Settlement Administrator 52. The Settlement Administrator shall administer various aspects of the Settlement as described in the following paragraph and perform other functions specified for the Settlement Administrator elsewhere in this Agreement. These functions include, but are not limited to, administering the Notice Program and distributing funds from the Administration Account as provided in this Agreement. Amegy and Class Counsel shall jointly oversee the Settlement Administrator. 53. In addition to other responsibilities described in this Agreement, the Settlement Administrator’s duties are as follows: a. Obtain from Class Counsel and Amegy the Settlement Class Members’ names and addresses (to the extent available), and verify and update the addresses received through the National Change of Address database, for the purpose of administering the Notice Program, and later mailing distribution checks to Past Account Holder Settlement Class Members, and to Current Account Holder Settlement Class Members where it is not feasible or reasonable for Amegy to make the payment by a credit to the Settlement Class Members’ Accounts; b. Administer the Notice Program as described in Section VIII; c. Establish and maintain a Post Office box for requests for exclusion from the Settlement Class; d. Establish and maintain the Settlement Website; e. Establish and maintain an automated toll-free telephone line for Settlement Class Members to call with Settlement-related questions, and answer the questions of Settlement Class Members who call with or otherwise communicate such inquiries; f. Respond to any mailed Settlement Class Member inquiries; g. Process all requests for exclusion from the Settlement Class; h. Provide weekly reports and, no later than five (5) days after the end of the Opt- Out Period, a final report to Class Counsel and Amegy summarizing the number of requests for exclusion received that week, the total number of exclusion requests received to date, and other pertinent information; i. In advance of the Final Approval Hearing, prepare an affidavit to submit to the Court that identifies each Settlement Class Member who timely and properly requested exclusion from the Settlement Class; j. Process and transmit distributions to Settlement Class Members from the Administration Account; k. Pay invoices, expenses and costs approved by Class Counsel as provided in this Agreement; and l. Perform any other Settlement-administration-related function at the instruction of Class Counsel and Amegy, including, but not limited to, verifying that Settlement Amount has been distributed as required by Sections XII and XIII of the Agreement. All costs that the Settlement Administrator incurs which are permitted by this Agreement shall be paid from the Settlement Amount.
Settlement Administration 5.1. The Settlement Administrator shall, under the supervision of the Court, administer the relief provided by this Settlement Agreement by processing Claim Forms in a rational, responsive, cost effective, and timely manner. The Settlement Administrator shall maintain reasonably detailed records of its activities under this Agreement. The Settlement Administrator shall maintain all such records as are required by applicable law in accordance with its normal business practices and such records will be made available to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel upon request. The Settlement Administrator shall also provide reports and other information to the Court as the Court may require. The Settlement Administrator shall provide Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel with information concerning Notice, administration, and implementation of the Settlement Agreement. Should the Court request, the Parties shall submit a timely report to the Court summarizing the work performed by the Settlement Administrator, including a report of all amounts from the Settlement Fund paid to Settlement Class Members on account of Approved Claims. Without limiting the foregoing, the Settlement Administrator shall: 5.1.1. Forward to Defendant’s Counsel, with copies to Class Counsel, all original documents and other materials received in connection with the administration of the Settlement, and all copies thereof, within thirty (30) days after the date on which all Claim Forms have been finally approved or disallowed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; 5.1.2. Receive requests to be excluded from the Settlement Class and other requests and promptly provide to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel copies thereof. If the Settlement Administrator receives any exclusion forms or other requests after the deadline for the submission of such forms and requests, the Settlement Administrator shall promptly provide copies thereof to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel; 5.1.3. Provide weekly reports to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel, including without limitation, reports regarding the number of Claim Forms received, the number approved by the Settlement Administrator, and the categorization and description of Claim Forms rejected, in whole or in part, by the Settlement Administrator; and 5.1.4. Make available for inspection by Class Counsel or Defendant’s Counsel the Claim Forms received by the Settlement Administrator at any time upon reasonable notice. 5.2. The Settlement Administrator shall be obliged to employ reasonable procedures to screen claims for abuse or fraud and deny Claim Forms where there is evidence of abuse or fraud. The Settlement Administrator will reject any claim that does
TIPS Administration Fees The collection of administrative fees by TIPS, a government entity, for performance of these procurement services is required pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 791.011 et. seq. The administration fee (“TIPS Administration Fee”) is the amount legally owed by Vendor to TIPS for TIPS Sales made by Vendor. The TIPS Administration Fee amount is typically a set percentage of the amount paid by the TIPS Member for each TIPS Sale, less shipping cost, bond cost, and taxes if applicable and identifiable, which is legally due to TIPS, but the exact TIPS Administration Fee for this Contract is published in the corresponding solicitation and is incorporated herein by reference. TIPS Administration Fees are due to TIPS immediately upon Vendor’s receipt of payment, including partial payment, for a TIPS Sale. The TIPS Administration Fee is assessed on the amount paid by the TIPS Member, not on the Vendor’s cost or on the amount for which the Vendor sold the item to a dealer or Authorized Reseller. Upon receipt of payment for a TIPS Sale, including partial payment (which renders TIPS Administration Fees immediately due), Vendor shall issue to TIPS the corresponding TIPS Administration Fee payment as soon as possible but not later than thirty-one calendar days following Vendor’s receipt of payment. Vendor shall pay TIPS via check unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing. Vendor shall include clear documentation with the issued payment dictating to which sale(s) the amount should be applied. Vendor may create a payment report within their TIPS Vendor Portal which is the preferred documentation dictating to which TIPS Sale(s) the amount should be applied. Failure to pay all TIPS Administration Fees pursuant to this provision may result in immediate cancellation of Vendor’s TIPS Contract(s) for cause at TIPS’ sole discretion as well as the initiation of collection and legal actions by TIPS against Vendor to the extent permitted by law. Any overpayment of participation fees to TIPS by Vendor will be refunded to the Vendor