Service Recognition; Maintenance of Benefits. From and after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, if the Acquisition is effected by way of the Offer, Acquiror will cause the Company to recognize the prior service with the Company or its Subsidiaries of each employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable (the “Company Current Employees”) in connection with all employee benefit plans, programs or policies (including vacation) of the Company, or its affiliates in which Company Current Employees are eligible to participate following the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable, for purposes of eligibility (but not for purposes of benefit accruals or benefit amounts under any defined benefit pension plan or vesting of or eligibility for future equity based awards, or to the extent that such recognition would result in duplication of benefits). From and after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable, Acquiror or the Company shall provide Company Current Employees salary and benefits (including health and welfare benefits but excluding equity-based awards) pursuant to employee benefit plans, programs, policies or arrangements maintained by Acquiror, the Company or any Subsidiary of Acquiror that are substantially equivalent to those provided to employees of the Company immediately preceding the Effective Time, which salary and comparable benefits shall continue until at least twelve (12) months following the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable. From and after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable, Acquiror will cause the Company, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any pre-existing conditions or limitations and eligibility waiting periods (to the extent that such waiting periods would be inapplicable, taking into account service with the Company) under any group health plans of Acquiror or its affiliates to be waived with respect to Company Current Employees and their dependents to the extent waived under the corresponding plan in which such Company Current Employees participated immediately prior to the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable or, if more favorable, the plan in which they participate after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable.
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Samples: Implementation Agreement, Implementation Agreement (Advantest Corp), Implementation Agreement (Verigy Holding Co. Ltd.)
Service Recognition; Maintenance of Benefits. From and after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, if the Acquisition is effected by way of the Offer, Acquiror will the Company shall, and Globe shall cause the Company to, use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize the prior service with the Company or its Subsidiaries of each employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable (the “Company Current Employees”) in connection with all employee benefit plans, programs or policies (including vacationpaid time off) of the Company, or its affiliates Subsidiaries in which the Company Current Employees are eligible to participate following the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable, for purposes of eligibility (but not for purposes of benefit accruals or benefit amounts under any defined benefit pension plan or vesting of or eligibility for future equity based awards, or to the extent that such recognition would result in duplication of benefits). From and after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable, Acquiror Globe or the Company shall provide Company Current Employees salary no less than, and benefits (including severance, health and welfare benefits but excluding equity-based awards) pursuant to employee benefit plans, programs, policies or arrangements maintained by AcquirorGlobe, the Company or any Subsidiary of Acquiror Globe that are substantially equivalent to in the aggregate to, those provided to employees of the Company immediately preceding the Effective Time, which salary and comparable substantially equivalent benefits shall continue until at least twelve (12) months following the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable. The Company shall, and Globe shall cause the Company to, maintain and perform under all severance programs and policies that are set forth on Section 5.11(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as in effect immediately preceding the Effective Time for the benefit of Company Current Employees for at least twelve (12) months following the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable. From and after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable, Acquiror will the Company shall, and Globe shall cause the CompanyCompany to, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any pre-existing conditions or limitations and eligibility waiting periods (to the extent that such waiting periods would be inapplicable, taking into account service with the Company) under any group health plans of Acquiror the Company or its affiliates Subsidiaries to be waived with respect to the Company Current Employees and their dependents to the extent waived under the corresponding plan in which such Company Current Employees participated immediately prior to the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable applicable, or, if more favorable, the plan in which they participate after the Effective Time or the Acceptance Time, as applicable.
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Samples: Implementation Agreement (SunEdison Semiconductor LTD)