Plan The Award and all rights of the Participant under this Agreement are subject to the terms and conditions of the provisions of the Plan, incorporated herein by reference. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges having read and understanding the Plan, the Prospectus for the Plan, and this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided in other sections of this Agreement, provisions of the Plan that confer discretionary authority on the Board or the Administrator do not (and shall not be deemed to) create any rights in the Participant unless such rights are expressly set forth herein or are otherwise in the sole discretion of the Board or the Administrator so conferred by appropriate action of the Board or the Administrator under the Plan after the date hereof.
Pension Plan 15.01 The CLAC Pension Plan (“the Plan”), a defined contribution pension plan, is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency. The Plan applies to all employees covered by this Agreement.
ERISA; Benefit Plans Section 4.26(d) of the Disclosure Statement accurately (i) lists each ERISA Pension Benefit Plan (A)(1) the funding requirements of which (under Section 301 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) are, or at any time during the six-year period ending on the date hereof were, in whole or in part, the responsibility of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (2) respecting which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is, or at any time during that period was, a "contributing sponsor" or an "employer" as defined in Sections 4001(a)(13) and 3(5), respectively, of ERISA (each plan described in this clause (A) being a "Company ERISA Pension Plan"), (B) each other ERISA Pension Benefit Plan respecting which an ERISA Affiliate is, or at any time during that period was, such a "contributing sponsor" or "employer" (each plan described in this clause (B) being an "ERISA Affiliate Pension Plan") and (C) each other ERISA Employee Benefit Plan that is being, or at any time during that period was, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (each plan described in this clause (C) and each Company ERISA Pension Plan being a "Company ERISA Benefit Plan"), (ii) states the termination date of each Company ERISA Benefit Plan and ERISA Affiliate Pension Plan that has been terminated and (iii) identifies for each ERISA Affiliate Pension Plan the relevant ERISA Affiliates. The Company has provided ARS with (i) true, complete and correct copies of (A) each Company ERISA Benefit Plan and ERISA Affiliate Pension Plan, (B) each trust agreement related thereto and (C) all amendments to those plans and trust agreements. Except as accurately set forth in Section 4.26(d) of the Disclosure Statement, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is, or at any time during the six-year period ended on the date hereof was, a member of any ERISA Group that currently includes, or included when the Company or a Company Subsidiary was a member, among its members any Person other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and (ii) no Person is an ERISA Affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the case of any other Company Subsidiary or any Company Subsidiary in the case of the Company, if the Company and the Company Subsidiaries comprise an ERISA Group).
The Plan This Plan is the Fund's written distribution and service plan for Class N shares of the Fund (the "Shares"), contemplated by Rule 12b-1 as it may be amended from time to time (the "Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), pursuant to which the Fund will compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of Shares, and the personal service and maintenance of shareholder accounts that hold Shares ("Accounts"). The Fund may act as distributor of securities of which it is the issuer, pursuant to the Rule, according to the terms of this Plan. The terms and provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and defined in a manner consistent with the provisions and definitions contained in (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Rule, (iii) Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or any applicable amendment or successor to such rule (the "NASD Conduct Rules") and (iv) any conditions pertaining either to distribution-related expenses or to a plan of distribution to which the Fund is subject under any order on which the Fund relies, issued at any time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").