Common use of Agreements and Instruments Clause in Contracts

Agreements and Instruments. Except as set forth in its Regulatory Reports filed after December 31, 1997 and before the date of this Agreement or in Section 2.16 of its Disclosure Schedule and, in the case of Republic, except as otherwise contemplated by Section 3.14 hereof, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to (a) any material agreement, arrangement or commitment not made in the ordinary course of business, (b) any agreement, indenture or other instrument relating to the borrowing of money by it or any of its Subsidiaries or the guarantee by it or of its Subsidiaries of any such obligation (other than (I) Federal Home Loan Bank advances with a maturity of one year or less from the date hereof and (II) in the case of Republic, its 6.75% Senior Debentures due January 15, 2001, its 6.95% Senior Debentures due January 15, 2003, and its 7.17% Senior Debentures due April 1, 2001), (c) any agreements to make loans or for the provision, purchase or sale of goods, services or property between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any director or officer of it or any of its Subsidiaries or any affiliate or member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing, (d) any agreements with or concerning any labor or employee organization to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, (e) any agreements between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any 5% or more stockholder of it and (f) any agreements, directives, orders or similar arrangements between or involving it or any of its Subsidiaries and any state or regulatory authority.

Agreements and Instruments. Except as set forth in its Regulatory Reports filed after December 31, 1997 and before the date of this Agreement or in Section 2.16 of its Disclosure Schedule and, in the case of Republic, except as otherwise contemplated by Section 3.14 hereofSchedule, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to (a) any material agreement, arrangement or commitment not made in the ordinary course of business, (b) any agreement, indenture or other instrument relating to the borrowing of money by it or any of its Subsidiaries or the guarantee by it or of its Subsidiaries of any such obligation (other than (I) Federal Home Loan Bank advances with a maturity of one year or less from the date hereof and (II) in the case of Republic, its 6.75% Senior Debentures due January 15, 2001, its 6.95% Senior Debentures due January 15, 2003, and its 7.17% Senior Debentures due April 1, 2001hereof), (c) any agreements to make loans or for the provision, purchase or sale of goods, services or property between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any director or officer of it or any of its Subsidiaries or any affiliate or member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing, (d) any agreements with or concerning any labor or employee organization to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, (e) any agreements between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any 5% or more stockholder of it and (f) any agreements, directives, orders or similar arrangements between or involving it or any of its Subsidiaries and any state or regulatory authority.