Investment Portfolio All investment securities held by Seller or its Subsidiaries, as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets of Seller included in the Seller Financial Statements, are carried in accordance with GAAP, specifically including but not limited to, FAS 115.
New Portfolio The Trust hereby authorizes MID to participate in the distribution of Class A Shares of the following new portfolio (“New Portfolio”) on the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement: TCW Core Fixed Income Portfolio
Loan Portfolio (1) Except as set forth in Section 2.2(w)(1) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, none of the Company, the Bank or any Subsidiary is a party to (A) any written or oral loan, loan agreement, note or borrowing arrangement (including leases, credit enhancements, commitments, guarantees and interest-bearing assets) (collectively, “Loans”), other than any Loan the unpaid principal balance of which does not exceed $50,000, under the terms of which the obligor was, as of March 31, 2010, over 90 days delinquent in payment of principal or interest or in default of any other provision, or (B) Loan in excess of $50,000 with any director, executive officer or five percent or greater shareholder of the Company, the Bank or any Subsidiary, or to the knowledge of the Company, any person, corporation or enterprise controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the foregoing. Section 2.2(w) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth (x) all of the Loans in original principal amount in excess of $50,000 of the Company, the Bank or any of the Subsidiaries that as of March 31, 2010 were classified by the Company or the Bank or any regulatory examiner as “Other Loans Specially Mentioned,” “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” “Doubtful,” “Loss,” “Classified,” “Criticized,” “Credit Risk Assets,” “Concerned Loans,” “Watch List” or words of similar import, together with the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on each such Loan as of March 31, 2010 and the identity of the borrower thereunder, (y) by category of Loan (i.e., commercial, consumer, etc.), all of the other Loans of the Company, the Bank and the Subsidiaries that as of March 31, 2010 were classified as such, together with the aggregate principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Loans by category as of March 31, 2010 and (z) each asset of the Company or the Bank that as of March 31, 2010 was classified as “Other Real Estate Owned” and the book value thereof.
Status of Portfolio Manager The Trust and Portfolio Manager acknowledge and agree that the relationship between Portfolio Manager and the Trust is that of an independent contractor and under no circumstances shall any employee of Portfolio Manager be deemed an employee of the Trust or any other organization that the Trust may, from time to time, engage to provide services to the Trust, its Portfolios or its shareholders. The parties also acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of Portfolio Manager or its affiliates to perform investment management or other services to any person or entity, including without limitation, other investment companies and persons who may retain Portfolio Manager to provide investment management services and the performance of such services shall not be deemed to violate or give rise to any duty or obligations to the Trust.
PAYMENT OF PORTFOLIO MONIES Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out, or direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the respective Foreign Securities System to pay out, monies of a Portfolio in the following cases only:
Realization upon Trust Student Loans For the benefit of the Issuer, the Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with its servicing practices and procedures that it utilizes with respect to comparable student loans that it services on behalf of SLM Corporation or any of its Affiliates and including all efforts that may be specified under the Higher Education Act or Guarantee Agreement in its servicing of any delinquent Trust Student Loans.
Availability of Trust Portfolio Shares 3.1.1 We will make shares of the Portfolios available to the Accounts for the benefit of the Contracts. The shares will be available for purchase at the net asset value per share next computed after we (or our agent, or you as our designee) receive a purchase order, as established in accordance with the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Trust. All orders are subject to acceptance by us and by the Portfolio or its transfer agent, and become effective only upon confirmation by us. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust's Board of Trustees ("Trustees") may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or may suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or if, in the sole discretion of the Trustees, they deem such action to be in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.
Disclosure about Portfolio Manager The Portfolio Manager has reviewed the post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement for the Trust filed with the SEC that contains disclosure about the Portfolio Manager, and represents and warrants that, with respect to the disclosure about or information relating, directly or indirectly, to the Portfolio Manager, to the Portfolio Manager’s knowledge, such Registration Statement contains, as of the date hereof, no untrue statement of any material fact and does not omit any statement of a material fact which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Portfolio Manager further represents and warrants that it is a duly registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, or alternatively that it is not required to be a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act to perform the duties described in this Agreement, and that it is a duly registered investment adviser in all states in which the Portfolio Manager is required to be registered and will maintain such registration so long as this Agreement remains in effect. The Portfolio Manager will provide the Manager with a copy of the Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV, Part II at the time the Form ADV and any amendment is filed with the SEC, and a copy of its written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, together with evidence of its adoption.
Investment of Trust Assets Following ratification of the Plan by stockholders of the Parent and receipt of any other necessary regulatory approvals, the Trust shall purchase Common Stock of the Parent in an amount equal to up to 100% of the Trust's assets, after providing for any required withholding as needed for tax purposes, provided, however, that the Trust shall not purchase more than 4% of the aggregate shares of Common Stock issued by the Parent in the mutual-to-stock conversion of the Savings Bank ("Conversion"). The Trustee shall purchase shares of Common Stock in the open market or, in the alternative, shall purchase authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock from the Parent sufficient to fund the Plan Share Reserve.
Sale of Trust Assets (a) [Intentionally Omitted].