Duties of Fiscal Agent. The Fiscal Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Company agrees and to all of which the rights of Holders of Securities are subject: (1) In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Securities, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as an agent of the Company and does not assume any responsibility for the correctness of the recitals in the Securities (except for the correctness of the statement of the Fiscal Agent in its certificate of authentication thereon) or any obligation or relationship of agency, for or with any of the owners or Holders of the Securities. (2) The Fiscal Agent shall (except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or as required by any applicable law), notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, be entitled to treat the Holder of any Security as the owner thereof as set forth in Section 2.13, shall not be liable for so doing and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense arising from or based upon it so doing. (3) Except as may otherwise be agreed, the Fiscal Agent shall not be under any liability for interest on monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Securities. (4) The Fiscal Agent may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Agreement and the Securities shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. (5) The Fiscal Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities, unless either (a) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (b) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Fiscal Agent by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities and such notice references this Agreement and the Securities. (6) The permissive rights of the Fiscal Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties. (7) The duties and obligations of the Fiscal Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Securities and the Fiscal Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Securities, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Securities against the Fiscal Agent.
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Samples: Fiscal Agency Agreement (Symetra Financial CORP), Fiscal Agency Agreement (Symetra Financial CORP), Fiscal Agency Agreement (Symetra Financial CORP)
Duties of Fiscal Agent. (a) The Fiscal Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Company agrees and to all of which the rights of Holders of Securities are subject:
(1) In acting acts under this Agreement and in connection with the Securities, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as an agent of the Company MBIA and does not assume any responsibility for the correctness of the recitals in the Securities (except for the correctness of the statement of the Fiscal Agent in its certificate of authentication thereon) or any obligation or relationship of agency, agency or trust for or with any of the owners or Holders of the Securities.
(2) Notes, except that all funds held by the Fiscal Agent for the payment of the Redemption Price or Make Whole Redemption Price with respect to, or principal of or interest on, and any other amounts with respect to, the Notes shall be held in trust but need not be segregated from other funds, except as required by law, and shall be applied as set forth herein and in the Notes. The Fiscal Agent shall (except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or as required by any applicable law), notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, be entitled to treat the Holder of any Security as the owner thereof as set forth in Section 2.13, shall not be liable for so doing and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense arising from or based upon it so doing.
(3) Except as may otherwise be agreed, the Fiscal Agent shall not be under any no liability for interest on monies at any time money received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Securities.
(4) hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with MBIA. The Fiscal Agent may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Agreement and the Securities shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(5) The Fiscal Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities, unless either (a) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (b) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Fiscal Agent by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities and such notice references this Agreement and the Securities.
(6) The permissive rights of the Fiscal Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.
(7) The need perform only those duties and obligations of the Fiscal Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Securities and the Fiscal Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as that are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Securities, no others and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Securities against the Fiscal Agent.
(b) In the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, the Fiscal Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Fiscal Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement. However, the Fiscal Agent shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Agreement, but need not verify the accuracy of the contents thereof.
(c) The Fiscal Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proven that the Fiscal Agent was grossly negligent, or committed willful misconduct or acted in bad faith, in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
(d) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Fiscal Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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Samples: Fiscal Agency Agreement, Fiscal Agency Agreement (Mbia Inc)
Duties of Fiscal Agent. The Fiscal Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Company agrees and the Guarantor agree and to all of which the rights of Holders of Securities are subject:
(1) In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Securities, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as an agent of the Company and does not assume any responsibility for the correctness of the recitals in the Securities (except for the correctness of the statement of the Fiscal Agent in its certificate of authentication thereon) or any obligation or relationship of agency, for or with any of the owners or Holders of the Securities.
(2) The Fiscal Agent may consult with its counsel at the Company's expense, and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered by them hereunder in good faith and without negligence and in accordance with such opinion.
(3) The Fiscal Agent shall (except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or as required by any applicable law), notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, be entitled to treat the Holder of any Security as the owner thereof as set forth in Section 2.13, shall not be liable for so doing and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense arising from or based upon it so doing.
(34) Except as may otherwise be agreed, the Fiscal Agent shall not be under any liability for interest on monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Securities.
(4) The Fiscal Agent may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Agreement and the Securities shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(5) The Fiscal Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities, unless either (a) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (b) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Fiscal Agent by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities and such notice references this Agreement and the Securities.
(6) The permissive rights of the Fiscal Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.
(7) The duties and obligations of the Fiscal Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Securities and the Fiscal Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Securities, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Securities against the Fiscal Agent.
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Samples: Fiscal Agency Agreement (Cabot Corp)
Duties of Fiscal Agent. The Fiscal Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Company agrees and to all of which the rights of Holders of Securities are subject:
(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(1) In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Securities, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as an agent of the Company and does not assume any responsibility for the correctness of the recitals in the Securities (except for the correctness of the statement of the Fiscal Agent in its certificate of authentication thereon) or any obligation or relationship of agency, for or with any of the owners or Holders of the Securities.
(2) The Fiscal Agent shall (except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or as required by any applicable law), notwithstanding any notice undertakes to the contrary, be entitled to treat the Holder of any Security as the owner thereof as set forth in Section 2.13, shall not be liable for so doing and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense arising from or based upon it so doing.
(3) Except as may otherwise be agreed, the Fiscal Agent shall not be under any liability for interest on monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Securities.
(4) The Fiscal Agent may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Agreement and the Securities shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(5) The Fiscal Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities, unless either (a) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (b) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Fiscal Agent by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities and such notice references this Agreement and the Securities.
(6) The permissive rights of the Fiscal Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.
(7) The duties and obligations of the Fiscal Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Securities and the Fiscal Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of perform such duties and obligations only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the SecuritiesAgreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Securities against the Fiscal Agent; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Fiscal Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Fiscal Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Fiscal Agent, the Fiscal Agent shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Agreement (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts, opinions or conclusions stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Fiscal Agent shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Fiscal Agent from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsections (a) or (d) of this Section;
(2) the Fiscal Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Fiscal Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(3) the Fiscal Agent shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Fiscal Agent, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Fiscal Agent, under this Agreement with respect to the Securities of such series.
(d) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Fiscal Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(e) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Fiscal Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01.
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Samples: Fiscal Agency Agreement (White Mountains Insurance Group LTD)