Number, Election and Tenure The initial Trustees shall be the persons initially signing this Declaration of Trust. The number of Trustees shall be the number of persons so signing until changed by the Trustees, and the Trustees may fix the number of Trustees from time to time; provided that the number of Trustees shall at all times be at least one (1). Each Trustee shall serve during the continued lifetime of the Trust until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until the election and qualification of his or her successor or, if sooner, until he or she dies, declines to serve, resigns, retires, is removed, is incapacitated or is otherwise unable or unwilling to serve as herein provided. Shareholders shall not be entitled to elect Trustees except as required by the 1940 Act. To the extent required by the 1940 Act, the Shareholders shall elect the Trustees on such dates as the Trustees may fix from time to time. Any Trustee may resign at any time by an instrument signed by him and delivered to any officer of the Trust or to a meeting of the Trustees. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless specified to be effective at some other time. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust, no Trustee resigning and no Trustee removed shall have any right to any compensation for any period following the effective date of his or her resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal. The Shareholders may elect Trustees at any meeting of Shareholders called by the Trustees for that purpose. In the event that after the proxy material has been printed for a meeting of Shareholders at which Trustees are to be elected any one or more nominees named in such proxy material dies or become incapacitated or is otherwise unable or unwilling to serve, the authorized number of Trustees shall be automatically reduced by the number of such nominees, unless the Board of Trustees prior to the meeting shall otherwise determine. Any Trustee may be removed by action of a majority of the Trustees with or without cause. Any Trustee may be removed with or without cause at any meeting of Shareholders by a vote of two-thirds of the total combined net asset value of all Shares of the Trust issued and outstanding. A meeting of Shareholders for the purpose of electing or removing one or more Trustees shall be called as provided in the By-Laws.
Organization, Qualification, Etc (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to own its assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for jurisdictions in which such failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect (as hereinafter defined) on the Company. As used in this Agreement, any reference to any state of facts, circumstance, event, change, occurrence, development or effect ("Event") having a "Material Adverse Effect on the Company" means an Event that (i) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, business, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or substantially delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Material Adverse Effect on the Company: (x) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock after the date hereof; or (y) any adverse effect on the Company (provided there is not a materially disproportionate effect on the Company), attributable solely to conditions affecting the industries in which the Company participates, the U.S. economy as a whole or foreign economies in any locations where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has material operations or sales, including as a result of a worsening of current conditions caused by acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared) occurring after the date hereof. The copies of the Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws which have been delivered to CNT are complete and correct and in full force and effect.
(b) Each of the Company's Subsidiaries is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where applicable) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, has the corporate power and authority to own its assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for jurisdictions in which such failure to be so organized, existing, qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, the Company's Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, charges or other encumbrances ("Encumbrances"), except for Encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There are no existing options, warrants, rights of first refusal, conversion rights, preemptive rights, calls, commitments, arrangements or obligations of any character ("Share Arrangements") relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company. None of the certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents of any of the Company's Subsidiaries purport to grant rights to any person other than (1) customary rights given to all shareholders pro rata in accordance with their holdings and (2) standard rights of indemnification of directors and officers. The Company has delivered to CNT complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other organizational documents of each of the Company's Subsidiaries. A complete listing of the Company's Subsidiaries is set forth in Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Except for the Company's Subsidiaries listed in Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business association or other person.
Organization; Qualification The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is in good standing under such laws. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Required Qualifications At all times during the term of the Contract, Vendor shall have available, under direct employment and supervision and/or subcontract agreement fully incorporating the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents, the required qualified and properly licensed (as applicable) personnel to properly fulfill all the terms and conditions of the Contract.
Selection and Nomination of Trustees While this Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of persons to be Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund ("Disinterested Trustees") shall be committed to the discretion of the incumbent Disinterested Trustees. Nothing herein shall prevent the incumbent Disinterested Trustees from soliciting the views or the involvement of others in such selection or nomination as long as the final decision on any such selection and nomination is approved by a majority of the incumbent Disinterested Trustees.
Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualifications Services estimated to cost less than $100,000 equivalent per contract may be procured under contracts awarded in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3.1, 3.7 and 3.8 of the Consultant Guidelines.
Diversification and Qualification 6.1. The Adviser will ensure that the Fund will at all times invest money from the Contracts in such a manner as to ensure that the Contracts will be treated as variable annuity contracts under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued thereunder. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, the Fund will comply with Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulation 1.817-5, as amended from time to time, relating to the diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts and any amendments or other modifications to such Section or Regulation. In the event of a breach of this Article VI by the Fund, it will take all reasonable steps: (a) to notify the Company of such breach; and (b) to adequately diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Treasury Regulation 1.817-5.
6.2. The Fund represents that it is or will be qualified as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any successor or similar provisions) and that it will notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify or that it might not so qualify in the future.
6.3. The Company represents that the Contracts are currently, and at the time of issuance shall be, treated as life insurance or annuity insurance contracts, under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such treatment, and that it will notify the Fund and the Distributor immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing the Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in the future. The Company agrees that any prospectus offering a contract that is a "modified endowment contract" as that term is defined in Section 7702A of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor or similar provision), shall identify such contract as a modified endowment contract.
Number and Qualifications The number of Managers of the Company shall not be less than three nor more than five, as may be determined by the Member from time to time, but no decrease in the number of Managers shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent Manager.
Due Incorporation, Qualification, etc The Company (i) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) has the power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and carry on its business as now conducted; and (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in the State of California.
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