Pre-Existing Limitations; Service Credit. With respect to any employee benefit plan in which any employees of Company or its Subsidiaries first become eligible to participate, on or after the Effective Time (the “New Company Plans”), Purchaser shall: (A) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to employees of Company or its Subsidiaries under any health and welfare New Company Plans in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, and deductibles, coinsurance or maximum out-of-pocket payments made by such employees during the applicable plan year in which such employee first participates in the applicable New Company Plan occurs shall reduce the amount of deductibles, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket payments under the New Company Plans; provided that, for purposes of deductibles, coinsurance and out-of-pocket payments, such employee was enrolled in comparable coverage under the Company Plans immediately prior to the effective time of coverage in the New Company Plans, and (B) recognize service of present or former employees of Company or its Subsidiaries (or otherwise credited by Company or its Subsidiaries) accrued prior to the Effective Time for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting credit, and, solely with respect to severance pay obligations, benefit accrual, in any New Company Plan in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall any credit be given to the extent it would result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service.
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Pre-Existing Limitations; Service Credit. With respect to any employee benefit plan Benefit Plans in which any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries first become eligible to participate, on or after the Effective Time (the “New Company Plans”), Purchaser shall: (A) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any health and welfare New Company Plans in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, and deductibles, coinsurance or maximum out-of-pocket payments made by such employees during the applicable plan year in which such employee first participates in the applicable New Company Plan occurs shall reduce the amount of deductibles, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket payments under the New Company Plans; provided that, for purposes of deductibles, coinsurance and out-of-pocket payments, such employee was enrolled in comparable coverage under the Benefit Plans of Company Plans immediately prior to the effective time of coverage in the New Company Plans, and (B) recognize service of present or former employees of Company or its Subsidiaries (or otherwise credited by Company or its Subsidiaries) accrued prior to the Effective Time for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting credit, and, solely with respect to severance pay obligations, benefit accrual, credit (and levels of benefits) in any New Company Plan in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, to the extent such service would have been taken into account under the applicable Company Benefit Plans; provided, however, that in no event shall any credit be given to the extent it would result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service.
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Pre-Existing Limitations; Service Credit. With respect to any employee benefit plan Benefit Plans in which any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries first become eligible to participate, on or after the Effective Time (the “"New Company Plans”"), Purchaser shall: (A) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any health and welfare New Company Plans in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, and deductibles, coinsurance or maximum out-of-pocket payments made by such employees during the applicable plan year in which such employee first participates in the applicable New Company Plan occurs shall reduce the amount of deductibles, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket payments under the New Company Plans; provided that, for purposes of deductibles, coinsurance and out-of-pocket payments, such employee was enrolled in comparable coverage under the Benefit Plans of Company Plans immediately prior to the effective time of coverage in the New Company Plans, and (B) recognize service of present or former employees of Company or its Subsidiaries (or otherwise credited by Company or its Subsidiaries) accrued prior to the Effective Time for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting credit, and, solely with respect to severance pay obligations, benefit accrual, credit (and levels of benefits) in any New Company Plan in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, to the extent such service would have been taken into account under the applicable Company Benefit Plans; provided, however, that in no event shall any credit be given to the extent it would result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Wellpoint Health Networks Inc /De/)
Pre-Existing Limitations; Service Credit. With respect to any employee benefit plan in which any employees of Company or its Subsidiaries first become eligible to participate, on or after the Effective Time Closing (the “New Company Plans”), Purchaser shall: (A) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to employees of Company or its Subsidiaries under any health and welfare New Company Plans in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective TimeClosing, and deductibles, coinsurance or maximum out-of-pocket payments made by such employees during the applicable plan year in which such employee first participates in the applicable New Company Plan occurs shall reduce the amount of deductibles, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket payments under the New Company Plans; provided provided, that, for purposes of deductibles, coinsurance and out-of-pocket payments, such employee was enrolled in comparable coverage under the Company Plans immediately prior to the effective time of coverage in the New Company Plans, and (B) recognize service of present or former employees of Company or its Subsidiaries (or otherwise credited by Company or its SubsidiariesCompany) accrued prior to the Effective Time Closing for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting credit, and, solely with respect to severance pay obligations, benefit accrual, in any New Company Plan in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective TimeClosing; provided, however, that in no event shall any credit be given to the extent it would result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Pace Health Management Systems Inc)
Pre-Existing Limitations; Service Credit. With respect to any employee benefit plan Benefit Plans in which any Company employees of Company or its Subsidiaries first become eligible to participate, on or after the Effective Time, and which are plans that the Company employees did not participate in prior to the Effective Time (the “"New Company Plans”"), Purchaser shall: (A) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Company employees of Company or its Subsidiaries under any health and welfare New Company Plans in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, and deductibles, coinsurance or maximum out-of-pocket payments made by such the Company employees during the applicable plan calendar year in which such employee first participates in the applicable New Company Plan Effective Time occurs shall reduce the amount of deductibles, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket payments under the New Company PlansPlans for such calendar year; provided that, for purposes of deductibles, coinsurance that such Company employee and out-of-pocket payments, such employee was covered family members were enrolled in comparable coverage under the Benefit Plans of Company Plans immediately prior to on the Effective Time and continuously thereafter until the effective time of coverage in the New Company Plans, and (B) recognize service of present or former the Company employees of with the Company or its Subsidiaries (or otherwise credited by Company or its Subsidiariesthe Company) accrued prior to the Effective Time for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting credit, and, solely with respect to severance pay obligations, benefit accrual, credit (and levels of benefits) in any New Company Plan in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, to the extent service is taken into account under the applicable New Company Plan; provided, however, that in no event shall any credit be given to the extent it would result in the duplication of benefits for the same period of service.
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