Common use of Certain Rights of Rights Agents; Actions of the Rights Agents Clause in Contracts

Certain Rights of Rights Agents; Actions of the Rights Agents. The Rights Agents undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agents. In addition: (a) the Rights Agents may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; ---------- (1) Insert name of River Rights Agent. (b) whenever the Rights Agents shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agents may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, rely upon an Officer's Certificate; (c) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with counsel of their selection and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by them hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (d) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with accounting firms, tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that they, in their sole and absolute discretion, deem appropriate or necessary to enable them to discharge their duties hereunder; (e) the Rights Agents may direct employees of Parent, River, and River Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates to respond to discovery requests, attend and prepare for depositions, prepare for and testify at trial, or take any other action that the Rights Agents believe is necessary or prudent in prosecuting the Litigation. If an employee of Parent, River, the River Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates takes any action in accordance with this Section 3.2(e), Parent shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to (I) (i) the hours that the employees are required to work in connection with such engagement TIMES (ii) the hourly rate of such employee (determined by dividing (A) the sum (without duplication) of (1) the employee's annual salary payable in cash at the time of the engagement PLUS (2) the employee's annual bonus for the prior fiscal year PLUS (3) the employment taxes that the employer is required to pay with respect to such amounts PLUS (4) the out-of-pocket costs of Parent, River, the River Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, of all other employee benefits, including employer-paid health care, employer-paid life insurance premiums, and employer contributions to savings and pension plans, in respect of the employee, by (B) the product of (x) 52 weeks less the number of weeks of vacation to which the employee is entitled to during the current calendar year times (y) if such employee is a full-time employee, 40, or if such employee is not a full time employee, the number of hours that such employee is expected to work each week) plus (II) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such engagement. Prior to commencing any engagement, the Parent shall provide to the engaging Rights Agents an estimate of the number of hours that Parent expects that its or its Affiliates employees will expend in connection with the engagement, the position of the employees that it expects to work on the engagement, an estimate of the hourly rate of such employees, and an estimate of any material out-of-pocket expenses Parent expects to be incurred in connection with such engagement. During the course of the engagement Parent shall submit to the engaging Rights Agents an update of the estimate (including a statement of actual hours worked by each employee and the hourly rate of such employee and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred) not less than monthly (or any shorter period as reasonably requested by the engaging Rights Agents at the time of the engagement) or at anytime that Parent knows that the actual amount of work will materially exceed the initial estimate. Parent shall submit separate bills for each engagement at the end of each fiscal quarter setting forth the name of the employee that worked on the engagement, the hours such employee spent for such fiscal quarter on such engagement (accompanied by appropriate billing sheets prepared by such employee), the hourly rate for such employee (accompanied by any reasonable evidence of such rate that the engaging Rights Agent requests), and the out-of-pocket expenses incurred (accompanied by receipts for any material item). The Rights Agents shall direct that the xxxx be paid out of the Escrowed Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rights Agents shall not be required to pay for (and shall not treat as Claims Expenses any amounts allocable to) the following: (A) the first $100,000 billed and approved by the Rights Agents pursuant to this Section 3.2(e), (B) any employee time spent personally preparing testifying at a trial, (C) any employee time spent attending or preparing for his or her depositions; (D) any employee time spent exercising the rights and duties of a Rights Agent; (E) any employee time spent defending a claims against River, the River Subsidiaries, the Parent, or its Affiliates in the Litigation; or (F) other than matters specified in Section 3.2(e), any employee time spent or out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of River's or Parent's obligations pursuant to this Agreement. (f) the Rights Agents shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of the such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises; and (g) the initial Rights Agents may be Holders. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Rights Agents shall be taken by majority vote of the Rights Agents; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the right to engage parties (including employees of River, the River Subsidiaries, Parent, or their Affiliates) to perform services (i) with respect to the day-to-day conduct of the Litigation shall be made by the River Rights Agent with the primary responsibility for day-to-day conduct as set forth in Section 3.1(c), (ii) with respect to Strategic Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Strategic Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c), and (iii) with respect to Settlement Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Settlement Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Information Resources Inc), Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Information Resources Inc)

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Certain Rights of Rights Agents; Actions of the Rights Agents. The Rights Agents undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agents. In addition: (a) the Rights Agents may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; ---------- (1) Insert name of River Rights Agent.; (b) whenever the Rights Agents shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agents may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, rely upon an Officer's ’s Certificate; (c) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with counsel of their selection and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by them hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (d) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with accounting firms, tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that they, in their sole and absolute discretion, deem appropriate or necessary to enable them to discharge their duties hereunder; (e) the Rights Agents may direct employees of Parent, Riverthe Company, and River Company Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates to respond to discovery requests, attend and prepare for depositions, prepare for and testify at trial, or take any other action that the Rights Agents _______________ 1. Insert name of a CVR Rights Agent. believe is necessary or prudent in prosecuting the Litigation. If an employee of Parent, Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates takes any action in accordance with this Section 3.2(e), Parent shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to (I) (i) the hours that the employees are required to work in connection with such engagement TIMES times (ii) the hourly rate of such employee (determined by dividing (A) the sum (without duplication) of (1) the employee's annual salary payable in cash at the time of the engagement PLUS plus (2) the employee's annual bonus for the prior fiscal year PLUS plus (3) the employment taxes that the employer is required to pay with respect to such amounts PLUS plus (4) the out-of-pocket costs of Parent, Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, of all other employee benefits, including employer-paid health care, employer-paid life insurance premiums, and employer contributions to savings and pension plans, in respect of the employee, by (B) the product of (x) 52 weeks less the number of weeks of vacation to which the employee is entitled to during the current calendar year times (y) if such employee is a full-time employee, 40, or if such employee is not a full time employee, the number of hours that such employee is expected to work each week) plus (II) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, in connection with such engagement. Prior to commencing any engagement, the Parent shall provide to the engaging Rights Agents an estimate of the number of hours that Parent expects that its or its Affiliates Affiliates' employees will expend in connection with the engagement, the position of the employees that it expects to work on the engagement, an estimate of the hourly rate of such employees, and an estimate of any material out-of-pocket expenses Parent expects to be incurred in connection with such engagement. During the course of the engagement engagement, Parent shall submit to the engaging Rights Agents an update of the estimate (including a statement of actual hours worked by each employee and the hourly rate of such employee and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred) not less than monthly (or any shorter period as reasonably requested by the engaging Rights Agents at the time of the engagement) or at anytime that Parent knows that the actual amount of work will materially exceed the initial estimate. Parent shall submit separate bills for each engagement at the end of each fiscal quarter setting forth the name of the employee that worked on the engagement, the hours such employee spent for such fiscal quarter on such engagement (accompanied by appropriate billing sheets prepared by such employee), the hourly rate for such employee (accompanied by any reasonable evidence of such rate that the engaging Rights Agent requests), and the out-of-pocket expenses incurred (accompanied by receipts for any material item). The Rights Agents shall direct that the xxxx be paid out of the Escrowed Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rights Agents shall not be required to pay for (and shall not treat as Claims Expenses any amounts allocable to) the following: (A) the first $100,000 billed and approved by the Rights Agents pursuant to this Section 3.2(e), (B) any employee time spent personally preparing for or testifying at a trial, (C) any employee time spent attending or preparing for his or her depositions; (D) any employee time spent exercising the rights and duties of a Rights Agent; (E) any employee time spent defending a claims claim against Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, the Parent, or its Affiliates in the Litigation; or (F) other than matters specified in Section 3.2(e), any employee time spent or out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of Riverthe Company's or Parent's obligations pursuant to this Agreement. (f) the Rights Agents shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of the such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises; and (g) the initial Rights Agents may be HoldersHolders of CVRs. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Rights Agents shall be taken by majority vote of the Rights Agents; PROVIDEDprovided, HOWEVERhowever, that the right to engage parties (including employees of Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, Parent, or their Affiliates) to perform services (i) with respect to the day-to-day conduct of the Litigation shall be made by the River CVR Rights Agent Agents with the primary responsibility for day-to-day conduct as set forth in Section 3.1(c), (ii) with respect to Strategic Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Strategic Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c), and (iii) with respect to Settlement Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Settlement Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c).

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Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Information Resources Inc)

Certain Rights of Rights Agents; Actions of the Rights Agents. The Rights Agents undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agents. In addition: (a) the Rights Agents may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; ---------- (1) Insert name of River Rights Agent.; (b) whenever the Rights Agents shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agents may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, rely upon an Officer's Certificate; (c) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with counsel of their selection and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by them hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (d) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with accounting firms, tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that they, in their sole and absolute discretion, deem appropriate or necessary to enable them to discharge their duties hereunder; (e) the Rights Agents may direct employees of Parent, Riverthe Company, and River Company Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates to respond to discovery requests, attend and prepare for depositions, prepare for and testify at trial, or take any other action that the Rights Agents believe is necessary or prudent in prosecuting the Litigation. If an employee of Parent, Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates takes any action in accordance with this Section 3.2(e), Parent shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to (I) (i) the hours that the employees are required to work in connection with such engagement TIMES times (ii) the hourly rate of such employee (determined by dividing (A) the sum (without duplication) of (1) the employee's annual salary payable in cash at the time of the engagement PLUS plus (2) the employee's annual bonus for the prior fiscal year PLUS plus (3) the employment taxes that the employer is required to pay with respect to such amounts PLUS plus (4) the out-of-pocket costs of Parent, Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, of all other employee benefits, including employer-paid health care, employer-paid life insurance premiums, and employer contributions to savings and pension plans, in respect of the employee, by (B) the product of (x) 52 weeks less the number of weeks of vacation to which the employee is entitled to during the current calendar year times (y) if such employee is a full-time employee, 40, or if such employee is not a full time employee, the number of hours that such employee is expected to work each week) plus (II) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, in connection with such engagement. Prior to commencing any engagement, the Parent shall provide to the engaging Rights Agents an estimate of the number of hours that Parent expects that its or its Affiliates employees will expend in connection with the engagement, the position of the employees that it expects to work on the engagement, an estimate of the hourly rate of such employees, and an estimate of any material out-of-pocket expenses Parent expects to be incurred in connection with such engagement. During the course of the engagement engagement, Parent shall submit to the engaging Rights Agents an update of the estimate (including a statement of actual hours worked by each employee and the hourly rate of such employee and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred) not less than monthly (or any shorter period as reasonably requested by the engaging Rights Agents at the time of the engagement) or at anytime that Parent knows that the actual amount of work will materially exceed the initial estimate. Parent shall submit separate bills for each engagement at the end of each fiscal quarter setting forth the name of the employee that worked on the engagement, the hours such employee spent for such fiscal quarter on such engagement (accompanied by appropriate billing sheets prepared by such employee), the hourly rate for such employee (accompanied by any reasonable evidence of such rate that the engaging Rights Agent requests), and the out-of-pocket expenses incurred (accompanied by receipts for any material item). The Rights Agents shall direct that the xxxx be paid out of the Escrowed Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rights Agents shall not be required to pay for (and shall not treat as Claims Expenses any amounts allocable to) the following: (A) the first $100,000 billed and approved by the Rights Agents pursuant to this Section 3.2(e), (B) any employee time spent personally preparing for or testifying at a trial, (C) any employee time spent attending or preparing for his or her depositions; (D) any employee time spent exercising the rights and duties of a Rights Agent; (E) any employee time spent defending a claims claim against Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, the Parent, or its Affiliates in the Litigation; or (F) other than matters specified in Section 3.2(e), any employee time spent or out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of Riverthe Company's or Parent's obligations pursuant to this Agreement. (f) the Rights Agents shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of the such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises; and (g) the initial Rights Agents may be HoldersHolders of CVRs. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Rights Agents shall be taken by majority vote of the Rights Agents; PROVIDEDprovided, HOWEVERhowever, that the right to engage parties (including employees of Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, Parent, or their Affiliates) to perform services (i) with respect to the day-to-day conduct of the Litigation shall be made by the River CVR Rights Agent Agents with the primary responsibility for day-to-day conduct as set forth in Section 3.1(c), (ii) with respect to Strategic Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Strategic Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c), and (iii) with respect to Settlement Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Settlement Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Information Resources Inc)

Certain Rights of Rights Agents; Actions of the Rights Agents. The Rights Agents undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agents. In addition: (a) the Rights Agents may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; ---------- (1) Insert name of River Rights Agent.; (b) whenever the Rights Agents shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agents may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, rely upon an Officer's ’s Certificate; (c) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with counsel of their selection and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by them hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (d) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with accounting firms, tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that they, in their sole and absolute discretion, deem appropriate or necessary to enable them to discharge their duties hereunder; (e) the Rights Agents may direct employees of Parent, Riverthe Company, and River Company Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates to respond to discovery requests, attend and prepare for depositions, prepare for and testify at trial, or take any other action that the Rights Agents believe is necessary or prudent in prosecuting the Litigation. If an employee of Parent, Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates takes any action in accordance with this 17 Section 3.2(e), Parent shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to (I) (i) the hours that the employees are required to work in connection with such engagement TIMES times (ii) the hourly rate of such employee (determined by dividing (A) the sum (without duplication) of (1) the employee's ’s annual salary payable in cash at the time of the engagement PLUS plus (2) the employee's ’s annual bonus for the prior fiscal year PLUS plus (3) the employment taxes that the employer is required to pay with respect to such amounts PLUS plus (4) the out-of-pocket costs of Parent, Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, of all other employee benefits, including employer-paid health care, employer-paid life insurance premiums, and employer contributions to savings and pension plans, in respect of the employee, by (B) the product of (x) 52 weeks less the number of weeks of vacation to which the employee is entitled to during the current calendar year times (y) if such employee is a full-time employee, 40, or if such employee is not a full time employee, the number of hours that such employee is expected to work each week) plus (II) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, in connection with such engagement. Prior to commencing any engagement, the Parent shall provide to the engaging Rights Agents an estimate of the number of hours that Parent expects that its or its Affiliates Affiliates’ employees will expend in connection with the engagement, the position of the employees that it expects to work on the engagement, an estimate of the hourly rate of such employees, and an estimate of any material out-of-pocket expenses Parent expects to be incurred in connection with such engagement. During the course of the engagement engagement, Parent shall submit to the engaging Rights Agents an update of the estimate (including a statement of actual hours worked by each employee and the hourly rate of such employee and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred) not less than monthly (or any shorter period as reasonably requested by the engaging Rights Agents at the time of the engagement) or at anytime that Parent knows that the actual amount of work will materially exceed the initial estimate. Parent shall submit separate bills for each engagement at the end of each fiscal quarter setting forth the name of the employee that worked on the engagement, the hours such employee spent for such fiscal quarter on such engagement (accompanied by appropriate billing sheets prepared by such employee), the hourly rate for such employee (accompanied by any reasonable evidence of such rate that the engaging Rights Agent requests), and the out-of-pocket expenses incurred (accompanied by receipts for any material item). The Rights Agents shall direct that the xxxx be paid out of the Escrowed Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rights Agents shall not be required to pay for (and shall not treat as Claims Expenses any amounts allocable to) the following: (A) the first $100,000 billed and approved by the Rights Agents pursuant to this Section 3.2(e), (B) any employee time spent personally preparing for or testifying at a trial, (C) any employee time spent attending or preparing for his or her depositions; (D) any employee time spent exercising the rights and duties of a Rights Agent; (E) any employee time spent defending a claims claim against Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, the Parent, or its Affiliates in the Litigation; or (F) other than matters specified in Section 3.2(e), any employee time spent or out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of River's the Company’s or Parent's ’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement. (f) the Rights Agents shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of the such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises; and (g) the initial Rights Agents may be HoldersHolders of CVRs. 18 Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Rights Agents shall be taken by majority vote of the Rights Agents; PROVIDEDprovided, HOWEVERhowever, that the right to engage parties (including employees of Riverthe Company, the River Company Subsidiaries, Parent, or their Affiliates) to perform services (i) with respect to the day-to-day conduct of the Litigation shall be made by the River CVR Rights Agent Agents with the primary responsibility for day-to-day conduct as set forth in Section 3.1(c), (ii) with respect to Strategic Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Strategic Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c), and (iii) with respect to Settlement Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Settlement Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Information Resources Litig Contingent Pymt Rights Trust)

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Certain Rights of Rights Agents; Actions of the Rights Agents. The Rights Agents undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agents. In addition: (a) the Rights Agents may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by them to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; ---------- (1) Insert name of River Rights Agent. (b) whenever the Rights Agents shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agents may, in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, rely upon an Officer's Certificate; (c) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with counsel of their selection and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by them hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (d) the Rights Agents may engage and consult with accounting firms, tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that they, in their sole and absolute discretion, deem appropriate or necessary to enable them to discharge their duties hereunder; (e) the Rights Agents may direct employees of Parent, River, and River Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates to respond to discovery requests, attend and prepare for depositions, prepare for and testify at trial, or take any other action that the Rights Agents believe is necessary or prudent in prosecuting the Litigation. If an employee of Parent, River, the River Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates takes any action in accordance with this Section 3.2(e), Parent shall be entitled to be paid an amount equal to (I) (i) the hours that the employees are required to work in connection with such engagement TIMES times (ii) the hourly rate of such employee (determined by dividing (A) the sum (without duplication) of (1) the employee's annual salary payable in cash at the time of the engagement PLUS plus (2) the employee's annual bonus for the prior fiscal year PLUS plus (3) the employment taxes that the employer is required to pay with respect to such amounts PLUS plus (4) the out-of-pocket costs of Parent, River, the River Subsidiaries, or their Affiliates, as the case may be, of all other employee benefits, including employer-paid health care, employer-paid life insurance premiums, and employer contributions to savings and pension plans, in respect of the employee, by (B) the product of (x) 52 weeks less the number of weeks of vacation to which the employee is entitled to during the current calendar year times (y) if such employee is a full-time employee, 40, or if such employee is not a full time employee, the number of hours that such employee is expected to work each week) plus (II) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such engagement. Prior to commencing any engagement, the Parent shall provide to the engaging Rights Agents an estimate of the number of hours that Parent expects that its or its Affiliates employees will expend in connection with the engagement, the position of the employees that it expects to work on the engagement, an estimate of the hourly rate of such employees, and an estimate of any material out-of-pocket expenses Parent expects to be incurred in connection with such engagement. During the course of the engagement Parent shall submit to the engaging Rights Agents an update of the estimate (including a statement of actual hours worked by each employee and the hourly rate of such employee and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred) not less than monthly (or any shorter period as reasonably requested by the engaging Rights Agents at the time of the engagement) or at anytime that Parent knows that the actual amount of work will materially exceed the initial estimate. Parent shall submit separate bills for each engagement at the end of each fiscal quarter setting forth the name of the employee that worked on the engagement, the hours such employee spent for such fiscal quarter on such engagement (accompanied by appropriate billing sheets prepared by such employee), the hourly rate for such employee (accompanied by any reasonable evidence of such rate that the engaging Rights Agent requests), and the out-of-pocket expenses incurred (accompanied by receipts for any material item). The Rights Agents shall direct that the xxxx be paid out of the Escrowed Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Rights Agents shall not be required to pay for (and shall not treat as Claims Expenses any amounts allocable to) the following: (A) the first $100,000 billed and approved by the Rights Agents pursuant to this Section 3.2(e), (B) any employee time spent personally preparing testifying at a trial, (C) any employee time spent attending or preparing for his or her depositions; (D) any employee time spent exercising the rights and duties of a Rights Agent; (E) any employee time spent defending a claims against River, the River Subsidiaries, the Parent, or its Affiliates in the Litigation; or (F) other than matters specified in Section 3.2(e), any employee time spent or out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of River's or Parent's obligations pursuant to this Agreement. (f) the Rights Agents shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of the such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises; and (g) the initial Rights Agents may be Holders. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Rights Agents shall be taken by majority vote of the Rights Agents; PROVIDEDprovided, HOWEVERhowever, that the right to engage parties (including employees of River, the River Subsidiaries, Parent, or their Affiliates) to perform services (i) with respect to the day-to-day conduct of the Litigation shall be made by the River Rights Agent with the primary responsibility for day-to-day conduct as set forth in Section 3.1(c), (ii) with respect to Strategic Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Strategic Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c), and (iii) with respect to Settlement Decisions shall be made by the applicable majority of Rights Agents required for Settlement Decisions as set forth in Section 3.1(c).

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Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Information Resources Inc)

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