WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS 18.1 Each Party warrants to the other that: (a) subject to Clause 18.2, it has obtained and will maintain at all times during the Term all licences, authorisations, permits, consents and other approvals necessary to enter into this Agreement and to enable it to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement; (b) it has negotiated, entered into and executed this Agreement as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise); and (c) it is and will remain a party to the Network Code for the duration of the Term. 18.2 Where the Service Provider does not hold a gas shipper licence, the Service Provider warrants that it shall use the shipping services of the licensed gas shipper whose Shipper Short Code is specified in Schedule 1 for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement. The Service Provider warrants that such licensed gas shipper has and will continue to hold throughout the Term a licence permitting it to ship gas on the NTS, and will ship Natural Gas on the NTS on behalf of the Service Provider for the purposes of the Service Provider’s performance of this Agreement. 18.3 The Service Provider acknowledges that the Customer requires the services provided under this Agreement (and in particular the withdrawal service) to comply with the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996, and that the Customer requires a physical flow of Natural Gas from the Facility at least equal to its Nominated Withdrawal Quantity. Accordingly, the Service Provider warrants to the Customer, subject to Clauses 7, 13 and 14, that it shall ensure that: (a) the physical flow of Natural Gas from the Facility to the NTS on any Day in respect of which the Customer has submitted a Withdrawal Nomination is not less than the Nominated Withdrawal Quantity plus the Reallocation Quantity (if any) plus the quantity of Natural Gas nominated for withdrawal by other users of the Facility less the quantity of Natural Gas nominated for injection by the Customer and other users of the Facility; and (b) the Service Provider shall not knowingly or deliberately do anything that would put the Customer in breach of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 and shall fully co-operate with the Customer insofar as such co-operation is required to ensure that the Customer complies with its obligations under the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996. The Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that the provision of the Service is in accordance with its obligation pursuant to Regulation 6(6) of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996. 18.4 The Service Provider warrants to the Customer that, at the Gas Delivery Point, Natural Gas to be withdrawn shall be free from lien, charge, encumbrance or adverse claim (as to title or otherwise) including any claim for any Tax, royalty or other charge arising on or before withdrawal. The Service Provider shall indemnify the Customer and hold it harmless against any loss, liability, damage, claim, action, proceeding, cost, and expense suffered or incurred by or made or brought against the Customer in consequence of a breach of this warranty. 18.5 The Customer warrants to the Service Provider that, at the Gas Delivery Point, Natural Gas to be injected shall be free from lien, charge, encumbrance or adverse claim (as to title or otherwise) including any claim for any Tax, royalty or other charge arising on or before injection. The Customer shall indemnify the Service Provider and hold it harmless against any loss, liability, damage, claim, action, proceeding, cost, and expense suffered or incurred by or made or brought against the Service Provider in consequence of a breach of this warranty. 18.6 The Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Customer from complying with any Legal Requirement and in such regard the Customer shall be able to take any action that it considers to be necessary to comply with any Legal Requirement. 18.7 The Customer warrants to the Service Provider that it is entering into this Agreement for Operating Margins Purposes and in accordance with the requirements of its gas transporter license.
Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Statutory Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending against any loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives, if any, specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in the Terms Agreement.
Indemnification of the Underwriters The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”) or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.
Indemnification of the Underwriter by the Company The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, all reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), the Final Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or any Road Show, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.
Negative undertakings The Borrower will not: (a) change the nature of its business; or (b) pay any dividend or make any other form of distribution or effect any form of redemption, purchase or return of share capital Provided that the Borrower may make a distribution if: (i) the Borrower has first submitted to the Agent a Compliance Certificate (with supporting evidence satisfactory to the Agent) which confirms that (A) no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing and (B) the making of such distribution will not result in the Borrower being in breach of any of the financial covenants referred to in Clause 12.5 or in the occurrence of an Event of Default; and (ii) the Agent is satisfied that the Security Cover Ratio referred to in Clause 15.1 is maintained at the time the distribution is made; (c) provide any form of credit or financial assistance to: (i) a person who is directly or indirectly interested in the Borrower’s share or loan capital; or (ii) any company in or with which such a person is directly or indirectly interested or connected, or enter into any transaction with or involving such a person or company on terms which are, in any respect, less favourable to the Borrower than those which it could obtain in a bargain made at arms’ length Provided that this shall not prevent or restrict the Borrower from on-lending the Loan to the Owners; (d) allow any Owner to open or maintain any account with any bank or financial institution except accounts with the Agent or any other Creditor Party for the purposes of the Finance Documents or other accounts already opened with other banks for the purposes of previous financings; (e) cause the common units of the Borrower to cease to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market in New York unless the common units of the Borrower are listed instead on any other internationally recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Lenders, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld.
Indemnification of the Underwriter The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 497 and Rule 430A under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) in whole or in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein; or (iv) in whole or in part upon any failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or under law; or (v) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by the Underwriter in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Common Stock or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon any matter covered by clause (i) or (ii) above, provided that the Company shall not be liable under this clause (v) to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by the Underwriter through its gross negligence or willful misconduct; and to reimburse the Underwriter and each such controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Underwriter) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Underwriter or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
The Underwriting Agreement This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
Law Governing Agreement This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
Representation of the Underwriters The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection with this financing, and any action under this Agreement taken by the Representatives will be binding upon all the Underwriters.
Certain Agreements of the Underwriters Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that: (a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex B hereto without the consent of the Company. (b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).