Contingent Interest (a) Contingent interest on the Securities (“Contingent Interest”) shall accrue and the Company shall pay such Contingent Interest to the Holders as follows:
(i) beginning with the six month interest payment period commencing March 15, 2014:
(A) during any six-month interest payment period with respect to which the average Trading Price for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the first day of such six-month interest payment period is greater than or equal to the Upside Trigger, in which case the Contingent Interest payable on each $1,000 Principal Amount for such six-month interest payment period shall be equal to 0.50% per annum of the average Trading Price for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the first day of such six-month interest payment period;
(B) during any six-month interest payment period with respect to which the average Trading Price for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the first day of such six-month interest payment period is less than or equal to the Downside Trigger, in which case the Contingent Interest payable on each $1,000 Principal Amount for such six-month interest payment period shall be equal to 0.25% per annum of the average Trading Price for the 10 Trading Days immediately preceding the first day of such six-month interest payment period; and
(ii) at any time Securities are outstanding, upon the declaration by the Company’s Board of Directors of an extraordinary cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock that the Company’s Board of Directors designates as payable with respect to the Securities (an “Extraordinary Dividend”), in which case (A) Contingent Interest will be payable on the same date as, and in an amount equal to, the dividend or distribution that a Holder would have received had such Holder converted its Securities immediately prior to the record date for the payment of the corresponding dividend or distribution to holders of the Common Stock and (B) the record date for the payment of such Interest shall be the same as the record date for the payment of the corresponding extraordinary dividend or distribution to holders of the Common Stock.
(b) For purposes of this Article 4, and notwithstanding the definition contained in Section 1.01, “Trading Price” of the Securities on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 Principal Amount of Securities obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers that are selected by the Company; provided that if at least three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one such bid for $5,000,000 Principal Amount of Securities from an independent nationally recognized securities dealer or, in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors (acting through the Board of Directors or a committee thereof) the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the Securities, then the Trading Price per $1,000 Principal Amount of Securities will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (acting through the Board of Directors or a committee thereof) based on a good faith estimate of the fair value of the Securities. The Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent identifying the three independent recognized securities dealers that are selected by the Company pursuant to this Section 4.02(b).
CONTINGENT FUNDING 12 1. Any obligation of COUNTY under this Agreement is contingent upon the following:
13 a. The continued availability of federal, state and county funds for reimbursement of 14 COUNTY’s expenditures, and
15 b. Inclusion of sufficient funding for the services hereunder in the applicable budget(s) 16 approved by the Board of Supervisors.
17 2. In the event such funding is subsequently reduced or terminated, COUNTY may suspend, 18 terminate or renegotiate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice given
CONTINGENT FEE CONSULTANT warrants, by execution of this contract that no person or selling agency has been employed, or retained, to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding, for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees, or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by CONSULTANT for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this warranty, LOCAL AGENCY has the right to annul this contract without liability; pay only for the value of the work actually performed, or in its discretion to deduct from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.
CONTINGENT FEES Contractor represents and warrants that no person or selling agent has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established agents as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Contingent Liabilities Assume, guarantee, become liable as a surety, endorse, contingently agree to purchase, or otherwise be or become liable, directly or indirectly (including, but not limited to, by means of a maintenance agreement, an asset or stock purchase agreement, or any other agreement designed to ensure any creditor against loss), for or on account of the obligation of any person or entity, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of the Company’s business.
Contingent Payments (a) The Seller shall be eligible to earn an aggregate of up to an additional One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000) (a “Maximum Contingent Payment Amount”) in contingent payments pursuant to this Section 1.6.
(b) Within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar quarter (each, a “Measurement Period”) commencing with the calendar quarter in which the Closing Date occurs, Buyer, in good faith, shall calculate the Net Revenue for such Measurement Period and shall deliver to the Seller a certificate setting forth such calculation in reasonable detail, which calculation shall be final and binding on all parties unless the Seller objects to such calculation as set forth in Section 1.6(e) below. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.7, within ten (10) days following the final determination of the Net Revenue for such Measurement Period, Buyer shall pay (or, if deposited with SunTrust Bank, as the escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), cause the Escrow Agent to pay) to the Seller an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Net Revenue for such Measurement Period (each, a “Contingent Payment”); provided, however, that the maximum aggregate payments to which the Seller shall be entitled hereunder shall not exceed the Maximum Contingent Payment Amount.
(c) If at any time prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Contingent Payments paid to the Seller (whether such payments are placed in escrow as contemplated by this Agreement, paid to the Seller or offset pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1.5 and 8.7) total, in the aggregate, an amount equal to or greater than $1,100,000, then Buyer shall deposit, on behalf of the Seller, any remaining Contingent Payments up to the Maximum Contingent Payment Amount earned by the Seller on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date into escrow with the Escrow Agent to be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of an escrow agreement to be entered into on the Closing Date (the “Escrow Agreement”). Any such amount (in addition to other remedies available to the Buyer Indemnified Persons as contemplated by this Agreement) placed in escrow with the Escrow Agent shall be available to satisfy claims by the Buyer’s Indemnified Persons for indemnification pursuant to Article VIII hereof. Promptly following the first year anniversary of the Closing Date, any Contingent Payments placed in escrow pursuant to this Section 1.6(c) shall be released to the Seller by the Escrow Agent, less any amounts used or which may be used, as the case may be, to satisfy any final or unresolved claims for indemnification by the Buyer’s Indemnified Persons pursuant to Article VIII hereof.
(d) Upon payment of the aggregate Contingent Payments in the amount of the Maximum Contingent Payment Amount (whether such payments are placed in escrow as contemplated by this Agreement, paid to the Seller or offset pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1.5 and 8.7), then, except with respect to the Seller’s right to any amounts placed in escrow pursuant to Section 1.6(c), the respective rights and obligations of the Seller and Buyer pursuant to this Section 1.6 shall terminate.
(e) With respect to Section 1.6(b), Buyer shall, upon the reasonable request of the Seller, provide the Seller with reasonable evidence substantiating such calculations; provided, however, that the Seller shall hold all such information in strict confidence and shall not use any such information for any purpose whatsoever other than to verify the calculation of Net Revenue.
(f) If the Seller objects to the calculation of the Net Revenue or any Contingent Payment, the Seller shall deliver to Buyer within thirty (30) days following Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s calculation of the Net Revenue a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail such objections (a “Net Revenue Objection Notice”), together with all supporting documentation. If the Seller delivers a Net Revenue Objection Notice to Buyer, Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount of the applicable Contingent Payment not in dispute, and shall deposit any amount in dispute into escrow with the Escrow Agent to be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement, and Buyer and the Seller shall attempt in good faith to resolve the matters set forth in the Net Revenue Objection Notice within twenty (20) days after receipt of the same by Buyer. If the Parties are unable to do so, either Buyer or the Seller may refer all remaining disputes to the Dispute Accounting Firm which shall be instructed to resolve such disputes within thirty (30) days of the referral. Buyer and the Seller shall have the right to meet jointly with the Dispute Accounting Firm during this period and to present their respective positions. The resolution of disputes by the Dispute Accounting Firm will be set forth in writing and will be conclusive and binding upon the parties, upon the date of such resolution, absent manifest error. In making its determination, the Dispute Accounting Firm shall consider only those items that the Seller and Buyer are unable to resolve and the Dispute Accounting Firm shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the definition of Net Revenue and the terms of this Section 1.6. The Seller and Buyer will each pay their own fees and expenses (including any fees and expenses of their accountants and other representatives) in connection with the resolution of any dispute under this Section 1.6 (excluding the fees and expenses of the Dispute Accounting Firm). The fees and expenses of the Dispute Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 1.6(f) shall be borne by Buyer and the Seller, in inverse proportion as they may prevail on matters resolved by the Dispute Accounting Firm, which proportionate allocations shall also be determined by the Dispute Accounting Firm at the time the determination of such firm is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted.
(g) For purposes hereof, the term “Net Revenue” shall mean the aggregate dollar amount of revenues (net of credits, discounts, refunds, rebates and returns) recognized by the Business, including revenues from title insurance and settlement services recognized by any Affiliate of HSCC, during a Measurement Period, calculated in accordance with GAAP and Buyer’s accounting principles.
Contingent Consideration (a) The Vendors shall be entitled to be paid by the Purchaser the earn-out payments (the “Earn-Out Payments”), as additional consideration for the sale and transfer of the Purchased Shares, based on the achievement of the Earn-Out Milestones in accordance with the terms set out in Schedule 2.8.1(A). The Parties acknowledge that the Earn-Out Payments are intended to be adjustments to the Purchase Price of the Purchased Shares to reflect the underlying goodwill of the Business, the value of which cannot be accurately determined by the Parties on or before Closing Date.
(b) In addition, the Vendors shall be entitled to be paid by the Purchaser royalties and sharing payments (the “Royalties”), as additional consideration for the sale and transfer of the Purchased Shares, in accordance with the terms set out in Schedule 2.8.1(B), and as further delineated therein.
(c) The determination of whether any Earn-Out Payments or Royalties are payable shall be based on the terms of this Section 2.8, the applicable Schedule (2.8.1(a) or 2.8.1(b)) and the applicable terms of this Agreement.
(d) All Earn-Out Payments and Royalties due and owing to the Vendors shall only be payable in cash, such payment to be in US dollars.
(e) Any agreed Contingent Consideration shall be payable to the Paying Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by the Paying Agent, to the Purchaser, for distribution by the Paying Agent amongst the Vendors in accordance with their respective Designated Percentages.
(f) The Vendors’ Delegate shall invoice the Purchaser for any Earn-Out Payments and Royalties payable once the amount of any such Earn-Out Payments and/or Royalties have been finally determined in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.8. If any portion of any Earn-Out Payments and/or Royalties remains to be determined by the Parties or is subject to dispute in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.8, the Parties acknowledge that the Vendors’ Delegate shall be entitled to issue an invoice for any portion of such Earn-Out Payments and/or Royalties that do not remain to be so determined. For the avoidance of doubt, the Vendors’ Delegate shall only invoice the Purchaser for the portion of any Earn-Out Payments or Royalties in dispute after such dispute is settled and the applicable portion of such Earn-Out Payment or Royalty is finally determined and failure to issue the invoice due to any dispute shall not prejudice the Vendors or the Vendors’ Delegate in any manner. Subject to and in accordance with this Agreement, any Earn-Out Payments and the Royalties payable by the Purchaser shall be paid within [**] of the date of the invoice delivered by the Vendors’ Delegate (each payment date, the “Earn-Out Payment Pay Date” or “Royalty Pay Date”, as applicable).
(g) The Contingent Consideration shall be payable by the Purchaser or its Affiliates regardless of whether the Purchaser or its Affiliates undertakes any corporate or other bona fide reorganization, and references to the Corporation in this Section 2.8 shall be deemed to include any Person which owns or controls the ARTMS Technology.
Contingent Beneficiary While the Annuitant is alive, the Owner may, by written Request, designate or change a Contingent Beneficiary from time to time. The Company shall not be bound by any change of Contingent Beneficiary unless it is made in writing and recorded at the Retirement Resource Operations Center.
Litigation and Contingent Obligations There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Loans. Other than any liability incident to any litigation, arbitration or proceeding which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower has no material contingent obligations not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4.
Contingent Liability Where we effect or arrange a Transaction, you should note that, depending upon the nature of the Transaction, you may be liable to make further payments when the Transaction fails to be completed or upon the earlier settlement or closing out of your position. You may be required to make further variable payments by way of margin against the purchase price of the investment, instead of paying (or receiving) the whole purchase (or sale) price immediately. The movement in the market price of your investment will affect the amount of margin payment you will be required to make. You need to monitor your margin levels on a daily basis. You agree to pay us on demand such sums by way of margin as are required from time to time as we may in our discretion reasonably require for the purpose of protecting ourselves against loss or risk of loss on present, future or contemplated Transactions under this Agreement. Please note that in the event that you fail to meet a margin call, we may immediately close out the position. Margin must be paid in cash in currency acceptable by us, as requested from time to time by the Company. Cash Margin paid to us is held as client money in accordance with the requirements of the Client Money Rules. Margin deposits shall be made by wire transfer, credit card, e-wallet or by such other means as The Company may direct. If there is an Event of Default or this Agreement terminates, we shall set-off the balance of cash margin owed by us to you against your obligations (as reasonably valued by us). The net amount, if any, payable between us following such set-off, shall take into account the Liquidation Amount payable under Clause 15 (Netting). You agree to execute such further documents and to take such further steps as we may reasonably require perfecting our security interest over and obtain legal title to the Secured Obligations. You undertake neither to create nor to have outstanding any security interest whatsoever over, nor to agree to assign or transfer, any of the cash margin transferred to us, except a lien routinely imposed on all securities in a clearing system in which such securities may be held. In addition, and without prejudice to any rights to which we may be entitled under this Agreement or any Applicable Regulations, we shall have a general lien on all cash held by us or our Associates or our nominees on your behalf until the satisfaction of the Secured Obligations.