Thirty days after the employee begins his/her employment in a bargaining unit position, unless the employee previously served in a bargaining unit position and continued in the employ of the Authority in a non-bargaining unit position, or was on layoff, in which event the deductions will begin with the first paycheck paid 30 days after the resumption of the employee’s employment in a bargaining unit position, whichever is later.
EIGHTH The Distributor may, from time to time, assign, transfer or pledge ("Transfer") to one or more designees (each an "Assignee"), its rights to all or a designated portion of (i) the Distributor's 12b-1 Share (but not the Distributor's duties and obligations pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Plan), and (ii) the Distributor's Earned CDSC, free and clear of any offsets or claims the Company may have against the Distributor. Each such Assignee's ownership interest in a Transfer of a designated portion of a Distributor's 12b-1 Share and a Distributor's Earned CDSC is hereinafter referred to as an "Assignee's 12b-1 Portion" and an "Assignee's CDSC Portion," respectively. A Transfer pursuant to this Section EIGHTH: (A) shall not reduce or extinguish any claim of the Company against the Distributor.
TWELFTH This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof, shall continue in force and effect until February 28, 1999, and shall continue in force and effect from year to year thereafter, provided, that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a)(i) by the Board of Directors of the Company or (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Portfolios' outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act), and (b) by vote of a majority of the Company's directors who are not parties to this Agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Xxx) xx any party to this Agreement cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose.
SIXTH Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.
ELEVENTH Nothing herein contained shall require the Company to take any action contrary to any provision of its Agreement and Declaration of Trust, or to any applicable statute or regulation.
SEVENTH A copy of the Agreement of Merger will be furnished by the surviving corporation on request, without cost, to any stockholder of the constituent corporations.
FIFTH The Distributor shall act as an agent of the Company in connection with the sale and redemption of Shares. Except with respect to such sales and redemptions, the Distributor shall act as principal in all matters relating to the promotion of the sale of Shares and shall enter into all of its own engagements, agreements and contracts as principal on its own account. The Distributor shall enter into agreements with investment dealers and financial institutions selected by the Distributor, authorizing such investment dealers and financial institutions to offer and sell the Shares to the public upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Each agreement shall provide that the investment dealer or financial institution shall act as a principal, and not as an agent, of the Company.
THIRTEENTH This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Shares of any Portfolio at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of the Board of Trustees or Board of Directors of the Fund or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of such class of such Portfolio, or by the Distributor, on sixty (60) days' written notice to the other party; and
Five weeks accrual - Employees shall accrue five weeks of vacation annually after the completion of 520 full-time biweekly pay periods (20 years) of continuous employment, up to a maximum balance of ten weeks.
FOURTH The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is forty-one million (41,000,000) shares, consisting of: