Optional Additional Continuation of Coverage. If the Executive is at least 55 years of age when he becomes entitled to receive Termination Compensation, then after the expiration of the period of extended coverage under the Welfare Benefit Plans as set forth in Section 5.1 above, the Company shall permit the Executive, at his option, to further continue participation in any Welfare Benefit Plan, if such Executive is not then eligible to participate in any other plan sponsored by the then current employer of the Executive or the Executive's spouse offering substantially similar benefits. The Executive's continued participation under this Section 5.2 shall (i) be at the sole cost and expense of the Executive, and (ii) shall terminate upon the earliest of (A) the Executive becoming eligible to participate in a plan sponsored by the current employer of the Executive or the Executive's spouse offering substantially similar benefits, (B) upon the date that the Executive is no longer eligible to participate in the Welfare Benefit Plan, or (C) the Executive and the executive's spouse becoming eligible for Medicare coverage. If the executive elects this continued coverage, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Welfare Benefit Plan to maintain the eligibility of the Executive to participate therein or make alternative arrangements to provide the Executive and his spouse coverage reasonably equivalent to that provided by the Welfare Benefit Plan at the equivalent cost to the Executive.
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Samples: Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp), Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp), Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp)
Optional Additional Continuation of Coverage. If the Executive is at least 55 years of age when he becomes entitled to receive Termination Compensation, then after the expiration of the period of extended coverage under the Welfare Benefit Plans as set forth in Section 5.1 4.1 above, the Company shall permit the Executive, at his option, to further continue participation in any Welfare Benefit Plan, if such Executive is not then eligible to participate in any other plan sponsored by the then current employer of the Executive or the Executive's spouse offering substantially similar benefits. The Executive's continued participation under this Section 5.2 4.2 shall (i) be at the sole cost and expense of the Executive, and (ii) shall terminate upon the earliest of (A) the Executive becoming eligible to participate in a plan sponsored by the current employer of the Executive or the Executive's spouse offering substantially similar benefits, (B) upon the date that the Executive is no longer eligible to participate in the Welfare Benefit Plan, or (C) the Executive and the executive's spouse becoming eligible for Medicare coverage. If the executive elects this continued coverage, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Welfare Benefit Plan to maintain the eligibility of the Executive to participate therein or make alternative arrangements to provide the Executive and his spouse coverage reasonably equivalent to that provided by the Welfare Benefit Plan at the equivalent cost to the Executive.
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Samples: Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp), Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp)
Optional Additional Continuation of Coverage. If the Executive is at least 55 years of age when he becomes entitled to receive Termination Compensation, then after the expiration of the period of extended coverage under the Welfare Benefit Plans as set forth in Section 5.1 4.1 above, the Company shall permit the Executive, at his option, to further continue participation in any Welfare Benefit Plan, if such Executive is not then eligible to participate in any other plan sponsored by the then current employer of the Executive or the Executive's ’s spouse offering substantially similar benefits. The Executive's ’s continued participation under this Section 5.2 4.2 shall (i) be at the sole cost and expense of the Executive, and (ii) shall terminate upon the earliest of (A) the Executive becoming eligible to participate in a plan sponsored by the current employer of the Executive or the Executive's ’s spouse offering substantially similar benefits, (B) upon the date that the Executive is no longer eligible to participate in the Welfare Benefit Plan, or (C) the Executive and the executive's Executive’s spouse becoming eligible for Medicare coverage. If the executive elects this continued coverage, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Welfare Benefit Plan to maintain the eligibility of the Executive to participate therein or make alternative arrangements to provide the Executive and his spouse coverage reasonably equivalent to that provided by the Welfare Benefit Plan at the equivalent cost to the Executive.
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Samples: Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp)
Optional Additional Continuation of Coverage. If the Executive is at least 55 years of age when he becomes entitled to receive Termination Compensation, then after the expiration of the period of extended coverage under the Welfare Benefit Plans as set forth in Section 5.1 4.1 above, the Company shall permit the Executive, at his option, to further continue participation in any Welfare Benefit Plan, if such Executive is not then eligible to participate in any other plan sponsored by the then current employer of the Executive or the Executive's spouse offering substantially similar benefits. The Executive's continued participation under this Section 5.2 4.2 shall (i) be at the sole cost and expense of the Executive, and (ii) shall terminate upon the earliest of (A) the Executive becoming eligible to participate in a plan sponsored by the current employer of the Executive or the Executive's spouse offering substantially similar benefits, (B) upon the date that the Executive is no longer eligible to participate in the Welfare Benefit Plan, or (C) the Executive and the executiveExecutive's spouse becoming eligible for Medicare coverage. If the executive elects this continued coverage, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Welfare Benefit Plan to maintain the eligibility of the Executive to participate therein or make alternative arrangements to provide the Executive and his spouse coverage reasonably equivalent to that provided by the Welfare Benefit Plan at the equivalent cost to the Executive.
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Samples: Executive Severance Agreement (Simmons First National Corp)