Reply Procedures In connection with any Auction, each Lender holding the relevant Term Loans subject to such Auction may, in its sole discretion, participate in such Auction and may provide the Auction Agent with a notice of participation (the “Return Bid”) which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent, and shall specify (i) a discount to par (that must be expressed as a price at which it is willing to sell all or any portion of such Term Loans) (the “Reply Price”), which (when expressed as a percentage of the par principal amount of such Term Loans) must be within the Discount Range and (ii) a principal amount of such Term Loans, which must be in whole increments of $1,000,000 (or, in any case, such lesser amount of such Term Loans of such Lender then outstanding or which is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Auction Agent) (the “Reply Amount”). Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Auction, but each Return Bid may contain up to three bids only one of which may result in a Qualifying Bid. In addition to the Return Bid, the participating Lender must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Auction Agent, an Assignment and Assumption with the dollar amount of the Term Loans to be assigned to be left in blank, which amount shall be completed by the Auction Agent in accordance with the final determination of such Lender’s Qualifying Bid pursuant to clause (c) below. Any Lender whose Return Bid is not received by the Auction Agent by the Auction Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to participate in the relevant Auction with respect to all of its Term Loans.
New Procedures New procedures as to who shall provide certain of these services in Section 1 may be established in writing from time to time by agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent may at times perform only a portion of these services and the Fund or its agent may perform these services on the Fund's behalf;
Evaluation Procedures The following procedures for employee evaluation shall be utilized for the term of this Agreement:
1. Orientation materials related to evaluation procedures will be provided to all employees by the 10th school day.
2. Employees shall submit to their evaluator a complete listing of proposed objectives, and measurement activities related thereto, to be considered in the annual evaluation by the 25th school day.
3. The evaluator shall have completed by 30th school day annual objective setting conference with employee.
4. The evaluator shall by the 40th school day determine and shall provide the employee with a complete listing of actual objectives from those proposed by the evaluator and employee, and measurement activities from those proposed by the evaluator and employee, and measurement activities related thereto, that will be incorporated in the annual evaluation that the evaluator will prepare for the employee. The objectives and related measurement activities referred to herein shall be in accordance with the employee job description prescribed by the District. The District will make every attempt to have the number of objectives required to be uniform from site to site.
5. Within a reasonable time after the request, the evaluator shall be provided with a written progress report from the employee containing the latter's perception of the progress being made toward the achievement of the objectives prescribed in Item 3, above. During the course of the evaluation period, circumstances may change which may result in the modification of the original standards and objectives. These changes may be initiated by the supervisor or the employee. Agreement of both parties is required.
6. The evaluator, by the 145th school day, shall have conducted classroom observations in order to gather data on employee performance as the evaluator believes to be related to:
A. The actual objectives and measurement activities described in Item 3, above;
B. Other criteria for employee evaluation and appraisal that are established by the District Xxxxx Act Guidelines. At the discretion of the evaluator, tenured teachers may receive only one (1) formal instructional observation per year. Probationary teachers will receive two (2) formal instructional observations per year. Prior to conducting formal instructional observations regarding the teacher's duties related to the instructional objectives herein described, the teacher shall be notified of the observation prior to the beginning of the teacher's actual instructional day. Upon the request of the evaluatee or when, in the evaluator's judgment, additional instructional classroom observations are necessary, such observations may be conducted. Within a reasonable time, an employee shall be provided with a written statement regarding instructional observations that have been conducted. Such written statements shall contain a summary of the instructional activities observed, and any suggestions being made by the observer for possible improvement by the employee to include, but not be limited to, the following:
1) Specific directives for improvement
2) Assistance to implement such directives as
(a) Provisions of additional resources;
(b) Mandatory training programs designed to improve performance to be paid by the District. A final and written report of the achievement of objectives, and measurement information related thereto shall be submitted by the employee to the evaluator by the 140th school day.
7. The evaluator shall prepare a written District evaluation form of employee performance and transmit the evaluation to the employee. The employee may submit a written reaction or response to the evaluation and such response shall be attached to the evaluation and placed in the employee's permanent personnel file which shall be maintained in the District Office. Permanent employees shall be evaluated at least once every other year, and in no event later than 30 days before the last school day scheduled on the school calendar of the current school year. Probationary employees shall be evaluated at least once each year and in no event later than the 150th school day.
8. Employees who meet each of the following conditions shall be evaluated up to every five
Testing Procedures Testing will be conducted by an outside certified Agency in such a way to ensure maximum accuracy and reliability by using the techniques, chain of custody procedures, equipment and laboratory facilities which have been approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. All employees notified of a positive controlled substance or alcohol test result may request an independent test of their split sample at the employee’s expense. If the test result is negative the Employer will reimburse the employee for the cost of the split sample test.
Selection Procedures In selecting the Loan Assets to be Pledged pursuant to this Agreement, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
Safety Procedures The Contractor shall:
(a) comply with all applicable safety regulations according to Attachment H;
(b) take care for the safety of all persons entitled to be on the Site;
(c) use reasonable efforts to keep the Site and Works clear of unnecessary obstruction so as to avoid danger to these persons;
(d) provide fencing, lighting, guarding and watching of the Works until completion and taking over under clause 10 [Employer's Taking Over]; and
(e) provide any Temporary Works (including roadways, footways, guards and fences) which may be necessary, because of the execution of the Works, for the use and protection of the public and of owners and occupiers of adjacent land.
Loan Procedures (a) Except for Same Day Loans funded under Section 2.2(b), the Company shall give written notice or telephonic notice (followed immediately by written confirmation thereof) to the Agent of each proposed borrowing not later than 10:00 A.M., Detroit time, at least two Business Days prior to the proposed date of such borrowing. Each such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Agent, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the date and amount of the proposed borrowing. Within one Business Day after receipt of such notice, the Agent shall advise each Lender thereof. Not later than 1:00 P.M., Detroit time, on the date of a proposed borrowing, each Lender shall provide the Agent at the office specified by the Agent with immediately available funds covering such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such borrowing and, so long as the Agent has not received written notice that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 10 with respect to such borrowing have not been satisfied, the Agent shall pay over the funds received by the Agent to the Company on the requested borrowing date. Each borrowing shall be on a Business Day.
(b) In addition to borrowings under Section 2.2(a), the Company may give written or electronic notice or telephonic notice (followed immediately by written or electronic confirmation thereof) to the Agent of a proposed Same Day Loan not later than 11:00 A.M., Detroit time, on any Business Day that the Company has not made (and will not make) a Same Day Prepayment. Each such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Agent, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the amount of the proposed Same Day Loan, which amount may not exceed Fifteen Million and 00/100 Dollars ($15,000,000.00) for any particular Business Day. By 11:30 A.M., Detroit time, on the Business Day that the Agent receives a notice of a proposed Same Day Loan, the Agent shall advise each Lender thereof. Not later than 3:00 P.M., Detroit time, on the Business Day that the Agent receives a notice of a proposed Same Day Loan, each Lender shall provide the Agent at the office specified by the Agent with immediately available funds covering such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Same Day Loan and, so long as the Agent has not received written notice from a Lender (before 3:00 P.M., Detroit time, on the Business Day that the Agent receives a notice of a proposed Same Day Loan) that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 10 with respect to such borrowing have not been satisfied, the Agent shall pay over the funds received by the Agent by a federal wire transfer to the Company’s bank account, which federal wire transfer must be initiated by the Agent on or before 4:00 P.M., Detroit time, on the Business Day that the Agent receives a notice of the proposed Same Day Loan. Each Same Day Loan for which the above requirements are satisfied shall be treated as being made by the Lenders (and shall be part of the Revolving Outstandings) on the Business Day that the Agent initiates the federal wire transfer, even if the Company cannot confirm the receipt of such funds until the next Business Day. Each Same Day Loan must be requested (and shall be made) on a Business Day. The Company may not request a Same Day Loan on any Business Day if the Company has notified the Agent that the Company is making a Same Day Prepayment on such Business Day. The Company may request a Same Day Loan on the same Business Day that it has previously requested a borrowing under Section 2.2(a) and/or on the same Business Day for which the Company has notified the Agent of a voluntary prepayment under Section 6.2(a) and such Same Day Loan shall be funded in addition to, separately from and without any netting for such other borrowing and/or voluntary prepayment.
(c) All borrowings and repayments of Loans shall be effected in accordance with each Lender’s Pro Rata Share.
ORDERING PROCEDURES All task orders under OASIS SB must:
1. Be awarded by an OCO with a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) or by a Contractor authorized to use the OASIS SB Contracts as a Government Source of Supply
2. Be within the scope of Section C and all other terms and conditions of the OASIS SBcontract
3. Be solicited and awarded under the proper NAICS Code and corresponding OASIS SB MA-IDIQ Contract Number (See Section H.4.)
4. Identify the proper Product Service Code (See Section H.5.) and,
5. Comply with the OASIS SB Contract, OASIS SB DPA Training, OASIS SB Ordering Guide, the Ordering Procedures in FAR Subpart 16.505, Ordering, and other applicable agency specific regulatorysupplements
Company Procedures Whenever the holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as possible (provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to the one counsel selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration copies of all such documents proposed to be filed);
(b) prepare and file (within 60 days, in the case of a request for registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a)) with the Securities and Exchange Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period of not less than 120 days (or, if such registration statement is pursuant to a Short-Form Registration, then for a period that shall be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period that shall be adequate to sell all Registrable Securities covered thereby) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement; provided, however, that such 120-day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Stockholders are required to refrain, at the request of an underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, from selling any securities included in such registration;
(c) furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities being registered such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other documents as each such holder may reasonably request to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holder;
(d) use best efforts to register or qualify, if necessary, the Registrable Securities being registered under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any holder of such Registrable Securities reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such holder (provided that the Company shall not be required to: (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify; (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction; or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);
(e) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any securities included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, use best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(f) notify each holder of the Registrable Securities included in an offering hereunder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such holder, the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(g) cause all such Registrable Securities included in an offering hereunder to be listed on any national stock exchange on which any Common Stock is listed, or, if the Common Stock is not listed on any national stock exchange, the Company shall use best efforts to qualify the Registrable Securities for inclusion on The Nasdaq Stock Market and, if listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market use its best efforts to secure designation of all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement as a Nasdaq “national market system security” within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission or, failing that, to secure The Nasdaq Stock Market’s authorization for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two (2) market makers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with the National Association of Securities Dealers;
(h) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities included in an offering hereunder not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(i) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other reasonable actions to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities including in an offering hereunder (including effecting a stock split or a combination of shares);
(j) make available for inspection at the Company’s principal office (during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice) by any holder of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney, accountant, or other agent retained by any such holder or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant, or agent in connection with such registration statement;
(k) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least 12 months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(l) permit any holder of Registrable Securities included in an offering hereunder which holder, in the sole and exclusive judgment of such holder, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Company, to participate in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and to require the insertion therein of material, furnished to the Company in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of the Company and its counsel should be included;
(m) obtain from its counsel an opinion or opinions in customary form and substance;
(n) obtain a cold comfort letter from the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered reasonably request (provided that such Registrable Securities constitute at least 10% of the securities covered by such registration statement);
(o) notify each selling Stockholder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;
(p) after such registration statement becomes effective, notify each selling Stockholder of any request by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the Company amend or supplement such registration statement or prospectus; and
(q) take all other actions reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
Election Procedures Each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock (“Holder”) shall have the right, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article III, to submit an election with respect to the shares of Company Virginia Sub Common Stock to be received by such holder in the Reincorporation Merger in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Each Holder may specify in a request made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.1 (herein called an “Election”) (i) the number of shares of Company Virginia Sub Common Stock to be owned by such Holder as a result of the Reincorporation Merger with respect to which such Holder desires to make a Share Election and (ii) the number of shares of Company Virginia Sub Common Stock to be owned by such Holder as a result of the Reincorporation Merger with respect to which such Holder desires to make a Cash Election.
(b) Parent shall prepare a form reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Form of Election”) which shall be mailed to record holders of Company Common Stock so as to permit those holders to exercise their right to make an Election prior to the Election Deadline.
(c) Parent shall make the Form of Election initially available not less than twenty (20) business days prior to the anticipated Election Deadline and shall use all reasonable efforts to make available as promptly as possible a Form of Election to any stockholder of the Company who requests such Form of Election following the initial mailing of the Forms of Election and prior to the Election Deadline. The Form of Election shall contain instructions for effecting the surrender of Company Certificates (which, following the Reincorporation Merger shall represent Company Virginia Sub Common Stock) in exchange for receipts representing the Parent ADSs, as well as the Cash Consideration and cash in lieu fractional shares and, if any Holder so elects and subject to the proviso to the last sentence of Section 2.4(a)(iv), Parent Ordinary Shares in account entry form in lieu of Parent ADSs.
(d) Any Election shall have been made properly only if the person authorized to receive Elections and to act as exchange agent under this Agreement, which person shall be a bank or trust company selected by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), pursuant to an agreement (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) entered into prior to the mailing of the Form of Election to Company stockholders, shall have received, by the Election Deadline, a Form of Election properly completed and signed and accompanied by Company Certificate(s) (which, following the Reincorporation Merger shall represent Company Virginia Sub Common Stock) to which such Form of Election relates or by an appropriate customary guarantee of delivery of such certificates, as set forth in such Form of Election, from a member of any registered national securities exchange or a commercial bank or trust company in the United States; provided, that such Company Certificates are in fact delivered to the Exchange Agent by the time required in such guarantee of delivery. Failure to deliver shares of Company Common Stock covered by such a guarantee of delivery within the time set forth on such guarantee shall be deemed to invalidate any otherwise properly made Election, unless otherwise determined by Parent, in its sole discretion. As used herein, unless otherwise agreed in advance by the parties, “Election Deadline” means 5:00 p.m. local time (in the city in which the principal office of the Exchange Agent is located) on the date that Parent and the Company shall agree is as near as practicable to five (5) business days prior to the expected Closing Date. Parent and the Company shall cooperate to issue a press release reasonably satisfactory to each of them announcing the date of the Election Deadline not more than twenty (20) business days before, and at least ten (10) business days prior to, the Election Deadline.
