Introductory Matters A. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein; and B. The Parties have had the opportunity to obtain legal counsel of their choice; and C. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this settlement is a compromise of D. Except as otherwise provided herein, the 2014 Agreement shall take effect on the effective date and expire on September 30, ten calendar years after the effective date; and E. The 2014 Agreement supersedes and replaces all prior settlement agreements between the Parties and all amendments thereto; and F. Upon the approval of the 2014 Agreement by both the JPFPF and the City (inclusive of City Council and the Mayor), the provisions of the 2014 Agreement shall be incorporated into a consent judgment in the case of Xxxxxxx Xxxx, et al vs. City of Jacksonville, et al., Case No.: 3:13-cv-121-J-34MCR. The Federal court shall retain jurisdiction for the enforcement of the Agreement and the resolution of any disputes arising thereafter. The Parties acknowledge the Court’s power to enforce the 2014 Agreement, and move for the Court to provide an annual review of the Parties’ compliance with the Agreement’s terms. To the extent that the Court declines the annual review obligation, the parties agree to meet and choose a mutually acceptable judge, attorney or special master to serve in this monitoring role; and G. The City of Jacksonville shall withdraw the impasse notices before the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) related to past pension negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5-30 (Case SM-2012-078) and the Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters, Local 122 (Case SM-2012-092).
Introductory Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Royal Ahold), a public company with limited liability organized under the laws of The Netherlands, and with its corporate seat in Zaandam (municipality Zaanstad), The Netherlands (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell from time to time common shares, par value NLG 0.50 per share, of the Company (the "Common Shares"). Particular issuances of Common Shares will be sold pursuant to a Terms Agreement referred to in Section 3 in the form of Annex A attached hereto, for resale in accordance with the terms of offering determined at the time of sale. Under such Terms Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company will agree to issue and sell, and the firm or firms specified therein (the "Underwriters") will agree to purchase, severally, the number of Common Shares specified therein (the "Firm Shares"). In such Terms Agreement, the Company also may grant to such Underwriters, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, an option to purchase additional Common Shares in an amount not to exceed the amount specified in such Terms Agreement (such additional Common Shares are hereinafter referred to as the "Option Shares"). The Firm Shares and the Option Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Offered Shares." The Firm Shares and the Option Shares are registered pursuant to the registration statement referred to in Section 2(a). Pursuant to the Terms Agreement referred to in Section 3, the Underwriters may have the right to elect to take delivery of the Offered Shares in the form of Common Shares or in the form of American Depositary Shares (the "ADSs"). The ADSs are to be issued pursuant to an amended and restated deposit agreement specified in the Terms Agreement (the "Deposit Agreement"), among the Company, the depositary specified in the Terms Agreement (the "Depositary"), and the registered holders from time to time of the American Depositary Receipts (the "ADRs") issued by the Depositary and evidencing the ADSs. Each ADS will initially represent the right to receive one Common Share deposited pursuant to the Deposit Agreement. Except as the context may otherwise require, references hereinafter to Common Shares or Offered Shares shall include all of the Common Shares or Offered Shares, as the case may be, whether in the form of Common Shares or ADSs. The representative or representatives of the Underwriters, if any, specified in a Terms Agreement referred to in Section 3 are hereinafter referred to as the "Representatives"; provided, however, that if the Terms Agreement does not specify any representative of the Underwriters, the term "Representatives", as used in this Agreement (other than in the second sentence of Section 3) shall mean the Underwriters.
Introductory Provisions The account holder shall be responsible for payments in accordance with this agreement and shall also be responsible for ensuring that all users of the Eurocard Purchasing Account are aware of and comply with this agreement and the user manuals and instructions from Eurocard applicable at any given time. A user can be an administrator or another person that has been authorised by the account holder to use Eurocard Purchasing Account
Introductory Period Employees will be hired into a six (6) month introductory period for the first six (6) months of continuous employment. An employee will become a regular employee after successful completion of the introductory period. An employee removed from the introductory period will not have recourse to the grievance procedure to contest the removal.
Geographic Area and Sector Specific Allowances, Conditions and Exceptions The following allowances and conditions shall apply where relevant. Where the Employer does work which falls under the following headings, the Employer agrees to pay and observe the relevant respective conditions and/or exceptions set out below in each case.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT The Board of Directors of NFB (i) has determined that this Agreement and the business combination and related transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of NFB and its stockholders, (ii) has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are consistent with, and in furtherance of, its business strategy and (iii) has approved this Agreement. The Board of Directors of JSB (i) has determined that this Agreement and the business combination and related transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of JSB and in the best long-term interests of its stockholders, (ii) has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are consistent with, and in furtherance of, its business strategy and (iii) has approved this Agreement. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to NFB's willingness to enter into this Agreement, NFB and JSB have entered into a stock option agreement ("JSB Option Agreement"), pursuant to which JSB has granted to NFB an option to purchase shares of JSB's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("JSB Common Stock"), upon the terms and conditions therein contained. Following the consummation of the Merger (as defined below), Jamaica Savings Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSB Financial, Inc. ("JSB Bank"), may be merged with and into North Fork Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. ("NFB Bank"), with NFB Bank being the surviving entity ("Bank Merger"). The parties hereto intend that the Merger and the Bank Merger, if effected, each shall qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), for federal income tax purposes, and that the Merger shall be accounted for as a pooling-of-interests for financial accounting purposes. NFB and JSB desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the business combination and related transactions provided for herein and to prescribe various conditions to such transactions. In consideration of their mutual promises and obligations hereunder, the parties hereto adopt and make this Agreement and prescribe the terms and conditions hereof and the manner and basis of carrying it into effect, which shall be as follows:
and Section 7 4. If, by reason of any exercise of Warrants on a “cashless basis”, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.
Conditions Applicable to All Sale and Purchase Transactions (a) Any transaction effected under this Article XII or in connection with the acquisition, disposition or substitution of any Asset shall be conducted on an arm’s length basis and, if effected with an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager (or with an account or portfolio for which the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates serves as investment adviser), shall be effected in accordance with the requirements of Section 5 of the Collateral Management Agreement on terms no less favorable to the Issuer than would be the case if such Person were not an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager; provided that the Trustee shall have no responsibility to oversee compliance with this clause (a) by the other parties. Any sale of a Collateral Obligation or an Equity Security (other than a Substitute Collateral Obligation) to the Collateral Manager, an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate of the Issuer shall be at a purchase price at least equal to the current Fair Market Value of such Collateral Obligation or Equity Security and certified by the Collateral Manager to the Trustee. (b) Upon any acquisition of a Collateral Obligation pursuant to this Article XII, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest to the Asset or Assets shall be Granted to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, such Asset or Assets shall be Delivered to the Custodian, and, if applicable, the Custodian shall receive such Asset or Assets. The Trustee shall also receive, not later than the Cut-Off Date, an Officer’s certificate of the Issuer containing the statements set forth in Section 3.1(a)(viii); provided that such requirement shall be satisfied, and such statements shall be deemed to have been made by the Issuer, in respect of such acquisition by the delivery to the Trustee of a trade ticket in respect thereof that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager. (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article XII or Article V to the contrary, in addition to the rights described herein, the Issuer shall have the right to effect any sale of any Asset or purchase of any Collateral Obligation and ORCC shall have the right to exercise any optional purchase or substitution rights with the consent of Holders evidencing at least 75% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of each Class of Securities (and notice to the Trustee and the Rating Agency). (d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article XII or Article V to the contrary, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Enforcement Event, the Issuer shall not have the right to effect any sale of any Asset or purchase of any Collateral Obligation and ORCC shall not exercise any optional purchase or substitution rights, in each case without the consent of a Majority of the Controlling Class.
Additional Agreements; Reasonable Efforts Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) cooperating in the preparation and filing of the 8-K, any filings that may be required under the HSR Act, and any amendments to any thereof; (ii) obtaining consents of all third parties and Governmental Entities necessary, proper or advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) contesting any legal proceeding relating to the Merger and (iv) the execution of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, TCG and WWNI agree to use all reasonable efforts to cause the Effective Time to occur as soon as practicable after the stockholder votes with respect to the Merger. In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party hereto shall take all such necessary action.
Captions and Cross References The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.
