Blue Pencil Doctrine If the duration of, the scope of or any business activity covered by any provision of this Section 7 is in excess of what is determined to be valid and enforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be construed to cover only that duration, scope or activity that is determined to be valid and enforceable. Executive hereby acknowledges that this Section 7 shall be given the construction that renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent, not exceeding its express terms, possible under applicable law.
Argentina Caja de Valores S A. Australia Austraclear Limited Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System Austria Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (Wertpapiersammelbank Division) Belgium Caisse Interprofessionnelle de Depots et de Virements de Titres, S.A. Banque Nationale de Belgique Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Liquidacao e Custodia Sistema Especial de Liquidacao e de Custodia (SELIC) Central de Custodia e de Liquidacao Financeira de Titulos Privados (CETIP) Bulgaria Central Depository AD Bulgarian National Bank Canada Canadian Depository for Securities Limited Chile Deposito Central de Valores S.A. People's Republic Shanghai Securities Central Clearing & of China Registration Corporation Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing Co., Ltd. Colombia Deposito Centralizado de Valores Costa Rica Central de Valores S.A. Croatia Ministry of Finance National Bank of Croatia Sredisnja Depozitarna Agencija d.d. STATE STREET SCHEDULE B GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES Czech Republic Stredisko cennych papiru Czech National Bank Denmark Vaerdipapircentralen (Danish Securities Center) Egypt Misr for Clearing, Settlement, and Depository Estonia Eesti Vaartpaberite Keskdepositoorium Finland Finnish Central Securities Depository France Euroclear France Germany Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt Greece Bank of Greece, System for Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-Entry Form Apothetirion Titlon AE - Central Securities Depository Hong Kong Central Clearing and Settlement System Central Moneymarkets Unit Hungary Kozponti Elszamolohaz es Ertektar (Budapest) Rt. (KELER) India National Securities Depository Limited Central Depository Services India Limited Reserve Bank of India Indonesia Bank Indonesia PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia Israel Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (TASE Clearinghouse) STATE STREET SCHEDULE B GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES Italy Monte Titoli S.p.A. Ivory Coast Depositaire Central - Banque de Reglement Jamaica Jamaica Central Securities Depository Japan Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Bank of Japan Net System Kazakhstan Central Depository of Securities Kenya Central Bank of Kenya Republic of Korea Korea Securities Depository Latvia Latvian Central Depository Lebanon Custodian and Clearing Center of Financial Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East (Midclear) S.A.L. Banque du Liban Lithuania Central Securities Depository of Lithuania Malaysia Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd. Bank Negara Malaysia, Scripless Securities Trading and Safekeeping System Mauritius Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd. Bank of Mauritius Mexico S.D. INDEVAL (Instituto para el Deposito de Valores) Morocco Maroclear STATE STREET SCHEDULE B GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES Netherlands Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V. (NECIGEF) New Zealand New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited Nigeria Central Securities Clearing System Limited Norway Verdipapirsentralen (Norwegian Central Securities Depository) Oman Muscat Depository & Securities Registration Company, SAOC Pakistan Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited State Bank of Pakistan Palestine Clearing Depository and Settlement, a department of the Palestine Stock Exchange Peru Caja de Valores y Liquidaciones, Institucion de Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores S.A Philippines Philippine Central Depository, Inc. Registry of Scripless Securities (ROSS) of the Bureau of Treaxxxx Poland National Depository of Securities (Krajowy Depozyt Papierow Wartosciowych SA) Central Treasury Bills Registrar Portugal Central de Valores Mobiliarios Qatar Central Clearing and Registration (CCR), a department of the Doha Securities Market STATE STREET SCHEDULE B GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES Romania National Securities Clearing, Settlement and Depository Company Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry Division National Bank of Romania Singapore Central Depository (Pte) Limited Monetary Authority of Singapore Slovak Republic Stredisko cennych papierov National Bank of Slovakia Slovenia Klirinsko Depotna Druzba d.d. South Africa Central Depository Limited Share Transactions Totally Electronic (STRATE) Ltd. Spain Servicio de Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores, S.A. Banco de Espana, Central de Anotaciones en Cuenta Sri Lanka Central Depository System (Pvt) Limited Sweden Vardepapperscentralen VPC AB (Swedish Central Securities Depository) Switzerland SegaIntersettle AG (SIS) Taiwan - R.O.C. Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd. Thailand Thailand Securities Depository Company Limited Tunisia Societe Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la Compensation et de Depots des Valeurs Mobilieres STATE STREET SCHEDULE B GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK DEPOSITORIES OPERATING IN NETWORK MARKETS COUNTRY DEPOSITORIES Turkey Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S. (TAKASBANK) Central Bank of Turkey Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine United Kingdom Central Gilts Office and Central Moneymarkets Office Venezuela Banco Central de Venezuela Zambia LuSE Central Shares Depositxxx Limited Bank of Zambia TRANSNATIONAL Euroclear Clearstream Banking AG SCHEDULE C MARKET INFORMATION PUBLICATION/TYPE OF INFORMATION BRIEF DESCRIPTION (FREQUENCY) THE GUIDE TO CUSTODY IN WORLD MARKETS An overview of safekeeping and (annually) settlement practices and procedures in each market in which State Street Bank and Trust Company offers custodial services. GLOBAL CUSTODY NETWORK REVIEW Information relating to the (annually) operating history and structure of depositories and subcustodians located in the markets in which State Street Bank and Trust Company offers custodial services, including transnational depositories. GLOBAL LEGAL SURVEY With respect to each market in which (annually) State Street Bank and Trust Company offers custodial services, opinions relating to whether local law restricts (i) access of a fund's independent public accountants to books and records of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (ii) the Fund's ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii) the Fund's ability to recover in the event of a loss by a Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, and (iv) the ability of a foreign investor to convert cash and cash equivalents to U.S. dollars. SUBCUSTODIAN AGREEMENTS Copies of the subcustodian contracts (annually) State Street Bank and Trust Company has entered into with each subcustodian in the markets in which State Street Bank and Trust Company offers subcustody services to its US mutual fund clients. Network Bulletins (weekly): Developments of interest to investors in the markets in which State Street Bank and Trust Company offers custodial services. Foreign Custody Advisories (as With respect to markets in which necessary): State Street Bank and Trust Company offers custodial services which exhibit special custody risks, developments which may impact State Street's ability to deliver expected levels of service. [STATE STREET ICON] STATE STREET Saving Institutional Investors Worlwide(SM) FUNDS TRANSFER AGREEMENT OPERATING GUIDELINES --------------------
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or any similar state statute;
Foreign Corrupt Practices and International Trade Sanctions Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents, employees or any other persons acting on their behalf (i) has violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq., as amended, or any other similar applicable foreign, federal, or state legal requirement, (ii) has made or provided, or caused to be made or provided, directly or indirectly, any payment or thing of value to a foreign official, foreign political party, candidate for office or any other person knowing that the person will pay or offer to pay the foreign official, party or candidate, for the purpose of influencing a decision, inducing an official to violate their lawful duty, securing any improper advantage, or inducing a foreign official to use their influence to affect a governmental decision, (iii) has paid, accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, expenditures or gifts, (iv) has violated or operated in noncompliance with any export restrictions, money laundering law, anti-terrorism law or regulation, anti-boycott regulations or embargo regulations, or (v) is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department.
o Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. [Insert Name of Transferor] By: Name: Title: Dated: ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Massachusetts Law to Apply This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations No Loan Party is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.
Anti-Money Laundering/International Trade Law Compliance No Covered Entity is a Sanctioned Person. No Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, (i) has any of its assets in a Sanctioned Country or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (ii) does business in or with, or derives any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Sanctioned Country or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; or (iii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law.
Investment Company Act of 1940 Engage in any business, enter into any transaction, use any securities or take any other action or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing, that would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to become subject to the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of being an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” not entitled to an exemption within the meaning of such Act.
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act This Agreement is intended to satisfy the requirements of the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. sec. 626(f). Employee is advised to consult with an attorney before executing this Agreement.
