Intercompany Arrangements Prior to the Closing, the Seller shall cause any contract or arrangement that is disclosed (or should have been disclosed) in Section 3.15(a)(x) of the Disclosure Schedule, other than those contracts or arrangements set forth in Section 6.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, to be terminated or otherwise amended to exclude the Companies and the Transferred Subsidiaries as parties thereto.
Equity Arrangements 5.1 The Executive is, and shall be, eligible to earn awards under the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and/or such similar programs as may be adopted from time-to-time to provide long-term incentives for executives of the Company (as applicable, the “Plan”).
Employment Arrangements Section 3.15 of the Meridian Disclosure ----------------------- Schedule contains a true, accurate and complete list of all Meridian employees involved in the ownership or operation of the Meridian Assets or the conduct of the Meridian Business (the "Meridian Employees"), together with each such employee's title or the capacity in which he or she is employed and the basis for each such employee's compensation. Meridian has no obligation or liability, contingent or other, under any Employment Arrangement with any Meridian Employee, other than those listed or described in Section 3.15 of the Meridian Disclosure Schedule. Except as described in Section 3.15 of the Meridian Disclosure Schedule, (i) none of the Meridian Employees is now, or, to Meridian's knowledge, since January 1, 1993, has been, represented by any labor union or other employee collective bargaining organization, and Meridian is not, and has never been, a party to any labor or other collective bargaining agreement with respect to any of the Meridian Employees, (ii) there are no pending grievances, disputes or controversies with any union or any other employee or collective bargaining organization of such employees, or threats of strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns or any pending demands for collective bargaining by any such union or other organization, and (iii) neither Meridian nor any of such employees is now, or, to Meridian's knowledge, has since January 1, 1993 been, subject to or involved in or, to Meridian's knowledge, threatened with, any union elections, petitions therefore or other organizational or recruiting activities, in each case with respect to the Meridian Employees. Meridian has performed in all Material respects all obligations required to be performed under all Employment Arrangements and is not in Material breach or violation of or in Material default or arrears under any of the terms, provisions or conditions thereof.
Employee Arrangements Schedule 5.16 is a complete and correct list and summary description of all (i) union, collective bargaining, employment, management, termination and consulting agreements to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound, and (ii) compensation plans and arrangements; bonus and incentive plans and arrangements; deferred compensation plans and arrangements; pension and retirement plans and arrangements; profit-sharing and thrift plans and arrangements; stock purchase and stock option plans and arrangements; hospitalization and other life, health or disability insurance or reimbursement programs; holiday, sick leave, severance, vacation, tuition reimbursement, personal loan and product purchase discount policies and arrangements; and other plans or arrangements providing for benefits for employees of the Company. Said Schedule also lists the names and compensation of all employees of the Company whose earnings during the last fiscal year was $50,000 or more (including bonuses and other incentive compensation), and all employees who are expected to receive at least said amount in respect of the present year.
Severance Arrangements Grant or pay, or enter into any Contract providing for the granting of any severance, retention or termination pay, or the acceleration of vesting or other benefits, to any Person (other than payments or acceleration that have been disclosed to Acquirer and are set forth on Schedule 4.2(q) of the Company Disclosure Letter);
Compensation Arrangements Prior to the Acceptance Time, the compensation committee of the Company Board (the “Compensation Committee”) will cause each Company Benefit Plan and Company employment agreement pursuant to which consideration is payable to any officer, director or employee who is a holder of any security of the Company to be approved by the Compensation Committee (comprised solely of “independent directors”) in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and the instructions thereto as an “employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act and satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor set forth in Rule 14d-10(d) of the Exchange Act.
Prior Employment Agreements The Executive represents that he/she has not executed any agreement with any previous employer which may impose restrictions on Executive’s employment with the Employer.
Other Severance Arrangements This Agreement supersedes any and all cash severance arrangements on change in control under any prior separation, severance and salary continuation arrangements, programs and plans which were previously offered by the Company to the Executive, including change in control severance arrangements pursuant to an employment agreement or offer letter. In no event shall any individual receive cash severance benefits under both this Agreement and any other severance pay or salary continuation program, plan or other arrangement with the Company.
Business Arrangements Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products to any other person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the exclusive right of the Company or such subsidiary to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products.
Employee Benefit Plans; Employment Agreements Except in --------------------------------------------- each case as set forth in SCHEDULE 4.10, (i) there has been no "prohibited transaction," as such term is defined in Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1975, as amended ("ERISA") and Section 4975 of the Code, with respect to any employee pension plans (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, any material employee welfare plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), or any material bonus, stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements (collectively, the "COMPANY EMPLOYEE PLANS") which could result in any liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) all Company Employee Plans are in compliance in all material respects with the requirements prescribed by any and all Laws (including ERISA and the Code), currently in effect with respect thereto (including all applicable requirements for notification to participants or the Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC"), Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or Secretary of the Treasury), and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all material obligations required to be performed by them under, are not in any material respect in default under or violation of, and have no knowledge of any material default or violation by any other party to, any of the Company Employee Plans; (iii) each Company Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is the subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, and nothing has occurred which may reasonably be expected to impair such determination; (iv) all contributions required to be made to any Company Employee Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or the terms of any Company Employee Plan or any collective bargaining agreement, have been made on or before their due dates; (v) with respect to each Company Employee Plan, no "reportable event" within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA (excluding any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived under the regulations to Section 4043 of ERISA) nor any event described in Section 4062, 4063 or 4041 of ERISA has occurred; (vi) no withdrawal (including a partial withdrawal) has occurred with respect to any multiemployer plan within the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of ERISA that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, any withdrawal liability for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than liability for premium payments to the PBGC, and contributions not in default to the respective plans, arising in the ordinary course), (viii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any employment, consulting or similar agreement; and (ix) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or will be liable for any severance or other payments to any of its employees as a result of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.