Client Rights The Employer and the Union are committed to quality care of clients. It is the right of clients, in the privacy of their home, to choose the employee with whom they feel the most comfortable. The Employer support client rights. If a client wishes to change employees, for any reason, the Employer will respect the right of the client to do so. If a client chooses to change employees, the employee who is being unscheduled shall be eligible for another client(s) or equivalent hours as available. The Employer will make a good faith effort to provide support for a successful employee/client relationship(s). At the discretion of the parties, the Employer and the Union may explore through the Labor Management Committee methods of coaching, counseling or mediation to assist in the resolution of client/worker conflicts to help ensure consistent service delivery with minimal worker reassignment.
Company Reacquisition Right In the event that (a) the Awardee’s employment terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, or (b) the Awardee, the Awardee’s legal representative, or other holder of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Award, attempts to sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any portion of this Award prior to its distribution from the escrow established in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement, the Company shall automatically reacquire such shares underlying the applicable portion of this Award, and the Awardee shall not be entitled to any payment therefore (the “Company Reacquisition Right”).
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 3.01 The Union acknowledges that all management rights and prerogatives are vested exclusively with the Employer and without limiting the generality of the foregoing; it is the exclusive function of the Employer:
(a) To determine and establish standards and procedures for the care, welfare, safety and comfort of the residents in the facility.
(b) To maintain order, discipline and efficiency and in connection therewith to establish and enforce reasonable rules and regulations.
(c) To hire, transfer, layoff, schedule, recall, promote, demote, classify, assign duties, discharge, suspend or otherwise discipline employees for just cause, provided that a claim of discriminatory transfer, promotion, demotion of classification or a claim that an employee has been discharged or disciplined without just cause, may be the subject of a grievance and dealt with as hereinafter provided.
(d) To have the right to plan, direct, and control the work and direction of employees and the operation of the facility. This includes the right to introduce new and improved methods, facilities, equipment and to control the amount of supervision necessary, work schedules, the combining or splitting up of departments, and the increases or reduction of personnel in a particular area or on the whole.
3.02 The Employer will exercise these rights in a manner consistent with the Collective Agreement and apply the provisions of the Collective Agreement in a reasonable manner.
Consent Rights (a) For so long as the Berkshire Investor and its Affiliates collectively beneficially own at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the following actions by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall require the approval, in addition to the Board’s approval (or the approval of the required governing body of any Subsidiary of the Company), of the Berkshire Investor:
(i) any redemption, acquisition or other purchase of any shares of Equity Securities (a “Repurchase”) from the KKR Investor or any of its Affiliates other than on a pro rata basis; and
(ii) any other transaction with or involving the KKR Investor or any of its Affiliates, other than (A) a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, (B) transactions pursuant to any agreement in effect on the Closing Date, including, without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and any amendment, termination or material waiver under such agreements, (C) customary indemnification agreements with Directors, (D) transactions with Capstone Consulting LLC and its Subsidiaries for services rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than issuances of Equity Securities or capital stock or other securities of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company to Capstone Consulting LLC or its Subsidiaries not made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement), (E) transactions with KKR Capital Markets LLC for services rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than issuances of Equity Securities or capital stock or other securities of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company to KKR Capital Markets LLC not made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement), and (F) any transaction or series of related transactions in the ordinary course of business and on arms-length third-party terms and not involving amounts in excess of $5 million per annum.
(b) For so long as the KKR Investor and its Affiliates collectively beneficially own at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the following actions by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall require the approval, in addition to any approval by the stockholders of the Company or the Board’s approval (or the approval of the required governing body of any Subsidiary of the Company), of the KKR Investor:
(i) entering into or effecting a Change in Control;
(ii) entering into any agreement providing for the acquisition or divestiture of assets or equity security of any Person, in each case providing for aggregate consideration in excess of $25 million;
(iii) entering into any joint venture or similar business alliance having a fair market value as of the date of formation thereof (as reasonably determined by the Board) in excess of $25 million;
(iv) initiating a voluntary liquidation, dissolution, receivership, bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act;
(v) any material change in the nature of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi) a Repurchase other than (x) open market Repurchases made pursuant to a share repurchase plan approved by the Board or (y) Repurchases in accordance with any existing compensation plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or a Repurchase from an employee in connection with such employee’s termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or otherwise in accordance with such employee’s management stockholder’s agreement with the Company;
(vii) the incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed money (including through the issuance of debt securities or the guarantee of indebtedness of another Person) in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50 million in any transaction or series of related transactions, other than borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility (or amendments, extensions, or replacements thereof);
(viii) terminating the employment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or hiring a new Chief Executive Officer of the Company;
(ix) subject to Section 2.1, any increase or decrease in the size or composition of the Board, committees of the Board, and boards and committees of Subsidiaries of the Company; and
(x) any transaction with or involving any Affiliate of the Company (other than the KKR Investor and its Affiliates), other than (A) a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, (B) transactions pursuant to any agreement in effect on the Closing Date, including, without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and any amendment, termination or material waiver under such agreements, (C) customary indemnification agreements with Directors, (D) transactions permitted by Section 2.3(b)(vi)(y) above and other customary compensation arrangements with employees of the Company; and (E) any transaction or series of related transactions in the ordinary course of business and on arms-length third-party terms and not involving amounts in excess of $5 million per annum.
Dissent Rights Pursuant to the Interim Order, registered holders of Tahoe Shares may exercise rights of dissent (“Dissent Rights”) with respect to all Tahoe Shares held pursuant to and in the manner set forth in Section 237 to 247 of the BCBCA, as modified by this Section 5.1, the Interim Order and the Final Order, in connection with the Arrangement; provided that, notwithstanding subsection 242(1) of the BCBCA, the written objection to the Arrangement Resolution referred to in subsection 242(1) of the BCBCA must be received by Tahoe not later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the Business Day that is two Business Days before the date of the Tahoe Meeting or any date to which the Tahoe Meeting may be postponed or adjourned and provided further that Dissenting Shareholders who:
(a) are ultimately entitled to be paid fair value for their Tahoe Shares, which fair value shall be the fair value of such shares immediately before the approval of the Arrangement Resolution, shall be paid an amount equal to such fair value by Tahoe, which fair value shall be determined in accordance with the procedures applicable to the payout value set out in sections 244 and 245 of the BCBCA except that Pan American may enter into the agreement with registered holders who exercise such Dissent Rights or apply to the Court, all as contemplated under sections 244 and 245 of the BCBCA, in lieu of Tahoe; and
(b) are ultimately not entitled, for any reason, to be paid fair value for their Tahoe Shares shall be deemed to have participated in the Arrangement, as of the Effective Time, on the same basis as a non-dissenting holder of Tahoe Shares and shall be entitled to receive only the consideration contemplated in Section 3.1(f) hereof that such holder would have received pursuant to the Arrangement if such holder had not exercised Dissent Rights, and had made the Share Election for all Tahoe Shares held in accordance with Section 3.2, but in no case shall Pan American or Tahoe or any other person be required to recognize any holder of Tahoe Shares who exercises Dissent Rights as a holder of Tahoe Shares after the time that is immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the names of all such holders of Tahoe Shares who exercise Dissent Rights (and have not withdrawn such exercise of Dissent Rights prior to the Effective Time) shall be deleted from the register maintained by or on behalf of Tahoe in respect of the Tahoe Shares as holders of Tahoe Shares at the Effective Time and Pan American shall be recorded as the registered holder of such Tahoe Shares and shall be deemed to be the legal owner of such Tahoe Shares. For greater certainty, (a) no holder of Tahoe Options, Tahoe DSAs, Tahoe PSAs, Tahoe RSAs, or Tahoe SARs shall be entitled to Dissent Rights in respect of such holder’s Tahoe Options, Tahoe DSAs, Tahoe PSAs, Tahoe RSAs, or Tahoe SARs, as applicable, and (b) in addition to any other restrictions in Section 238 of the BCBCA, no person who has voted Tahoe Shares, or instructed a proxyholder to vote such persons Tahoe Shares, in favour of the Arrangement Resolution shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights with respect to the Arrangement.
Settlement Rights The Controlling Party shall have the sole right to contest, litigate, compromise and settle any Tax Contest without obtaining the prior consent of the Non-Controlling Party, provided, however, that the Controlling Party shall not settle any Tax Contest with respect to which the Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment to the Controlling Party under this Agreement without the Non-Controlling Party’s prior written consent (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed). Unless waived by the Parties in writing, in connection with any potential adjustment in a Tax Contest as a result of which adjustment the Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment to the Controlling Party under this Agreement: (A) the Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party informed in a timely manner of all actions taken or proposed to be taken by the Controlling Party with respect to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest; (B) the Controlling Party shall timely provide the Non-Controlling Party copies of any written materials relating to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest received from any Tax Authority; (C) the Controlling Party shall timely provide the Non-Controlling Party with copies of any correspondence or filings submitted to any Tax Authority or judicial authority in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest; (D) the Controlling Party shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party and offer the Non-Controlling Party a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest; and (E) the Controlling Party shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith. The failure of the Controlling Party to take any action specified in the preceding sentence with respect to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability and/or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that the Non-Controlling Party was actually harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party. In the case of any Tax Contest described in this Section 9.2(b), “Controlling Party” means the Party entitled to control the Tax Contest under such section and “Non-Controlling Party” means the other Party.
Grant of Company Reacquisition Right Except to the extent otherwise provided by the Superseding Agreement, if any, in the event that the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, the Participant shall forfeit and the Company shall automatically reacquire all Units which are not, as of the time of such termination, Vested Units (“Unvested Units”), and the Participant shall not be entitled to any payment therefor (the “Company Reacquisition Right”).
ARTICLE MANAGEMENT RIGHTS The Union recognizes and acknowledges that it is the exclusive function of the Employer, subject to the express provisions of this Agreement to:
Post-IPO Warrants The Post-IPO Warrants, when and if issued, shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants except as may be agreed upon by the Company.
Company Shareholder Approval The Company Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.
