Organisation SFA has over two hundred full time staff reporting to the Chief Executive. He is supported directly by an executive team, each member of which has POLICY DETERMINED BY SENIOR senior management responsibility for a specific aspect of SFA's activity. PRACTICIONERS AND INDEPENDENTS SUPPORTED BY A PROFESSIOINAL Overseeing the work of the executive is the Chairman and Board of EXECUTIVE AND STAFF Directors. These are not employees of SFA but are either senior practitioners from member firms or persons independent of SFA and its firms who represent the interests of the investor. The Board delegates responsibility for the detail of policy, rulemaking and disciplinary procedures to specialist committees which are also composed of practitioners and independents. Supported by a professional staff, this combination provides for effective and flexible self-regulation. REGULAR CONTACT WITH GOVERNMENT BODIES, Public Relations 'CITY' INSTITUTIONS, PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND SFA's communication with the public, Parliament, `City' institutions, THE PRESS professional bodies and other regulators, at home and abroad, plays an important part in the process of developing confidence in SFA members' businesses and in furthering the success of the regulatory system as a whole. Accordingly SFA maintains regular contact with the press and other media. Press coverage of disciplinary action taken by SFA acts as a reassurance to the public and to the financial community that SFA is actively seeking to help promote good practice in London's markets. Further information More details are available on the various aspects of SFA's work and what it does to put the investor first. Other publications include: o Rule Book and amendment service* o Professional Dealing Handbook* o Board Notices* o Membership Directory* o Briefing, SFA's Membership newsletter o Annual Report and Accounts (with Regulatory Plan) o Complaints Bureau o Annual Report of the Complaints Commissioner o Annual Report of the Chairman of the Arbitration Panel o Consumer Arbitration Scheme o Full Arbitration Scheme Rules o Membership Application Pack** o Available by subscription ** For applicant firms (after a preliminary discussion) SFA The Securities and Futures Authority Limited Cottons Centre Cottons Lane London SE1 2QB Tel: 000 000 0000 Xxx: 000 000 0000 Xxxxxxxxed in England xxx Xxxxx Xx 1998622 Xxxxxxxxxx Office as above Fifth edition July 1994
Criminal or Civil Acts For a period of five years prior to the execution of this Agreement, no executive officer, director or principal stockholder of NB has been convicted of a felony crime, filed for personal bankruptcy, been the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) or NASD judgment or decree, or is currently the subject to an investigation in connection with any felony crime or Commission or NASD proceeding.
Name; Jurisdiction of Organization, etc On the date hereof, such Grantor’s exact legal name (as indicated on the public record of such Grantor’s jurisdiction of formation or organization), jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number, if any, United States taxpayer identification number, if any, and the location of such Grantor’s chief executive office or sole place of business are specified on Schedule 3.4. Each Grantor is organized solely under the law of the jurisdiction so specified and has not filed any certificates of domestication, transfer or continuance in any other jurisdiction. Except as otherwise indicated on Schedule 3.4, the jurisdiction of each such Grantor’s organization of formation is required to maintain a public record showing the Grantor to have been organized or formed. Except as specified on Schedule 3.4, as of the Closing Date (or the date of any applicable Joinder Agreement hereto in the case of an Additional Grantor) no such Grantor has changed its name, jurisdiction of organization, chief executive office or sole place of business or its corporate structure in any way (e.g., by merger, consolidation, change in corporate form or otherwise) within the past five years and has not within the last five years become bound (whether as a result of merger or otherwise) as a grantor under a security agreement entered into by another Person, which has not heretofore been terminated.
Jurisdiction of Organization On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization is specified on Schedule 4.
Duly Organized Such Party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties requires such qualification and failure to have such would prevent such Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement.
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Jurisdiction; Venue In the event that any action is brought to enforce any provision of this Master Contract, the parties agree to exclusive jurisdiction in Xxxxxxxx County Superior Court for the State of Washington and agree that in any such action venue shall lie exclusively at Olympia, Washington.
Substitution of Underwriters If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligations to purchase shares of Stock hereunder on any Closing Date and the aggregate number of shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares to be purchased by all Underwriters on such Closing Date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder, to purchase the shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such Closing Date. If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall so default and the aggregate number of shares with respect to which such default or defaults occur is more than ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares to be purchased by all Underwriters on such Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such shares by other persons are not made within forty-eight (48) hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate. If the remaining Underwriters or substituted Underwriters are required hereby or agree to take up all or part of the shares of Stock of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters on such Closing Date as provided in this Section 10, (i) the Company shall have the right to postpone such Closing Date for a period of not more than five (5) full business days in order that the Company may effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees promptly to file any amendments to the Registration Statement or supplements to the Prospectus which may thereby be made necessary, and (ii) the respective numbers of shares to be purchased by the remaining Underwriters or substituted Underwriters shall be taken as the basis of their underwriting obligation for all purposes of this Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability to the Company or the other Underwriters for damages occasioned by its default hereunder. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except that the representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, agreements and other statements set forth in Section 2, the obligations with respect to expenses to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to Sections 5 and 9 and the provisions of Section 7 and Sections 11 through 21, inclusive, shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect.
Jurisdiction and Forum Any action arising out of this Award Agreement or the relationship between the parties established herein shall be brought only in the state or federal courts of the State of Texas, and Participant hereby consents to and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.
Borrower Organization and Name Each Credit Party is a corporation, limited liability company, or other form of legally recognized entity, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has the full power and authority and all necessary Permits to: (i) enter into and execute this Agreement and the Loan Documents and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and (ii) own and operate its assets and properties and to conduct and carry on its business as and to the extent now conducted. Each Credit Party is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, company or other entity in each jurisdiction where the character of its business or the ownership or use and operation of its assets or properties requires such qualification. The exact legal names of each of the Credit Parties is as set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and the Credit Parties do not currently conduct, nor have the Credit Parties conducted, during the last five (5) years, business under any other name or trade name.
