Rights to Representation Any party of interest may be represented at all meetings and hearings at any level of the grievance procedure by another teacher or another person. Provided, however, that no teacher may be represented by an officer, agent, or other representative of any educational organization other than the Association and the Michigan Education Association and the National Education Association. When a teacher is not represented by the Association, the Association shall have the right to be present and to state its views at all stages of the grievance processing.
Rights of Teachers to Representation Any aggrieved person may be represented at all stages of the grievance procedure by himself/herself or, at his/her option, by a representative selected or approved by the Association. The Association shall have the right to be present and to state its view at all stages of the grievance procedure.
Right to Representation Upon request, an employee will have the right to representation at all levels on any matter adversely affecting the employee’s conditions of employment. The exercise of this right shall not unreasonably delay or postpone a meeting. Representation will not apply to discussions with an employee in the normal course of duty, such as giving instructions, assigning work, informal discussions, delivery of paperwork, staff or work unit meetings or other routine communications with an employee.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS (A) The Client hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the Custodian that:
(i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
(ii) during the term of this Agreement it (and any person on whose behalf it may act as agent or otherwise in a representative capacity) has and will continue to have, or will take all action necessary to obtain, full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein, and has taken and will continue to take all action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary governmental consents in any applicable jurisdiction) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of obligations of the Client, and the validity and enforceability of such obligations and the rights of the Custodian, under this Agreement;
(iii) it has authority to deposit the Property received in the Custody Account and the Custody Cash Account and there is no claim or encumbrances that adversely effects any delivery or payment of Property made in accordance with this Agreement; and
(iv) this Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the Client;
(v) on or prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Client has provided to the Custodian certified true copies of evidence of the due authorization for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(vi) except as provided in Clause 16 of this Agreement, all Property deposited with the Custodian shall, at all times, be free from all charges, mortgages, pledges or other such encumbrances(except as otherwise provided by law);
(vii) the Client shall, at all times, be entitled or otherwise duly authorized to deal with, and dispose of, all or any part of the Property, whether through a relevant Clearance System or otherwise; and
(viii) the Client is conducting its business in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and requirements, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement. The Client agrees to inform the Custodian promptly if any statement set forth in this Section 4(A) ceases to be true and correct as of any date after the date hereof.
(B) The Custodian hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the Client that:
(i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
(ii) during the term of this Agreement it has and will continue to have, or will take all action necessary to obtain, full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein, and has taken and will continue to take all action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary governmental consents in any applicable jurisdiction) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of obligations of the Custodian and the validity and enforceability of such obligations and the rights of the Client, under this Agreement;
(iii) this Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the Custodian;
(iv) the Custodian is conducting its business in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and requirements, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement; and
(v) the Custodian will submit to the Client on an annual basis a copy of its Report on Policies and Procedures Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness" prepared in compliance with the requirements of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as it may be amended from time to time. The Custodian agrees to inform the Client promptly if any statement set forth in this Section 4(B) ceases to be true and correct as of any date after the date hereof.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS 6.1. The Supplier warrants, represents and undertakes to the Authority and to each of the Other Contracting Bodies for the duration of the Framework Period that:
6.1.1. it has full capacity and authority and all necessary consents to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement (including, where its procedures so require, the consent of any of its Holding Companies);
6.1.2. this Framework Agreement is executed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier;
6.1.3. in entering into this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract (and until the expiry of each, respectively) it has not committed and will not commit any Fraud, and has and will continue to have no conflict of interest in relation to this Framework Agreement;
6.1.4. all information, statements, warranties and representations contained in and the Tender and (unless otherwise agreed) any other document which resulted in the award of this Framework Agreement to the Supplier are, as at the date hereof, true, accurate, and not misleading save as may have been specifically disclosed in writing to the Authority prior to the execution of this Framework Agreement; and hereafter, for the Framework Period, it undertakes that it will promptly advise the Authority of any fact, matter or circumstance of which it may become aware which would render any such information, statement or representation to be false or misleading;
6.1.5. it has not entered and will not enter into any agreement with any other person with the aim of preventing tenders being made or as to
6.1.6. it has not caused or induced and will not cause or induce any person to enter such agreement referred to in Clause 6.1.5;
6.1.7. it has not offered or agreed (and will not offer or agree) to pay or give any sum of money, inducement or valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done any act or omission in relation to any other tender or proposed tender for Services under this Framework;
6.1.8. no claim is being asserted and no litigation, arbitration or administrative or regulatory proceeding is presently in progress, or, to the best of its knowledge and belief pending or threatened against it or any of its assets which will or might affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies;
6.1.9. it is not and will not be subject to any contractual obligation, or bound by any Law or other requirement, compliance with which will be likely to have an adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies;
6.1.10. it has obtained and will maintain all licences, authorisations, consents or permits required in relation to the performance of its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract;
6.1.11. in connection with the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations pursuant to this Framework Agreement (and without prejudice to its other obligations under this Framework Agreement) it will at all times use all reasonable endeavours to meet or exceed the Key Performance Indicators;
6.1.12. no proceedings or other steps have been taken and not discharged or dismissed (nor, to the best of their knowledge, are threatened) for the winding up of the Supplier or for its dissolution or for the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, manager, administrator or similar officer in relation to any of the Supplier's assets or revenue;
6.1.13. as at the Framework Commencement Date, it has notified the Authority in writing of any Occasions of Tax Non-Compliance or any litigation that it is involved in that is in connection with any Occasions of Tax Non Compliance; and
6.1.14. in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Framework Agreement (or, if the Supplier has been in existence for less than three (3) years, in the whole of such shorter period) it has:
6.1.14.1. conducted all financial accounting and reporting activities in compliance in all material respects with the generally accepted accounting principles that apply to it in any country where it files accounts;
6.1.14.2. it has been in full compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations in the jurisdiction in which it is established; and
6.1.14.3. it has not performed any act or made any omission with respect to its financial accounting or reporting which could have an adverse effect on the Supplier's position as an ongoing business concern or its ability to fulfil its obligations under this Framework Agreement or any Call Off Contract.
6.2. The Supplier shall promptly notify the Authority in writing:
6.2.1. of any material detrimental change in the financial standing and/or credit rating of the Supplier;
6.2.2. if the Supplier undergoes a Change of Control; and/or
6.2.3. of any circumstances suggesting that a Change of Control is planned or in contemplation, provided such notification does not contravene any Law.
6.3. Each time a Call Off Contract is entered into the warranties, representations and undertakings in Clause 6.1 shall be deemed to be repeated by the Supplier with reference to the circumstances existing at the time that they are deemed to be repeated.
6.4. For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that any provision within this Framework Agreement is expressed as a warranty shall not preclude any right of termination the Authority would have, had it not been so expressed, in respect of breach of that provision by the Supplier.
6.5. The Supplier acknowledges and agrees that:
6.5.1. once duly executed this Framework Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations and rights of the Supplier and the Authority;
6.5.2. the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement are material and are designed to induce the Authority into entering into this Framework Agreement and to induce the Authority and each and every Other Contracting Body to enter into Call Off Contracts;
6.5.3. the Authority has been induced into entering into this Framework Agreement and in doing so has relied upon the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement; and
6.5.4. each Contracting Body will (amongst other things) on each and every occasion that it enters into a Call Off Contract be induced into doing so by, and in being so induced shall rely upon, the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement.
6.6. For the duration of the Framework Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination or expiry of the Framework Agreement or, if later, all Call Off Contracts, the Supplier shall not employ or offer employment to any staff of the Authority or the staff of any Contracting Body who have been associated with the procurement and/or provision of the Services without Approval or the prior written consent of the relevant Contracting Body respectively.
6.7. In performing its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract, the Supplier shall not (to the extent possible in the circumstances) discriminate between Contracting Bodies on the basis of their respective size.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:
(a) as of the Effective Date, Schedule II sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all the Equity Interests owned by such Grantor in any Subsidiary and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by such Grantor;
(b) the Pledged Equity Interests and the Pledged Debt Securities have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, except to the extent that enforceability of such obligations may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally; provided that the foregoing representations, insofar as they relate to the Pledged Debt Securities issued by a Person other than the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, are made to the knowledge of the Grantors;
(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder and under any other Loan Documents, each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule II as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, (iii) will make no further assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, and (iv) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;
(d) except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents or securities laws generally, the Pledged Equity Interests and, to the extent issued by Holdings or any Subsidiary, the Pledged Debt Securities are and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Equity Interests and, to the extent issued the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Pledged Debt Securities are or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter, by-law or other organizational document provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner adverse to the Secured Parties in any material respect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Administrative Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;
(e) each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated; and
(f) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent will obtain a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities, free of any adverse claims, under the New York UCC to the extent such lien and security interest may be created and perfected under the New York UCC, as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations.
Warranties and Representations 9.3.1 The Supplier warrants and represents that:-
(a) it has full capacity and authority and all necessary consents (including where its procedures so require, the consent of its Parent Company) to enter into and perform its obligations under the Contract;
(b) the Contract is executed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier;
(c) in entering the Contract it has not committed any Fraud;
(d) as at the Commencement Date, all information, statements and representations contained in the Tender for the Services are true, accurate and not misleading save as may have been specifically disclosed in writing to the Authority prior to execution of the Contract and it will advise the Authority of any fact, matter or circumstance of which it may become aware which would render any such information, statement or representation to be false or misleading;
(e) no claim is being asserted and no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceeding is presently in progress or, to the best of its knowledge and belief, pending or threatened against it or its assets which will or might affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Contract;
(f) it is not subject to any contractual obligation, compliance with which is likely to have an adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under the Contract;
(g) no proceedings or other steps have been taken and not discharged (nor, to the best of its knowledge, are threatened) for the winding up of the Supplier or for its dissolution or for the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, manager, administrator or similar officer in relation to any of the Supplier’s assets or revenue;
(h) it owns, has obtained or is able to obtain valid licences for all Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary for the performance of its obligations under the Contract;
(i) the Services shall be provided and carried out by appropriately experienced, qualified and trained Staff with all due skill, care and diligence;
(j) in the three (3) years prior to the date of the Contract:
(i) it has conducted all financial accounting and reporting activities in compliance in all material respects with the generally accepted accounting principles that apply to it in any country where it files accounts;
(ii) it has been in full compliance with all applicable securities and tax laws and regulations in the jurisdiction in which it is established; and
(k) it has not done or omitted to do anything which could have an adverse effect on its assets, financial condition or position as an ongoing business concern or its ability to fulfil its obligations under the Contract.
Representations & Warranties 14.1 Each Party represents that it has authority to enter into this Agreement and to do all things necessary to procure the fulfilment of its obligations in terms of this Agreement.
14.2 The Disclosing Party warrants that disclosure of the Confidential Information to the Receiving Party:
14.2.1 will not result in a breach of any other Agreement to which it is a party; and
14.2.2 will not, to the best of its knowledge and belief, infringe the rights of any third party; and the Disclosing Party hereby indemnifies and holds the Receiving Party harmless against any liability for third party claims on such a basis.
Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article X and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.
Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein which by their terms apply in whole or in part after the Effective Time.
