Absence of Questionable Payments Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. To the Company's knowledge, the Company and each of its subsidiaries which is required to file reports pursuant to Section 12 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.
Payments for Sales or Repurchases OR REDEMPTIONS OF SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------- The Custodian shall receive from the distributor for the Shares or from the Transfer Agent and deposit into the account of the appropriate Portfolio such payments as are received for Shares thereof issued or sold from time to time by the applicable Fund. The Custodian will provide timely notification to such Fund on behalf of each such Portfolio and the Transfer Agent of any receipt by it of payments for Shares of such Portfolio. From such funds as may be available for the purpose, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent, make funds available for payment to holders of Shares who have delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption or repurchase of their Shares. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian is authorized upon receipt of instructions from the Transfer Agent to wire funds to or through a commercial bank designated by the redeeming shareholders. In connection with the redemption or repurchase of Shares, the Custodian shall honor checks drawn on the Custodian by a holder of Shares, which checks have been furnished by a Fund to the holder of Shares, when presented to the Custodian in accordance with such procedures and controls as are mutually agreed upon from time to time between a Fund and the Custodian.
Xxxxx Purchases The Company acknowledges and agrees that Xxxxx has informed the Company that Xxxxx may, to the extent permitted under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, purchase and sell shares of Common Stock for its own account while this Agreement is in effect, provided, that (i) no such purchase or sales shall take place while a Placement Notice is in effect (except to the extent Xxxxx may engage in sales of Placement Shares purchased or deemed purchased from the Company as a “riskless principal” or in a similar capacity) and (ii) the Company shall not be deemed to have authorized or consented to any such purchases or sales by Xxxxx.
Absence of Control It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that in no event shall the Purchasers, by reason of any of the Transaction Documents, be deemed to control, directly or indirectly, the Company, and the Purchasers shall not exercise, or be deemed to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Company.
Absence of Changes or Events Except as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Company Disclosure Letter, since December 31, 2000 through the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability or obligation that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, and there has not been any change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with their past practices.
Absence of Reliance In signing this Agreement, you are not relying upon any promises or representations made by anyone at or on behalf of the Company.
Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes All sales, use, transfer, intangible, recordation, documentary stamp or similar Taxes or charges, of any nature whatsoever, applicable to, or resulting from, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the Sellers.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents (including exhibits thereto) filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement and the proof dated June 13, 1998 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (Registration No. 333-55883) (the "S-3 Amendment") in the form heretofore delivered to Purchaser (the "Filed SEC Documents"), or in the Disclosure Letter, from the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the ordinary course and there has not been (i) any material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) any event or occurrence that would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends or distributions in respect of the Shares other than the regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.70 per Share, (iv) any split, combinations or reclassification of any of its capital stock or any issuance or the authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, (v) except as contemplated by Section 7.4 hereof, (A) any granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any increase in compensation, except as was required under employment agreements or benefit plans in effect as of the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed SEC Documents, (B) any granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any such officer of any increase in severance or termination pay, except as was required under employment, severance or termination agreements in effect as of the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed SEC Documents, (C) any entry by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into any employment, severance or termination agreement or arrangement with any officer or employee or (D) any increase in benefits available under or establishment of any Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 4.10) (including the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards or restricted stock awards or the amendment or acceleration of vesting of any existing stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards or restricted stock awards), except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (vi) any damage, destruction or loss to physical properties owned or used by the Company, whether or not covered by insurance, that would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (vii) any revaluation by the Company of any of its material assets, (viii) except as provided in Section 7.4, any actual or approved acceleration of vesting or conversion of contingent restricted shares of stock or other amendment to or modification of outstanding Company Stock Options, DSCs, phantom stock units or contingent of performance-based restricted stock, or (ix) any material change by the Company in its accounting principles or practices except insofar as may have been required by a change in generally accepted accounting principles. Except as and to the extent set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, or in any subsequent Filed SEC Document or the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, that would be required by generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto), except for liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 1997, that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect.
Accounting for Purchases Account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as sales of the Receivables and Related Rights by such Originator to the Company.
Absence of Undisclosed Payments To the Fund's knowledge, neither the Fund nor any employee or agent of the Fund has made any payment of funds of the Fund or received or retained any funds, which payment, receipt or retention of funds is of a character required to be disclosed in the Prospectus.