Appointment of Representative (a) By voting in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement or participating in the Merger and receiving the benefits thereof, each Company Member shall be deemed to have approved the designation of and hereby designates the Representative as the representative of the Company Members and as the attorney-in-fact and exclusive agent for and on behalf of each Company Member with respect to Claims under this Article 10 and the taking by the Representative of any and all actions and the making of any decisions required or permitted to be taken by the Representative under this Agreement, including the exercise of the power to: (i) give and receive notices and communications (on behalf of itself or any other Company Member) relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions and other matters contemplated hereby, (ii) authorize Parent and any other applicable Parent Indemnified Party to be indemnified, reimbursed or compensated for Damages, including through the forfeiture by the Company Members of all or any portion of the Holdback Amount (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by permanently withholding the payment or issuance of amounts that would otherwise become subject to the Holdback Amount) or through direct recovery from Company Members, in satisfaction of Claims by Parent or any other Parent Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article 10 (including by not objecting to such Claims), (iii) agree to, object to, negotiate, resolve, enter into settlements and compromises of, demand litigation of, and comply with orders of courts with respect to (A) Claims by Parent or any other Parent Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article 10 or (B) any dispute between any Parent Indemnified Party and any such Company Member, in each case, relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions or other matters contemplated hereby and (iv) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Representative shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Company Members, except as expressly provided herein, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Representative in any ancillary agreement, schedule, exhibit or the Company Disclosure Letter. The Representative shall have authority and power to act on behalf of each Company Member with respect to the disposition, settlement or other handling of all Claims under this Article 10 and all rights or obligations arising under this Article 10. The Company Members and their respective successors, heirs, estates and assigns shall be bound by all actions taken and documents executed by the Representative in connection with the Representative’s duties under this Agreement, and Parent and the other Parent Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to rely on any action or decision of the Representative. The Company Members recognize and intend that the power of attorney granted in this Section 10.14(a) and the powers, immunities and rights to indemnification granted to the Representative Group hereunder: (1) are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable; (2) may be delegated by the Representative; and (3) shall survive the death, incapacity, dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy or winding up of each of the Company Members and shall be binding on any successor thereto. Each Company Member (x) agrees that all actions taken by the Representative under this Agreement shall be binding upon such Company Member and such Company Member’s successors as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by such Company Member and (y) waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Representative taken in good faith under this Agreement or the Representative Engagement Agreement. The Representative shall only have the duties expressly stated in this Agreement and shall have no other duty, express or implied. The Representative may engage attorneys, accountants and other professionals and experts. The Representative may in good faith (1) rely conclusively upon (x) the Spreadsheet, (y) any signature believed by it to be genuine, and (z) information, reports, statements and opinions prepared or presented by such professionals engaged by the Representative, and any action taken by the Representative based on such reliance shall be deemed conclusively to have been taken in good faith; and (2) reasonably assume that a signatory has proper authorization to sign on behalf of the applicable Company Member or other party. Parent may conclusively rely, without independent verification or investigation, upon any action of the Representative as being the binding decision or action of the Company Members, and Parent shall not be liable to any Company Member or any other Person for any actions taken or omitted from being taken by them or by Parent in accordance with or reliance upon any decision or action of the Representative. The Person serving as the Representative may resign at any time and may be replaced from time to time by the holders of a majority in interest of the Merger Consideration payable to the Company Members. No bond shall be required of the Representative. The immunities and rights to indemnification shall survive the resignation or removal of the Representative and the Closing and/or any termination of this Agreement. Notices or communications to or from the Representative shall constitute notice to or from each of the Company Members.
Appointment of FTIS The Investment Company hereby appoints FTIS as transfer agent for Shares of the Investment Company, as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions, and as shareholder servicing agent for the Investment Company, and FTIS accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the following duties.
Appointment of Investment Manager On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Account with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Account in accordance with the terms hereof, and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment. In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that a registered investment adviser, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (a) to act with good faith; (b) of loyalty to Company; (c) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts; (d) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading Company; and (e) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines for the Account as agreed to between Investment Manager and Company.
Appointment of Manager Owner hereby engages and retains Manager as the manager and as tenant coordinating agent of the Properties, and Manager hereby accepts such appointment on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; it being understood that this Management Agreement shall cause Manager to be, at law, Owner’s agent upon the terms contained herein.
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Appointment of Right Agent The Company hereby appoints the Right Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Rights, and the Right Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Appointment of Rights Agent The Company hereby appoints the Rights Agent to act as agent for the Company and the holders of the Rights (who, in accordance with Section 3 hereof, shall prior to the Distribution Date also be the holders of the Common Stock) in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such Co-Rights Agents as it may deem necessary or desirable.
Appointment of Administrative Trustees (a) There shall at all times be one or more Administrative Trustees hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities. Each Administrative Trustee shall be either a natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind that entity. Each of the individuals identified as an “Administrative Trustee” in the preamble of this Trust Agreement hereby accepts his or her appointment as such.
Appointment of Repo Custodian Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Repo Custodian is hereby appointed by the Funds to act as the custodian for the Participating Funds to hold cash, Cash Collateral and Securities for the purpose of effecting repurchase transactions for the Participating Funds through the Joint Trading Account pursuant to the Master Agreement. Repo Custodian hereby acknowledges the terms of the Master Agreement between the Funds and Seller (attached as an Exhibit hereto), as amended from time to time, and agrees to abide by the provisions thereof to the extent such provisions relate to the responsibilities and operations of Repo Custodian hereunder.
APPOINTMENT OF ADVISOR The Trust hereby employs the Advisor and the Advisor hereby accepts such employment, to render investment advice and related services with respect to the assets of the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement, subject to the supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board of Trustees”).
