Common use of Company Audit Clause in Contracts

Company Audit. Transfer Agent shall, upon reasonable written notice and at mutually agreed times, allow a Company, its auditors and/or its regulators, to inspect, examine, test and audit (each, an “Audit”) Transfer Agent’s operations, procedures and business records that are relevant to the Services provided hereunder by Transfer Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Transfer Agent may, in its sole discretion, prohibit a Company from entering certain areas of its facilities for security reasons, in which case Transfer Agent will provide the Company with alternative access to the records, documents, other information or personnel in such restricted area, to the extent reasonably possible. Transfer Agent shall cooperate reasonably and in good faith with the Company’s auditors to ensure a prompt and accurate Audit. Each Company acknowledges that Transfer Agent may require any such auditors and/or regulators of the Company to agree to confidentiality provisions relating to Transfer Agent’s proprietary and confidential information that such auditors and/or regulators may have access to during any such Audit. Each Company agrees to compensate Transfer Agent for all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with any Audit, and also agrees to compensate Transfer Agent, in accordance with the Transfer Agent fee schedule in effect at the time such Audit, for the time of each Transfer Agent employee required to assist such Audit; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be charged for the time incurred by Transfer Agent’s Relationship Management employees required to assist such Audit.