Employment Compensation Approval. The parties acknowledge 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 Company Plans (collectively, the “Arrangements”), to certain Company Stockholders and holders of other Company Shares and Company Equity Awards (collectively, the “Covered Securityholders”). The Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the “Company Compensation Committee”), each member of which is an “independent director” in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act, (A) at a meeting to be held or pursuant to unanimous written consent effective prior to the Appointment Time, will duly adopt resolutions approving as an “employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1) under the Exchange Act (an “Employment Compensation Arrangement”) (1) each Arrangement presented to the Company Compensation Committee on or prior to the date hereof, and (2) the terms of Section 7.11, Section 7.12 and Section 7.13, and (B) will take all other actions necessary to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor under Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act with respect to the foregoing arrangements.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (ArcSight Inc), Merger Agreement (Hewlett Packard Co)
Employment Compensation Approval. The parties acknowledge 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 Company Employee Plans (collectively, the “Arrangements”), to certain Company Stockholders and holders of other Company Shares and Company Equity Awards Securities (collectively, the “Covered Securityholders”). The Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the “Company Compensation Committee”), each member of which is an “independent director” in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act, (A) at a meeting to be held or pursuant to unanimous written consent effective prior to the Appointment Acceptance Time, will duly adopt resolutions approving as an “employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1) under the Exchange Act (an “Employment Compensation Arrangement”)
(1) each Arrangement presented to the Company Compensation Committee on or prior to the date hereof, (2) the treatment of the Company Options and Company Restricted Stock Awards in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement, and (23) the terms of Section 7.11, Section 7.12 7.1 and Section 7.137.2, and (B) will take all other actions necessary to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor under Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act with respect to the foregoing arrangements.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Brigham Exploration Co), Merger Agreement (Statoil Asa)