Complaints and Investigations Pacific Mutual, PEN, Selling Broker-Dealer and General Agent agree to cooperate fully in any insurance regulatory investigation or proceeding or judicial proceeding arising in connection with the Contracts distributed under this Agreement. Pacific Mutual, PEN, Selling Broker-Dealer and General Agent further agree to cooperate fully in any securities regulatory investigation or proceeding with respect to Pacific Mutual, PEN, Selling Broker-Dealer and General Agent, their affiliates and their agents or representatives to the extent that such investigation or proceeding is in connection with the Contracts distributed under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing:
Investigations The respective representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered by any Party prior to the Closing and the rights to indemnification set forth in Article IX will not be deemed waived or otherwise affected by any investigation made by a Party to this Agreement.
Inquiries Respond to telephonic, mail, and in-person inquiries from Institutions, Account holders, or their representatives requesting information regarding matters such as shareholder account or transaction status, net asset value ("NAV") of Series shares, Series performance, Series services, plans and options, Series investment policies, Series portfolio holdings, and Series distributions and taxation thereof;
Litigation and Investigations Promptly after (i) the occurrence thereof, notice of the institution of or any material adverse development in any material action, suit or proceeding or any governmental investigation or any arbitration, before any court or arbitrator or any governmental or administrative body, agency or official, against any Consolidated Company, or any material property of any thereof, or (ii) actual knowledge thereof, notice of the threat of any such action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration;
Investigations; Litigation There is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened) by any Governmental Entity with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and there are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations or proceedings pending (or, to Parent’s knowledge, threatened) against or affecting Parent or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties at law or in equity before, and there are no orders, judgments or decrees of, or before, any Governmental Entity, in each case which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Corporate Examinations and Investigations Prior to the Closing Date, the parties acknowledge that they have been entitled, through their employees and representatives, to make such investigation of the assets, properties, business and operations, books, records and financial condition of the other as they each may reasonably require. No investigations, by a party hereto shall, however, diminish or waive any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the party under this Agreement.
Due Diligence Investigation Pubco shall be reasonably satisfied with the results of its due diligence investigation of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.
Access and Investigation During the Pre-Closing Period, GHX shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to): (a) provide the Stockholder and the Stockholder’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice to GHX, to GHX’s and its Subsidiaries’ personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to GHX or its Subsidiaries; and (b) provide or make available to the Stockholder and the Stockholder’s Representatives such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to GHX or its Subsidiaries as the Stockholder may reasonably request. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period and subject to applicable Antitrust Laws, GHX and the Stockholder shall promptly provide the other party with copies of any notice, report or other document filed with or sent to any Governmental Body on behalf of GHX or the Stockholder, as applicable, in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. The foregoing shall not require GHX to permit any inspection, or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable judgment of GHX could reasonably be expected to result in (i) the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or the violation of any obligations of GHX with respect to confidentiality if GHX shall have used reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third party to such inspection or disclosure, (ii) the waiver of any applicable attorney-client privilege so long as GHX has taken reasonable steps to permit inspection of or to disclose information described in this clause (ii) on a basis that does not compromise GHX’s privilege with respect thereto or (iii) the violation of any applicable Legal Requirement. The parties shall seek in good faith appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the immediately preceding sentence applies. No investigation by the Stockholder shall limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of GHX contained in this Agreement.
Regulatory Investigations It shall be the Administrator’s duty and responsibility, and not the Owner Trustee’s duty and responsibility, to cause the Trust to respond to, defend, participate in or otherwise act in connection with any regulatory, administrative, governmental, investigative or other proceeding or inquiry relating in any way to the Trust, its assets or the conduct of its business.
Audits, Investigations or Claims To the knowledge of the Company, no deficiencies for Taxes of the Company or the Company Subsidiary have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any taxing or other governmental authority. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened audits, assessments or other Actions for or relating to any Liability in respect of Taxes of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, and there are no matters under discussion with any governmental authorities, or known to the Company, with respect to Taxes that are likely to result in an additional Liability for Taxes with respect to the Company or the Company Subsidiary. Audits of federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns by the relevant taxing authorities have been completed for the periods set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.23(c) and, except as set forth in such Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company, the Company Subsidiary and their predecessors have been notified that any taxing authority intends to audit a Tax Return for any other period.
