GUIDELINES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY For purposes of this Section 3.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and determined to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country for which the Custodian is serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the Portfolios.
Rights and Powers Creditor may, without obligation to do so, exercise one or more of the following rights and powers with respect to the Collateral: (a) Accept in its discretion, but subject to the applicable limitations of Section 8, other property of the Borrower in exchange for all or part of the Collateral and release Collateral to the Borrower to the extent necessary to effect such exchange, and in such event the money, property or securities received in the exchange shall be held by the Creditor as substitute security for the Note and all other indebtedness secured hereunder; (b) Perform such acts as are necessary to preserve and protect the Collateral and the rights, powers and remedies granted with respect to such Collateral by this Agreement; and (c) Transfer record ownership of the Collateral to Creditor or its nominee and receive, endorse and give receipt for, or collect by legal proceedings or otherwise, dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to the Collateral, but only if there exists at the time an outstanding event of default under Section 9 of this Agreement. Any action by Creditor pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3 may be taken without notice to Borrower. Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such action shall be payable by the Borrower and form part of the indebtedness secured hereunder, as provided in Section 11. So long as there exists no event of default under Section 9 of this Agreement, Borrower may exercise all Member voting rights and be entitled to receive any and all regular cash distributions paid on the Collateral. Accordingly, until such time as an event of default occurs under this Agreement, all proxy statements and other Member materials pertaining to the Collateral shall be delivered to the Borrower at the address indicated below. Any cash sums that Creditor may receive in the exercise of its rights and powers under this Section 3 shall be applied to the payment of the Note and any other indebtedness secured hereunder, in such order of application, as Creditor deems appropriate. Any remaining cash shall be paid over to the Borrower.
Additional Powers The Trustees shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Trust:
(i) to employ, engage or contract with, or make payments to, such Persons as the Trustees may deem desirable for the transaction of the business of the Trust or any Series thereof, including, without limitation, any Trustee or officer of the Trust or any firm of which any such Trustee or officer is a member, whether as agents or independent contractors of the Trust or any Series thereof, or as delegates of the Trustees, officers, or any other Person who may be involved with the management of the business affairs of the Trust or any Series thereof, to have such titles, and such rights, powers and duties as the Trustees may determine from time to time, to terminate any such employment, engagement or contract or other relationship, and to delegate to any such Person the supervision of any other Person that has been so employed, engaged or contracted with;
(ii) to authorize the Trust to enter into joint ventures, partnerships and any other combinations or associations;
(iii) to elect and remove such officers as they consider appropriate, including, without limitation, a president and a secretary;
(iv) to authorize the Trust to indemnify any Person with whom the Trust has dealings, including, without limitation, any service provider employed pursuant to Article VII hereof, to such extent as the Trustees shall determine;
(v) to authorize the Trust to purchase, and pay for out of Trust Property, (A) insurance policies insuring the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees and any other Persons, including, without limitation, any service provider employed pursuant to Article VII hereof, against any or all claims arising by reason of holding any such position or by reason of any action taken or omitted by any such Person in such capacity whether or not the Trust would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability, (B) insurance for the protection of Trust Property, (C) insurance as may be required by applicable law, or (D) such other insurance as the Trustees shall deem advisable, in each case as the Trustees shall determine;
(vi) to authorize the Trust to establish pension, profit-sharing, share purchase, and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity contracts as a means of providing such retirement and other benefits, for any Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust;
(vii) to authorize the Trust to guarantee indebtedness or contractual obligations of others;
(viii) to determine and change the fiscal year of the Trust or any Series and the method by which its accounts shall be kept;
(ix) to adopt a seal for the Trust, but the absence of such seal shall not impair the validity of any instrument executed on behalf of the Trust; and
(x) to engage in any other lawful act or activity in connection with or incidental to any of the powers enumerated in this Declaration, to do everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any purpose or the attainment of any object or the furtherance of any power herein set forth, either alone or in association with others, and to do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or growing out of or connected with the aforesaid business or purposes, objects or powers.
Police Powers The Grantee agrees to comply with the terms of any lawfully adopted generally applicable local ordinance necessary to the safety, health, and welfare of the public, to the extent that the provisions of the ordinance do not have the effect of limiting the benefits or expanding the obligations of the Grantee that are granted by this Franchise. This Franchise is a contract and except as to those changes which are the result of the Grantor’s lawful exercise of its general police power, the Grantor may not take any unilateral action which materially changes the mutual promises in this contract.
Delegation of Powers Subject to any limitations set forth in the Act, the member(s) may delegate any of its powers to officers of the Company or to committees consisting of persons who may or may not be member(s). Every officer or committee shall, in the exercise of the power so delegated, comply with any restrictions that may be imposed on them by the member(s).
Appointment and Powers Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the Secured Parties hereby appoints Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association as the Collateral Agent with respect to the Series 1993-A Collateral and the related Collateral subsequently specified in a Series Supplement, and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act as Collateral Agent with respect to the Series 1993-A Collateral, and upon execution of any Series Supplement, shall be deemed to accept such appointment, and agree to act as Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral, in each case, for the Secured Parties, to maintain custody and possession of such Collateral (except as otherwise provided hereunder) and to perform the other duties of the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf, and to exercise such rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder, as the Controlling Party may direct and as are specifically authorized to be exercised by the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions, rights, remedies, powers and privileges as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent shall act upon and in compliance with the written instructions of the Controlling Party delivered pursuant to this Agreement promptly following receipt of such written instructions; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not act in accordance with any instructions (i) which are not authorized by, or in violation of the provisions of, this Agreement, (ii) which are in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation or (iii) for which the Collateral Agent has not received reasonable indemnity. Receipt of such instructions shall not be a condition to the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its express duties hereunder, except where this Agreement provides that the Collateral Agent is permitted to act only following and in accordance with such instructions.
Organization, Qualifications and Corporate Power (a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the character of the properties owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualification and where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company has the corporate power and authority to own and hold its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders' Agreement to issue, sell and deliver the Preferred Shares and to issue and deliver the Converted Shares.
(b) The attached Schedule III contains a list of all subsidiaries of the Company and its equity interest therein. Except for such subsidiaries, the Company does not (i) own of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, (A) any shares of capital stock or securities convertible into capital stock of any other corporation or (B) any participating interest in any partnership, joint venture or other non-corporate business enterprise or (ii) control, directly or indirectly, any other entity. Each of the Company's corporate subsidiary and limited liability company subsidiary is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the character of the properties owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualification and where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the Company. Each of the subsidiaries referenced above has the corporate power or entity power, as the case may be, and authority to own and hold its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests, as the case may be, of each of the subsidiaries are owned beneficially and of record by the Company, one of its other subsidiaries, or any combination of the Company and/or one or more of its other subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of any liens, charges, restrictions, claims or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; and there are no outstanding subscriptions, warrants, options, convertible securities, or other rights (contingent or other) pursuant to which any of the subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue any shares of its capital stock or equity interests, as the case may be, to any person other than the Company or one of the other subsidiaries.
Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization as identified in Schedule 4.1, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Credit Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, and (c) is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations, except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had, and could not be reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority Borrower is duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of formation and is qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business. In connection with this Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Bank a completed certificate signed by Borrower, entitled “Perfection Certificate” (the “Perfection Certificate”). Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that (a) Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately states that Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement). If Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with Borrower’s organizational identification number. The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect), or (v) conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of, any material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business.
Purpose; Powers The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions and engage in any and all activities necessary, appropriate, desirable, advisable, ancillary or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing purpose.
