Termination or Complete Discontinuance of Contributions. The Companies are not and shall not be under any obligation or liability whatsoever to continue their contributions pursuant to this Plan or to maintain this Plan for any given length of time, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7. A Company may, in its sole discretion, discontinue Company contributions to this Plan completely, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7, with or without notice, or partially or totally terminate this Plan in accordance with its provisions at any time without any liability whatsoever for such discontinuance or termination. If this Plan shall be partially or totally terminated or if contributions of a Company shall be completely discontinued, the rights of all Participants directly affected by the partial or total termination or the complete discontinuance of contributions in their Company Contributions Accounts shall thereupon become fully vested and non-forfeitable notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan. However, the Trust shall continue until all Participants' Company Contributions Accounts have been completely distributed to, or for the benefit of, the Participants in accordance with this Plan.
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Samples: Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (Citizens Bancorp), Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (Citizens Bancorp), Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (Union Community Bancorp)
Termination or Complete Discontinuance of Contributions. The Companies are not and shall not be under any obligation or liability whatsoever to continue their contributions pursuant to this Plan or to maintain this Plan for any given length of time, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7. A Company may, in its sole discretion, discontinue Company contributions to this Plan completely, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.7, with or without notice, or partially or totally terminate this Plan in accordance with its provisions at any time without any liability whatsoever for such discontinuance or termination. If this Plan shall be partially or totally terminated or if contributions of a Company shall be completely discontinued, the rights of all Participants directly affected by the partial or total termination or the complete discontinuance of contributions in their Company Contributions Accounts shall thereupon become fully vested and non-forfeitable notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan. However, the Trust shall continue until all Participants' β Company Contributions Accounts have been completely distributed to, or for the benefit of, the Participants in accordance with this Plan.
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Samples: Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (Union Community Bancorp)