Common use of Employee Compensation and Benefit Plans; ERISA Clause in Contracts

Employee Compensation and Benefit Plans; ERISA. (a) Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of (i) all material employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements, including pension, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, change in control, retention, equity or equity-based compensation, stock purchase, employee stock ownership, severance, vacation, bonus or other incentive plans, all medical, vision, dental or other health plans, all life, disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Business Travel Accident insurance plans, or other welfare plans employment or consulting agreements, offer letters, transition agreements, and all other compensation programs, perquisites, fringe benefits or other manner of remuneration for services, all employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including “employee benefit plans” as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, in each case, whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, or insured, uninsured or self-insured, maintained by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization, or to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization contributed or is obligated to contribute thereunder, or with respect to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has or may have any liability (contingent or otherwise), in each case, for or to any current or former employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization (“Service Provider”) located primarily in the United States and/or their dependents (collectively, the “Benefit Plans”), and (ii) all such plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements that would otherwise fall within the definition of Benefit Plans except that they are maintained pursuant to or governed by the Laws of a country other than the United States (collectively, the “Foreign Plans”). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “plan,” when used with respect to Foreign Plans, will mean a “scheme” or other employee benefit program, policy agreement or arrangement in accordance with specific country usage. (b) To the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would adversely affect the qualification of any Benefit Plans that are intended to be subject to Code Section 401(a) and any trust agreement that is intended to be tax exempt under Code Section 501(a). Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole or as could not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, (i) all the Benefit Plans and any related trusts comply with and have been administered in compliance with, (A) the provisions of ERISA, (B) all provisions of the Code, (C) all other applicable Laws, and (D) their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining or collective labor agreements; and, in each case, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance; (ii) there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course; (iii) there has not been any “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Benefit Plan; (iv) no litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding has been commenced with respect to any Benefit Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding is threatened (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course); (v) no “partial termination” (within the meaning of Section 411 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan that is a “pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and (vi) there are no governmental audits, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Benefit Plan. There are no Benefit Plans under which shares of Company Common Stock may be issued or under which compensation may be paid or economic value otherwise transferred which is measured by the value of shares of Company Stock. (c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company (as defined below) (i) sponsors or contributes, or has ever sponsored or contributed, to a Benefit Plan that is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35)); (ii) has had at any time an “obligation to contribute” (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to a Benefit Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections 4001(a) (3) and 3(37)(A)); (iii) has had at any time any liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Benefit Plan, either directly or through any ERISA Affiliate; (iv) sponsors, maintains or contributes or has sponsored, maintained or contributed to any plan, program or arrangement that provides for post-retirement or other post-employment welfare benefits (other than health care continuation coverage as required by law) or (v) any self-funded employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA (including any such plan pursuant to which a stop-loss policy or contract applies but not including any Code Section 125 cafeteria plan uninsured medical reimbursement account). For purposes of this Section 4.14, “ERISA Affiliate” will mean any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company would be deemed to be a single employer for purposes of Section 4001 of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n) or (o) of the Code. (d) Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole or as could not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, (i) each Foreign Plan and related trust, if any, complies with and has been administered in compliance with (A) the Laws of the applicable foreign country and (B) their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining, collective labor or works council agreements and, in each case, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance, (ii) each Foreign Plan which, under the Laws of the applicable foreign country, is required to be registered or approved by any Governmental Authority, has been so registered or approved, (iii) all contributions to each Foreign Plan required to be made by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or the Nonprofit Organizations through the Effective Time have been or will be made or, if applicable, will be accrued in accordance with country-specific accounting practices, (iv) there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Foreign Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course, (v) no litigation or dispute resolution proceeding has been commenced with respect to any Foreign Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation or dispute resolution proceeding is threatened (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course), and (vi) there are no governmental audits, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Foreign Plan. (e) Except as may be required by applicable Law or as contemplated under this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has any plan or commitment to create any additional Benefit Plans or Foreign Plans or to amend or modify any existing Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan in such a manner as to materially increase the cost of such Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization. (f) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or as required under applicable Law, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will (either alone or together with any other event): (i) result in any payment (including any bonus, severance, unemployment compensation, deferred compensation, forgiveness of indebtedness or golden parachute payment) becoming due to any current or former Service Provider under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; (ii) increase in any respect any benefit otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration in any respect of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; or (iv) result in any obligation to fund any trust or other arrangement with respect to compensation or benefits under a Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan. No payment or benefit which has been, will or may be made by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization with respect to any current or former Service Provider in connection with the execution and delivery of the Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code or fail to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code. (g) Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has classified any individual as an “independent contractor” or similar status who, according to a Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan or applicable Law, should have been classified as an employee or of similar status. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has any material liability by reason of any individual who provides or provided services to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization, in any capacity, being improperly excluded from participating in any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan. (h) Correct and complete copies have been delivered to Acquiror by the Company of all material written Benefit Plans and Foreign Plans (including all amendments and attachments thereto); all related trust documents; all insurance contracts or other funding arrangements to the degree applicable; the two most recent annual information filings (Form 5500) and annual financial reports for those Benefit Plans and Foreign Plans (where required); the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (where required); and the most recent summary plan descriptions, employee booklets, and any other material written communications to participants distributed on or after the beginning of the last full fiscal year of the Company, if any, for the Benefit Plans or Foreign Plans (including, for any material Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan that is not embodied in a document, a written description of the material terms of such Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan).

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Westland Development Co Inc), Merger Agreement (Westland Development Co Inc), Merger Agreement (Westland Development Co Inc)

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Employee Compensation and Benefit Plans; ERISA. (a) Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of (i) all material employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements, including pension, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, change in control, retention, equity or equity-based compensation, stock purchase, employee stock ownership, severance, vacation, bonus or other incentive plans, all medical, vision, dental or other health plans, all life, disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Business Travel Accident insurance plans, or other welfare plans employment or consulting agreements, offer letters, transition agreements, and all other compensation programs, perquisites, fringe benefits or other manner of remuneration for services, all employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including “employee benefit plans” as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, in each case, whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, or insured, uninsured or self-insured, maintained by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization, or to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization contributed or is obligated to contribute thereunder, or with respect to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has or may have any liability (contingent or otherwise), in each case, for or to any current or former employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization (“Service Provider”) located primarily in the United States and/or their dependents (collectively, the “Benefit Plans”), and (ii) all such plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements that would otherwise fall within the definition of Benefit Plans except that they are maintained pursuant to or governed by the Laws of a country other than the United States (collectively, the “Foreign Plans”). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “plan,” when used with respect to Foreign Plans, will mean a “scheme” or other employee benefit program, policy agreement or arrangement in accordance with specific country usage. (b) To the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would adversely affect the qualification of any Benefit Plans that are intended to be subject to Code Section 401(a) and any trust agreement that is intended to be tax exempt under Code Section 501(a). Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole or as could not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, (i) all the Benefit Plans and any related trusts comply with and have been administered in compliance with, (A) the provisions of ERISA, (B) all provisions of the Code, (C) all other applicable Laws, and (D) their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining or collective labor agreements; and, in each case, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance; (ii) there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course; (iii) there has not been any “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Benefit Plan; (iv) no litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding has been commenced with respect to any Benefit Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding is threatened (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course); (v) no “partial termination” (within the meaning of Section 411 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan that is a “pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and (vi) there are no governmental audits, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Benefit Plan. There are no Benefit Plans under which shares of Company Common Stock may be issued or under which compensation may be paid or economic value otherwise transferred which is measured by the value of shares of Company Stock. (c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company (as defined below) (i) sponsors or contributes, or has ever sponsored or contributed, to a Benefit Plan that is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35)); (ii) has had at any time an “obligation to contribute” (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to a Benefit Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections 4001(a) (34001(a)(3) and 3(37)(A)); (iii) has had at any time any liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Benefit Plan, either directly or through any ERISA Affiliate; (iv) sponsors, maintains or contributes or has sponsored, maintained or contributed to any plan, program or arrangement that provides for post-retirement or other post-employment welfare benefits (other than health care continuation coverage as required by law) or (v) any self-funded employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA (including any such plan pursuant to which a stop-loss policy or contract applies but not including any Code Section 125 cafeteria plan uninsured medical reimbursement account). For purposes of this Section 4.14, “ERISA Affiliate” will mean any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company would be deemed to be a single employer for purposes of Section 4001 of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n) or (o) of the Code. (d) Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole or as could not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, (i) each Foreign Plan and related trust, if any, complies with and has been administered in compliance with (A) the Laws of the applicable foreign country and (B) their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining, collective labor or works council agreements and, in each case, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance, (ii) each Foreign Plan which, under the Laws of the applicable foreign country, is required to be registered or approved by any Governmental Authority, has been so registered or approved, (iii) all contributions to each Foreign Plan required to be made by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or the Nonprofit Organizations through the Effective Time have been or will be made or, if applicable, will be accrued in accordance with country-specific accounting practices, (iv) there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Foreign Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course, (v) no litigation or dispute resolution proceeding has been commenced with respect to any Foreign Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation or dispute resolution proceeding is threatened (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course), and (vi) there are no governmental audits, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Foreign Plan. (e) Except as may be required by applicable Law or as contemplated under this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has any plan or commitment to create any additional Benefit Plans or Foreign Plans or to amend or modify any existing Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan in such a manner as to materially increase the cost of such Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization. (f) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or as required under applicable Law, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will (either alone or together with any other event): (i) result in any payment (including any bonus, severance, unemployment compensation, deferred compensation, forgiveness of indebtedness or golden parachute payment) becoming due to any current or former Service Provider under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; (ii) increase in any respect any benefit otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration in any respect of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; or (iv) result in any obligation to fund any trust or other arrangement with respect to compensation or benefits under a Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan. No payment or benefit which has been, will or may be made by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization with respect to any current or former Service Provider in connection with the execution and delivery of the Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code or fail to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code. (g) Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has classified any individual as an “independent contractor” or similar status who, according to a Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan or applicable Law, should have been classified as an employee or of similar status. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has any material liability by reason of any individual who provides or provided services to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization, in any capacity, being improperly excluded from participating in any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan. (h) Correct and complete copies have been delivered to Acquiror ANM by the Company of all material written Benefit Plans and Foreign Plans (including all amendments and attachments thereto); all related trust documents; all insurance contracts or other funding arrangements to the degree applicable; the two most recent annual information filings (Form 5500) and annual financial reports for those Benefit Plans and Foreign Plans (where required); the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (where required); and the most recent summary plan descriptions, employee booklets, and any other material written communications to participants distributed on or after the beginning of the last full fall fiscal year of the Company, if any, for the Benefit Plans or Foreign Plans (including, for any material Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan that is not embodied in a document, a written description of the material terms of such Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Westland Development Co Inc), Merger Agreement (Westland Development Co Inc)

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Employee Compensation and Benefit Plans; ERISA. (a) Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of (i) all material employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements, including pension, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, change in control, retention, equity or equity-based compensation, stock purchase, employee stock ownership, severance, vacation, bonus or other incentive plans, all medical, vision, dental or other health plans, all life, disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Business Travel Accident insurance plans, or other welfare plans employment or consulting agreements, offer letters, transition agreements, and all other compensation programs, perquisites, fringe benefits or other manner of remuneration for services, all employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including "employee benefit plans" as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, in each case, whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, or insured, uninsured or self-insured, maintained by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization, or to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization contributed or is obligated to contribute thereunder, or with respect to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has or may have any liability (contingent or otherwise), in each case, for or to any current or former employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization ("Service Provider") located primarily in the United States and/or their dependents (collectively, the "Benefit Plans"), and (ii) all such plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements that would otherwise fall within the definition of Benefit Plans except that they are maintained pursuant to or governed by the Laws of a country other than the United States (collectively, the "Foreign Plans"). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "plan," when used with respect to Foreign Plans, will mean a "scheme" or other employee benefit program, policy agreement or arrangement in accordance with specific country usage. (b) To the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would adversely affect the qualification of any Benefit Plans that are intended to be subject to Code Section 401(a) and any trust agreement that is intended to be tax exempt under Code Section 501(a). Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole or as could not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, (i) all the Benefit Plans and any related trusts comply with and have been administered in compliance with, (A) the provisions of ERISA, (B) all provisions of the Code, (C) all other applicable Laws, and (D) their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining or collective labor agreements; and, in each case, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance; (ii) there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Benefit Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course; (iii) there has not been any "prohibited transaction" (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Benefit Plan; (iv) no litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding has been commenced with respect to any Benefit Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding is threatened (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course); (v) no "partial termination" (within the meaning of Section 411 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan that is a "pension benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and (vi) there are no governmental audits, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Benefit Plan. There are no Benefit Plans under which shares of Company Common Stock may be issued or under which compensation may be paid or economic value otherwise transferred which is measured by the value of shares of Company Stock. (c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company (as defined below) (i) sponsors or contributes, or has ever sponsored or contributed, to a Benefit Plan that is a "defined benefit plan" (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35)); (ii) has had at any time an "obligation to contribute" (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to a Benefit Plan that is a "multiemployer plan" (as defined in ERISA Sections 4001(a) (3) and 3(37)(A)); (iii) has had at any time any liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Benefit Plan, either directly or through any ERISA Affiliate; (iv) sponsors, maintains or contributes or has sponsored, maintained or contributed to any plan, program or arrangement that provides for post-retirement or other post-employment welfare benefits (other than health care continuation coverage as required by law) or (v) any self-funded employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA (including any such plan pursuant to which a stop-loss policy or contract applies but not including any Code Section 125 cafeteria plan uninsured medical reimbursement account). For purposes of this Section 4.14, "ERISA Affiliate" will mean any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company would be deemed to be a single employer for purposes of Section 4001 of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n) or (o) of the Code. (d) Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole or as could not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, individually or in the aggregate, (i) each Foreign Plan and related trust, if any, complies with and has been administered in compliance with (A) the Laws of the applicable foreign country and (B) their terms and the terms of any collective bargaining, collective labor or works council agreements and, in each case, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging such compliance, (ii) each Foreign Plan which, under the Laws of the applicable foreign country, is required to be registered or approved by any Governmental Authority, has been so registered or approved, (iii) all contributions to each Foreign Plan required to be made by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or the Nonprofit Organizations through the Effective Time have been or will be made or, if applicable, will be accrued in accordance with country-specific accounting practices, (iv) there are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Foreign Plans other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course, (v) no litigation or dispute resolution proceeding has been commenced with respect to any Foreign Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation or dispute resolution proceeding is threatened (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course), and (vi) there are no governmental audits, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection with any Foreign Plan. (e) Except as may be required by applicable Law or as contemplated under this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has any plan or commitment to create any additional Benefit Plans or Foreign Plans or to amend or modify any existing Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan in such a manner as to materially increase the cost of such Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization. (f) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or as required under applicable Law, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will (either alone or together with any other event): (i) result in any payment (including any bonus, severance, unemployment compensation, deferred compensation, forgiveness of indebtedness or golden parachute payment) becoming due to any current or former Service Provider under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; (ii) increase in any respect any benefit otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration in any respect of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits under any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan; or (iv) result in any obligation to fund any trust or other arrangement with respect to compensation or benefits under a Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan. No payment or benefit which has been, will or may be made by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any Nonprofit Organization with respect to any current or former Service Provider in connection with the execution and delivery of the Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will be an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code or fail to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code. (g) Except to the extent not material to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Nonprofit Organizations taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has classified any individual as an "independent contractor" or similar status who, according to a Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan or applicable Law, should have been classified as an employee or of similar status. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization has any material liability by reason of any individual who provides or provided services to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or Nonprofit Organization, in any capacity, being improperly excluded from participating in any Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan. (h) Correct and complete copies have been delivered to Acquiror by the Company of all material written Benefit Plans and Foreign Plans (including all amendments and attachments thereto); all related trust documents; all insurance contracts or other funding arrangements to the degree applicable; the two most recent annual information filings (Form 5500) and annual financial reports for those Benefit Plans and Foreign Plans (where required); the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (where required); and the most recent summary plan descriptions, employee booklets, and any other material written communications to participants distributed on or after the beginning of the last full fall fiscal year of the Company, if any, for the Benefit Plans or Foreign Plans (including, for any material Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan that is not embodied in a document, a written description of the material terms of such Benefit Plan or Foreign Plan).

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Westland Development Co Inc)

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