Effective Date and Term of Agreement This Agreement is effective and binding on the Company and Employee as of the date hereof; provided, however, that, subject to Section 2(d), the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 shall become operative only upon the Change in Control Date.
Effectiveness and Term of this Agreement 12.1 This Agreement shall come into effect upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions:
(1) this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties;
(2) the Equity Pledge under this Agreement has been duly registered on the register of shareholders of the Company. The Pledgors shall provide the Pledgee with the evidence of the registration of the Equity Pledge on the register of shareholders in form to the satisfaction of the Pledgee, and shall, after the registration of the Equity Pledge is completed and as required by the Pledgee, provide the Pledgee with the pledge certificate issued by the administration of industry and commerce in form to the satisfaction of the Pledgee.
12.2 The term of this Agreement shall end upon the full performance of the Contractual Obligations or the full discharge of the Secured Liabilities.
Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination (a) This Agreement shall become effective at 10:00 a.m., Minneapolis time, on the first full business day following the effective date of the Registration Statement, or at such earlier time after the effective date of the Registration Statement as you in your discretion shall first release the Notes for sale to the public. For the purpose of this Section 8, the Notes shall be deemed to have been released for sale to the public upon release by you of the publication of a newspaper advertisement relating thereto or upon release by you of telexes offering the Notes for sale to securities dealers, whichever shall first occur. By giving notice as hereinafter specified before the time this Agreement becomes effective, the Underwriters or the Company may prevent this Agreement from becoming effective without liability of any party to any other party, except that the provisions of this Section 8 and Section 4(n) and Section 6 hereof shall at all times be effective.
(b) The Underwriters, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date (i) if there has been, since the date of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, or in the financial results, business affairs or business prospects of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable, at or prior to such Closing Date, to perform any agreement on its part to be performed hereunder, or (iii) if any other condition of the Underwriters' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company is not fulfilled, or (iv) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or any outbreak or the escalation of major hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency, war, or other calamity or crisis, the effect of which is such as to make it, in your reasonable judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Notes or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Notes, or (v) if trading in the Notes has been suspended by the Commission, or if trading generally on either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange has been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by either of said Exchanges or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority, or if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal, New York or Nebraska authorities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8(b), such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4(n) and Section 6 hereof shall at all times be effective.
(c) If you elect to prevent this Agreement from becoming effective or to terminate this Agreement as provided in the Section, the Company shall be notified promptly by you by telephone or telegram, confirmed by letter. If the Company elects to prevent this Agreement from becoming effective, you shall be notified by the Company by telephone or telegram, confirmed by letter.
Effective Date of This Agreement and Termination Thereof (a) This Agreement shall become effective at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on the first full business day following the day on which you and the Company receive notification that the Registration Statement became effective.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriter by notifying the Company at any time on or before the Closing Date, if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has in your sole opinion, materially disrupted, or in your sole opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, securities markets; or if trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or in the over-the-counter market shall have been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed; or if a moratorium in foreign exchange trading by major international banks or persons has been declared; or if the Company shall have sustained a loss material or substantial to the Company taken as a whole by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in your sole opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Shares; or if there shall have been a material adverse change in the conditions of the securities market in general, as in your reasonable judgment would make it inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Shares; or if there shall have been a material adverse change in the financial or Securities markets, particularly in the over-the-counter market having occurred since the date of this Agreement.
(c) If you elect to prevent this Agreement from becoming effective or to terminate this Agreement as provided in this Paragraph 10, the Company shall be notified promptly by you by telephone or facsimile, confirmed by letter.
(d) If this Agreement shall not become effective or if this Agreement shall not be carried out within the time specified herein by reason of any failure on the part of the Company to perform any undertaking, or to materially satisfy any condition of this Agreement by it to be performed or satisfied, the sole liability of the Company to the Underwriter, in addition to the obligations assumed by the Company pursuant to Paragraph 8 herein, will be to reimburse the Underwriter for such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Underwriter in connection with this Agreement and the proposed offering of the Shares.
Term of this Agreement The term of this Agreement shall continue in effect, unless earlier terminated by either party hereto as provided hereunder, for a period of two years. Thereafter, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall be renewed automatically for successive one-year periods. This Agreement may be terminated without penalty: (i) by provision of sixty (60) days' written notice; (ii) by mutual agreement of the parties; or (iii) for "cause" (as defined herein) upon the provision of thirty (30) days' advance written notice by the party alleging cause.
EFFECTIVE DATE; TERM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective as of January 29, 2010 (the “Effective Date”). Upon effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date, the Employment Agreement between the Company and the Executive dated as of September 8, 2006 (as amended, the “Prior Agreement”) shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. Subject to earlier termination as provided herein, Executive’s employment hereunder shall continue on the terms provided herein until February 2, 2013 (the “End Date”). The period of Executive’s employment by the Company from and after the Effective Date, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Employment Period,” it being understood that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as entitling Executive to continuation of his employment beyond the End Date and that any such continuation shall be subject to the agreement of the parties. This Agreement is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A and shall be construed accordingly.
EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT (a) This Agreement shall not become effective until such time as it is fully executed by all parties hereto (the "Effective Date"). Subject to any early termination provisions below, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as to the Fund for a period of five years from the Effective Date.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the Trustees of the Trust or the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Adviser or of the Subadviser, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, do not specifically approve at least annually the continuance of this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically terminate at the close of business on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, or upon the expiration of one year from the effective date of the last such continuance, whichever is later. This Agreement may continue in effect following the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date only so long as such continuance is approved in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the continuance of this Agreement is submitted to the shareholders of the Fund for their approval and such shareholders fail to approve such continuance of this Agreement as provided herein, the Subadviser may continue to serve hereunder in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(d) The Trust may at any time terminate this Agreement upon 60 days prior written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Adviser and the Subadviser. Action by the Trust to effect such termination may be taken either (i) by vote of a majority of its Trustees, or (ii) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
(e) Either the Adviser or the Subadviser may at any time terminate this Agreement by not less than 60 days' written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the other party and the Fund.
(f) Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5 shall be without the payment of any penalty by the Fund. Neither the Adviser nor the Trust shall use or refer in any way to the name of the Subadviser following the termination of this Agreement without the Subadviser's consent, except as may be required by law.
Term and Termination of this Agreement The term of employment of -------------------------------------- Executive (the "Term") pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue for a term of five (5) years from the date hereof (the "Term").
(a) Executive's employment hereunder shall be terminated during the Term upon the death or Disability of Executive.
(b) Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated during the Term by the Company (i) with Cause at any time, and (ii) without Cause upon thirty (30) days written notice to Executive, provided that Executive shall immediately cease the performance of his duties hereunder if the Company shall so request following the date of such notice. In the event Executive's employment is terminated without Cause, the Company shall pay to Executive, as severance pay hereunder, an amount equal to the annual Base Salary paid to Executive at the Effective Date of Termination, which amount shall be paid in twelve (12) substantially equal monthly installments (less such deductions and withholdings as are required by law or the policies of the Company) commencing with the first day of the calendar month next following.
(c) Upon termination of Executive's employment hereunder pursuant to subsection 4(a) or for Cause pursuant to subsection 4(b), or upon voluntary termination by Executive of Executive's employment hereunder, the Company shall have no further obligation to Executive or his personal representative with respect to remuneration due under this Agreement, except for Base Salary earned but unpaid at the Effective Date of Termination and, in the case of termination of employment under subsection 4(a), a pro rata portion (based on the number of days of the fiscal year of the Company in which such termination occurred during which this Agreement was in effect) of the bonus, if any, payable under Section 3(b) with respect to such fiscal year. Payment of such bonus, if any, shall be made at such time as similar bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company with respect to such fiscal year.
(d) If Executive's employment hereunder is terminated during the Term by the Company without Cause pursuant to subsection 4(b), the Company shall have no obligation to Employee with respect to renumeration due under this Agreement or such termination other than (i) Base Salary earned but unpaid at the Effective Date of Termination, and (ii) a pro rata portion (based on the number of days of the fiscal year of the Company in which the Effective Date of Termination occurred during which this Agreement was in effect) of the bonus, if any, payable under Section 3(b) with respect to such fiscal year, and (iii) the severance pay described in subsection 4(b). Payment pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be made when such bonuses are paid to other executive officers receiving bonus payments with respect to such fiscal year.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, the covenants and agreements of Executive in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of Executive's employment hereunder.
Effective Date of this Agreement This Agreement shall become effective (the "Effective Date") upon the date of your acceptance hereof, as set forth below.
Duration and Termination of this Agreement This Agreement shall remain in force until March 1, 1998, and continue in force from year to year thereafter, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by the Trustees of the Trust, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The aforesaid requirement that continuance of this Agreement be "specifically approved at least annually" shall be construed in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom. This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by the Trust's Board of Trustees on 60 days' written notice to you, or by you on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund in the event that it shall have been established by a court of competent jurisdiction that you or any of your officers or directors has taken any action which results in a breach of your covenants set forth herein.
