Spending the Grant 9.1 The Grantee agrees to spend the Grant for the purpose of undertaking the Activity only.
9.2 The Grantee agrees to provide a statement signed by the Grantee verifying the Grant was spent in accordance with the Agreement.
Payment of the Grant 8.1 The Commonwealth agrees to pay the Grant to the Grantee in accordance with the Grant Details.
8.2 The Commonwealth may by notice withhold payment of any amount of the Grant where it reasonably believes the Grantee has not complied with this Agreement or is unable to undertake the Activity.
8.3 A notice under clause 8.2 will contain the reasons for any payment being withheld and the steps the Grantee can take to address those reasons.
8.4 The Commonwealth will pay the withheld amount once the Grantee has satisfactorily addressed the reasons contained in a notice under clause 8.2.
Benefit to Guarantors The Borrower and the Guarantors are engaged in related businesses and integrated to such an extent that the financial strength and flexibility of the Borrower has a direct impact on the success of each Guarantor. Each Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the extensions of credit hereunder.
Managing the Grant 7.1 Each party must notify the other of:
(a) the nominated person who will act as the party’s authorised representative; and
(b) the contact details of the authorised representative and any deputies.
7.2 The Commissioner requires the Recipient to submit monitoring information, as detailed in Schedule 1. These reports must:
(a) be in the format set out in an Annex A;
(b) be signed by The Recipient’s Chief Finance Officer;
(c) contain a detailed breakdown of expenditure for the period outlined in Schedule 2; and
(d) be accompanied by a progress report for the period.
7.3 The Commissioner may, in addition, ask the Recipient to clarify information provided to it. If so, the Recipient shall comply with any reasonable request.
7.4 The Commissioner may, in addition, ask the Recipient to provide him/her with forecast outturn information for the financial year end. If so, the Recipient shall comply with any reasonable request.
7.5 The Recipient must notify the Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable that an underspend is forecast. No carry-over of funds will be allowed, except in exceptional circumstances and with prior approval from the Commissioner.
7.6 Any underspend of Grant funds must be returned to the Commissioner.
7.7 If an overpayment of the Grant has been made, the Commissioner will recover the payment.
7.8 The Recipient may not vire funds between this Grant and other grants made to it.
7.9 The Recipient’s Chief Finance Officer will ensure that appropriate professional arrangements are put in place for the management of the Grant and the reporting of expenditure. The Recipient’s Chief Finance Officer should take all necessary steps to ensure that the Grant is accounted for and monitored separately from the Recipient’s other funding streams.
7.10 The Recipient undertakes to complete the work for which the Grant is provided. The work should be completed within agreed timescales, and the Recipient will report any significant variations to spending on work funded by the Commissioner.
Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Initial Purchaser that:
Covenants of the Company and the Guarantors In further consideration of the agreements of the Initial Purchasers contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenant with each Initial Purchaser as follows:
(a) To furnish to you in New York City, without charge, prior to 3:00 p.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section 6(c), as many copies of the Final Memorandum and any supplements and amendments thereto as you may reasonably request.
(b) Before amending or supplementing either Memorandum, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to use any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.
(c) If, during such period after the date hereof and prior to the date on which all of the Securities shall have been sold by the Initial Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Memorandum to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense, to the Initial Purchasers, either amendments or supplements to the Final Memorandum so that the statements in the Final Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Final Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(d) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request.
(e) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company's and the Guarantors' counsel and the Company's, Storm's and EnCana's accountants in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation of each Memorandum and all amendments and supplements thereto, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the delivering of copies thereof to the Initial Purchasers, in the quantities herein above specified, all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(d) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchasers in connection with such qualification and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum, (ii) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Securities, (iii) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the admission of the Securities for trading in PORTAL, (iv) the costs and charges of the Trustee and (v) the costs and expenses of the Company and the Guarantors relating to investor presentations on any "road show" undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company and the Guarantors, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and the Guarantors and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 8, and the last paragraph of Section 10, the Initial Purchasers will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
(f) None of the Trust, its Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers) will sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in the Securities Act) which could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner which would require the registration under the Securities Act of the Securities.
(g) Not to solicit any offer to buy or offer or sell the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
(h) While any of the Securities remain "restricted securities" within the meaning of the Securities Act, to make available, upon request, to any seller of such Securities the information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, unless the Trust is then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(i) If requested by you, to use their commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Securities to be designated PORTAL securities in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. relating to trading in the PORTAL Market.
(j) None of the Trust, its Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers) will engage in any directed selling efforts (as that term is defined in Regulation S) with respect to the Securities, and the Trust, its Affiliates and each person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers) will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
(k) During the period of two years after the Closing Date, the Trust will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates to resell any of the Securities which constitute "restricted securities" under Rule 144 that have been reacquired by any of them.
(l) Not to take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby.
Indemnification by the Company and the Guarantors The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each of the holders of Registrable Securities included in an Exchange Registration Statement, and each person who participates as a placement or sales agent or as an underwriter in any offering or sale of such Registrable Securities against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder, agent or underwriter may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Exchange Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433) contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such holder, agent or underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse such holder, such agent and such underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be liable to any such person in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any registration statement contemplated hereunder, or preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433), or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such person expressly for use therein.
Indemnification of the Company and the Guarantors Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each Guarantor, each officer of the Company or a Guarantor who signed the Registration Statement, each of their respective directors and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, any Guarantor, any officer of the Company or a Guarantor who signed the Registration Statement or any such director or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Underwriter), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, any Guarantor and each such director or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Company, any Guarantor or such director or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Underwriters through the Representatives have furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the eleventh paragraph (beginning “Neither we nor any of the underwriters...”) under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 7(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have.
Grantor’s Covenants Each Grantor covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Such Grantor will keep the Collateral in reasonably good repair, working order and operating condition (normal wear and tear excluded), and from time to time make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto and, as appropriate and applicable, will otherwise deal with the Collateral in all such ways as are considered customary practice by owners of like property.
(b) Such Grantor will not sell, encumber, lease, rent, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any Collateral or right or interest therein, provided that Company may sell, lease, transfer, license or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral consisting of (i) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales of worn-out or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) non-exclusive licenses and similar arrangements for the use of the property of Company in the ordinary course of business.
(c) Such Grantor shall not create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its property, except for Permitted Liens.
(d) Such Grantor shall (i) carry and maintain insurance at its expense of the types and in the amounts customarily carried by others engaged in substantially the same business as such person and operating in the same geographic area as such person, including, but not limited to, fire, property damage and worker's compensation, such insurance to be in such form as is carried with companies and in amounts satisfactory to Collateral Agent.
(e) Such Grantor will promptly notify the Collateral Agent in writing in the event of any material damage to the Collateral from any source whatsoever.
(f) Such Grantor will not (i) move its principal place of business or any other office listed in Schedule 1-A or (ii) adopt, use or conduct business under any trade name or other corporate or fictitious name not disclosed in Schedule 1-A, except, in each case, upon not less than 30 days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor's prior compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 4 hereof necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent's security interest hereunder.
(g) Such Grantor shall not establish any additional Deposit Account or securities account not listed on Schedule 1-B, except upon prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor’s compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 4 hereof necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest hereunder, including without limitation, delivery of duly executed account control agreements by all necessary parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Amendments to the Grant Agreement 18.1 This Grant Agreement and the Grant Letter set out the entire agreement between the parties. They replace all previous negotiations, agreements, understandings and representations between the parties, whether oral or in writing.
18.2 The Commissioner retains the right to make amendments to this Grant Agreement and/or the Grant Letter which shall only be valid if they are in writing and signed by an authorised representative of the Commissioner.
