Assets to be Held The Custodian shall limit the securities and other assets maintained in the custody of the foreign sub-custodians to: (a) "foreign securities", as defined in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 17f-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (b) cash and cash equivalents in such amounts as the Custodian or the Fund may determine to be reasonably necessary to effect the Fund's foreign securities transactions. The Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund, the foreign securities of the Fund held by each foreign sub-custodian.
Monies to Be Held in Trust All monies received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.
Records to be kept 8.1 The Recipient must:
(a) maintain and operate effective monitoring and financial management systems; and
(b) keep a record of expenditure funded partly or wholly by the Grant, and retain all accounting records relating to this for a period of at least six years after the end of the Funding Period. Accounting records include: original invoices, receipts, minutes from meetings, accounts, deeds, and any other relevant documentation, whether in writing or electronic form.
8.2 Where the Recipient is working in partnership and its partner(s) wish to retain such documentation, the Recipient should obtain from the partner(s):
(a) an annual, written statement, signed by the partner’s Chief Financial Officer, of how the money was spent; and
(b) a signed undertaking that the partner will retain such documents for the period prescribed above.
8.3 The funds provided under this Grant Agreement may not be used to purchase capital items.
ASSETS TO BE ACQUIRED The assets of the Selling Fund to be acquired by the Acquiring Fund shall consist of all property, including without limitation all cash, securities, commodities and futures interests and dividends or interest receivable, which are owned by the Selling Fund and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the books of the Selling Fund on the Closing Date. The Selling Fund has provided the Acquiring Fund with its most recent audited financial statements which contain a list of all of Selling Fund's assets as of the date thereof. The Selling Fund hereby represents that as of the date of the execution of this Agreement there have been no changes in its financial position as reflected in said financial statements other than those occurring in the ordinary course of its business in connection with the purchase and sale of securities and the payment of its normal operating expenses. The Selling Fund reserves the right to sell any of such securities but will not, without the prior written approval of the Acquiring Fund, acquire any additional securities other than securities of the type in which the Acquiring Fund is permitted to invest. The Acquiring Fund will, within a reasonable time prior to the Closing Date, furnish the Selling Fund with a statement of the Acquiring Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions and a list of the securities, if any, on the Selling Fund's list referred to in the second sentence of this paragraph which do not conform to the Acquiring Fund's investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. In the event that the Selling Fund holds any investments which the Acquiring Fund may not hold, the Selling Fund will dispose of such securities prior to the Closing Date. In addition, if it is determined that the Selling Fund and the Acquiring Fund portfolios, when aggregated, would contain investments exceeding certain percentage limitations imposed upon the Acquiring Fund with respect to such investments, the Selling Fund if requested by the Acquiring Fund will dispose of a sufficient amount of such investments as may be necessary to avoid violating such limitations as of the Closing Date.
Money for Note Payments to Be Held in Trust If the Issuer or each of the Guarantors shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, on or interest on any of the Notes, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due until such sums will be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. Whenever the Issuer or each of the Guarantors shall have one or more Paying Agents for the Notes, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, on or interest on any Notes, irrevocably deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal of, or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer or each of the Guarantors will promptly notify the Trustee of such action or any failure so to act. Each Paying Agent, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.03, will:
(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of or interest on Notes in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums will be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(b) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer or each of the Guarantors (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment of principal or interest; and
(c) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. The Issuer or each of the Guarantors will cause each Paying Agent not party to this Indenture to execute and deliver an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee to act as a Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 4.03. The Issuer or each of the Guarantors may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of the Notes or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or each of the Guarantors or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held in trust by the Issuer or each of the Guarantors or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or each of the Guarantors or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such sums. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer or each of the Guarantors, in trust for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest has become due and payable will be paid to the Issuer or each of the Guarantors at the written request of the Issuer or each of the Guarantors, or (if then held by the Issuer or each of the Guarantors) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer or each of the Guarantors for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer or each of the Guarantors as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment, shall, upon request and at the expense of the Issuer or each of the Guarantors, cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in (i) the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and (ii) for so long as such Notes are listed on any stock exchange, upon publication in English in a leading newspaper of general circulation in the country in which such stock exchange is located, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after the date specified therein, which will not be less than thirty calendar days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer or each of the Guarantors.
Items to be Delivered at Closing At the Closing and subject to the terms and conditions herein contained:
(a) Seller shall deliver to the Buying Parties the following:
(i) such bills of sale with covenants of warranty, assignments, endorsements, and other good and sufficient instruments and documents of conveyance and transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Buying Parties and their counsel, as shall be necessary and effective to transfer and assign to and vest in the Buying Parties all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Assets, including without limitation, (A) good and valid title in and to all of the Assets owned by Seller, (B) good and valid leasehold interests in and to all of the Assets leased by Seller as lessee, and (C) all of Seller's rights under all agreements, contracts, commitments, instruments and other documents included in the Assets to which Seller is a party or by which it has rights on the Closing Date;
(ii) original instruments of consent or waiver duly executed by third parties with respect to any contracts, agreements, leases or other rights or obligations being transferred to the Buying Parties hereunder and requiring a consent or waiver therefore;
(iii) a duly executed copy of a Management Agreement (the "Management Agreement"), in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT D; and
(iv) such other certificates and documents as the Buying Parties or their counsel may reasonably request.
(b) Shawx xxxll deliver to the Buying Parties the following:
(i) a duly executed copy of an Employment Agreement and Covenant Not to Compete (the "Employment Agreement), in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT E which by virtue of the substantial goodwill associated with the employment of Shawx will contain a liquidated damages provision in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) if Shawx xxxves the employ of Diasti without cause or is discharged for cause;
(ii) a duly executed copy of a Lease Agreement (the "Lease Agreement), in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT F;
(iii) a duly executed copy of a Consulting Agreement in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT G; and
(iv) such other certificates and documents as the Buying Parties or their counsel may reasonably request. Simultaneously with delivery of the items set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 2.2, Seller shall take all such steps as may be required to put the Buying Parties in actual possession and operating control of the Assets.
(c) The Buying Parties shall deliver to Seller the following:
(i) the portion of the Purchase Price due at Closing;
(ii) the Coast Note;
(iii) the Diasti Note;
(iv) a duly executed copy of the Management Agreement; and
(v) such other certificates and documents as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.
(d) The Buying Parties shall deliver to Shawx xxx following:
(i) the Shawx Xxxe;
(ii) a duly executed copy of the Employment Agreement;
(iii) a duly executed copy of the Lease Agreement;
(iv) a duly executed copy of the Consulting Agreement; and
(v) such other certificates and documents as Shawx xx his counsel may reasonably request.
Assets to be Sold On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Seller shall, provided that all of the conditions set forth in Section 7 hereto have been satisfied, sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and take from Seller, in each case effective as of July 1, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following assets in clauses (a) through (f) below (collectively, the “Sold Assets”), free and clear of all liabilities, debts, mortgages, liens, and encumbrances except as set forth in this Agreement:
a. The Containers; such Containers being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the “Sale Containers”;
b. All right, title and interest of the Seller in any lease to which any Sale Container is subject on the Effective Date (each, a “Lease” and collectively, the “Leases”), in each case, to the extent (but only to the extent) of each Sale Container subject to the terms of such Lease (it being acknowledged and agreed that containers owned by various persons may be subject to the terms of a Lease);
c. All of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to (i) any purchase agreement pursuant to which Seller acquired any of the Sale Containers, (ii) warranties by the manufacturers or original sellers of the Sale Containers, in each case, to the extent (but only to the extent) that such purchase agreement or warranty relates to a Sale Container, and (iii) any security deposit(s) held by Seller under a Lease to the extent (but only to the extent) that such security deposit relates to a Sale Container;
d. All proceeds of the Sale Containers to the extent accrued on or after the Effective Date, including, without limitation, payments of rent, termination values, casualty values and insurance payments accrued with respect to the Sale Containers on or after the Effective Date; and
e. All books, files, papers, correspondence, databases, documents, records and other documentation thereof regarding any of the Sale Containers that are maintained on behalf of Seller by CCC in the ordinary course of business (the “Books and Records”); provided, however, that, as long as CCC’s affiliate, Cronos Containers (Cayman) Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“CAY”), manages the Sale Containers for Buyer, then and in such event the Books and Records shall be maintained by and in the possession of CAY, except as otherwise directed by Buyer as owner of the Sale Containers.
Assets to be Purchased At Closing (as hereinafter defined) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, all or substantially all of Seller's assets utilized in the operation of Seller's Boulder Facility (the "Business"), free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and charges (the "Assets"), which Assets shall include without limitation the following:
(a) all inventory owned, used or held for use with respect to Seller's Business, including parts, materials, packaging, works in progress and finished goods located at Seller's Boulder Facility at the close of business on the date of Closing, as hereinafter defined on the attached Schedule 1(a) (the "Inventory");
(b) all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to those certain fixed assets that are described on the attached Schedule 1(b) (the "Fixed Assets");
(c) all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to any and all licenses and permits, to the extent assignable, whether state, federal, county, municipal, or otherwise material to the operation of the Boulder Facility, leases, equipment warranties, maintenance contracts, service contacts and other commitments as may be assumed in writing by Buyer or as set forth on the attached Schedule 1(c); and
(d) all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the general intangibles and goodwill associated with the operation of the Assets at Seller's Boulder Facility, including all telephone numbers used by Seller at the Boulder Facility, access to certain books and records of Seller which pertain to the Boulder Facility Business, including sales, customer lists and suppliers, paid invoices, repair orders, employee records for the last three years, yellow page advertising (subject to Section 12.1), copies of pending sales orders, work in process and all other documents associated with the Boulder Business (the "Company Records").
Moneys to be Held in Trust Subject to the provisions of Section 11.04, all moneys received by the Trustee or any paying agent shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purpose for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee and any paying agent shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company. So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all interest allowed on any such moneys shall be paid from time to time upon the written order of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a Vice President or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Company.
SERVICES TO BE RENDERED BY THE ADVISER TO THE TRUST A. As investment adviser to the Portfolio, the Adviser will coordinate the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Allocated Portion and determine the composition of the assets of the Allocated Portion, subject always to the supervision and control of the Manager and the Trustees of the Trust.
B. As part of the services it will provide hereunder, the Adviser will:
(i) obtain and evaluate pertinent economic, statistical, financial, and other information affecting the economy generally and individual companies or industries, the securities of which are included in the Allocated Portion or are under consideration for inclusion in the Allocated Portion;
(ii) formulate and implement a continuous investment program for the Allocated Portion;
(iii) take whatever steps are necessary to implement the investment program for the Allocated Portion by arranging for the purchase and sale of securities and other investments, including issuing directives to the administrator of the Trust as necessary for the appropriate implementation of the investment program of the Allocated Portion;
(iv) keep the Trustees of the Trust and the Manager fully informed in writing on an ongoing basis as agreed by the Manager and Adviser of all material facts concerning the investment and reinvestment of the assets in the Allocated Portion, the Adviser and its key investment personnel and operations, make regular and periodic special written reports of such additional information concerning the same as may reasonably be requested from time to time by the Manager or the Trustees of the Trust and the Adviser will attend meetings with the Manager and/or the Trustees, as reasonably requested, to discuss the foregoing;
(v) in accordance with procedures and methods established by the Trustees of the Trust, which may be amended from time to time, provide assistance in determining the fair value of all securities and other investments/assets in the Allocated Portion, as necessary, and use reasonable efforts to arrange for the provision of valuation information or a price(s) from a party(ies) independent of the Adviser for each security or other investment/asset in the Allocated Portion for which market prices are not readily available;
(vi) provide any and all material composite performance information, records and supporting documentation about accounts the Adviser manages, if appropriate, which are relevant to the Allocated Portion and that have investment objectives, policies, and strategies substantially similar to those employed by the Adviser in managing the Allocated Portion that may be reasonably necessary, under applicable laws, to allow the Portfolio or its agent to present information concerning Adviser’s prior performance in the Trust’s Prospectus and SAI (as hereinafter defined) and any permissible reports and materials prepared by the Portfolio or its agent; and
(vii) cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Manager, the Trust’s administrator, the Trust’s custodian and foreign custodians, the Trust’s transfer agent and pricing agents and all other agents and representatives of the Trust and the Manager, keep all such persons fully informed as to such matters as they may reasonably deem necessary to the performance of their obligations to the Trust and the Manager, provide prompt responses to reasonable requests made by such persons and maintain any appropriate interfaces with each so as to promote the efficient exchange of information.
C. In furnishing services hereunder, the Adviser shall be subject to, and shall perform in accordance with the following: (i) the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as the same may be hereafter modified and/or amended from time to time (“Trust Declaration”); (ii) the By-Laws of the Trust, as the same may be hereafter modified and/or amended from time to time (“By-Laws”); (iii) the currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Trust filed with the SEC and delivered to the Adviser, as the same may be hereafter modified, amended and/or supplemented (“Prospectus and SAI”); (iv) the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and the rules under each, and all other federal and state laws or regulations applicable to the Trust and the Portfolio; (v) the Trust’s Compliance Manual and other policies and procedures adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees of the Trust; and (vi) the written instructions of the Manager. Prior to the commencement of the Adviser’s services hereunder, the Manager shall provide the Adviser with current copies of the Trust Declaration, By-Laws, Prospectus, SAI, Compliance Manual and other relevant policies and procedures that are adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Manager undertakes to provide the Adviser with copies or other written notice of any amendments, modifications or supplements to any such above-mentioned document.
D. In furnishing services hereunder, the Adviser will not consult with any other adviser to (i) the Portfolio, (ii) any other Portfolio of the Trust or (iii) any other investment company under common control with the Trust concerning transactions of the Portfolio in securities or other assets. (This shall not be deemed to prohibit the Adviser from consulting with any of its affiliated persons concerning transactions in securities or other assets. This shall also not be deemed to prohibit the Adviser from consulting with any of the other covered advisers concerning compliance with paragraphs a and b of rule 12d3-1.)
E. The Adviser, at its expense, will furnish: (i) all necessary facilities and personnel, including salaries, expenses and fees of any personnel required for them to faithfully perform their duties under this Agreement; and (ii) administrative facilities, including bookkeeping, and all equipment necessary for the efficient conduct of the Adviser’s duties under this Agreement.
F. The Adviser will select brokers and dealers to effect all portfolio transactions subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Adviser will place all necessary orders with brokers, dealers, or issuers, and will negotiate brokerage commissions, if applicable. The Adviser is directed at all times to seek to execute transactions for the Allocated Portion (i) in accordance with any written policies, practices or procedures that may be established by the Board of Trustees or the Manager from time to time and which have been provided to the Adviser or (ii) as described in the Trust’s Prospectus and SAI. In placing any orders for the purchase or sale of investments for the Portfolio, in the name of the Allocated Portion or its nominees, the Adviser shall use its best efforts to obtain for the Allocated Portion best execution, considering all of the circumstances, and shall maintain records adequate to demonstrate compliance with this requirement. In no instance will portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to the Adviser, or any affiliated person thereof, except in accordance with the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act and the rules under each, and all other federal and state laws or regulations applicable to the Trust and the Portfolio.
G. Subject to the appropriate policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, Adviser may, to the extent authorized by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) cause the Allocated Portion to pay a broker or dealer that provides brokerage or research services to the Manager, the Adviser and the Allocated Portion an amount of commission for effecting a Portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines, in good faith, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relationship to the value of such brokerage or research services provided viewed in terms of that particular transaction or the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the Portfolio or its other advisory clients. To the extent authorized by Section 28(e) and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Adviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise solely by reason of such action. Subject to seeking best execution, the Board of Trustees or the Manager may direct the Adviser to effect transactions in portfolio securities through broker-dealers in a manner that will help generate resources to pay the cost of certain expenses that the Trust is required to pay or for which the Trust is required to arrange payment.
H. On occasions when the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Allocated Portion as well as other clients of the Adviser, the Adviser to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities to be purchased or sold to attempt to obtain a more favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. Allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Adviser in the manner which the Adviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Allocated Portion and to its other clients over time. The Manager agrees that Adviser and its affiliates may give advice and take action in the performance of their duties with respect to any of their other clients that may differ from advice given, or the timing or nature of actions taken, with respect to the Allocated Portion. The Manager also acknowledges that Adviser and its affiliates are fiduciaries to other entities, some of which have the same or similar investment objectives (and will hold the same or similar investments) as the Allocated Portion, and that Adviser will carry out its duties hereunder together with its duties under such relationships. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer upon Adviser any obligation to purchase or to sell or to recommend for purchase or sale for the Allocated Portion any investment that Adviser, its affiliates, officers or employees may purchase or sell for its or their own account or for the account of any client, if in the sole and absolute discretion of Adviser it is for any reason impractical or undesirable to take such action or make such recommendation for the Allocated Portion.
I. The Adviser will maintain all accounts, books and records with respect to the Allocated Portion as are required of an investment adviser of a registered investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act and Advisers Act and the rules thereunder and shall file with the SEC all forms pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, with respect to its duties as are set forth herein.
J. The Adviser will, unless and until otherwise directed by the Manager or the Board of Trustees, vote proxies with respect to the Allocated Portion’s securities and exercise rights in corporate actions or otherwise in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines, as amended from time to time, which shall be provided to the Trust and the Manager.
