SBC-12STATE 47.1.1 The terms contained in this Agreement and any Appendices, Attachments, Exhibits, Schedules, and Addenda constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior understandings, proposals and other communications, oral or written between the Parties during the negotiations of this Agreement and through the execution and/or Effective Date of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not operate as or constitute a novation of any agreement or contract between the Parties that predates the execution and/or Effective Date of this Agreement.
CLASSIFICATION AND WAGES 29.01 (a) Schedule “A” hereto headed Classification and Wages is hereby made part of this Agreement.
Reorganization and Master/Feeder (a) Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Trustees may, in their sole discretion and without Shareholder approval unless such approval is required by the 1940 Act, (i) cause the Trust to convert or merge, reorganize or consolidate with or into one or more trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, corporations or other business entities (or a series of any of the foregoing to the extent permitted by law) (including trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, corporations or other business entities created by the Trustees to accomplish such conversion, merger, reorganization or consolidation) so long as the surviving or resulting entity is an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act, or is a series thereof, to the extent permitted by law, and that, in the case of any trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation or other business entity created by the Trustees to accomplish such conversion, merger, reorganization or consolidation, may (but need not) succeed to or assume the Trust’s registration under the 1940 Act and that, in any case, is formed, organized or existing under the laws of the United States or of a state, commonwealth, possession or colony of the United States, (ii) cause the Shares to be exchanged under or pursuant to any state or federal statute to the extent permitted by law, (iii) cause the Trust to incorporate under the laws of a state, commonwealth, possession or colony of the United States, (iv) sell or convey all or substantially all of the assets of the Trust or any Series or Class to another Series or Class of the Trust or to another trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation or other business entity (or a series of any of the foregoing to the extent permitted by law) (including a trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation or other business entity created by the Trustees to accomplish such sale and conveyance), organized under the laws of the United States or of any state, commonwealth, possession or colony of the United States so long as such trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation or other business entity is an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act and, in the case of any trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation or other business entity created by the Trustees to accomplish such sale and conveyance, may (but need not) succeed to or assume the Trust’s registration under the 1940 Act, for adequate consideration as determined by the Trustees that may include the assumption of all outstanding obligations, taxes and other liabilities, accrued or contingent of the Trust or any affected Series or Class, and that may include Shares of such other Series or Class of the Trust or shares of beneficial interest, stock or other ownership interest of such trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation or other business entity (or series thereof) or (v) at any time sell or convert into money all or any part of the assets of the Trust or any Series or Class. Any certificate of merger, certificate of conversion or other applicable certificate may be signed by any one (1) Trustee and facsimile signatures conveyed by electronic or telecommunication means shall be valid.
(b) Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3815(f) of the Delaware Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Declaration of Trust, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved by the Trustees in accordance with this Section 8.3 may effect any amendment to this Declaration of Trust or effect the adoption of a new governing instrument of the Trust if the Trust is the surviving or resulting entity in the merger or consolidation.
(c) Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Trustees may, in their sole discretion and without Shareholder approval unless such approval is required by the 1940 Act, invest all or a portion of the Trust Property or the Trust Property of any Series, or dispose of all or a portion of the Trust Property or the Trust Property of any Series, and invest the proceeds of such disposition in interests issued by one or more other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. Any such other investment company may (but need not) be a trust (formed under the laws of the State of Delaware or any other state or jurisdiction) (or subtrust thereof) which is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Trustees may, without Shareholder approval unless such approval is required by the 1940 Act, cause the Trust or any Series that is organized in the master/feeder fund structure to withdraw or redeem its Trust Property from the master fund and cause the Trust or such Series to invest its Trust Property directly in securities and other financial instruments or in another master fund.
SEC Registration and Reporting a. Assist Fund counsel in annual update of the Registration Statement.
b. Prepare and file annual and semiannual shareholder reports, Form N-SAR, Form N-CSR, Form N-Q filings and Rule 24f-2 notices. As requested by the Trust, prepare and file Form N-PX filings.
c. Coordinate the printing, filing and mailing of Prospectuses and shareholder reports, and amendments and supplements thereto.
d. File fidelity bond under Rule 17g-1.
e. Monitor sales of Fund shares and ensure that such shares are properly registered or qualified, as applicable, with the SEC and the appropriate state authorities.
f. Assist Fund counsel in preparation of proxy statements and information statements, as requested by the Trust.
Argentina Caja de Valores S A. Australia Austraclear Limited Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System Austria Öesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (Wertpapiersammelbank Division) Belgium Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Dépôt et de Virement de Titres S.A. Banque Nationale de Belgique Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Liquidaçao e Custodia (CBLC) Bolsa de Valores de Rio de Janeiro All SSB clients presently use CBLC Central de Custodia e de Liquidação Financeira de Titulos Bulgaria Central Depository AD Bulgarian National Bank Canada The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited People’s Republic Shanghai Securities Central Clearing and of China Registration Corporation Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing Co., Ltd. Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A. (CEVAL) Croatia Ministry of Finance National Bank of Croatia Czech Republic Stredisko cenných papírů Czech National Bank Denmark Værdipapircentralen (the Danish Securities Center) Egypt Misr Company for Clearing, Settlement, and Central Depository Estonia Eesti Väärtpaberite Keskdepositoorium Finland The Finnish Central Securities Depository France Société Interprofessionnelle pour la Compensation des Valeurs Mobilières (SICOVAM) Germany Deutsche Börse Clearing AG Greece The Central Securities Depository (Apothetirion Titlon AE) Hong Kong The Central Clearing and Settlement System Central Money Markets Unit Hungary The Central Depository and Clearing House (Budapest) Ltd. (KELER) India The National Securities Depository Limited Indonesia Bank Indonesia Ireland Central Bank of Ireland Securities Settlement Office Israel The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. Bank of Israel Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A. Banca d’Italia Ivory Coast Depositaire Central – Banque de Règlement Jamaica The Jamaican Central Securities Depository Japan Bank of Japan Net System Kenya Central Bank of Kenya Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository Corporation Latvia The Latvian Central Depository Lebanon The Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East (MIDCLEAR) X.X.X. The Central Bank of Lebanon Lithuania The Central Securities Depository of Lithuania Malaysia The Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd. Bank Negara Malaysia, Scripless Securities Trading and Safekeeping System Mauritius The Central Depository & Settlement Co. Ltd. Mexico S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. de C.V. (Instituto para el Depósito de Valores) Morocco Maroclear The Netherlands Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. (NECIGEF) De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited Norway Verdipapirsentralen (the Norwegian Registry of Securities) Oman Muscat Securities Market Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones S.A. (CAVALI) Philippines The Philippines Central Depository, Inc. The Registry of Scripless Securities (XXXX) of the Bureau of the Treasury Poland The National Depository of Securities (Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych) Central Treasury Bills Registrar Portugal Central de Valores Mobiliários (Central) Romania National Securities Clearing, Settlement and Depository Co. Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division Singapore The Central Depository (Pte) Limited Monetary Authority of Singapore Slovak Republic Stredisko Cenných Papierov National Bank of Slovakia Slovenia Klirinsko Depotna Xxxxxx x.x. South Africa The Central Depository Limited Spain Servicio de Compensación y Liquidación de Valores, S.A. Banco de España, Central de Anotaciones en Cuenta Sri Lanka Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited Sweden Värdepapperscentralen AB (the Swedish Central Securities Depository) Switzerland Schweizerische Effekten - Giro AG Taiwan - R.O.C. The Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd. Thailand Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited Tunisia Société Tunisienne Interprofessionelle de Compensation et de Dépôt de Valeurs Mobilières Central Bank of Tunisia Tunisian Treasury Turkey Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S. (TAKASBANK) Central Bank of Turkey Ukraine The National Bank of Ukraine United Kingdom The Bank of England, The Central Gilts Office and The Central Moneymarkets Office Uruguay Central Bank of Uruguay Venezuela Central Bank of Venezuela Zambia Lusaka Central Depository Limited Bank of Zambia
Information and Reporting The Adviser shall provide the Trust and its respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Adviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Trust may from time to time reasonably request.
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Control The hospital in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) shall develop, establish and put into effect, musculoskeletal prevention and control measures, procedures, practices and training for the health and safety of employees.
Erosion Prevention and Control Purchaser’s Operations shall be conducted reasonably to minimize soil erosion. Equipment shall not be operated when ground conditions are such that excessive damage will result. Purchaser shall adjust the kinds and intensity of erosion control work done to ground and weather condi- tions and the need for controlling runoff. Erosion control work shall be kept current immediately preceding ex- pected seasonal periods of precipitation or runoff.
Formation and Name Office; Purpose; Term
Cooperation and Exchange of Information The Parties shall each cooperate fully (and each shall cause its respective Affiliates to cooperate fully) and in a timely manner (considering the other Party’s normal internal processing or reporting requirements) with all reasonable requests from another Party hereto, or from an agent, representative, or advisor to such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, claims for Refund, Audits, determinations of Tax Attributes and the calculation of Taxes or other amounts required to be paid hereunder, and any applicable financial reporting requirements of a Party or its Affiliates, in each case, related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Attributes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation:
(a) the retention until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or, if later, until the expiration of all relevant Tax Attributes (in each case taking into account all waivers and extensions), and the provision upon request, of Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries for periods up to and including the Distribution Date, books, records (including information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation, and other information relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities;
(b) the execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any Audit of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of a Tax Return or Refund claim of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including the signature of an officer of a Party or its Subsidiary);
(c) the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation and provide additional facts, insights or views as requested by another Party that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any of the foregoing (including without limitation any information contained in Tax or other financial information databases); and
(d) the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records, or other information that may be necessary or helpful in connection with any Tax Returns of any of the Parties or their Affiliates. Each Party shall make its and its Subsidiaries’ employees and facilities available on a reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters. Except for costs and expenses otherwise allocated among the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, including costs incurred under Article II and Article IX, and except for copying costs, which shall be shared equally by the Parties, no reimbursement shall be made for costs and expenses incurred by the Parties as a result of cooperating pursuant to this Section 10.1.
