Sellers’ Costs and Expenses Except as may otherwise be provided in this Agreement, including Section 8.1, or in the Purchase Agreement, all expenses and costs incurred by the Sellers in connection with the performance of their obligations hereunder shall be the responsibility of, paid by and for the account of the Sellers.
Additional Costs, Etc Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any present or future applicable law, which expression, as used herein, includes statutes, rules and regulations thereunder and interpretations thereof by any competent court or by any governmental or other regulatory body or official charged with the administration or the interpretation thereof and requests, directives, instructions and notices at any time (or from time to time) hereafter made upon or otherwise issued to any Lender or the Agent by any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of law), shall:
(a) subject any Lender or the Agent to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, such Lender’s Commitment, a Letter of Credit or the Loans (other than taxes based upon or measured by the gross receipts, income or profits of such Lender or the Agent or its franchise tax), or
(b) materially change the basis of taxation (except for changes in taxes on gross receipts, income or profits or its franchise tax) of payments to any Lender of the principal of or the interest on any Loans or any other amounts payable to any Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or
(c) impose or increase or render applicable any special deposit, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or other similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law and which are not already reflected in any amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder) against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or commitments of an office of any Lender, or
(d) impose on any Lender or the Agent any other conditions or requirements with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, such Lender’s Commitment, a Letter of Credit or any class of loans or commitments of which any of the Loans or such Lender’s Commitment forms a part; and the result of any of the foregoing is:
(i) to increase the cost to any Lender of making, funding, issuing, renewing, extending or maintaining any of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or such Lender’s Commitment, or
(ii) to reduce the amount of principal, interest or other amount payable to any Lender or the Agent hereunder on account of such Lender’s Commitment or any of the Loans or the Letters of Credit, or
(iii) to require any Lender or the Agent to make any payment or to forego any interest or other sum payable hereunder, the amount of which payment or foregone interest or other sum is calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum receivable or deemed received by such Lender or the Agent from the Borrower hereunder, then, and in each such case, the Borrower will, within fifteen (15) days of demand made by such Lender or (as the case may be) the Agent at any time and from time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, pay to such Lender or the Agent such additional amounts as such Lender or the Agent shall determine in good faith to be sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Agent for such additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or other sum. Each Lender and the Agent in determining such amounts may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods generally applied by such Lender or the Agent.
Fees, Costs and Expenses All fees, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by any party hereto in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of such party. In addition, the Company will pay the costs associated with any filings with, or compliance with any of the requirements of any governmental authorities.
Costs and Expenses: Allocation of Costs A. The Transfer Agent will be responsible for all expenses, costs and other charges arising out of the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Contract, including the fees and disbursements of any third party retained to perform any of the services to the Fund on behalf of the Transfer Agent; all paper, typesetting, printing, stationery, envelopes, postage, labeling costs, mail sorting and other similar costs of preparing and mailing any dividend or redemption payment, all shareholder reports (including the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses sent to current shareholders, including the beneficial owners of Accounts), tax statements, confirmations, notices and statements of account; all telephone and computer equipment and usage charges; all personnel expenses, heat, light, rent, utilities, equipment purchases or rentals; all insurance premiums associated with FIIOC’s provision of services under this Contract, unless the Trustees of the Fund shall have specifically authorized an allocation of all or a portion of the premium to the Fund; all costs associated with the provision of check redemption services (including, the costs of printing and mailing of checks and checkbooks to shareholders, the charges of any vendor retained by the Fund to process checks for payment, and the charges of sending canceled checks to shareholders); and all other necessary expenses associated with the provision of services under the Contract.
B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund shall be required to bear all expenses for all Accounts associated with: (i) all fees and expenses of registering shares for sale under the state securities laws (“blue sky charges”); and (ii) the holding of annual or special meetings of Fund shareholders, including: the costs of typesetting, printing, postage and mailing of notices, proxy cards and proxy statements (and, if requested by a shareholder, annual reports sent to those shareholders that have opened accounts subsequent to the last regular mailing date of such reports to shareholders); the fees and other disbursements of any agent hired to mail proxy materials and/or tabulate proxies; all charges incurred by any proxy soliciting agent; the reasonable and customary fees and handling charges of brokers, banks and other intermediaries for forwarding proxy materials; all other customary expenses associated with the holding of shareholder meetings.
C. The Fund shall not bear expenses for Accounts associated with charges of any bank for establishing and operating accounts for the receipt of funds for share purchases and the payment of dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds (together, “bank charges”). The Transfer Agent shall look exclusively to FMR for payment of bank charges.
D. Any amounts earned by the bank accounts established pursuant to paragraph 3(D) above on overnight repurchase agreements or money market funds shall be allocated to the Fund on a pro rata basis based on the amount of moneys attributable to the Fund invested in such repurchase agreements or money market funds.
Other Costs and Expenses Seller shall reimburse Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Conduit on demand for all costs and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation, arrangement, execution, delivery, enforcement and administration of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including without limitation, the cost of any Conduit’s auditors auditing the books, records and procedures of Seller, reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel for any Conduit, any Purchaser Agent and/or Agent (which such counsel may be employees of any Conduit, any Purchaser Agent or Agent) with respect thereto and with respect to advising any Conduit, any Purchaser Agent and/or Agent as to their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement. Seller shall reimburse Agent and each Purchaser Agent on demand for any and all costs and expenses of Agent, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers, if any, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents delivered hereunder and in connection with any restructuring or workout of this Agreement or such documents, or the administration of this Agreement following an Amortization Event. Seller shall reimburse each Conduit on demand for all other costs and expenses incurred by such Conduit (“Other Costs”), including, without limitation, the cost of auditing such Conduit’s books by certified public accountants, the cost of rating the Commercial Paper of such Conduit by independent financial rating agencies, and the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for such Conduit or any counsel for any shareholder of such Conduit with respect to advising such Conduit or such shareholder as to matters relating to such Conduit’s operations.
Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Expenses In any action or proceeding between Borrower and Bank arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.
Additional Expenses to be inserted if applicable.
Allocation of Costs and Expenses The Company shall bear all costs and expenses for the administration of its business and shall reimburse the Co-Advisor for any such costs and expenses that have been paid by the Co-Advisor, or by any affiliate thereof, on behalf of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6. These costs and expenses shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) organizational expenses relating to borrowings and offerings of the Company’s securities and incurrences of indebtedness, subject to limitations included in this Agreement;
(b) the cost of effecting sales and repurchases of any securities of the Company;
(c) expenses incurred by the Co-Advisor or any affiliate thereof payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors (such as accountants and legal counsel);
(d) fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making, monitoring and disposing of investments, and valuing investments and enforcing contractual rights, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments;
(e) professional fees relating to investments, including expenses of consultants, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other experts;
(f) fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making, monitoring, servicing and disposing of a Subsidiary’s investments, and valuing investments and enforcing contractual rights, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments for a Subsidiary;
(g) fees, expenses, and costs relating to or associated with software tools, programs or other technology (including risk management software, fees to risk management services providers, third-party software licensing, implementation, data management and recovery services and custom development costs);
(h) research and market data (including news and quotation equipment and services, and any computer hardware and connectivity hardware (e.g., telephone and fiber optic lines) incorporated into the cost of obtaining such research and market data);
(i) all costs and charges for equipment or services used in communicating information regarding the Company’s transactions among the Co-Advisor and any custodian or other agent engaged by the Company
(j) all costs associated with the provision of information technology services;
(k) federal and any state registration or notification fees;
(l) the costs of preparing, printing and mailing reports and other communications, including shareholder reports and notices or similar materials, to shareholders;
(m) interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance the Company’s investments;
(n) transfer agent and custodial fees;
(o) federal, state and local taxes;
(p) fees and expenses of Independent Trustees (as defined below);
(q) overhead costs, including rent, office supplies, utilities and capital equipment;
(r) costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the any governmental agency;
(s) costs of fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
(t) direct costs and expenses of administration, including those relating to printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other and staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs;
(u) fees and expenses associated with independent audits, outside legal costs, and tax returns, including compliance with applicable federal and state laws;
(v) internal legal expenses (including those expenses associated with attending and preparing for board meetings, as applicable, and generally serving as counsel to the Company)
(w) costs associated with the Company’s reporting and compliance obligations under applicable federal and state securities laws, including the cost of third-party service providers and any compliance program audit programs;
(x) brokerage commissions for the Company’s investments;
(y) computer software specific to the business of the Company;
(z) any unreimbursed expenses incurred in connection with transactions not consummated;
(aa) the costs of responding to regulatory requests;
(bb) routine non-compensation overhead expenses of the Co-Advisor and or any affiliate thereof in connection with administering the Company’s business;
(cc) all other expenses incurred by the Company or the Co-Advisor, or by any affiliate thereof that the Co-Advisor has arranged to provide services to the Company, in connection with the administration of the Company’s business, including expenses incurred by the Co-Advisor or any affiliate thereof in performing the Co-Advisor’s obligations under this Agreement and the reimbursement of the allocable portion of the compensation of the Company’s chief financial officer, chief compliance officer and administrative support staff attributable to the Company, to the extent that they are not a person with a controlling interest in the Co-Advisor or any of its affiliates, subject to the limitations included in this Agreement, as applicable; and
(dd) any expenses incurred outside of the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any claim, litigation, arbitration, mediation, government investigation or similar proceeding and indemnification expenses as provided for in the Company’s respective organizational documents.
Costs and Expenses The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
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4.1 Allowable Costs. 9 4.2 Audits and Financial Statements 10 4.3 Submission of Audits and Financial Statements 11
