Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.
3.2. Except as provided in this Section 3.2, all expenses of preparing, setting in type, printing and distributing Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information shall be the expense of the Company. For prospectuses and statements of additional information provided by the Company to its Contract owners who currently own shares of one or more Portfolios ("Existing Contract Owners"), in order to update disclosure as required by the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, the cost of printing shall be borne by the Fund. If the Company chooses to receive camera-ready film or computer diskettes in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Fund's prospectus, the Fund shall bear the cost of typesetting to provide the Fund's prospectus to the Company in the format in which the Fund is accustomed to formatting prospectuses, and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing the format to conform with any of its prospectuses. In such event, the Fund will reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the product of "x" and "y", where "x" is the number of such prospectuses distributed to Existing Contract Owners and "y" is the Fund's per unit cost of printing the Fund's prospectus. The same procedures shall be followed with respect to the Fund's statement of additional information. The Company agrees to provide the Fund or its designee with such information as may be reasonably requested by the Fund to assure that the Fund's expenses do not include the costs of printing, typesetting or distributing any prospectuses or statements of additional information other than the costs of printing those prospectuses or statements of additional information actually distributed to Existing Contract Owners.
Form 10-K Filings Prior to March 30th of each year, commencing in 2007 (or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act), the Depositor shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust Fund a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. A senior officer in charge of the servicing function of the Servicer shall sign each Form 10-K filed on behalf of the Trust Fund. Such Form 10-K shall include as exhibits each (i) annual compliance statement described under Section 3.17, (ii) annual report on assessments of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.07 and (iii) accountant's report described under Section 11.07. Each Form 10-K shall also include any Sarbanes-Oxley Certification requxxxx xx xx xxxluded therewith, as described in Section 11.05. If the Item 1119 Parties listed on Exhibit T have changed since the Closing Date, no later than March 1 of each year, the Depositor shall provide each of the Servicer and the Trustee via electronic mail (DBSEC.Notifications@db.com) with xx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X xxxxxng forth the Item 1119 Parties. No later than March 15 of each year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer and the Trustee shall notify the Depositor and the Servicer of any Form 10-K Disclosure Item, together with a description of any such Form 10-K Disclosure Item in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Depositor. Additionally, each of the Servicer and the Trustee shall provide, and shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor retained by the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, the following information no later than March 15 of each year in which a Form 10-K is required to be filed on behalf of the Trust Fund: (i) if such Person's report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.07 or related registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.07 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, notification of such instance of noncompliance and (ii) if any such Person's report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria or related registered public accounting firm attestation report is not provided to be filed as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, information detailing the explanation why such report is not included.
Proxy Statement; Registration Statement (a) Clearwire will, as promptly as practicable following the Execution Date, prepare and file, the Proxy Statement and a registration statement on Form S-4, or other appropriate form, registering the Class A Common Stock (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC and will use Reasonable Best Efforts to respond to the comments of the SEC and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Clearwire’s stockholders at the earliest practicable time, provided, however, that Clearwire will not be in breach of this Section 10.8 if Sprint or any Investor fails to provide any information required by Law for the preparation of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement. Sprint and each Investor will use Reasonable Best Efforts to provide as soon as reasonably practicable the information required by Law to be included in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement. Each Party to this Agreement will notify the other Parties promptly of the receipt of the comments of the SEC, if any, and of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement or for additional information with respect thereto, and will supply the other Parties with copies of all correspondence between that party or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or members of its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or the Merger. If, at any time before the Stockholders’ Meeting, any event should occur relating to:
(i) Clearwire or any of its Affiliates, or relating to the plans of those Persons for NewCo after the Effective Time that should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement, or
(ii) Sprint or any of its Affiliates, or relating to the plans of those Persons for NewCo after the Effective Time that should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement, or
(iii) any Investor or any of its Affiliates, or relating to the plans of those Persons for NewCo after the Effective Time that should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement, in each case, so that the Registration Statement and/or Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then Clearwire, Sprint or that Investor, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other Parties, and Clearwire will, on learning of that event, promptly prepare, and Clearwire will file and, if required, mail that amendment or supplement to Clearwire’s stockholders, except that, before that filing or mailing, Clearwire will consult with the other Parties with respect to that amendment or supplement and will use its Reasonable Best Efforts to accommodate the other Parties’ comments thereon.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or filing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, Clearwire shall provide Sprint and each Investor and its respective counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and include in the Proxy Statement any language reasonably proposed by Sprint.
(c) Clearwire will include in the Proxy Statement the recommendation of Clearwire’s board of directors described in Section 6.1(b), subject to any modification, amendment or withdrawal thereof, to the extent permitted by Section 10.4, and represents that the Independent Advisor has, subject to the terms of its engagement letter with Clearwire and Clearwire’s board of directors, consented to the inclusion of references to its opinion in the Proxy Statement. In addition, Clearwire will include in the Proxy Statement a reasonably detailed description of the provisions of NewCo’s certificate of incorporation relating to limitations on fiduciary duties and a description of the material risks posed to NewCo’s stockholders relating to such limitation of fiduciary duties. Clearwire and its counsel will permit Sprint and its counsel and the Investors and their respective counsel to participate in all communications with the SEC and its staff, including any meetings and telephone conferences, relating to the Proxy Statement, the Merger or this Agreement.
(d) Sprint shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, and shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to, provide to Clearwire and NewCo all cooperation reasonably requested by Clearwire or NewCo that is necessary, proper or advisable in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement, including (i) using Reasonable Best Efforts to participate in a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, and sessions with rating agencies, (ii) to the extent reasonably requested by Clearwire, using Reasonable Best Efforts to, as promptly as practical, furnish Clearwire and NewCo with all financial statements, pro forma financial information, financial data, audit reports and other information with respect to Sprint Sub LLC and the Transfer Entities of the type required by Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and of type and form required in a registration statement on Form S-4 (or any applicable successor form) under the Securities Act (all such information, the “Required Information”), or as otherwise reasonably required in connection with the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement or in connection with any debt financing (a “Debt Financing”), (iii) using Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain accountants’ comfort letters, legal opinions, appraisals, surveys, engineering reports, title insurance and other documentation and items relating to a Debt Financing as reasonably requested by Clearwire and, if requested by Clearwire or NewCo, to reasonably cooperate with and assist Clearwire or NewCo in obtaining such documentation and items; (iv) to the extent required by applicable Law, using its Reasonable Best Efforts to provide financial statements (excluding footnotes) for Sprint Sub LLC and the Transfer Entities to the extent prepared on a monthly basis in the ordinary course by Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries, within 30 days of the end of each month prior to the Closing Date, and (v) using Reasonable Best Efforts to execute and deliver any pledge and security documents, other definitive financing documents, or other certificates, or documents as may be reasonably requested by Clearwire (including a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to solvency matters) and otherwise reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral (including cooperation in connection with the pay off of existing indebtedness and the release of related Encumbrances, if any); provided that Sprint will only be required to deliver certificates and other documentation, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses, to the extent relating to Sprint Sub LLC and the Transfer Entities; provided, further, that no obligation of Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries under such executed documents will be effective until the Effective Time and will terminate and be of no effect if this Agreement is terminated. With respect to clause (v), Sprint will have the opportunity to review and comment on any of these documents or certificates, each of which will be subject to the approval of Sprint, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. It is understood and agreed that Sprint will prepare a letter to the SEC requesting that the SEC provide written concurrence that the information in clause (ii) above may be limited to “carve-out” financial statements as set forth more fully in such letter. Sprint will provide Clearwire the opportunity to review such letter prior to its submission to the SEC. Sprint will submit such letter to the SEC no later than 15 days after the Execution Date. In addition to the obligations set forth above, (1) if the SEC grants such written concurrence then Sprint shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, and shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to, deliver the financial statements and reports described in clause (ii) above no later than 90 days after the Execution Date and (2) if the SEC requires different or additional financial statements or has not responded to Sprint’s request, Sprint shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, and shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to, deliver the financial statements and reports described in clause (ii) above, as modified by any written SEC response, no later than 120 days after the Execution Date.
Quarterly Reports Following submission of the initial report, quarterly performance reports until submission of the final report described in the following subparagraph. Reports are due on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30.
Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement (a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Buyer and the Company shall prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement, and the Buyer shall prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus, provided that the Buyer may delay the filing of the Registration Statement until approval of the Proxy Statement by the SEC. The Buyer and the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as soon after such filing as practicable. Each of the Buyer and the Company will respond to any comments of the SEC and will use its respective reasonable efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filings and the Company will cause the Proxy Statement and the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement to be mailed to its stockholders at the earliest practicable time after both the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC and the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each of the Buyer and the Company will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any other government officials and of any request by the SEC or its staff or any other government officials for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any filing pursuant to Section 6.2(b) or for additional information and will supply the other with copies of all correspondence between such party or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, or its staff or any other government officials, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Merger or any filing pursuant to Section 6.2(b). Each of the Buyer and the Company will cause all documents that it is responsible for filing with the SEC or other regulatory authorities under this Section 6.2 to comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or any filing pursuant to Section 6.2(b), the Buyer or the Company, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or mailing to stockholders of the Company, such amendment or supplement.
(b) The Buyer and the Company shall make all necessary filings with respect to the Merger under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state blue sky laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS 3.1 TRUST shall prepare and be responsible for filing with the SEC and any state regulators requiring such filing all shareholder reports, notices, proxy materials (or similar materials such as voting instruction solicitation materials), prospectuses and statements of additional information of TRUST. TRUST shall bear the costs of registration and qualification of shares of the Portfolios, preparation and filing of the documents listed in this Section 3.1 and all taxes and filing fees to which an issuer is subject on the issuance and transfer of its shares.
3.2 TRUST or its designee shall provide LIFE COMPANY, free of charge, with as many copies of the current prospectus (or prospectuses), statements of additional information, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements for the shares of the Portfolios as LIFE COMPANY may reasonably request for distribution to existing Variable Contract owners whose Variable Contracts are funded by such shares. TRUST or its designee shall provide LIFE COMPANY, at LIFE COMPANY's expense, with as many copies of the current prospectus (or prospectuses) for the shares as LIFE COMPANY may reasonably request for distribution to prospective purchasers of Variable Contracts. If requested by LIFE COMPANY, TRUST or its designee shall provide such documentation (including a "camera ready" copy of the current prospectus (or prospectuses) as set in type or, at the request of LIFE COMPANY, as a diskette in the form sent to the financial printer) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once a year (or more frequently if the prospectus (or prospectuses) for the shares is supplemented or amended) to have the prospectus for the Variable Contracts and the prospectus (or prospectuses) for the TRUST shares printed together in one document. The expenses of such printing will be apportioned between LIFE COMPANY and TRUST in proportion to the number of pages of the Variable Contract and TRUST prospectus, taking account of other relevant factors affecting the expense of printing, such as covers, columns, graphs and charts; TRUST shall bear the cost of printing the TRUST prospectus portion of such document for distribution only to owners of existing Variable Contracts funded by the TRUST shares and LIFE COMPANY shall bear the expense of printing the portion of such documents relating to the Separate Account; provided, however, LIFE COMPANY shall bear all printing expenses of such combined documents where used for distribution to prospective purchasers or to owners of existing Variable Contracts not funded by the shares. In the event that LIFE COMPANY requests that TRUST or its designee provide TRUST's prospectus in a "camera ready" or diskette format, TRUST shall be responsible for providing the prospectus (or prospectuses) in the format in which it is accustomed to formatting prospectuses and shall bear the expense of providing the prospectus (or prospectuses) in such format (e.g. typesetting expenses), and LIFE COMPANY shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing the format to conform with any of its prospectuses.
3.3 TRUST will provide LIFE COMPANY with at least one complete copy of all prospectuses, statements of additional information, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, exemptive applications and all amendments or supplements to any of the above that relate to the Portfolios promptly after the filing of each such document with the SEC or other regulatory authority. LIFE COMPANY will provide TRUST with at least one complete copy of all prospectuses, statements of additional information, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, exemptive applications and all amendments or supplements to any of the above that relate to a Separate Account promptly after the filing of each such document with the SEC or other regulatory authority.
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement (a) None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of WPL for inclusion or incorporation by reference in:
(i) the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC by WPL in connection with the issuance of shares of WPL Common Stock in the Merger (the "Registration Statement") will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and
(ii) the joint proxy statement, in definitive form, relating to the meetings of WPL, IES and Interstate shareholders to be held in connection with the Merger (the "Proxy Statement") will, at the date(s) mailed to shareholders and at the times of the meetings of shareholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(b) The Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, respectively, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING 3.1. At least annually, the Trust or its designee shall provide the Company, free of charge, with as many copies of the current prospectus (describing only the Portfolios listed in Schedule A hereto) for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to existing Policy owners whose Policies are funded by such Shares. The Trust or its designee shall provide the Company, at the Company's expense, with as many copies of the current prospectus for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to prospective purchasers of Policies. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Trust or its designee shall provide such documentation (including a "camera ready" copy of the new prospectus as set in type or, at the request of the Company, as a diskette in the form sent to the financial printer) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Shares is supplemented or amended) to have the prospectus for the Policies and the prospectus for the Shares printed together in one document; the expenses of such printing to be apportioned between (a) the Company and (b) the Trust or its designee in proportion to the number of pages of the Policy and Shares' prospectuses, taking account of other relevant factors affecting the expense of printing, such as covers, columns, graphs and charts; the Trust or its designee to bear the cost of printing the Shares' prospectus portion of such document for distribution to owners of existing Policies funded by the Shares and the Company to bear the expenses of printing the portion of such document relating to the Accounts; provided, however, that the Company shall bear all printing expenses of such combined documents where used for distribution to prospective purchasers or to owners of existing Policies not funded by the Shares. In the event that the Company requests that the Trust or its designee provides the Trust's prospectus in a "camera ready" or diskette format, the Trust shall be responsible for providing the prospectus in the format in which it or MFS is accustomed to formatting prospectuses and shall bear the expense of providing the prospectus in such format (e.g., typesetting expenses), and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing the format to conform with any of its prospectuses.
3.2. The prospectus for the Shares shall state that the statement of additional information for the Shares is available from the Trust or its designee. The Trust or its designee, at its expense, shall print and provide such statement of additional information to the Company (or a master of such statement suitable for duplication by the Company) for distribution to any owner of a Policy funded by the Shares. The Trust or its designee, at the Company's expense, shall print and provide such statement to the Company (or a master of such statement suitable for duplication by the Company) for distribution to a prospective purchaser who requests such statement or to an owner of a Policy not funded by the Shares.
3.3. The Trust or its designee shall provide the Company free of charge copies, if and to the extent applicable to the Shares, of the Trust's proxy materials, reports to Shareholders and other communications to Shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distribution to Policy owners.
3.4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 above, or of Article V below, the Company shall pay the expense of printing or providing documents to the extent such cost is considered a distribution expense. Distribution expenses would include by way of illustration, but are not limited to, the printing of the Shares' prospectus or prospectuses for distribution to prospective purchasers or to owners of existing Policies not funded by such Shares.
3.5. The Trust hereby notifies the Company that it may be appropriate to include in the prospectus pursuant to which a Policy is offered disclosure regarding the potential risks of mixed and shared funding.
3.6. If and to the extent required by law, the Company shall:
(a) solicit voting instructions from Policy owners;
(b) vote the Shares in accordance with instructions received from Policy owners; and
(c) vote the Shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as the Shares of such Portfolio for which instructions have been received from Policy owners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass through voting privileges for variable contract owners. The Company will in no way recommend action in connection with or oppose or interfere with the solicitation of proxies for the Shares held for such Policy owners. The Company reserves the right to vote shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. Participating Insurance Companies shall be responsible for assuring that each of their separate accounts holding Shares calculates voting privileges in the manner required by the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. The Trust and MFS will notify the Company of any changes of interpretations or amendments to the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.
Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting 3.1. The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Fund's current prospectus (describing only the Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule B) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus on computer diskette or other electronic means at the Fund's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for a Designated Portfolio is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectus for the Designated Portfolios printed together in one document. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V.
3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Fund is available from the Fund and the Fund shall provide a copy of such SAI to any owner of a Contract who requests such SAI and to the Company in such quantities as the Company may reasonably request. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V.
3.3. The Fund shall provide the Company with copies of its proxy material, reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders of the Designated Portfolios in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V.
3.4. The Company shall:
(i) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;
(ii) vote the shares of each Designated Portfolio in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and
(iii) vote shares of each Designated Portfolio for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as fund shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received, so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contract owners or to the extent otherwise required by law. The Company reserves the right to vote shares of each Designated Portfolio held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law.
3.5. The Fund reserves the right, upon prior written notice to the Company (given at the earliest practicable time), to take all actions, including but not limited to, the dissolution, termination, merger and sale of all assets of the Fund or any Designated Portfolio upon the sole authorization of the Board, to the extent permitted by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the 1940 Act.
3.6. Participating Insurance Companies shall be responsible for assuring that each of their separate accounts participating in a Designated Portfolio calculates voting privileges as required by the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order and consistent with any reasonable standards that the Fund may adopt and provide in writing.
3.7. It is understood and agreed that, except with respect to information regarding the Fund, the Underwriter, the Adviser or Designated Portfolios provided in writing by the Fund, the Underwriter or the Adviser, none of the Fund, the Underwriter or the Adviser is responsible for the content of the prospectus or statement of additional information for the Contracts.
Proxy Statements, Etc Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and reports which Borrower or General Partner sends to its respective shareholders, and copies of all regular, periodic and special reports, and all registration statements, which Borrower or General Partner files with the SEC or any Governmental Authority which may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange;