Negative undertakings The Borrowers jointly and severally undertake with each Creditor that, from the date of this Agreement and so long as any moneys are owing under the Security Documents and while all or any part of the Total Commitment remains outstanding, they will not, without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Banks): 8.3.1 Negative pledge permit any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) to subsist, arise or be created or extended over all or any part of their respective present or future undertakings, assets, rights or revenues to secure or prefer any present or future Indebtedness or other liability or obligation of any Relevant Party or any other person;
Further Assurances, etc The Grantor agrees that, from time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral Agent may request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Grantor will (a) at the request of the Collateral Agent, xxxx conspicuously each document included in the Inventory, each chattel paper included in the Receivables and each Related Contract and, at the request of the Collateral Agent, each of its records pertaining to the Collateral with a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, indicating that such document, chattel paper, Related Contract or Collateral is subject to the security interest granted hereby; (b) if any Receivable having a value of at least $500,000 shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument, negotiable document or chattel paper, deliver and pledge to the Collateral Agent hereunder such promissory note, instrument, negotiable document or chattel paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (c) execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of claims statute, 31 U.S.C. ss. 3726, any successor or amended version thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version thereof), as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Collateral Agent may request, in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Collateral Agent hereby; and (d) furnish to the Collateral Agent, from time to time at the Collateral Agent's request, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail. With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder, the Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of the Grantor where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
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Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments Issuer and Company agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as may reasonably be required for carrying out the intention of or facilitating the performance of this Agreement.
COMPLIANCE UNDERTAKINGS 6.1. The Fund undertakes to comply with Subchapter M and Section 817(h) of the Code, and all regulations issued thereunder. 6.2. The Company shall amend the Contracts Registration Statements under the 1933 Act and the Account's Registration Statement under the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the Contracts or as may otherwise be required by applicable law. The Company shall register and qualify the Contracts for sale to the extent required by applicable securities laws of the various states. 6.3. The Fund shall amend the Fund Registration Statement under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect for so long as Fund shares are sold the continuous offering of Fund shares as described in the then currently effective Fund Prospectus. The Fund shall register and qualify Fund shares for sale to the extent required by applicable securities laws of the various states. 6.4. The Company shall be responsible for assuring that any prospectus offering a Contract that is a life insurance contract where it is reasonably possible that such Contract would be deemed a "modified endowment contract," as that term is defined in Section 7702A of the Code, will describe the circumstances under which a Contract could be treated as a modified endowment contract (or policy). 6.5. To the extent that it decides to finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1, the Fund undertakes to have a Fund Board of Directors, a majority of whom are not interested persons of the Fund, formulate and approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses. (a) When appropriate in order to inform the Fund of any applicable state-mandated investment restrictions with which the Fund must comply, the Company shall arrange with the Fund to amend Schedule 3, pursuant to the requirements of Article XI. (b) Should the Fund become aware of any restrictions which may be appropriate for inclusion in Schedule 3, the Company shall be informed immediately of the substance of those restrictions.
Further Assurances; Financing Statements (a) The Borrower agrees that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Facility Agent or the Collateral Agent, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the assignments and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower authorizes the filing of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or desirable or that the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) may reasonably request to protect and preserve the assignments and security interests granted by this Agreement. Such financing statements filed against the Borrower may describe the Collateral in the same manner specified in Section 12.1 or in any other manner as the Facility Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of such security interest (without disclosing the names of, or any information relating to, the Obligors thereunder), including describing such property as all assets or all personal property of the Borrower whether now owned or hereafter acquired. (b) The Borrower and each Secured Party hereby severally authorize the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of written direction from the Facility Agent, to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Collateral. (c) It shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Facility Agent from time to time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Related Security and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Facility Agent’s request) or the Facility Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
Representations and Undertakings 2.1. The Trust represents to the Distributor that all registration statements filed by the Trust with the SEC under the 1933 Act, with respect to Shares have been prepared in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act and rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. 2.2. The Trust represents and warrants to the Distributor that any registration statement, when such registration statement becomes effective, will contain all statements required to be stated therein in conformity with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC; that all statements of fact contained in any such registration statement will be true and correct when such registration statement becomes effective; and that no registration statement, when such registration statement becomes effective, will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to a purchaser of Shares. The Trust authorizes the Distributor and authorized banks, broker/dealers and other financial institutions to use any prospectus or statement of additional information in the form furnished from time to time in connection with the sale of Shares and represented by the Trust as being the then-current form of prospectus or then-current form of statement of additional information. 2.3. No Shares shall be offered by either the Distributor or the Trust under any of the provisions of this Agreement and no orders for the purchase or sale of Shares hereunder shall be accepted by the Trust if and so long as the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or any necessary amendments thereto shall be suspended under any of the provisions of the 1933 Act, or if and so long as a current prospectus, as required by Section 10(b) of the 1933 Act is not on file with the SEC; provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph 2.3 shall in any way restrict or have any application to or bearing upon the Trust’s obligation to repurchase Shares from any shareholder in accordance with the provisions of the Trust’s prospectus or Declaration of Trust. 2.4. The Trust agrees to advise the Distributor as soon as reasonably practicable of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose.
Further Assurances and Consents In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto will use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such other actions as any other Party may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement and to carry out the terms hereof and (b) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws, regulations and agreements or otherwise to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents and approvals, make any filings and applications and remove any liens, claims, equity or other encumbrance on an Asset of the other Party necessary or desirable in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that no Party hereto shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor (except for filing fees and other similar charges) to any third party from whom such consents, approvals and amendments are requested or to take any action or omit to take any action if the taking of or the omission to take such action would be unreasonably burdensome to the Party or its Group or the business thereof.
WARRANTY, AFFIRMATIONS, ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS 12 5.1 WARRANTY 12 5.2 General Affirmations 13 5.3 Federal Assurances 13 5.4 Federal Certifications 13 5.5 State Assurances 13 ARTICLE VI. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 13 6.1 Ownership of Work Product 13 6.2 Grantee s Pre-Existing Works 14 6.3 THIRD PARTY IP 14 6.4 Agreements with Employees and Subcontractors 14 6.5 Delivery upon Termination or Expiration 15 6.6 SURVIVAL 15 6.7 System Agency Data 15 ARTICLE VII. PROPERTY 15
Further Undertakings The Parties agree to promptly execute the documents which are reasonably required or positive for the purpose of implement of this Agreement, and to take further actions which are reasonably required or positive for the purpose of implement of this Agreement.
