Certain Agreements of the Company and the Selling Stockholders The Company agrees with the several Underwriters and the Selling Stockholders that:
Agreements and Covenants of the Company The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:
(a) Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President or Secretary. In addition, except with respect to its duties under Sections 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it, in good faith and with reasonable care, believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;
(b) Subject to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or losses suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action taken by it hereunder and in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand, which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any interest earned on the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this Section 2(b), it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim; provided that the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;
(c) Pay the Trustee the fees set forth on Schedule A hereto, including an initial acceptance fee, annual administration fee, and transaction processing fee which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Sections 1(i) through 1(j) hereof. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and the first annual administration fee at the consummation of the Offering. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except as set forth in this Section 2(c), Schedule A and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof;
(d) In connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”), provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of the inspector of elections for the shareholder meeting verifying the vote of such shareholders regarding such Business Combination;
(e) Provide the Representative with a copy of any Termination Letter(s) and/or any other correspondence that is sent to the Trustee with respect to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it issues the same;
(f) Unless otherwise agreed between the Company and the Representative, ensure that any Instruction Letter (as defined in Exhibit A) delivered in connection with a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A expressly provides that the Deferred Discount is paid directly to the account or accounts directed by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters prior to any transfer of the funds held in the Trust Account to the Company or any other person;
(g) Instruct the Trustee to make only those distributions that are permitted under this Agreement, and refrain from instructing the Trustee to make any distributions that are not permitted under this Agreement; and
(h) Within four (4) business days after the Underwriters exercise the over-allotment option (or any unexercised portion thereof) or such over-allotment option expires, provide the Trustee with a notice in writing of the total amount of the Deferred Discount.
Additional Agreements and Covenants The parties further agree and covenant as follows:
Further Agreements of the Company The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
Further Agreements of the Selling Stockholders Each of the Selling Stockholders covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
Certain Agreements of the Company The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Initial Purchaser that:
Supplements and Amendments; Whole Agreement This Warrant may be amended or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. This Warrant contains the full understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and there are no representations, warranties, agreements or understandings other than expressly contained herein and therein.
Certain Agreements of the Initial Purchasers Each Initial Purchaser hereby represents and agrees that it has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, (ii) a written communication that contains no “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, (iii) any written communication listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), (iv) any written communication prepared by such Initial Purchaser and approved by the Company in advance in writing or (v) any written communication relating to or that contains the terms of the Securities and/or other information that was included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum.
Indemnities by the Seller Without limiting any other rights that the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser, any Liquidity Provider, any other Program Support Provider, the Program Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates, agents, employees, officers, and directors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) may have hereunder or under applicable Law, the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs, losses and liabilities, including Attorney Costs (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts”) arising out of or resulting from this Agreement, the use of proceeds of Purchases or Reinvestments, or any interest therein, or the purchase of the Purchased Interest or in respect of any Pool Receivable, Related Security or Contract, or in respect of any other Transaction Document except (a) to the extent resulting from fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party; (b) for which indemnification would constitute recourse (except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement to be paid by the Seller hereunder) for uncollectible Receivables; and (c) in respect of Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the exclusions set forth in the preceding sentence, the Seller shall pay within five (5) Business Days after written demand (which demand shall be accompanied by documentation of the Indemnified Amounts, in reasonable detail) to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the following:
(i) the failure of any Receivable included in the calculation of the Net Receivables Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivables to be an Eligible Receivable as of the date of such calculation, the failure of any information contained in any Information Package to be true and correct, or the failure of any other information required to be provided to any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent or the Administrator with respect to the Receivables or this Agreement to be true and correct;
(ii) the failure of any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Seller (or any of its officers, employees or agents) under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document to have been true and correct as of the date made or deemed made;
(iii) the failure by the Seller to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract, or the failure of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any such applicable law, rule or regulation;
(iv) the failure to vest in the Administrator, for the benefit of each Purchaser Group, First Priority Interest in the Pool Assets to the extent required under this Agreement;
(v) any commingling of funds to which the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser is entitled hereunder with any other funds;
(vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool (including a defense based on such Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the goods or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such goods or services or relating to collection activities with respect to such Receivable or any Contract related thereto (if such collection activities were performed by the Seller or any of its Affiliates or by any agent or independent contractor retained by the Seller or any of its Affiliates);
(vii) any failure of the Seller to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions hereof, any other Transaction Document or under the Contracts;
(viii) any products liability, environmental or other claim by an Obligor or other third party arising out of the goods or services which are the subject of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract;
(ix) the use of proceeds of Purchases or Reinvestments;
(x) the failure of the Seller to pay when due any Taxes, energy surcharges or other governmental charges payable by the Seller in connection with any of the Pool Receivables or this Agreement;
(xi) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or the ownership of the Pool Receivables or any Pool Assets;
(xii) any failure of a Lock-Box Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Lock-Box Agreement;
(xiii) any action taken by the Seller, the Servicer or any Originator (or any of their respective Affiliates) in the enforcement or collection of any Pool Receivable;
(xiv) in the case of a Retail Receivable, the failure or delay in providing any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness; or
(xv) the failure of the sale and pledge of any Pool Receivable under the Transaction Documents to comply with the notice requirements of FACA or any analogous State or local Laws.
