Closing Date. Neither UBNC nor any of the UBNC Subsidiaries has taken any action, or knows of any fact or circumstance, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the term “Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) all federal, state, local, and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll, bank shares tax, employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, inventory, capital stock, license, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, stamp, occupation, and estimated taxes, and other taxes, charges, levies or like assessments, (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity in connection with any item described in clause (i), and (iii) any transferee liability in respect of any items described in clauses (i) or (ii) payable by reason of contract, assumption, transferee liability, operation of Law, Treas. Reg § 1.1502-6(a) or any predecessor or successor thereof of any analogous or similar provision under Law or otherwise.
(c) As used in this Agreement, the term “Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof, supplied or required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity and any amendment thereof including, where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or unitary returns for any group of entities.
3.11 Employee Benefits. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (i) under Title IV of ERISA, (ii) under Section 302 of ERISA, (iii) under Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code and (iv) as a result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code, other than failures that could not reasonably be expected to result, in the aggregate, in any material liability to UBNC or FNB, as applicable.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA with the first entity, trade or business.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“UBNC Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit or compensation plan, program, policy, practice, or other arrangement providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or other service provider of UBNC or any of the UBNC Subsidiaries or any beneficiary or dependent thereof that is sponsored or maintained by UBNC or any of the UBNC ERISA Affiliates or to which UBNC or any of the UBNC ERISA Affiliates contribute, is obligated to contribute, or has any direct or indirect liability, whether or not written, including
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