LEAVE FOR REGULATORY BUSINESS AS PER THE TEACHERS’ ACT 1. Upon written request to the Superintendent or designate from the Ministry of Education, an employee who is appointed or elected to the BC Teachers’ Council or appointed to the Disciplinary or Professional Conduct Board shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay and shall be deemed to be in the full employ of the board as defined in Article G.6.1.
2. Upon written request to the superintendent or designate from the Ministry of Education, a teacher teaching on call (TTOC) who is appointed or elected to the BC Teachers’ Council or appointed to the Disciplinary and Professional Conduct Board shall be considered on leave and shall be deemed to be in the full employ of the Board as defined in Article A.10.1 above. TTOCs shall be paid in accordance with the collective agreement.
3. Leave pursuant to Article A.10.1 and A.10.2 above shall not count toward any limits on the number of days and/or teachers on leave in the provisions in Article G.6.
Governing Law, Regulatory Authority, and Rules The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and each of its provisions shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. This Agreement is subject to all Applicable Laws and Regulations. Each Party expressly reserves the right to seek changes in, appeal, or otherwise contest any laws, orders, or regulations of a Governmental Authority.
Reporting Requirements of the Commission The Trustee and the Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor and its counsel to enter into such amendments or modifications to this Agreement as may be necessary to comply with the Rules and any interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission, subject to the provisions of Section 11.03 hereof.
Governmental Filings; No Violations (i) Other than any filings and/or notices required (A) pursuant to Section 2.3, (B) under the HSR Act, and (C) the Exchange Act and state securities or "blue sky" laws, no notices or other filings are required to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body or other governmental entity ("Governmental Entity"), in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except those that the failure to make or obtain are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement by the Company do not and will not, and the consummation by the Company of the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or the comparable governing instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the acceleration of any obligations or the creation of a lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance on the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) pursuant to, any agreement, lease, contract, note, mortgage, indenture or other obligation ("Contracts") binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Law (as defined in Section 6.1(i)) or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, or (C) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any of the Contracts; except, in the case of clause (B) and (C) above, for any breach, violation, default, acceleration, creation, or change that, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Stock Option Agreement. Schedule 6.1(d)(ii) sets forth a correct and complete list of all consents and waivers which are or may be required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement (whether or not subject to the exceptions set forth with respect to clauses (B) and (C) in the preceding sentence) under Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, other than any consent or waiver (other than consents or waivers pursuant to Contracts relating to indebtedness, securities or the guarantee thereof) the failure to obtain which is not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Stock Option Agreement.
Reporting Status and Securities Laws Matters Buyer is a "reporting issuer" and not on the list of reporting issuers in default under applicable Canadian securities laws in any of the provinces or territories of Canada. No delisting, suspension of trading in or cease trading order with respect to any securities of Buyer and, to the knowledge of Buyer, no inquiry or investigation (formal or informal) of any Securities Authorities is in effect or ongoing or, to the knowledge of Buyer, expected to be implemented or undertaken with respect to the foregoing.
No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, officers, or employees, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
Antitrust Laws Without limiting the generality of Section 10.1 and Section 10.3, to the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“Antitrust Laws”), each party hereto agrees to make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, in each case, at such party’s sole cost and expense, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. Each party hereto shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party hereto or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such party or its Representatives from, or given by such party or its Representatives to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) permit a Representative of the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give a Representative or Representatives of the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a Representative of a party hereto is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, the other parties hereto shall keep such party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority.
Reporting Obligations and Regulatory Approvals Applicable laws and regulations may require holders and beneficial owners of Shares, including the Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs, to satisfy reporting requirements and obtain regulatory approvals in certain circumstances. Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs are solely responsible for determining and complying with such reporting requirements and obtaining such approvals. Each Holder and each Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to make such determination, file such reports, and obtain such approvals to the extent and in the form required by applicable laws and regulations as in effect from time to time. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian, the Company or any of their respective agents or affiliates shall be required to take any actions whatsoever on behalf of Holders or Beneficial Owners to determine or satisfy such reporting requirements or obtain such regulatory approvals under applicable laws and regulations.
Governmental Filings No Violations.
(i) Other than the filings and/or notices (A) pursuant to Section 1.3, (B) under the HSR Act, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (C) to comply with state securities or "blue-sky" laws and (D) required to be made with the NASDAQ, no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body or other governmental entity ("Governmental Entity"), in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except those that the failure to make or obtain are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the comparable governing instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (B) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the acceleration of any obligations or the creation of a lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance on the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) pursuant to, any agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, arrangement or other obligation ("Contracts") binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Law (as defined in Section 5.1(i)) or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or (C) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any of the Contracts, except, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above, for any breach(es), violation(s), default(s), acceleration(s), creation(s) or change(s) that individually is, and in the aggregate are, not reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Section 5.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, to the knowledge of the officers of the Company, a correct and complete list of Contracts of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to which consents or waivers are or may be required prior to consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether or not subject to the exception set forth with respect to clauses (B) and (C) above).
Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents (a) The Fund has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Fund have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Fund, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Fund and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability of this Agreement is subject only to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Fund does not, and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Fund LP Certificate, the Fund LP Agreement or the charter, bylaws, or other organizational document of any of the Fund’s Subsidiaries, (ii) except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, require a consent or waiver under, or result in the creation of a security interest, lien, claim, pledge, agreement, limitations in the Fund’s voting right, charge or other encumbrance of any nature on any of the properties or assets of the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound, (iii) subject to compliance with the requirements specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.3(c), conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets; or (iv) except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, require the Fund under the terms of any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding to which it is a party or by which it or its assets are bound, to obtain the consent or approval of, or provide notice to, any other party to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 4.3(b) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, failure to obtain consent or approval or failure to notify which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Acquisition LLC Articles of Merger with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, the filing of the Fund Articles of Merger with the Florida Department of State, and appropriate corresponding documents with the Secretaries of State of other states in which the Fund is qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business, (ii) the filing of reports with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act, (iii) the compliance with any state securities laws, and (iv) any consent, approval, license, permit, order, authorization, registration, declaration, notice or filing, which, if not obtained or made, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, the General Partners have (i) unanimously approved and declared advisable this Agreement to which the Fund is a party, (ii) determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Partners, (iii) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement, the Merger, and the other transactions contemplated hereby to the Partners and (iv) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Partners for their approval and authorization. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the General Partners have withdrawn, rescinded or modified such approvals, determination, and resolutions to recommend. The affirmative vote of all of the General Partners and the holders of a majority of Fund Interests is the only vote of the holders of any interest in the Fund necessary to approve and authorize this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.3(e) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, to the Fund’s Knowledge, there is no agreement or order binding upon the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties which has had or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any current business practice of the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted by the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Fund’s Knowledge, neither the Fund nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any non-competition, non-solicitation or similar restriction on their respective businesses. “Fund’s Knowledge” means knowledge of a particular fact or other matter by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. or Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter.
