Contracts, etc To enter into, make and perform all such obligations, contracts, agreements and undertakings of every kind and description, with any Person or Persons, as the Trustees shall in their discretion deem expedient in the conduct of the business of the Trust, for such terms as they shall see fit, whether or not extending beyond the term of office of the Trustees, or beyond the possible expiration of the Trust; to amend, extend, release or cancel any such obligations, contracts, agreements or understandings; and to execute, acknowledge, deliver and record all written instruments which they may deem necessary or expedient in the exercise of their powers;
Contracts; Debt Instruments 20 3.12. Litigation........................................................... 21 3.13.
SUB-CONTRACTS (a) The Administrator may sub-contract or delegate the performance of all or any of its powers and obligations under this Agreement, provided that (but subject to Clause 3.2(b) herein):
(i) the prior written consent of the Mortgages Trustee and Funding to the proposed arrangement (including, if Funding considers it necessary after consulting with the Security Trustee, approving any contract which sets out the terms on which such arrangements are to be made) has been obtained, the Security Trustee has been consulted and notification has been given to each of the Rating Agencies;
(ii) where the arrangements involve the custody or control of any Mortgage Loan Files and/or Title Deeds relating to the Mortgage Portfolio for the purpose of performing any delegated Services, the sub-contractor or delegate has executed an acknowledgement in writing acceptable to Funding and the Security Trustee to the effect that any such Mortgage Loan Files and/or Title Deeds are and will be held to the order of the Mortgages Trustee (as trustee for the Beneficiaries);
(iii) where the arrangements involve or may involve the receipt by the sub-contractor or delegate of monies belonging to the Beneficiaries which, in accordance with this Agreement, are to be paid into the relevant Collection Account, the sub-contractor or delegate has executed a declaration in writing acceptable to the Beneficiaries that any such monies held by it or to its order are held on trust for the Beneficiaries and will be paid forthwith into the relevant Collection Account in accordance with the terms of the Mortgages Trust Deed;
(iv) any such sub-contractor or delegate has executed a written waiver of any Security Interest arising in connection with such delegated Services (to the extent that such Security Interest relates to the Mortgage Portfolio or any amount referred to in (iii) above); and
(v) neither the Mortgages Trustee, the Security Trustee nor the Beneficiaries shall have any liability for any costs, charges or expenses payable to or incurred by such sub-contractor or delegate or arising from the entering into, the continuance or the termination of any such arrangement.
(b) The provisos to Clause 3.2(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) herein shall not apply:
(i) to the engagement by the Administrator of:
(1) any receiver, solicitor, insurance broker, valuer, surveyor, accountant, estate agent, insolvency practitioner, auctioneer, bailiff, debt counsellor, tracing agent, property management agent, licensed or qualified conveyancer or other professional adviser acting as such; or
(2) any locksmith, builder or other contractor acting as such in relation to a Mortgaged Property, in any such case being a person or persons whom the Administrator would be willing to appoint in respect of its own mortgages in connection with the performance by the Administrator of any of its obligations or functions or in connection with the exercise of its powers under this Agreement; or
(ii) to any delegation to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Seller from time to time.
(c) The Mortgages Trustee and/or Funding and the Security Trustee may require the Administrator to assign to the Mortgages Trustee any rights which the Administrator may have against any sub-contractor or delegate arising from the performance of services by such person in association with any matter contemplated by this Agreement and the Administrator acknowledges that such rights assigned to the Mortgages Trustee will be exercised by the Mortgages Trustee as trustee for the Beneficiaries subject to the terms of the Mortgages Trust Deed.
(d) Notwithstanding any sub-contracting or delegation of the performance of the Administrator's obligations under this Agreement:
(i) the Administrator shall not thereby be released or discharged from any liability hereunder;
(ii) the Administrator shall remain responsible for the performance of the obligations of the Administrator under this Agreement;
(iii) the performance or non-performance or the manner of performance of any sub-contractor or delegate of any of the Services shall not affect the Administrator's obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) any breach in the performance of the Services by any sub-contractor or delegate shall, subject to the Administrator being entitled for a period of twenty (20) Business Days from receipt of notice of the breach to remedy such breach by any sub-contractor or delegate, be treated as a breach of this Agreement by the Administrator; and
(v) the Security Trustee shall have no liability for any act or omission of the sub-contractor or delegate and shall have no responsibility for monitoring or investigating the suitability of any such sub-contractor or delegate.
Custody of Contracts The contents of each Contract File shall be held by the Servicer, or its custodian, for the benefit of the Trust as the owner thereof in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Limited Contracts 1. All bargaining unit members employed in the Bellefontaine City Schools will be employed according to the following procedures:
a. All bargaining unit members new to the Bellefontaine City School system shall be hired for one (1) year.
b. Upon re-employment after the first contract, the new contract shall be for one (1) year.
c. Upon re-employment after the second one-year contract, the unit member's contract shall be for two (2) years.
d. Upon re-employment after the first two-year contract, the unit member's contract shall be for three (3) years.
e. Upon re-employment after the three-year contract, the unit member's contract shall be for five (5) years and subsequent renewal thereof shall be for five (5) year periods, except that the Board may offer a one-year extended contract before any five (5) year contract if, prior to the expiration of the last contract, a decision based only upon the written evaluation instrument of the system so warrants it. No extended one- year contract may be offered two (2) or more years in succession.
f. The Board may grant a continuing contract, provided service and certification/licensure requirements are met by the unit member.
g. The usual term of contracts for unit members with continuous service in Bellefontaine shall follow the sequence of one (1) year, one (1) year, two (2) years, three (3) years, five (5) years until eligible for a continuing contract, except as defined in Paragraph e. Effective with the 2007-08 school year, all newly-employed bargaining unit members who are hired with a One-Year Supplemental Teaching License will be limited to a one (1) year contract renewal each year until a multi-year license has been attained.
h. A unit member who resigns or is non-renewed and who is subsequently rehired within nine calendar months shall be eligible for multi-year contracts, subject to the provision of paragraph e.
i. A unit member who resigns or is non-renewed and who is subsequently rehired after nine calendar months have expired shall not be eligible for multi-year contracts and will be treated as a unit member new to the system.
j. This section does not apply to supplemental contracts.
Seller Contracts All contracts and agreements, other than ---------------- Governmental Permits and those relating to Real Property, pertaining to the ownership, operation and maintenance of the Assets or the Business or used or held for use in the Business, as described on SCHEDULE 5.6 or, in the case of contracts and agreements relating to Real Property, on SCHEDULE 5.7.
Assumed Contracts (a) The Assumed Contacts are all of the agreements and contracts in any way relating to or affecting the Business, all of which are assignable to and will be fully and effectively assigned and transferred to Buyer as of the Closing Date without expense to Buyer or imposition of any condition or restriction binding on Buyer. The copies of all Assumed Contracts have been furnished to Buyer, and are full and complete copies, as amended, to the present date.
(b) All Assumed Contracts are now and on the Closing Date shall be in good standing and in full force and effect without amendment thereto (unless such amendments are clearly noted) and Seller is entitled to all benefits thereunder. All of the transactions of Seller with third persons have been conducted on an arms-length basis. All Assumed Contracts are valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms.
(c) No material default or alleged material default exists on the part of Seller, nor, to the knowledge of Seller or its officers, on the part of any other party, under any Assumed Contract and there exists no state of facts, which after notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or breach in connection with any Assumed Contract. For purposes of this subsection, the word "default" includes, but is not limited to, the failure to comply with any condition precedent under the provisions of any such Assumed Contract. Seller has received no information which might reasonably indicate that any party to a contract or commitment is unable or unwilling to perform under such Assumed Contract.
(d) Seller has no information which might reasonably indicate that any customer or supplier of Seller intends to cease purchasing from, selling to or dealing with Seller, nor has any information been brought to the attention of Seller which might reasonably lead Seller to believe that any customer or supplier intends to alter in any material respect, the amount of such purchases, sales or the extent of dealings with Seller or would alter in any material respect its purchases from, sales to, or dealings with Buyer in the event of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Leases and Contracts Schedule 8(f) is a list of all Leases and Contracts relating to the Facility to which Seller is a party or by which Seller may be bound. Seller has made or will promptly make available to Buyer true, complete and accurate copies of all Leases and Contracts including, without limitation, any modifications thereto. All of the Leases and Contracts are in full force and effect without claim of material default there under, and, except as may be set forth on Schedule 8(f).
The Contracts (i) will be sold by broker-dealers, or their registered representatives, who are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and who are members in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"); (ii) will be issued and sold in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws; and (iii) will be sold in compliance in all material respects with state insurance suitability requirements and NASD suitability guidelines.
Contracts and Leases Schedule 4.10 sets forth a true and complete list of all Leases and executory Contracts of the Company that are material to the Business, and Sellers have delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all such Leases and Contracts, each as amended as of the Agreement Date (the “Material Contracts”). Subject to receipt of the Necessary Consents and compliance with Section 6.10 and subject to the entry of the Sale Order, and any ancillary orders of the Bankruptcy Court pertaining to assumption and assignment of Contracts (a) each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company or Sellers, and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, each other party thereto, and (b) except as a result of the commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases, the Company or Sellers are not in breach or default in any material respect under any of the Material Contracts and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, the other parties to such Contracts are not in breach or default in any material respect thereunder (and in each such case, to the Knowledge of Sellers, no event exists that with the passage of time or the giving of notice would constitute such material breach or default in any material respect, result in a loss of material rights, result in the payment of any damages or penalties or result in the creation of any Liens thereunder or pursuant thereto other than Permitted Liens); except (i) for those defaults that will be cured in accordance with the Sale Order, are not required to be cured pursuant to section 365(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, or waived in accordance with section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (ii) to the extent such breach or default would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Except for filings in the Chapter 11 Cases, to Sellers’ Knowledge, none of the Material Contracts have been cancelled or otherwise terminated by the Company or Sellers, and neither the Company nor Sellers have not delivered any written notice to any counterparty to such Material Contract regarding any such cancellation or termination by the Company or Sellers.