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Powers of the. Commission in the Energy Sphere
Powers of the. Trustee to be additional -------------------------------------- The powers conferred upon the Trustee by these presents shall be in addition to any powers which may from time to time be vested in the Trustee by the general law or as a holder of any of the Securities or Coupons.
Powers of the. Manager (a) The Manager hereby reserves and retains full authority and exclusive power to manage and direct the business and affairs of the Trust including, without limitation, to provide the Trust with all necessary investment management services to the Trust Property and all clerical, administrative and operational services to the Trust as set forth in this Article 8 or elsewhere in this Trust Agreement or in the Management Agreement.
Powers of the competent authorities A. Draw up the administrative agreements necessary for the application of this Agreement. B. Designate their respective liaison bodies. C. Notify each other of the measures adopted internally for the application of this Agreement. D. Extend to each other their good offices and the broadest possible technical and administrative assistance for the application of this Agreement.
Powers of the. Liquidating Trustee --------------------------------- The Liquidating Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 5.5 hereof, shall have full power and authority to, and shall, wind up the business and affairs of the Partnership, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, full power and authority to: (a) sell, transfer, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of all or any part of the Partnership's assets for cash or a cash equivalent at such price and on such terms as the Liquidating Trustee shall determine to be necessary, appropriate or desirable in order to accomplish an orderly and prompt dissolution of the Partnership at the most favorable price and on the most favorable terms reasonably obtainable; provided, that, such sale, transfer, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance or disposition of any such asset is in accordance with Sections 5.2(c), 5.2(d), 5.2(e) and 5.2(f) hereof; (b) represent and act for and on behalf of the Partnership in all matters, including, without limitation, the power and authority to engage professional and technical services including, without limitation, accountants, attorneys, appraisers, brokers and auctioneers, and to institute and defend any legal proceedings that may be pending or brought by or against the Partnership; (c) prepare, execute, file, record and publish on behalf of the Partners and the Partnership any agreements, documents or instruments relating to the dissolution and winding up of the business and affairs of the Partnership; (d) satisfy or pay or otherwise settle or discharge all of the debts, liabilities and other obligations of the Partnership; (e) distribute to the Partners any of the Partnership's assets, including without limitation, the proceeds of any sale of assets remaining after payment of debts, liabilities and other obligations in accordance with Sections 5.2(c), 5.2(d), 5.2(e) and 5.2(f) hereof; and (f) take all other action necessary, appropriate or incidental to the foregoing powers or to the performance of the duties of the Liquidating Trustee under this Agreement.
Powers of the. BANK ------------------ 7.01 The principal moneys hereby secured or any part thereof for the time being outstanding and all other moneys hereby secured and all unpaid interest which has accrued hereunder shall become immediately payable and the security enforceable:- (a) if the Borrower fails to pay any sum owing to the Bank within three Business Days of the due date thereof or if payable on demand within five Business Days of such demand being made by the Bank; (b) if the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any of its obligations hereunder and in any case (except where the Bank considers that such failure is not capable of remedy) such failure shall continue for a period of 14 days next following the date of the service by the Bank on the Borrower of notice requiring the same to be remedied; or (c) if any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by the Borrower in or pursuant to this Deed or in any notice, certificate, instrument, document or statement contemplated hereby or thereby or made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto is or proves to have been untrue or inaccurate in any respect considered by the Bank to be material; or (d) if the Charged Assets or any part thereof are seized or expropriated or are subject to compulsory purchase or acquisition whether subject to compensation or not or is wholly or substantially destroyed; or (e) if in respect of the Borrower:- (i) any Indebtedness shall become capable of being declared due prematurely by reason of default in its obligations in respect of the same or it shall fail to make any payment in respect thereof on the due date for such payment, or the security for any such Indebtedness shall become enforceable and on account thereof the Bank is of the opinion that the Borrower may be unable to meet its obligations hereunder; (ii) any application or petition shall be presented or any order shall be made by a competent court or other appropriate authority or any resolution shall be passed for its liquidation, winding up or dissolution (as the case may be) or any application or petition shall be presented or order shall be made by a competent court or other appropriate authority or any resolution passed for the appointment of a liquidator, judicial manager, trustee or similar official of it or of all or a substantial part of its assets; (iii) an encumbrancer takes possession of or a receiver is appointed over its undertaking or the whole or any part of its chattels, properties, assets, ri...
Powers of the general assembly (a) a report of the Board of Directors or the General Manager (as applicable) on the business of the Company for that year and its financial position; (b) discussion and approval of the balance sheet and profit and loss account and the auditor’s report; (c) determination of the percentage of profits/loss to be distributed among the Shareholders; (d) appointment of the Directors and Manager(s) (as applicable) and determination of their remuneration; (e) appointment of the auditor and determining their remuneration; and (f) any other matters the Shareholders may agree to consider that fall under the powers of the Regulations or these Articles of Association. The general assembly may not deliberate matters not included in the agenda unless serious issues are disclosed at the meeting which require discussion and Shareholders holding at least fifty per cent (50%) of the share capital agree to the matter being deliberated. Should any of the Shareholders request the inclusion of a specific matter on the agenda, the Board of Directors or the General Manager (as applicable) must do so, but if he fails to do so such Shareholder shall have the right to appeal to the general assembly. Every Shareholder shall have the right to discuss matters included on the agenda. The Board of Directors or the General Manager (as applicable) is obligated to reply to any Shareholder's question. Should one of the Shareholders consider the reply of the Board of Directors or the General Manager (as applicable) to be insufficient, he may appeal to the general assembly, whose resolutions shall be binding.
Powers of the. 10.1 The Master of the ship has the right to retain the charge and the conn without a pilot, to tow and assist other vessels under any circumstances, to deviate from the scheduled route, to enter any port (whether or not it is on the vessel to proceed on the voyage. 10.2 The Passenger is subject to the disciplinary authority of the Master of the ship as far as vessel and navigational safety are concerned. In particular, the Passenger shall comply with all instructions and orders issued on board, including those relating to safety briefings and emergency drills as per 9.7 above. If, in the sole opinion of the Master, a Passenger is unfit to begin or proceed on the cruise or their physical or mental condition constitutes a risk to the vessel or to the health and safety of any other Guest or crew member, or their behavior is such that it may affect the enjoyment of other Passengers, the Master has the right, depending on the case in question, a) to refuse passage, b) to order the disembarkation of the Passenger at any port, c) to refuse to allow the Passenger to disembark at a particular port, d) to confine the Passenger to a certain area of the ship or to refuse to allow them to take part in certain activities on board. Similar measures may be taken independently by air carriers or other service providers, in accordance with the disciplinary authority they are granted by law or by contract; in this regard the Organizer shall bear no liability in relation to these air carriers or service providers. 10.3 The Organizer and the Master of the ship shall have the liberty to comply with any orders or directions whatsoever issued by the Government or authorities of any nation or by any person acting or purporting to act on behalf of or with the authority of such Government or authorities or by any person having under the terms of the War Risks Insurance on the ship the right to issue such orders or directions. If by reason of, and in compliance with any such orders or directions anything is done or is not done, the same shall not be deemed a deviation or a breach of contract. Disembarkation of any Passengers or discharge of baggage, in accordance with such orders or directions shall constitute due and proper fulfillment of the obligation under the contract, releasing the Organizer from any liability for the continuation of the voyage or the repatriation of the Passengers.
Powers of the competent authorities 1. In order to verify compliance with the obligation laid down in Article 3, the competent authorities shall have the power to carry out, in accordance with the conditions laid down in national legislation, controls on natural persons, their baggage and means of AG\1161522EN.docx 17/31 PE626.978v01-00 transport. 2. For the purposes of implementing the disclosure obligation laid down in Article 4, the competent authorities shall have the power to carry out, in accordance with the conditions laid down in national legislation, controls on any consignments, receptacles or means of transport which may contain unaccompanied cash. 3. If the obligation to declare under Article 3 or the disclosure obligation under Article 4 has not been fulfilled, the competent authorities shall establish in writing or in an electronic form an ex officio declaration which shall contain to the extent possible the details listed in Article 3(2) or Article 4(2), as the case may be. 4. The controls shall be based primarily on risk analysis, with the purpose of identifying and evaluating the risks and developing the necessary counter-measures, and shall be performed within a common risk management framework in accordance with the criteria laid down pursuant to Article 15(b) which shall also take into account the risks assessment established by the Commission and FIUs in the framework of the Directive (EU) 2015/849.

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  • Powers of the Company The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions necessary, appropriate or advisable to or for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section 2.05.

  • Powers of the Board The Board shall have the power to do any and all acts necessary, convenient or incidental to or for the furtherance of the purposes described herein, including all powers, statutory or otherwise. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Board shall have the authority, on behalf of the Company, to do all things necessary or appropriate for the accomplishment of the purposes of the Company. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Board shall have full power to act for and to bind the Company to the extent provided by Delaware law.

  • Powers of Members The Members shall have the power to exercise any and all rights or powers granted to the Members pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, the Members shall have no power to bind the Company and no authority to act on behalf of the Company.

  • Powers of Board The directors may, at any time, with respect to a committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2: (1) revoke or alter the authority given to the committee, or override a decision made by the committee, except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding; (2) terminate the appointment of, or change the membership of, the committee; and (3) fill vacancies in the committee.

  • Powers of the Advisor Subject to the express limitations set forth in this Agreement and the continuing and exclusive authority of the Board over the management of the Company, the power to direct the management, operation and policies of the Company, including making, financing and disposing of investments, shall be vested in the Advisor, which shall have the power by itself and shall be authorized and empowered on behalf and in the name of the Company to carry out any and all of the objectives and purposes of the Company and to perform all acts and enter into and perform all contracts and other undertakings that it may in its sole discretion deem necessary, advisable or incidental thereto to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

  • Powers of the Trustees Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.1, the Trustees shall have power and authority: 5.3.1. To operate as, and to carry on the business of, an investment company, and exercise all the powers necessary and appropriate to the conduct of such operations; 5.3.2. To invest and reinvest cash and cash items, to hold cash uninvested, and to subscribe for, invest in, reinvest in, purchase or otherwise acquire, own, hold, pledge, sell, assign, transfer, exchange, distribute, write options on, lend or otherwise deal in or dispose of contracts for the future acquisition or delivery of all types of securities, futures contracts and options thereon, and forward currency contracts of every nature and kind, including, without limitation, all types of bonds, debentures, stocks, preferred stocks, negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, obligations, evidences of indebtedness, certificates of deposit or indebtedness, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, bankers’ acceptances, and other securities of any kind, issued, created, guaranteed, or sponsored by any and all Persons, including, without limitation, states, territories, and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, any foreign government or any political subdivision of the U.S. Government or any foreign government, or any international instrumentality or organization, or by any bank or savings institution, or by any corporation or organization organized under the laws of the United States or of any state, territory, or possession thereof, or by any corporation or organization organized under any foreign law, or in “when issued” contracts for any such securities, futures contracts and options thereon, and forward currency contracts, to change the investments of the assets of the Trust; and to exercise any and all rights, powers, and privileges of ownership or interest in respect of any and all such investments of every kind and description, including, without limitation, the right to consent and otherwise act with respect thereto, with power to designate one or more Persons, to exercise any of said rights, powers, and privileges in respect of any of said instruments; 5.3.3. To sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, lease, or write options with respect to or otherwise deal in any property rights relating to any or all of the assets of the Trust or any Series; 5.3.4. To vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership, with respect to stock or other securities or property; and to execute and deliver proxies or powers of attorney to such person or persons as the Trustees shall deem proper, granting to such person or persons such power and discretion with relation to securities or property as the Trustees shall deem proper; 5.3.5. To exercise powers and right of subscription or otherwise which in any manner arise out of ownership of securities; 5.3.6. To hold any security or property in a form not indicating that it is Trust Property, whether in bearer, book entry, unregistered or other negotiable form, or in its own name or in the name of a custodian or subcustodian or a nominee or nominees or otherwise or to authorize the custodian or a subcustodian or a nominee or nominees to deposit the same in a securities depository, subject in each case to the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act; 5.3.7. To consent to, or participate in, any plan for the reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or issuer of any security which is held in the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase or sale of property by such corporation or issuer; and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the Trust; 5.3.8. To join with other security holders in acting through a committee, depositary, voting trustee or otherwise, and in that connection to deposit any security with, or transfer any security to, any such committee, depositary or trustee, and to delegate to them such power and authority with relation to any security (whether or not so deposited or transferred) as the Trustees shall deem proper, and to agree to pay, and to pay, such portion of the expenses and compensation of such committee, depositary or trustee as the Trustees shall deem proper; 5.3.9. To litigate, compromise, arbitrate, settle or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or against the Trust or a Series, or any matter in controversy, including but not limited to claims for taxes; 5.3.10. To enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships and any other combinations or associations; 5.3.11. To borrow funds or other property in the name of the Trust or Series exclusively for Trust purposes; 5.3.12. To endorse or guarantee the payment of any notes or other obligations of any Person; to make contracts of guaranty or suretyship, or otherwise assume liability for payment thereof; 5.3.13. Subject to ARTICLE IX, to purchase and pay for entirely out of Trust Property such insurance as the Trustees may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate for the conduct of the business, including, without limitation, insurance policies insuring the assets of the Trust or payment of distributions and principal on its Series investments, and insurance policies insuring the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees, agents, Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriters, or independent contractors of the Trust, individually against all claims and liabilities of every nature arising by reason of holding Shares, holding, being or having held any such office or position, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted by any such Person as Trustee, officer, employee, agent, Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter, or independent contractor, including any action taken or omitted that may be determined to constitute negligence; 5.3.14. Subject to the provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, to allocate assets, liabilities and expenses of the Trust to a particular Series or to apportion the same between or among two or more Series, provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular Series shall be payable solely out of the assets of that Series; 5.3.15. To adopt, establish and carry out pension, profit-sharing, share bonus, share purchase, savings, thrift and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans, trusts and provisions, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity contracts as a means of providing such retirement and other benefits, for any or all of the Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust; 5.3.16. To adopt, amend and repeal By-Laws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust providing for the regulation and management of the affairs of the Trust; 5.3.17. To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents as they consider appropriate; 5.3.18. To appoint from their own and establish and terminate one or more committees consisting of two or more Trustees and such persons as may be designated by the Board of Trustees who may exercise the powers and authority of the Board of Trustees to the extent that the Trustees determine and to adopt a committee charter providing for such responsibilities; 5.3.19. To employ one or more custodians of the assets of the Trust and may authorize such custodians to employ subcustodians and to deposit all or any part of such assets in a system or systems for the central handling of securities or with a Federal Reserve Bank; 5.3.20. To retain one or more transfer agents or shareholder servicing agents; 5.3.21. To provide for the issuance and distribution of Shares by the Trust directly or through one or more Principal Underwriters or otherwise; 5.3.22. To set record dates for the determination of Shareholders with respect to various matters; declare and pay dividends and distributions to Shareholders of each Series from the assets of such Series; 5.3.23. To establish from time to time separate and distinct Series with separately defined investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes in accordance with ARTICLE III hereof; 5.3.24. To interpret the investment policies, practices or limitations of any Series; 5.3.25. To establish, from time to time, a minimum investment for Shareholders in the Trust or in one or more Series, or to require the redemption of the Shares of any Shareholder whose investment is less than such minimum upon giving notice to such Shareholder or in accordance with Section 8.4; 5.3.26. To delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees and to any agent or employee of the Trust or to any such custodian, transfer or servicing agents, Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter; and 5.3.27. In general to carry on any other business in connection with or incidental to any of the foregoing powers, 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 set forth herein, either alone or in association with others, and to do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or arising from the businesses, purposes, objects or powers set forth above. The Trust shall not be limited to investing in obligations maturing before the possible termination of the Trust or one or more of its Series and the Trust shall not be required to diversify each individual Series of the Trust. The Trust shall not in any way be bound or limited by any present or future law or custom in regard to investment by fiduciaries. The Trust shall not be required to obtain any court order to deal with any assets of the Trust or take any other action hereunder.

  • POWERS OF MANAGERS Pursuant to Section 10A-5A-4.07 of the Law, the Managers are authorized: (a) to make all decisions regarding the Company’s operations and legal affairs, including but not limited to: i. the sale, development, lease, or other disposition of the Company's assets; ii. the purchase or acquisition of other assets; iii. the management of all or any part of the Company's assets; iv. the borrowing of money and granting of security interests in the Company's assets; v. the pre-payment, refinancing, or extension of any loan affecting the Company's assets; vi. the compromise or release of any of the Company's claims or debts; and vii. the employment of persons, firms, or corporations for the operation and management of the Company's business; and (b) to execute and deliver: i. all contracts, conveyances, assignments, leases, sub-leases, franchise agreements, licensing agreements, management contracts, and maintenance contracts covering or affecting the Company's assets; ii. all checks, drafts, and other orders for the payment of the Company's funds; iii. all promissory notes, loans, security agreements and other similar documents; and iv. all other instruments of any kind relating to the Company's business and affairs.

  • Powers of the Trustee 3.1.1 Except as set forth in this State Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have the power to perform those acts necessary and desirable to accomplish the purposes of the State Mitigation Trust, which shall be exercised in an efficient and expeditious manner in furtherance of and in a manner consistent with the purposes of this State Trust Agreement and the Consent Decree. Subject to the limitations on liability set forth in subparagraph 3.5.2, the Trustee shall act in accordance with the current professional standards of care and with the diligence, skill, and care expected for the administration of such a Trust. The Trustee shall have only such duties, rights, powers, and privileges expressly set forth in the Consent Decree, this State Trust Agreement, and as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act. No implied duties (including fiduciary duties) shall be read into this State Trust against Wilmington Trust, N.A., acting as the Trustee. 3.1.2 Upon the Trust Effective Date, the powers of the Trustee shall include the following: 3.1.2.1 To receive, manage, invest, reinvest, supervise, and protect the Trust Assets as provided in Paragraph 3.2 of this State Trust Agreement or to engage a professional investment manager (“Investment Manager”) to receive, manage, invest, reinvest, supervise, and protect the Trust Assets as provided in Paragraph 3.2 for the benefit of the Beneficiaries. The Trustee appoints Wilmington Trust, N.A. as the Investment Manager for the State Mitigation Trust pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement entered into on the Trust Effective Date to manage the Trust Assets in accordance with Paragraph 3.2; 3.1.2.2 To establish and maintain a public-facing website onto which it will post all materials as required hereunder; 3.1.2.3 To establish and maintain a secure method of internet-based communications for the use of the Trustee and the Beneficiaries; 3.1.2.4 To hold title to property in the name of the Trustee in its capacity as such; 3.1.2.5 To incur, and pay from the Trust Administration Cost Subaccount, any and all customary and commercially reasonable charges and expenses upon or connected with the administration of this State Mitigation Trust in the discharge of its obligations hereunder, including 98% of Start-up Costs and 98% of Shared State and Indian Tribe Administration Costs; 3.1.2.6 To engage and compensate professionals to assist the Trustee in accordance with this State Trust Agreement, including, but not limited to, legal, environmental, investment, accounting, tax, website, and third-party auditing professionals, or internet service providers, or insurance providers. Such third-party auditing professionals may be used by the Trustee to audit and/or review expenditures to verify that they comport with the requirements and limitations on use of Trust Funds, as set forth herein. The Trustee may initiate such an audit and/or review on its own initiative or in response to credible reports or suggestions that such review or audit is appropriate. The Trustee shall have an annual independent audit prepared and posted on the website. In its sole discretion, the United States may waive the requirement of an annual audit starting in year ten or at an earlier time in order to preserve Trust Funds; 3.1.2.7 To engage and compensate professionals to assist the Trustee in requesting a Private Letter Ruling from the IRS: (1) that the State Mitigation Trust will be treated as a Qualified Settlement Fund under 26 C.F.R. § 1.468B-1; (2) that all investment income earned on the Trust Assets will be excludible from gross income under Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 115; and (3) on any federal tax matter that the Tax Professionals reasonably believe is necessary to support the rulings in (1) and

  • Powers of Trustees Subject to the provisions of this Declaration of Trust, the business of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees, and they shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out that responsibility and the purpose of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, the Trustees may adopt By-Laws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust providing for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust and may amend and repeal them to the extent that such By-Laws do not reserve that right to the Shareholders; they may as they consider appropriate elect and remove officers and appoint and terminate agents and consultants and hire and terminate employees, any one or more of the foregoing of whom may be a Trustee, and may provide for the compensation of all of the foregoing; they may appoint from their own number, and terminate, any one or more committees consisting of two or more Trustees, including without implied limitation an executive committee, which may, when the Trustees are not in session and subject to the 1940 Act, exercise some or all of the power and authority of the Trustees as the Trustees may determine; in accordance with Section 3.3 they may employ one or more advisers, administrators, depositories and custodians and may authorize any depository or custodian to employ subcustodians or agents and to deposit all or any part of such assets in a system or systems for the central handling of securities and debt instruments, retain transfer, dividend, accounting or Shareholder servicing agents or any of the foregoing, provide for the distribution of Shares by the Trust through one or more distributors, principal underwriters or otherwise, set record dates or times for the determination of Shareholders or certain of them with respect to various matters; they may compensate or provide for the compensation of the Trustees, officers, advisers, administrators, custodians, other agents, consultants and employees of the Trust or the Trustees on such terms as they deem appropriate; and in general they may delegate to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees and to any employee, adviser, administrator, distributor, principal underwriter, depository, custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agent, or any other agent or consultant of the Trust such authority, powers, functions and duties as they consider desirable or appropriate for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust, including without implied limitation the power and authority to act in the name of the Trust and of the Trustees, to sign documents and to act as attorney-in-fact for the Trustees. Without limiting the foregoing and to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act or other applicable law, the Trustees shall have power and authority:

  • Powers of Trustee Subject to Sections 3 and 4, the Trustee shall have full power and authority with respect to any and all moneys, securities and other property at any time received or held in the Trust Fund to do all such acts, take all such proceedings and exercise all such rights and privileges, whether herein specifically referred to or not, as could be done, taken or exercised by the absolute owner thereof, including, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following: (a) To collect and receive the income of the Trust Fund and to invest and reinvest the Trust Fund in investments of any kind; (b) To pay the expenses of the Trust (excluding any taxes payable by the Corporation under Section 2(b)) out of the Trust Fund, including the fees and reasonable expenses of the Independent Administrator and including reasonable compensation for its services as Trustee (if and to the extent that the Corporation does not pay such expenses and compensation); (c) To employ suitable agents and counsel, and pay their reasonable expenses and compensation out of the Trust Fund (if and to the extent that the Corporation does not pay such expenses and compensation); (d) To sell, convey, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property at any time held in trust hereunder; (e) To hold uninvested any cash contributions to the Trust Fund and to create reserves of cash or other assets of the Trust Fund in the banking department of any affiliate of the Trustee, without liability for interest thereon, for the payment of expenses, or for distributions pursuant to the Plans, or for any other purpose in connection with the Plans, notwithstanding the affiliate’s receipt of “float” from such uninvested cash; (f) To deposit any moneys at any time held in the Trust Fund in any savings bank, in the savings department of any bank or in a banking affiliate of the Trustee; (g) To invest assets of the Trust Fund in any mutual funds advised by the Trustee or any of its affiliates or for which an affiliate of the Trustee acts as a custodian or other service provider and to receive management fees from such mutual funds for services performed for such funds; (h) To have, respecting bonds, shares of corporate stock and other securities, all the rights, powers and privileges of an owner, including holding securities in the name of the Trustee or in the name of a nominee securities depository with or without disclosure of the Trust, voting any corporate stock either in person or by proxy, with or without power of substitution, making payment of calls, assessments or other sums deemed by the Trustee expedient for the protection of the Trust Fund, exchanging securities, selling or exercising stock subscriptions or conversion rights, participating in foreclosures, reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, liquidations, pooling agreements, voting trusts, and assenting to corporate sales, leases and encumbrances. The Trustee may provide to the Corporation (or, after a Change of Control, to the Independent Administrator) the proxy of any security when in the Trustee’s judgment the Trustee or one of its affiliates may have a conflict of interest; (i) To enter into any contracts with, or purchase any annuities from, any insurance company or insurance companies for the purpose of providing for distributions under the Plans; and (j) To settle, compromise or submit to arbitration any claims, debts or damages due or owing to or from the Trust or the Trust Fund; to commence or defend legal proceedings for or against the Trust; and to represent the Trust in all proceedings in any court of law or equity or before any other body or tribunal.