Independent Director As long as any Obligation is outstanding, the Member shall cause the Company at all times to have at least two Independent Directors who will be appointed by the Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, the Independent Directors shall consider only the interests of the Company, including its respective creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on the matters referred to in Section 9(j)(iii). No resignation or removal of an Independent Director, and no appointment of a successor Independent Director, shall be effective until such successor (i) shall have accepted his or her appointment as an Independent Director by a written instrument, which may be a counterpart signature page to the Management Agreement, and (ii) shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement as required by Section 5(c). In the event of a vacancy in the position of Independent Director, the Member shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor Independent Director. All right, power and authority of the Independent Directors shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except as provided in the second sentence of this Section 10, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under this Agreement, any Independent Director shall have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. No Independent Director shall at any time serve as trustee in bankruptcy for any Affiliate of the Company.
Duties as Investment Adviser (a) Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will provide a continuous investment program for each Fund, including investment research and management with respect to all securities and investments and cash equivalents in the Fund. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will determine, from time to time, what securities and other investments will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management shall initially determine and make such modifications to the identity and number of shares of the securities to be accepted pursuant to such Fund’s benchmark index in exchange for creation units for each Fund and the securities that will be applicable that day to redemption requests received for such Fund as may be necessary as a result of rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events (and may give directions to the Trust’s custodian with respect to such designations).
(b) Invesco PowerShares Capital Management agrees that, in placing orders with brokers, it will attempt to obtain the best net result in terms of price and execution; provided that, on behalf of any Fund, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management may, in its discretion, use brokers who provide Invesco PowerShares Capital Management with research, analysis, advice and similar services, and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management may cause a Fund to pay to those brokers in return for brokerage and research services a higher commission than may be charged by other brokers, subject to Invesco PowerShares Capital Management’s determining in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the research and execution services received. In no instance will portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, or any affiliated person thereof, except in accordance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any applicable exemptive orders. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management may aggregate sales and purchase orders with respect to the assets of the Funds with similar orders being made simultaneously for other accounts advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management or its affiliates. Whenever Invesco PowerShares Capital Management simultaneously places orders to purchase or sell the same security on behalf of a Fund and one or more other accounts advised by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, such orders will be allocated as to price and amount among all such accounts in a manner believed to be equitable, over time, to each account. The Trust recognizes that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the results obtained for the Funds.
(c) Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will oversee the maintenance of all books and records with respect to the securities transactions of each Fund, and will furnish the Board with such periodic and special reports as the Board reasonably may request. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the Funds are the property of the Trust, agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any records which it maintains for the Trust and which are required to be maintained by Rule 31a-l under the 1940 Act, and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any records which it maintains for the Funds upon request by the Trust.
(d) Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will oversee the computation of the net asset value and the net income of each Fund as described in the currently effective registration statement of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the 1940 Act, and any amendments or supplements thereto (“Registration Statement”) or as more frequently requested by the Board.
(e) The Trust hereby authorizes Invesco PowerShares Capital Management and any entity or person associated with Invesco PowerShares Capital Management which is a member of a national securities exchange to effect any transaction on such exchange for the account of any Fund, which transaction is permitted by Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and the Trust hereby consents to the retention of compensation by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management or any person or entity associated with Invesco PowerShares Capital Management for such transaction.
Resignation for Good Reason The Executive may resign from the Executive’s employment for Good Reason.
Religious Objections Any employee who is a member of a bonafide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the organization. Such employee shall, in lieu of periodic dues or agency shop fees, pay sums equal to said amounts to a non-religious, non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which has been selected by the employee from a list of such funds designated by the City and the Association in a separate agreement. Such payments shall be made by payroll deduction as a condition of continued exemption from the requirements of financial support to the Association and as a condition of continued employment.
Notice, Etc If any party (the "Indemnified Party") receives notice of any third-party claim or commencement of any third-party action or proceeding (an "Asserted Liability") with respect to which any other party (an "Indemnifying Party") is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 10.2(a) (Indemnification of Superholdings ) or Section 10.2(b) (Indemnification of the Members), the Indemnified Party shall promptly give all Indemnifying Parties notice thereof. The Indemnified Party's failure so to notify an Indemnifying Party shall not cause the Indemnified Party to lose its right to indemnification under this Article 10, except to the extent that such failure materially prejudices the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend against an Asserted Liability that such Indemnifying Party has the right to defend against hereunder (and except as otherwise set forth in this Article 10). Such notice shall describe the Asserted Liability in reasonable detail, and if practicable shall indicate the amount (which may be estimated) of the Losses that have been or may be asserted by the Indemnified Party. Each of the Indemnifying Parties may defend against an Asserted Liability on behalf of the Indemnified Party utilizing counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, unless (i) the Indemnified Party reasonably objects to the assumption of such defense on the grounds that counsel for such Indemnifying Party cannot represent both the Indemnified Party and such Indemnifying Party because such representation would be reasonably likely to result in a conflict of interest or because there may be defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are not available to such Indemnifying Party, (ii) such Indemnifying Party is not capable (by reason of insufficient financial capacity, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, managerial deadlock, managerial neglect or similar events) of maintaining a reasonable defense of such action or proceeding, or (iii) the action or proceeding seeks injunctive or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party.
Termination for Cause; Resignation Without Good Reason If the Company terminates Executive’s employment with the Company for Cause, or Executive resigns without Good Reason, then Executive will not be entitled to any further compensation from the Company (other than accrued salary, and accrued and unused vacation, through Executive’s last day of employment), including severance pay, pay in lieu of notice or any other such compensation.
Termination for Good Reason The Employee's employment may be terminated by the Employee for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean:
Religious Objection Any employee who is a member of and adheres to established and traditional tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the Union as a condition of employment. Such an employee shall, in lieu of dues and fees, pay sums equal to such dues and fees to a non-religious charitable fund. These religious objections and decisions as to which fund will be used must be documented and declared in writing to the Union. Any employee exercising their right of religious objection must provide the Union with a receipt of payment to an appropriate charity on a monthly basis.
Cure Period Prior to any claim for default being made, either the Buyer or Seller will have an opportunity to cure any alleged default. If either Buyer or Seller fails to comply with any provision of this Agreement, the other party will deliver written notice to the non- complying party specifying such non-compliance. The non-complying party shall have calendar days after delivery of such notice to cure the non-compliance.
Termination for Cause; Resignation If Executive’s employment terminates due to a Termination for Cause (as defined below) or a Resignation (as defined below), Base Salary earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination will be paid to Executive in a lump sum and the Company will have no further obligations to Executive hereunder. In the event any termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive if so requested by the Company agrees to assist in the orderly transfer of authority and responsibility to Executive’s successor.