Escrow Arrangements (a) The Parties agree that an aggregate amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Aggregate Purchase Price, as apportioned among the Selling Shareholders as set out in Column 5 of Schedule II (including Appendix A thereto) (the “Tax Escrow Amount”), shall be deducted from the Aggregate Purchase Price payable at Closing and deposited in an escrow account (the “Tax Escrow Account”) at the Closing pursuant to an escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) to be entered into among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Escrow Agent”), Purchaser and the Shareholders Representative. Purchaser and the Shareholders Representative shall enter into the Escrow Agreement with the Escrow Agent as promptly as practicable following the date hereof. Any administrative fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent (“Tax Escrow Fees”) will be paid using funds distributed from the Tax Escrow Account (for the avoidance of doubt, each Selling Shareholders’ obligation to the Tax Escrow Fees shall be several but not joint). The Tax Escrow Fees will be allocated among each of the Selling Shareholders in accordance with its Seller Pro Rata Share thereof. After a Selling Shareholder (or Purchaser, on behalf of such Selling Shareholder) has filed the Tax Returns in accordance with Section 7.08, the relevant Tax Escrow Amount allocated to such Selling Shareholder (net of such Selling Shareholder’s allocated portion of the Tax Escrow Fees) shall be (and Purchaser shall deliver written instructions to instruct the Escrow Agent to cause the relevant Tax Escrow Amount to be): (i) released and paid to the Relevant PRC Tax Authority to settle any Selling Tax of such Selling Shareholder directly from the Tax Escrow Account pursuant to written instruction by Purchaser to the Escrow Agent, subject to the prior written consent of such Selling Shareholder or the Shareholders Representative, within five (5) Business Days after Purchaser has received an explanation letter prepared by the Qualified Tax Advisor together the account details of the tax collection account of such Relevant PRC Tax Authority, with any balance remaining out of such relevant portion of the Tax Escrow Amount to be concurrently released and distributed to such Selling Shareholder within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, (ii) released and distributed to such Selling Shareholder within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser has received the tax payment receipt (“税收缴款书” in Chinese) or such other adequate evidence to its reasonable satisfaction that such Selling Shareholder has fully paid the relevant Selling Tax, or (iii) released and distributed to such Selling Shareholder within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser has received adequate evidence to its reasonable satisfaction that no such Taxes are required to be paid by such Selling Shareholder in connection with the Transactions. (b) The Parties further agree that an aggregate amount equal to nine percent (9%) of the Aggregate Purchase Price, as apportioned among each Selling Shareholder as set out in Column 6 of Schedule II (including Appendix A thereto) (the “Audit and Indemnity Escrow Amount”), shall be deducted from the Aggregate Purchase Price payable at Closing and deposited in an escrow account (the “Audit and Indemnity Escrow Account”) at the Closing pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. Any administrative fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent (“Audit and Indemnity Escrow Fees”) will be paid using funds distributed from the Audit and Indemnity Escrow Account (for the avoidance of doubt, each Selling Shareholders’ obligation to the Audit and Indemnity Escrow Fees shall be several but not joint). The Audit and Indemnity Escrow Fees will be allocated among each of the Selling Shareholders in accordance with its Seller Pro Rata Share thereof. The Escrow Agent shall make disbursements from the Audit and Indemnity Escrow Account pursuant to written instruction by Purchaser to the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 2.05 and Section 9.04.
Tax Arrangements 47.1 Where the Contractor is liable to be taxed in the UK in respect of consideration received under this contract, it shall at all times comply with the Income Tax (Earnings and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (ITEPA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to income tax in respect of that consideration. 47.2 Where the Contractor is liable to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in respect of consideration received under this Framework Agreement, it shall at all times comply with the Social Security Contributions and Benefits ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (SSCBA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to NICs in respect of that consideration. 47.3 The Authority may, at any time during the term of this Framework Agreement, request the Contractor to provide information which demonstrates how the Contractor complies with sub-clauses 47.1 and 47.2 above or why those clauses do not apply to it. 47.4 A request under sub-clause 47.3 above may specify the information which the Contractor must provide and the period within which that information must be provided.
Business Arrangements Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products to any other person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the exclusive right of the Company or such subsidiary to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products.
Employee Arrangements Except as set forth on Section 8.2(h) of the UWWH Disclosure Schedules, pursuant to the terms of any collective bargaining agreements in effect as of the date hereof and disclosed on Section 6.15(a) of the UWWH Disclosure Schedules, as contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement or as otherwise required by applicable Law, UWWH shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (i) grant any material increases in the compensation (including bonus and incentive compensation) or fringe benefits of any UWWH Employee except any increases that would not reasonably be expected to become a Liability of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries; (ii) pay or agree to pay to any UWWH Employee any pension, retirement allowance, severance benefit or other material employee benefit not required by any of the existing UWWH Benefit Plans as in effect on the date hereof, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Liability of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries; (iii) except in the ordinary course of business, enter into any new, or terminate or materially amend any existing collective bargaining agreement or relationship, employment, severance or termination Contract or other arrangement with any UWWH Employee or his or her representative, provided, that any such new collective bargaining agreement or any termination of or material amendment to any such existing collective bargaining agreement in the ordinary course of business shall be subject to review by xpedx senior management reasonably in advance of the conclusion of such negotiations, and xpedx senior management shall have been informed periodically of the status of negotiations with respect thereto; (iv) (A) become obligated under any new pension plan, welfare plan, employee benefit plan (including any equity incentive plan), severance plan, benefit arrangement or similar plan or arrangement sponsored or maintained by UWWH or any of its Subsidiaries that was not in existence on the date hereof, or (B) amend any such plan or arrangement in existence on the date hereof, except in the case of (B) (x) as would not result in a material increase in the annual aggregate cost (based on UWWH’s historical annual aggregate cost) of maintaining such pension plan, welfare plan, employee benefit plan, severance plan, trust, fund, policy or arrangement or (y) as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Liability of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries; (v) grant any equity-based compensation to any UWWH Employee or director or independent contractor of UWWH or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) make any offer for the employment or engagement of any UWWH Employee or other individual on a full-time, part-time, or consulting basis providing for an annual compensation in excess of $250,000; (vii) implement any distribution center, facility, warehouse or business unit closing or mass layoff that could implicate WARN; or (viii) make any loan to (x) any director, officer or member of senior management of UWWH or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) except in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with applicable Law, to any other UWWH Employee.
Flexible Working Arrangements In accordance with the Employment Relations Act 2000, an employee affected by family violence may request a short-term (two months or less) variation of their employment arrangements to assist the employee to deal with the effects of family violence.