Obligation of the Company In connection with the registration of the Registered Securities, the Company shall do each of the following:
(a) Prepare promptly and file with the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date hereof, a Registration Statement with respect to not less than the maximum allowable under Rule 415 of Registered Securities, and thereafter use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registered Securities to become effective within five (5) business days after notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission that such Registration Statement may be declared effective, and keep the Registration Statement effective at all times prior to the termination of the Purchase Agreement until the earliest of (i) the date that is three months after the completion of the last Closing Date under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the date when the Investor may sell all Registered Securities under Rule 144 without volume limitations, or (iii) the date the Investor no longer owns any of the Registered Securities (collectively, the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements, thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registered Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement until the expiration of the Registration Period.
(c) With respect to the Registered Securities, permit counsel designated by Investor to review the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable period of time (but not less than two (2) business days) prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which such counsel reasonably objects.
(d) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of the following facts, the Company shall notify Investor and Investor’s legal counsel identified to the Company and (if requested by any such person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) business day thereafter (i): (A) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is filed; (B) with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registered Securities or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; and (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registered Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(e) Unless available to the Investor without charge through XXXXX, the SEC's website or the Company's website, furnish to Investor, promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company, one (1) copy of the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus and the prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto;
(f) Use all commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and/or qualify the Registered Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Investor may reasonably request and in which significant volumes of shares of Common Stock are traded, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof at all times during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualification in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registered Securities for sale in such jurisdictions: provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (A) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (B) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction, (D) provide any undertakings that cause more than nominal expense or burden to the Company or (E) make any change in its charter or by-laws or any then existing contracts, which in each case the Board of Directors of the Company determines to be contrary to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders;
(g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, notify the Investor of the happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading ("Registration Default"), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or other appropriate filing with the SEC to correct such untrue statement or omission, and take any other commercially reasonable steps to cure the Registration Default, and, unless available to the Investor without charge through XXXXX, the SEC's website or the Company's website, deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to the Investor as the Investor may reasonably request.
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(i) Use its commercially reasonable efforts, if eligible, either to (i) cause all the Registered Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on a national securities exchange and on each additional national securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registered Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation of all the Registered Securities covered by the Registration Statement as a National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System ("Nasdaq”) security within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the quotation of the Registered Securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market; or if, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the preceding clause (i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in doing so, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure authorization of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and quotation for such Registered Securities on the over-the-counter bulletin board and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing;
(j) Provide a transfer agent for the Registered Securities not later than the Subscription Date under the Purchase Agreement;
(k) Cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registered Securities to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the Registered Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the case may be, as the Investor may reasonably request and registration in such names as the Investor may request; and, within five (5) business days after a Registration Statement which includes Registered Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the Registered Securities (with copies to the Investor) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel, if so required by the Company’s transfer agent; and
(l) Take all other commercially reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate distribution to the Investor of the Registered Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Obligations of the Consultant Conduct of the Services
Obligation of the Parties 2.1 The Fund shall prepare and be responsible for filing with the SEC and any state securities regulators requiring such filing, all shareholder reports, notices, proxy materials (or similar materials such as voting instruction solicitation materials), prospectuses and statements of additional information of the Fund. The Fund shall bear the costs or registration and qualification of its Shares, preparation and filing of the documents listed in this Section 2.1 and all taxes to which an issuer is subject on the issuance and transfer of its shares.
2.2 At least annually, the Fund or its designee shall provide the Company, free of charge, with as many copies of the current prospectus (describing only the Portfolios) for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to existing Contract owners whose Contracts are funded by such Shares. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company, at the Company's expense, with as many copies of the current prospectus for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to prospective purchasers of Contracts. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund or its designee shall provide such documentation (including a "camera ready" copy of the new prospectus as set in type) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Shares is supplemented or amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectus for the Shares printed together in one document; the expenses of such printing to be borne by the Company. In the event that the Company requests that the Fund or its designee provide the Fund's prospectus in a "camera ready" format, the Fund shall be responsible solely for providing the prospectus in the format in which it is accustomed to formatting prospectuses and shall bear the expense of providing the prospectus in such format (e.g., typesetting expenses), and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing the format to conform with any of its prospectuses.
2.3 The prospectus for the Shares shall state that the statement of additional information for the Shares is available from the Fund or its designee. The Fund or its designee, at its expense, shall print and provide such statement of additional information to the Company (or a master of such statement suitable for duplication by the Company) for distribution to any owner of a Contract funded by the Shares. The Fund or its designee, at the Company's expense, shall print and provide such statement to the Company (or a master of such statement suitable for duplication by the Company) for distribution to a prospective purchaser who requests such statement.
2.4 The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company free of charge copies, if and to the extent applicable to the Shares, of the Fund's proxy materials, reports to Shareholders and other communications to Shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distribution to Contract owners.
2.5 The Company shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Fund or its designee, a copy of each prospectus for the Contracts or statement of additional information for the Contracts in which the Fund or its investment adviser is named prior to the filing of such document with the SEC. The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material in which the Fund or its investment adviser is named, at least five Business Days prior to is use. No such prospectus, statement of additional information or material shall be used if the Fund or its designee reasonably objects to such use within five Business Days after receipt of such material.
2.6 The Company shall not give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund or its investment adviser in connection with the sale of the Contracts other than information or representations contained in and accurately derived from the registration statement or prospectus for the Fund Shares (as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time), reports of the Fund, Fund-sponsored proxy statement, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Fund or its designee, except with the written permission of the Fund or its designee.
2.7 The Fund shall not give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the Accounts or the Contracts other than information or representations contained in and accurately derived from the registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts (as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time), or in materials approved by the Company for distribution including sales literature or other promotional materials, except with the written permission of the Company.
2.8 The Company shall amend the registration statement of the Contracts under the 1933 Act and registration statement for each Account under the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the Contracts or as may otherwise be required by applicable law. The Company shall register and qualify the Contracts for sale to the extent required by applicable securities laws and insurance laws of the various states.
Termination of the Company Upon the voluntary termination of the Company upon the consent of the Members, the sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any other termination of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall wind up its affairs and shall then be liquidated as provided in Article 13.
Obligations of the Client 4.1. The client undertakes to inform the company in advance (meaning no later than 2 calendar days) about the dispatch of the goods, by entering the shipment into the Xxxxx.xxx software.
4.1.1. In case of non-compliance with subparagraph 3.2.1 of this agreement, the company has the right to refuse the client in accepting and placing his goods at the warehouse.
4.2. To send goods from the warehouse or to carry out other operations, the client is obliged to provide his client number (client ID) and data of the goods.
Indemnification of the Company Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers and employees and agents who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Underwriters, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, written information furnished to the Company with respect to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Underwriter expressly for use in such Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any such application. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Underwriters by the provisions of Section 5.1.2.
Obligations of the Contractor (i) Subject to and on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Contractor shall undertake the survey, investigation, design, engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance of the Project Highway and observe, fulfil, comply with and perform all its obligations set out in this Agreement or arising hereunder.
(ii) The Contractor shall comply with all Applicable Laws and Applicable Permits (including renewals as required) in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of Clauses 4.1 (i) and 4.1 (ii), the Contractor shall discharge its obligations in accordance with Good Industry Practice and as a reasonable and prudent person.
(iv) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss, defects, or damage to the Project Highway from the Appointed Date until the end of the Construction Period at the Contractor’s cost, save and except to the extent that any such loss, defect, or damage shall have arisen from any wilful default or neglect of the Authority.
(v) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss, defect or damage to the Project Highway during the Defects Liability Period at the Contractor’s cost to the extent that such loss, defect or damage shall have arisen out of the reasons specified in Clause 17.3.
(vi) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss or damage to the Project Highway during the Maintenance Period at the Contractor’s cost, including those stated in Clause 14.1 (ii), save and except to the extent that any such loss or damage shall have arisen on account of any wilful default or neglect of the Authority or on account of a Force Majeure Event.
(vii) The Contractor shall, at its own cost and expense, in addition to and not in derogation of its obligations elsewhere set out in this Agreement:
(a) make, or cause to be made, necessary applications to the relevant Government Instrumentalities with such particulars and details as may be required for obtaining Applicable Permits set forth in Schedule-F and obtain and keep in force and effect such Applicable Permits in conformity with the Applicable Laws;
(b) procure, as required, the appropriate proprietary rights, licences, agreements and permissions for Materials, methods, processes and systems used or incorporated into the Project Highway;
(c) make reasonable efforts to maintain harmony and good industrial relations among the personnel employed byit or its Sub-contractors in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
(d) ensure and procure that its Sub-contractors comply with all Applicable Permits and Applicable Laws in the performance by them of any of the Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement;
(e) not do or omit to do any act, deed or thing which may in any manner violate any provisions of this Agreement;
(f) support, cooperate with and facilitate the Authority in the implementation and operation of the Project in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
(g) ensure that the Contractor and its Sub-contractors comply with the safety and welfare measures for labour in accordance with the Applicable Laws and Good Industry Practice;
(h) keep, on Site, a copy of this Agreement, publications named in this Agreement, the Drawings, Documents relating to the Project, and Change of Scope orders and other communications given under this Agreement. The Authority’s Engineer and its authorised personnel shall have the right of access to all these documents at all reasonable times;
(i) cooperate with other contractors employed by the Authority and personnel of any public authority; and
(j) not interfere unnecessarily or improperly with the convenience of the public, or the access to and use and occupation of all roads and footpaths, irrespective of whether they are public or in the possession of the Authority or of others.
(viii) The Contractor shall undertake all necessary superintendence to plan, arrange, direct, manage, inspect and test the Works. The Contractor shall provide all necessary superintendence of the Works for the proper fulfilling of the Contractor's obligations under the Agreement. Such superintendence shall be given by competent person having adequate knowledge of the operations to be carried out (including the methods and techniques required, the hazards likely to be encountered and methods of preventing accidents) for the satisfactory and safe execution of the Works.
(ix) The Contractor shall obtain and maintain a project related bank account operational at site where all transactions related to the payment of work will be done. The Contractor shall submit a monthly account statement and a detailed report on utilization of funds transferred to this project related bank account to Authority’s Engineer. Notwithstanding anything contrary to this agreement, the authority, in the interest and to ensure timely completion of the work, reserves the right to audit such bank accounts to ensure that there is no diversion of funds from this project specific account to any other project being implemented by the Contractor.
(x) The Contractor shall provide the documents of the Contractor specified in the Agreement, and all Contractors' personnel; Goods, consumables and other things and services, whether of a temporary or permanent nature, required in and for the execution, completion of Works and remedying defects.
(xi) The Contractor shall perform the Works in conformity with the Project requirements and other requirements and standards prescribed under or pursuant to the Agreement.
(xii) The Contractor shall carry out such work incidental and contingent to the original Scope of the Project to comply with Good Industry Practices.
(xiii) The Contractor shall maintain required staff and necessary Contractor’s equipment and materials within the reach of the Site during the Defects Liability Period so that any defects arising are promptly attended.
Termination of the Contract 1. The Contractor may terminate the contract if the Partner has inadequately discharged or failed to discharge any of the contractual obligations, insofar as this is not due to force majeure, after notification of the Partner by registered letter has remained without effect for one month.
2. The Partner shall immediately notify the Contractor, supplying all relevant information, of any event likely to prejudice the performance of this contract.
Obligations of the Company Upon Termination (a) Termination Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability if Employee ----------------------------------------------------------------- Agrees to Cancellation of Change of Control Agreement. If, during the ----------------------------------------------------- Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause or death or Disability, and, subject to (i) the execution by the Executive of the Release attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (ii) the automatic cancellation of any right the Executive might otherwise have under the Change of Control Agreement previously entered into between the Executive and the Company, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B, the Executive shall be entitled to all of the following:
(i) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 15 calendar days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the following amounts:
A. the sum of (1) the Executive's Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, (2) the product of (x) the higher of (I) the Minimum Bonus and (II) the Annual Bonus paid or payable, including any bonus or portion thereof, which has been earned but deferred (and annualized for any fiscal year consisting of less than twelve full months or during which the Executive was employed for less than twelve full months), for the most recently completed fiscal year during the Employment Period, if any (such higher amount being referred to as the "Highest Annual Bonus") and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is 365, and (3) any compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"); and
B. an amount equal to the product of (1) three and (2) the highest amount actually paid to the Executive in cash compensation (that is, Annual Base Salary plus bonus(es) actually paid) in any one of the previous three calendar years; and
C. an amount equal to the excess of (a) the actuarial equivalent of the benefit (utilizing actuarial assumptions no less favorable to the Executive than those in effect under the Company's qualified defined benefit retirement plan (the "Retirement Plan") and immediately prior to the Effective Date under the Retirement Plan, and any excess or supplemental retirement plan in which the Executive participates (together, the "SERP") which the Executive would receive if the Executive's employment continued for three years after the Date of Termination assuming for this purpose that all accrued benefits are fully vested, and, assuming that the Executive's compensation in each of the three years is that required by Section 3(b)(i) and Section 3(b)(ii), over (b) the actuarial equivalent of the Executive's actual benefit (paid or payable), if any, under the Retirement Plan and the SERP as of the Date of Termination;
(ii) all stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based compensation shall become immediately exercisable or vested, as the case may be, and stock options shall be exercisable for three years thereafter;
(iii) for the Continuation Period (as defined below), the Company shall continue to pay the premium for benefits to the Executive and/or the Executive's dependents equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies described in Section 3(b)(iv) of this Agreement if the Executive's employment had not been terminated or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies and their families, provided, however, that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer- provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility, and provided further that the Executive and the Executive's dependents otherwise are and remain eligible for coverage under the federal law COBRA. The Continuation Period shall be three years. For purposes of determining eligibility (but not the time of commencement of benefits) of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be considered to have remained employed until three years after the Date of Termination and to have retired on the last day of such period;
(iv) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide the Executive with reasonable outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall be selected by the Executive in his sole discretion; and
(v) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits, other than (x) severance benefits and (y) any benefits or payments under the Change of Control Agreement (Exhibit B), all rights to which the Executive shall have relinquished as partial consideration for the payments and benefits under this Section 5(a), that are required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Other
(b) Termination Other than for Cause, Death or Disability if the Executive ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Does Not Agree to Cancellation of Change of Control Agreement. If, ------------------------------------------------------------- during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause, death or Disability, and the Executive elects to maintain in effect the Change of Control Agreement previously entered into between the Executive and the Company, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations on the part of the Company to the Executive other than obligation to pay to the Executive (x) his or her Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination, (y) the amount of any compensation previously deferred by the Executive, and (z) Other Benefits, in each case to the extent theretofore unpaid.
Obligations of the Service Provider 3.1. The Service Provider undertakes to provide the services as set out online within the dedicated Hoople Schools portal to this Agreement (the ‘Services’), in consideration of the payment as set out in the dedicated Hoople Schools portal. The Service Provider has undertaken Payment calculation based on the following terms:
3.1.1. payment for services relating to employee numbers has been calculated based on the number of employees at each Establishment as at January 2020. Included in the calculation is a 5% tolerance. If employee numbers rise above this 5% tolerance Hoople reserves the right to charge incremental fees
3.1.2. payment for the Payments Management service has been based on the number of payment vouchers raised in 2018/19, within a 10% tolerance level. The Service Provider reserves the right to increase pricing if volumes increase by more than the stated tolerance level
3.1.3. should the Establishment request an additional service during the duration of the term, the Service Provider reserves the right to charge the full, annual cost of the requested service
3.1.4. payment for services relating to pupil numbers has been calculated based on the number of pupils at each Establishment as at October 2019. Included in the calculation are sixth form and nursery pupil numbers, where applicable
3.1.5. The Service Provider will provide digital order confirmation of the services ordered and associated fees by means of the functionality of the Hoople Schools portal
3.2. Should the Establishment request and the Service Provider agrees to provide services additional to those specified within the schools buying portal order, the fees for those additional services shall be mutually agreed between the parties, but otherwise for all purposes of this Agreement, the additional services shall be deemed to be included within the definition of Services.
3.3. The Services shall be carried out by the Service Provider with all reasonable skill and care, and in full compliance of relevant established current professional standards. The Service Provider undertakes to provide a detailed service level agreement (SLA), outlining the responsibilities of both parties with regard to each service. The SLA for each service will be provided as a downloadable document on the Hoople Schools portal.
3.4. The Service Provider shall indemnify the Establishment from all claims, actions or demands made by third parties against the Establishment, and all liabilities of the Establishment to third parties (collectively ‘Third Party Liabilities’) and from all damage, losses, costs, expenses and payments whatsoever suffered or incurred by the Establishment either directly or in relation to Third Party Liabilities in respect of (a) personal injury to or the death of any person and any loss or destruction of or damage to property (not attributable to any default or neglect of the Establishment or of any person for whom the Establishment is responsible) which shall have occurred in connection with the provision of the Services under this Agreement, (b) any defect in the Services, and (c) any breach by the Service Provider of any terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, clause
