Post-Closing Assistance (a) From and after the Closing Date, upon the request of either Buyer or Seller, the parties hereto shall do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further acts, assurances, deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other instruments and papers as may be reasonably required or appropriate to carry out or effectuate the Transactions.
Payments for Distribution Assistance and Administrative Support Services (a) Payments to the Distributor. In consideration of the payments made by the Fund to the Distributor under this Plan, the Distributor shall provide administrative support services and distribution services to the Fund. Such services include distribution assistance and administrative support services rendered in connection with Shares (1) sold in purchase transactions, (2) issued in exchange for shares of another investment company for which the Distributor serves as distributor or sub-distributor, or (3) issued pursuant to a plan of reorganization to which the Fund is a party. If the Board believes that the Distributor may not be rendering appropriate distribution assistance or administrative support services in connection with the sale of Shares, then the Distributor, at the request of the Board, shall provide the Board with a written report or other information to verify that the Distributor is providing appropriate services in this regard. For such services, the Fund will make the following payments to the Distributor:
Distribution Services The Distributor shall sell and repurchase Shares as set forth below, subject to the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws"):
Distribution Compliance Period The Purchaser agrees not to resell, pledge or transfer any Purchased Shares within the United States or to any U.S. Person, as each of those terms is defined in Regulation S, during the 40 days following the Closing Date.
Financing Assistance (a) Following the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives to, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Parent such reasonable and customary cooperation in connection with any Financing, in each case, as may be reasonably requested by Parent or its Representatives in connection with the Mergers, including using commercially reasonable efforts to (i) furnish, as promptly as reasonably practicable upon request, financial statements and financial and other information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that Parent shall be responsible for the preparation of any pro forma financial information or pro forma financial statements required pursuant to the Securities Act or as may be customary in connection with any such financing), (ii) participate in a reasonable number of meetings, drafting sessions and due diligence sessions with potential Financing Sources (each of which may be conducted by conference call or video conference) and rating agencies, if necessary, (iii) assist in the preparation of any offering documents, confidential information memoranda, prospectuses, offering memoranda, customary marketing material, rating agency and syndication materials, in each case with respect to the Financing, (iv) assist in obtaining comfort letters and, if required, consents of accountants and auditors with respect to financial statements and other financial information for the Company and its Subsidiaries for inclusion in documents referred to in clause (iii), and (v) to the extent reasonably requested at least ten (10) business days prior to the Closing Date, provide any information and documents required in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001 (and if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries qualify as “legal entity customers” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary to complete a Beneficial Ownership Certification with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), each of which of the foregoing shall be at Parent’s written request with reasonable prior notice and at Parent’s sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) shall be required to approve, execute or deliver any documentation in connection with any such Financing that, in each case, is not effective or conditioned, as applicable, upon the Closing or that would not terminate without liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Significant JV Entities, Representatives or Affiliates upon the termination of this Agreement, (B) shall be required to incur any liability or obligation (including any indemnification obligation) in connection with any such Financing that is not contingent on the Closing or pay any commitment or other fee in connection with any Financing prior to the Closing, (C) shall be obligated to provide any financial (or other) information that (1) is not produced in the ordinary course of business or (2) cannot be produced or provided without unreasonable cost or expense, (D) shall be required to take any action other than at Parent’s request and with reasonable prior notice, (E) shall be required to take any action that would conflict with, violate or result in a breach of or default under its organizational documents or any material contract or Law to which it or its property is bound, (F) shall be required to adopt resolutions or implement other authorizations approving any financing arrangement pursuant to this Section 5.20 or pledge any collateral with respect to such financing arrangement or otherwise encumber its assets prior to Closing (and, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the post-Closing board of directors or other governing bodies, as applicable, shall enter into or provide any resolutions as may be required and (y) the post-Closing officers shall provide any officer certificates as may be required, in each case, in connection with any financing arrangement at, or as of, the Closing Date), (G) shall be required to take any action that could subject any director, manager, officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries to any actual or potential personal liability, (H) shall be required to provide access to or disclose information that the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with counsel) would jeopardize any attorney client privilege of, or conflict with any confidentiality requirements applicable to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Significant JV Entities, Representatives or Affiliates, (I) shall be required to take any action that it determines in good faith would unreasonably interfere with the ongoing commercial operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Significant JV Entity, (J) shall be required to take any action to the extent it could cause any representation or warranty in this Agreement to be breached, cause any condition to the Closing set forth in Article VI to fail to be satisfied or otherwise cause any breach of this Agreement or (K) shall be required to deliver or cause the delivery of any legal opinions or accountants’ comfort letters or reliance letters in connection with any such Financing. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent acknowledges and agrees that compliance with this Section 5.20(a) is not a condition to Closing (including for the purposes of Section 6.3(b)), the consummation of a Financing is not a condition to the Closing, and if any Financing has not been obtained, Parent shall continue to be obligated, until such time as the Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII and subject to the waiver or fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article VI, to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Term Position and Responsibilities (a) Term of Employment. ------------------ Unless the Employee's employment shall sooner terminate pursuant to Section 6, the Employer shall employ the Employee for a term commencing on April 1, 1997 and ending on March 31, 1998 (the "Initial Term"), and the Employee's employment shall continue thereafter at will.
Business Continuity The Transfer Agent will maintain a comprehensive business continuity plan and will provide an executive summary of such plan upon reasonable request of the Fund. The Transfer Agent will test the adequacy of its business continuity plan at least annually and upon request, the Fund may participate in such test. Upon request by the Fund, the Transfer Agent will provide the Fund with a letter assessing the most recent business continuity test results. In the event of a business disruption that materially impacts the Transfer Agent’s provision of services under this Agreement, the Transfer Agent will promptly notify the Fund of the disruption and the steps being implemented under the business continuity plan.
Organizational and Offering Services The Advisor shall perform all services related to the organization of the Company or any Offering or private sale of the Company’s securities, other than services that (i) are to be performed by the Dealer Manager, (ii) the Company elects to perform directly or (iii) would require the Advisor to register as a broker-dealer with the SEC or any state.
Compliance Program and Ongoing Certification(s) As requested, Subadviser shall timely provide to Investment Manager (i) information and commentary for the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports, in a format approved by Investment Manager, and shall (a) certify that such information and commentary does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the information and commentary not misleading, in a format reasonably requested by Investment Manager, as it may be amended from time to time, and (b) provide (i) additional certifications related to Subadviser’s management of the Fund in order to support the Fund’s filings on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q, and the Fund’s Principal Executive Officer’s and Principal Financial Officer’s certifications under Rule 30a-2 of the 1940 Act, thereon; in a format reasonably requested by Investment Manager, as it may be amended from time to time, (ii) a quarterly sub-certification with respect to compliance matters related to Subadviser and Subadviser’s management of the Fund, in a format reasonably requested by Investment Manager, as it may be amended from time to time; (iii) an annual certification from Subadviser’s Chief Compliance Officer, appointed under Rule 206(4)-7 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), or his or her designee with respect to the design and operation of Subadviser’s compliance program, in a format reasonably requested by Investment Manager, as it may be amended from time to time; and (iv) from time to time Subadviser shall provide such certifications to assist Investment Manager in fulfilling Investment Manager’s obligations under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act, as are reasonably requested by the Fund or Investment Manager. In addition, Subadviser will, from time to time, provide a written assessment of its compliance program in conformity with current industry standards that is reasonably acceptable to Investment Manager to enable the Fund to fulfill its obligations under Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Company has developed and implemented a contingency planning program to evaluate the effect of significant events that may adversely affect the customers, assets, or employees of Company and Company Bank. To Company’s Knowledge, such program ensures that Company can recover its mission critical functions, and complies in all material respects with the requirements of the FFIEC and the FDIC.
