Certain Matters Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee on account of any proceeding with respect to (i) remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law (and, in this respect, both the Company and Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication, as indicated in Section 10(d) below); (ii) a final judgment rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting, disgorgement or repayment of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company against Indemnitee or in connection with a settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee to the extent it is acknowledged by Indemnitee and the Company that such amount paid in settlement resulted from Indemnitee’s conduct from which Indemnitee received monetary personal profit, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other provisions of any federal, state or local statute or rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) a final judgment or other final adjudication that Indemnitee’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct (but only to the extent of such specific determination); or (iv) on account of conduct that is established by a final judgment as constituting a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Indemnitee is not legally entitled. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, a final judgment or other adjudication may be reached in either the underlying proceeding or action in connection with which indemnification is sought or a separate proceeding or action to establish rights and liabilities under this Agreement.
Loan Matters (a) Neither Southwest nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any written or oral Loan in which Southwest or any Southwest Subsidiary is a creditor which as of September 30, 2016, had an outstanding balance of $50,000 or more and under the terms of which the obligor was, as of November 30, 2016, over 90 days or more delinquent in payment of principal or interest. Except as such disclosure may be limited by any applicable Law, Section 4.29(a) of Southwest’s Disclosure Memorandum sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all of the Loans of Southwest and its Subsidiaries that, (A) as of September 30, 2016 had an outstanding balance of $50,000 or more and were (1) on non-accrual status or (2) classified by Southwest as “Other Loans Specially Mentioned,” “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” “Doubtful,” “Loss,” “Classified,” “Criticized,” “Credit Risk Assets,” “Concerned Loans,” “Watch List” or words of similar import, together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan and the aggregate principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Loans as of such date, and (B) at any point since December 31, 2012, constituted a “Troubled Debt Restructuring,” as defined in the Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 310-40.
(b) Each Loan currently outstanding (i) is evidenced by notes, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness that are true, genuine and what they purport to be, (ii) to the extent secured, has been secured by valid Liens which have been perfected and (iii) is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the obligor named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms (except in all cases as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium, or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except that the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding may be brought). The notes or other credit or security documents with respect to each such outstanding Loan were in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws at the time of origination or purchase by a Southwest Entity and are complete and correct in all material respects.
(c) Each outstanding Loan (including Loans held for resale to investors) was solicited and originated, and is and has been administered and, where applicable, serviced, and the relevant Loan files are being maintained, in all material respects in accordance with the relevant notes or other credit or security documents, Southwest’s written underwriting standards (and, in the case of Loans held for resale to investors, the underwriting standards, if any, of the applicable investors) and with all applicable requirements of Laws.
(d) None of the Contracts pursuant to which any Southwest Entity has sold Loans or pools of Loans or participations in Loans or pools of Loans contains any obligation to repurchase such Loans or interests therein solely on account of a payment default by the obligor on any such Loan. Except as would not be material to Southwest and its Subsidiaries, each Loan included in a pool of Loans originated, securitized or, to the Knowledge of Southwest, acquired by Southwest or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Pool”) meets all eligibility requirements (including all applicable requirements for obtaining mortgage insurance certificates and Loan guaranty certificates) for inclusion in such Pool. All such Pools have been finally certified or, if required, recertified in accordance with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations, except where the time for certification or recertification has not yet expired. No Pools have been improperly certified, and, except as would not be material to Southwest and its Subsidiaries, no Loan has been bought out of a Pool without all required approvals of the applicable investors.
(e) (i) Section 4.29(e) of Southwest’s Disclosure Memorandum sets forth a list of all Loans as of the date hereof by Southwest to any directors, executive officers and principal shareholders (as such terms are defined in Regulation O of the Federal Reserve Board (12 C.F.R. Part 215)) of any Southwest Entity, (ii) there are no employee, officer, director, principal shareholder or other affiliate Loans on which the borrower is paying a rate other than that reflected in the note or other relevant credit or security agreement or on which the borrower is paying a rate which was not in compliance with Regulation O and (iii) all such Loans are and were originated in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
(f) Neither Southwest nor any of its Subsidiaries is now nor has it ever been since December 31, 2012, subject to any material fine, suspension, settlement or other contract or other administrative agreement or sanction by, or any reduction in any loan purchase commitment from, any Regulatory Agency relating to the origination, sale or servicing of mortgage or consumer Loans.
Certain Additional Matters (a) Any arbitration award shall be a bare award limited to a holding for or against a party and shall be without findings as to facts, issues or conclusions of law (including with respect to any matters relating to the validity or infringement of patents or patent applications) and shall be without a statement of the reasoning on which the award rests, but must be in adequate form so that a judgment of a court may be entered thereupon. Judgment upon any arbitration award hereunder may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
(b) Prior to the time at which an arbitrator is appointed pursuant to Section 8.4, any party may seek one or more temporary restraining orders in a court of competent jurisdiction if necessary in order to preserve and protect the status quo. Neither the request for, or grant or denial of, any such temporary restraining order shall be deemed a waiver of the obligation to arbitrate as set forth herein and the arbitrator may dissolve, continue or modify any such order. Any such temporary restraining order shall remain in effect until the first to occur of the expiration of the order in accordance with its terms or the dissolution thereof by the arbitrator.
(c) Except as required by law, the parties shall hold, and shall cause their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and other representatives to hold, the existence, content and result of mediation or arbitration in confidence in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII and except as may be required in order to enforce any award. Each of the parties shall request that any mediator or arbitrator comply with such confidentiality requirement.
(d) If at any time the sole arbitrator shall fail to serve as an arbitrator for any reason, the parties shall select a new arbitrator who shall be disinterested as to the parties and the matter in accordance with the procedures set forth herein for the selection of the initial arbitrator. The extent, if any, to which testimony previously given shall be repeated or as to which the replacement arbitrator elects to rely on the stenographic record (if there is one) of such testimony shall be determined by the replacement arbitrator.
Certain Corporate Matters VSCO is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in every jurisdiction in which the character of VSCO’s properties or nature of VSCO’s business requires it to be so licensed or qualified other than such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified does not, or insofar as can reasonably be foreseen, in the future will not, have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or business. VSCO has full corporate power and authority and all authorizations, licenses and permits necessary to carry on the business in which it is engaged or in which it proposes presently to engage and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. VSCO has delivered to Tianyin true, accurate and complete copies of its certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws, which reflect all restatements of and amendments made thereto at any time prior to the date of this Agreement. The records of meetings of the Shareholders and Board of Directors of VSCO are complete and correct in all material respects. The stock records of VSCO and the Shareholder lists of VSCO that VSCO has previously furnished to Tianyin are complete and correct in all material respects and accurately reflect the record ownership and the beneficial ownership of all the outstanding shares of VSCO’s capital stock and any other outstanding securities issued by VSCO. VSCO is not in default under or in violation of any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws in any material respect. VSCO is not in any material default or in violation of any restriction, lien, encumbrance, indenture, contract, lease, sublease, loan agreement, note or other obligation or liability by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject.
Certain Environmental Matters (i) The Company and its subsidiaries (x) are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws (including common law), rules, regulations, requirements, decisions, judgments, decrees, orders and other legally enforceable requirements relating to pollution or the protection of human health or safety, the environment, natural resources, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); (y) have received and are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under any Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability or obligation under or relating to, or any actual or potential violation of, any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such matter as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (x) there is no proceeding that is pending, or that is known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceeding regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, (y) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any facts or issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (z) none of the Company or its subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws.
Certain ERISA Matters (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
Compliance of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing with Laws, Etc The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which each such Person is a party, in accordance with their respective terms, the Extensions of Credit hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (a) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to any Credit Party where the failure to obtain such Governmental Approval or such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of any Credit Party, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to such Person, which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person other than Permitted Liens or (e) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, other than (i) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents previously obtained or for which the failure to obtain or make could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) consents or filings under the UCC or other security filings.
Certain Contracts and Arrangements (a) Section 3.7(a) of the Transferor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of the following Contracts (including currently effective amendments and modifications thereto), other than commitments to issue owner’s title insurance policies and owner’s title insurance policies, to which the Company is a party, by which any of its properties are bound or that relate to the conduct of the Business (collectively, the “Material Agreements”):
(i) agreements involving payments to or from the Company of at least $75,000 per year;
(ii) vendor or similar agreements involving payments to or from the Company in excess of $75,000 per year;
(iii) Contracts, or a group of related Contracts with the same party, for the purchase, sale or distribution of equipment, supplies, products or services, under which the undelivered balance of such equipment, supplies, products or services has a price in excess of $75,000;
(iv) Contracts, loan agreements, letters of credit, repurchase agreements, mortgages, security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements, trust indentures, promissory notes, lines of credit and similar documents in each case relating to Indebtedness;
(v) real property leases calling for payments by the Company of amounts greater than $75,000 per year;
(vi) partnership, royalty or joint venture agreements;
(vii) Contracts limiting the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area;
(viii) Contracts relating to any outstanding commitment for capital expenditures;
(ix) (A) Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Company and any Person, (B) Employment Agreements between the Company and any Person, and (C) Contracts between the Company and any Independent Contractor and (D) the Company Plans, in each instance excluding at-will employment or Independent Contract or arrangements that may be terminated by the Company without notice and without Liability;
(x) Contracts not entered into in the ordinary course of the Business;
(xi) Contracts for the acquisition or disposition of real property, capital stock or other businesses;
(xii) Contracts providing for indemnification of any officer, employee, member, manager or director of the Company;
(xiii) agency, distributor, dealer, sales, marketing or similar agreements or arrangements with any Person that generates or refers business to the Company;
(xiv) all verbal Contracts (excluding at-will employment or Independent Contract or arrangements that may be terminated by the Company without notice and without Liability); and
(xv) Contracts not otherwise disclosed in (i) — (xiv) above that are currently in effect and to which the Company or its respective properties are bound that are material to the Business.
(b) Except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and provided that any indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any such Material Agreement may be limited by applicable Laws and public policy, each Material Agreement (i) to the extent that the Company is a party to such Material Agreement, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, (ii) is in full force and effect as of the Execution Date and (iii) will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) There is not under any Material Agreement any default or event, that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute a default on the part of any of the parties thereto, except such events of default and other events as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained.
(d) The Company has not (i) received written notice of, and there has not occurred, any breach of or violation or default under any Material Agreement or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result in such a violation or default under any Material Agreement, or (ii) received written notice of the desire of the other party or parties to any such Material Agreement to exercise any rights such party has to cancel, terminate, renegotiate or repudiate such contract or exercise remedies thereunder.
(e) True and complete copies of all Material Agreements to which the Company is a party or is bound have been delivered or made available to HSE by Transferor. The Company is not party to or bound by any Contract (other than the Material Agreements) that cannot be terminated by the Company on less than ninety (90) days notice without penalty.
Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances (a) In the event that any Lender shall have delivered a notice or certificate pursuant to subsection 10.10 or any Borrower has been required to pay any Taxes in respect of any Lender pursuant to subsection 10.12, the U.S. Borrower shall have the right, at its own expense, upon notice to such Lender and the General Administrative Agent, to require such Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in subsection 18.6) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to another bank or financial institution identified by the U.S. Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the General Administrative Agent (subject to the restrictions contained in subsection 18.6) which shall assume such obligations; provided that (i) no such assignment shall conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any Governmental Authority and (ii) the Borrower or the assignee, as the case may be, shall pay to the transferor Lender in immediately available funds on the date of such assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans made by it hereunder and all other amounts accrued for its account or owed to it hereunder, including, without limitation, amounts payable pursuant to subsection 10.10 and any amounts that would be payable under Subsection 10.11 if such amount were a prepayment made in the amount and on the date of such assignment.
(b) In the event that any Multicurrency Lender (including a Transferee) does not, for any reason, deliver all forms and certificates required to permit all payments by all Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers hereunder to be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes, the U.S. Borrower may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, require such Multicurrency Lender, upon five Business Days' prior written notice from the U.S. Borrower, to assign the entire then outstanding principal amount of the Multicurrency Loans owing to such Multicurrency Lender and the entire Multicurrency Commitment of such Multicurrency Lender to one or more Lenders selected by the U.S. Borrower which, after giving effect to such assignment, will have a U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment in excess of its Multicurrency Commitment. In the case of any such assignment to another Lender, such assignee Lender shall assign to such assignor Multicurrency Lender a principal amount of outstanding U.S. Revolving Credit Loans owing to such assignee Lender equal to the lesser of (i) the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the amount of Multicurrency Loans assigned to such assignee Lender and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of U.S. Revolving Credit Loans owing to such assignee Lender. Any such assignments pursuant to the two precedent sentences shall be effected in accordance with subsection 18.6(c) and, as a condition to such assignment, simultaneously with such assignment, the U.S. Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid all amounts due to the assignor Multicurrency Lender and the assignee Lender hereunder on the effective date of such assignments.
Certain Documents The Administrative Agent and the Successor Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, dated as of the Effective Date (unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Successor Administrative Agent), in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Successor Agent:
(i) this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each 2010 Extending Term Lender, each 2010 Extending Revolving Lender and the Required Lenders;
(ii) the Consent, Agreement and Affirmation of Guaranty in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Guarantor Consent”), duly executed by each of the Guarantors;
(iii) (x) the DBNY Resignation and Assignment Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Existing Agent and the Successor Agent, dated as of the date hereof and (y) the “Effective Date” under, and as defined in, the DBNY Resignation and Assignment Agreement shall have occurred;
(iv) certified copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors or Sole Member, as applicable, of each Loan Party approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents delivered in connection herewith to which such Loan Party is a party;
(v) a favorable opinion of Xxxx Xxxxxxx, P.C., counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Successor Administrative Agent and addressing such matters relating to this Amendment as the Successor Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(vi) a copy of the notice delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or by an authorized attorney at Xxxx Xxxxxxx, P.C, counsel to the Borrower), to each Local Agent in respect of each outstanding Local Credit Facility pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.4(c)
