Employees; Benefit Plans. (a) During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the date which is FIVE (“5”) months from the Effective Time (or if earlier, the date of the employee's termination of employment with Parent and its Subsidiaries), Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to provide the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who remain employed immediately after the Effective Time (collectively, the "Company Continuing Employees") with base salary, target bonus opportunities (excluding equity-based compensation), and employee benefits that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than the base salary, target bonus opportunities (excluding equity-based compensation), and employee benefits provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement.
(b) With respect to any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding both any retiree healthcare plans or programs maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and any equity compensation arrangements maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Parent Benefit Plans") in which any Company Continuing Employees will participate effective as of the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, recognize all service of the Company Continuing Employees with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be as if such service were with Parent, for vesting and eligibility purposes (but not for (i) purposes of early retirement subsidies under any Parent Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan or (ii) benefit accrual purposes, except for vacation, if applicable) in any Parent Benefit Plan in which such Company Continuing Employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time; (iii) Continuing Company shall honor all consulting or advisory agreement previously entered into, or employment pending equity awards stock options or warrants to purchase equity based upon performance. provided, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that (A) such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits or (B) such service was not recognized under the corresponding Company Employee Plan.
(c) This Section 5.07 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 5.07, express or implied, shall confer upon any other Person an...
Employees; Benefit Plans. (a) All Company Employees who remain employed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time shall be subject to Buyer Bank’s normal and customary employment procedures and practices, including customary background screening and evaluation procedures, and satisfactory employment performance. In addition, Company and Company Bank agree, upon Buyer’s reasonable request, to facilitate discussions between Buyer and Company Employees regarding employment, consulting, or other arrangements to be effective prior to or following the Merger. Any interaction between Buyer and Company Employees shall be coordinated by Company.
(b) Company Employees (other than those who are parties to an employment, change of control, or other type of agreement which provides for severance) as of the date of this Agreement who remain employed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time and whose employment is terminated by Buyer (absent termination for cause as determined by the employer) within one year after the Effective Time shall, subject to the execution by each Company Employee of a standard release, substantially in the form set forth in Buyer Disclosure Schedule 5.11(b), in favor of Buyer and Buyer Bank (if Buyer, in its discretion, requests that a release be signed), receive severance pay in a lump sum equal to the greater of the amount determined under (i) the East Boston Savings Bank Amended and Restated Employee Severance Compensation Plan as set forth in Company Disclosure Schedule 5.11(b), or (ii) eight weeks of base compensation.
(c) Following the Closing Date, Buyer may choose to maintain any or all of the other Company Benefit Plans in its sole discretion, subject to the next sentence of this Section 5.11(c). For any Company Benefit Plan terminated for which there is a comparable Buyer Benefit Plan of general applicability, Company Employees shall be entitled to participate in the Buyer Benefit Plan to the same extent as similarly-situated employees of Buyer or Buyer Bank (it being understood that inclusion of Company Employees in Buyer Benefit Plans may occur, if at all, at different times with respect to different plans). With respect to a comparable Buyer Benefit Plan, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate, vesting, entitlement to benefits, and vacation entitlement (but not for accrual of benefits under any Buyer Benefit Plans, including any post-retirement welfare benefit plan of Buyer, but excluding any severa...
Employees; Benefit Plans. (a) No later than five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver to each Business Employee as of the date of this Agreement (other than the Key Employees and other than Business Employees employed outside of the United States whose employment will transfer to Buyer by operation of Law upon the Closing), and no later than five (5) Business Days after each date Seller notifies Buyer in writing of the hiring of any new Business Employee (other than any Business Employee employed outside of the United States whose employment will transfer to Buyer by operation of Law upon the Closing) after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date that is six (6) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (subject to compliance with Section 5.1(b)(xvi) with respect to any such hiring, if applicable) (each, a “New Business Employee”), Buyer shall deliver to such Business Employee, in each case an offer of employment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the “Offer Letter”), which Offer Letter shall, subject to the last sentence of this Section 5.6(a), provide for “at-will” employment with Buyer or an Affiliate thereof (including one of the Sold Companies) following the Closing and (i) an initial annual base salary or annual wage level, as applicable, that is not less than the annual base salary or wage level, as applicable, as in effect for each such Business Employee immediately prior to the Closing, (ii) total annual target cash compensation (comprised of an initial annual base salary or annual wage level, as applicable, and, other than with respect to Business Employees participating in a sales incentive program as of immediately prior to the Closing, a bonus opportunity, as applicable) that is not less than the total annual target cash compensation in effect for each such Business Employee immediately prior to the Closing, (iii) defined contribution pension and welfare benefits that are no less favorable, in the aggregate, than those provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer and its Affiliates, and (iv) a place of employment within twenty-five (25) miles of such Business Employee’s place of employment as of immediately prior to the Closing. Each Business Employee (including each Key Employee) who continues in employment with Buyer or an Affiliate thereof (including one of the Sold Companies) after the Closing shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Continuing Employee”. Subject to the terms of any Key Employee Offer Letter, with...
Employees; Benefit Plans. (a) With respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by Buyer or its Affiliates (collectively, “Buyer Benefit Plans”) in which any Employee who remains employed immediately after the Closing (“Company Continuing Employee”) will participate effective as of or after the Closing, Buyer shall recognize all service of the Company Continuing Employees with the Company, as the case may be, as if such service were with Buyer and its Affiliates, for vesting and eligibility purposes in any Buyer Benefit Plan in which such Company Continuing Employees may be eligible to participate after the Closing Date; provided, however, such service shall not be recognized to the extent that (x) such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits, (y) such service was not recognized under the corresponding Benefit Plan, or (z) such recognition applies to any Buyer Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit plan (qualified or otherwise).
(b) This Section 7.01 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the Parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 7.01, express or implied, shall confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 7.01. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, shall be construed to establish, amend or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement. The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the terms set forth in this Section 7.01 shall not create any right in any Employee or any other Person to any continued employment with the Company, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates or compensation or benefits of any nature or kind whatsoever.
Employees; Benefit Plans. Other than any former officers or as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has never had any employees. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent’s officers and directors in connection with activities on Parent’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Parent outside of the Trust Account, Parent has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any employee. Parent does not currently maintain or have any direct liability under any benefit plan, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements nor the consummation of the Transactions will: (a) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer or employee of Parent; or (b) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits.
Employees; Benefit Plans. Nothing herein expressed or implied shall confer upon any of the employees of the Seller Parties, Buyer, the Group Companies, or any of their Affiliates, any additional rights or remedies, including any additional right to employment, or continued employment for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents.
Employees; Benefit Plans. Other than as described in the SPAC SEC Documents, SPAC has never had any employees. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by SPAC’s officers and directors in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by SPAC outside of the Trust Account, SPAC has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any employee or individual independent contractor. SPAC does not maintain, sponsor, contribute to, participate in or have any liability (actual or contingent) with respect to any plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing compensation or benefits to officers or employees. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party nor the consummation of the Transactions: (a) will result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer, individual independent contractor or employee of SPAC; or (b) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such payment or benefits.
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Employees; Benefit Plans. (1) Section 3.17(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list of each Company Benefit Plan and Seller Benefit Plan and indicates whether a Company Benefit Plan is a Sponsored Company Benefit Plan. To the extent applicable, true, correct and complete copies of the following have been made available to Purchaser: (i) the plan document, if any, for each Seller Benefit Plan, including any amendments to the plan document; (ii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series), if any, filed with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or the U.S. Department of Labor with respect to each Company Benefit Plan; (iii) the most recent summary plan description, including any summaries of material modifications for each Company Benefit Plan for which a summary plan description is required; (iv) each trust agreement, insurance policy and any other Contract relating to the funding, investment or administration of such Company Benefit Plan; (v) the most recent determination or opinion letter issued by the IRS with respect to any such Seller Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, if any; and (vi) any material non-routine correspondence with the U.S. Department of Labor, IRS or any other Governmental Authority regarding any such Seller Benefit Plan.
(2) Following the Closing, except (i) as expressly provided in Section 5.11, (ii) for any payment or benefit that is a Transaction Expense or (iii) for any Sponsored Company Benefit Plan, neither the Company Group nor any Affiliate of the Company Group (applying the principles of clause (b)(ii) of the definition of Affiliate herein) would reasonably be expected to have any Liability with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan.
(3) Except as set forth on Section 3.17(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since the Lookback Date, each Seller Benefit Plan has been established, maintained and administered in compliance in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law (including ERISA and the Code). Each Seller Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination, opinion, or advisory letter from the IRS on which the applicable entity is entitled to rely, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened Proceedings...
Employees; Benefit Plans. At Closing, either HPI or Highwoods, at their discretion, shall hire all of the employees of API at their current level of compensation and benefits or their equivalent economic values as such employees were compensated by API.
