Purpose of Agreement I understand that the Company is engaged in a continuous program of research, development, production and marketing in connection with its business and that it is critical for the Company to preserve and protect its “Proprietary Information” (as defined in Section 7 below), its rights in “Inventions” (as defined in Section 2 below) and in all related intellectual property rights. Accordingly, I am entering into this Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) as a condition of my employment with the Company, whether or not I am expected to create inventions of value for the Company.
Purpose of Plan The Board of each Participating Fund maintains this Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Directors and Trustees. The purpose of the Plan is to allow the independent directors and trustees of the Participating Funds to defer receipt of all or a portion of the compensation they earn for their service to the Participating Funds in lieu of receiving current payments of such compensation, and to treat any deferred amount as though an equivalent dollar amount had been invested in shares of one or more Eligible Funds. Each Board intends that the Plan shall be maintained at all times on an unfunded basis for federal income tax purposes under the Code. The Plan is not covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Purpose of Company The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act and to engage in any and all activities necessary or incidental thereto.
Purpose of Trust The purpose of the Trust is to conduct, operate and carry on the business of a management investment company registered under the 1940 Act through one or more Series investing primarily in securities.
PURPOSE OF THE TRUST The purpose of the Trust shall be to (a) manage, conduct, operate and carry on the business of an investment company; (b) subscribe for, invest in, reinvest in, purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, pledge, sell, assign, transfer, exchange, distribute or otherwise deal in or dispose of any and all sorts of property, tangible or intangible, including but not limited to Securities of any type whatsoever, whether equity or nonequity, of any issuer, evidences of indebtedness of any person and any other rights, interest, instruments or property of any sort to exercise any and all rights, powers and privileges of ownership or interest in respect of any and all such investment 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 investments. The Trustees shall not be limited by any law limiting the investments which may be made by fiduciaries.
Purpose of the Agreement The purpose of this Agreement is to advance the interests of the Company by providing the Executive with an assurance of equitable treatment, in terms of compensation and economic security, in the event of an acquisition or other Change in Control of the Company. An assurance of equitable treatment will enable the Executive to maintain productivity and focus during a period of significant uncertainty that is inherent in an acquisition or other Change in Control. Further, the Company believes that agreements of this kind will aid it in attracting and retaining the highly qualified, high performing professionals who are essential to its success.
Purpose of Partnership The exclusive purpose of the Partnership shall be (i) to own and operate those certain restaurants known as Outback Steakhouse® at those addresses listed on Exhibit A, and such additional restaurants, if any, as may be approved by the Company in its sole discretion and as may hereafter be established by the Partnership (individually, the “Restaurant,” or collectively, the “Restaurants”), utilizing the System and the Proprietary Marks owned by or licensed to the Company and (ii) to engage in any other lawful act, business or activity for which limited partnerships may be formed under the Act and engage in any and all activities necessary, advisable, convenient or incidental thereto. The Limited Partners acknowledge and agree that as between the parties hereto, the Company is the sole and exclusive owner of the System and the Proprietary Marks and neither the Limited Partners nor the Partnership have any right, title, or interest in or to the System or the Proprietary Marks, except as specifically provided in Section 4.5 hereof. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting the Partnership or any Partner any exclusive or protected trading area. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as obligating the Company to open additional restaurants on behalf of the Partnership or to authorize the Partnership to open additional Restaurants. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the Company’s, or its Affiliates’, right to open, or license others to open, Outback Steakhouse® restaurants at any location, and neither the Partnership nor any Limited Partner shall have any interest in such restaurants.
Purpose of Loan The Borrower undertakes with each Creditor Party to use the Loan only for the purpose stated in the preamble to this Agreement.
Purpose of the Plan The Plan is intended to advance the best interests of the Company, its Affiliates and its stockholders by providing those persons who have substantial responsibility for the management and growth of the Company and its Affiliates with additional performance incentives and an opportunity to obtain or increase their proprietary interest in the Company, thereby encouraging them to continue in their employment or affiliation with the Company or its Affiliates.
Purpose of the Loan The purpose of the Loan is to provide financing for the Borrower’s activities and investments.
