CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND LAWSUITS Sample Clauses

CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND LAWSUITS. The mutual fund industry as a whole is currently subject to a wide range of inquiries and litigation related to issues of "market timing" and "late trading." Both AIM and INVESCO are the subject of a number of such inquiries, as described below.
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CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND LAWSUITS. ... 37 INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION................................................ 40 PROPOSAL 2 -- ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.......................... 40 Which Funds' Shareholders Will Vote on Proposal 2?........ 40
CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND LAWSUITS. .... 19 INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION................................................ 22 PROPOSAL 2 -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS......................... 22
CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND LAWSUITS. The mutual fund industry as a whole is currently subject to a wide range of inquiries and litigation related to issues of "market timing" and "late trading." Both AIM and INVESCO are the subject of a number of such inquiries, as described below. REGULATORY ACTIONS AND INQUIRIES CONCERNING INVESCO On December 2, 2003 each of the SEC and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York ("NYAG") filed civil proceedings against INVESCO and Raymond R. Cunningham, in his capacity as the chief executive officxx xx XXXXXXX. Xx. Xxnningham currently holds the positions of Chief Operating Offxxxx xxx Xxxxxr Vice President of A I M Management Group Inc., the parent of AIM, and the position of Senior Vice President of AIM. In addition, on December 2, 2003, the State of Colorado filed civil proceedings against INVESCO. Neither your Fund nor any of the other AIM or INVESCO Funds has been named as a defendant in any of these proceedings. The SEC complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado [Civil Action No. 03-N-2421 (PAC)], alleges that INVESCO failed to disclose in the INVESCO Funds' prospectuses and to the INVESCO Funds' independent directors that INVESCO had entered into certain arrangements permitting market timing of the INVESCO Funds. The SEC alleges violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 under that Act, Section 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and Sections 34(b) and 36(a) of the 1940 Act. The SEC is seeking injunctions, including permanent injunctions from serving as an investment advisor, officer or director of an investment company; an accounting of all market timing as well as certain fees and compensation received; disgorgement; civil monetary penalties; and other relief. The NYAG complaint, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York (New York County), is also based on the circumstances described above. The NYAG complaint alleges violation of Article 23-A (the Martin Act) and Section 349 of the General Business Law of the Statx xx Xew York and Section 63(12) of the State of New York's Executive Law. The NYAG is seeking injunctions, including permanent injunctions from directly or indirectly selling or distributing shares of mutual funds; disgorgement of all profits obtained, including fees collected, and payment of all restitution and damages caused, directly or indirectly from the alleged il...
CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS AND LAWSUITS. .... 21 INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION................................................ 24 PROPOSAL 2 -- ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.......................... 24

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  • Proceedings and Litigation No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced by any Person against any party hereto seeking to restrain or delay the purchase and sale of the Units or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

  • Judicial Proceedings; Waiver of Jury Any judicial proceeding brought against the Trust, the Trustee or the Warrant Agent with respect to this Warrant Agent Agreement may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the County of New York, State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and, by execution and delivery of the Call Warrants, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust and the Warrant Agent (a) accept, generally and unconditionally, the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and any related appellate court, and irrevocably agree that the Trust, the Trustee and the Warrant Agent shall be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Warrant Agent Agreement or the Call Warrants, subject to any rights of appeal, and (b) irrevocably waive any objection that the Trust, the Trustee or the Warrant Agent may now or hereafter have as to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court or that such court is an inconvenient forum.

  • Legal Actions or Proceedings No legal action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened seeking to restrain, prohibit, invalidate or otherwise affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

  • Waivers and Judicial Proceedings 36 10.1 Waivers............................................................................... 36 10.2 Delay; No Waiver of Defaults.......................................................... 36 10.3

  • Legal Proceedings and Orders There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against Geron that questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of Geron to enter into this Agreement or to consummate this transactions contemplated hereby, nor is Geron aware of any basis for any of the forgoing. Geron is neither a party nor subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality that would affect the ability of Geron to enter into this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

  • Judicial Proceedings (a) The Teekay Parties irrevocably (i) agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding against the Teekay Parties arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or alleged violations of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States may be instituted in any New York court, (ii) waive, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding in any New York court and (iii) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Teekay Parties has appointed Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, New York, New York, as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”), upon whom process may be served in any such action arising out of or based on this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or any alleged violation of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States which may be instituted in any New York court, expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action, and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Such appointment shall be irrevocable. The Teekay Parties represent and warrant that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as such agent for service of process and agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Teekay Parties shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Teekay Parties.

  • Proceedings and Documents All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.

  • Criminal Proceedings Any criminal complaint, indictment or criminal proceedings;

  • Litigation and Proceedings There are no actions, suits, -------------------------- proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company after reasonable investigation, threatened by or against the Company or affecting the Company or its properties, at law or in equity, before any court or other governmental agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any kind. The Company has no knowledge of any default on its part with respect to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, award, rule or regulation of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency or instrumentality, or any circumstance which after reasonable investigation would result in the discovery of such default.

  • No Pending Litigation or Proceedings No Litigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened against or affecting Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Other Agreement to which Buyer is or is to become a party or that would, to Buyer’s knowledge, have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s business considered as a whole.

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