Common use of Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller; Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation Clause in Contracts

Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller; Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. (a) Any Person (i) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, (iii) succeeding to the business of the Seller, or (iv) more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by NIC, which corporation in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement. The Seller shall provide 10 days’ prior notice of any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 3.03 to the Agent. (b) The Seller hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement it shall not amend Articles Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth or Fourteenth of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation without obtaining the prior written consent of the Agent or without obtaining the prior written consent of a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date and the prior written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the ownership interest in the Trust as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date.

Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller; Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. (a) Any Person corporation (i) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, (iii) succeeding to the business of the Seller, or (iv) more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by NIC, which corporation in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement. The Seller shall provide 10 days’ prior notice of any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 3.03 to the AgentRating Agencies. (b) The Seller hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement it shall not amend Articles Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth or Fourteenth of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation without obtaining the prior written consent of the Agent Rating Agencies or without obtaining the prior written consent of a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date and the prior written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the ownership interest in the Trust as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date.

Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller; Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. (a) Any Person (i) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, (iii) succeeding to the business of the Seller, or (iv) more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by NIC, which corporation in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement. The Seller shall provide 10 days’ prior notice of any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 3.03 to the AgentAgent and Rating Agencies. (b) The Seller hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement it shall not amend Articles Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth or Fourteenth of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation without obtaining the prior written consent of the Agent or without obtaining the prior written consent of a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date and the prior written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the ownership interest in the Trust as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date.

Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller; Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. (a) Any Person (i) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, (iii) succeeding to the business of the Seller, or (iv) more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by NIC, which corporation in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement. The Seller shall provide 10 days’ prior notice of any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 3.03 to the AgentRating Agencies. (b) The Seller hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement it shall not amend Articles Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twelfth or Fourteenth of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation without obtaining satisfying the prior written consent of the Agent Rating Agency Condition with respect thereto or without obtaining the prior written consent of a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date and the prior written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the ownership interest in the Trust as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date.