees, or to any other individuals, to the extent that the provisions of such Employee Benefit Plan as described therein differ from such provisions as set forth or described in the other information or materials furnished under this subsection (b); (ix) all correspondence to or from any Governmental Entity relating to such Employee Benefit Plan; and (x) all coverage, nondiscrimination, top heavy and Code Section 415 tests performed with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan for the three (3) most recently completed plan years.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan: (i) such Employee Benefit Plan was properly and legally established; (ii) such Employee Benefit Plan is, and at all times since inception has been, maintained, administered, operated and funded in all respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code; (iii) the Company, each ERISA Affiliate, TriNet and all other Persons (including all fiduciaries) have properly performed all of their duties and obligations (whether arising by operation of Law, by contract or otherwise) under or with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan, including all fiduciary, reporting, disclosure, and notification duties and obligations; (iv) all returns, reports (including all Form 5500 series annual reports, together with all schedules and audit reports required with respect thereto), notices, statements and other disclosures relating to such Employee Benefit Plan required to be filed with any Governmental Entity or distributed to any Employee Benefit Plan participant have been properly prepared and duly filed or distributed in a timely manner; (v) none of the Company, any ERISA Affiliate, TriNet or any fiduciary of such Employee Benefit Plan has engaged in any transaction or acted or failed to act in a manner that violates the fiduciary requirements of ERISA or any other applicable Law; (vi) no transaction or event has occurred or is threatened or about to occur (including any of the transactions contemplated in or by this Agreement) with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan that constitutes or could constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or under Section 4975 of the Code for which an exemption is not available; and (vii) all contributions, premiums and other payments due or required to be paid to (or with respect to) such Employee Benefit Plan have been timely paid, or, if not yet due, have been accrued as a Liability on the Interim Financial Statements. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedincurred, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company the Company, any ERISA Affiliate, Parent or any of Parent’s affiliates could be subject to incur, directly or indirectly, any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect Liability, expense or Damages (except for routine contributions and benefit payments) under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this AgreementLaw, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or pursuant to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" indemnification or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation agreement, with respect to any agreements Employee Benefit Plan.
(d) Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and its related trust and/or group annuity contract is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code. Each such Employee Benefit Plan: (i) is the subject of an unrevoked favorable determination letter from the IRS with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for respect to such applicable agreements Employee Benefit Plan’s qualified status under the Code, as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.amended by that legislation commonly referred to as “EGTRRA;”
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Samples: Merger Agreement (M/a-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement (M/a-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has Except as listed on the attached Employee Benefits Schedule or with respect to any plan or arrangement under which the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ only obligation or commitment is to provide the minimum benefit required under the applicable law of any country or jurisdiction outside the United States, with respect to employees of the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans or any of its Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains or contributes to or is a party to any “pension plans” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in under Section 3(33(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”)) (the “Pension Plans”), “welfare plans” (as defined under Section 3(1) of ERISA) (the “Welfare Plans”), any severance, change-in-control, material fringe benefit, retention, bonus, incentive or deferred compensation, program, policy or arrangement or any other material employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement or any employment or similar agreement which requires the provision of (or eligibility for) any material benefit other than benefits provided under other Plans listed on the attached Employee Benefits Schedule (collectively, together with the Pension Plans and Welfare Plans, the “Plans”). Each Plan that is subject to the Laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America (each, a “Foreign Plan”) is identified as such on the Employee Benefits Schedule. Each Foreign Plan that is intended to qualify for special Tax treatment has met all requirements for such treatment. Except as set forth on the attached Employee Benefits Schedule immediately under the subheading “Non-Compliance/Qualification Defects”, each of the Pension Plans that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or favorable prototype opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service and no circumstances exist which could be reasonably expected to cause such a Pension Plan to be not so qualified. Except as set forth on the attached Employee Benefits Schedule immediately under the subheading “Non-Compliance/Qualification Defects,” the Plans comply in form and in operation in all material respects with their terms and all applicable laws, including the requirements of the Code and ERISA (if applicable). The Company made available to Buyer with respect to each Plan (other than non-material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Foreign Plans), includingas applicable, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitstrue, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, current and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") complete copies of (i) which are maintainedall plan documents (or a written summary if no plan document exists), contributed related trust agreements, insurance contracts and policies and all amendments thereto, (ii) all current summary plan descriptions and summaries of material modifications, (iii) the Form 5500 annual reports and accompanying schedules and actuarial reports, as filed, for the most recently completed three plan years, (iv) all documents and correspondence relating to the Plans received from or required provided to be contributed to by Company the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Internal Revenue Service or any entity that, together with Company as of other Governmental Body during the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilitypast three years, and (iiv) which cover the employees, former employees, directors most recent favorable determination letter or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")favorable prototype opinion letter.
(b) A true and complete copy With respect to the Plans, all required contributions of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto of its Subsidiaries and any trust agreement, all insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, premiums due on or other funding or investment arrangements for before the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has Closing Date have been made available to Parent. In addition, or properly accrued in accordance with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to GAAP on or before the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableClosing Date.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure attached Employee Benefits Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor , none of the Plans is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and none of the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors has any material Liability, whether direct, indirect, contingent or has previously sponsoredotherwise, maintainedunder Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA. None of the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has, at any time during the last six years, contributed to or incurred an obligation been obligated to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement that is subject to Title IV of ERISAERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Except as set forth on the attached Employee Benefits Schedule immediately under the subheading “Non-Compliance/Qualification Defects”, including none of the Company, any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) Liability on account of ERISA to any former employee or retiree violation of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under the health care requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and or Section 4980B of the Code;
4980B. Each Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan (iiii) that is funded by employer contributions or (Aii) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed under which benefits are paid by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA an insurance company pursuant to a policy between such insurance company and the Code)Company or any Subsidiary, ordersthat could result in unfunded or under funded accrued liabilities to the Company, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party toSubsidiary, any of their respective Affiliates or Buyer is denoted with an asterisk (*) on the Employee Plans, except Benefits Schedule. None of the Company or any Subsidiary would be liable for any material payments with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee such Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of if the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, were terminated as of the last day date hereof. None of any Plan, the Company or any Subsidiary provides, or has an obligation to provide, medical, life insurance or other welfare benefits to any Person (other than a beneficiary of any employee) at a time when he or she is not an employee of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
Company or its Subsidiaries (vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary courseas required under Code Section 4980B, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectsimilar Law).
(d) With respect There is no pending or, to the Employee PlansCompany’s Knowledge, individually and in the aggregatethreatened action, claim or lawsuit relating to any Plan (other than routine claims for benefits). There is no event has occurredaudit, and inquiry or examination pending or, to the knowledge of Company’s Knowledge, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISAthreatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Code Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other applicable lawGovernmental Body with respect to any Plan.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure attached Employee Benefits Schedule and except as disclosed in immediately under the SEC Reports filed prior subheading “Entitlement to Payment”, neither the date execution of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company Agreement nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or the value of in combination with another event) will (i) entitle any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for to any payment (including severance pay or similar compensation), any cancellation of indebtedness, or any increase in compensation; (ii) result in the acceleration of payment, funding or vesting under any Plan; or (iii) result in any increase in benefits payable under any Plan.
(f) No amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of benefits) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such applicable agreements as set forth on transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of section 280G of the Code, or would constitute an “excess parachute payment” if such amounts were subject to the provisions of section 280G of the Code and no Person is entitled to receive any additional payments form the Company Disclosure Scheduleor any of its Subsidiaries as a result of the imposition of any tax under Section 4999 of the Code.
(g) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary maintains or is party to any arrangement that is subject to Section 409A of the Code.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement (Thermon Holding Corp.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17(a) hereto, neither the Company Disclosure Schedule all nor any of its ERISA Affiliates (with respect to current or former Company employees or other service providers) maintains, is a party to, or has any obligation to make contributions to or has any direct or indirect liability with respect to any employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), whether or not such employee benefit plan is subject to ERISA, or any retirement, compensation or employment (other than standard offer letters that do not provide for contractual severance or other material contractual entitlements), consulting, retention, change in control, welfare, profit-sharing, stock option, stock bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, equity compensation, severance, fringe benefit or other employee benefit plan, program or agreement (collectively “Benefit Plans”). All such Benefit Plans have been maintained and operated in material compliance with all federal, state and local laws applicable to such plans and the terms and conditions of the respective plan documents, and, to the Seller’s knowledge, no fact or circumstance exists that would cause any Benefit Plan to not be in material compliance with its terms and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee federal, state and local laws applicable to such Benefit PlansPlan.
(b) The Seller, includingprior to the execution hereof, but not limited has made available to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsthe Buyer, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangementto the extent applicable, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") copies of: (i) all documents which are maintainedcomprise the most current version of each Benefit Plan and any amendments thereto; (ii) the most recent summary plan description with respect to each Benefit Plan; (iii) the three most recent annual reports (Form 5500) and accompanying schedules for each Benefit Plan; and (iv) the most recent IRS determination, advisory or opinion letter.
(c) The IRS has issued a favorable determination letter with respect to each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified pursuant to Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or, in the case of such a Benefit Plan that is based upon a pre-approved plan document, the IRS has issued a favorable advisory or opinion letter with respect to the form of the underlying plan and no event has occurred that would disqualify the plan or, to the Seller’s knowledge, is likely to result in the revocation of such letter.
(d) No Benefit Plan and no employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) currently maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company by, or any entity that, together with Company as of in the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is past six (6) years maintained or was contributed to or required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of contributed to by, the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(ban “ERISA Affiliate Plan”) A true and complete copy is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of each written Employee ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No Benefit Plan and no ERISA Affiliate Plan is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a “Multiemployer Plan”) or a plan that covers employees has two or former employees more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA (a “Multiple Employer Plan”), nor has the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementAffiliate contributed to, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation obligated to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan or any Multiple Employer Plan within the preceding six years. The Company is not reasonably expected to have any Employee Benefit Plan regulated direct or indirect liability under Title IV of or ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Multiemployer Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawMultiple Employer Plan.
(e) Except No non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” as set forth on such term is described in Section 4975 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior Code or Section 406 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with the Benefit Plans that would subject the Company, any officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, such plans or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company any trust to any material Tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the nature contemplated Code or ERISA.
(f) Except for continuation coverage as required by this AgreementPart 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4980B of the Code or similar state insurance laws, no Benefit Plan provides life, health, medical or other welfare benefits to former employees or beneficiaries or dependents thereof.
(g) Each Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of which will be increased, or the vesting Section 409A of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any Code has been operated and maintained in material operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Code and all IRS guidance promulgated thereunder.
(h) The execution and delivery of this Agreement or and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger not, either alone or in combination with any "change other event, (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director, or consultant of control" the Company to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other similar provisions resulting termination payment; (ii) accelerate the timing of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of or otherwise enhance any benefit due under any Benefit Plan; (iii) limit or restrict the right to merge, amend, or terminate any Benefit Plan; or (iv) result in the acceleration payment of benefits any amount that could, individually or compensation in combination with any other such payment, constitute an “excess parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code.
(i) There are no pending or, to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened audits or investigations by any governmental agency involving any Benefit Plan. There are no actions, suits or claims pending (other than routine claims for benefits), or, to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened against, or with respect to, any Benefit Plan.
(j) All material contributions required to be made to the Benefit Plans pursuant to their terms have been timely made, and all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any agreements with Benefit Plan, in each case for any officer period through the date hereof, have been timely made or paid in full.
(k) The Company has no obligation to gross-up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any current or former employees, directors, consultants or other key employee service providers of the Company for any tax incurred by such employee, director, consultant or service provider, including under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.
(l) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Benefit Plan that would materially increase the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of expense incurred in respect thereof for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedulemost recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof.
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Samples: Membership Interests Purchase Agreement, Membership Interests Purchase Agreement (Uniti Group Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 5.12(a) of the Company Comet Disclosure Schedule Letter sets forth a list of all material Comet Benefit Plans. The term “Comet Benefit Plans” means all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")and other benefit arrangements, including all “employee benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), whether or not U.S.-based plans, and all other material employee benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock option (or other equity-based), severance, employment, change in control, retention, welfare (including post-retirement medical and life insurance) and fringe benefit arrangements that are plans, practices or agreements, whether or not Employee Benefit Planssubject to ERISA or U.S.-based and whether written or oral, includingsponsored, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus maintained or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company Comet or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, orits Subsidiaries, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan which Comet or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is required to provide benefits under applicable Law, but shall not include any oral or written “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA. With respect to each Comet Benefit Plan subject to the laws of the United States (each a “Comet U.S. Benefit Plan” and collectively, the “Comet U.S. Benefit Plans”) that is a material Comet Benefit Plan, Comet has made available to Moon a true and correct copy of (i) agreement the most recent annual report (Form 5500) filed with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiariesthe applicable Governmental Entity (with respect to Comet U.S. Benefit Plans for which Form 5500’s are filed), the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) each such Comet U.S. Benefit Plan that has been reduced to writing and all amendments thereto, (iii) each trust agreement, insurance contract or administration agreement relating to each such Comet U.S. Benefit Plan, (iv) the most recent summary plan description or planother written explanation of each Comet U.S. Benefit Plan provided to participants, including any stock option plan(v) the most recent actuarial report or valuation relating to a Comet U.S. Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA and (vi) the most recent determination letter or opinion letter, stock appreciation right planif any, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, issued by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee Comet U.S. Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Chicago Bridge & Iron Co N V), Business Combination Agreement (McDermott International Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all Each compensation or benefit plan, program, policy, agreement, Contract, practice or other arrangement, whether or not an “employee benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”)), and all including bonus, cash- or equity-based incentive, deferred compensation, stock purchase, health, medical, dental, disability, accident, life insurance, severance, change of control, retention, employment, separation, retirement, pension, savings, or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planprogram, and any compensation policy policy, agreement, Contract, practice or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are arrangement maintained, sponsored or contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any entity thatSubsidiary of the Company, or otherwise with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has or could reasonably be expected to have any material Liability (the “Company Benefit Plans”) and each related funding arrangement has been established, funded, maintained and administered in material compliance with its terms and with applicable Law, and nothing has occurred with respect to such Company Benefit Plans that would result in a payment or assessment by or against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any Taxes, Liabilities or penalties (civil or otherwise) that would result in a material Liability. Any Company Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received a favorable determination, advisory or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service, and to the knowledge of the Company there are no circumstances that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, the Company has provided Parent complete and correct copies, to the extent applicable, of (i) the plan and trust documents (with all amendments thereto) and the most recent summary plan description (and any summaries of material modifications), (ii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series), (iii) the most recent financial statements and actuarial reports and (iv) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination, opinion or advisory letter.
(b) None of the Company Benefit Plans is, and none of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Person that together with the Company as or any Subsidiary of the relevant measuring date under ERISACompany, is or was required to would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityCode, and (ii) which cover during the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Planpreceding six years, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintainedparticipated in, contributed to or incurred an had any obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), ordersto, or governmental rules and regulations in effect has any Liability under or with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses defined benefit plan (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under as defined in Section 401(a3(35) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan ERISA) or a plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan was subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" or Title IV of ERISA, a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in said SectionSection 3(40) of ERISA), whether or not material, a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 413(c) of the last day Code) or a “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(c) As of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursedate hereof, there is are no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatenedthreatened claims, alleging proceedings, audits, investigations, suits or actions by or on behalf of any breach Company Benefit Plan, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits). All required contributions, payments, reimbursements, accruals and premiums for all periods ending prior to or as of the terms date hereof have been made or properly accrued, except as would not result in a material Liability to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Except as set forth on Section 4.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no Company Benefit Plan provides and neither the Company nor any Employee Plan Subsidiary of the Company has any Liability in respect of post-employment or of any fiduciary duty thereunder retiree health, medical or violation of any applicable law with respect life insurance or other welfare benefits to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havePerson, and are not reasonably likely except as required to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectcomply with Section 4980B of the Code or any similar state Law.
(d) With respect to Except as set forth on Section 4.15(d) of the Employee PlansCompany Disclosure Letter, individually or as provided in Section 3.1(f), neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Related Agreements, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related Agreements, will, either alone or in conjunction with any other event (whether contingent or otherwise), (i) result in or cause the vesting, exercisability, acceleration of payment, funding or delivery of, or forfeiture of or increase in the aggregateamount or value of, no event has occurredany payment, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition right or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject other benefit or compensation otherwise due to any liability that is reasonably likely current or former employee, officer, director or other natural person service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or other natural person service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISAseverance pay, the Code unemployment compensation or any other applicable lawsimilar termination payment; or (iii) trigger any other material obligation under, or result in the breach or violation of, any Company Benefit Plan.
(e) Except as set forth on Section 4.15(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this AgreementLetter, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement no payment or benefit that could be made by the Company or its Subsidiaries will be characterized as a parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code by reason of the Merger (either alone or in conjunction with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, event) or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of Related Agreements, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of its Subsidiaries has any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement obligation to gross-up or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger indemnify any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation individual with respect to any agreements Tax under Section 4999 of the Code.
(f) (i) Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained, in form and operation, in all material respects in material compliance with any officer or other key employee Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) neither the Company or nor any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on has any obligation to gross-up or indemnify any individual with respect to any Tax under Section 409A of the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Horton D R Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Forestar Group Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Synchronicity has listed on set forth in Section 3.9(a) of the Company Synchronicity Disclosure Schedule Letter all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”)) and all bonus, equity compensation, stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance, retention and other similar employee benefit or compensation plans, programs and arrangements, and all other material benefit arrangements employment, change in control, termination, severance, retention or similar agreements, written or otherwise, that are not Employee Benefit Planssponsored, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus maintained or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company Synchronicity or any entity thattrade or business, together whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with Company as Synchronicity (an “ERISA Affiliate”) within the meaning of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("ERISA AFFILIATE"the “Code”) or under to which Company Synchronicity or any ERISA Affiliate may incur is a party, for the benefit of, with or relating to, any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors employee, officer or director of Company Synchronicity or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"together, the “Synchronicity Employee Plans”). Neither Synchronicity nor any ERISA Affiliate has any commitment or formal plan to create any additional employee benefit plan or modify or terminate any existing Synchronicity Employee Plan, except as specifically set forth herein.
(b) A true and complete copy of With respect to each written Synchronicity Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, Synchronicity has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent MatrixOne a true and correct copy of (i) the most recently recent annual report (Form 5500) required to be filed Federal Forms 5500with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”); (ii) such Synchronicity Employee Plan and any amendments thereto (or, if the plan is not written, a complete description thereof) and the most recent summary plan description thereof; (including any summaries of material modifications)iii) each trust agreement and group annuity contract, if any, relating to such Synchronicity Employee Plan; (iv) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS determination letter, if applicable, with respect to each Synchronicity Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code; and (v) the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicablevaluation required under ERISA with respect to any Synchronicity Employee Plan.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or Each Synchronicity Employee Plan has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAbeen operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed but not limited to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and . No Synchronicity Employee Plan is subject to the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations law of any jurisdiction outside the United States. All contributions required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Synchronicity Employee Plan have been timely made or are reflected on the Synchronicity Balance Sheet. Synchronicity does not anticipate, and there are no pending or, to Synchronicity’s Knowledge, threatened claims by or on behalf of any Synchronicity Employee Plan, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any such Synchronicity Employee Plan with respect to such plan, or otherwise involving any such Synchronicity Employee Plan (other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) routine claims for benefits). With respect to the Synchronicity Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of CompanySynchronicity’s Knowledge, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company Synchronicity could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawlaw (including the law of contracts) that is not properly accounted for on the Synchronicity Balance Sheet.
(d) No Synchronicity Employee Plan is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA and neither Synchronicity nor any ERISA Affiliate has maintained, sponsored or contributed to such a plan during the six year period prior to the date hereof.
(e) Except as set forth on Each Synchronicity Employee Plan intended to be “qualified” within the Company Disclosure Schedule meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to trusts maintained thereunder are exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the date of this AgreementCode.
(f) Neither Synchronicity, and except as provided for in this Agreementits ERISA Affiliates, neither Company any Synchronicity Employee Plan, any trust created thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator thereof has engaged in a transaction in connection with which Synchronicity, its ERISA Affiliates, any Synchronicity Employee Plan, any such trust or any trustee or administrator thereof could be subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of its Subsidiaries is ERISA or a party tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code.
(g) No Synchronicity Employee Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not insured) for employees or former employees Synchronicity or any oral ERISA Affiliate for periods extending beyond their retirement or written other termination of service, other than (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiariescoverage mandated by applicable law, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement death benefits under any “pension plan,” or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of (iii) benefits the benefits full cost of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, is borne by the occurrence of current or former employee (or his beneficiary). No condition exists that would prevent Synchronicity or any ERISA Affiliate from amending or terminating any Synchronicity Employee Plan providing health or medical benefits.
(h) Neither the negotiation, execution or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer or director of Synchronicity or any ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment; (ii) accelerate the value time of payment or vesting or increase the amount of compensation due any such employee, officer or director; or (iii) otherwise result in the material alteration of the terms of any of Synchronicity Employee Plan.
(i) No amounts payable under, or benefits provided pursuant to, any Synchronicity Employee Plan or otherwise could result, separately, or in the benefits of which will be calculated on aggregate, in the basis payment of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation “excess parachute payment” to a “disqualified individual” with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee Synchronicity within the meaning of Company or any Section 280G of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Matrixone Inc), Merger Agreement (Matrixone Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a1) Company Seller has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all Previously Disclosed a complete list of each material (A) “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ERISA; (B) employment, retention, severance, change of 1974control, as amended or similar agreement, plan, arrangement or policy; or ("ERISA")C) any other compensatory or employee benefit plan, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansagreement, arrangement or policy, including, but not limited to without limitation, any such plan, agreement, arrangement or policy providing insurance for bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option, restricted stock or other stock-based awards or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, any incentive bonus health or deferred bonus arrangementmedical benefits, any arrangement providing termination allowancelife, disability or sick leave benefits, severance or similar benefits and retirement (including supplemental retirement) benefits, any equity compensation planin each case, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (ix) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company it or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liabilityemployee or former employee, director or independent contractor of the Bank or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Bank Employees”) or (y) with respect to which the Bank or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability maintained by the Sellers covering the Bank Employees (collectively, “Seller Employee Plans”). True and complete copies of all Seller Employee Plans and, to the extent applicable and in existence, (i) related trust agreements, insurance contracts, summary plan descriptions, the most recent annual report, and loan agreements relating to any Seller Employee Plan, and all amendments thereto, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or most recent financial and/or actuarial reports relating to any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Seller Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees is being assumed or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has retained by Purchaser have been made available to ParentPurchaser.
(2) Each Seller Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter covering all Tax law changes through the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 from the IRS, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no reason exists for which any such determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued. In addition, Seller has made available to Purchaser a copy of the most recent IRS determination letter with respect to each such applicable Seller Employee Benefit Plan to maintained by it covering the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Bank Employees. The Seller Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in substantial compliance with their terms, terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (Laws, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and to the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required extent applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the such Seller Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;.
(iv3) Each Employee Plan that covers No “reportable event,” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, for which the reporting requirement has not been waived or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRSextended, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such in connection with any Seller Employee Plan, unless such contributions and neither the Bank nor any ERISA Affiliate reasonably expects to incur any liability under Title IV of ERISA arising in connection with any ongoing, frozen or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and terminated “single-employer plan” within the failure meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, maintained, as of the date of this Agreement or formerly, by it or any of its ERISA Affiliates. With respect to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the each Seller Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code Code, (i) no such Seller Employee Plan has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" failed to meet the minimum funding standards (as defined in said Sectiondetermined under Section 303 of ERISA and Section 430 of the Code) applicable thereto and (ii) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has not instituted or threatened to institute proceedings for the termination of any such Seller Employee Plan. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the Bank nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any predecessor thereof contributes to (or has any obligation to contribute to), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this AgreementAgreement contributed to (or had any obligation to contribute to), and except any multiemployer plan, as provided for defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(4) All contributions required to be made under each Seller Employee Plan, as of the date of this Agreement, neither Company nor have been timely made and all obligations in respect of each Seller Employee Plan have been properly accrued for in the Financial Statements.
(5) As of the date of this Agreement, there is no material litigation pending, or to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened relating to a Seller Employee Plan.
(6) There has been no amendment to, announcement by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingentrelating to, or change in participation or coverage under any Seller Employee Plan that would increase materially the terms expense of which are materially altered, upon maintaining such plan above the occurrence of a transaction involving Company level of the nature expense incurred therefor for the most recent fiscal year.
(7) Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions or actions contemplated by this Agreement, shall (either alone or in conjunction with another event, such as a termination of employment) (iiA) agreement or plan, including entitle any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any employee of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company Bank or any of its Subsidiaries except to any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date of this Agreement, (B) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment of compensation or benefits under any of the Seller Employee Plans, (C) increase the amount payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Seller Employee Plans or (D) result in payments which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(8) Each Seller Employee Plan that is in any part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code (A) materially complies and, at all times after December 31, 2008 has materially complied, both in form and operation, with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations thereunder and (B) between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008 was operated in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, as determined under applicable guidance of the Treasury and the IRS. No compensation payable by the Bank or any of its Affiliates has been reportable as nonqualified deferred compensation in the gross income of any current or former Bank Employee as a result of the operation of Section 409A of the Code.
(9) There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that could result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of the Purchaser or the Bank or any of their respective Subsidiaries following the Closing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Bank nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has engaged in any transaction described in Section 4069 or Section 4204 or 4212 of ERISA.
(10) Section 3.02(n)(10) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule provides a complete list of (i) each Person who currently holds a work visa in connection with his or her employment with the Bank or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) the type of work visa for each such applicable agreements as set forth on Person. To the Company Disclosure ScheduleKnowledge of Seller, no such Person who becomes a Continuing Employee pursuant to Section 4.09(a) of this Agreement will be unable to continue performing services for the Bank and its Subsidiaries following the Closing by reason of such Person’s failure to hold a work visa.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement (PNC Financial Services Group Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Except for the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")DunC Existing Plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974neither DunC nor any DunC Subsidiary maintains, as amended ("ERISA")or is bound by, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not any Employee Benefit PlansPlan. DunC has furnished Blackhawk with a complete and accurate copy of each DunC Existing Plan and a complete and accurate copy of each material document prepared in connection with each such DunC Existing Plan, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitswithout limitation and where applicable, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") a copy of (i) which are maintainedeach trust or other funding arrangement, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that(ii) each summary plan description and summary of material modifications, together with Company as of (iii) the relevant measuring date under ERISAmost recently filed IRS Form 5500 for the three most recently completed years, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of (iv) the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilitymost recently received IRS determination letter, and (iiv) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")most recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement.
(b) A true and complete copy Except as indicated on the DunC Disclosure Schedule, no member of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees DunC's "controlled group," within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA, maintains or contributes to, or has maintained or contributed to, an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA. Except as indicated on the DunC Disclosure Schedule, none of the DunC Existing Plans or DunC Existing Contracts obligates DunC or any DunC Subsidiary to pay material separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits solely as a result of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or as a result of a "change in control," within the meaning of such term under Section 280G of the Code. Except as indicated on the DunC Disclosure Schedule, none of the DunC Existing Plans or DunC Existing Contracts provides for or promises retiree medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any current or former employees employee, officer or director of Company DunC or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableDunC Subsidiary.
(c) Except as set forth on Each DunC Existing Plan has always been operated in material compliance with the Company Disclosure Schedule:
requirements of all applicable Law, and all persons who participate in the operation of such DunC Existing Plans and all DunC Existing Plan "fiduciaries" (i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV within the meaning of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3Section 3(21) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described have always acted in Section 3(1) material compliance with the provisions of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA all applicable Law. DunC and Section 4980B all of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates DunC Subsidiaries have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by any of them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any material default or violation by any other party to, any DunC Existing Plan. No legal action, suit or claim is pending or, to the knowledge of the Employee PlansDunC, except threatened with respect to both clauses any DunC Existing Plan (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is ) and no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration fact or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, event exists to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect DunC that could give rise to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not haveaction, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectsuit or claim.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company DunC Disclosure Schedule Schedule, each DunC Existing Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code or Section 401(k) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS that it is so qualified, and except as disclosed each trust established in connection with any DunC Existing Plan that is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the SEC Reports filed prior to Code has received a determination letter from the IRS that it is so exempt, and no fact or event has occurred since the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor such determination letter from the IRS to adversely affect the qualified status of any such DunC Existing Plan or the exempt status of its Subsidiaries is a party any such trust. No trust maintained or contributed to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company by DunC or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, DunC Subsidiary is intended to be qualified as a voluntary employees' beneficiary association or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(9) of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, Code.
(e) There has been no non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4975 of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation Code) with respect to any agreements DunC Existing Plan. DunC and each of the DunC Subsidiaries has not incurred any liability for any excise tax arising under Section 4972 or 4980B of the Code and no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such liability.
(f) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any officer DunC Existing Plan have been made on or other key employee before their due dates. There is no accumulated funding deficiency, within the meaning of Company ERISA or the Code, in connection with the DunC Existing Plans and no reportable event, as defined in ERISA, has occurred in connection with the DunC Existing Plans. DunC and the DunC Subsidiaries are not contributing to, and have not contributed to any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements multi-employer plan, as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduledefined in ERISA. Neither DunC nor any DunC Subsidiary has any liability or obligation under any Employee Benefit Plan that has been terminated.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Blackhawk Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Blackhawk Bancorp Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Except as disclosed in the Company Raritan Disclosure Schedule all Schedule, neither Raritan nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains or contributes to any "employee pension benefit plans (plan"EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in within the meaning of Section 3(33(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") (the "Raritan Pension Plans"), and all other material "employee welfare benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit plan", within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA (the "Raritan Welfare Plans"), including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation stock option plan, any stock purchase plan, deferred compensation plan, and severance plan, bonus plan, employment agreement or other similar plan, program or arrangement. Neither Raritan nor any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedof its Subsidiaries has, since September 2, 1974, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Multiemployer Plan", within the meaning of Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;.
(b) Raritan has delivered to United in the Raritan Disclosure Schedule a complete and accurate copy of each of the following with respect to each of the Raritan Pension Plans and Raritan Welfare Plans: (i) plan document, summary plan description, and summary of material modifications (if not available, a detailed description of the foregoing); (ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors trust agreement or has previously sponsoredinsurance contract, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
if any; (iii) most recent IRS determination letter, if any; (Aiv) most recent actuarial report, if any; and (v) most recent annual report on Form 5500.
(c) The present value of all Employee accrued benefits both vested and non-vested under each of the Raritan Pension Plans that cover subject to Title IV of ERISA, based upon the actuarial assumptions used for purposes of the most recent actuarial valuation prepared by such Raritan Pension Plan's actuary, did not exceed the then current value of the assets of such plans allocable to such accrued benefits. To the best of Raritan's knowledge, the actuarial assumptions then utilized for such plans were reasonable and appropriate as of the last valuation date and reflect then current market conditions.
(d) During the last six years, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC") has not asserted any claim for liability against Raritan or have covered employees or former employees any of Company its Subsidiaries which has not been paid in full.
(e) All premiums (and interest charges and penalties for late payment, if applicable) due to the PBGC with respect to each Raritan Pension Plan have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations paid. All contributions required to be performed by them made to each Raritan Pension Plan under and are not in any material respect in default under the terms thereof, ERISA or in violation ofother applicable law have been timely made, and all amounts properly accrued to date as liabilities of Raritan and its Subsidiaries which have no not been paid have been properly recorded on the books of Raritan and its Subsidiaries.
(f) Except as disclosed on the Raritan Disclosure Schedule, each of the Raritan Pension Plans, the Raritan Welfare Plans and each other plan and arrangement identified on the Raritan Disclosure Schedule has been operated in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code, all regulations, rulings and announcements promulgated or issued thereunder, and all other applicable governmental laws and regulations. Furthermore, the IRS has issued a favorable determination letter, which takes into account the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation through the date of such determination letter, with respect to each of the Raritan Pension Plans and Raritan is not aware of any fact or circumstance which would disqualify any such plan, that could not be retroactively corrected (in accordance with the procedures of the IRS).
(g) To the knowledge of any default Raritan, within the past two plan years no non-exempt prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or violation by any other party toSection 406 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any of the Employee Raritan Welfare Plans or Raritan Pension Plans.
(h) No Raritan Pension Plan or any trust created thereunder has been terminated, except nor have there been any "reportable events", within the meaning of Section 4034(b) of ERISA, with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;any of the Raritan Pension Plans.
(ivi) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees To the knowledge of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) Raritan, no "accumulated funding deficiency", within the meaning of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code Code, has been incurred with respect to any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; andRaritan Pension Plans.
(vij) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is There are no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of CompanyRaritan, threatenedthreatened or anticipated claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by, alleging on behalf of or against any breach of the terms of Raritan Pension Plans or the Raritan Welfare Plans, any Employee Plan trusts related thereto or of any fiduciary duty thereunder other plan or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectarrangement identified in the Raritan Disclosure Schedule.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(ek) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date Raritan Disclosure Schedule, no Raritan Pension or Welfare Plan provides medical or death benefits (whether or not insured) beyond an employee's retirement or other termination of this Agreementservice, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written other than (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated coverage mandated by this Agreementlaw, or (ii) agreement death benefits under any Raritan Pension Plan.
(l) Except with respect to customary health, life and disability benefits or planas disclosed in the Raritan Disclosure Schedule, including there are no unfunded benefits obligations which are not accounted for by reserves shown on the Raritan Financial Statements and established under GAAP, or otherwise noted on such financial statements.
(m) Except as disclosed in the Raritan Disclosure Schedule, with respect to each Raritan Pension and Welfare Plan that is funded wholly or partially through an insurance policy, there will be no liability of Raritan or any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Raritan Subsidiary as of the benefits Effective Time under any such insurance policy or ancillary agreement with respect to such insurance policy in the nature of which will be increaseda retroactive rate adjustment, loss sharing arrangement or other actual or contingent liability arising wholly or partially out of events occurring prior to the vesting of Effective Time.
(n) Except as hereafter agreed to by United in writing or as disclosed on the benefits of which will be acceleratedRaritan Disclosure Schedule, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any current or former employee of Raritan or any Raritan Subsidiary to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any similar payment, or (ii) accelerate the value time of payment, accelerate the vesting, or increase the amount, of any of the compensation or benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect due to any agreements with current employee or former employee under any officer Raritan Pension Plan or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleRaritan Welfare Plan.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (United National Bancorp), Merger Agreement (United National Bancorp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.11(a) of the Company Sirona Disclosure Schedule all sets forth a true and complete list of each “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA and any other plan, as amended policy, program, Contract, or arrangement ("ERISA"), and all whether written or oral) providing compensation or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited benefits to any arrangement providing insurance benefitscurrent or former director, officer or employee (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of Sirona or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Sirona or any of its U.S. ERISA Affiliates, or under which Sirona or any of its Subsidiaries has any material obligation or material liability, whether actual or contingent, including all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, pension, retirement, vacation, holiday, sick pay, cafeteria, fringe benefit, medical, disability, retention, severance, termination, change in control, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other equity-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements, in each case, which (x) is not sponsored and administered by a Governmental Entity and (y) is not required by Law to be provided (each a “Sirona Benefit Plan”). Neither Sirona, nor to the Knowledge of Sirona, any incentive bonus other Person, has any express or deferred bonus arrangementimplied commitment, any arrangement providing termination allowancewhether legally enforceable or not, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") to (i) which are maintainedmodify, contributed change or terminate any Sirona Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company the terms of such Sirona Benefit Plan or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or adopt any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")new Sirona Benefit Plan.
(b) A true and complete copy of With respect to each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Sirona Benefit Plan, Sirona has been made available to Parent. In additionDENTSPLY a current written copy thereof (if any) and, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent : (i) any related trust agreement; (ii) the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, recent IRS determination letter; (iii) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries and summary of material modifications), and (iv) for the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, plan year (A) the Form 5500 and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableattached schedules and (B) audited financial statements.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Each Sirona Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined has been administered in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described all material respects in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance accordance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any its terms and all applicable laws (Laws, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations contributions required to be performed by them made under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge the terms of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee PlansSirona Benefit Plans have been timely made or, except with respect to both clauses if not yet due, have been properly reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in the Sirona SEC Documents.
(Ad) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default Except as has not had or violation are would not reasonably likely be expected to have have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Sirona Material Adverse Effect;
: (ivi) Each Employee each Sirona Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has either received a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from the IRS as to its qualified status, and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee in connection with any Sirona Benefit Plan that which is intended to qualify be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentso exempt, and to Company's knowledge, nothing Sirona’s Knowledge no fact or event has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise that could adversely affect the tax-qualified status of any such Employee Plan;
Sirona Benefit Plan or the exempt status of any such trust, (vii) Company and to Sirona’s Knowledge there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 4975 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said SectionCode), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary coursea transaction that is exempt under a statutory or administrative exemption, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan Sirona Benefit Plan, and (iii) no Proceeding has been brought, or to the Knowledge of Sirona is threatened, against or with respect to any Sirona Benefit Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or United States Department of Labor (other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawfor routine benefits claims).
(e) No Sirona Benefit Plan is a multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) (“Multiemployer Plan”) or other plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and during the preceding six (6) years none of Sirona or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has maintained, sponsored or contributed to or been required to contribute to a Multiemployer Plan or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA. No material liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by Sirona or any ERISA Affiliate thereof that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to Sirona or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of incurring or being subject (whether primarily, jointly or secondarily) to a material liability thereunder. None of Sirona or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA.
(f) No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property), as a result of the consummation of the Merger or other Transactions, by any employee, officer or director of Sirona or any of its Subsidiaries who is a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) could be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(g) Except as set forth on required by Law, no Sirona Benefit Plan provides post-employment medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any former director, employee or their respective dependents.
(h) Except for the Company Disclosure Schedule adjustment and except as disclosed assumption of the Sirona Stock Options and Sirona RSUs in accordance with Section 2.6, neither the SEC Reports filed prior execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger or other Transactions will (i) entitle any employee or director of Sirona or any of its Subsidiaries to a bonus, severance or change in control payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to any of the Sirona Benefit Plans or (iii) result in any breach or violation of, or default under any Sirona Benefit Plan.
(i) Each Sirona Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been operated and maintained in all material respects in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all IRS guidance promulgated thereunder, to the date extent such section and such guidance have been applicable to such Sirona Benefit Plan. There is no agreement, plan, Contract or other arrangement to which Sirona or, to the Knowledge of this AgreementSirona, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is otherwise bound to compensate any oral Person in respect of Taxes pursuant to Section 409A or written 4999 of the Code.
(j) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Sirona Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Sirona Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the United States of America primarily for the benefit of employees of Sirona or any Subsidiary thereof residing outside the United States of America (a “Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan”): (i) agreement with any officer all employer and employee contributions to each Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan required by law or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or by the terms of which are materially alteredany Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan have been made or, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreementif applicable, or accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any the fair market value of the benefits assets of which will be increasedeach funded Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan funded through insurance or the vesting of book reserve established for any Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the benefits of which will be acceleratedaccrued benefit obligations with respect to all current and former participants in such Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer Merger or other key employee Transactions will cause such assets or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations; and (iii) to the Knowledge of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such Sirona, each Sirona Foreign Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleregulatory authorities.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Dentsply International Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 2.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Letter lists, all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined Employee Benefit Plans. The Company Shareholders have made available to the Purchaser all material documents in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not relation to such Employee Benefit Plans, includingincluding each such plan’s text and any modification thereto, but not limited funding agreement, trust agreement, actuarial evaluation or financial report, annual filing, information booklet or other material communication to the Persons covered by any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plansuch plan and their beneficiaries, and material correspondence with any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by applicable competent Governmental Authority. Neither the Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or nor any ERISA Affiliate may incur has ever sponsored, maintained or contributed to (or had an obligation to contribute to) any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")Benefit Plan that is subject to ERISA.
(b) A true Except as set forth in Section 2.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and complete copy performance of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent event) will not: (i) 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 current, former employees or retired employees, officers, consultants, independent contractors, agents or directors of the Company; or (ii) result in the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the right of the Company to amend or terminate any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 2.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsoredLetter, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any no Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAprovides healthcare coverage, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors life insurance coverage or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed other welfare benefit coverage to retirees or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except other terminated employees other than as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectLaw.
(d) With All contributions, premiums, and other payments (including any special contribution, interest, or penalty) required to be made to, or in respect to the of, any Employee PlansBenefit Plan have been made, individually and all benefits accrued under any unfunded Employee Benefit Plan have been paid, accrued, or otherwise adequately reserved in accordance with GAAP and are reflected in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with Financial Statements. No Employee Benefit Plan is funded through an insurance policy which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have contains a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawretroactive rate adjustment provision.
(e) Except as set forth on For the purposes of applicable Law, all independent contractors who are currently, or within the last six (6) years have been, engaged by the Company Disclosure Schedule are bona fide independent contractors and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company not employees of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or Company.
(iif) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 2.16(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no Kuncheng Benefit Plan is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States (any such Kuncheng Benefit Plan set forth in Section 2.16(f) of the Kuncheng Disclosure Schedule, none “Kuncheng Foreign Benefit Plans”). All Kuncheng Foreign Benefit Plans have been established, maintained and administered in compliance in all material respects with their terms and all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, orders, decrees, judgments, writs, and regulations of the execution any controlling governmental authority or instrumentality and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation all Kuncheng Foreign Benefit Plans that are required to be funded are fully funded, and with respect to any agreements all other Kuncheng Foreign Benefit Plans, adequate reserves therefor have been established in accordance with any officer or other key employee applicable foreign accounting standards on the accounting statements of the applicable the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleSubsidiary entity.
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Samples: Share Exchange Agreement (China Teletech Holding Inc), Share Exchange Agreement (China Teletech Holding Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Parent Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"and including any Multiemployer Plan), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansbonus, includingstock option, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsstock appreciation rights, any incentive bonus stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or deferred bonus arrangementlife insurance, any arrangement providing termination allowancesupplemental retirement, severance or similar benefitsother benefit plans, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planprograms or arrangements, and all employment, termination, severance or other Contracts, whether legally enforceable or not, to which Parent or any compensation policy Parent Subsidiary is a party, with respect to which Parent or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) any Parent Subsidiary has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to sponsored by Company Parent or any entity thatParent Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, together with Company as officer or director of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (ii) each employee benefit plan for which the relevant measuring date Parent or any Parent Subsidiary could incur liability under ERISA, is and (iii) any Contracts, arrangements or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company understandings between Parent or any ERISA Affiliate may incur Parent Subsidiary and any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors employee or former directors employee of Company Parent or any ERISA Affiliate Parent Subsidiary including, without limitation, any Contracts, arrangements or understandings relating in any way to a sale of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"collectively, the “Parent Plans”).
(b) A . Parent has made available to the Company a true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees (i) such Parent Plans and all Contracts relating thereto, or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliateto the funding thereof, including, if applicablewithout limitation, all trust agreements, insurance contracts, administration contracts, investment management agreements, subscription and participation agreements, and record-keeping agreements, each amendment thereto and as in effect on the date hereof, and, in the case of any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Parent Plan to the extent applicablethat is not in written form, Company has delivered to been supplied with an accurate description of such Parent Plan as in effect on the date hereof, (ii) the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500IRS Form 5500 for each Parent Plan, if any, (iii) the most recent summary plan description for each Parent Plan for which a summary plan description is required by applicable law, (including any summaries of material modifications), iv) the most recent recently received IRS determination letter, if applicableany, issued by the IRS with respect to any Parent Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, (v) the most recently prepared actuarial report or financial statement, if any, relating to a Parent Plan and a current schedule of assets (and the fair market value thereof assuming liquidation of any asset which is not readily tradable) held with respect to any funded Company Plan have been made available to Company, and (vi) all correspondence from the IRS or the Department of Labor received within the prior three years which relates to a Parent Plan. There has been no amendment to, announcement by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Parent Plan which would increase materially the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of the expense incurred therefor for the most recent actuarial report fiscal year. Each Parent Plan (other than employment and severance agreements) can be unilaterally terminated or valuationamended by Parent without incurring material liability thereunder on no more than 90 days’ notice. No notice has been received by the Parent of an increase or proposed increase in the cost of a Parent Plan.
(b) None of the Parent Plans is a Multiemployer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan. None of the Parent Plans (i) provides for the payment of separation, if applicableseverance, termination or similar-type benefits to any person, (ii) obligates Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to pay separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits solely or partially as a result of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) obligates Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to make any payment or provide any benefit as a result of a “change in control”, within the meaning of such term under Section 280G of the Code. None of the Parent Plans provides for or promises retiree medical, disability or life insurance benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. Each of the Parent Plans is subject only to the Laws of the United States or a political subdivision thereof.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Each Parent Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined is operated in Sections 3(37) all material respects in accordance with its terms and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and of all applicable laws (including Laws, including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code), ordersexcept where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected, individually or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect theretothe aggregate, and (B) Company to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, Parent and the ERISA Affiliates Parent Subsidiaries have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any Company Plan. No Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Employee PlansParent, except threatened with respect to both clauses any Parent Plan (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or) that would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of CompanyParent, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan no fact or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect event exists that would give rise to any such Employee Plan other than those Action that do not have, and are not would reasonably likely be expected to have, have a Company Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect Each Parent Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering all tax law changes prior to the Employee PlansEconomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 or has applied to the IRS for such favorable determination letter within the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code, individually and Parent is not aware of any circumstances likely to result in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to loss of the knowledge qualification of Company, there exists no condition or set such Plan under Section 401(a) of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth on Neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate of Parent has engaged in or has any knowledge of a prohibited transaction (within the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Parent Plan unless such transaction is exempt under Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has incurred any material liability under, arising out of or by operation of Title IV of ERISA (other than liability for premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation arising in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreementordinary course), and except as provided for including, without limitation, any liability in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written connection with (i) agreement with the termination or reorganization of any officer or other key employee benefit plan subject to Title IV of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this AgreementERISA, or (ii) agreement the withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan or planMultiple Employer Plan, including and no fact or event exists which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any stock option plansuch liability.
(f) All contributions, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan premiums or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will payments required to be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation made with respect to any agreements with any officer Parent Plan have been made on or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedulebefore their due dates.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Imco Recycling Inc), Merger Agreement (Commonwealth Industries Inc/De/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Entravision has listed on made available to the Company Disclosure Schedule Investor or its special counsel all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) and all bonus, stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance and other similar employee benefit plans, and all other material unexpired severance agreements, written or otherwise, for the benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansof, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsor relating to, any incentive bonus current or deferred bonus arrangement, former employee of Entravision or any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance of the Entravision Subsidiaries or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy trade or practice business ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iwhether or not incorporated) which are maintained, contributed to is a member or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together which is under common control with Company as Entravision within the meaning of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("ERISA AFFILIATEIRC") (together, the "Entravision Employee Plans"). Entravision does not maintain and has never maintained or under which Company or contributed to any employee benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (iiincluding a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"ERISA).
(b) A true and complete copy of With respect to each written Entravision Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, Entravision has been made available to Parent. In additionthe Investor or its special counsel, a true and correct copy of (i) the most recent annual report (Form 5500) filed with the IRS with respect to an Entravision Employee Plan subject to such filing requirement, (ii) such Entravision Employee Plan, (iii) each trust agreement and group annuity contract, if any, relating to such Entravision Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicablePlan, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, and (iv) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except letter issued with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and any plan which is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectIRC.
(dc) With respect to the Entravision Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge Knowledge of Company, Entravision there exists no condition or set of circumstances circumstances, in connection with which Company Entravision or any of the Entravision Subsidiaries could be subject to any material liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code IRC or any other applicable law.
(d) With respect to the Entravision Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, there are no material funded benefit obligations for which contributions have not been made or properly accrued and there are no material unfunded benefit obligations which have not been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance with GAAP, on the Entravision Financial Statements.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure in Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement2.9, and except as provided for in ------------ this Agreement, neither Company Entravision nor any of its the Entravision Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) union or collective bargaining agreement, (ii) material agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company Entravision or any of its the Entravision Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company Entravision of the nature contemplated by this AgreementAgreement or a Change in Control (as defined in the Note), (iii) agreement with any officer of Entravision or any of the Entravision Subsidiaries providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee extending for a period longer than one year from the date hereof or for the payment of compensation in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000.00) per annum, or (iiiv) material agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or a Change of Control [as defined in the Note] or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Convertible Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (Entravision Communications Corp), Convertible Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (Entravision Communications Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all Each employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in plan or arrangement of Seller or the Seller Subsidiary which is an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), is listed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(a) and each bonus, deferred compensation, pension (including an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (“Pension Plan”)), retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings, employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock and stock option plan, employment or severance contract and all other material employee benefit plans, practices or arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus cover current or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance former officers or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice employees ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE"“Employees”) or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors current or former directors of Company Seller and the Seller Subsidiary, whether individually or in the aggregate or by group or class, whether written or unwritten, qualified or non-qualified, including all amendments, supplements or other related documents thereto, are listed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(a) (the “Seller Plans”). Seller has previously furnished to Acquiror true and complete copies or descriptions of each Seller Plan together, if applicable, with (i) the most recent actuarial and financial reports prepared with respect to any ERISA Affiliate qualified Seller Plans, ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")ii) the three most recent annual reports filed with any Governmental Entity, and (iii) all rulings and determination letters and a description of any open requests for rulings or letters that pertain to any qualified Seller Plans.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Each Seller Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, operated in compliance in all material respects with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV applicable provisions of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) , all Employee Plans that cover regulations, rulings and announcements promulgated or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operatedissued thereunder, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any all other applicable governmental laws and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) regulations. Each Employee Seller Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and which is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter from the IRSIRS covering all tax law changes prior to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 or has applied to the IRS for such favorable determination letter within the applicable remedial amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code. As of the date hereof, there is no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened claim, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to any Seller Plan except claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of the administration of such plans. Neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has engaged in a copy transaction with respect to any Seller Plan subject to ERISA (an “ERISA Plan”) that could subject Seller or the Seller Subsidiary to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of which the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA. Neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has incurred a tax or penalty imposed by Section 4980F of the Code or Section 502 of ERISA. No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been delivered incurred by Seller or the Seller Subsidiary, with respect to Parenta Seller Plan currently or formerly maintained by any of them, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred or the single-employer plan of any entity (“ERISA Affiliate Plan”) which is reasonably likely considered one employer with it under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (“ERISA Affiliate”). No plan which is subject to impair such determination Title IV of ERISA has ever been sponsored, maintained or otherwise adversely affect contributed to by Seller or any ERISA affiliate of Seller. Seller and the taxSeller Subsidiary have neither contributed to nor been obligated to contribute to any “multi-qualified status employer plan” within the meaning of such Employee Plan;Section 3(37) of ERISA, regardless of whether based on contributions of an ERISA Affiliate.
(vc) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts All contributions required to be contributed made by Seller or the Seller Subsidiary under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law any of their Seller Plans, as of the date hereof, have been timely made or required have been reflected on their financial statements referred to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee PlansSection 3.4. No Neither any Pension Plan subject to nor any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and no ERISA Affiliate has incurred an outstanding funding waiver. It is not reasonably anticipated that required minimum contributions to any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as Pension Plan under Section 412 of the last day Code will be materially increased by application of Section 412(l) of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(viCode. Neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has provided, or is required to provide, security to any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectCode.
(d) With respect Except as disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(d), neither Seller nor the Seller Subsidiary has any obligation to provide health and life benefits under any Seller Plan for any period after the Employee Planstermination of employment, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge except as may be required by Section 4980B of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or Section 601 of ERISA. Seller and the Seller Subsidiary may amend or terminate any health or life benefit plan maintained by Seller or the Seller Subsidiary at any time without incurring any liability thereunder other applicable lawthan in respect of claims incurred prior to such amendment or termination.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in 3.8(e), there has been no amendment to, announcement by Seller or the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingentSeller Subsidiary relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Seller Plan which would increase the terms expense of which are materially altered, upon maintaining such Seller Plan above the occurrence of a transaction involving Company level of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of expense incurred therefor for the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementmost recent fiscal year. Except as set forth in the Company Seller Disclosure ScheduleSchedule 3.8(e), none of neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of Seller or Seller Subsidiary nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder hereby (individually or in conjunction with any other event) will trigger (i) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any "change payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of control" compensation or similar provisions resulting benefits or increase in the acceleration amounts payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Seller Plan; (ii) limit or restrict their right or, after the consummation of benefits the transactions contemplated hereby, the right of Acquiror (as defined in Section 5.13(a)(1)) to merge, amend or terminate any Seller Plan; (iii) entitle any Employee to severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date hereof; (iv) result in any payment under any Seller Plan which would not be deductible under Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code; or (v) cause Seller or any of the Subsidiaries to record additional compensation expense on their income statements with respect to any agreements with any officer outstanding stock option or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements equity-based award.
(f) Except as set forth on Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.8(f), with respect to each Seller Plan that is subject to Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Company Disclosure ScheduleCode: (i) there does not exist any accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; and (ii) the fair market value of the assets of each Seller Plan equals or exceeds the termination liabilities of such plan.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Heritage Financial Holding), Merger Agreement (Peoples Holding Co)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Alliance has listed on made available to WSFS prior to the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")execution of this Agreement, as defined in Section 3(3) true and correct copies of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not each Employee Benefit PlansPlan currently adopted, includingmaintained by, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitssponsored in whole or in part by, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company any Alliance Entity or any entity thatERISA Affiliate thereof for the benefit of employees, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISAretirees, is dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") other beneficiaries or under which Company employees, retirees, former employees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate or with respect to which Alliance or any ERISA Affiliate has or may incur have any liabilityobligation or Liability (collectively, the “Alliance Benefit Plans”). Any of the Alliance Benefit Plans which is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is referred to herein as an “Alliance ERISA Plan.” Section 4.18(a) of Alliance’s Disclosure Memorandum has a complete and (ii) which cover accurate list of all Alliance Benefit Plans. No Alliance Benefit Plan is subject to any Laws other than those of the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company United States or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")state, county, or municipality in the United States.
(b) A true and complete copy Alliance has made available to WSFS prior to the execution of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any this Agreement (i) all trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, agreements or other funding or investment arrangements for all Alliance Benefit Plans, (ii) all determination letters, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions issued by the benefits under such Employee United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) or the Pension Benefit PlanGuaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years, has been made available to Parent. In addition(iii) annual reports or returns, with respect to each such Employee audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports and valuations prepared for any Alliance Benefit Plan to for the extent applicablecurrent plan year and the preceding plan year, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (iv) the most recent summary plan description descriptions and any material modifications thereto, (including v) any summaries of material modifications)correspondence with the DOL, the most recent IRS determination letterIRS, if applicablePBGC, or any other governmental entity regarding an Alliance Benefit Plan since January 1, 2012, and the most recent (vi) all actuarial report or valuation, if applicablevaluations of Alliance Benefit Plans.
(c) Except as set forth Each Alliance Benefit Plan is and has been maintained in material compliance with the terms of such Alliance Benefit Plan, and in material compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and any other applicable Laws. No Alliance Benefit Plan is required to be amended within the ninety-day period beginning on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed Closing Date in order to or incurred an obligation continue to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV comply with the current requirements of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) the Internal Revenue Code, and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee other applicable Law. Each Alliance Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is the subject of so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter letter, or for a prototype plan, opinion letter, from the IRS, a copy of IRS that is still in effect and applies to the Alliance Benefit Plan and on which has been delivered such Alliance Benefit Plan is entitled to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing rely. Nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise and no circumstance exists that could adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Alliance Benefit Plan;. The treatment of the Alliance Stock Options as required under Section 2.4 of this Agreement is permitted by the terms of the applicable plan.
(vd) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made There are no threatened or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed pending claims or disputes under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law of, or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Planin connection with, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) Alliance Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits in the ordinary courseOrdinary Course, there is and no claim, suit, action, disputeproceeding, arbitration prosecution, inquiry, hearing or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law has been commenced with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawAlliance Benefit Plan.
(e) Except No “party in interest” (as set forth on defined in ERISA Section 3(14)) or “disqualified person” (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(e)(2)) of any Alliance Benefit Plan has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction” (described in Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(c) or ERISA Section 406).
(f) Neither Alliance nor any ERISA Affiliate has at any time been a party to or maintained, sponsored, contributed to or has been obligated to contribute to, or had any liability with respect to (i) any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, including a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(37) and 4001(a)(3)); (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (within the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed meaning of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code); (iii) a self-funded health or welfare benefit plan; (iv) any voluntary employees’ beneficiary association (within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code); or (v) an arrangement that is not either exempt from, or in compliance with, Section 409A of the SEC Reports filed Internal Revenue Code or that provides for indemnification for or gross-up of any taxes thereunder. Alliance has made available to WSFS prior to the date execution of this AgreementAgreement a true and complete copy of the most recently available actuarial valuation and the most recent statement of assets for each of the Alliance Benefit Plans that is subject to Title IV of ERISA. Each of the Alliance Benefit Plans that is subject to Title IV of ERISA is fully funded on a termination basis and can be terminated immediately after Closing without the need for any additional funding or other costs.
(g) No Alliance Entity has any Liability or obligation to provide postretirement medical or life insurance benefits to any Alliance Entity’s employees or former employees, officers, or directors, or any dependent or beneficiary thereof, except as otherwise required under state or federal benefits continuation Laws and for which the covered individual pays the full cost of coverage. There are no restrictions on the rights of each Alliance Entity to amend or terminate any Alliance Benefit Plan that is a retiree health or benefit plan and such termination will not result in any Liability thereunder. No Tax under Internal Revenue Code Sections 4980B or 5000 has been incurred with respect to any Alliance Benefit Plan and no circumstance exists which could give rise to such Tax.
(h) All contributions required to be made to any Alliance Benefit Plan by applicable Law or regulation or by any plan document or other contractual undertaking, and except as provided all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any Alliance Benefit Plan, for any period through the date hereof, have been timely made or paid in this Agreementfull or, neither Company nor any to the extent not required to be made or paid on or before the date hereof, have been fully reflected on the books and records of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written Alliance.
(i) agreement with any officer or other key employee Neither the execution and delivery of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, this Agreement nor the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in, cause the vesting, exercisability or delivery of, or increase in the amount or value of, any payment, right or other benefit to any employee, officer, director or other service provider of any Alliance Entity, or result in any (a) requirement to fund any benefits or set aside benefits in a trust (including a rabbi trust) or (b) limitation on the right of any Alliance Entity to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Alliance Benefit Plan or related trust. Without limiting the generality of the benefits foregoing, no amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of which will be calculated on benefits) by the basis of any of Alliance Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreementhereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. Except as Section 4.18(i) of Alliance’s Disclosure Memorandum sets forth accurate calculations with respect to each individual who has a contractual right to severance pay based upon the assumptions set forth therein triggered by a change in control and the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of amounts potentially payable to each such individual in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any "change other event) or as a result of control" a termination of employment or similar service, taking into account any contractual provisions resulting relating to Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. No Alliance Benefit Plan provides for the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes under Section 4999 or 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise.
(j) No “reportable event” (as described in ERISA Section 4043(c) and the acceleration regulations thereunder and determined without regard to whether the PBGC has waived the requirement to report the occurrence of benefits or compensation such event) has occurred with respect to any agreements with such Employee Benefit Plan.
(k) Without limiting the generality of any officer or other key employee of Company or representation contained herein, there exists no lien against any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleAssets arising under ERISA Sections 302(f) or 4068(a) or Internal Revenue Code Section 412(n).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (WSFS Financial Corp), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Alliance Bancorp, Inc. Of Pennsylvania)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Graystone has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule previously made available to Tower true and complete copies of all employee pension benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"which Graystone or Graystone Bank currently maintains within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974profit sharing plans, as amended ("ERISA")stock purchase plans, deferred compensation and supplemental income plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, employment agreements, annual or long term incentive plans, severance plans, policies and agreements, group insurance plans, and all other material employee welfare benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansplans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(1) (including vacation pay, includingsick leave, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsshort-term disability, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planlong-term disability, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS"medical plans) (i) and all other employee benefit plans, policies, agreements and arrangements, all of which are maintainedset forth in the Graystone Disclosure Schedule, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as for the benefit of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is employees or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code former employees ("ERISA AFFILIATE"including retired employees) and any beneficiaries thereof or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company Graystone or any Graystone Subsidiary (the “Graystone Benefit Plans”), together with (i) the most recent actuarial (if any) and financial reports relating to those plans which constitute “qualified plans” under IRC Section 401(a), (ii) the most recent annual reports relating to such plans filed by them, respectively, with any government agency, and (iii) all rulings and determination letters which pertain to any such plans. Neither Graystone, any Graystone Subsidiary nor any pension plan maintained by Graystone or any Graystone Subsidiary, has incurred, directly or indirectly, within the past six (6) years any liability under Title IV of ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"including to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) or to the IRS with respect to any pension plan qualified under IRC Section 401(a) which liability has resulted in or will result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Graystone, except liabilities to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pursuant to ERISA Section 4007, all of which have been fully paid, nor has any reportable event under ERISA Section 4043 occurred with respect to any such pension plan. With respect to each of such plans that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, the present value of the accrued benefits under such plan, based upon the actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the plan’s most recent actuarial report did not, as of its latest valuation date, exceed the then current value of the assets of such plan allocable to such accrued benefits. Neither Graystone nor any Graystone Subsidiary has incurred or is subject to any liability under ERISA Section 4201 for a complete or partial withdrawal from a multi-employer plan. All “employee benefit plans,” as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), comply and within the past six (6) years have complied in all material respects with (i) relevant provisions of ERISA and (ii) in the case of plans intended to qualify for favorable income tax treatment, provisions of the IRC relevant to such treatment. To the Knowledge of Graystone, no prohibited transaction (which shall mean any transaction prohibited by ERISA Section 406 and not exempt under ERISA Section 408 or any transaction prohibited under IRC Section 4975) has occurred within the past six (6) years with respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by Graystone or any Graystone Subsidiary which would result in the imposition, directly or indirectly, of an excise tax under IRC Section 4975 or other penalty under ERISA or the IRC, which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or will result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Graystone. Graystone and the Graystone Subsidiaries provide continuation coverage under group health plans for separating employees and “qualified beneficiaries” in accordance with the provisions of IRC Section 4980B(f). Such group health plans are in compliance with Section 1862(b)(1) of the Social Security Act. Neither Graystone nor any Graystone Subsidiary is aware of any existing or contemplated audit of any of its employee benefit plans by the IRS or U.S. Department of Labor.
(b) A true and complete copy No liability under Title IV of each written Employee Benefit Plan ERISA has been or to the Knowledge of Graystone is presently expected to be incurred by Graystone respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated “single- employer plan,” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by any of them or the single-employer plan of any entity that covers employees is considered one employer with Graystone under Section 4001 of ERISA or former employees Section 414 of Company or any the IRC (an “ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and ”). Graystone has not contributed to any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries “multi employer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableERISA.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations All contributions required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee any Graystone Benefit Plan have been timely made and all anticipated contributions and binding obligations are accrued monthly on Graystone’s consolidated financial statements to the extent required and in accordance with GAAP. Graystone has expensed and accrued as a liability the present value of future benefits in accordance with applicable law laws and GAAP. Neither any pension plan nor any single-employer plan of Graystone nor an ERISA Affiliate has an “accumulated funding deficiency,” whether or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plannot waived, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and within the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to meaning of Section 412 of the Code IRC or Section 302 of ERISA and neither Graystone nor an ERISA Affiliate has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (an outstanding funding waiver. The fair market value of the assets of each Graystone Benefit Plan exceeds the present value of the “benefit liabilities” as defined in said Section), whether or not material, Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA under such Graystone Benefit Plan as of the last day end of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee the respective Graystone Benefit Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed ending prior to the date of this Agreementhereof, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation for such Graystone Benefit Plans as of the date hereof; there is not currently pending with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation any filing with respect to any reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA nor has any reportable event occurred as to which a filing is required and has not been made (other than as might be required with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreementthereby). Except as set forth in the Company Graystone Disclosure Schedule, Graystone has not provided, or is required to provide, security to any Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the IRC.
(d) Except as set forth in the Graystone Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, shareholder approval of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will Transaction will, except as set forth in the Graystone Disclosure Schedule, (i) entitle any employee, consultant or director of Graystone to severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date hereof, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any "change payment or funding, through a grantor trust or otherwise, of control" compensation or similar provisions resulting benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Graystone Benefit Plans, (iii) result in any breach or violation of, or a default under, any of the Graystone Benefit Plans or (iv) result in any payment that would be a “parachute payment” to a “disqualified individual” as those terms are defined in Section 280G of the IRC, without regard to whether such payment is reasonable compensation for personal services performed or to be performed in the acceleration of benefits future.
(e) All required reports and descriptions, including but not limited to Form 5500 annual reports and required attachments, Forms 1099-R, summary annual reports, Forms PBGC-1 and summary plan descriptions, have been filed or compensation distributed appropriately with respect to each Graystone Benefit Plan. All required tax filings with respect to each Graystone Benefit Plan have been made, and any agreements taxes due in connection with such filings have been paid.
(f) Graystone does not maintain any officer Graystone Benefit Plan covering employees who are not United States residents.
(g) Graystone does not maintain any Graystone Benefit Plan or other key employee compensation program or arrangement under which payment is reasonably likely to become non-deductible, in whole or in part, for tax reporting purposes as a result of Company the limitations under Section 162(m) of the IRC and the regulations issued thereunder.
(h) All Graystone Benefit Plans are in compliance or any will be in compliance prior to December 31, 2008 with Section 409A of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleIRC.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Tower Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (Tower Bancorp Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all the Company Benefit Plans. The term “Company Benefit Plans” means all material employee benefit plans and other material compensation and benefit arrangements, including ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), i) all “employee benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”), whether or not subject to the requirements of ERISA and whether the plans are subject to United States law (a “U.S. Company Benefit Plan”) or not subject to United States law (a “Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan”) with respect to which the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has or may have any liability, and (ii) all other material employee benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock option (or other equity-based), severance, employment, change in control, welfare (including post-retirement medical and life insurance) and fringe benefit arrangements that are plans, practices or agreements, whether or not Employee such arrangement is a U.S. Company Benefit PlansPlan and whether written or oral, includingsponsored, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus maintained or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any entity thatof its Subsidiaries, together with Company as of to which the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur of its Subsidiaries is a party or is required to provide benefits under Applicable Laws or in which any liabilityPerson who is currently, and (ii) which cover has been or, prior to the employeesEffective Time, former employees, directors is expected to become an employee or former directors other service provider of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A of its Subsidiaries is a participant. The Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of each written Employee Company Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, includingdocument, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any the most recent trust agreementagreements, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications)descriptions, most recently received determination letter issued by the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither U.S. Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code Code, and each trust established pursuant to most recently prepared funding statements, annual reports and actuarial reports for each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parentplan, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect in the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms case of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial each material document, if any, prepared in amount and connection with each Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan (in addition to the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section)other documents, whether or not materialif any, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits described in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, orfirst part of this sentence, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectextent applicable).
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ensco PLC), Merger Agreement (Pride International Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Beneficial has listed on made available to WSFS prior to the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")execution of this Agreement, as defined true and correct copies of each current Beneficial Benefit Plan, a complete and accurate list of which is included in Section 3(34.17(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Beneficial’s Disclosure Memorandum. “Beneficial Benefit Plan” means any Employee Benefit PlansPlan (including all amendments thereto) that has been adopted, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to or required to be contributed to to, by Company any Beneficial Entity or any entity thatBeneficial ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of employees, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISAretirees, is dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") other beneficiaries or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityemployees, and (ii) which cover the employeesretirees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliatedependents, includingspouses, if applicabledirectors, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementindependent contractors, or other funding beneficiaries are eligible to participate or investment with respect to which Beneficial or any Beneficial ERISA Affiliate has or may have any obligation or Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Beneficial Benefit Plans” includes plans, programs, policies, and arrangements for sponsored or maintained by a third-party professional employer organization in which the benefits under such Employee current or former employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries of the Beneficial Entity or any of its affiliates are eligible to participate. No Beneficial Benefit PlanPlan is subject to any Laws other than those of the United States or any state, county, or municipality in the United States. Beneficial has been made available to Parent. In additionWSFS prior to the execution of this Agreement (i) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all Beneficial Benefit Plans, with respect to each such Employee (ii) all determination letters, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions issued by DOL, the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years, (iii) annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports and valuations prepared for any Beneficial Benefit Plan to for the extent applicablecurrent plan year and the preceding plan year, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, (iv) the most recent summary plan description descriptions and any material modifications thereto, (including v) any summaries of material modifications)correspondence with the DOL, the most recent IRS determination letterIRS, if applicablePBGC, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or other governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect theretoentity regarding a Beneficial Benefit Plan, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge all actuarial valuations of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectBeneficial Benefit Plans.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Beneficial Bancorp Inc.), Merger Agreement (WSFS Financial Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Seller has listed on made available to Buyer prior to the Company Disclosure Schedule execution of this Agreement, true, complete and correct copies of each Employee Benefit Plan (including all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"amendments thereto), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974that has been adopted, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company any Seller Entity or any entity thatSeller ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of employees, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISAretirees, is dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") other beneficiaries or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityemployees, and (ii) which cover the employeesretirees, former employees, directors dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate or with respect to which Seller or any Seller ERISA Affiliate has or may have any obligation or Liability (each, a “Seller Benefit Plan”). For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Seller Benefit Plans” includes plans, programs, policies, and arrangements sponsored or maintained by a third-party professional employer organization in which the current or former directors employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, Independent Contractors, or other beneficiaries of Company a Seller Entity or any ERISA Affiliate of its affiliates are eligible to participate. Section 4.19(a) of Seller’s Disclosure Memorandum has a complete and accurate list of all Seller Benefit Plans. No Seller Benefit Plan is subject to any Laws other than those of the United States or any state, county, or municipality in the United States. Seller has made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")i) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all Seller Benefit Plans, (ii) all determination letters, opinion letters, information letters or advisory opinions issued by the IRS, the DOL or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years, (iii) annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports and valuations prepared for any Seller Benefit Plan for the current plan year and the preceding plan year, (iv) the most recent summary plan descriptions and any material modifications thereto, (v) any correspondence with the DOL, IRS, PBGC, or any other governmental entity regarding a Seller Benefit Plan, and (vi) all actuarial valuations of Seller Benefit Plans.
(b) A true Each Seller Benefit Plan is and complete copy has been maintained in compliance with the terms of each written Employee such Seller Benefit Plan, and in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and any other applicable Laws in all material respects. No Seller Benefit Plan is required to be amended within the 90-day period beginning on the Closing Date in order to continue to comply with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and other applicable Law. Each Seller Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is the subject of so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter letter, or for a prototype plan, opinion letter, from the IRS, a copy of IRS that is still in effect and applies to the Seller Benefit Plan and on which has been delivered such Seller Benefit Plan is entitled to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing rely. Nothing has occurred which is and no circumstance exists that would be reasonably likely expected to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect result in the tax-loss of the qualified status of such Employee Seller Benefit Plan;. Within the past three years, no Seller Entity has taken any action to take material corrective action or make a filing under any voluntary correction program of the IRS, DOL or any other Regulatory Authority with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan. All assets of each Seller Benefit Plan that is a retirement plan consist exclusively of cash and actively traded securities.
(vc) Company and There are no pending or, to the ERISA Affiliates have made Knowledge of Seller, threatened claims or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed disputes under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law of, or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Planin connection with, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) Seller Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits in the ordinary courseOrdinary Course that are not expected to result in material liability to any Seller Entity, there is and no claim, suit, action, disputeproceeding, arbitration prosecution, inquiry, hearing or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law has been commenced with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectSeller Benefit Plan.
(d) With No Seller Entity or any Affiliate of Seller has engaged in any prohibited transaction for which there is not an exemption, within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 406 of ERISA, with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan and no prohibited transaction has occurred with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan that would be reasonably expected to result in any Liability or excise Tax under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. No Seller Entity, Seller Entity employee, nor any committee of which any Seller Entity employee is a member has breached his or her fiduciary duty with respect to a Seller Benefit Plan in connection with any acts taken (or failed to be taken) with respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in administration or investment of the aggregateassets of any Seller Benefit Plan. To Seller’s Knowledge, no event fiduciary, within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA, who is not a Seller Entity or any Seller Entity employee, has occurred, and breached his or her fiduciary duty with respect to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition a Seller Benefit Plan or set of circumstances otherwise has any Liability in connection with which Company could any acts taken (or failed to be subject taken) with respect to the administration or investment of the assets of any liability that Seller Benefit Plan. The treatment of the awards of Seller Equity Rights as required under Section 2.3 of this Agreement is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, permitted by applicable Law and the Code or any other terms of the applicable lawplan and award agreement.
(e) Except Neither Seller nor any Seller ERISA Affiliate has at any time been a party to or maintained, sponsored, contributed to or has been obligated to contribute to, or had any Liability with respect to, or would reasonably be expected to have any such obligation to contribute to or Liability with respect to: (i) a plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA, or Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(37) and 4001(a)(3)); (iii) a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 4001.2) or a plan subject to Section 413(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA or applicable state law); (v) except as set forth on Section 4.19(e) of Seller’s Disclosure Memorandum, a self-funded health or welfare benefit plan; or (vi) any voluntary employees’ beneficiary association (within the Company meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code). Each self-funded health or welfare benefit plan set forth on Section 4.19(e) of Seller’s Disclosure Schedule Memorandum is covered under a stop-loss insurance policy, and Seller has provided Buyer with copies of each such stop-loss insurance policy.
(f) Each Seller Benefit Plan or other arrangement of a Seller Entity that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code has a plan document that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and has been operated in compliance with the terms of such plan document and the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code in all material respects, in each case such that no Tax is or has been due or payable under Section 409A(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(g) Each Seller Benefit Plan that is a health or welfare plan has been amended and administered in accordance with the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 in all material respects. No Seller Entity has any Liability or obligation to provide postretirement health, medical or life insurance benefits to any Seller Entity’s employees or former employees, officers, or directors, or any dependent or beneficiary thereof, except as disclosed in otherwise required under state or federal benefits continuation Laws and for which the SEC Reports filed prior to covered individual pays the date full cost of this Agreementcoverage. No Tax under Internal Revenue Code Sections 4980, and except as provided for in this Agreement4980B through 4980I, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or 5000 has been incurred with respect to any oral or written Seller Benefit Plan and no circumstance exists which would reasonably be expected to give rise to such Tax.
(h) Reserved.
(i) agreement with All contributions required to be made to any officer Seller Benefit Plan by applicable Law or by any plan document or other key employee contractual undertaking, and all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies funding any Seller Benefit Plan, for any period through the date hereof, have been timely made or paid in full or, to the extent not required to be made or paid on or before the date hereof, have been fully reflected on the Books and Records of Company or any Seller.
(j) Neither the execution and delivery of its Subsidiaries, this Agreement nor the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in, cause the vesting, exercisability or delivery of, or increase in the amount or value of, any payment, right or other benefit to any employee, officer, director or other service provider of any Seller Entity, or result in any (a) requirement to fund any benefits or set aside benefits in a trust (including a rabbi trust), (b) limitation on the right of any Seller Entity to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Seller Benefit Plan or related trust, (c) acceleration of the benefits time of which will be calculated on the basis payment or vesting of any such payment, right, compensation or benefit, or (d) entitlement by any recipient of any payment or benefit to receive a “gross up” payment for any income or other Taxes that might be owed with respect to such payment or benefit. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of benefits) by the Seller Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 4.19(j) of Seller’s Disclosure Memorandum sets forth accurate and complete data with respect to each individual who has a contractual right to severance pay or benefits (or increase in severance pay or benefits, including the acceleration of any payment or vesting) triggered by this Agreement. Except as set forth a change in control and the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of amounts potentially payable to each such individual in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" hereby (either alone or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements conjunction with any officer other event) or other key employee as a result of Company a termination of employment or service, taking into account any contractual provisions relating to Section 280G of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleInternal Revenue Code. No Seller Benefit Plan provides for, and no Seller Entity has any obligation or commit to provide, the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 4999 or 409A, or otherwise.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 5.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule all contains a correct and complete list identifying each material "employee benefit plans (plan"EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceeach employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur and covers any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors employee or former directors employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability. Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the "Employee Plans".
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a "EMPLOYEE PLANSMultiemployer Plan").
(bd) A true and complete copy Each Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementthe Code has received a favorable determination letter, or other funding has pending or investment arrangements has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such Employee Benefit Plan, determination letter should be revoked. The Company has been made available to Parent. In addition, Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havewould result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material excise taxes under Sections 4972, and are not reasonably likely to have4975, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) Except as set forth on The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent contractor of the Company Disclosure Schedule and or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan. There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or would give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as disclosed required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(g) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, an Employee Plan which would increase materially the SEC Reports filed prior to expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the date level of this Agreementthe expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended December 31, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither 1999.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any oral collective bargaining agreement or written other contract or understanding with a labor union or organization.
(i) agreement with There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving, any officer Employee Plan before any court or other key employee of Company arbitrator or any of its Subsidiariesstate, the benefits of which are contingentfederal or local governmental body, agency or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleofficial.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Fedex Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (American Freightways Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company ASBB has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined disclosed in Section 3(34.15(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")ASBB Disclosure Memorandum, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Planshas delivered or made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedcopies of each Employee Benefit Plan currently adopted, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by, or contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company ASBB Entity or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover thereof for the benefit of employees, former employees, directors officers, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries or under which employees, former directors employees, officers, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors, or other beneficiaries are eligible to participate (each, a “ASBB Benefit Plan,” and collectively, the “ASBB Benefit Plans”) and (ii) a list of Company each Employee Benefit Plan that is not identified in (i) above but for which any ASBB Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has or could have any direct or indirect obligation or Liability. Any of the ASBB Benefit Plans that is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2), is referred to herein as a “ASBB ERISA Plan.” Each ASBB ERISA Plan that is also a “defined benefit plan” ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"as defined in Code Section 414(j)) is referred to herein as a “ASBB Pension Plan,” and is identified as such in Section 4.15(a) of the ASBB Disclosure Memorandum.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees ASBB has delivered or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In additionBuyer prior to the execution of this Agreement, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent (i) all trust agreements or other funding arrangements for all Employee Benefit Plans, (ii) all determination letters, rulings, opinion letters, information letters, or advisory opinions issued by the most recently United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years, (iii) any filing or documentation (whether or not filed Federal Forms 5500with the IRS) where corrective action was taken in connection with the IRS EPCRS program set forth in IRS Revenue Procedure 2013-12 (or its predecessor or successor rulings), (iv) annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial reports, and valuations prepared for any Employee Benefit Plan for the current plan year and the three preceding plan years, (v) the most recent summary plan description (including for each ASBB Benefit Plan and any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicablemodifications thereto, and (vi) all material correspondence from or to the most recent actuarial report IRS, DOL, or valuation, if applicablePBGC regarding any ASBB Benefit Plan received or sent during this calendar year or any of the preceding three calendar years.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Each ASBB Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV is in material compliance with the terms of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee such ASBB Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently arePlan, in compliance with their terms, the applicable requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and of the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect compliance with respect theretothe applicable requirements of ERISA, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by compliance with any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) applicable Laws. Each Employee ASBB ERISA Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination letter or opinion from the IRSIRS or, in the alternative, appropriately relies upon a copy of favorable determination letter issued to a prototype plan under which the ASBB ERISA Plan has been delivered adopted and ASBB is not aware of any circumstances likely to Parent, and result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter. ASBB has not received any written communication from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging the compliance of any ASBB Benefit Plan with applicable Laws. No ASBB Benefit Plan is currently being audited by any Governmental Authority for compliance with applicable Laws or has been audited with a determination by any Governmental Authority that the Employee Benefit Plan failed to Company's knowledge, nothing comply with applicable Laws.
(d) There has occurred been no material oral or written representation or communication with respect to any aspect of the Employee Benefit Plans made to employees of any ASBB Entity which is reasonably likely to impair such determination not in all material respects in accordance with the written or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status preexisting terms and provisions of such Employee Plan;
plans. Neither ASBB, any ASBB Entity, nor, to the Knowledge of ASBB, any administrator or fiduciary of any ASBB Benefit Plan (vor any agent of any of the foregoing) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made has engaged in any transaction, or will make when due full and timely payment acted or failed to act in any manner, which could subject ASBB, any ASBB Entity, or Buyer to any direct or indirect Liability (by indemnity or otherwise) for breach of all amounts required to be contributed any fiduciary, co-fiduciary, or other duty under ERISA. There are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law of, or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Planin connection with, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) ASBB Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge course of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of business consistent with the terms of any Employee Plan the applicable plan, and no action, proceeding, prosecution, inquiry, hearing, or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law investigation has been commenced with respect to any such Employee ASBB Benefit Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawroutine claims for benefits.
(e) Except All ASBB Benefit Plan documents and annual reports or returns, audited or unaudited financial statements, actuarial valuations, summary annual reports, and summary plan descriptions issued with respect to the ASBB Benefit Plans are correct and complete in all material respects, to the extent applicable, have been timely filed with the IRS, the DOL, or PBGC, and distributed to participants of the ASBB Benefit Plans (as required by Law), and there have been no material misstatements or omissions in the information set forth on therein.
(f) To the Company Disclosure Schedule and except Knowledge of ASBB, no “party in interest” (as disclosed defined in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date ERISA Section 3(14)) or “disqualified person” (as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2)) of this Agreement, and except any ASBB Benefit Plan has engaged in any nonexempt “prohibited transaction” (as provided for described in this Agreement, neither Company Code Section 4975(c) or ERISA Section 406).
(g) No ASBB Entity nor any of its Subsidiaries ERISA Affiliates has, or ever has had, any obligation or Liability in connection with, a ASBB Pension Plan, or any plan that is a party or was subject to Code Section 412, ERISA Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA, or any multiemployer plan (as defined in Sections 4001(a)(3) or 3(37) of ERISA).
(h) No material Liability under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by any ASBB Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof, and no event has occurred that could reasonably result in Liability under Title IV of ERISA being incurred by any ASBB Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof with respect to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer ongoing, frozen, terminated, or other key employee single-employer plan of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, ASBB Entity or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock single-employer plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of ERISA Affiliate. Except as may arise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. , there has been no “reportable event,” within the meaning of ERISA Section 4043, for which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been waived by any ongoing, frozen, terminated or other single employer plan of ASBB or of an ERISA Affiliate.
(i) Except as set forth disclosed in Section 4.15(i) of the Company ASBB Disclosure ScheduleMemorandum, none or required under Part 6 of ERISA or Code Section 4980B or similar state law, no ASBB Entity has any material Liability or obligation for retiree or post-termination of employment or services health or life benefits under any of the ASBB Benefit Plans, or other plan or arrangement, and there are no restrictions on the Rights of such ASBB Entity to unilaterally amend or terminate any and all such retiree or post-termination of employment or services health or benefit plan without incurring any Liability or obtaining any consent or waiver. No Tax under Code Sections 4980B or 5000 has been incurred with respect to any ASBB Benefit Plan or other plan or arrangement, and to the Knowledge of ASBB, no circumstance exists that could give rise to such Taxes.
(j) Except as disclosed in Section 4.15(j) of the ASBB Disclosure Memorandum, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder hereby (whether alone or in connection with any other event) will trigger (i) result in any "change of control" payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, “excess parachute payment” as defined under Code Section 280G, or similar provisions resulting otherwise) becoming due from any ASBB Entity under any ASBB Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any ASBB Benefit Plan, or (iii) result in the any acceleration of benefits the time of payment or compensation vesting of any such benefit, or any benefit under any life insurance owned by any ASBB Entity or the Rights of any ASBB Entity in, to or under any insurance on the life of any current or former officer, director, or employee of any ASBB Entity, or change any Rights or obligations of any ASBB Entity with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee such insurance.
(k) Section 4.15(k) of Company or any the ASBB Disclosure Memorandum sets forth preliminary calculations, based on assumptions set forth therein, of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as the following: (i) the amount of all payments and benefits to which each individual set forth on such ASBB Disclosure Memorandum is entitled to receive, pursuant to all employment, salary continuation, bonus, change in control, and all other agreements, plans and arrangements, in connection with a termination of employment before or following, or otherwise in connection with or contingent upon, the Company transactions contemplated under this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding payments or benefits in respect of vested equity awards) (each such total amount in respect of each such individual, the “Change in Control Benefit”), other than the payment any such individual shall otherwise be entitled to receive as a gross-up payment in respect of any excise tax imposed on the individual pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code as calculated pursuant to the applicable agreement (any each such payment, a “Gross-Up Payment”); (ii) the amount of any Gross-Up Payment payable to each such individual; and (iii) the aggregate amount of all Change in Control Benefits and Gross-Up Payments.
(l) Except as disclosed in Section 4.15(l) of the ASBB Disclosure Schedule.Memorandum, no ASBB Benefit Plan is or has been funded by, associated with, or related to a “voluntary employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, a “welfare benefit fund” within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code, a “qualified asset account” within the meaning of Section 419A of the Code or a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40)
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Samples: Merger Agreement (ASB Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (First Bancorp /Nc/)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(a) (the plans disclosed on Schedule 2.16(a), being the “Company has listed on Benefit Plans”), the Company Disclosure Schedule all is not the sponsor of any “employee benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”)), severance, change-in-control, employment, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, supplemental retirement, bonus or incentive plan, agreement, program or arrangement for the benefit of any current employees of the Company (the “Business Employees”) or former employees of the Company (the “Former Business Employees”) or its officers or directors. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, Seller has made available to Buyer a written description or copy thereof.
(b) Schedule 2.16(b) sets forth each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), severance, change-in-control, employment, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, supplemental retirement, bonus or incentive plan, agreement, program or arrangement maintained or contributed to by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any Business Employees or officers or directors of the Company (each a “Seller Benefit Plan”). With respect to each Seller Benefit Plan, Seller has made available to Buyer a complete and accurate written description or copy thereof.
(c) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan and with respect to each Seller Benefit Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, Seller has made available to Buyer, as applicable, a true and correct copy of (i) the plan documents and all other amendments thereto, (ii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500, (iii) each trust agreement and group annuity contract, (iv) the most recent valuation report, (v) the most recent favorable determination letter, and (vi) the most recent summary plan description.
(d) Each Company Benefit Plan and Seller Benefit Plan intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualification from the Internal Revenue Service and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification.
(e) Each Company Benefit Plan, and each Seller Benefit Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, has been administered in all material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, respects with its terms and applicable Law (including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsto, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation planERISA and the Code, and any compensation policy all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder).
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(f), with respect to each Company Benefit Plan and Seller Benefit Plan that is subject to Part 3 of Title I or practice Title IV of ERISA ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") a “Title IV Plan”): (i) no reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA for which are maintainedthe notice requirement has not been waived has occurred; (ii) no accumulated funding deficiency, contributed whether or not waived under Code Section 412 has been incurred; (iii) no liability to or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred and all premiums required to be paid thereto have been paid on behalf of each Title IV Plan; and (iv) no event or condition exists which (A) would constitute grounds for termination by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or (B) has caused or would give rise to a partial termination of any such Title IV Plan.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(g), none of the Company Benefit Plans or Seller Benefit Plans is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or has been subject to Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA. The Company has no liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to a “multiemployer plan” contributed to by Company Seller or any entity that, Person that together with the Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be at any time treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors Section 4001 of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")ERISA.
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(ch) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16(h), all contributions as well as obligations of the Company Disclosure Schedule:or Seller under any Company Benefit Plan or Seller Benefit Plan which are due for any period ending on or before the Closing Date have been paid or accrued by the Seller or the Company (as applicable) within the time required by Law.
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Schedule 2.16(i), no Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party Benefit Plan provides deferred compensation to any oral Business Employee or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company Former Business Employee that is taxable under Section 409A of the nature Code or would be taxable under Section 409A of the Code as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) No disputes are pending before, or to Seller’s knowledge, are threatened by any Governmental Authority or by any participant or beneficiary against any Company Benefit Plan, other than routine claims for benefits.
(iik) agreement No prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any Section 4975 of the Code) for which a statutory or administrative exemption does not exist has occurred with respect to any Company Benefit Plan which could result in a material liability to the Company.
(l) The Company has no liability with respect to any “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA that provides benefits to retired employees (other than as required by Section 601 of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any ERISA).
(m) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any Business Employee to severance pay, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or increase the value amount of, compensation or benefits due to any Business Employee, (iii) result in any sale bonus, stay bonus or other transaction-based bonus being due to any Business Employee or (iv) result in the payment to any Business Employee of any amount that would be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of Code.
(n) The Company has no commitment, intention, or understanding to create, modify, or terminate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except Company Benefit Plan that would result in additional liability to Buyer or Company, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleArticle VII below.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Blue Earth Solutions, Inc.), Stock Purchase Agreement (Pemco Aviation Group Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the The Company Disclosure Schedule at Section 3.10(a) sets forth a list of all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are Plans maintained, contributed to sponsored or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) or under which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")has any Liability.
(b) A true The Company has delivered or made available to Parent correct and complete copy of copies of: (i) each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees and a written summary of any Employee Benefit Plan not in writing; (ii) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; (iii) the summary plan description, all summaries of material modifications and employee booklets with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) any service agreement, including third-party administration agreements or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, includingother similar Contracts related to each Employee Benefit Plan; (v) the two most recent annual reports on Form 5500 required to be filed for each Employee Benefit Plan including required attachments; (vi) the two most recent actuarial reports, if applicable; (vii) all related trust agreements, each amendment thereto and any trust agreementannuity contracts, insurance contractcontracts, collective bargaining agreement, including stop-loss insurance contracts or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such which relate to any Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableperiodic accounting of related plan assets; and (viii) the two most recent annual statements for the investments in which the assets of each Pension Plan is invested.
(c) Except as set forth on Neither the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors sponsors, maintains or contributes to any multiple employer plan within the meaning of Code Section 413(c), any multiple employer arrangement within the meaning of ERISA Section 514 or any multi-employer plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(37).
(d) Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule at Section 3.10(d), the consummation of the Transactions will not, either alone or in combination with another event: (i) entitle any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation, excess parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) or any other payment; (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of benefits under any of the Employee Benefit Plans; or (iii) increase the amount of compensation or benefits due under any of the Employee Benefit Plans with respect to any such present or former director, officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(e) Each Employee Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) (each, a “409A Plan”)
(i) has previously sponsoredbeen maintained and operated since January 1, maintained2005 in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable IRS guidance promulgated thereunder so as to avoid any tax, contributed penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code, (ii) since January 1, 2009, has been in documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable IRS guidance promulgated thereunder and (iii) to the extent any such plan was in existence before January 1, 2005 and is grandfathered from the application of Code Section 409A, has not been “materially modified” (within the meaning of IRS Notice 2005-1) at any time after October 3, 2004. No 409A Plan has been funded by an off-shore arrangement described in Section 409A(b)(1) of the Code, except for any such non-qualified deferred compensation plan that is grandfathered and not subject to Code Section 409A.
(f) No material Liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred an obligation by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a risk to contribute the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring any such Liability, other than Liability for premiums due the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (which premiums have been paid when due). Insofar as the representation made in this Section 3.10(f) applies to Section 4064, 4069 or 4204 of ERISA, it is made with respect to any employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement subject to Title IV of ERISA to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate made, or was required to make, contributions during the six-year period ending on the last day of the most recent plan year ended before the date of this Agreement. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has not instituted proceedings to terminate any Employee Benefit Plan and no condition exists that presents a material risk that such proceedings will be instituted.
(g) No Employee Benefit Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (“Title IV Plan”) or any trust established thereunder has incurred any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year of each Title IV Plan ended prior to the Effective Time. All contributions required to be made with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV on or prior to the Effective Time have been timely made, or have been reflected on the consolidated financial statements of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined the Company and the Company Subsidiaries included in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;the Filed Company SEC Documents.
(iih) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Each Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described has been operated and administered in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliateaccordance with its terms and applicable Law, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), ordersexcept as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under individually or in violation ofthe aggregate, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;.
(ivi) Each Employee Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered IRS with respect to Parenteach such Employee Benefit Plan as to its qualified status under the Code, and to Company's knowledge, nothing no fact or event has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair since the date of such determination or otherwise opinion letter that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such any Employee Benefit Plan;.
(vj) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid Except as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to set forth at Section 412 3.10(j) of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" Company Disclosure Schedule, no Employee Benefit Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as insured) for employees or former employees of the last day Company or any Company 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 most recent plan year full cost of such plan; andwhich is borne by the current or former employee (or his beneficiary).
(vik) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is There are no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge Knowledge of the Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms threatened or anticipated Claims by or on behalf of any Employee Plan Benefit Plan, by any employee or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to beneficiary covered under any such Employee Benefit Plan, or otherwise involving any such Employee Benefit Plan (other than those that do routine Claims for benefits), except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, and are not reasonably likely to haveindividually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(dl) With respect None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any ERISA Affiliate, any of the Employee Benefit Plans, any trust created thereunder, nor to the Employee PlansCompany’s Knowledge, individually and any trustee or administrator thereof has engaged in the aggregate, no event a transaction or has occurred, and taken or failed to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances take any action in connection with which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely material Liability for either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to have Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISAtax imposed pursuant to Section 4975, 4976 or 4980B of the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(em) Except Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is a party to any agreement or understanding, whether written or unwritten, with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the IRS, the Department of Labor or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. No representations or communications, oral or written, with respect to the participation, eligibility for benefits, vesting, benefit accrual or coverage under any Employee Benefit Plan have been made to employees, directors or agents (or any of their representatives or beneficiaries) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary which are not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Employee Benefit Plans.
(n) No “leased employee,” as set forth that term is defined in Section 414(n) of the Code, performs services for the Company or any ERISA Affiliate. The Company and each Company Subsidiary have at all times been in material compliance with applicable Law regarding the classification of employees and independent contractors.
(o) With respect to each material Employee Benefit Plan that is not subject to United States Law (each, a “Foreign Benefit Plan”):
(i) all employer and employee contributions to each Foreign Benefit Plan required by any applicable Law or by the terms of such Foreign Benefit Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices;
(ii) the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Benefit Plan, the Liability of each insurer for any Foreign Benefit Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign Benefit Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient in all material respects to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations, as of the Effective Time, with respect to all current and former participants in such plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such Foreign Benefit Plan and no transaction shall cause such assets or insurance obligations to be materially less than such benefit obligations; and
(iii) each Foreign Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.
(p) The Company acknowledges that certain payments have been made or are to be made and certain benefits have been granted or are to be granted according to employment compensation, severance and other employee benefit plans of the Company, including the Employee Benefit Plans (collectively, the “Arrangements”) to certain holders of Company Common Stock and other securities of the Company (the “Covered Securityholders”) including the New Employment Agreements to which it is a party. The Company represents and warrants that all such amounts payable under the Arrangements, including the New Employment Agreements to which it is a party (i) are being paid or granted as compensation for past services performed, future services to be performed, or future services to be refrained from performing, by the Covered Securityholders (and matters incidental thereto) and (ii) are not calculated based on the number of shares of Company Disclosure Schedule Common Stock tendered or to be tendered into the Offer by the applicable Covered Securityholder. The Company also represents and except warrants that (i) the adoption, approval, amendment or modification of each Arrangement, including the New Employment Agreements to which it is a party, since the discussions relating to the Transactions between the Company and Parent began has been approved as disclosed an employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement solely by independent directors of the Company in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto and (ii) the “safe harbor” provided pursuant to Rule 14d-10(d)(2) is otherwise applicable thereto as a result of the taking prior to the execution of this Agreement of all necessary actions by the Company Board, the Compensation Committee of the Company Board or its “independent directors” as defined by Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. A correct and complete copy of any resolutions of any committee of the Company Board reflecting any approvals and actions referred to in the SEC Reports filed preceding sentence and taken prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as Agreement has been provided for in to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Galaxy Dream Corp), Merger Agreement (Rc2 Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule all Letter contains a correct and complete list identifying each "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan," as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA")each employment, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plansconsulting, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancesales, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), any deferred compensation planhealth or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and any compensation policy post-employment or practice retirement benefits ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (iincluding compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which are is maintained, contributed to administered or required to be contributed to by the Company or any entity that, together with Company as Affiliate and covers any employee or former employee of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilityof its Subsidiaries, and (ii) or with respect to which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability. Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been furnished or made available to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to collectively herein as the "Employee Plans."
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (a "EMPLOYEE PLANSMultiemployer Plan").
(bd) A true and complete copy Each Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreementthe Code has received a favorable determination letter, or other funding has pending or investment arrangements has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such Employee Benefit Plan, determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued. The Company has been made available to Parent. In addition, Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law material events have occurred with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not havecould result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material excise taxes under Sections 4972, and are not reasonably likely to have4975, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawCode.
(e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone or together with any other event) entitle any current or former employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance, bonus, retirement or other similar benefit or payment or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan.
(f) Except as set forth on in Section 4.17(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and Letter, there is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as disclosed required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code and similar provisions of applicable state law and as set forth in Section 4.17(g) of the SEC Reports filed prior to Company Disclosure Letter.
(h) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the date Company or any of this Agreementits Affiliates relating to, and except or change in employee participation or coverage under, an Employee Plan which would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004.
(i) Except as provided for set forth in this AgreementSection 4.17(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any oral or written (i) collective bargaining agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company contract or any of its Subsidiariesunderstanding with a labor union or organization.
(j) All contributions and payments accrued under each Employee Plan, determined in accordance with prior funding and accrual practices, as adjusted to include proportional accruals for the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company period ending as of the nature contemplated by this Agreementdate hereof, have been discharged and paid on or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of prior to the benefits of which will be increased, or date hereof except to the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated extent reflected as a liability on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Company Balance Sheet.
(k) Except as set forth in Section 4.17(k) of the Company Disclosure ScheduleLetter, none there is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the Knowledge of the execution Company, threatened against or involving, any Employee Plan before any court or arbitrator or any state, federal or local governmental body, agency or official.
(l) The Company has provided or made available to Parent a list and delivery copies of this Agreement or the consummation each International Plan set forth in Section 4.17(l) of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger Company Disclosure Letter. Each International Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any "change and all applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations (including any special provisions relating to qualified plans where such International Plan was intended so to qualify) and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of control" or similar provisions resulting in announcement (whether or not written) by the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any International Plan that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such International Plan above the level of expense incurred in respect thereof for the most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof. According to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used for the purpose of funding each International Plan (or, if the same has no such applicable agreements as set forth assumptions and valuations or is unfunded, according to actuarial assumptions and valuations in use by the PBGC on the date hereof), as of the Company Disclosure ScheduleBalance Sheet Date the total amount or value of the funds available under such International Plan to pay benefits accrued thereunder or segregated in respect of such accrued benefits, together with any reserve or accrual with respect thereto, exceeded the present value of all benefits (actual or contingent) accrued as of such date of all participants and past participants therein in respect of which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or would have after the Effective Time any obligation; provided, however, that the requirements of the foregoing sentence shall be met with respect to any defined contribution or individual account plan if the value of the account balance is equal to the value of the assets set aside to pay the benefits. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates will get the full benefit of any such funds, accruals or reserves.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Computer Network Technology Corp), Merger Agreement (McData Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company Seller has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all made available to Buyer a list of and copies of each material written “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other each material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowancewritten employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other material written plan or arrangement (and a written descriptions of the terms and conditions of each material unwritten plan, Contract or policy) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any equity compensation planself-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by Seller or any deferred compensation planof its ERISA Affiliates and covers any Business Employee or any beneficiary thereof (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and any compensation policy all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof have been made available to Buyer, together with, to the extent applicable with respect to each such plan or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") trust, (i) which are maintainedthe most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and Form 990, if applicable, (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation, (iii) the most recent summary plan description and any entity that, together with Company as summaries of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilitymaterial modifications thereto, and (iiiv) which cover any trust agreement, funding agreement or insurance policy (and any amendments thereto). Such plans, Contracts and policies are set forth on Section 3.15(a) of the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")Seller Disclosure Schedule and referred to collectively herein as the “Employee Plans”.
(b) A true and complete copy None of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or Seller, any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto Affiliate of Seller and any trust agreementpredecessor thereof, insurance contractsponsors, collective bargaining agreementmaintains or contributes to, or other funding has any material liability or investment arrangements obligation under or relating to, or has in the past 6 calendar years sponsored, maintained or contributed to, a Title IV Plan.
(c) None of Seller, any ERISA Affiliate and any predecessor thereof contributes to, or has in the past 6 calendar years contributed to, or has any material liability or obligation under or relating to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
(d) Each Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has pending or has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from the benefits under Internal Revenue Service, and Seller is not aware of any reason why any such determination letter should be revoked or not be reissued or anything that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualification of any such Employee Benefit Plan, Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Seller has been made available to Parent. In addition, Buyer copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance in all material respects with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(de) Seller has no current or projected material liability in respect of post-employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current Business Employees, except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(f) With respect to the Employee PlansUnion DB Plan (as defined in Section 9.04(b)): (i) no liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) has been incurred (other than for premiums not yet due); (ii) no notice of intent to terminate the Union DB Plan has been filed with the PBGC or distributed to participants therein and no amendment terminating any such Pension Plan has been adopted; (iii) no proceedings to terminate the Union DB Plan instituted by the PBGC are pending or threatened, individually and in the aggregate, no event or condition has occurredoccurred which would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, and or the appointment of a trustee to administer, the knowledge Union DB Plan; (iv) the Union DB Plan is not in “at risk” status, within the meaning of Company, there exists no condition or set Section 430 of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawSection 303 of ERISA; (v) no “reportable event” within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA (for which the 30-day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC) has occurred within the within the last six years; (vi) no Lien has arisen or would reasonably be expected to arise as a result of actions or inactions that occurred prior to the Closing Date under ERISA or the Code on the assets of Seller; (vii) there has been no cessation of operations at a facility subject to provisions of Section 4062(e) of ERISA within the last six years; and (viii) the Union DB Plan is not a multiple employer pension plan subject to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA.
(eg) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior Seller has no announced plan or legally binding commitment to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with create any officer or other key employee of Company or additional Employee Plan which is intended to cover any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, Business Employees or (ii) agreement amend or planmodify any Employee Plan, including any stock option planin each case with respect to an Employee Plan, stock appreciation right plan(x) that is expressly assumed by or provided to be transferred to Buyer pursuant to Article 9 in such a manner as to increase the cost of such Employee Plan, restricted stock or (y) to the extent that such announced plan or stock purchase plan, any legally binding commitment would increase the cost to Buyer of complying with its obligations to maintain compensation and benefits as provided in Section 9.02 hereof.
(h) Section 3.15(h)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Employee Plan that is a medical or dental benefits of which will be increasedplan or life, death, disability, accident or sickness insurance policy maintained by Seller for the vesting benefit of the benefits of which will be acceleratedUnion Employees (each, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementa “Union Welfare Plan”). Except as set forth in Section 3.15(h)(ii) of the Company Seller Disclosure Schedule, none (i) each Union Welfare Plan covers only Union Employees and their beneficiaries, and (ii) all benefits under each Union Welfare Plan are provided on a fully insured basis pursuant to an insurance contract maintained by Seller in connection with such Union Welfare Plan. No Union Welfare Plan is a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure ScheduleERISA.
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Murphy Oil Corp /De), Asset Purchase Agreement (Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) The Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all heretofore delivered or made available to Parent correct and complete copies of (i) each "employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), plan" as such term is defined in Section section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISA, as amended ("ERISA")ii) each employment, and all consulting, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation or other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowanceequity-based, severance or similar termination pay, retention, change of control, collective bargaining, hospitalization or other medical, life or other employee benefit-related insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, any equity compensation profit-sharing, pension, or retirement plan, any deferred compensation planprogram, and any compensation policy agreement or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintainedarrangement sponsored, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any employee or former employee of the Company or any entity that, together with Company as Subsidiary of the relevant measuring date under ERISACompany (collectively, the "Plans"), (iii) if any Plan is or was required to be treated as funded through a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company trust or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilitythird party funding vehicle (including insurance), copies of such trust or other vehicle and (iiiv) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent (as applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500), the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications)actuarial and trust reports, the most recent Form 5500 and all schedules thereto, the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, letter and the most recent actuarial report current summary plan descriptions.
(b) Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a correct and complete list of all Plans, including and specifically identifying all Plans pursuant to which any amounts may become vested or valuation, if applicablepayable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in combination with other events). The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not give rise to any payment or benefit (or acceleration of vesting of any amounts or benefits) that will be an "excess parachute payment" as defined in section 280G of the Code.
(c) Except The Company has no legally binding plan or commitment to create any additional Plan or modify or change any existing Plan that would be reasonably expected to result in material liabilities to the Company, except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:may be required by Applicable Law.
(id) No Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors has incurred or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed reasonably expects to or incurred an obligation to contribute to incur (i) any Employee Benefit Plan regulated liability under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) such liability arising out of ERISA;
proceedings instituted by the PBGC, or (ii) neither any material liability under Title I of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors made, or has previously sponsoredwas required to make, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute contributions to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) plan subject to Title IV of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of during the Code;
five (iii5) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of year period ending on the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, ended prior to the knowledge Closing Date. No Plan is a "multiemployer plan" (as such term is defined in section 3(37) of Company, threatened, alleging any breach ERISA). As of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation has no unpaid withdrawal liability with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of "multiemployer plan" to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has contributed or been obligated to contribute.
(e) Each of the Plans has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with the terms of such Plan and all Applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code and no governmental audits, actions, suits or claims are pending (other than routine claims for benefits) or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(f) Each of the Plans which is intended to be "qualified" within the meaning of section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and the trust (if any) forming a part thereof, has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its Subsidiaries except qualification under the Code and to the effect that each such trust is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Code, and no event since the date of such determination letter has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification or tax-exempt status. No Plan is a "multiple employer plan" for such applicable agreements as set forth on purposes of sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA.
(g) No employee, director or consultant of the Company Disclosure Scheduleor any Subsidiary of the Company is or will become entitled to death or medical post-employment benefits by reason of service to the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than coverage mandated by section 4980B of the Code or similar state law.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Shopko Stores Inc), Merger Agreement (Shopko Stores Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule All employee compensation, incentive, retirement, welfare, fringe or benefit plans, programs, policies, commitments, agreements or other arrangements (whether or not set forth in a written document and including, without limitation, all “employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("“ERISA"”)), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are or have been maintained, contributed to to, or required to be contributed to, by Pathlore or a Pathlore Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, director or consultant of Pathlore or a Pathlore Affiliate (each a “Pathlore Employee”) who has any present or future rights to by Company benefits, and with respect to which Pathlore or any entity thatPathlore Affiliate has or may in the future have liability, together with Company as are listed in Section 2.12(a) of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 Pathlore Schedules (the “Pathlore Plans”). As of the Code date hereof, Pathlore has provided or made available to SumTotal, as applicable: ("ERISA AFFILIATE"i) or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liabilitycorrect and complete copies of all documents embodying each Pathlore Plan including (without limitation) all amendments thereto, all related trust documents, and all material written agreements and contracts relating to each such Pathlore Plan; (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate three most recent annual reports ("EMPLOYEE PLANS"Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto).
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicableany, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Pathlore Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, ; (iii) the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries together with the summary(ies) of material modifications)modifications thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to each Pathlore Plan; (iv) all IRS determination, opinion, notification and advisory letters; (v) all material correspondence to or from any governmental agency relating to any Pathlore Plan; (vi) the most recent discrimination tests for each Pathlore Plan, if applicable; (vii) the most recent actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each Pathlore Plan; (viii) if the Pathlore Plan is funded, the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, annual and periodic accounting of the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
Pathlore Plan assets; and (cix) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed all communication to or incurred an obligation to contribute Pathlore Employees relating to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not events which result in any material respect in default liability to Pathlore or any Pathlore Affiliate under or in violation of, Pathlore Plans. “Pathlore Affiliate” shall mean each Subsidiary of Pathlore and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, person or entity under common control with Pathlore or any of its Subsidiaries within the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (Bmeaning of Section 414(b), where non-compliance(c), non-performance, default (m) or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(ao) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectregulations issued thereunder.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sumtotal Systems Inc), Merger Agreement (Sumtotal Systems Inc)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) The Company has previously delivered or made available to Buyer (i) true and complete copies of all employee pension benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2), including profit sharing plans, employee stock ownership plans, employee stock purchase plans, deferred compensation and supplemental income plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, material employment agreements, annual executive and material administrative incentive plans or long-term incentive plans (including without limitation plans providing for the granting of stock options, restricted stock and other equity-based awards), severance, severance protection and severance benefit plans, policies and agreements, group insurance plans, and all employee welfare benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(1) (including vacation pay, sick leave, short-term disability, long-term disability, and medical plans) and all other employee benefit plans, policies, programs, agreements and arrangements (collectively, the “Employee Plans”), all of which are set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the most recent actuarial and valuation reports (if any) and financial reports relating to those plans, (iii) the most recent annual reports relating to such plans filed by them, respectively, with any government agency, and (iv) the most recent determination letters and any pending request for a determination letter pertaining to any such plans.
(b) Except as listed on the Company Disclosure Schedule all employee benefit plans Schedule, none of the Company, any ERISA Affiliate and any predecessor thereof ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"i) sponsors, maintains or contributes to any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (a “Title IV Plan”), (ii) contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(33(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ERISA ("ERISA"a “Multiemployer Plan”), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited (iii) has or would reasonably be expected to have any liability with respect to any arrangement providing Title IV Plan or any Multiemployer Plan, whether pursuant to Title IV of ERISA or otherwise or (iv) has any current or projected material liability in respect of post-employment or post-retirement health or medical or life insurance benefitsbenefits for retired, any incentive bonus former or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by current employees of the Company or any entity thatSubsidiary, together with Company except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableCode.
(c) Except To the Knowledge of the Company, all “employee benefit plans,” as set forth on defined in ERISA Section 3(3), comply and within the Company Disclosure Schedule:
past six years have complied in all material respects with (i) Neither Company nor any relevant provisions of ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor in the case of plans intended to qualify for favorable income tax treatment, provisions of the Code relevant to such treatment. To the Knowledge of the Company, after appropriate inquiry, no prohibited transaction (which shall mean any transaction prohibited by ERISA Affiliate sponsors Section 406 and not exempt under ERISA Section 408 or any transaction prohibited under Code Section 4975) has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute occurred and not been corrected within the past six years with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of benefit plan maintained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary which would result in the imposition, directly or indirectly, of an excise tax under Code Section 4975 or other penalty under ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of or the Code;.
(iiid) (A) all Each Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have Plan has been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required which are applicable to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingentAffiliates or relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Plan that would materially increase the terms expense of which are materially altered, upon maintaining such Employee Plan above the occurrence of a transaction involving Company level of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, expense incurred in respect thereof for the most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof.
(f) There are no outstanding loans or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any other extensions of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, credit made by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements to any executive officer (as set forth defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or directors of the Company. The Company has not, since the enactment of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(g) Except as disclosed on the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving any Employee Plan before any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority.
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Samples: Investment Agreement (Sovereign Bancorp Inc), Investment Agreement (Banco Santander Central Hispano Sa)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, the Company Disclosure Schedule all Division does not ------------- maintain or contribute (or have an obligation to contribute) to (i) any "employee benefit plans plan" ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), whether a single employer, a multiple employer or a multiemployer plan, for the benefit of employees or former employees of the Division, or (ii) any other plan, policy, program, practice or arrangement providing compensation or benefits under which the Division has any obligation or liability to any employee or former employee of the Division (or any dependent or other beneficiary thereof) including, without limitation, incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, medical, severance, disability, death, stock option, stock purchase or other similar benefit, whether written or unwritten (individually, an "Employee Benefit Plan" and all other material benefit arrangements that are not collectively, the "Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Each Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees (and each related trust, custodial account or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, ) has been made available to Parent. In addition, complied in form and in operation in all material respects with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any its terms and all applicable laws (governmental requirements, including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and all contributions due under each such plan have been or will be made by the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations date such contribution is or was required to be performed by them made under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any the terms of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default Plan or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) applicable law. Each Employee Benefit Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been so qualified and no event has occurred since the date of such determination that would adversely affect such qualification; each trust established pursuant to each created under any such Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code is and has been so exempt during the subject of a favorable period from creation to date. Seller has provided Buyers with access to the most recent determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service relating to such Employee Benefit Plans and such determination letter from includes any new or modified requirements under the IRSTax Reform Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation enacted thereafter to the extent the remedial amendment period with respect to such legislation has expired.
(c) No charge, a copy complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim or demand with respect to the administration or investment of which has been delivered the assets of any Employee Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to ParentSeller's best knowledge, threatened, and to Company's knowledgethe best knowledge of Seller, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair no facts exist that could form the basis for any such determination charge, complaint action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;demand.
(vd) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made The Division (i) has never contributed to, or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required been under any obligation to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plancontribute to, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" multiemployer plan (as defined in said Section)Section 3(37) of ERISA) and (ii) is not liable, whether directly or not materialindirectly, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, plan for a Company Material Adverse Effect.
complete or partial withdrawal (dwithin the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) With respect or due to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and termination or reorganization of such a plan or an employee benefit plan subject to the knowledge minimum funding requirements of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable lawand ERISA.
(e) The Division has never maintained or contributed, or had an obligation to contribute, to a defined benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or an employee benefit plan subject to the minimum funding requirements of the Code and ERISA.
(f) All employee benefits required to be paid or provided pursuant to any Employee Benefit Plan now or formerly in effect with respect to employees or former employees of the Division have been paid or provided (or adequate provision has been made to pay or provide the same, and the same will be paid or provided in full when due).
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, no employee of the Company Disclosure Schedule ------------- Division is entitled to claim or receive severance pay or severance benefits. The Division has fewer than 100 employees, and except on that basis is not an "employer", as disclosed defined in the SEC Reports filed prior 29 U.S.C. Section 2101(a)(1), or otherwise subject to the date of this AgreementWorker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger any "change of control" or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduleamended.
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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Allscripts Inc /Il), Asset Purchase Agreement (Allscripts Inc /Il)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Schedules sets forth a list of each Company Employee Benefit Plan, other than offer letters setting forth the terms of at-will employment that are substantially in the form provided to the SPAC prior to the Execution Date and set forth on Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, and providing for no severance, change in control or similar or other material payments or benefits. With respect to each Company Employee Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to the SPAC true and complete copies of, as applicable, (i) the current plan document (and all employee amendments thereto), (ii) the most recent summary plan description (with all summaries of material modifications thereto), (iii) the most recent determination, advisory or opinion letter received from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), (iv) the most recent actuarial valuation report, (v) all related insurance Contracts, trust agreements or other funding arrangements and (vi) all non-routine correspondence with any Governmental Entity.
(b) (i) No Company Employee Benefit Plan provides, and no Group Company has any Liability to provide, retiree, post-ownership or post-termination health or life insurance or any other retiree, post-ownership or post-termination welfare-type benefits to any Person other than as required under Section 4980B of the Code or any similar state Law and for which the covered Person pays the full cost of coverage, (ii) no Company Employee Benefit Plan is, and no Group Company sponsors, maintains or contributes to (or is required to contribute to), or has any Liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate) under or with respect to, a “defined benefit plans plan” ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS")as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code, and (iii) no Group Company contributes to or has any obligation to contribute to, or has any Liability (including on account of an ERISA Affiliate) under or with respect to, any “multiemployer plan”, as defined in Section 3(33(37) of ERISA. No Company Employee Benefit Plan is (x) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act Code or Section 210 of 1974ERISA or (y) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Group Company has any, as amended ("ERISA")or is reasonably expected to have any, and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus Liability under Title IV of ERISA or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as on account of the relevant measuring date under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or with any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS")other Person.
(bc) A true and complete copy of each written Each Company Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees is (or former employees has been) intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has timely received, or may rely upon, a current favorable determination or advisory or opinion letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of the tax qualified status or to adversely affect the qualification of such Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicableEmployee Benefit Plan. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, each amendment thereto Company Employee Benefit Plan has been established, operated, maintained, funded and administered in accordance in all material respects with its respective terms and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Neither the Company nor any trust agreementemployee, insurance contractofficer or director of the Company has engaged in any “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or Section 407 of ERISA that are not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA and no breaches of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) have occurred with respect to any Company Employee Benefit Plan, collective bargaining agreementand, or other funding or investment arrangements for to the benefits under such Knowledge of the Company, no service provider to any Company Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available caused any “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 or Section 407 of ERISA that are not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA. There is no claim or Proceeding (other than routine and uncontested claims for benefits) pending or, to Parent. In additionthe Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to each such any Company Employee Benefit Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Benefit Plan. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Group Companies have complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “ACA”), and none of the Group Companies has incurred (whether or not assessed) any penalty or Tax under the ACA (including with respect to the extent reporting requirements under Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Code, as applicable) or under Section 4980H, 4980B or 4980D of the Code. With respect to each Company has delivered to Parent Employee Benefit Plan, all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premium payments that are due have been timely made in accordance with the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, terms of such Company Employee Benefit Plan and in compliance with the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries requirements of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableapplicable Law, and all contributions, distributions, reimbursements and premium payments for any period ending on or before the most recent actuarial report Closing Date that are not yet due have been made or valuation, if applicableproperly accrued.
(cd) Except as set forth on Section 3.15(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(e) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this AgreementSchedules, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution and or delivery of this Agreement or nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger hereby, alone or together with any "change other event could, directly or indirectly, be reasonably expected to (i) result in any compensation or benefit becoming due or payable, or required to be provided, to any current or former officer, employee, director or individual independent contractor of control" the Group Companies under a Company Employee Benefit Plan or similar provisions resulting otherwise, (ii) increase the amount or value of any benefit or compensation otherwise payable or required to be provided to any current or former officer, employee, director, individual independent contractor or other individual service provider of the Group Companies under a Company Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise, (iii) result in the acceleration of benefits the time of payment, vesting or funding or forfeiture of any such benefit or compensation under a Company Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise, (iv) result in the forgiveness, in whole or in part, of any outstanding loans made by the Group Companies to any current or former officer, employee, director, individual independent contractor or other individual service provider of the Group Companies or (v) limit or restrict the Group Companies’ or the SPAC’s ability to merge, amend or terminate any Company Employee Benefit Plan.
(e) Each Company Employee Benefit Plan or other arrangement that is, in any part, a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been documented, operated and maintained in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder in all material respects. No Person has any current or contingent right against the Group Companies to be grossed up for, reimbursed for or otherwise indemnified or made whole for any Tax incurred by such Person, including under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code or otherwise.
(f) Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby could, either alone or in conjunction with any other event, reasonably be expected to result in the payment or provision of any amount or benefit that could, individually or in combination with any other amount or benefit, constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code).
(g) Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth as of the Execution Date all of the Company Group’s obligations with respect to any agreements with any officer unpaid and accrued bonuses, severance and deferred compensation, whether or other key employee of Company not accrued or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements funded (including deferred compensation payable as set forth on the Company Disclosure Scheduledeferred purchase price).
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Banyan Acquisition Corp), Business Combination Agreement (Banyan Acquisition Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Schedule 2.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all "employee benefit plans plans" ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and any other employee benefit plans, arrangements, agreements or payroll practices (including, without limitation, severance pay, vacation pay, company awards, salary continuation for disability, profit sharing, hospitalization, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive or executive compensation, fringe benefit and stock purchase plans, agreements, arrangements practices or policies) maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Subsidiary contributes or is obligated to contribute with respect to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary or with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has any liability or reasonable expectation of liability (collectively, the "Employee Retirement Income Security Act Benefit Plans"). The term "Employee Benefit Plan" also includes any of 1974the aforementioned benefits that are provided through plans or programs sponsored by Administaff Companies, as amended Inc. ("ERISAAdministaff"), but only to the extent that such benefits are provided to individuals providing services for the Company or a Subsidiary. Schedule 2.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the name, current annual compensation rate (including bonus and commissions), title and current base salary rate of the 10 most highly compensated present employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. There is no trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control, or treated as a single employer, with the Company or any Subsidiary under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA Section 4001 (other than the group of which the Company is the common parent). Except as set forth on Schedule 2.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any legal, contractual, equitable or other obligation (nor have they any formal plan or commitment, whether legally binding or not) to enter into any form of compensation or employment agreement or to establish any employee benefit plan of any nature, including (without limitation) any pension, profit sharing, welfare, post-retirement welfare, stock option, stock or cash award, deferred compensation or incentive or executive compensation plan, policy or practice or to modify or change any existing Employee Benefit Plan. No Employee Benefit Plans cover persons employed outside of the United States. No Employee Benefit Plans are subject to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA. No Employee Benefit Plans are "multiemployer plans" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (collectively, the "Multiemployer Plans"). No Employee Benefit Plans provide for medical or other insurance benefits to current or future retired employees or former employees of the Company or any Subsidiary after termination of employment (other than as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code and at the former employee's own expense). No Employee Benefit Plan is a "defined benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, or a "pension plan" as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, except as noted in Schedule 2.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. No under-funded pension plan subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has been terminated by or transferred out of the Company or any Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has participated in or contributed to, or had an obligation to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan and has no withdrawal liability with respect to any Multiemployer Plan.
(b) Each of the Employee Benefit Plans intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, the "Qualified Plans") so qualifies, has been maintained in compliance with, and currently complies with, all other qualifications requirements of the Internal Revenue Code in form and operation and nothing has occurred with respect to the operation of any such plan which could cause the loss of such qualification or the imposition of any material benefit arrangements liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. Any entity maintained or contributed to by the Company or any Subsidiary and which is intended to be an association described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code is exempt from federal income Tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, all contributions and premiums required by law or by the terms of each Employee Benefit Plan or any agreement relating thereto have been timely made (without regard to any waivers granted with respect thereto).
(d) There has been no "reportable event," as that are not term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, with respect to any of the Qualified Plans which would require the giving of notice, or any event requiring notice to be provided, under Section 4063(a) of ERISA.
(e) There has been no violation of ERISA that could result in a material liability with respect to the filing of applicable returns, reports, documents or notices regarding any of the Employee Benefit Plans with the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of the Treasury or the furnishing of such notices or documents to the participants or beneficiaries of the Employee Benefit Plans.
(f) The Company has delivered to the Purchaser (i) the employee booklets from Administaff that describe the benefits that Administaff provides to its employees who are leased to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) the contract between Administaff and Mortgage Portfolio Services, Inc. These booklets describe each and every benefit plan, program or practice applicable to such leased employees.
(g) There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings which have been asserted, instituted or overtly threatened against any Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any such plan or the Company, or the plan administrator or fiduciary of any Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of any such plan (other than routine, uncontested benefit claims), and there are no facts or circumstances which could reasonably be expected to form the basis for any such action, suit or proceeding. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any fiduciary of any plan which is not a Multiemployer Plan has engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Code.
(h) Each of the Employee Benefit Plans has been maintained and administered, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and all provisions of applicable Legal Requirements, including, but not limited to, the requirements with respect to any arrangement providing insurance benefitsleased employees, any incentive bonus or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS"as defined in Section 414(n) (i) which are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Company or any entity that, together with Company as of the relevant measuring date Internal Revenue Code. There has been no breach or violation of or default under ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of will subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, Subsidiary or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to any taxes, penalties or claims. All amendments and actions required to bring each of the Employee Benefit Plans into conformity with all of the applicable provisions of ERISA and other applicable Legal Requirements have been made or taken except to the extent applicablethat such amendments or actions are not required by law to be made or taken until a date after the Closing Date and are disclosed on Schedule 2.21(h) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(i) Each Employee Benefit Plan complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements of (i) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicableas amended, and the most recent actuarial report or valuationregulations thereunder; (ii) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, if applicableas amended, and the regulations thereunder; (iii) the health care continuation provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended ("COBRA"); (iv) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPPA"); and (v) the Medicare Secondary Payor Provisions of Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act.
(cj) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISA, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(ii) neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code;
(iii) (A) all Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have been maintained and operated, and currently are, in compliance with their terms, the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and (B) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(aSchedule 2.21(j) of the Code and each trust established pursuant Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party to each such Employee Plan any agreement, contract or arrangement that is intended to qualify under would result in the payment of any "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 501(a) 280G of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened, alleging any breach of the terms of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan other than those that do not have, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse EffectInternal Revenue Code.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(ek) Except as set forth on in Schedule 2.21(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral or written (i) agreement with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) agreement or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be acceleratednot have, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. , any obligation to make any payment to any employee pursuant to any Employee Benefit Plan.
(l) Except as set forth in on Schedule 2.21(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none the Company (or, if applicable, any Subsidiary) has the right to, in any manner, and without the consent of any employee, beneficiary or dependent, employees' organization or other Person, terminate, modify or amend any of the execution and delivery of this Agreement Employee Benefit Plans (or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will trigger its participation in any "change of control" such Employee Benefit Plans) at any time sponsored, maintained or similar provisions resulting in the acceleration of benefits or compensation with respect contributed to any agreements with any officer or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on by the Company Disclosure Schedule(or Subsidiary, if applicable), effective as of any date before, on or after the Closing Date except to the extent that any retroactive amendment would be prohibited by Section 204(g) of ERISA or would adversely affect 24 a vested accrued benefit or a previously granted award under any such plan not subject to Section 204(g) of ERISA.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Centex Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Nab Asset Corp)
Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Company has listed on Schedule 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list identifying each Employee Pension Benefit Plan of each Acquired Company (the “Pension Plans”). Except as set forth on Schedule all employee benefit plans ("EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS"), as defined in Section 3(34.16(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act Company Disclosure Schedules, neither any Acquired Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and all other material benefit arrangements that are not Employee Benefit Plans, including, but not limited to any arrangement providing insurance benefits, any incentive bonus Acquired Company has sponsored or deferred bonus arrangement, any arrangement providing termination allowance, severance or similar benefits, any equity compensation plan, any deferred compensation plan, and any compensation policy or practice ("BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS") (i) which are maintained, contributed to or been required to be contributed contribute to by Company or any entity thatan Employee Pension Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, together with Company as subject to Section 412 of the relevant measuring date under Code, or a multiemployer plan within the meaning of 3(37) of ERISA, is or was required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code ("ERISA AFFILIATE") or under which Company or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability, and (ii) which cover the employees, former employees, directors or former directors of Company or any ERISA Affiliate ("EMPLOYEE PLANS").
(b) A true and complete copy Schedule 4.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list identifying each Employee Welfare Benefit Plan (the “Welfare Plans”) of each written Employee Benefit Plan that covers employees or former employees of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, including, if applicable, each amendment thereto and any trust agreement, insurance contract, collective bargaining agreement, or other funding or investment arrangements for the benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan, has been made available to Parent. In addition, with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan to the extent applicable, Company has delivered to Parent the most recently filed Federal Forms 5500, the most recent summary plan description (including any summaries of material modifications), the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable, and the most recent actuarial report or valuation, if applicableAcquired Company.
(c) Except as set forth on the With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, each Acquired Company Disclosure Schedule:
has delivered or has made available to Buyer complete copies, if applicable, of: (i) Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors all written plan documents (or, if not written, a summary of material plan terms), including, insurance contracts or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan regulated under Title IV of ERISAother funding vehicles and all amendments thereto; and (ii) all summary plan descriptions, including any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) summary of ERISA;material modifications.
(iid) neither There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by any Acquired Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors relating to, or has previously sponsored, maintained, contributed to change in employee participation or incurred an obligation to contribute to coverage under any Employee Benefit Plan that provides or will provide benefits described would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Benefit Plan above the level of expense incurred in Section 3(1) respect of ERISA such Employee Benefit Plan for the most recent plan year with respect to any former employee or retiree of Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B Employee Benefit Plans (other than increases in the ordinary course of the Code;Business or increases due to changes in Internal Revenue Service limits).
(iiie) (A) all Each Employee Plans that cover or have covered employees or former employees of Company have Benefit Plan has been maintained and operated, and currently are, in material compliance with their terms, its terms and the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws (statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to, ERISA and the Code), orders, or governmental rules and regulations in effect with respect thereto, and which are applicable to such Employee Benefit Plan.
(Bf) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have performed all obligations required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Employee Plans, except with With respect to both clauses (A) and (B), where non-compliance, non-performance, default or violation are not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) Each Employee Plan that covers or has covered employees or former employees of Company and is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust established pursuant to each such Employee Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, a copy of which has been delivered to Parent, and to Company's knowledge, nothing has occurred which is reasonably likely to impair such determination or otherwise adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(v) Company and the ERISA Affiliates have made or will make when due full and timely payment of all amounts required to be contributed under the terms of each Employee Plan and applicable law or required to be paid as expenses under such Employee Benefit Plan, unless such contributions or payments that have not been made there are immaterial in amount and the failure to make such payments or contributions will not materially and adversely affect the Employee Plans. No Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred any "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in said Section), whether or not material, as of the last day of the most recent plan year of such plan; and
(vi) other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course, there is no claim, suit, action, dispute, arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding or governmental investigation or audit pending, pending or, to the knowledge Knowledge of the Company, threatened: (i) claims, alleging suits or other proceedings by any breach of employees, former employees or plan participants or the terms beneficiaries, spouses or representatives of any Employee Plan or of any fiduciary duty thereunder or violation of any applicable law with respect to any such Employee Plan them, other than those that do not haveordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants or beneficiaries; or (ii) suits, and are not reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effectinvestigations or other proceedings by any Governmental Authority.
(d) With respect to the Employee Plans, individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and to the knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Company could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(eg) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16(g) of the company Disclosure Schedules, no Welfare Plan or Benefits Arrangement provides severance, post-employment salary continuation, or post-employment death, disability, health or medical, or life insurance coverage or benefits (whether or not insured) with respect to current or former employees (or their spouses or dependents) of each Acquired Company beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated by applicable Law, (ii) benefits, the full cost of which is borne by the current or former employee (or his or her beneficiary) or (iii) are provided pursuant to an insurance policy under which the premiums were paid while a former employee was employed by an Acquired Company.
(h) Each Acquired Company has complied with, and satisfied, in all material respects, the requirements of COBRA with respect to each Welfare Plan that is subject to the requirements of COBRA. Each Welfare Plan which is a group health plan, within the meaning of Section 9832(a) of the Code, has complied with and satisfied the applicable requirements of Sections 9801 and 9802 of the Code.
(i) Schedule 4.16(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Schedules contains a list identifying each employment, severance or similar contract, arrangement or policy and except as disclosed in the SEC Reports filed prior to the date each plan or arrangement providing for insurance coverage (including any self-insured arrangements), disability benefits, supplemental employment benefits, vacation benefits, retirement benefits, deferred compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock options, stock appreciation rights or other forms of this Agreement, and except as provided for in this Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any oral incentive compensation or written post-retirement compensation or benefit which: (i) agreement with any officer is not an Welfare Plan or other key employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement, or Pension Plan; and (ii) agreement has been maintained by each Acquired Company with respect to any employee or planformer employee of such Acquired Company or to which an Acquired Company may have any material liability. Such contracts, including plans and arrangements are referred to collectively as the “Benefit Arrangements.” True and complete copies or descriptions of the Benefit Arrangements have been made available to Buyer. Each Benefit Arrangement has been maintained in material compliance with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations which are applicable to such Benefit Arrangements.
(j) No payment or benefit provided pursuant to any agreement, between each Acquired Company and any “service provider” (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder), will or may provide for the deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code that is not in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Each stock option plan, and stock appreciation right planright, restricted stock plan or stock purchase planif any, any was granted with an exercise price that was not less than the fair market value of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated underlying common stock on the basis of any of date the transactions contemplated by this Agreementoption or right was granted based upon a reasonable valuation method. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the The execution and delivery of this Agreement or and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder Transaction will trigger not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any "change additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any agreement that will or may result in any payment of control" deferred compensation which will not be in compliance with Section 409A of the Code if timely paid in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
(k) There is no contract, agreement, plan or similar provisions resulting arrangement covering any current or former employee, consultant, director or other service provider of each Acquired Company that, individually or in aggregate, could give rise to the acceleration payment by any Acquired Company, directly or indirectly, of benefits any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code.
(l) No Acquired Company is a Party to, or compensation otherwise obligated under, any Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement, that provides for a gross-up, make-whole or other additional payment with respect to any agreements with Taxes, including those imposed by Sections 409A and 4999 of the Code.
(m) To the Knowledge of the Company, each individual who renders services to any officer Acquired Company and is classified as having the status of an independent contractor, consultant or other key non-employee status is properly classified for all purposes, including eligibility to participate in the Employee Benefit Plans.
(n) Each Acquired Company and each applicable Employee Benefit Plan and Benefit Arrangement are in material compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including all applicable filing and reporting, all waiting period, and offers of Company coverage requirements thereunder. No excise tax or penalty under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been, or is reasonably expected to be, imposed or become due with respect to any of its Subsidiaries except for such applicable agreements as set forth on period prior to the Company Disclosure ScheduleClosing.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Glass House Brands Inc.), Merger Agreement (Glass House Brands Inc.)