Limitation of Duties The Custodian in its capacity as such:
Assignment or Delegation of Duties by Master Servicer (a) The Master Servicer shall not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges under this Agreement to any other Person, or delegate to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint any other Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by the Master Servicer without the prior written consent of the Trustee, and any agreement, instrument or act purporting to effect any such assignment, transfer, delegation or appointment shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 6.06(b), the Master Servicer shall have the right without the prior written consent of the Trustee (i) to assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (a) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment or delegation is qualified to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and executes and delivers to the Trustee ax xxxxexxxt, ix xxxx and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such purchaser or transferee of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Master Servicer hereunder from and after the date of such agreement; and (b) each applicable Rating Agency's rating of any Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale or transfer is not reasonably likely to be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of such assignment, sale or transfer and the Certificates are not reasonably likely to be placed on credit review status by any such Rating Agency; and (ii) to delegate to, subcontract with, authorize, or appoint an affiliate of the Master Servicer to perform and carry out any duties, covenants or obligations to be performed and carried out by the Master Servicer under this Agreement and hereby agrees so to delegate, subcontract, authorize or appoint to an affiliate of the Master Servicer any duties, covenants or obligations to be performed and carried out by the Master Servicer to the extent that such duties, covenants or obligations are to be performed in any state or states in which the Master Servicer is not authorized to do business as a foreign corporation but in which the affiliate is so authorized. In no case, however, shall any permitted assignment and delegation relieve the Master Servicer of any liability to the Trustee or the Depositor under this Agreement, incurred by it prior to the time that the conditions contained in clause (i) above are met.
Delegation of Duties; Reliance The Lenders may perform any of their duties or exercise any of their rights under the Loan Documents by or through the Agent, the Lenders and the Agent may perform any of their duties or exercise any of their rights under the Loan Documents by or through their respective representatives. The Agent, the Lenders and their respective representatives (a) are entitled to rely upon (and shall be protected in relying upon) any written or oral statement believed by it or them to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or made by the proper Person and, with respect to legal matters, upon opinion of counsel selected by the Agent or that Lender (but nothing in this clause (a) permits the Agent to rely on (i) oral statements if a writing is required by this Agreement or (ii) any other writing if a specific writing is required by this Agreement), (b) are entitled to deem and treat each Lender as the owner and holder of its portion of the Obligations hereunder for all purposes until written notice of the assignment or transfer is given to and received by the Agent (and any request, authorization, consent or approval of any Lender is conclusive and binding on each subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of or Participant in that Lender's portion of the obligations hereunder until that notice is given and received), (c) are not deemed to have notice of the occurrence of an Default unless a responsible officer of the Agent, who handles matters associated with the Loan Documents and transactions thereunder, has actual knowledge or the Agent has been notified by a Lender or the Borrower, and (d) are entitled to consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants, and other experts selected by the Agent and are not liable for any action taken or not taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of counsel, accountants or experts.
Limitation of Duties and Liability Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Custodian’s liability hereunder is limited as follows:
Exclusive Nature of Duties The Distributor shall be the exclusive representative of the Fund to act as principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund's Shares, except that:
Nature of Duties of Agent The Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Credit Agreement. Neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it as such hereunder or in connection herewith, unless caused by its or their gross negligence or willful misconduct. The duties of the Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Agent shall not have by reason of this Credit Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Credit Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect of this Credit Agreement except as expressly set forth herein.
Limitation of Duties; Exculpation The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders, and (c) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein or therein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Delegation of Duties The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
Limit of Duties Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inquire into, and shall not be liable for:
Extent of Duties Subject to the use of vacation, holiday and other approved leave time, Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time, energy and efforts to the affairs of the Company as the Company, acting through its Board, shall reasonably deem necessary in the discharge of Executive’s duties hereunder. Executive shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business or businesses, whether or not similar to that of the Company, except with the consent of the Chairman of the Board or as otherwise permitted by this Section 2.2. Executive agrees to serve in the positions referred to in Section 2.1 and to perform diligently and to the best of his abilities the duties and services appertaining to such offices, as well as such additional duties and services appropriate to such offices which the parties mutually may agree upon from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent Executive from participating in social, civic, charitable, religious, business, educational or professional associations, or the passive management of Executive’s personal investments, so long as such activities do not materially detract from Executive’s ability to perform his duties under this Agreement or otherwise violate the provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that Executive desires to participate personally in any business opportunity that is reasonably related to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business, Executive shall not participate in such opportunity without first making full disclosure to the Board of such opportunity and the scope of Executive’s proposed involvement.
