Post-Employment Obligations Executive agrees that the following obligations are reasonable and are necessary to protect Employer’s business. Executive further acknowledges that these obligations do not restrict his ability to be gainfully employed, and he acknowledges that any geographic boundary, scope of prohibited activities, and time duration in these obligations are reasonable in nature and no broader than are necessary to protect the Employer’s legitimate business interests. In consideration for his employment and for Employer’s promises herein, Executive agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following his last day of employment, except with the express written consent of the Board, he shall not either directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf or in conjunction with any other person, partnership, corporation or other entity:
(i) own, maintain, engage in, render any services for, manage, have any financial interest in, or permit his name to be used in connection with as a shareholder, bondholder, creditor, officer, director, partner, agent, contractor with, employer or representative of, or in any manner associated with, or give financial, technical or other assistance to, any person, firm or corporation for the purpose of engaging in the copier/office equipment dealer, distribution, sales or service business, or in any other business in which Executive is actively engaged in on behalf of Employer, within a 100 mile radius of any of Employer’s office facilities in the United States of America that Employer operates an office facility in existing on the date of Executive’s termination of employment (the “Current Trade Area”);
(ii) enter into any agreement with, service, assist or solicit the business of any persons or entities who were customers of Employer as of, or within two (2) years of, the date of Executive’s termination of employment, for the purpose of providing copier/office equipment dealer sales or service to such customers in the Current Trade Area in competition with Employer or any of its affiliates or to cause such customers to reduce or end their business with Employer; or
(iii) enter into any agreement with, or solicit the employment of any persons who were employees, consultants or representatives of Employer as of, or within two (2) years of, the date of Executive’s termination of employment, for the purpose of causing such persons to leave the employment of Employer; provided, however, that no owner of less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of any publicly-traded corporation shall be deemed to be in violation of this Section 4(b) solely by reason thereof.
No Post-Employment Obligations No Company Employee Plan provides, or reflects or represents any liability to provide, retiree life insurance, retiree health or other retiree employee welfare benefits to any person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable statute, and the Company has never represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either individually or to Employees as a group) or any other person that such Employee(s) or other person would be provided with retiree life insurance, retiree health or other retiree employee welfare benefit, except to the extent required by statute.
No Employment Obligation I understand that this Agreement does not create an obligation on the Company or any other person to continue my employment. I acknowledge that, unless otherwise agreed in a formal written employment agreement signed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer, my employment with the Company is at will and therefore may be terminated by the Company or me at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.
The Companys Payment Obligation The Company’s obligation to make the payments and the arrangements provided for herein will be absolute and unconditional, and will not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any offset, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right which the Company may have against the Executive or anyone else. All amounts payable by the Company hereunder will be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the Company will be final, and the Company will not seek to recover all or any part of such payment from the Executive or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reasons whatsoever. The Executive will not be obligated to seek other employment in mitigation of the amounts payable or arrangements made under any provision of this Agreement, and the obtaining of any such other employment will in no event effect any reduction of the Company’s obligations to make the payments and arrangements required to be made under this Agreement, except to the extent provided in Sections 3.3(e) and (f) herein. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if Severance Benefits are paid under this Agreement, no severance benefits under any program of the Company, other than benefits described in this Agreement, will be paid to the Executive.
Participant Obligations In partial consideration for the award of these PSUs, if at any time during the period between the Grant Date and the 12-month period following the Participant’s termination of Employment (the “Obligation Period”), the Participant: (i) directly or indirectly, hires or solicits or arranges for the hiring or solicitation of any employee of the Company or its Affiliates, or encourages any employee to leave the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) directly or indirectly, assist in soliciting in competition with the Company the business of any current customer, distributor or dealer or other sales or distribution channel partners of the Company; (iii) uses, discloses, misappropriates or transfers confidential or proprietary information concerning the Company or its Affiliates (except as required by the Participant’s work responsibilities with the Company or its Affiliates); or (iv) engages in any activity in violation of Company policies, including the Company’s Code of Conduct, or engages in conduct materially adverse to the best interests of the Company or its Affiliates; the PSUs, whether previously vested or not, may be cancelled in full, and the Participant may be required to return to the Company any shares received on settlement of vested PSUs or the net after-tax income from any disposition of any shares received upon settlement of vested PSUs, unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects not to cancel the PSUs and/or elects not to recover any income from settled and vested PSUs or unless applicable law prohibits such action. The obligations in this subsection are in addition to any other agreements related to non-solicitation and preservation of Company confidential and proprietary information entered into between the Participant and the Company, or otherwise applicable to the Participant, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to waive, modify, alter or amend the terms of any such other agreement. THE PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS SUBSECTION IS NOT INTENDED TO AND DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE CONDUCT DESCRIBED, BUT PROVIDES FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THE AWARD IN FULL AND A RETURN TO THE COMPANY OF ANY SHARES RECEIVED ON SETTLEMENT OF VESTED PSUS OR THE NET AFTER-TAX INCOME FROM THE DISPOSITION OF ANY SHARES RECEIVED UPON SETTLEMENT OF VESTED PSUS IF THE PARTICIPANT SHOULD CHOOSE TO VIOLATE THIS PARAGRAPH DURING THE OBLIGATION PERIOD. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits the Participant from voluntarily communicating, without notice to or approval by the Company, with any federal government agency about a potential violation of a federal law or regulation.
Recipient Obligations 2.1 The Recipient agrees to support the Project in accordance with this Agreement.
2.2 In supporting the Project, the Recipient must:
(a) exercise reasonable diligence, care and skill;
(b) administer the Funding in accordance with the Agreement to support the Fellow to complete the Project;
(c) not replace the Fellow named in the Application with another person;
(d) complete the Project Deliverables by the relevant Deliverable due dates. This includes the provision of the required Reports, Financial Acquittal Statements and valid tax invoices;
(e) ensure that the Fellow completes the Project Milestones annually;
(f) ensure it makes the Recipient Contribution to the Project as per the Application and summarised in Item 11 of Schedule 1;
(g) ensure the Partners provide the Partner Contributions to the Project as per the Application and summarised in Item 12 of Schedule 1;
(h) ensure that the Project expenditure is managed in accordance with the project expenditure table in the Application;
(i) notify the Department within 20 Business Days of any matter that may affect the Fellow or Recipient’s eligibility for funding under the Guidelines, including but not limited to:
(i) the Fellow ceasing employment with the Recipient;
(ii) the Fellow moving residence to outside of Queensland;
(iii) the Fellow travelling outside of Queensland for more than six weeks;
(iv) the Fellow taking extended leave or being unable to undertake the Project for an extended period;
(v) the Fellow changing the proportion of their time committed to the Project;
(vi) the Recipient Contributions or Partner Contributions changing;
(vii) the Project Partner organisations changing; and
(viii) the Project expenditure changing.
(j) ensure that (where relevant):
(i) the Project complies with National Health and Medical Research Council Guidelines;
(ii) the Project complies with the Code of Ethical Practice for Biotechnology in Queensland;
(iii) the Project is cleared by all relevant ethical committees prescribed by the Recipient organisation’s research rules; and
(iv) evidence of compliance with this clause is provided, if requested by the Department;
(k) not assign, transfer or subcontract its obligations, without prior written consent of the Department;
(l) notify the Department of any breach of these terms or any matter that may affect the performance of the Agreement; and
(m) comply with all relevant laws.
Local Church’s Payment Obligations At Closing or otherwise prior to or on the Disaffiliation Date, Local Church shall pay to the Annual Conference, in a manner specified by Annual Conference, the following:
(a) Local Church shall have the right to retain its Real Property and Personal Property, tangible and intangible property without charge. Any costs relating to Local Church’s retention of its property will be borne by Local Church.
(b) Any unpaid apportionments for the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the Disaffiliation Date, as calculated by Annual Conference, totaling Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty and 00/100 Dollars ($15,220.00) (for clarity, any amounts paid within the twelve (12) month period set out above shall be credited to the Local Church at Closing);
(c) An additional twelve (12) months of apportionments, as calculated by Annual Conference, totaling Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty and 00/100 Dollars ($15,220.00);
(d) An amount equal to Local Church’s pro rata share, as determined by Annual Conference, of Annual Conference’s unfunded pension obligations, based on the Annual Conference’s aggregate funding obligations as determined by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits using market factors similar to a commercial annuity provider, totaling Thirty- Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Seven and 00/100 Dollars ($37,967.00);
(e) If any clergy currently appointed to the Local Church will remain in The United Methodist Church after the Local Church disaffiliation, an amount equal to six (6) months salary, housing (if receiving a housing allowance), and pension/health benefits for the clergy, being Thirty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($38,185.00). The intent of this provision is to provide salary and benefits to the clergy from January 1, 2024 through July 1, 2024, which is a period of time in which the clergy will not have an appointment to a church.
(f) Any unpaid loans (secured or unsecured) owed to the Annual Conference or other United Methodist entities such as The United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina (unless those loans are assigned or transferred per Section 3.2 below), and any investment portfolio needs which require modifications or assignments;
(g) The aggregate amount of any and all grants awarded and paid to Local Church by Annual Conference or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof within the prior ten (10) years; and,
(h) All costs of the transfer of any assets involved hereunder and transactions set out herein, as well as the legal fees of the Annual Conference incurred in connection with this Agreement.
Client Obligations 3.1 The Client warrants and represents that:
3.1.1 it shall co-operate with Centaur as required for the proper performance of the Services;
3.1.2 it shall provide, for Centaur, its agents, subcontractors, consultants and employees, in a timely manner and at no charge, access to the Client's premises during normal office hours (being Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm), office accommodation, data and other facilities as is reasonably required by Centaur or any of them for the proper performance of the Services;
3.1.3 all information it has provided to Centaur in relation to the Services as at the date of the Order Form is accurate, complete and is not misleading and it shall provide, in a timely manner, such further information and Client Material as Centaur may require for the proper performance of the Services, and ensure that such information and Client Material is accurate, complete and not misleading;
3.1.4 it shall be responsible (at its own cost) for preparing and maintaining the relevant premises for the supply of the Services;
3.1.5 it shall inform Centaur of all health and safety rules and regulations and any other reasonable security requirements that apply at any of the Client's premises;
3.1.6 it shall only use the Services for internal business purposes and, without prejudice to the foregoing, shall not use the Services, the Deliverables or any Centaur Materials to develop a product or service that competes with any of the products or services provided by Centaur;
3.1.7 the Client Materials shall not infringe any third party rights, including any third party Intellectual Property Rights; and
3.1.8 it shall obtain and maintain all necessary licences and consents and comply with all relevant legislation in relation to the Services, before the date on which the Services are to start.
3.2 If Centaur's performance of its obligations under this Agreement is prevented or delayed by any act or omission of the Client, its agents, subcontractors, consultants or employees, Centaur shall not be liable for any costs, charges or losses sustained or incurred by the Client that arise directly or indirectly from such prevention or delay.
Independent Obligations The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 4.3 hereof.
Independent Obligation The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor or the Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor or the Borrower and whether or not any other Guarantor or the Borrower is joined in any such action or actions.
