Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.
Information Statement (a) Buyer shall prepare and file with the SEC, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (taking into account the timing of the delivery by Seller to Buyer of any necessary historic financial statements), a written information statement containing the information specified in Schedule 14C under the Exchange Act and concerning the Share Issuance and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Exchange Act (the “Information Statement”). Buyer agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that the Information Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto (i) shall comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) shall not, at the date of mailing to holders of Buyer Common Stock, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Seller or any of its Affiliates. Seller shall cooperate in the preparation of the Information Statement and shall promptly provide to Buyer all information regarding Seller or any of its Affiliates (including, but not limited to, any financial statements of and other information relating to the Transferred Entities which may be required pursuant to Regulation 14C under the Exchange Act) that is reasonably required in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Information Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto. Seller agrees that none of the information supplied by Seller for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Information Statement shall, at the date of mailing to the holders of Buyer Common Stock, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Information in Proxy Statement None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s shareholders and at the time of the Special Meeting contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated in the Proxy Statement or necessary in order to make the statements in the Proxy Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Information in the Proxy Statement None of the information supplied by Parent or Purchaser in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) will, at the date mailed to stockholders or at the time of the meeting of stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Member Information Within five (5) days after receipt of a request from the Company, the Investor agrees to provide such information with respect to its status as a member (or potential member) of the Company and to execute and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and regulations to which the Company is or may become subject, including, without limitation, the need to determine the accredited investor status of the Company’s members. If the Investor transfers any Units, it will require the transferee of such Units to agree to provide such information to the Company requires as a condition of such transfer.
Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, and Proxy Statements; Voting 3.1 The Underwriter shall provide the Company (at the Company's expense) with as many copies of the Fund's current prospectus (describing only the Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule A) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus as set in type or on a diskette, at the Fund's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company (at the Company's expense) once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Fund is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document (such printing to be at the Company's expense).
Mailing Communications to Shareholders; Proxy Materials The Transfer Agent will address and mail to Shareholders of the Funds, all reports to Shareholders, dividend and distribution notices and proxy material for the Funds' meetings of Shareholders. In connection with meetings of Shareholders, the Transfer Agent will prepare Shareholder lists, mail and certify as to the mailing of proxy materials, process and tabulate returned proxy cards, report on proxies voted prior to meetings, act as inspector of election at meetings and certify Shares voted at meetings.
Information for Unit Holders For the purpose of permitting Unit holders to satisfy any reporting requirements of applicable federal or state tax law, First Trust Advisors L.P., acting in its capacity as Evaluator, shall make available to the Trustee and the Trustee shall transmit to any Unit holder upon request any determinations made by it pursuant to Section 4.01.
Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting 3.1. The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film containing the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the Statement of Additional Information for the Fund and the Statement of Additional Information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its Statement of Additional Information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. Except as provided in the following three sentences, all expenses of printing and distributing Fund prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information shall be the expense of the Company. For prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information provided by the Company to its existing owners of Contracts in order to update disclosure annually as required by the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, the cost of printing shall be borne by the Fund. If the Company chooses to receive camera-ready film in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Fund's prospectus, the Fund will reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the product of A and B where A is the number of such prospectuses distributed to owners of the Contracts, and B is the Fund's per unit cost of typesetting and printing the Fund's prospectus. The same procedures shall be followed with respect to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Company agrees to provide the Fund or its designee with such information as may be reasonably requested by the Fund to assure that the Fund's expenses do not include the cost of printing any prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information other than those actually distributed to existing owners of the Contracts.
Company Proxy Statement (a) Following consummation of the Offer, if holding of the Company Stockholders' Meeting is required by Law in order to effect the Merger, the Company will, as promptly as practicable following consummation of the Offer but in any event within fifteen (15) days thereafter, file a preliminary Company Proxy Statement with the SEC and will use reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the definitive Company Proxy Statement promptly to be mailed to the Company's stockholders. The Company will notify Parent promptly of the receipt of, and will respond promptly to, any comments from the SEC or its staff and any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Company Proxy Statement or for additional information, and will supply Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Company Proxy Statement or the Merger. The Company shall give Parent an opportunity to review and comment on any correspondence with the SEC or its staff or any proposed materials to be included in the Company Proxy Statement prior to transmission to the SEC or its staff and shall not transmit any such materials to which Parent reasonably objects. If at any time prior to the approval of this Agreement by the Company's stockholders there shall occur any event that is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Company Proxy Statement, the Company will promptly notify Parent thereof and prepare and mail to its stockholders such amendment or supplement. Parent shall furnish to the Company such information concerning itself and Purchaser for inclusion in the Company Proxy Statement as may reasonably be requested by the Company and required to be included in the Company Proxy Statement under applicable Law. The Company shall include in the definitive Company Proxy Statement the recommendation set forth in Section 1.02(a) hereof and shall use all reasonable efforts to solicit, if so requested by Parent, from holders of Common Stock proxies in favor of the Merger and this Agreement and take all other actions reasonably necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of Purchaser, advisable to secure the approval of the Company's stockholders required by the DGCL in order to effect the Merger.
