TRUSTEE; REMOVAL OF DEPOSITOR. Section 6.1 General Definition of Trustee’s Liabilities, Rights and Duties; Removal of Depositor: In addition to and notwithstanding the other duties, rights, privileges and liabilities of the Trustee otherwise set forth herein, the liabilities of the Trustee are further defined as follows: (a) All moneys deposited with or received by the Trustee hereunder shall be held by the Trustee without interest in trust as part of the Trust or the Reserve Account until required to be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and such moneys will be segregated by separate recordation on the trust ledgers of the Trustee so long as such practice preserves a valid preference under applicable law, or if such preference is not so preserved the Trustee shall handle such moneys in such other manner as shall constitute the segregation and holding thereof in trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (b) The Trustee shall be under no liability for any action taken in good faith on any appraisal, paper, order, list, demand, request, consent, affidavit, notice, opinion, direction, endorsement, assignment, resolution, draft or other document, whether or not of the same kind, prima facie properly executed, or for the purchase, retention or disposition of moneys, Securities or Units pursuant to this Indenture or the Depositor’s direction or in respect of any evaluation which the Trustee is required to make or is required or permitted to have made by others under this Indenture or otherwise except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith or willful misconduct, provided that the Trustee shall not in any event be liable or responsible for any evaluation made by any independent evaluation service employed by it pursuant to Section 4.1. The Trustee may construe any of the provisions of this Indenture, insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any construction of any such provisions hereof by the Trustee in good faith shall be binding upon the parties hereto. The Trustee shall in no event be deemed to have assumed or incurred any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder or the Depositor, other than as expressly provided for herein. (c) The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the recitals herein, the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor, or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any letter of credit held hereunder or any Securities or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Units or of the due execution thereof by the Depositor and the Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder or the Depositor other than as expressly provided for herein. The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity of any signature by or on behalf of the Depositor. (d) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless as often as required, it shall be furnished with reasonable security and indemnity against such expense or liability as it may require, and any pecuniary cost of the Trustee from such actions shall be deductible from and a charge against the Income and Principal Accounts. Subject to the foregoing, the Trustee shall in its discretion undertake such action as it may deem necessary at any and all times to protect the Trust and the rights and interests of the Unitholders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, provided, however, that the expenses and costs of such actions, undertakings or proceedings shall be reimbursable to the Trustee from the Income and Principal Accounts, and the payment of such costs and expenses shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders. (e) The Trustee may employ agents, attorneys, accountants and auditors and shall not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors if such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall have been selected with reasonable care; provided, however, that if the Trustee chooses to employ DTC in connection with the storage and handling of, and furnishing of administrative services in connection with, the Securities, the Trustee will be answerable for any default or misconduct of DTC and its employees and agents as fully and to the same extent as if such default or misconduct had been committed or occasioned by the Trustee. The Trustee shall be fully protected in respect of any action under this Indenture taken, or suffered, in good faith by the Trustee, in accordance with the opinion of its counsel, which may be counsel to the Depositor acceptable to the Trustee. The fees and expenses charged by such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall constitute an expense of the Trustee reimbursable from the Income and Principal Accounts as set forth in Section 3.5 hereof. (f) Other than as provided in Article 7 hereunder, if at any time the Depositor shall resign or fail to undertake or perform or become incapable of undertaking or performing any of the duties which by the terms of this Indenture are required by it to be undertaken or performed and no express provision is made for action to be taken by the Trustee in such event, or said Depositor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of such Depositor or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of such Depositor or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then in any such case, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, do any one or more of the following: (1) appoint a successor Xxxxxxxxx who shall act hereunder in all respects in place of the Depositor, who shall be compensated semi-annually, at rates deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable under the circumstances, by deduction from the Income Account or from the Principal Account, but no such deduction shall be made exceeding such reasonable amount as the Securities and Exchange Commission may prescribe in accordance with Section 26(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (2) terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.; or (3) continue to act as Trustee hereunder without terminating this Indenture, acting in its own absolute discretion without appointing any successor Depositor and assuming such of the duties and responsibilities of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its absolute discretion, are necessary or desirable for the administration and preservation of the Trust, and receiving additional compensation at rates determined as provided in clause (1). If the Trustee continues so to act, it is authorized to employ one or more agents to perform portfolio supervisory services and such other of the services of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its sole discretion, to be necessary or desirable. The fees and expenses of such agent or agents shall be charged to the Trust in accordance with Section 6.4. All provisions of this Indenture relating to the liability and indemnification of the Trustee, including, without limitation, subparagraph (e) of this Section, shall apply to any responsibility assumed or action taken by the Trustee pursuant to this subparagraph. (g) If the value of the Trust as shown by any evaluation by the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof shall be less than the liquidation amount specified in Part II of the Reference Trust Agreement, the Trustee may in its discretion, and shall, when so directed by the Depositor, terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2. (h) In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon or in respect of the Securities or upon the dividends thereon or upon it as Trustee hereunder or upon or in respect of the Trust which it may be required to pay under any present or future law of the United States of America or any other taxing authority having jurisdiction in the premises. For all such taxes and charges and for any expenses, including counsel fees, which the Trustee may sustain or incur with respect to such taxes or charges, the Trustee shall be reimbursed and indemnified out of the Income and Principal Accounts of the Trust, and the payment of such amounts so paid by the Trustee shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders. (i) The Trustee, except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith, reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder or willful misconduct, shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (j) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to enter into any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements it deems necessary or appropriate for holding the Securities then owned by the Trust and the Trustee is authorized and empowered in its sole right to amend, supplement or terminate any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements made under this provision. In addition, the Trustee is authorized and empowered, at the request and discretion of the Depositor, to execute and file on behalf of the Trust any and all documents, in connection with consents to service of process, required to be filed under the securities laws of the various States in order to permit the sale of Units of the Trust in such States by the Depositor. (k) The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become owner or pledgee or, or be an underwriter or dealer in respect of, stock, bonds or other obligations issued by the same issuer (or an affiliate of such issuer) or any obligor of any Securities at any time held as part of the Trust and may deal in any manner with the same or with the issuer (or an affiliate of the issuer) with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder. (l) The Trust may include a letter or letters of credit for the purchase of Contract Securities or Additional Securities issued by the Trustee in its individual capacity for the account of the Depositor, and the Trustee may otherwise deal with the Depositor with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.
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Samples: Trust Indenture and Agreement (Patriot Trust, Diversified Income Trust, 2007 Series A)
TRUSTEE; REMOVAL OF DEPOSITOR. Section 6.1 6.1. General Definition of Trustee’s 's Liabilities, Rights and Duties; Removal of Depositor: In addition to and notwithstanding the other duties, rights, privileges and liabilities of the Trustee otherwise set forth herein, the liabilities of the Trustee are further defined as follows:
(a) All moneys deposited with or received by the Trustee hereunder shall be held by the Trustee without interest in trust as part of the Trust or the Reserve Account until required to be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and such moneys will be segregated by separate recordation on the trust ledgers of the Trustee so long as such practice preserves a valid preference under applicable law, or if such preference is not so preserved the Trustee shall handle such moneys in such other manner as shall constitute the segregation and holding thereof in trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(b) The Trustee shall be under no liability for any action taken in good faith on any appraisal, paper, order, list, demand, request, consent, affidavit, notice, opinion, direction, evaluation, endorsement, assignment, resolution, draft or other document, whether or not of the same kind, prima facie properly executed, or for the purchase, retention or disposition of moneys, Securities or Units Certificates pursuant to this Indenture or the Depositor’s direction Indenture, or in respect of any evaluation which the Trustee is required to make or is required or permitted to have made by others under this Indenture or otherwise except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith or willful misconduct, provided that the Trustee shall not in any event be liable or responsible for any evaluation made by any independent evaluation service employed by it pursuant to Section Section
4.1. The Trust shall pay and hold the Trustee harmless from and against any loss, liability or expense incurred in acting as Trustee of the Trust other than by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of the defense against any claim or liability in the premises. The Trustee may construe any of the provisions of this Indenture, insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any construction of any such provisions hereof by the Trustee in good faith shall be binding upon the parties hereto. The Trustee shall in no event be deemed to have assumed or incurred any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder Certificateholder or the Depositor, other than as expressly provided for herein.
(c) The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the recitals herein, the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor, or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any letter of credit held hereunder or any Securities (except that the Trustee shall be responsible for the exercise of due care in determining the genuineness of Securities delivered to it pursuant to contracts for the purchase of such Securities) or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Units Certificates or of the due execution thereof by the Depositor Depositor, and the Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder Certificateholder or the Depositor other than as expressly provided for herein. The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity of any signature by or on behalf of the Depositor.
(d) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless as often as required, it shall be furnished with reasonable security and indemnity against such expense or liability as it may require, and any pecuniary cost of the Trustee from such actions shall be deductible from and a charge against the Income and Principal Accounts. Subject to the foregoing, the The Trustee shall in its discretion undertake such action as it may deem necessary at any and all times to protect the Trust and the rights and interests of the Unitholders Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, provided, however, that the expenses and costs of such actions, undertakings or proceedings shall be reimbursable to the Trustee from the Income and Principal Accounts, and the payment of such costs and expenses shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the UnitholdersCertificateholders.
(e) The Trustee may employ agents, attorneys, accountants and auditors and shall not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors if such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall have been selected with reasonable care; provided, however, that if the Trustee chooses to employ DTC the Depository Trust Company in connection with the storage and handling of, and the furnishing of administrative services in connection with, with the Securities, the Trustee will be answerable for any default or misconduct of DTC the Depository Trust Company and its employees and agents as fully and to the same extent as if such default or misconduct had been committed or occasioned by the Trustee. The Trustee shall be fully protected in respect of any action under this Indenture Agreement taken, or suffered, in good faith by the Trustee, in accordance with the opinion of its counsel, which may be counsel to the Depositor acceptable to the Trustee. The fees and expenses charged by such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall constitute an expense of the Trustee reimbursable from the Income and Principal Accounts as set forth in Section 3.5 hereof.
(f) Other than as provided in Article 7 hereunder, if at any time the Depositor shall resign or fail to undertake or perform or become incapable of undertaking or performing any of the duties which by the terms of this Indenture are required by it to be undertaken or performed and no express provision is made for action to be taken by the Trustee in such event, or said the Depositor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of such Depositor or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of such Depositor or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then in any such case, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, do any one or more of the following: (1) appoint a successor Xxxxxxxxx who shall act hereunder in all respects in place of the Depositor, who shall be compensated semi-annually, at rates deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable under the circumstances, by deduction from the Income Account or from the Principal Account, but no such deduction shall be made exceeding such reasonable amount as the Securities and Exchange Commission may prescribe in accordance with Section 26(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (2) terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.; or (3) continue to act as Trustee hereunder without terminating this Indenture, acting in its own absolute discretion without appointing any successor Depositor and assuming such of the duties and responsibilities of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its absolute discretion, are necessary or desirable for the administration and preservation of the Trust, and receiving additional compensation at rates determined as provided in clause (1). If the Trustee continues so to act, it is authorized to employ one or more agents to perform portfolio supervisory services and such other of the services of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its sole discretion, to be necessary or desirable. The fees and expenses of such agent or agents shall be charged to the Trust in accordance with Section 6.4. All provisions of this Indenture relating to the liability and indemnification of the Trustee, including, without limitation, subparagraph (e) of this Section, shall apply to any responsibility assumed or action taken by the Trustee pursuant to this subparagraph.
(g) If the value of the Trust as shown by any evaluation by the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof shall be less than the liquidation amount specified in Part II of the Reference Trust Agreement, the Trustee may in its discretion, and shall, when so directed by the Depositor, terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.
(h) In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon or in respect of the Securities or upon the dividends thereon or upon it as Trustee hereunder or upon or in respect of the Trust which it may be required to pay under any present or future law of the United States of America or any other taxing authority having jurisdiction in the premises. For all such taxes and charges and for any expenses, including counsel fees, which the Trustee may sustain or incur with respect to such taxes or charges, the Trustee shall be reimbursed and indemnified out of the Income and Principal Accounts of the Trust, and the payment of such amounts so paid by the Trustee shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders.
(i) The Trustee, except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith, reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder or willful misconduct, shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(j) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to enter into any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements it deems necessary or appropriate for holding the Securities then owned by the Trust and the Trustee is authorized and empowered in its sole right to amend, supplement or terminate any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements made under this provision. In addition, the Trustee is authorized and empowered, at the request and discretion of the Depositor, to execute and file on behalf of the Trust any and all documents, in connection with consents to service of process, required to be filed under the securities laws of the various States in order to permit the sale of Units of the Trust in such States by the Depositor.
(k) The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become owner or pledgee or, or be an underwriter or dealer in respect of, stock, bonds or other obligations issued by the same issuer (or an affiliate of such issuer) or any obligor of any Securities at any time held as part of the Trust and may deal in any manner with the same or with the issuer (or an affiliate of the issuer) with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.
(l) The Trust may include a letter or letters of credit for the purchase of Contract Securities or Additional Securities issued by the Trustee in its individual capacity for the account of the Depositor, and the Trustee may otherwise deal with the Depositor with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.made
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Samples: Trust Indenture and Agreement (Equity Securities Trust Series 6)
TRUSTEE; REMOVAL OF DEPOSITOR. Section 6.1 6.1. General Definition of Trustee’s 's Liabilities, Rights and ------------------------------------------------------- Duties; Removal of Depositor: In addition to and notwithstanding the other ---------------------------- duties, rights, privileges and liabilities of the Trustee otherwise set forth herein, the liabilities of the Trustee are further defined as follows:
(a) All moneys deposited with or received by the Trustee hereunder shall be held by the Trustee without interest in trust as part of the Trust or the Reserve Account until required to be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and such moneys will be segregated by separate recordation on the trust ledgers of the Trustee so long as such practice preserves a valid preference under applicable law, or if such preference is not so preserved the Trustee shall handle such moneys in such other manner as shall constitute the segregation and holding thereof in trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(b) The Trustee shall be under no liability for any action taken in good faith on any appraisal, paper, order, list, demand, request, consent, affidavit, notice, opinion, direction, endorsement, assignment, resolution, draft or other document, whether or not of the same kind, prima facie properly executed, or for the purchase, retention or disposition of moneys, Securities or Units pursuant to this Indenture or the Depositor’s direction 's direction, or in respect of any evaluation which the Trustee is required to make or is required or permitted to have made by others under this Indenture or otherwise except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith or willful misconduct, provided that the Trustee shall not in any event be liable or responsible for any evaluation made by any independent evaluation service employed by it pursuant to Section 4.14.
1. The Trustee may construe any of the provisions of this Indenture, insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any construction of any such provisions hereof by the Trustee in good faith shall be binding upon the parties hereto. The Trustee shall in no event be deemed to have assumed or incurred any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder or the Depositor, other than as expressly provided for herein.
(c) The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the recitals herein, the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor, or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any letter of credit held hereunder or any Securities or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Units or of the due execution thereof by the Depositor Depositor, and the Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder or the Depositor other than as expressly provided for herein. The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity of any signature by or on behalf of the Depositor.
(d) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless as often as required, it shall be furnished with reasonable security and indemnity against such expense or liability as it may require, and any pecuniary cost of the Trustee from such actions shall be deductible from and a charge against the Income and Principal Accounts. Subject to the foregoing, the Trustee shall in its discretion undertake such action as it may deem necessary at any and all times to protect the Trust and the rights and interests of the Unitholders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, provided, however, that the expenses and costs of such actions, undertakings or proceedings shall be reimbursable to the Trustee from the Income and Principal Accounts, and the payment of such costs and expenses shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders.
(e) The Trustee may employ agents, attorneys, accountants and auditors and shall not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors if such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall have been selected with reasonable care; provided, however, that -------- ------- if the Trustee chooses to employ DTC in connection with the storage and handling of, and the furnishing of administrative services in connection with, with the Securities, the Trustee will be answerable for any default or misconduct of DTC and its employees and agents as fully and to the same extent as if such default or misconduct had been committed or occasioned by the Trustee. The Trustee shall be fully protected in respect of any action under this Indenture taken, or suffered, in good faith by the Trustee, in accordance with the opinion of its counsel, which may be counsel to the Depositor acceptable to the Trustee. The fees and expenses charged by such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall constitute an expense of the Trustee reimbursable from the Income and Principal Accounts as set forth in Section 3.5 hereof.
(f) Other than as provided in Article 7 hereunder, if at any time the Depositor shall resign or fail to undertake or perform or become incapable of undertaking or performing any of the duties which by the terms of this Indenture are required by it to be undertaken or performed and no express provision is made for action to be taken by the Trustee in such event, or said Depositor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of such Depositor or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of such Depositor or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then in any such case, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, do any one or more of the following: (1) appoint a successor Xxxxxxxxx Depositor who shall act hereunder in all respects in place of the Depositor, who shall be compensated semi-annually, at rates deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable under the circumstances, by deduction from the Income Account or from the Principal Account, but no such deduction shall be made exceeding such reasonable amount as the Securities and Exchange Commission may prescribe in accordance with Section 26(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (2) terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.; or (3) continue to act as Trustee hereunder without terminating this Indenture, acting in its own absolute discretion without appointing any successor Depositor and assuming such of the duties and responsibilities of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its absolute discretion, are necessary or desirable for the administration and preservation of the Trust, and receiving additional compensation at rates determined as provided in clause (1). If the Trustee continues so to act, it is authorized to employ one or more agents to perform portfolio supervisory services and such other of the services of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its sole discretion, to be necessary or desirable. The fees and expenses of such agent or agents shall be charged to the Trust in accordance with Section 6.4. All provisions of this Indenture relating to the liability and indemnification of the Trustee, including, without limitation, subparagraph (e) of this Section, shall apply to any responsibility assumed or action taken by the Trustee pursuant to this subparagraph6.
(g) If the value of the Trust as shown by any evaluation by the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof shall be less than the liquidation amount specified in Part II of the Reference Trust Agreement, the Trustee may in its discretion, and shall, when so directed by the Depositor, terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.
(h) In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon or in respect of the Securities or upon the dividends thereon or upon it as Trustee hereunder or upon or in respect of the Trust which it may be required to pay under any present or future law of the United States of America or any other taxing authority having jurisdiction in the premises. For all such taxes and charges and for any expenses, including counsel fees, which the Trustee may sustain or incur with respect to such taxes or charges, the Trustee shall be reimbursed and indemnified out of the Income and Principal Accounts of the Trust, and the payment of such amounts so paid by the Trustee shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders.
(i) The Trustee, except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith, reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder or willful misconduct, shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(j) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to enter into any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements it deems necessary or appropriate for holding the Securities then owned by the Trust and the Trustee is authorized and empowered in its sole right to amend, supplement or terminate any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements made under this provision. In addition, the Trustee is authorized and empowered, at the request and discretion of the Depositor, to execute and file on behalf of the Trust any and all documents, in connection with consents to service of process, required to be filed under the securities laws of the various States in order to permit the sale of Units of the Trust in such States by the Depositor.
(k) The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become owner or pledgee or, or be an underwriter or dealer in respect of, stock, bonds or other obligations issued by the same issuer (or an affiliate of such issuer) or any obligor of any Securities at any time held as part of the Trust and may deal in any manner with the same or with the issuer (or an affiliate of the issuer) with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.
(l) The Trust may include a letter or letters of credit for the purchase of Contract Securities or Additional Securities issued by the Trustee in its individual capacity for the account of the Depositor, and the Trustee may otherwise deal with the Depositor with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.
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Samples: Trust Indenture and Agreement (Equity Securities Trust Series 26 Equits Ii)
TRUSTEE; REMOVAL OF DEPOSITOR. Section 6.1 6.1. General Definition of Trustee’s 's Liabilities, Rights and Duties; Removal of Depositor: In addition to and notwithstanding the other duties, rights, privileges and liabilities of the Trustee otherwise set forth herein, the liabilities of the Trustee are further defined as follows:
(a) All all moneys deposited with or received by the Trustee hereunder shall be held by the Trustee without interest in trust as part of the Trust or the Reserve Account until required to be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and such moneys will be segregated by separate recordation on the trust ledgers of the Trustee so long as such practice preserves a valid preference under applicable law, or if such preference is not so preserved the Trustee shall handle such moneys in such other manner as shall constitute the segregation and holding thereof in trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.;
(b) The the Trustee shall be under no liability for any action taken in good faith and with reasonable care on any appraisal, paper, order, list, demand, request, consent, affidavit, notice, opinion, direction, evaluation, endorsement, assignment, resolution, draft or other document, whether or not of the same kind, prima facie properly executed, or for the purchase, retention or disposition of moneys, Securities or Units Certificates pursuant to this Indenture or the Depositor’s direction Indenture, or in respect of any evaluation which the Trustee is required to make or is required or permitted to have made by others under this Indenture or otherwise except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith and reasonable care or willful misconduct, provided that the Trustee shall not in any event be liable or responsible for any evaluation made by any independent evaluation service employed by it pursuant to Section 4.14.
1. The Trust shall pay and hold the Trustee harmless from and against any loss, liability or expense incurred in acting as Trustee of the Trust other than by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of the defense against any claim or liability in the premises. The Trustee may construe any of the provisions of this Indenture, insofar as the same may appear to be ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions hereof, and any construction of any such provisions hereof by the Trustee in good faith shall be binding upon the parties hereto. The Trustee shall in no event be deemed to have assumed or incurred any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder Unit Holder or the Depositor, other than as expressly provided for herein.;
(c) The the Trustee in its role as Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the recitals herein, the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor, or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any letter Securities (except that the Trustee shall be responsible for the exercise of credit held hereunder or any due care in determining the genuineness and negotiability of Securities delivered to it pursuant to contracts for the purchase of such Securities) or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Units Certificates or of the due execution thereof by the Depositor Depositor, and the Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Unitholder Unit Holder or the Depositor other than as expressly provided for herein. The Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity of any signature by or on behalf of the Depositor.;
(d) The the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless as often as required, it shall be furnished with reasonable security and indemnity against such expense or liability as it may require, and any pecuniary cost of the Trustee from such actions shall be deductible from and a charge against the Income and Principal Accounts. Subject to the foregoing, the The Trustee shall in its discretion undertake such action as it may deem necessary at any and all times to protect the Trust and the rights and interests of the Unitholders Unit Holders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, provided, however, that the expenses and costs of such actions, undertakings or proceedings shall be reimbursable to the Trustee from the Income and Principal Accounts, and the payment of such costs and expenses shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders.Unit Holders;
(e) The the Trustee may employ agents, attorneys, accountants and auditors and shall not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors if such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall have been selected or their activities overseen with reasonable care; provided, however, that if the Trustee chooses to employ DTC the Depository Trust Company in connection with the storage and handling of, and the furnishing of administrative services in connection with, with the Securities, the Trustee will be answerable for any default or misconduct of DTC the Depository Trust Company and its employees and agents as fully and to the same extent as if such default or misconduct had been committed or occasioned by the Trustee. The Trustee shall be fully protected in respect of any action under this Indenture taken, or suffered, in good faith by the Trustee, it in accordance with the opinion of its counsel, which may be counsel to the Depositor acceptable to the Trustee. The fees and expenses charged by such agents, attorneys, accountants or auditors shall constitute an expense of the Trustee reimbursable from the Income and Principal Accounts as set forth in Section 3.5 hereof.;
(f) Other other than as provided in Article 7 VII hereunder, if at any time the Depositor shall resign or fail to undertake or perform or become incapable of undertaking or performing any of the duties which by the terms of this Indenture are required by it to be undertaken or performed and no express provision is made for action to be taken by the Trustee in such event, or said Depositor shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of such Depositor or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of such Depositor or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then in any such case, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, may do any one or more of the following: (1) appoint a successor Xxxxxxxxx Depositor who shall act hereunder in all respects in place of the Depositor, who shall be compensated semi-annually, at rates deemed by the Trustee to be reasonable under the circumstances, by deduction from the Income Account or from the Principal Account, but no such deduction shall be made exceeding such reasonable amount as the Securities and Exchange Commission may prescribe in accordance with Section 26(a)(2)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (2) terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.; or (3) continue to act as Trustee hereunder without terminating this Indenture, acting in its own absolute discretion without appointing any successor Depositor and assuming such of the duties and responsibilities of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its absolute discretion, are necessary or desirable for the administration and preservation of the Trust, and receiving additional compensation at rates determined as provided in clause (1). If the Trustee continues so to act, it is authorized to employ one or more agents to perform portfolio supervisory services and such other of the services of the Depositor hereunder as the Trustee determines, in its sole discretion, to be necessary or desirable. The fees and expenses of such agent or agents shall be charged to the Trust in accordance with Section 6.4. All provisions of this Indenture relating to the liability and indemnification of the Trustee, including, without limitation, subparagraph (e) of this Section, shall apply to any responsibility assumed or action taken by the Trustee pursuant to this subparagraph.
(g) If the value of the Trust as shown by any evaluation by the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof shall be less than the liquidation amount specified in Part II of the Reference Trust Agreement, the Trustee may in its discretion, and shall, when so directed by the Depositor, terminate this Indenture and the Trust created hereby and liquidate the Trust, all in the manner provided in Section 9.2.
(h) In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any taxes or other governmental charges imposed upon or in respect of the Securities or upon the dividends thereon or upon it as Trustee hereunder or upon or in respect of the Trust which it may be required to pay under any present or future law of the United States of America or any other taxing authority having jurisdiction in the premises. For all such taxes and charges and for any expenses, including counsel fees, which the Trustee may sustain or incur with respect to such taxes or charges, the Trustee shall be reimbursed and indemnified out of the Income and Principal Accounts of the Trust, and the payment of such amounts so paid by the Trustee shall be secured by a lien on the Trust prior to the interests of the Unitholders.
(i) The Trustee, except by reason of its gross negligence, lack of good faith, reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder or willful misconduct, shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(j) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee is authorized and empowered to enter into any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements it deems necessary or appropriate for holding the Securities then owned by the Trust and the Trustee is authorized and empowered in its sole right to amend, supplement or terminate any safekeeping arrangement or arrangements made under this provision. In addition, the Trustee is authorized and empowered, at the request and discretion of the Depositor, to execute and file on behalf of the Trust any and all documents, in connection with consents to service of process, required to be filed under the securities laws of the various States in order to permit the sale of Units of the Trust in such States by the Depositor.
(k) The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become owner or pledgee or, or be an underwriter or dealer in respect of, stock, bonds or other obligations issued by the same issuer (or an affiliate of such issuer) or any obligor of any Securities at any time held as part of the Trust and may deal in any manner with the same or with the issuer (or an affiliate of the issuer) with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.
(l) The Trust may include a letter or letters of credit for the purchase of Contract Securities or Additional Securities issued by the Trustee in its individual capacity for the account of the Depositor, and the Trustee may otherwise deal with the Depositor with the same rights and powers as if it were not the Trustee hereunder.
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Samples: Trust Indenture and Agreement (Quilts Equity Strategic Ten Series 1)