International Employee Plans Each International Employee Plan has been established, maintained and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and conditions and with the requirements prescribed by any applicable laws. Furthermore, no International Employee Plan has material unfunded liabilities that as of the Effective Time will not be offset by insurance or fully accrued. Except as required by applicable law, no condition exists that would prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from terminating or amending any International Employee Plan at any time for any reason without material liability to the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than ordinary notice and administration requirements and expenses or routine claims for benefits).
International Employee Plan Each International Employee Plan has been established, maintained and administered in material compliance with its terms and conditions and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutory or regulatory laws that are applicable to such International Employee Plan. Furthermore, no International Employee Plan has unfunded liabilities, that as of the Effective Time, will not be offset by insurance or fully accrued. Except as required by law, no condition exists that would prevent Company or Parent from terminating or amending any International Employee Plan at any time for any reason.
Foreign Employee Benefit Matters (a) Each Material Employee Benefit Plan is in compliance with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Plan; (b) there are no deficiencies in contributions, payments or other funding required of the Company and its Subsidiaries by applicable law or the governing plan documents with respect to any governmental or statutory Foreign Pension Plan, and the present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit obligations under all other Foreign Pension Plans does not exceed the current fair market value of the assets held in the trusts for such Plans; (c) with respect to any Foreign Employee Benefit Plan maintained or contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group (other than a Foreign Pension Plan), reasonable reserves have been established in accordance with prudent business practice or where required by ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Plan is maintained; and (d) there are no actions, suits or claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary of it or any member of the ERISA Group with respect to any Foreign Employee Benefit Plan, except in each case where such failure to comply, deficiencies, excess obligations, absence of reserves, or actions, suits or claims would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole.
COMPENSATION; EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS; ORGANIZED LABOR MATTERS The Company has delivered to TCI an accurate list (which is set forth on Schedule 5.18) showing all officers, directors and key employees of the Company, listing all employment agreements with such officers, directors and key employees and the rate of compensation (and the portions thereof attributable to salary, bonus and other compensation, respectively) of each of such persons as of (i) the Balance Sheet Date and (ii) the date hereof. The Company has provided to TCI true, complete and correct copies of any employment agreements for persons listed on Schedule 5.18. Since the Balance Sheet Date, there have been no material increases in the compensation payable or any special bonuses to any officer, director, key employee or other employee, except ordinary salary increases implemented and bonuses paid on a basis consistent with past practices. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18, (i) the Company is not bound by or subject to any arrangement with any labor union, (ii) no employees of the Company are represented by any labor union or covered by any collective bargaining agreement, (iii) to the knowledge of the Stockholders, no campaign to establish such representation is in progress and (iv) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Stockholders, threatened labor dispute involving the Company and any group of its employees nor has the Company experienced any labor interruptions over the past three years. The Company believes its relationship with employees to be good.
Income Tax Matters (i) In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of Participant, are withheld or collected from Participant.
Federal Income Tax Matters The Certificateholders acknowledge that it is their intent and that they understand it is the intent of the Depositor and the Servicer that, for purposes of federal income, State and local income and franchise tax and any other income taxes, the Trust will be treated either as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 or as a partnership, and that the Certificateholders will be treated as partners in that partnership. The Certificateholders by acceptance of a Certificate agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with such treatment. For each calendar quarter, other than periods in which there is only one Certificateholder:
General Employee Provisions (i) Seller and Buyer shall give any notices required by Legal Requirements and take whatever other actions with respect to the plans, programs and policies described in this Section 10.1 as may be necessary to carry out the arrangements described in this Section 10.1.
Additional Employee Benefits Executive will receive an annual grant of 208 hours of credit (or such higher number of hours as are credited to Corporation’s other senior executives) under Corporation’s Personal Time Off (PTO) program. Personal time off and vacation may be taken in accordance with Corporation’s rules, practices, and policies applicable to Corporation’s senior executive employees, as such rules, practices, and policies may be revised from time to time by the Board or the Committee. During the Term, Executive will be entitled to any other employee benefits approved by the Board or the Committee, or available to officers and other management employees generally, including any life and medical insurance plans, 401(k) and other similar plans, and health and welfare plans, each whether now existing or hereafter approved by the Board or the Committee (“Benefit Plans”). The foregoing will not be construed to require Corporation to establish any such plans or to prevent Corporation from modifying or terminating any such Benefit Plans.
U.S. Tax Matters (a) The Company shall, upon the request of any U.S. Investor, (a) determine, with respect to such taxable year whether the Company (or any of its Affiliates) is a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) as described in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (including whether any exception to PFIC status may apply) or is or may be classified as a partnership or branch for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (b) provide such information reasonably available to the Company as any U.S. Investor may reasonably request to permit such U.S. Investor to elect to treat the Company and/or any such entity (including a Subsidiary of the Company) as a “qualified electing fund” (within the meaning of Section 1295 of the Code) (a “QEF Election”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company shall also, reasonably promptly upon request, obtain and provide any and all other information reasonably deemed necessary by the U.S. Investor to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.3(a). The Company shall, upon the request of any U.S. Investor, appoint an internationally reputable accounting firm acceptable to the U.S. Investor to prepare and submit its U.S. tax filings.
Employee Benefits and Labor Matters (a) Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists: (i) all “employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), (ii) all Company travel policies and plans and employee reimbursement policies thereunder, (iii) all employment, consulting, non-competition, employee non-solicitation, or other compensation agreements, and all collective bargaining agreements, and (iv) all bonus or other incentive compensation, equity or equity-based compensation (including stock option, phantom stock or stock ownership), stock purchase, deferred compensation, change in control, severance, termination, profit-sharing, leave of absence, vacation, medical, life insurance or other death benefit, educational assistance, Section 125 cafeteria, dependant care, fringe benefit, pension and welfare benefit plans, policies, agreements or arrangements, in each case as to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any current or former employee, independent contractor or director (collectively (i) through (iv), the “Company Plans”). Correct and complete copies of the following documents with respect to each of the Company Plans have been made available to Parent by the Company, to the extent applicable: (a) all plan documents and amendments thereto, (b) the two most recent annual reports on Form 5500 to the extent any such report was required by applicable Law, (c) the most recent summary plan description for each Company Plan for which such a summary plan description is required by applicable Law, (d) each currently effective trust agreement and insurance or group annuity contract and (e) the most recent favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service for each Company Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. Each Company Plan (excluding any Company Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA): (i) has been administered in accordance with its terms and (ii) is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Laws, except, in the case of (i) or (ii), for any instances of noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
