Defined Terms Used in this Agreement In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have the meanings set forth or referenced below.
Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall --------------------------------------------- become effective when the Agent shall have received at least thirteen (13) counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Company and the Required Lenders, provided the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 of the Credit Agreement, Section 5 of the Pledge and Security Agreement and Section 4 of the Servicing Security Agreement, of NCFC in Section 15 of the Guaranty, and of NCCC in Section 15 of the NCCC Guaranty shall be true and correct as though made on the date hereof, except for changes that are permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default and no Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c) No material adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or NCFC shall have occurred since May 26, 1999.
(d) The Agent shall have received the following, each duly executed or certified, as the case may be, and dated as of the date of delivery thereof:
(i) copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by its respective Secretary or Assistant Secretary, authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment;
(ii) a certified copy of any amendment or restatement of the Articles of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Company made or entered following the date of the most recent certified copies thereof furnished to the Lenders;
(iii) certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate action, consent or governmental or regulatory approval (if any) with respect to this Amendment;
(iv) a Reaffirmation of NCFC Guaranty duly executed by NCFC;
(v) a Reaffirmation of NCCC Guaranty duly executed by NCCC; and
(vi) such other documents, instruments, opinions and approvals as the Agent may reasonably request.
(e) The Agent shall have received the amendment fee required by Section 8.16 of the Credit Agreement.
Waiver and Amendments Any waiver, alteration, amendment, or modification of any of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid only if made in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, however, that any such waiver, alteration, amendment, or modification must be consented to on the Company’s behalf by the Board. No waiver by either of the parties hereto of their rights hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction in full or waiver by all Lenders of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied being herein called the “Amendment Effective Date”):
Terms Defined in this Agreement The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the following definitions:
Terms Defined Elsewhere in this Agreement For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have meanings set forth in the sections indicated: Term Section AAA Accounts Receivable 12.5 2.1(i) Agreement Preamble Arbitrator 12.5 Assumed Liabilities 2.3 Belgian Activities 1.1 (in Business definition) Closing 5.1(a) Closing Date 5.1(a) Confidentiality Agreement 12.7 Covenant Survival Period 10.1(b) Decision Disputes Elop 12.5 12.5 6.8(ii) Escrow Agent 10.5 Escrow Agreement 10.5 Escrow Fund 10.5 Exchange Act 1.1 (in Affiliate definition) Excluded Assets 2.2 Excluded Liabilities 2.4 Extraordinary Damages Financial Statements 1.1 (in Damages definition) 6.4(a) Foreign Tax Withholding Certificate 8.11 IAS 6.4(v) Indemnification Claim 10.4(b) IRI Project 6.8(ii) ISA 6.4(iii) MediVision ESE Report 6.4(i) MediVision Product 6.17 MediVision Product Certifications 6.18 MediVision Recommendation 6.2(ii) OCS Funded Technology 6.15(i) Post-Closing Covenants 10.1(b) Pre-Closing Covenants 10.1(b) Pre-Closing Tax Period 11.3(a) Purchased Assets 2.1 Purchased Shares 3.1 Purchased Trade Secrets 6.8(iii) Purchaser Preamble Purchaser Documents 7.2(i) Purchaser Indemnified Parties 10.2(a) Seller Preamble Seller Disclosure Letter 6 Seller Documents 6.2(i) Seller Indemnified Parties 10.3(a) Seller Material Adverse Effect 6.1 Seller Material Agreements 6.9(iii) Software Products 6.8(vi) Subsidiary 6.1 Survival Period 10.1(b) Tax 6.16 Tax Claim 11.4(b) Tax Return 6.16 Termination Date 5.2(a) Total Consideration 4.1 Transaction Documents 7.2(i) Transfer Taxes 11.1 Warranty Survival Period 10.1(a)
Waiver and Amendment Any provision of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party that is entitled to the benefits of such provision. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above when, and only when, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) by the Administrative Agent:
Amendment of Terms a) In accordance with the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, the central terms of this agreement, excepting term, may be amended at any time during the life of the agreement upon mutual consent of the central parties and agreement of the Crown.
Amendment No 14 includes provisions for a new portfolio of the Trust (the EQ/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Strategy Portfolio) and updates the names of certain existing Portfolios.
