Duties of Distributor You agree that:
(a) Neither you nor any of your officers will take any long or short position in the Shares, but this provision shall not prevent you or your officers from acquiring Shares for investment purposes only;
(b) You shall furnish to the Fund any pertinent information required to be inserted with respect to you as General Distributor within the purview of the Securities Act of 1933 in any reports or registration required to be filed with any governmental authority; and
(c) You will not make any representations inconsistent with the information contained in the current Prospectus and/or SAI.
(d) You shall maintain such records as may be reasonably required for the Fund or its transfer or shareholder servicing agent to respond to shareholder requests or complaints, and to permit the Fund to maintain proper accounting records, and you shall make such records available to the Fund and its transfer agent or shareholder servicing agent upon request.
(e) In performing under this Agreement, you shall comply with all requirements of the Fund’s current Prospectus and/or SAI and all applicable laws, rules and regulations with respect to the purchase, sale and distribution of Shares.
Obligations of Distributor During the term of this Agreement, Distributor shall at all times use best efforts and commensurate with distributor's overall business to enhance the image and reputation of Company and the Products which are the subject matter hereof, and agrees:
3.1 Distributor shall not disclose information of Company considered by Company to be confidential or proprietary including, but not limited to, customer and price lists and data regarding the design or methods of manufacture of the Products and will not use any such information except as contemplated by this Agreement. Such information will be appropriately marked or identified by Company and the obligation of Distributor not to disclose or improperly use such information will survive the termination of this Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement or the earlier request of Company, all such information will be promptly returned to Company. The restrictions of this Section 3.1 are in addition to any other agreement between the parties with respect to the protection and use of information. ALL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO COMPANY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT, CUSTOMER NAMES AND DATA) BY DISTRIBUTOR SHALL REMAIN DISTRIBUTOR'S PROPERTY AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED BY COMPANY OR USED TO DISTRIBUTOR'S DETRIMENT.
3.2 Distributor agrees that they will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws or regulations in performing any act arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. Distributor agrees to maintain such records as are required by all applicable laws and regulations and this Agreement and to promptly provide such records or written assurances as may be required by Company in connection therewith. The parties agree that each will use its best efforts to secure any licenses or permits as may now or hereafter be required in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, but this Agreement shall not be deemed to require any performance on the part of either party which cannot lawfully be done pursuant to the laws and regulations referred to above.
3.3 Distributor shall sell only Company's Products that bear Company's markings or trademarks and will not alter, modify or in any way change the Products, marking or trademarks thereon without prior written approval of Company.
3.4 Distributor shall offer and sell Products only in accordance with specifications and warranty schedules provided by Company.
3.5 Distributor shall provide Company by the 15th day of each month a report detailing the total sales and inventory levels of the Products for the prior month.
3.6 Distributor shall use its best efforts to actively promote the sale of the Products to customers in its territory commensurate with its overall business. Such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, promptly servicing all customer accounts, soliciting new customer accounts, and cooperating and participating in Company's advertising and sales promotional programs.
3.7 Distributor shall provide and maintain, without expense to Company, a suitable place of business with adequate facilities and sufficient personnel for the sale and distribution of the Products and to fulfill all other additional objectives agreed to in writing by Company and Distributor.
3.8 Distributor shall pay all fees, taxes and duties which may be imposed on the Products purchased by Distributor. To the extent that Company must pay any fees, taxes or duties on Products sold to Distributor, Distributor shall promptly reimburse Company.
3.9 Distributor shall refrain from any activities which are illegal, unethical, or which might damage Company's reputation.
3.10 Distributor shall fully comply with all agreements with Company, including without limitation, the obligations to pay amounts due when due.
3.11 Distributor shall use its best efforts to consolidate purchase orders to promote efficiency and reduce supporting documentation.
Indemnification of Distributor The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection therewith), arising by reason of any person acquiring any Shares, based upon the ground that the registration statement, prospectus, Shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading. However, the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it harmless to the extent that the statements or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Trust to be deemed to protect the Distributor against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which the Distributor or such person otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or (ii) is the Trust to be liable to the Distributor under the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Distributor or any person indemnified unless the Distributor or other person shall have notified the Trust in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Distributor or such other person (or after the Distributor or the person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Trust of any claim shall not relieve the Trust from any liability which it may have to the Distributor or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims subject to this indemnity provision. If the Trust elects to assume the defense of any such claim, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust and satisfactory to the indemnified defendants in the suit whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Trust elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the indemnified defendants shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of a suit, it will reimburse the indemnified defendants for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the indemnified defendants. The Trust agrees to notify the Distributor promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or Trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of its Shares.
Priorities of Distribution (a) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall allocate from amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account in the following order of priority and to the extent of the Available Funds remaining and, on such Distribution Date, shall make distributions on the Certificates in accordance with such allocation:
(i) to the Supplemental Interest Trust and to the holders of each Class of LIBOR Certificates in the following order of priority:
(A) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, the sum of (x) all Net Swap Payments and (y) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider other than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment;
(B) concurrently, (1) from the Interest Remittance Amount related to the Group I Mortgage Loans, to the Class A-1 Certificates, the related Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and Unpaid Interest Amounts for the Class A-1 Certificates; (2) from the Interest Remittance Amount related to the Group II Mortgage Loans, pro rata (based on the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and Unpaid Interest Amounts distributable to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates) to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, the related Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and Unpaid Interest Amounts for the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates; (3) provided, that if the Interest Remittance Amount for either Loan Group is insufficient to make the related payments set forth clause (1) or (2) above, any Interest Remittance Amount relating to the other Loan Group remaining after payment of the related Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and Unpaid Interest Amounts will be available to cover that shortfall;
(C) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(D) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(E) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(F) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-4 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(G) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-5 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(H) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-6 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(I) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-7 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(J) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-8 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(K) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class M-9 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class;
(L) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class; and
(M) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amounts, to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount for such Class.
(ii) (A) on each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) with respect to which a Trigger Event is in effect, to the holders of the Class or Classes of LIBOR Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal as set forth below, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount in the following order of priority:
(a) sequentially:
Priorities of Distributions Section 5.03
Interests in and of Distributor It is understood that any of the shareholders, trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust may be a shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent of, or be otherwise interested in, the Distributor, any affiliated person of the Distributor, any organization in which the Distributor may have an interest or any organization which may have an interest in the Distributor; that the Distributor, any such affiliated person or any such organization may have an interest in the Trust; and that the existence of any such dual interest shall not affect the validity hereof or of any transaction hereunder except as otherwise provided in the agreement and declaration of trust or by-laws of the Trust, in the limited partnership agreement of the Distributor or by specific provision of applicable law.
Appointment of Distributor The Client hereby appoints the Distributor as its exclusive agent for the sale and distribution of Shares of the Funds, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Distributor hereby accepts such exclusive appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.
Exclusion of Private Placement Warrants The Company agrees that (a) the redemption rights provided in Section 6.1 hereof shall not apply to the Private Placement Warrants if at the time of the redemption such Private Placement Warrants continue to be held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees and (b) if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), the redemption rights provided in Section 6.2 hereof shall not apply to the Private Placement Warrants if at the time of the redemption such Private Placement Warrants continue to be held by the Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees. However, once such Private Placement Warrants are transferred (other than to Permitted Transferees in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof), the Company may redeem the Private Placement Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2 hereof, provided that the criteria for redemption are met, including the opportunity of the holder of such Private Placement Warrants to exercise the Private Placement Warrants prior to redemption pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof. Private Placement Warrants that are transferred to persons other than Permitted Transferees shall upon such transfer cease to be Private Placement Warrants and shall become Public Warrants under this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 9.8 hereof.
Priority of Distributions On each Distribution Date, the Indenture Trustee shall first make the payments in sub-clause (z) below and then shall make the following deposits and distributions in the amounts and in the order of priority set forth below:
(a) to the Servicer, the Primary Servicing Fee due on that Distribution Date;
(b) to the Administrator, the Administration Fee due on that Distribution Date and all prior unpaid Administration Fees;
(c) to the Class A Noteholders, the Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount, pro rata based on amounts payable as Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount;
(d) to the Class B Noteholders, the Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount;
(e) to the Reserve Account, the amount, if any, necessary to reinstate the balance of the Reserve Account to the Specified Reserve Account Balance;
(f) to the Class A Noteholders, until the principal balance of such class is paid in full, the Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount;
(g) to the Class B Noteholders, until the principal balance of such class is paid in full, the Class B Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount;
(h) to the Indenture Trustee, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, pro rata, based on amounts due, any unpaid fees and expenses due under Section 6.7 of the Indenture or Sections 8.1 and 8.3 of the Trust Agreement, as applicable, including, without limitation, any indemnity amounts, to the extent such amounts have not been paid by the Administrator or paid pursuant to sub-clause (z) below;
(i) to the Servicer, the aggregate unpaid amount of the Carryover Servicing Fee, if any;
(j) in the event the Trust Student Loans are not sold pursuant to Section 6.1(a) below or Section 4.4 of the Indenture, on each subsequent Distribution Date, an accelerated payment of principal shall be paid, first, to the Class A Noteholders until the Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes is paid in full and reduced to zero, and second, to the Class B Noteholders until the Outstanding Amount of the Class B Notes is paid in full and reduced to zero, as set forth in Section 2.8 above; provided that the amount of such distribution shall not exceed the Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes or the Class B Notes, as applicable, after giving effect to all other payments in respect of principal of the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes to be made on such Distribution Date; and
(k) to the Excess Distribution Certificateholder (initially, Navient CFC), any remaining amounts after application of the preceding clauses. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
Indemnification by Distributor Distributor agrees to indemnify the Trust, its officers and Trustees and any person which controls the Trust within the meaning of the 1933 Act against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses that any such indemnified party may incur under the 1933 Act, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon (i) any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for any Fund, any Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, or any advertisements or sales literature prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for Distributor's use, or any omission to state a material fact therein, the omission of which makes any statement contained therein misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Trust in connection therewith by or on behalf of Distributor; and (ii) any act or deed of Distributor or its sales representatives that has not been authorized by the Trust in any Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information or by this Agreement.
