Additional Covenants and Agreements (a) Each party shall comply with all provisions of federal and state laws applicable to its respective activities under this Agreement. All obligations of each party under this Agreement are subject to compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
(b) Each party shall promptly notify the other party in writing in the event that it is, for any reason, unable to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The Company covenants and agrees that all Orders accepted and transmitted by it hereunder with respect to each Account on any Business Day will be based upon instructions that it received from the Contract owners, in proper form prior to the Close of Trading of the Exchange on that Business Day. The Company shall time stamp all Orders or otherwise maintain records that will enable the Company to demonstrate compliance with SECTION 9(c) hereof.
(d) The Company covenants and agrees that all Orders transmitted to the Issuer, whether by telephone, telecopy, or other electronic transmission acceptable to Distributor, shall be sent by or under the authority and direction of a person designated by the Company as being duly authorized to act on behalf of the Accounts. Distributor shall be entitled to rely on the existence of such authority and to assume that any person transmitting Orders for the purchase, redemption or transfer of Fund shares on behalf of the Company is properly authorized to act in such capacity. The Company shall maintain the confidentiality of all passwords and security procedures issued, installed or otherwise put in place with respect to the use of Remote Computer Terminals and assumes full responsibility for the security therefor. The Company further agrees to be responsible for the accuracy, propriety and consequences of all data transmitted to Distributor by the Company by telephone, telecopy or other electronic transmission acceptable to Distributor.
(e) The Company agrees that, to the extent it is able to do so, it will use its best efforts to give equal emphasis and promotion to shares of the Funds as is given to other underlying investments of the Accounts, subject to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules. In addition, the Company shall not impose any fee, condition, or requirement for the use of the Funds as investment options for the Contracts that operates to the specific prejudice of the Funds VIS-A-VIS the other investment media made available for the Contracts by the Company.
Covenants and Undertakings 8.1 The Borrower undertakes, and shall procure that CCK undertakes, to use their best endeavours to procure a Liquidity Event as soon as practicable, and in any event no later than the Liquidity Event Long-Stop Date.
8.2 The Borrower hereby covenants with and undertakes to the Lender that, subject to disbursement of the First Drawing to the Borrower, and for as long as any amount is or may be outstanding under this Agreement or any part of the Convertible Loan remains outstanding or the Borrower continues to have any obligation hereunder:
(a) the Borrower shall make no grant of any loan or advance to any person, firm, body corporate or other business save in the ordinary course of business, without the prior consent of the Lender;
(b) the Borrower shall make no grant of any guarantee or create or issue any debenture, mortgage, charge or other security, without the prior consent of the Lender;
(c) the Borrower shall not issue, allot or create any share or loan capital and will not grant any right (conditional or not) to require the issuance, allotment or creation of a share in its capital, without prior consent of the Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(d) the Borrower shall not declare, pay or make any dividend or other distribution in respect of the Shares, redeem none of such Shares and dispose of no evidence of indebtedness or other security of the Borrower without the prior consent of the Lender;
(e) the Borrower shall use its best efforts to procure that CCK shall deliver, or make available to, the Lender, a LOR on a quarterly basis, and each LOR shall be delivered or made available to the Lender by the twenty-first (21st) day of March, June, September or December (as the case may be) of the relevant calendar year;
(f) save for such information as the Borrower may in good fxxxx xxxx to be a trade secret or highly confidential and subject to the Lender providing the Borrower with at least thirty (30) days’ notice in writing, the Borrower shall make available to the Lender such information relating to the business and financial condition, properties, operations and prospects of the Borrower and its investments as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request, including but not limited to the following:
(i) the Borrower’s quarterly progress reports, its unaudited profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement and its unaudited monthly management accounts (comprising balance sheets, profit and loss statements and cash flow statements);
(ii) the Borrower’s audited financial statements (comprising balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flow statements and the notes thereto); and
(iii) the Borrower’s annual operating budget, profit forecast, capital asset requirements and business plan, PROVIDED THAT the Lender shall not use such information provided by the Borrower other than for the purposes of evaulating the Lender’s Convertible Loan to the Borrower;
(g) the Borrower shall carry on and conduct its affairs and businesses, in a proper and efficient manner and obtain all necessary consents and comply with all laws relating to the carrying on of its business and keep or cause to be kept in good state of repair and condition in accordance with good commercial practice all its properties and assets, and save as agreed between the Borrower and the Lender, the Borrower shall not cease to conduct any of its business nor carry on any business fundamentally different from its business;
(h) the Borrower shall duly pay and discharge all rents, rates, assessments, taxes (including corporate tax, property tax, sales tax, goods and services tax, import tax, and other governmental, state and provincial taxes and levies) and all outgoings and all charges payable in respect of its assets or income prior to the date when penalties become attached thereto, and shall produce to the Lender on demand all receipts for such payments;
(i) the Borrower shall forthwith notify the Lender in writing of all material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings to which Borrower is or may become a party, in whatever capacity, which might have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business, assets or financial condition after it has knowledge of such event or change or of such litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings thereof, and the amount of contingent liability, if such amount is ascertainable;
(j) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender in writing within three (3) Business Days upon becoming aware of any event or change which has a material adverse effect on the Borrower or which is likely to have a substantial effect on its profits or businesses, such as a strike, lock-out, lay-off, suspension of work or any other event likely to have a material adverse effect on its business or operations;
(k) the Borrower shall duly furnish to the Lender as soon as practicable and in any event not later than five (5) days after they become effective, copies of all amendments to the Constitution of Borrower or other constitutional documents, each certified to be a true copy by a Director;
(l) the Borrower shall maintain, and shall procure the maintenance of, in full force and effect all governmental approvals, filings and recordings necessary or advisable in connection with this Agreement and shall obtain or make any additional governmental approvals, filings or recordings that become necessary or advisable in connection herewith or therewith (if any);
(m) the Borrower shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that:
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with the authorisations by the Board of Directors,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with the accounting principles and practices and to maintain accountability for assets,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorisation, and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences;
(n) the Borrower shall maintain the statutory books, books of account and other records of Borrower shall be maintained in accordance with all applicable laws and generally accepted international or Singapore accounting standards, principles and practices on a proper and consistent basis, comprise complete and accurate records of all information required to be recorded therein and that all accounts, documents and returns required by law to be delivered or made by the Borrower to the relevant authorities shall be duly delivered or made; and
(o) the Borrower shall notify the Lender of the occurrence of any Event of Default immediately upon becoming aware of it.
8.3 Any failure by CCK to furnish the LOR in accordance with Clause 8.2(e) above by the respective due dates will constitute a violation (the “First Violation”), and the Lender shall be entitled to deliver to the Borrower a notice in writing notifying the Borrower of the occurrence of such First Violation (the “First Violation Notice”) and:
(a) if the First Violation is not remedied within fourteen (14) Business Days from the date of such First Violation Notice (“Continuing Violation”); or
(b) upon the occurrence of a subsequent violation (“Second Violation”), the Borrower shall be liable to pay the Lender a default payment of [*****] (“Default Payment”) in respect of the Continuing Violation or the Second Violation (as the case may be) within seven (7) Business Days from the date the Lender notifies the Borrower of such Continuing Violation or Second Violation (as the case may be). For the avoidance of doubt, upon payment by the Borrower of the Default Payment, any subsequent failure(s) by CCK to furnish the LOR in accordance with Clause 8.2(e) shall constitute a fresh violation in accordance with this Clause 8.3.
8.4 The Borrower shall execute at its own expense all assurances and other things as are reasonably required or requested at any time, from time to time, by the Lender for giving effect to, and the full benefit of, the covenants contained or implied in this Agreement in favour of the Lender or to protect the Lender’s rights, powers and remedies hereunder or thereunder.
8.5 If after disbursement of the First Drawing, and as the case may be, the Second Drawing, and for as long as full repayment of the Convertible Loan remains outstanding, any event shall occur which results or may result in a breach by the Borrower of any of its obligations under this Clause 8, the Borrower hereby covenants to the Lender that it shall, upon becoming aware of the same, immediately notify the Lender in writing thereof and Borrower shall make all such investigations and/or do all such acts concerning the event or matter which the Lender may reasonably require.
Additional Covenants The Company covenants and agrees with the Agent as follows, in addition to any other covenants and agreements made elsewhere in this Agreement:
Additional Covenants of the Parties 5.1 Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Stockholders Meeting.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, but in any event within forty (40) Business Days following the date of this Agreement (to the extent practicable), Parent and the Company shall jointly prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in preliminary form and Parent shall prepare (with the cooperation of the Company) and file with the SEC the Form S-4, in which the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, and each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto; provided, that consistent with the foregoing, Parent and the Company shall use their good faith efforts to make the initial filing of the Form S-4 within thirty (30) Business Days following the date of this Agreement, it being understood and agreed that the failure to make such filing within such thirty (30) Business Day period shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement for any purpose. Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use reasonable best efforts to have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing. Each of the Company and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders and the Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act. Parent shall also take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified) required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger and under the Company Plans and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Company Common Stock and rights to acquire Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company Plans as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. The Parties shall notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 or for additional information and shall supply each other with copies of all correspondence between such Party or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form S-4 or the Merger. Each Party shall give each other Party an opportunity to participate in any discussions or meetings such Party has with the SEC in connection with the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form S-4 or the Merger. Notwithstanding the foregoing, before filing the Form S-4 (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, each of Parent and the Company (i) shall provide the other a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response), (ii) shall include in such document or response all comments reasonably proposed by the other and (iii) shall not file or mail such document or respond to the SEC prior to receiving the approval of the other (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Each of Parent and the Company shall advise the other, promptly after receipt of notice thereof, of the time of effectiveness of the Form S-4, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock included in the Merger Consideration for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and each of Parent and the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Each of Parent and the Company shall also take any other action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified) required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or “blue sky” laws and the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the Merger and the share issuance.
(b) If before the First Effective Time, any event occurs with respect to the Company, or any change occurs with respect to other information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4, which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4, the Company shall promptly notify Parent of such event, and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Form S-4 and, as required by law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Company’s stockholders.
(c) If before the First Effective Time, any event occurs with respect to Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, or change occurs with respect to other information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4, which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4, Parent shall promptly notify the Company of such event, and Parent and the Company shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 and, as required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Company’s stockholders.
(d) The Company shall, as soon as practicable following effectiveness of the Form S-4, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (including any adjournment, postponement or other delay thereof, the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) for the purpose of, among other things, seeking the Company Stockholder Approval. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to: (x) cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders as promptly as practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act; (y) solicit from the holders of Company Common Stock proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger; and (z) take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of the holders of Company Common Stock required by applicable Law to obtain such approval.
(e) Parent shall, as soon as practicable following effectiveness of the Form S-4, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders (including any adjournment, postponement or other delay thereof, the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”) for the purpose of, among other things, seeking from the holders of Parent Capital Stock proxies in favor of the approval of the issuance of the Parent Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Merger. Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to: (x) cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to Parent’s shareholders as promptly as practicable after the Form S-4 is declared effective under the Securities Act; (y) solicit from the holders of Parent Capital Stock proxies in favor of the issuance of the Parent Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Merger; and (z) take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of the holders of Parent Capital Stock required by applicable Law to obtain such approval.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company will be permitted to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders Meeting if (i) there are holders of insufficient shares of the Company Common Stock present or represented by proxy at the Company Stockholders Meeting to constitute a quorum at the Company Stockholders Meeting; (ii) the Company is required to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders Meeting by applicable Law, order or a request from the SEC; or (iii) the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders Meeting (including, if the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law) in order to give the stockholders of the Company sufficient time to evaluate any information or disclosure that the Company has sent to the stockholders of the Company or otherwise made available to the stockholders of the Company by issuing a press release, filing materials with the SEC or otherwise, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent will be permitted to postpone or adjourn the Parent Stockholders Meeting if (i) there are holders of insufficient shares of the Parent Common Stock present or represented by proxy at the Parent Stockholders Meeting to constitute a quorum at the Parent Stockholders Meeting; (ii) Parent is required to postpone or adjourn the Parent Stockholders Meeting by applicable Law, order or a request from the SEC; or (iii) the Parent Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law to postpone or adjourn the Parent Stockholders Meeting (including, if the Parent Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is required by applicable Law) in order to give the stockholders of Parent sufficient time to evaluate any information or disclosure that Parent has sent to the stockholders of Parent or otherwise made available to the stockholders of Parent by issuing a press release, filing materials with the SEC or otherwise, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Covenants and Additional Agreements 5.1. ACCESS; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Special Covenants and Agreements SECTION 5.1. COMPANY TO MAINTAIN ITS CORPORATE EXISTENCE; CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH EXCEPTIONS PERMITTED. The Company agrees that during the term of this Agreement, it will maintain its corporate existence and its good standing in the State, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another corporation unless the acquirer of its assets or the corporation with which it shall consolidate or into which it shall merge shall (i) be a corporation organized under the laws of one of the states of the United States of America, (ii) be qualified to do business in the State, and (iii) assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Tax Agreement. Any transfer of all or substantially all of the Company's generation assets shall not be deemed to constitute a "disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets" within the meaning of the preceding paragraph. Any such transfer of the Company's generation assets shall not relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees that so long as any of the Bonds are insured by a Bond Insurance Policy issued by the Bond Insurer and the Bond Insurer shall not have failed to comply with its payment obligations under such Policy, in the event of a Reorganization, unless otherwise consented to by the Bond Insurer, the obligations of the Company under, and in respect of, the Bonds, the G&R Notes, the G&R Indenture and the Agreement shall be assumed by, and shall become direct and primary obligations of, a Regulated Utility Company such that at all times the obligor under this Agreement and the obligor on the G&R Notes is a Regulated Utility Company. The Company shall deliver to the Bond Insurer a certificate of the president, any vice president or the treasurer and an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Bond Insurer stating in each case that such Reorganization complies with the provisions of this paragraph. The Company need not comply with any of the provisions of this Section 5.1 if, at the time of such merger or consolidation, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture. The Company need not comply with the provisions of the second paragraph of this Section 5.1 if the Bonds are redeemed as provided in Section 3.01(B)(3) of the Indenture or if the Bond Insurance Policy is terminated as described in Section 3.06 of the Indenture in connection with a purchase of the Bonds by the Company in lieu of their redemption.
Certain Additional Covenants In addition to the covenants contained elsewhere in this Lease, Tenant covenants, during the Lease Term and for such further time as Tenant occupies any part of the Premises:
(a) to pay when due all Annual Fixed Rent and Additional Rent and all charges provided hereunder for utility services rendered to the Premises and, as further Additional Rent, all charges for additional and special services rendered pursuant to Exhibit D;
(b) to keep the Premises equipped with all safety appliances (including without limitation fire extinguishers) required by law or ordinance or any other regulation of any public authority, to procure all licenses and permits, other than the Building certificate of occupancy, in accordance with the terms of Section 9.2 hereof;
(c) not to place a load upon any floor in the Premises exceeding the floor load per square foot of area which such floor was designed to carry and which is allowed by law as set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto; and not to move any safe, vault or other heavy equipment in, about or out of the Premises except in such manner and at such time as Landlord shall in each instance expressly authorize, such authorization not to be unreasonably withheld or conditioned. Tenant’s business machines and mechanical equipment shall be placed and maintained by Tenant at Tenant’s expense in settings sufficient to absorb and prevent vibration or noise that may be transmitted to the Building structure or to any other space in the Building;
(d) to pay promptly when due all taxes which may be imposed upon personal property (including, without limitation, fixtures and equipment) in the Premises by whomever assessed;
(e) to pay within thirty (30) days after demand as Additional Rent, regardless of whether any default or Event of Default has occurred or whether any proceeding to enforce the Lease has been commenced, all costs and expenses, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other fees incurred by Landlord in connection with (i) the successful enforcement by Landlord of any obligation of Tenant under this Lease; (ii) the successful preservation and enforcement of Landlord’s rights and remedies in connection with the Lease; (iii) any unsuccessful attempt by Tenant to enforce any obligation or purported obligation of Landlord under this Lease; (iv) any unsuccessful action or proceeding brought by Tenant against Landlord related to this Lease. If Tenant prevails in any action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Lease or the unsuccessful attempt by Landlord to enforce any obligation or purported obligation of Tenant under this Lease, Landlord shall pay within thirty (30) days after demand all costs and expenses, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other fees incurred by Tenant in connection therewith. This provision shall survive the termination of this Lease;
(f) [intentionally deleted];
(g) to cause all of the windows in the Premises to be kept closed; to keep entirely unobstructed at all times all of the vents, intakes, outlets and grills; and to comply with and observe all reasonable regulations and requirements prescribed by Landlord for the proper functioning of the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system; and
(h) not to, either directly or indirectly (i) conduct business in the Premises in such a manner that would or may create or (ii) use any contractors and/or labor and/or materials if the use thereof, would or may create, any labor disputes with other contractors and/or labor and/or materials engaged or used by Tenant or Landlord in the construction, maintenance and/or operation of the Unit or the Building or any part thereof. This provision shall apply prior to, as well as during, the Lease Term.
Additional Covenants of the Company The Company further covenants and agrees with each Underwriter as follows:
Further Assurances and Additional Covenants (a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts, prior to, on and after the Closing Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws, regulations and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Closing Date, each party hereto shall cooperate with the other party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting party, to execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, and to take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be requested to take by any other party hereto from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transfers of the SeraNova Assets and the assignment and assumption of the SeraNova Liabilities and the
(c) On or prior to the Closing Date, Intelligroup and SeraNova in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of their respective Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by Intelligroup, SeraNova or any Subsidiary of Intelligroup or SeraNova, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Prior to the Closing Date, if one or more of the parties identifies any commercial or other service that is needed to assure a smooth and orderly transition of the businesses in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the parties will cooperate in determining whether there is a mutually acceptable arm's-length basis on which the other party will provide such service.
Additional Covenants of Tenant If, as result of any application or use by Landlord of all or any part of the Letter of Credit, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be less than the Letter of Credit Amount, Tenant shall, within five (5) business days thereafter, provide Landlord with additional letter(s) of credit in an amount equal to the deficiency (or a replacement letter of credit in the total Letter of Credit Amount), and any such additional (or replacement) letter of credit shall comply with all of the provisions of this ARTICLE 27, and if Tenant fails to comply with the foregoing, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, the same shall constitute an Event of Default by Tenant. Tenant further covenants and warrants that it will neither assign nor encumber the Letter of Credit or any part thereof and that neither Landlord nor its successors or assigns will be bound by any such assignment, encumbrance, attempted assignment or attempted encumbrance.
