Service Credit for Continuing Employees. Buyer shall provide, or cause to be provided, to each Continuing Employee credit for all service prior to the Closing Date, to the same extent as such service was credited under the comparable Seller Benefit Plan, for all purposes under Buyer’s severance and paid time off plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such service shall not be recognized to the extent that it results in the duplication of benefits. For the avoidance of doubt, the Continuing Employees shall not receive credit for service prior to the Closing Date for purposes of any of Buyer’s pension or retiree welfare plans.

5.8Service Credit. Purchaser shall, or shall cause one of its Affiliates to, provide full service credit for all purposes including eligibility to participate, vesting and benefit accrual (other than for benefit accrual purposes under any defined benefit pension plan) under all employee benefit plans, policies and arrangements (other than equity or equity-based plans, policies and arrangements) made available to Continuing Employees by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates after the Closing to the same extent such Continuing Employee’s service was recognized under the corresponding Seller Benefit Plans in which such Continuing Employee participated immediately prior to the Closing Date.