Time Clocks The Company shall provide time clocks to enable employees to record their own time for payroll purposes. Employees shall record their own time at the time they start and finish work and the time they commence and return from meal periods and such other recordings as may be required by the Company.
Non-Company Business Except with the prior written consent of the Board, Executive will not during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company undertake or engage in any other employment, occupation or business enterprise, other than ones in which Executive is a passive investor. Executive may engage in civic and not-for-profit activities so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.
The Closings The Closings shall take place as follows:
(a) The initial closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Initial Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Deposit Escrow Agent, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on September 23, 2013, or such other date or location as Buyer and Seller may mutually determine (the “Initial Closing Date”), in each case, so long as all of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Initial Closing as set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived as of such date (other than conditions with respect to actions the Parties shall take at the Initial Closing itself or which, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Initial Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Initial Closing). At the Initial Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Equity Interests of those Companies that own or have the right to use (or that own Purchased Subsidiaries which own or have the right to use) (i) any Unencumbered Property or (ii) any Encumbered Property in respect of which, in the case of this clause (ii), all Required Lender Consents and Required Tenant Waivers have been obtained, and all JV Redemptions have been effected, as of the Initial Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event that any Company or any Purchased Subsidiary to be transferred to Buyer at the Initial Closing owns or has the right to use (or owns one or more Purchased Subsidiaries that collectively own or have the right to use) both (A) Unencumbered Property and (B) any Encumbered Property that will not be transferred to Buyer at the Initial Closing pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), the Parties shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary prior to the Initial Closing to (1) cause such Company or Purchased Subsidiary to transfer the applicable Encumbered Property to another Company or Purchased Subsidiary, which other Company or Purchased Subsidiary will be transferred to Buyer at the Second Closing or the Third Closing or (2) amend this Agreement to provide for additional sellers hereto, such that any such Company or Purchased Subsidiary may transfer applicable Subsidiary Equity Interests to Buyer directly. The Initial Closing shall be deemed to have been consummated at 12:01 a.m. on the Initial Closing Date. Neither Party will need to be present at the Initial Closing, it being anticipated that the Parties will deliver the Initial Closing documents and deliverables in escrow to the Deposit Escrow Agent prior to the Initial Closing Date.
(b) The second closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Second Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Deposit Escrow Agent, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on December 6, 2013, which date may be extended for up to 45 days by Seller in its sole discretion, by providing written notice to Buyer of such extension at least five (5) Business Days prior thereto, or otherwise such other date or location as Buyer and Seller may mutually determine (the “Second Closing Date”), in each case, so long as all of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Second Closing as set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived as of such date (other than conditions with respect to actions the Parties shall take at the Second Closing itself or which, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Second Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Second Closing). At the Second Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Equity Interests of those Companies that own or have the right to use (or that own Purchased Subsidiaries which own or have the right to use) any Encumbered Property which was not transferred to Buyer in connection with the Initial Closing and in respect of which, all Required Lender Consents and Required Tenant Waivers have been obtained, and all JV Redemptions have been effected, as of the Second Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event that any Company or any Purchased Subsidiary to be transferred to Buyer at the Second Closing owns or has the right to use (or owns one or more Purchased Subsidiaries that collectively own or have the right to use) any Encumbered Property that will not be transferred to Buyer at the Second Closing pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Parties shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary prior to the Second Closing to (i) cause such Company or Purchased Subsidiary to transfer the applicable Encumbered Property to another Company or Purchased Subsidiary, which other Company or Purchased Subsidiary will be transferred to Buyer at the Third Closing or (ii) amend this Agreement to provide for additional sellers hereto, such that any such Company or Purchased Subsidiary may transfer applicable Subsidiary Equity Interests to Buyer directly. The Second Closing shall be deemed to have been consummated at 12:01 a.m. on the Second Closing Date. Neither Party will need to be present at the Second Closing, it being anticipated that the Parties will deliver the Second Closing documents and deliverables in escrow to the Deposit Escrow Agent prior to the Second Closing Date.
(c) Subject to Section 2.5(d), the third closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Third Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Deposit Escrow Agent, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the third Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Third Closing as set forth in Article VII (other than conditions with respect to actions the Parties shall take at the Third Closing itself or which, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Third Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Third Closing) or such other date or location as Buyer and Seller may mutually determine (the “Third Closing Date”). At the Third Closing, Seller shall, subject to Section 2.5(d), sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Equity Interests that were not sold, assigned transferred and conveyed to Buyer at the Initial Closing or the Second Closing. The Third Closing shall be deemed to have been consummated at 12:01 a.m. on the Third Closing Date. Neither Party will need to be present at the Third Closing, it being anticipated that the Parties will deliver the Third Closing documents and deliverables in escrow to the Deposit Escrow Agent prior to the Third Closing Date.
(d) In the event that all of the conditions to the Third Closing set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived as of the Outside Date, other than any of the Lender Condition, the Tenant Condition and/or the JV Condition as a result of the failure to obtain any Required Lender Consent or Required Tenant Waiver or the failure to effect any JV Redemption, respectively, then the Parties shall cause the Third Closing to occur on the Outside Date but shall exclude from such Third Closing (i) any Lender Encumbered Property (or the Company or Purchased Subsidiary that owns or has the right to use such Lender Encumbered Property, so long as such Company or Purchased Subsidiary does not own or have the right to use any other Real Property) which is subject to any unobtained Required Lender Consent. (ii) any Tenant Encumbered Property (or the Company or Purchased Subsidiary that owns or has the right to use such Tenant Encumbered Property, so long as such Company or Purchased Subsidiary does not own or have the right to use any other Real Property) which is subject to any unobtained Required Tenant Waiver and (iii) any JV Encumbered Property (or the Company or Purchased Subsidiary that owns or has the right to use such JV Encumbered Property, so long as such Company or Purchased Subsidiary does not own or have the right to use any other Real Property) with respect to which a JV Redemption has not been effected (any of the Lender Encumbered Properties, Tenant Encumbered Properties or JV Encumbered Properties (or any of the Companies or Purchased Subsidiaries that owns or has the right to use any of the foregoing) which is excluded from the Third Closing pursuant to the foregoing clauses, (i), (ii) or (iii), together with any Real Property excluded from any Closing pursuant to Sections 2.9(c) or 2.11, a “Withheld Property”), in which event, (A) any such Withheld Property shall not be transferred to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, (B) Buyer and Seller shall have no further rights or obligations under this Agreement relating to any such Withheld Property and (C) any such Withheld Property shall cease to be considered “Real Property”, a “Company” or a “Purchased Subsidiary” hereunder, as applicable.
(e) The Parties hereby acknowledge that each Lender that provides a Lender Consent may do so upon such terms and conditions (including with respect to timing and schedule), as are agreed upon between the Parties and such Lender. Notwithstanding any difference between the provisions of this Agreement and the timing and scheduling terms and conditions of any Lender Consent, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other and to use Reasonable Efforts to cause the Closings to occur on the Closing Dates provided for in this Section 2.5 and otherwise as expeditiously as practicable. In the event that any Lender requires that a Closing with respect to the applicable Lender Encumbered Property take place on a date other than the Closing Dates provided for in this Section 2.5, the Parties will agree to hold a Closing on such date and all applicable provisions of this Agreement shall apply to such Closing mutatis mutandis.
(f) The Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are for the purchase and sale of the Companies and the Purchased Subsidiaries and that it is intended that such entities do not own or lease (directly or indirectly) any real property other than the Real Property and certain assets related thereto. If the Parties determine at any time prior to the applicable Closing that any Company or Purchased Subsidiary owns or has the right to use any asset or property (including any real property) other than the Real Property and assets related specifically to same (including any Defected Property that is intended to be excluded from this Agreement), the Parties shall take such actions as are necessary (including by amending, modifying or supplementing this Agreement, the annexes or exhibits hereto or the Disclosure Schedule, whether to provide for additional Sellers, Companies or Purchased Subsidiaries hereto, or otherwise) in order to provide that the Companies and Purchased Subsidiaries conveyed to Buyer at the Closings only own or have the right to use the Real Property that are to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement and are required to meet the obligations of such Company or Purchased Subsidiary as landlord under the applicable Property Lease and no other asset or property (including any real property). In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including anything in Section 6.1), but subject to the prior written approval of Buyer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), prior to the applicable Closing (it being agreed and understood that Buyer hereby consents to Seller taking the actions set forth in Section 2.5(f) of the Disclosure Schedule), Seller, the Companies and the Purchased Subsidiaries shall be expressly permitted to take such actions as are necessary and effect such internal restructurings as are necessary (including by distributing, dividending, assigning or otherwise transferring any assets, property (including real property), Persons or equity interests) in order to ensure that the only assets owned by the Companies and the Purchased Subsidiaries are the Real Property that are to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement and the Persons (or the equity interests in such Persons) that own or have the right to use such Real Property.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the term “Closing”, as it is used in this Agreement, shall refer to any of the Initial Closing, the Second Closing or the Third Closing, as applicable, and (ii) the term “Closing Date” shall refer to any of the Initial Closing Date, the Second Closing Date or the Third Closing Date, as applicable.
Time Off for Union Business
(a) Leave of absence without pay shall be granted upon request for the reasons set out below unless it would unduly interrupt the Employer's operations:
(1) to an elected or appointed representative of the Union to attend conventions of the Union and bodies to which the Union is affiliated, to a maximum of 21 days per occurrence;
(2) for elected or appointed representatives of the Union to attend to union business which requires them to leave their general work area;
(3) for employees who are representatives of the Union on a bargaining committee.
(b) Long-term leave of absence without pay shall be granted to employees designated by the Union to transact union business for specific periods of not less than 21 days unless this would unduly interrupt the operation of the department. Such requests shall be made in writing sufficiently in advance to minimize disruption of the department. Employees granted such leave of absence shall retain all rights and privileges accumulated prior to obtaining such leave. Seniority shall continue to accumulate during such leave and shall apply to such provisions as annual vacations, increments and promotions.
(c) When leave of absence without pay is granted pursuant to Part (a) or (b), the leave shall be given with pay and the Union shall reimburse the Employer for salary and benefit costs, including travel time incurred, within 60 days of receipt of the invoice. It is understood that employees granted leave of absence pursuant to this clause shall receive their current rates of pay while on leave of absence. Leave of absence granted under this clause shall include sufficient travel time. The pay and benefits received by the employee and reimbursed by the Union under this article shall be based on the number of hours to which the Union indicates, in writing, the employee is entitled. This provision does not apply to employees on extended leaves of absence who are employed by the Union on a full-time basis.
(d) Leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority will be granted to an employee called to appear as a witness before an arbitration board, provided the dispute involved the Employer. On application, the Arbitration Board may determine summarily the amount of time required for the attendance of any witness.
(e) The Union shall provide the Employer with reasonable notice to minimize disruption of the operation and shall make every reasonable effort to give a minimum of 14 days’ notice prior to the commencement of leave under (a) or (b) above. The Employer agrees that any of the above leaves of absence shall not be unreasonably withheld.
School Closings 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift.
2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow:
a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day;
b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day;
c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees.
3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent.
4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day.
5. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract.
6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category.
7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.
School Closures The District may close schools for academic purposes or reduce programming due to public health, safety, severe weather or any other purpose as determined by the District. The District shall not owe Provider any compensation for times when services of Therapists are canceled, declined, or not required due to closure, reduction in programming, or exclusion of Therapists due to health risk assessment screenings or any other reason, and Provider agrees to indemnify District for Therapist claims arising from all such actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by Section 10-20.56(d-15) of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56(d-15)), when enforceable under law, the Parties understand that the District may determine it is required to pay Provider the daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for Therapists for any day of school closure or e-learning day if such closure precludes the Provider’s employees from performing its regularly scheduled duties and employees would have reported for work but for the closure, unless the day is rescheduled and the employees will be paid their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services are rendered. The Parties agree such payment constitute full satisfaction of Section 10-20.56(d-15). As a precondition to these payments being made, Provider shall provide an invoice for the foregoing pay and benefits costs; however, Provider will not include such pay and benefits costs for any school closure or e-learning day on any invoices until the last invoice of the school year in order to allow the District the opportunity to determine if the day will be rescheduled. When a payment is to be made by the District under this provision, Provider represents and warrants that it shall pay its employees their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits for any such school closure or e-learning day. Upon request, Provider shall provide the District with certified payrolls as evidence of compliance with this section. The District retains sole discretion to determine whether Section 10-20.56(d-15) applies to this Agreement or any day of school closure and, if the District determines such law is applicable, the District retains the discretion to determine if and when a school closure day is rescheduled. For purposes of this section, “school closures” shall not include holidays or other days of closure reflected on the District’s school calendar for which Provider is not scheduled to provide services under the Agreement.
Lane closure (i) The Contractor shall not close any lane of the Project Highway for undertaking maintenance works except with the prior written approval of the Authority’s Engineer. Such approval shall be sought by the Contractor through a written request to be made at least 10 (ten) days before the proposed closure of lane and shall be accompanied by particulars thereof. Within 5 (five) business days of receiving such request, the Authority’s Engineer shall grant permission with such modifications as it may deem necessary and a copy of such permission shall be sent to the Authority.
(ii) Upon receiving the permission pursuant to Clause 14.5 (i), the Contractor shall be entitled to close the designated lane for the period specified therein, and for all lane closures extending a continuous period of 48 (forty-eight) hours, the Contractor shall, in the event of any delay in re-opening such lane, for every stretch of 250 (two hundred and fifty) metres, or part thereof, pay Damages to the Authority calculated at the rate of 0.1% (zero point one per cent) of the monthly maintenance payment for each day of delay until the lane has been re-opened for traffic. In the event of any delay in re-opening such lanes or in the event of emergency decommissioning and closure to traffic of the whole or any part of the Project Highway due to failure of the Contractor, the Contractor shall pay damages to the Authority at double the above rate, without prejudice the rights of the Authority under this Agreement including Termination thereof.
Business Time From and after the Effective Date, the Executive agrees to devote his full attention during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and to use his best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently the responsibilities assigned to him hereunder, to the extent necessary to discharge such responsibilities, except for (i) time spent in managing his personal, financial and legal affairs and serving on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, in each case only if and to the extent not substantially interfering with the performance of such responsibilities, and (ii) periods of vacation and sick leave to which he is entitled. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Executive's continuing to serve on any boards and committees on which he is serving or with which he is otherwise associated immediately preceding the Effective Date shall not be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive's services to the Company.
Time Off for Union Activities The employer agrees to grant the necessary time off, without discrimination or loss of seniority rights and without pay, to any employee designated by the Union to attend a labor convention provided that there is two-week notice of any union convention. Due consideration shall be given to the number of personnel affected in order that there shall be no disruptions of employer's operations due to lack of available employees.
Closings Each Closing shall take place on the Advance Settlement Date in accordance with the procedures set forth below. In connection with each Closing, the Company and the Investor shall fulfill each of its obligations as set forth below:
(a) Within one (1) Trading Day after the expiration of the Pricing Period applicable with respect to an Advance Notice, the Investor shall deliver to the Company a written document (each a “Settlement Document”) setting forth: (i) the amount of the Advance (taking into account any adjustments pursuant to Section 2.1 above); (ii) the Purchase Price; (iii) the Market Price (as supported by a report by Bloomberg L.P. indicating the VWAP for each of the Trading Days during the Pricing Period); and (iv) the number of Shares to be issued and subscribed for in connection with the applicable Advance (which in no event will be greater than the Ownership Limitation or the Registration Limitation), in each case taking into account the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Settlement Document shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.
(b) Upon receipt of the Settlement Document with respect to each Advance, the Company shall, by promptly (and in any event not later than one (1) Trading Day after receipt) signing the Settlement Document and returning it to the Investor, confirm that it has obtained all permits and qualifications, if any, required for the issuance and transfer of the Shares applicable to such Advance, or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom, and that the sale and issuance of such Shares shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject. Execution of the Settlement Document by the Company shall also be deemed a representation by the Company that all conditions to an Advance under Article VII have been fully satisfied in all material respects as of each Condition Satisfaction Date.
(c) On each Advance Settlement Date, the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer such number of Shares registered in the name of the Investor as shall equal: (i) the amount of the Advance specified in such Advance Notice and confirmed in the Settlement Document signed by the Company (as may be reduced according to the terms of this Agreement); divided by (ii) the Purchase Price, by crediting the Investor’s account or its designee’s account at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto (which in all cases shall be freely tradable, registered shares in good deliverable form, covered by an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Investor is permitted to resell such Shares) against payment of the Purchase Price in same day funds to an account designated by the Company. In the event the Shares cannot be delivered through the Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System, then the Company shall cause its transfer agent, on each Advance Settlement Date, to issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Investor, certificates, registered in the name of the Investor or its designees, representing the Shares applicable to such Advance. No fractional shares shall be issued, and any fractional amounts shall be rounded to the next higher whole number of Shares. Any certificates evidencing Shares delivered pursuant hereto shall be free of restrictive legends.
(d) On or prior to the Advance Settlement Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall deliver to the other, as applicable, all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.
