PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure solely to the benefit of, the CEDING COMPANY and the REINSURER. This Agreement shall not and is not intended to create any legal relationship between the REINSURER and any third party, including without limitation, annuitants, contract owners, certificate owners, beneficiaries, applicants or assignees under any ACTIVE CONTRACT. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & ACE Tempest GMIB 6
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT Except to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act or the rules or regulations thereunder or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the SEC, this Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment, if material, is specifically approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio (unless such approval is not required by Section 15 of the Investment Company Act as interpreted by the SEC or its staff or unless the SEC has granted an exemption from such approval requirement) and by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The required shareholder approval shall be effective with respect to the Portfolio if a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio vote to approve the amendment, notwithstanding that the amendment may not have been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any other Portfolio affected by the amendment or all the Portfolios of the Trust.
Amendment to the Agreement The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Modifications to the Agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. The Employee expressly warrants that he or she is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.
Operative Agreements The Capital Securities shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis by the Company with respect to distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation, redemption or repayment (the "Guarantee") pursuant and subject to the Guarantee Agreement (the "Guarantee Agreement"), to be dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by the Company and U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank"), as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit from time to time of the holders of the Capital Securities. The entire proceeds from the sale by the Trust to the holders of the Capital Securities shall be combined with the entire proceeds from the sale by the Trust to the Company of its common securities (the "Common Securities"), and shall be used by the Trust to purchase $15,464,000.00 in principal amount of the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the "Debentures") of the Company. The Capital Securities and the Common Securities for the Trust shall be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust among U.S. Bank, as institutional trustee (the "Institutional Trustee"), the Administrators named therein, and the Company, to be dated as of the Closing Date and in substantially the form heretofore delivered to the Placement Agents (the "Trust Agreement"). The Debentures shall be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture"), to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company and U.S. Bank, as indenture trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"). The documents identified in this Section 1.2 and in Section 1.1 are referred to herein as the "Operative Documents."
Transactions with Affiliates; Other Transactions In performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter into transactions or deal with any of its Affiliates. This Agreement will not prevent the Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or from acting in a similar capacity as an administrator for any other Person even though that Person may engage in activities similar to those of the Issuer.
Scope of the Agreement The text of this Agreement and all Exhibits, Schedules and Amendments are considered to be the entire agreement between the parties. There are no other understandings or agreements between the parties regarding the policies reinsured other than as expressed in this Agreement. The parties may make changes or additions to this Agreement, but they will not be considered to be in effect unless they are made by means of a written amendment that has been signed and dated by both parties.
Execution of the Agreement The Company, the party executing this Agreement on behalf of the Company, and the Consultant, have the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as well as all transactions contemplated hereunder. All corporate proceedings have been taken and all corporate authorizations and approvals have been secured which are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Consultant of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the Consultant and constitutes a valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with the respective terms herein. Upon delivery of this Agreement, this Agreement, and the other agreements and exhibits referred to herein, will constitute the valid and binding obligations of Company, and will be enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. Delivery may take place via facsimile transmission.
Subject of the Agreement The Issuer agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, 1,462 (One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Two) registered shares of common stock of the Issuer, with a nominal value of 20 Rubles per share, registration No. 1-04-16038-N, registration date October 3, 2002 (the "Shares").
References to the Agreement After giving effect to this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment and all references in the exhibits to the Agreement and in the Seller Disclosure Schedule to “the Agreement” shall refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
