Amendments and Termination This Agreement may be amended or terminated only by a written agreement signed by the Company and the Executive.
Termination and Termination Pay Subject to Section 12 of this Agreement, Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated in the following circumstances:
Disposition and Termination (a) The Parties shall act in accordance with, and Escrow Agent shall release the Escrow Deposit or portion thereof in this Section 3(a) as follows:
(i) Party B will deliver a written direction letter, with e-mail being sufficient, in substantially the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto (the “Direction Letter”) to Escrow Agent (i) confirming to Escrow Agent that the closing under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 16, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Party B, Far Point Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“FPAC”) and the other parties thereto is scheduled to be consummated on the next Business Day following delivery of the Direction Letter and (ii) directing Escrow Agent to disburse from the Escrow Account the Escrow Deposit to the account of FPAC specified herein (the “FPAC Account”). Following receipt of the Direction Letter, Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse, via wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Escrow Deposit to the FPAC Account and provide to Party A and Party B federal reference numbers for the wire transfer. If the Forward Purchase Price (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement dated as of May 18, 2018 between FPAC and Party A) is less than the Escrow Deposit, then Party A and Party B shall, no later than the Closing Date, deliver a direction letter (signed by each of them) to Escrow Agent to disburse the amount equal to the excess of the Escrow Deposit over the Forward Purchase Price to Party A on or promptly after the Closing Date. If the Merger Agreement has been terminated (as may be confirmed to Escrow Agent by Party A or Party B), then the Escrow Deposit will be immediately (and in any event, within one (1) Business Day) returned to Party A. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Party A shall have no right to object to any Direction Letter and any objection or other instruction which attempts to prevent or delay the release of any such funds pursuant to any Direction Letter shall be ignored by the Escrow Agent without any liability. Escrow Agent may rely upon the validity, accuracy, and content of the statements contained in any Direction Letter or confirmation delivered pursuant to this Section 3. Party B shall simultaneously provide a copy of any Direction Letter to Party A. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to conclusively presume that Party A contemporaneously received each Direction Letter received by Escrow Agent.
(ii) Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrow Deposit, or any portion thereof, to Party A upon the joint written instruction of both Party A and Party B in substantially the form of Exhibit B annexed hereto (a “Joint Instruction”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 8, and other than as set forth above, any instructions setting forth, claiming, containing, objecting to, or in any way related to the transfer or distribution of the Escrow Deposit, must be in writing and executed by the appropriate Party or Parties as evidenced by the signatures of the person or persons signing this Agreement or one of the designated persons as set forth on the Designation of Authorized Representatives attached hereto as Schedule 1-A and 1-B (each an “Authorized Representative”), and delivered to Escrow Agent only by confirmed facsimile or as a Portable Document Format (“PDF”) attached to an email only at the fax number or email address set forth in Section 8 below. Each Designation of Authorized Representatives shall be signed by a Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or other duly authorized person of the named Party. No instruction for or related to the transfer or distribution of the Escrow Deposit shall be deemed delivered and effective unless Escrow Agent actually shall have received it by facsimile or as a PDF attached to an email only at the fax number or email address set forth in Section 8 and in the case of a facsimile, as evidenced by a confirmed transmittal to the Party’s or Parties’ transmitting fax number. Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any Party or other person for refraining from acting upon any instruction for or related to the transfer or distribution of the Escrow Deposit if delivered to any other fax number or email address, including but not limited to a valid email address of any employee of Escrow Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Parties acknowledge and agree that Escrow Agent (i) shall have no obligation to take any action in connection with this Agreement on a non-Business Day and any action Escrow Agent may otherwise be required to perform on a non-Business Day may be performed by Escrow Agent on the following Business Day and (ii) may not transfer or distribute the Escrow Deposit until Escrow Agent has completed its security procedures.
(b) Each Party authorizes Escrow Agent to use the funds transfer instructions (“Initial Standing Instructions”) specified for it below to disburse any funds due to FPAC without a verifying call-back or email confirmation as set forth below: FPAC: Bank Name: Bank Address: ABA number: Credit A/C Name: Credit A/C # If Applicable: FFC A/C Name: FFC A/C #: FFC A/C Address:
(c) In the event any funds transfer instructions other than the Initial Standing Instructions are set forth in a permitted instruction from a Party or the Parties in accordance with this Agreement (any such additional funds transfer instructions, “Additional Standing Instructions” and, together with the Initial Standing Instructions, the “Standing Instructions”), Escrow Agent will confirm such Additional Standing Instructions by a telephone call-back or email confirmation to an Authorized Representative of such Party or Parties, and Escrow Agent may rely and act upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be that Authorized Representative. No funds will be disbursed until such confirmation occurs. Each Party agrees that after such confirmation, Escrow Agent may continue to rely solely upon such Additional Standing Instructions and all identifying information set forth therein for such beneficiary without an additional telephone call-back or email confirmation. Further, it is understood and agreed that if multiple disbursements are provided for under this Agreement pursuant to any Standing Instructions, only the date, amount and/or description of payments may change without requiring a telephone call-back or email confirmation.
(d) The persons designated as Authorized Representatives and telephone numbers for same may be changed only in a writing executed by an Authorized Representative or other duly authorized person of the applicable Party setting forth such changes and actually received by Escrow Agent via facsimile or as a PDF attached to an email. Escrow Agent will confirm any such change in Authorized Representatives by a telephone call-back or email confirmation to an Authorized Representative and Escrow Agent may rely and act upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be that Authorized Representative.
(e) Escrow Agent, any intermediary bank and the beneficiary’s bank in any funds transfer may rely upon the identifying number of the beneficiary’s bank or any intermediary bank included in a funds transfer instruction provided by a Party or the Parties and, if applicable, confirmed in accordance with this Agreement. Further, the beneficiary’s bank in the funds transfer instructions may make payment on the basis of the account number provided in such Party’s or the Parties’ instruction and, if applicable, confirmed in accordance with this Agreement even though it identifies a person different from the named beneficiary.
Modification and Termination No agreement to modify, amend, extend, supersede, terminate, or discharge this Settlement Agreement, or any portion thereof, is valid or enforceable unless it is in writing and signed by all Parties to this Settlement Agreement.
Expiration and Termination This Agreement is for one academic year (August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019) and will automatically renew for the following academic year unless terminated as indicated below by either party.
a. Any party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other at any time if that other party: (i.) commits a breach of this Agreement and, has not yet remedied the breach within 14 days of being notified of the facts and circumstances giving rise to the breach; or
Suspension and Termination Schedule 6 shall have effect.
Termination and Termination Benefits Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3, the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall terminate under the following circumstances set forth in this Section 6.
COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION 10.1 This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in force until terminated in accordance with the provisions herein.
10.2 This Agreement shall terminate without penalty:
a. As to any Participating Fund, at the option of Insurance Company or the Participating Fund at any time from the date hereof upon 180 days' notice, unless a shorter time is agreed to by the respective Participating Fund and Insurance Company;
b. As to any Participating Fund, at the option of Insurance Company, if shares of that Participating Fund are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts as determined by Insurance Company. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by Insurance Company, said termination to be effective ten days after receipt of notice unless the Participating Fund makes available a sufficient number of shares to meet the requirements of the Contracts within said ten-day period;
c. As to a Participating Fund, at the option of Insurance Company, upon the institution of formal proceedings against that Participating Fund by the Commission, National Association of Securities Dealers or any other regulatory body, the expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome of which would, in Insurance Company's reasonable judgment, materially impair that Participating Fund's ability to meet and perform the Participating Fund's obligations and duties hereunder. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by Insurance Company with said termination to be effective upon receipt of notice;
d. As to a Participating Fund, at the option of each Participating Fund, upon the institution of formal proceedings against Insurance Company by the Commission, National Association of Securities Dealers or any other regulatory body, the expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome of which would, in the Participating Fund's reasonable judgment, materially impair Insurance Company's ability to meet and perform Insurance Company's obligations and duties hereunder. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by such Participating Fund with said termination to be effective upon receipt of notice;
e. As to a Participating Fund, at the option of that Participating Fund, if the Participating Fund shall determine, in its sole judgment reasonably exercised in good faith, that Insurance Company has suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial condition or is the subject of material adverse publicity and such material adverse change or material adverse publicity is likely to have a material adverse impact upon the business and operation of that Participating Fund or Dreyfus, such Participating Fund shall notify Insurance Company in writing of such determination and its intent to terminate this Agreement, and after considering the actions taken by Insurance Company and any other changes in circumstances since the giving of such notice, such determination of the Participating Fund shall continue to apply on the sixtieth (60th) day following the giving of such notice, which sixtieth day shall be the effective date of termination;
f. As to a Participating Fund, upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement between that Participating Fund and Dreyfus or its successors unless Insurance Company specifically approves the selection of a new Participating Fund investment adviser. Such Participating Fund shall promptly furnish notice of such termination to Insurance Company;
g. As to a Participating Fund, in the event that Participating Fund's shares are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable federal law, or such law precludes the use of such shares as the underlying investment medium of Contracts issued or to be issued by Insurance Company. Termination shall be effective immediately as to that Participating Fund only upon such occurrence without notice;
h. At the option of a Participating Fund upon a determination by its Board in good faith that it is no longer advisable and in the best interests of shareholders of that Participating Fund to continue to operate pursuant to this Agreement. Termination pursuant to this Subsection (h) shall be effective upon notice by such Participating Fund to Insurance Company of such termination;
i. At the option of a Participating Fund if the Contracts cease to qualify as annuity contracts or life insurance policies, as applicable, under the Code, or if such Participating Fund reasonably believes that the Contracts may fail to so qualify;
j. At the option of any party to this Agreement, upon another party's breach of any material provision of this Agreement;
k. At the option of a Participating Fund, if the Contracts are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law; or
l. Upon assignment of this Agreement, unless made with the written consent of every other non-assigning party. Any such termination pursuant to Section 10.2a, 10.2d, 10.2e, 10.2f or 10.2k herein shall not affect the operation of Article V of this Agreement. Any termination of this Agreement shall not affect the operation of Article IX of this Agreement.
10.3 Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof, each Participating Fund and Dreyfus may, at the option of the Participating Fund, continue to make available additional shares of that Participating Fund for as long as the Participating Fund desires pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as provided below, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts"). Specifically, without limitation, if that Participating Fund and Dreyfus so elect to make additional Participating Fund shares available, the owners of the Existing Contracts or Insurance Company, whichever shall have legal authority to do so, shall be permitted to reallocate investments in that Participating Fund, redeem investments in that Participating Fund and/or invest in that Participating Fund upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts. In the event of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof, such Participating Fund and Dreyfus, as promptly as is practicable under the circumstances, shall notify Insurance Company whether Dreyfus and that Participating Fund will continue to make that Participating Fund's shares available after such termination. If such Participating Fund shares continue to be made available after such termination, the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect and thereafter either of that Participating Fund or Insurance Company may terminate the Agreement as to that Participating Fund, as so continued pursuant to this Section 10.3, upon prior written notice to the other party, such notice to be for a period that is reasonable under the circumstances but, if given by the Participating Fund, need not be for more than six months.
10.4 Termination of this Agreement as to any one Participating Fund shall not be deemed a termination as to any other Participating Fund unless Insurance Company or such other Participating Fund, as the case may be, terminates this Agreement as to such other Participating Fund in accordance with this Article X.
Renewal and Termination A. This Agreement shall become effective on the date written below and shall continue in effect for one (1) year thereafter, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided and shall continue in effect thereafter for periods not exceeding one (1) year so long as such continuation is approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, and (ii) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Agreement (other than as Trustees of the Trust) or “interested persons” of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Agreement.
B. This Agreement:
(i) may at any time be terminated without the payment of any penalty either by vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser;
(ii) shall immediately terminate with respect to the Fund in the event of its assignment; and
(iii) may be terminated by the Adviser on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund.
C. As used in this Paragraph the terms “assignment,” “interested person” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the 1940 Act.
D. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing addressed and delivered, or mailed post-paid, to the other party at any office of such party.
Duration and Termination This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund as of the corresponding effective date indicated in Appendix A and, unless sooner terminated with respect to a Fund as provided herein, shall continue in effect for a period of two years as to such Fund. Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to the Fund for successive periods of 12 months, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by both (a) the vote of a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, and (b) the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by the Trust at any time as to a Fund, without the payment of any penalty, upon giving the Advisor 60 days’ notice (which notice may be waived by the Advisor), provided that such termination by the Trust shall be directed or approved (x) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust in office at the time or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting securities of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, or (y) by the Advisor on 60 days’ written notice (which notice may be waived by the Trust). This Agreement will also immediately terminate in the event of its assignment. (As used in this Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested person” and “assignment” shall have the same meanings of such terms in the 1940 Act.)
