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Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary When the Corporation Is Insolvent. (a) The Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries if the Corporation is Insolvent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, all determinations by the Trustee under this Trust Agreement regarding whether the Corporation is solvent or Insolvent should be based solely on the written representation to the Trustee from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer without independent investigation by the Trustee. The Corporation shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Trust Agreement if (i) the Corporation is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) the Corporation is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code. (b) At all times during the continuance of this Trust, as provided in Section 1(d) hereof, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of the Corporation under federal and state law as set forth below. (1) The Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and the Controller of the Corporation shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency with respect to any payment date on the Payment Schedule. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Corporation alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Corporation has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall determine whether the Corporation is Insolvent; such determination shall be made based solely on written representation from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer. Pending such determination, the Trustee shall not make any payments to Executive or his beneficiaries. (2) Unless the Trustee has received notice from the Corporation that the Corporation is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty at any time to inquire whether the Corporation is Insolvent. The Trustee shall in all events rely on such representation from the Corporation in making a determination concerning the Corporation's solvency. (3) In the event that the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer has notified the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency, the Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries and shall hold the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the Corporation's general creditors. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way diminish or impair any rights of the Executive or his beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Corporation with respect to payments due under the Deferral Agreement or otherwise. (4) The Trustee shall resume making payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries in accordance with Section 2 of this Trust Agreement only after the Trustee has determined that the Corporation is not Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent). (c) Provided that there are sufficient assets, if the Trustee discontinues making payments from the Trust pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all payments due to the Executive or his beneficiaries under the terms of the Deferral Agreement for the period of such discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of any payments made to the Executive or his beneficiaries by the Corporation in lieu of the payments provided for hereunder during any such period of discontinuance.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Bonus Deferral Agreement (Nl Industries Inc), Agreement to Defer Bonus Payment (Nl Industries Inc)

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Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary When the Corporation Is Insolvent. (a) The Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries if the Corporation is Insolvent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, all determinations by the Trustee under this Trust Agreement regarding whether the Corporation is solvent or Insolvent should be based solely on the written representation to the Trustee from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer without any requirement of independent investigation by the Trustee. The Corporation shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Trust Agreement if (i) the Corporation is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) the Corporation is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code. (b) At all times during the continuance of this Trust, as provided in Section 1(d) hereof, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of the Corporation under federal and state law as set forth below. (1) The Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and the Controller of the Corporation shall shall, jointly and severally, have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency with respect to any payment date on the Payment ScheduleInsolvency. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Corporation alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Corporation has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall determine whether the Corporation is Insolvent; such determination shall be made based solely on written representation from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer. The Trustee shall in all events be entitled and required to rely on such representation from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer in making a determination concerning the Corporation's solvency. Pending such determination, the Trustee shall not make any payments to Executive or his beneficiariesbeneficiaries or any creditors of the Corporation. (2) Unless the Trustee has received notice from the Corporation that the Corporation is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty at any time to inquire whether the Corporation is Insolvent. The Trustee shall in all events rely on such representation from the Corporation in making a determination concerning the Corporation's solvency. (3) In the event that the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer has notified the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency, the Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries and shall hold the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the Corporation's general creditors. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way diminish or impair any rights of the Executive or his beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Corporation with respect to payments due under the Deferral Agreement or otherwise. (4) The Trustee shall resume making payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries in accordance with Section 2 of this Trust Agreement only after the Trustee has determined that the Corporation is not Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent); such determination shall be made as described in Section 3(b)(1) above. (c) Provided that there are sufficient Trust assets, if the Trustee discontinues making payments from the Trust pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all payments due to the Executive or his beneficiaries under the terms of the Deferral Agreement for the period of such discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of any payments made to the Executive or his beneficiaries by the Corporation in lieu of the payments provided for hereunder during any such period of discontinuance.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Bonus Deferral Agreement (Nl Industries Inc)

Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary When the Corporation Is Insolvent. (a) The Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries if the Corporation is Insolvent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, all determinations by the Trustee under this Trust Agreement regarding whether the Corporation is solvent or Insolvent should be based solely on the written representation to the Trustee from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer without independent investigation by the Trustee. The Corporation shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Trust Agreement if (i) the Corporation is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) the Corporation is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code. (b) At all times during the continuance of this Trust, as provided in Section 1(d) hereof, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of the Corporation under federal and state law as set forth below. (1) The Board of Directors, Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and the Controller of the Corporation shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency with respect to any payment date on the Payment ScheduleInsolvency. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Corporation alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Corporation has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall determine whether the Corporation is Insolvent; such determination shall be made based solely on written representation from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer. Pending Insolvent and, pending such determination, the Trustee shall not make any payments to Executive or his beneficiaries. (2) Unless the Trustee has actual knowledge of the Corporation's Insolvency, or has received notice from the Corporation or a person claiming to be a creditor alleging that the Corporation is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty at any time to inquire whether the Corporation is Insolvent. The Trustee shall may in all events rely on such representation from evidence concerning the Corporation in Corporation's solvency as may be furnished to the Trustee and that provides the Trustee with a reasonable basis for making a determination concerning the Corporation's solvency. (3) In If at any time the event Trustee has determined that the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer has notified the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's InsolvencyCorporation is Insolvent, the Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries and shall hold the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the CorporationCorporations's general creditors. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way diminish or impair any rights of the Executive or his beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Corporation with respect to payments due under the Deferral Agreement or otherwise. (4) The Trustee shall resume making payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries in accordance with Section 2 of this Trust Agreement only after the Trustee has determined that the Corporation is not Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent). (c) Provided that there are sufficient assets, if the Trustee discontinues making payments from the Trust pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all payments due to the Executive or his beneficiaries under the terms of the Deferral Agreement for the period of such discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of any payments made to the Executive or his beneficiaries by the Corporation in lieu of the payments provided for hereunder during any such period of discontinuance.

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Samples: Bonus Deferral Agreement (Tremont Corporation)

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Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary When the Corporation Is Insolvent. (a) The Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries if the Corporation is Insolvent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, all determinations by the Trustee under this Trust Agreement regarding whether the Corporation is solvent or Insolvent should be based solely on the written representation to the Trustee from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer without independent investigation by the Trustee. The Corporation shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Trust Agreement if (i) the Corporation is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) the Corporation is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code. (b) At all times during the continuance of this Trust, as provided in Section 1(d) hereof, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of the Corporation under federal and state law as set forth below. (1) The Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and the Controller of the Corporation shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency with respect to any payment date on the Payment Schedule. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Corporation alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Corporation has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall determine whether the Corporation is Insolvent; such determination shall be made based solely on written representation from the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer. Pending such determination, the Trustee shall not make any payments to Executive or his beneficiaries. (2) Unless the Trustee has received notice from the Corporation that the Corporation is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty at any time to inquire whether the Corporation is Insolvent. The Trustee shall in all events rely on such representation from the Corporation in making a determination concerning the Corporation's solvency. (3) In the event that the Corporation's Controller or Chief Financial Officer has notified the Trustee in writing of the Corporation's Insolvency, the Trustee shall not make any payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries and shall hold the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the Corporation's general creditors. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way diminish or impair any rights of the Executive or his beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Corporation with respect to payments due under the Deferral Agreement or otherwise. (4) The Trustee shall resume making payments to the Executive or his beneficiaries in accordance with Section 2 of this Trust Agreement only after the Trustee has determined that the Corporation is not Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent). (c) Provided that there are sufficient assets, if the Trustee discontinues making payments from the Trust pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all payments due to the - Executive or his beneficiaries under the terms of the Deferral Agreement for the period of such discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of any payments made to the Executive or his beneficiaries by the Corporation in lieu of the payments provided for hereunder during any such period of discontinuance.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement to Defer Bonus Payment (Nl Industries Inc)

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