Employee Status For purposes of determining the applicability of Section 422 of the Code (relating to Incentive Stock Options), or in the event that the terms of any Grant provide that it may be exercised only during employment or within a specified period of time after termination of employment, the Committee may decide to what extent leaves of absence for governmental or military service, illness, temporary Disability, or other reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of continuous employment.
Tax Free Status No party shall, nor shall any party permit any --------------- of its subsidiaries to, or within the exercise of its reasonable best efforts its joint ventures to, take any actions which would, or would be reasonably likely to, adversely affect the status of the Mergers as a tax-free transaction (except as to any cash received) under Section 368(a) of the Code, and each party hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to achieve such result.
Company Status The Company is a corporation duly formed and validly existing under the general laws of the State of Maryland, with all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.