Term and Termination of this Agreement The term of employment of -------------------------------------- Executive (the "Term") pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue for a term of five (5) years from the date hereof (the "Term").
(a) Executive's employment hereunder shall be terminated during the Term upon the death or Disability of Executive.
(b) Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated during the Term by the Company (i) with Cause at any time, and (ii) without Cause upon thirty (30) days written notice to Executive, provided that Executive shall immediately cease the performance of his duties hereunder if the Company shall so request following the date of such notice. In the event Executive's employment is terminated without Cause, the Company shall pay to Executive, as severance pay hereunder, an amount equal to the annual Base Salary paid to Executive at the Effective Date of Termination, which amount shall be paid in twelve (12) substantially equal monthly installments (less such deductions and withholdings as are required by law or the policies of the Company) commencing with the first day of the calendar month next following.
(c) Upon termination of Executive's employment hereunder pursuant to subsection 4(a) or for Cause pursuant to subsection 4(b), or upon voluntary termination by Executive of Executive's employment hereunder, the Company shall have no further obligation to Executive or his personal representative with respect to remuneration due under this Agreement, except for Base Salary earned but unpaid at the Effective Date of Termination and, in the case of termination of employment under subsection 4(a), a pro rata portion (based on the number of days of the fiscal year of the Company in which such termination occurred during which this Agreement was in effect) of the bonus, if any, payable under Section 3(b) with respect to such fiscal year. Payment of such bonus, if any, shall be made at such time as similar bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company with respect to such fiscal year.
(d) If Executive's employment hereunder is terminated during the Term by the Company without Cause pursuant to subsection 4(b), the Company shall have no obligation to Employee with respect to renumeration due under this Agreement or such termination other than (i) Base Salary earned but unpaid at the Effective Date of Termination, and (ii) a pro rata portion (based on the number of days of the fiscal year of the Company in which the Effective Date of Termination occurred during which this Agreement was in effect) of the bonus, if any, payable under Section 3(b) with respect to such fiscal year, and (iii) the severance pay described in subsection 4(b). Payment pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be made when such bonuses are paid to other executive officers receiving bonus payments with respect to such fiscal year.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, the covenants and agreements of Executive in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of Executive's employment hereunder.
Duration and Termination of this Agreement This Agreement shall remain in force until March 1, 1998, and continue in force from year to year thereafter, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by the Trustees of the Trust, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The aforesaid requirement that continuance of this Agreement be "specifically approved at least annually" shall be construed in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable SEC exemptive order therefrom. This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by the Trust's Board of Trustees on 60 days' written notice to you, or by you on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund in the event that it shall have been established by a court of competent jurisdiction that you or any of your officers or directors has taken any action which results in a breach of your covenants set forth herein.
TERM AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT; NO ASSIGNMENT (a) This Agreement shall go into effect as to the Fund on the date set forth above and shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, continue in effect for a period of two years from the date of approval by shareholders of the Fund at a meeting called for the purpose of such approval. This Agreement shall continue in effect thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one (l) year so long as such continuation is approved for the Fund at least annually by (i) the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement nor interested persons thereof, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities” and “interested persons” shall have the meanings as set forth in the 1940 Act;
(b) This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust on behalf of the Fund at any time without payment of any penalty, by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, by the Manager, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund without the payment of any penalties, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser, and by the Sub-Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund and the Manager. In the event of a termination, the Sub-Adviser shall cooperate in the orderly transfer of the Fund’s affairs and, at the request of the Board of Trustees or the Manager, transfer any and all books and records of the Fund maintained by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Fund; and
(c) This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of any transfer or assignment thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act. This Agreement will also terminate in the event that the Management Agreement is terminated.
EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT (a) This Agreement shall not become effective until such time as it is fully executed by all parties hereto (the "Effective Date"). Subject to any early termination provisions below, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as to the Fund for a period of five years from the Effective Date.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the Trustees of the Trust or the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Adviser or of the Subadviser, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, do not specifically approve at least annually the continuance of this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically terminate at the close of business on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, or upon the expiration of one year from the effective date of the last such continuance, whichever is later. This Agreement may continue in effect following the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date only so long as such continuance is approved in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the continuance of this Agreement is submitted to the shareholders of the Fund for their approval and such shareholders fail to approve such continuance of this Agreement as provided herein, the Subadviser may continue to serve hereunder in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(d) The Trust may at any time terminate this Agreement upon 60 days prior written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Adviser and the Subadviser. Action by the Trust to effect such termination may be taken either (i) by vote of a majority of its Trustees, or (ii) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
(e) Either the Adviser or the Subadviser may at any time terminate this Agreement by not less than 60 days' written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the other party and the Fund.
(f) Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5 shall be without the payment of any penalty by the Fund. Neither the Adviser nor the Trust shall use or refer in any way to the name of the Subadviser following the termination of this Agreement without the Subadviser's consent, except as may be required by law.
DURATION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective on the date first above written and shall govern the relations between the parties hereto thereafter, and shall remain in force until December 29, 2002 on which date it will terminate unless its continuance after December 29, 2002 is "specifically approved at least annually" (i) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser at a meeting specifically called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, or by "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund. This Agreement may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Trustees or by "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund, or by the Adviser, in each case on not more than sixty days' nor less than thirty days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its "assignment". This Agreement may be amended only if such amendment is approved by "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund.
Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination (a) This Agreement shall become effective at 10:00 a.m., Minneapolis time, on the first full business day following the effective date of the Registration Statement, or at such earlier time after the effective date of the Registration Statement as you in your discretion shall first release the Notes for sale to the public. For the purpose of this Section 8, the Notes shall be deemed to have been released for sale to the public upon release by you of the publication of a newspaper advertisement relating thereto or upon release by you of telexes offering the Notes for sale to securities dealers, whichever shall first occur. By giving notice as hereinafter specified before the time this Agreement becomes effective, the Underwriters or the Company may prevent this Agreement from becoming effective without liability of any party to any other party, except that the provisions of this Section 8 and Section 4(n) and Section 6 hereof shall at all times be effective.
(b) The Underwriters, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date (i) if there has been, since the date of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, or in the financial results, business affairs or business prospects of the Company, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if the Company shall have failed, refused or been unable, at or prior to such Closing Date, to perform any agreement on its part to be performed hereunder, or (iii) if any other condition of the Underwriters' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company is not fulfilled, or (iv) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or any outbreak or the escalation of major hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency, war, or other calamity or crisis, the effect of which is such as to make it, in your reasonable judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Notes or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Notes, or (v) if trading in the Notes has been suspended by the Commission, or if trading generally on either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange has been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by either of said Exchanges or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority, or if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal, New York or Nebraska authorities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8(b), such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4(n) and Section 6 hereof shall at all times be effective.
(c) If you elect to prevent this Agreement from becoming effective or to terminate this Agreement as provided in the Section, the Company shall be notified promptly by you by telephone or telegram, confirmed by letter. If the Company elects to prevent this Agreement from becoming effective, you shall be notified by the Company by telephone or telegram, confirmed by letter.
Term and Termination of Agreement This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of termination of the Advisory Agreement or on expiration of the Expense Limit Period. The obligation of the Adviser under Section 1 of this Agreement and of the Trust under Section 2 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Agreement solely as to expenses and obligations incurred prior to the date of such termination.
Amendment and Termination of Agreement (a) We may amend any provision of this Agreement by giving you written notice of the amendment. Either party to this Agreement may terminate the Agreement without cause by giving the other party at least thirty (30) days' written notice of its intention to terminate. This Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
(b) In the event that (i) an application for a protective decree under the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 is filed against you; (ii) you file a petition in bankruptcy or a petition seeking similar relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law, or a proceeding is commenced against you seeking such relief; or (iii) you are found by the SEC, the NASD, or any other federal or state regulatory agency or authority to have violated any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation arising out of your activities as a broker/dealer or in connection with this Agreement, this Agreement will terminate effective immediately upon our giving notice of termination to you. You agree to notify us promptly and to immediately suspend sales of Portfolio shares in the event of any such filing or violation, or in the event that you cease to be a member in good standing of the NASD.
(c) Your or our failure to terminate this Agreement for a particular cause will not constitute a waiver of the right to terminate this Agreement at a later date for the same or another cause. The termination of this Agreement with respect to any one Portfolio will not cause its termination with respect to any other Portfolio. 11.
Termination and Amendment of this Agreement This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without the payment of any penalty, in the event of its assignment. This Agreement may be amended only if such amendment is approved (i) by Underwriter, (ii) either by action of the Board of Trustees of the Trust or at a meeting of the Shareholders of the Trust by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares, and (iii) by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or of Underwriter by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Either the Trust or Underwriter may at any time terminate this Agreement on sixty (60) days' written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the other party.
Term and Termination of the Agreement 9.1. The Agreement shall enter into force upon its signing by the Parties and shall remain in full force and effect until the Parties have fully and properly fulfilled their obligations (including, unequivocally in the case the term of any other agreement associated with the Agreement exceeds the term of the Agreement).
9.2. In the cases and under the conditions stipulated by the Agreement and/or Legislation, it is possible to terminate the Agreement before expiration of its term in whole or in part:
