AMENDING THE AGREEMENT 4.1 The Agreement may only be amended by a written agreement duly executed by the Parties.
Existing Agreement Except as expressly amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and in all other respects is affirmed.
Entirety of the Agreement The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any of the attachments expressly incorporated by reference in this Agreement embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and there are no other agreements and understandings, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein and superseded hereby. No alteration, change or modification of the terms of the Agreement shall be valid unless made in a writing signed by both parties hereto and approved by the District’s governing body, the elected School Board, or its designee pursuant to official board policy. Contractor acknowledges, that pursuant to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, any purported oral modification to this Agreement is unenforceable.
Restriction on Commencement of Distributions Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder. Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death. All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had this Section not applied.
Amendments to Rights Agreement The Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of “Acquiring Person” in Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended by inserting the following new sentence at the end of such definition: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of Xxxxxxx Corporation, Smile Acquisition Corp. or any Affiliate or Associate of either shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person or a Beneficial Owner of Common Stock, either individually or collectively, solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(b) The definition of “Stock Acquisition Date” in Section 1(dd) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Stock Acquisition Date shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(c) The definition of “Triggering Event” in Section 1(ii) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Triggering Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(d) The following definitions are added to Section 1 of the Rights Agreement: “(jj) ‘Merger’ shall mean the merger of Smile Acquisition Corp. with and into the Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. (kk) ‘Merger Agreement’ shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 12, 2006 by and among Xxxxxxx Corporation, Smile Acquisition Corp. and the Company, as amended from time to time. (ll) ‘Offer’ shall mean the tender offer by Smile Acquisition Corp. commenced pursuant to the Merger Agreement.”
(e) Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as the result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(f) Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is modified, amended and restated in its entirety as follows: “Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, at any time after the Distribution Date, the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the restrictions on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c), Section 11(a)(iii) and Section 23(a) hereof) in whole or in part upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, together with payment of the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to the total number of one one-hundredths of a share (or other securities, cash or other asserts, as the case may be) as to which such surrendered Rights are then exercisable, at or prior to the earliest of (i) the time immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (ii) 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on December 11, 2010, or such later date as may be established by the Board of Directors prior to the expiration of the Rights (such date, as it may be extended by the Board (the ‘Final Expiration Date’), or (iii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed or exchanged as provided in Section 23 or Section 24 hereof (the earliest of (i), (ii) and (iii) being herein referred to as the ‘Expiration Date’).”
(g) Section 11(a)(ii) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof immediately prior to the period: “; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Section 11(a)(ii) Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (A) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (B) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (C) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(h) Section 13(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof immediately prior to the period: “; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Section 13 Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(i) Section 25 of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following new section at the end thereof:
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to give any notice hereunder to any holder of a Rights Certificate solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(j) A new Section 35 with the heading “Termination at the Effective Time” is hereby added to the Rights Agreement reading in its entirety as follows:
(a) This Agreement and the Rights established hereby will terminate in all respects immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement). The Company hereby agrees to promptly notify the Rights Agent, in writing, upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, which notice shall specify (i) that the Effective Time has occurred, and (ii) the date upon which this Agreement and the Rights established hereby were terminated.
(b) The Rights Agent shall not be subject to, nor be required to comply with, or determine if any event has occurred under (including, but not limited to, the commencement or consummation of the Offer, the occurrence of the Merger or the Effective Time), or any Person has complied with, the Merger Agreement or any agreements and documents related to or referred to in the Merger Agreement or any other agreement between or among the parties thereto, even though reference thereto may be made in this Agreement, or to comply with any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.”
Limitation on Restricted Actions The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Person to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Credit Party on its Equity Interest or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (b) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit Party, (c) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, (d) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any Credit Party, or (e) act as a Guarantor and pledge its assets pursuant to the Credit Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except (in respect of any of the matters referred to in clauses (a)-(d) above) for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable law, (iii) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, or (iv) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien.
Original Agreement Except as expressly amended above, all other terms and conditions of the original Agreement are still in full force and effect. Agency certifies that the representations, warranties and certifications in the original Agreement are true and correct as of the effective date of this Amendment and with the same effect as though made at the time of this Amendment.
Power of Board of Trustees to Change Provisions Relating to Shares Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration of Trust to the contrary, and without limiting the power of the Board of Trustees to amend the Declaration of Trust as provided elsewhere herein, the Board of Trustees shall have the power to amend this Declaration of Trust, at any time and from time to time, in such manner as the Board of Trustees may determine in their sole discretion, without the need for Shareholder action, so as to add to, delete, replace or otherwise modify any provisions relating to the Shares contained in this Declaration of Trust, provided that before adopting any such amendment without Shareholder approval the Board of Trustees shall determine that it is consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of all Shareholders and that Shareholder approval is not required by the 1940 Act or other applicable federal law. If Shares have been issued, Shareholder approval shall be required to adopt any amendments to this Declaration of Trust which would adversely affect to a material degree the rights and preferences of the Shares of any Series (or class) or to increase or decrease the par value of the Shares of any Series (or class).
Restriction on Fundamental Changes (a) The Borrower shall not enter into any merger, consolidation, division or other reorganization, unless permitted by applicable law and unless: (i) the Majority Lenders have provided their prior written consent to such merger or consolidation or reorganization; (ii) the Borrower shall be the surviving entity; (iii) S&P shall have been notified in writing of such merger or consolidation or reorganization and the Rating Condition is satisfied with respect to such merger, consolidation, division or other reorganization; (iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (v) the Borrower shall have delivered to each Agent and each Lender a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower stating that (1) such merger or consolidation or reorganization complies with this Section 5.10(a), (2) all conditions precedent in this Section 5.10(a) relating to such transaction have been complied with and (3) such transaction shall not cause the Borrower or the pool of Collateral to be required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act; and (vi) the fees, costs and expenses of the Agents (including any reasonable legal fees and expenses) associated with the matters addressed in this Section 5.10 shall have been paid by the Borrower or otherwise provided for to the satisfaction of the Agents.
(b) The Borrower shall not liquidate, wind-up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), discontinue its business or convey, lease, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, including by way of division or any disposition of property to any Delaware LLC formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division, in one transaction or series of transactions, all or any part of its business or property, whether now or hereafter acquired, except for transfers of its property expressly permitted by the Loan Documents.
(c) The Borrower shall not amend its Constituent Documents without prior written notice to S&P and the Administrative Agent and, in the case of amendments that would reasonably be expected to affect the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent.
Addition of Trust as Party to Distribution Agreement Pursuant to Section 1 of the Distribution Agreement, each of the undersigned parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Trust, upon execution hereof by the Trust and the other parties to the Distribution Agreement (other than any other trusts organized in connection with the Registration Statement that are party thereto as of the date hereof), shall become a Trust for purposes of the Distribution Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, in respect of the Notes, with all the authority, rights, powers, duties and obligations of a Trust under the Distribution Agreement. The Trust confirms that any agreement, covenant, acknowledgment, representation or warranty under the Distribution Agreement applicable to the Trust is made by the Trust at the date hereof, unless another time or times are specified in the Distribution Agreement, in which case such agreement, covenant, acknowledgment, representation or warranty shall be deemed to be confirmed by the Trust at such specified time or times.
