Term and Effect Prior to Change in Control (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of this Agreement shall include: (i) the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending December 31, 2023, plus (ii) any and all extensions of the term made pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4 (the “Term”).
No Effect Prior to Change in Control This Agreement shall not effect any rights of the Company to terminate the Executive prior to a Change in Control or any rights of the Executive granted in any other agreement or contract or plan with the Company. The rights, duties and benefits provided hereunder shall only become effective upon and after a Change in Control. If the full-time employment of the Executive by the Company is ended for any reason prior to a Change in Control, this Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force and effect.
Term of the Agreement; Taking Effect; Amendments This Agreement shall become effective at the start of business on the date hereof and shall continue, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, for a period of one year and from year to year thereafter, provided that such continuance shall be specifically approved as provided below. This Agreement shall go into effect, or may be continued, or may be amended or a new agreement between the Company and the Agent covering the substance of this Agreement may be entered into only if the terms of this Agreement, such continuance, the terms of such amendment or the terms of such new agreement have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, including the vote of a majority of the directors who are not "interested persons," as defined in the Act, of either party to this Agreement or of Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company, cast in person at a mxxxxxx calxxx for the purpose of voting on such approval. Such a vote is hereinafter referred to as a "disinterested director vote." Any disinterested director vote shall include a determination that (i) the Agreement, amendment, new agreement or continuance in question is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders; (ii) the services to be performed under the Agreement, the Agreement as amended, new agreement or agreement to be continued, are services required for the operation of the Company; (iii) the Agent can provide services the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and (iv) the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in the light of the usual and customary charges made by others for services of the same nature and quality.
Patent Term Extension and Supplementary Protection Certificate Upon receiving Marketing Approval for a POZEN Product, the Parties agree to coordinate the application for any patent term extension or supplementary protection certificates that may be available. The primary responsibility of applying for any extension or supplementary protection certificate will be the Party having the right to make the application under the Applicable Law. The Party responsible for filing the application will keep the other Party fully informed of its efforts to obtain such extension or supplementary protection certificate. Each Party will provide prompt and reasonable assistance, without additional compensation, to obtain such patent extension or supplementary protection certificate. The Party filing such request will pay all expenses in regard to obtaining the extension or supplementary protection certificate.
EFFECTIVE DATE; TERM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective as of April 5, 2005 (the "Effective Date"). Executive's employment shall continue on the terms provided herein until April 4, 2008 (the "End Date"), subject to earlier termination as provided herein (such period of employment hereinafter called the "Employment Period").
Termination of Existing Agreement The Existing Agreement is hereby terminated and replaced and superseded by this Agreement, effective August 1, 2001. All payments, of Base Salary or otherwise, made by the Company under the Existing Agreement with respect to any period commencing on or after August 1, 2001 shall be credited against the corresponding payment obligations of the Company under this Agreement.
Termination of Existing Agreements Any previous employment agreement between Executive on the one hand and Employer or any of Employer’s Affiliates (as hereinafter defined) on the other hand is hereby terminated.
Effective Date and Term of Agreement This Agreement is effective and binding on the Company and Employee as of the date hereof; provided, however, that, subject to Section 2(d), the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 shall become operative only upon the Change in Control Date.
Term of Agreement Termination of Agreement Amendment of Agreement a. This Agreement is effective with respect to each Fund as of the date of execution of the applicable exhibit and shall continue in effect with respect to each Fund presently set forth on an exhibit and any subsequent Funds added pursuant to an exhibit during the initial term of this Agreement for one year from the date set forth above, and thereafter for successive periods of one year if such continuance is approved at least annually by the Trustees of the Trust including a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of any Distribution Plan relating to the Trust or in any related documents to such Plan ("Disinterested Trustees") in the manner required by the Rules and Regulations. If a Fund is added after the first annual approval by the Trustees as described above, this Agreement will be effective as to that Fund upon execution of the applicable exhibit and will continue in effect until the next annual approval of this Agreement by the Trustees and thereafter for successive periods of one year, subject to approval as described above.
Effect; Effective Date Upon (i) delivery to the Administrative Agent of a notice of assignment, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit “I” to Exhibit G hereto (a “Notice of Assignment”), together with any consents required by Section 12.3(i), and (ii) payment of a $3,500 fee by the assignor or assignee to the Administrative Agent for processing such assignment, such assignment shall become effective on the effective date specified in such Notice of Assignment. The Notice of Assignment shall contain a representation by the Purchaser to the effect that none of the consideration used to make the purchase of the Commitment and Loans under the applicable assignment agreement are “plan assets” as defined under ERISA and that the rights and interests of the Purchaser in and under the Loan Documents will not be “plan assets” under ERISA. On and after the effective date of such assignment, such Purchaser shall for all purposes be a Lender party to the Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by the Lenders and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, to the same extent as if it were an original party hereto, and no further consent or action by the Borrower, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent shall be required to release the transferor Lender, and the transferor Lender shall automatically be released on the effective date of such assignment, with respect to the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment and Loans assigned to such Purchaser. Upon the consummation of any assignment to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 12.3(ii), the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that replacement Notes are issued to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes, are issued to such Purchaser, in each case in principal amounts reflecting its Commitment, as adjusted pursuant to such assignment.
