Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 3.1(c), Morphic shall cause all appropriate analytical and quality control laboratory employees and representatives of Morphic and its Affiliates, and shall assist AbbVie in causing all appropriate analytical and quality control laboratory employees and representatives of its Third Party manufacturers, to meet with employees or representatives of AbbVie (or its Affiliate or designated Third Party manufacturer, as applicable) at the applicable manufacturing facility and make available all necessary equipment, at mutually convenient times, to support and execute the transfer of all applicable analytical methods and the validation thereof (including all applicable Morphic Know-How, Joint Know-How, methods, validation documents and other documentation, materials and sufficient supplies of all primary and other reference standards); CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 6(a), from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Parent Subsidiaries, including the Surviving Corporation, to, assume, honor and continue during the Continuation Period or, if sooner, until all obligations thereunder have been satisfied, each Company Benefit Plan that is set forth on Section 5.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in each case, as in effect at the Effective Time, in accordance with the terms of such Company Benefit Plans. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall impede Parent’s ability to amend each Company Benefit Plan in accordance with the terms therein.
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 9(a), the parties will, and will cause their respective officers and subsidiaries to, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective Affiliates, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives to, consult and fully cooperate with and provide assistance to each other in (i) obtaining all necessary consents, approvals, waivers, licenses, permits, authorizations, registrations, qualifications, or other permission or action by, and giving all necessary notices to and making all necessary filings with and applications and submissions to any Person; (ii) lifting any permanent or preliminary injunction or restraining order or other similar order issued or entered by any court or Governmental Authority; (iii) taking such actions as may reasonably be required under applicable federal securities laws in connection with the issuance of the Acquiror Common Stock to be covered by the Registration Statement; and (iv) in general, consummating and making effective the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that in order to obtain any consent, approval, waiver, license, permit, authorization, registration, qualification, or other permission or action or the lifting of any injunction referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence, no party will be required to pay any consideration (other than filing fees for any governmental filings or listing fees for any stock exchange), to divest itself of any of, or otherwise rearrange the composition of, its assets or to agree to any of the foregoing or to any conditions or requirements that are materially adverse to its interests or materially burdensome. 60
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 8.1, from and after the Closing, Parent will, or will cause the Parent Subsidiaries, including the Surviving Corporation, to, 52 89887722_19 150326672.16 assume, honor and continue during the period ending on the date that is 12 months following the Closing Date or, if sooner, until all obligations thereunder have been satisfied, all of the Company’s employment, severance, retention and termination plans, policies, programs, agreements and arrangements provided, notwithstanding the foregoing, the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with their respective terms.
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 8.1, from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, honor in accordance with their terms all the Company Plans. Parent hereby acknowledges that the consummation of the Transactions constitutes a “change in control” or “change of control” (or a term of similar import) for purposes of any Company Plan that contains a definition of “change in control or “change of control” (or a term of similar import), as applicable. With respect to all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) (including any vacation, paid time-off and severance plans) of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries in which Continuing Employees are eligible to participate from and after the Effective Time, for all purposes, including determining eligibility to participate, vesting, and, with respect to any vacation, paid time-off or severance plans, rate of benefit accruals, each Continuing Employee’s service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as well as service with any predecessor employer of the Company or any such Subsidiary, to the extent service with the predecessor employer was recognized by the Company or such Subsidiary) shall be treated as credited service under such plans; provided, however, that such service need not be recognized (i) to the extent that such recognition would result in any duplication of benefits for the same period of service, (ii) for purposes of any plan or arrangement that is grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to the level of benefits or participation or (iii) to the extent that such service was not recognized for a similar type of benefit by the Company. The Continuing Employees of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will receive comparable credit if they participate in any Parent employee benefit plan.
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 11(a), from and after the Cyberonics Merger Effective Time, the Sorin Merger Surviving Company shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries, including the Cyberonics Merger Surviving Corporation, to, assume, honor and continue all of Cyberonics’s and the Cyberonics Subsidiaries’ employment, severance, retention and termination plans, policies, programs, agreements and arrangements (including any change in control or severance agreement between Cyberonics or any Cyberonics Subsidiary and any Cyberonics Employee), in each case, in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the Cyberonics Merger Effective Time, including with respect to any payments, benefits or rights arising as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event), it being understood that, subject to Section 5.11(a), the foregoing shall not be construed to limit the right of the Sorin Merger Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries to amend or terminate any such plans, policies, programs, agreements or arrangements, to the extent permitted by the terms of such plans, policies, programs, agreements or arrangements. Without limiting the generality of Section 5.11(a), from and after the Sorin Merger Effective Time, the Sorin Merger Surviving Company shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries, including the Cyberonics Merger Surviving Corporation, to, assume, honor and continue all of Sorin’s and the Sorin Subsidiaries’ employment, severance, retention and termination plans, policies, programs, agreements and arrangements (including any change in control or severance agreement between Sorin or any Sorin Subsidiary and any Sorin Employee), in each case, in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the Sorin Merger Effective Time, including with respect to any payments, benefits or rights arising as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event), it being understood that, subject to Section 5.11(a), the foregoing shall not be construed to limit the right of the Sorin Merger Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries to amend or terminate any such plans, policies, programs, agreements or arrangements, to the extent permitted by the terms of such plans, policies, programs, agreements or arrangements.
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 1(a), except for matters set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement or required by Law, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or the date of the termination of this Agreement, as the case may be, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Acquired Company to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 1(a), except for matters set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement or required by Law, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time or the date of the termination of this Agreement, as the case may be, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Acquired Company to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which, solely in the case of clauses (vi), (viii), (xii), (xv), (xvi), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxiii), (xxvi), (xxvii), and, in respect of the foregoing, (xxix), consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 7(a), from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Parent Subsidiaries, including the Surviving Corporation, to, assume and honor each of the Company’s employment, severance, retention and termination plans, policies, programs, agreements and arrangements, in each case, as in effect at the Effective Time, including with respect to any payments, benefits or rights arising as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event), in each case, which may be amended or terminated by Parent or the applicable Parent Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, policy, program, agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that if within 12 months following the Effective Time, Parent or any Parent Subsidiary discontinues the Company’s severance practices, then the Company Employees shall be eligible for severance benefits that are substantially comparable to those provided to similarly situated employees of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries.
Without limiting the generality of Section 5. 11(a), from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to assume, honor, and continue all obligations under the Company Plans and compensation and severance arrangements and agreements in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately before the Effective Time (including the Executive 36 #5501530.12 Change of Control Agreements), and the Transactions shall be deemed to constitute a “change in control,” “change of control,” “corporate transaction” or similar words to such effect under all such Company Plans, arrangements or agreements.
