Underwriting Requirements (a) If, pursuant to Subsection 2.1, the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to Subsection 2.1, and the Company shall include such information in the Demand Notice. The underwriter(s) will be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders. In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in Subsection 2.4(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection 2.3, if the managing underwriter(s) advise(s) the Initiating Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Initiating Holders shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that otherwise would be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among such Holders of Registrable Securities, including the Initiating Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each Holder or in such other proportion as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders; provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest one hundred (100) shares.
CONVENTIONAL UNDERWRITING Automatic reinsurance applies only to insurance applications underwritten by THE COMPANY according to THE COMPANY’s conventional underwriting and issue practices. Upon request, THE COMPANY shall provide THE REINSURER with a copy of its current underwriting and issue practices and guidelines. In the event of significant changes in underwriting practices in the industry, it may be appropriate for THE COMPANY or THE REINSURER to request of the other party changes in the underwriting requirements. The party requesting the change must provide a 120-day advance written notice to the other party before the effective date of such change. Recognition of reinsurance premium rates related to these changes must be determined within the 120-day period. If the underwriting change or rate change is unacceptable to either party, this Agreement may be unilaterally terminated for acceptance of new business with a 90-day written termination notice to the other party.
Compliance with Underwriting Procedures The Receivable was underwritten according to the Underwriting Procedures in effect at the time, in all material respects.
Representation of Underwriters The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection with this financing, and any action under this Agreement taken by the Representatives will be binding upon all the Underwriters.
Defaults of Underwriters If any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Notes hereunder on the Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Seller for the purchase of such Notes by other persons are not made within 24 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Seller, except as provided in Section 13 and except that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall be 10% or less of the aggregate principal amount of all the Notes set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
Investment Adviser Principal Underwriter and Transfer Agent Section 5.1
Qualified Independent Underwriter The Company hereby confirms that at its request and pursuant to a letter agreement dated October 15, 2003 among the Company, Xxxxxxxx and the QIU, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, the QIU acted as "qualified independent underwriter" within the meaning of Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the NASD in connection with the Public Offering. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the QIU and each person who controls the QIU within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the QIU may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon the QIU's acting (or alleged failing to act) as such "qualified independent underwriter" and will reimburse the QIU for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the QIU in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, or liability results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the QIU or any misrepresentation or breach of warranty by the QIU under the terms of such letter agreement. As compensation for the services of the QIU hereunder, Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay the QIU $50,000 on the Closing Date and to reimburse the QIU for all reasonable expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by it as the QIU. The price at which the Shares will be sold to the public shall not be higher than the maximum price recommended by the QIU.
Authorization of Underwriting Agreement This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
Other Underwriting Agreements The Company is not a party to any agreement with an agent or underwriter for any other “at the market” or continuous equity transaction.
Representations and Covenants of Underwriters 4.1 The Underwriters shall offer the Offered Securities for sale to the public, directly and through the Selling Dealer Group only in compliance with applicable Securities Legislation and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Amended and Restated Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the U.S. Prospectus, any Prospectus Amendment and U.S. Prospectus Amendment and this Agreement. The Underwriters shall be entitled to assume that the Offered Securities are qualified for distribution (i) in any Qualifying Province where a Preliminary MRRS Decision Document, an Amended and Restated MRRS Decision Document and Final MRRS Decision Document has been obtained from the applicable Securities Commission; and (ii) in the United States, unless, in each case, the Underwriters receive notice to the contrary from the Corporation or the applicable Securities Commission or the SEC. The Underwriters shall use all reasonable efforts to complete and to cause the Selling Dealer Group to complete the distribution of the Offered Securities as soon as possible after the Offering Closing Time, subject to the termination provisions contained herein.
