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Operation of the Business Except as set forth on Section 10.1 of the Sentech Disclosure Schedule, as contemplated by this Agreement or as expressly agreed to in writing by Sensec and Ensec, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Sentech and its Subsidiaries will conduct their operations only in the ordinary course of business consistent with sound financial, operational and regulatory practice, and will take no action which would materially adversely affect their ability to consummate the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or except as disclosed in the Sentech Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time, neither Sentech nor any of its Subsidiaries will, without the prior written consent of Sensec and Ensec: (a) amend its Charter Documents or bylaws (or similar organizational documents); (b) authorize for issuance, issue, sell, deliver, grant any options for, or otherwise agree or commit to issue, sell or deliver any shares of its capital stock or any other securities, other than pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of any Existing Options or Sentech Warrants listed on the Sentech Disclosure Schedule; (c) recapitalize, split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock; or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its or its Subsidiaries' securities or modify any of the terms of any such securities; (d) (i) create, incur, assume or permit to exist any long-term debt or any short-term debt for borrowed money other than under existing notes payable, lines of credit or other credit facilities or in the ordinary course of business, or with respect to its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person except its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise may be contractually required and disclosed in the Sentech Disclosure Schedule; or (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person except its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries; (i) amend any Sentech Benefit Plan or (ii) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with usual practice or established policy (a) increase in any manner the rate of compensation of any of its directors, officers or other employees everywhere, except for increases in the ordinary course of business; (b) pay or agree to pay any bonus, pension, retirement allowance, severance or other employee benefit except as required under currently existing Sentech Benefit Plans disclosed in the Sentech Disclosure Schedule or in the ordinary course of business; or (c) amend, terminate or enter into any employment, consulting, severance, change in control or similar agreements or arrangements with any of its directors, officers or other employees; (f) enter into any material agreement, commitment or contract, except agreements, commitments or contracts for the purchase, sale or lease of goods or services in the ordinary course of business; (g) other than in the ordinary course of business, authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to authorize, recommend or propose, or enter into any Contract with respect to, any (i) plan of liquidation or dissolution, (ii) acquisition of a material amount of assets or securities, (iii) disposition or Encumbrance of a material amount of assets or securities, (iv) merger or consolidation or (v) material change in its capitalization; (h) change any material accounting or Tax procedure or practice; (i) take any action the taking of which, or knowingly omit to take any action the omission of which, would cause any of the representations and warranties herein to fail to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of such action or omission as though made at and as of the date of such action or omission; (j) compromise, settle or otherwise modify any material claim or litigation not identified in the Sentech Disclosure Schedule; or (k) commit or agree to do any of the foregoing.
Organization of the Seller The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
Condition of the Business (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Seller is not making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Article V hereof (as modified by the Seller Schedules as supplemented or amended), and Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained therein, the Purchased Assets and the Business are being transferred on a “where is” and, as to condition, “as is” basis. Any claims Purchaser may have for breach of representation or warranty shall be based solely on the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article V hereof (as modified by the Seller Schedules as supplemented or amended). Purchaser further represents that neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding Seller, the Purchased Assets, the Business or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or as to the accuracy or completeness of any information not expressly set forth in this Agreement and neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has relied on any such express or implied representation or warranty. Purchaser further agrees that none of Seller, any of its Affiliates or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to Purchaser or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser or its representatives or Purchaser’s use of, any such information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on behalf of Seller relating to the Business or other publications or data room information provided to Purchaser or its representatives, or any other document or information in any form provided to Purchaser or its representatives in connection with the sale of the Business and the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser acknowledges that it has conducted to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the Business and, in making the determination to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser has relied on the results of its own independent investigation.
Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (i) Fannie Mae under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program (Speciax Xxxxixxxg Option) (each, a "Fannie Mae Transfer"); or (ii) Freddie Mac (the "Freddie Mxx Xxxnxxxr"); or (iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan Transfers; or (iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more Securitization Transfers. The Seller, on behalf of itself and the Interim Servicer, agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer, any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably acceptable to the Seller and the Interim Servicer, if applicable, among the Purchaser, the Seller and/or the Interim Servicer, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (as the case may be) and any servicer in connxxxxxx xxxh a Whole Loan Transfer, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Securitization Transfer, an Assignment and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (collectively, the agreements referred to herein as designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"), together with an opinion of counsel with respect to such Reconstitution Agreements. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller, on behalf of itself and the Interim Servicer, agrees: (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements reasonably required by the Purchaser (provided Seller and Interim Servicer, if applicable, shall be given adequate time to review and negotiate in good faith such agreements); (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 as of the Reconstitution Date or make the representations and warranties set forth in the related selling/servicing guide of the servicer or issuer, as the case may be, or such representations or warranties as may be required by any rating agency or prospective purchaser of the related securities or such Mortgage Loans in connection with such Reconstitution; provided, that the representations and warranties contained in Subsection 9.02(m) shall be made as of the related Closing Date; and provided, further, that the representation and warranty contained in Subsection 9.02 (a) (with respect to information regarding stated principal balances and due dates), (b), the first sentence of (c), (d), (f) (other than the fifth and the seventh sentences), the first sentence of (h), the first and last sentences of (p), the first sentence of (q), (r), the first two sentences of (w), (x), (ff), (hh), (ii) (other than the first and fourth sentences), (ll), (rr), (uu) and (ggg) shall be made only as of the related Transfer Date. Notwithstanding the provisos set forth in this clause (3), the Seller shall remain liable for any breaches following the date of its restatement of the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 to the extent the actions of the Seller, Interim Servicer or any of their Affiliates contributed to such breaches; (4) to deliver to Purchaser and any prospective purchaser within five (5) Business Days after written request by Purchaser or prospective purchaser, information, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser (provided with respect to (a) and (b) below only if the Mortgage Loans are 20% or more of the pool of assets included in such Securitization Transfer) and such prospective purchaser, with respect to each originator of the Mortgage Loans, required by Item 1110 of Regulation AB, which as of the date hereof requires the following information: (a) the originator's form of organization; and (b) to the extent material in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, a description of the originator's origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description must include a discussion of the originator's experience in originating mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans and, if material in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, information regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination portfolio as well as information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, such as the originators' credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans; and (5) to deliver to the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser within five (5) Business Days after written request by the Purchaser, static pool information deliverable pursuant to Regulation AB relating to the mortgage loans that were originated by the Seller, which are of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, and (i) for the period during which such mortgage loans were serviced by the Seller or its agent, or (ii) were previously securitized and publicly offered by the Seller or its affiliate as the sponsor, or (iii) were included in static pool information provided by the Seller in connection with a public securitization of mortgage loans by the Seller or its affiliate, or (iv) such information as provided to the Seller by any third party purchaser or servicer (other than the Purchaser or a servicer designated by such Purchaser) together with indemnification therefor (collectively, the "Static Pool Information"). Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Seller in accordance with the requirements of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to clause (5) above. A vintage origination year represents mortgage loans originated during the same year. Such Static Pool Information shall be for the prior five years or for so long as the originator has been originating (in the case of data by vintage origination year) or securitizing (in the case of data by prior securitized pools) such mortgage loans, if originating for less than five years. The Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pools, as applicable, shall be presented no less frequently than quarterly increments, to the extent material in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any assignee or designee thereof. The Seller and the Purchaser agree that either (i) the Seller shall provide all Static Pool Information, as described above, or (ii) solely with respect to the period of time prior to January 1, 2006, the Seller shall represent and warrant that it is unable without unreasonable effort or expense to provide Static Pool Information.
MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS Pursuant to Section 00-00-000 of the Act, and as stated in its Articles, the Company’s day to day affairs are managed by the Member. The Member is responsible for the daily operations of the business.
Merger or Consolidation of the Seller The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall have a net worth of at least $25,000,000.
Merger or Consolidation of the Seller or the Master Servicer Subject to the following paragraph, the Seller and the Master Servicer each will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement. The Seller or the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller or Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller or Master Servicer, shall be the successor of the Seller or Master Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that, in the case of the Master Servicer, any such successor or resulting Person shall be qualified to service mortgage loans for FNMA or FHLMC.
ACTIVITIES OF THE SUB-ADVISOR It is understood that the Sub-Advisor may perform investment advisory services for various other clients, including other investment companies. The Sub-Advisor will report to the Board of Trustees of the Trust (at regular quarterly meetings and at such other times as such Board of Trustees reasonably shall request) (i) the financial condition and prospects of the Sub-Advisor, (ii) the nature and amount of transactions affecting the Fund that involve the Sub-Advisor and affiliates of the Sub-Advisor, (iii) information regarding any potential conflicts of interest arising by reason of its continuing provision of advisory services to the Fund and to its other accounts, and (iv) such other information as the Board of Trustees shall reasonably request regarding the Fund, the Fund's performance, the services provided by the Sub-Advisor to the Fund as compared to its other accounts and the plans of, and the capability of, the Sub-Advisor with respect to providing future services to the Fund and its other accounts. At least annually, the Sub-Advisor shall report to the Trustees the total number and type of such other accounts and the approximate total asset value thereof (but not the identities of the beneficial owners of such accounts). The Sub-Advisor agrees to submit to the Trust a statement defining its policies with respect to the allocation of business among the Fund and its other clients. It is understood that the Sub-Advisor may become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise. The Sub-Advisor has supplied to the Advisor and the Trust copies of its Form ADV with all exhibits and attachments thereto (including the Sub-Advisor's statement of financial condition) and will hereafter supply to the Advisor, promptly upon the preparation thereof, copies of all amendments or restatements of such document.
ACTIVITIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER The services of the Sub-Adviser to the Funds are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Adviser and any person controlled by or under common control with the Sub-Adviser (for purposes of this Article IV referred to as "affiliates") being free to render services to others. It is understood that directors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Funds are or may become interested in the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates, as directors, officers, employees and shareholders or otherwise and that directors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Sub-Adviser, INVESCO and their affiliates are or may become interested in the Funds as directors, officers and employees.
LIABILITY OF THE SUB-ADVISER (a) The Sub-Adviser shall have responsibility for the accuracy and completeness (and liability for the lack thereof) of statements related to the Sub-Adviser in the Fund's Disclosure Documents. (b) The Sub-Adviser shall be liable to the Fund for any loss (including transaction costs) incurred by the Fund as a result of any investment made by the Sub-Adviser in contravention of: (i) any investment policy, guideline or restriction set forth in the Registration Statement or as approved by the Board from time to time and provided to the Sub-Adviser; or (ii) applicable law, including but not limited to the 1940 Act and the Code (including but not limited to the Fund's failure to satisfy the diversification or source of income requirements of Subchapter M of the Code) (the investments described in this subsection (b) collectively are referred to as "Improper Investments"). (c) The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, each affiliated person of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, and each person who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (any such person, an "Indemnified Party") against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including the reasonable cost of investigating and defending any alleged loss, claim, damage, expense or liability and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) to which any such person may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) a breach by the Sub-Adviser of this Agreement or of the representations and warranties made by the Sub-Adviser herein; (ii) any Improper Investment; (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact related to the Sub-Adviser contained in any Disclosure Document or the omission or alleged omission from a Disclosure Document of a material fact related to the Sub-Adviser required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iv) the Sub-Adviser's performance or non-performance of its duties hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect any Indemnified Party who is a Trustee or officer of the Trust against any liability to the Trust or to its shareholders to which such Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason or willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person's office with the Trust. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for, nor be required to indemnify any Indemnified Party for, indirect, consequential or special damages arising in connection with this Agreement even if the Sub-Adviser has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
