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.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS (A) The Client hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the Custodian that:
(i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
(ii) during the term of this Agreement it (and any person on whose behalf it may act as agent or otherwise in a representative capacity) has and will continue to have, or will take all action necessary to obtain, full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein, and has taken and will continue to take all action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary governmental consents in any applicable jurisdiction) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of obligations of the Client, and the validity and enforceability of such obligations and the rights of the Custodian, under this Agreement;
(iii) it has authority to deposit the Property received in the Custody Account and the Custody Cash Account and there is no claim or encumbrances that adversely effects any delivery or payment of Property made in accordance with this Agreement; and
(iv) this Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the Client;
(v) on or prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Client has provided to the Custodian certified true copies of evidence of the due authorization for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(vi) except as provided in Clause 16 of this Agreement, all Property deposited with the Custodian shall, at all times, be free from all charges, mortgages, pledges or other such encumbrances(except as otherwise provided by law);
(vii) the Client shall, at all times, be entitled or otherwise duly authorized to deal with, and dispose of, all or any part of the Property, whether through a relevant Clearance System or otherwise; and
(viii) the Client is conducting its business in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and requirements, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement. The Client agrees to inform the Custodian promptly if any statement set forth in this Section 4(A) ceases to be true and correct as of any date after the date hereof.
(B) The Custodian hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the Client that:
(i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
(ii) during the term of this Agreement it has and will continue to have, or will take all action necessary to obtain, full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein, and has taken and will continue to take all action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary governmental consents in any applicable jurisdiction) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of obligations of the Custodian and the validity and enforceability of such obligations and the rights of the Client, under this Agreement;
(iii) this Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the Custodian;
(iv) the Custodian is conducting its business in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and requirements, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement; and
(v) the Custodian will submit to the Client on an annual basis a copy of its Report on Policies and Procedures Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness" prepared in compliance with the requirements of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as it may be amended from time to time. The Custodian agrees to inform the Client promptly if any statement set forth in this Section 4(B) ceases to be true and correct as of any date after the date hereof.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS 6.1. The Supplier warrants, represents and undertakes to the Authority and to each of the Other Contracting Bodies for the duration of the Framework Period that:
6.1.1. it has full capacity and authority and all necessary consents to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement (including, where its procedures so require, the consent of any of its Holding Companies);
6.1.2. this Framework Agreement is executed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier;
6.1.3. in entering into this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract (and until the expiry of each, respectively) it has not committed and will not commit any Fraud, and has and will continue to have no conflict of interest in relation to this Framework Agreement;
6.1.4. all information, statements, warranties and representations contained in and the Tender and (unless otherwise agreed) any other document which resulted in the award of this Framework Agreement to the Supplier are, as at the date hereof, true, accurate, and not misleading save as may have been specifically disclosed in writing to the Authority prior to the execution of this Framework Agreement; and hereafter, for the Framework Period, it undertakes that it will promptly advise the Authority of any fact, matter or circumstance of which it may become aware which would render any such information, statement or representation to be false or misleading;
6.1.5. it has not entered and will not enter into any agreement with any other person with the aim of preventing tenders being made or as to
6.1.6. it has not caused or induced and will not cause or induce any person to enter such agreement referred to in Clause 6.1.5;
6.1.7. it has not offered or agreed (and will not offer or agree) to pay or give any sum of money, inducement or valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done any act or omission in relation to any other tender or proposed tender for Services under this Framework;
6.1.8. no claim is being asserted and no litigation, arbitration or administrative or regulatory proceeding is presently in progress, or, to the best of its knowledge and belief pending or threatened against it or any of its assets which will or might affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies;
6.1.9. it is not and will not be subject to any contractual obligation, or bound by any Law or other requirement, compliance with which will be likely to have an adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies;
6.1.10. it has obtained and will maintain all licences, authorisations, consents or permits required in relation to the performance of its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract;
6.1.11. in connection with the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations pursuant to this Framework Agreement (and without prejudice to its other obligations under this Framework Agreement) it will at all times use all reasonable endeavours to meet or exceed the Key Performance Indicators;
6.1.12. no proceedings or other steps have been taken and not discharged or dismissed (nor, to the best of their knowledge, are threatened) for the winding up of the Supplier or for its dissolution or for the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, manager, administrator or similar officer in relation to any of the Supplier's assets or revenue;
6.1.13. as at the Framework Commencement Date, it has notified the Authority in writing of any Occasions of Tax Non-Compliance or any litigation that it is involved in that is in connection with any Occasions of Tax Non Compliance; and
6.1.14. in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Framework Agreement (or, if the Supplier has been in existence for less than three (3) years, in the whole of such shorter period) it has:
6.1.14.1. conducted all financial accounting and reporting activities in compliance in all material respects with the generally accepted accounting principles that apply to it in any country where it files accounts;
6.1.14.2. it has been in full compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations in the jurisdiction in which it is established; and
6.1.14.3. it has not performed any act or made any omission with respect to its financial accounting or reporting which could have an adverse effect on the Supplier's position as an ongoing business concern or its ability to fulfil its obligations under this Framework Agreement or any Call Off Contract.
6.2. The Supplier shall promptly notify the Authority in writing:
6.2.1. of any material detrimental change in the financial standing and/or credit rating of the Supplier;
6.2.2. if the Supplier undergoes a Change of Control; and/or
6.2.3. of any circumstances suggesting that a Change of Control is planned or in contemplation, provided such notification does not contravene any Law.
6.3. Each time a Call Off Contract is entered into the warranties, representations and undertakings in Clause 6.1 shall be deemed to be repeated by the Supplier with reference to the circumstances existing at the time that they are deemed to be repeated.
6.4. For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that any provision within this Framework Agreement is expressed as a warranty shall not preclude any right of termination the Authority would have, had it not been so expressed, in respect of breach of that provision by the Supplier.
6.5. The Supplier acknowledges and agrees that:
6.5.1. once duly executed this Framework Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations and rights of the Supplier and the Authority;
6.5.2. the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement are material and are designed to induce the Authority into entering into this Framework Agreement and to induce the Authority and each and every Other Contracting Body to enter into Call Off Contracts;
6.5.3. the Authority has been induced into entering into this Framework Agreement and in doing so has relied upon the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement; and
6.5.4. each Contracting Body will (amongst other things) on each and every occasion that it enters into a Call Off Contract be induced into doing so by, and in being so induced shall rely upon, the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement.
6.6. For the duration of the Framework Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination or expiry of the Framework Agreement or, if later, all Call Off Contracts, the Supplier shall not employ or offer employment to any staff of the Authority or the staff of any Contracting Body who have been associated with the procurement and/or provision of the Services without Approval or the prior written consent of the relevant Contracting Body respectively.
6.7. In performing its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract, the Supplier shall not (to the extent possible in the circumstances) discriminate between Contracting Bodies on the basis of their respective size.
Representations and Undertakings 2.1. The Trust represents to the Distributor that all registration statements filed by the Trust with the SEC under the 1933 Act, with respect to Shares have been prepared in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act and rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
2.2. The Trust represents and warrants to the Distributor that any registration statement, when such registration statement becomes effective, will contain all statements required to be stated therein in conformity with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC; that all statements of fact contained in any such registration statement will be true and correct when such registration statement becomes effective; and that no registration statement, when such registration statement becomes effective, will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to a purchaser of Shares. The Trust authorizes the Distributor and authorized banks, broker/dealers and other financial institutions to use any prospectus or statement of additional information in the form furnished from time to time in connection with the sale of Shares and represented by the Trust as being the then-current form of prospectus or then-current form of statement of additional information.
2.3. No Shares shall be offered by either the Distributor or the Trust under any of the provisions of this Agreement and no orders for the purchase or sale of Shares hereunder shall be accepted by the Trust if and so long as the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or any necessary amendments thereto shall be suspended under any of the provisions of the 1933 Act, or if and so long as a current prospectus, as required by Section 10(b) of the 1933 Act is not on file with the SEC; provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph 2.3 shall in any way restrict or have any application to or bearing upon the Trust’s obligation to repurchase Shares from any shareholder in accordance with the provisions of the Trust’s prospectus or Declaration of Trust.
2.4. The Trust agrees to advise the Distributor as soon as reasonably practicable of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose.
Covenants and Undertakings The Customer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and undertakes as follows:
(a) it shall promptly, after the occurrence thereof, give notice to the Bank of any Event of Default or event which with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, including the nature thereof and the steps being taken by the Customer to remedy or mitigate the effect of the Event of Default;
(b) it will not use any Account or carry out any Investments or Transactions for the purposes of money laundering, terrorist financing, drug trafficking or other illegal purposes or from funds/assets being proceeds of a predicate offence or obtained from other illicit, criminal or illegal activities, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere;
(c) it shall forward to the Bank such information or documents that the Bank may require from time to time, including but not limited to (where the Customer is a corporation) a copy of its audited financial statements immediately after they are issued but in any event within 5 months after the close of each of the Customer’s financial year;
(d) it further undertakes to notify the Bank immediately in the event that any order or warrant is issued against the Customer or any of its assets or (where the Customer is a trustee of the Trust) any of the assets of the Trust under the applicable AML/CFT laws and regulations;
(e) it shall obtain all the requisite regulatory and governmental approvals (if any) in connection with each Agreement, deliver a copy of the same to the Bank, including without limitation, the requisite exchange controls approvals to purchase foreign currencies to make a payment in respect of the Facilities or Indebtedness (if such approvals are required);
(f) it shall notify the Bank forthwith in writing of any changes in the information supplied in or in connection with the Agreement (including without limitation, information relating to itself or any Authorised Persons, and any change of address or of any appointment or revocation of the authority of any Authorised Persons);
(g) it shall notify the bank forthwith in writing of any or any intended, threatened or pending Insolvency Event in respect of any Obligor or (where the Customer is a trustee of the Trust) the Trust, or Associated Company;
(h) it shall be solely and fully responsible for the Customer’s tax affairs, filings, duties and obligations (including but not limited to its own tax filings and tax duties and obligations in the country of its residence/ incorporation or to any country which might consider it to be liable for taxes). The Customer shall ensure the accuracy of all information it provides to any tax authorities or governmental authorities (whether pursuant to any law, regulatory requirement, guidelines, directives or otherwise). The Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Bank shall not be responsible for the accuracy of such information whether provided by the Customer or not, including without limitation, any omission by the Customer to answer correctly and fully to its tax duties in the country of its residence/incorporation or to any country which might consider it as being liable for taxes; and
(i) it shall at all times comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. In particular but without limitation, the Customer acknowledges that it shall be responsible for ensuring that it complies with any applicable position reporting regulations.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF THE ADVISER The Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that:
a. The Adviser has been duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Fund to delegate to the Sub-Adviser the provision of investment services to the Portfolio Account as contemplated hereby.
b. The Adviser is currently in compliance and shall at all times continue to comply with the requirements imposed upon the Adviser by applicable law and regulations.
Warranties and Representations 9.3.1 The Supplier warrants and represents that:-
(a) it has full capacity and authority and all necessary consents (including where its procedures so require, the consent of its Parent Company) to enter into and perform its obligations under the Contract;
(b) the Contract is executed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier;
(c) in entering the Contract it has not committed any Fraud;
(d) as at the Commencement Date, all information, statements and representations contained in the Tender for the Services are true, accurate and not misleading save as may have been specifically disclosed in writing to the Authority prior to execution of the Contract and it will advise the Authority of any fact, matter or circumstance of which it may become aware which would render any such information, statement or representation to be false or misleading;
(e) no claim is being asserted and no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceeding is presently in progress or, to the best of its knowledge and belief, pending or threatened against it or its assets which will or might affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Contract;
(f) it is not subject to any contractual obligation, compliance with which is likely to have an adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under the Contract;
(g) no proceedings or other steps have been taken and not discharged (nor, to the best of its knowledge, are threatened) for the winding up of the Supplier or for its dissolution or for the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, manager, administrator or similar officer in relation to any of the Supplier’s assets or revenue;
(h) it owns, has obtained or is able to obtain valid licences for all Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary for the performance of its obligations under the Contract;
(i) the Services shall be provided and carried out by appropriately experienced, qualified and trained Staff with all due skill, care and diligence;
(j) in the three (3) years prior to the date of the Contract:
(i) it has conducted all financial accounting and reporting activities in compliance in all material respects with the generally accepted accounting principles that apply to it in any country where it files accounts;
(ii) it has been in full compliance with all applicable securities and tax laws and regulations in the jurisdiction in which it is established; and
(k) it has not done or omitted to do anything which could have an adverse effect on its assets, financial condition or position as an ongoing business concern or its ability to fulfil its obligations under the Contract.
Warranties and Liabilities You acknowledge and agree that: a) We do not warrant the operability or functionality of Mobile Payment Services for Small Business or that it will be available to complete a Transaction; b) We do not warrant that any particular merchant will offer the payment method accessed through Mobile Payment Services for Small Business; and c) We do not guarantee the availability or operability of any wireless networks or of any Mobile Device. You understand that You should keep Your physical Debit Card with You to use in the event Mobile Payment Services for Small Business are unavailable for whatever reason. Furthermore, You explicitly exclude Us, all partners and associated service providers from all liability whatsoever in relation to Mobile Payments Services for Small Business, and by extension their respective directors, officers and employees, including, without limitation, any liability in relation to the sale, distribution, use or the performance or non-performance of Mobile Payments Services for Small Business. You acknowledge and confirm ownership of the respective intellectual property rights by the Financial Institution and its partners and associated service providers.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Underwriters Each Underwriter acknowledges that the Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any U.S. state securities laws and may be offered and sold only in transactions exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and U.S. state securities laws. Accordingly, each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to the Corporation that:
Warranties and Indemnity 5.1 In consideration of the Investor agreeing to enter into this Agreement, to purchase the Sale Shares and to subscribe for the Subscription Shares, the Existing Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Investor in the terms set out in Part 3 of the Schedule.
5.2 In consideration of the Investor agreeing to enter into this Agreement, to purchase the Sale Shares and to subscribe for the Subscription Shares, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor in the terms set out in Part 3 of the Schedule.
5.3 The Warranties shall be given at the date of Completion.
5.4 The Existing Shareholder and the Company acknowledge that they are aware that the Investor, when agreeing to purchase the Sale Shares and subscribe for the Subscription Shares is or will be relying on the accuracy of the Warranties (save only as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter) and on the Tax Undertaking. The Warranties and the Tax Undertaking shall survive Completion of the purchase of the Sale Shares and the subscription for the Subscription Shares by the Investor.
5.5 Each Warranty which is set out in a separate paragraph, or which could be treated as a separate Warranty, shall be construed independently of any other to the intent that the rights of the Investor under, and the meaning given to, any one such Warranty shall not be restricted by reference to any other Warranty.
5.6 If the Investor makes a claim against the Existing Shareholder in relation to any breach of Warranty but, in relation to the same subject matter, does not make (or, having made, does not succeed with), any claim against the Company under Clause 5.2, the Existing Shareholder shall not have or pursue any claim or third party action to join in, claim against, seek a contribution from or otherwise claim or seek damages or compensation from the Company or any other Group Company in respect of any such claim and the Existing Shareholder hereby confirms to the Investor that neither the Company nor any Group Company has entered into or will enter into any indemnity or other agreement or arrangement concerning the liabilities of the Existing Shareholder for any breach of the Warranties.
5.7 The Existing Shareholder and the Company shall not be liable in respect of any claim under the Warranties to the extent that the matter or matters giving rise to such a claim are fairly disclosed in the Disclosure Letter. The Existing Shareholder and the Company each undertake to the Investor that any particulars of such matter or matters are true and accurate in all material respects and are not misleading in any material respect.
5.8 The aggregate liability of the Existing Shareholder in respect of any breach or breaches of the Warranties and the Tax Undertaking shall be limited to a maximum sum of (pound)750,000 ("the Maximum Amount").
5.9 Neither the Existing Shareholder nor the Company shall have any liability under the Warranties and the Tax Undertaking unless and until the liability thereunder exceeds (pound)35,000 and thereafter the Existing Shareholder shall be liable for the entire amount up to the Maximum Amount.
5.10 The Existing Shareholder and the Company shall not be liable in respect of any claim under the Warranties or the Tax Undertaking (as the case may be) unless the claim shall have been notified to her before the expiry of a period of 12 months from Completion in the case of a claim under the Warranties and 36 months from Completion in the case of a claim under the Tax Undertaking. Any claim so notified will cease to be recoverable if legal proceedings in respect of such claim have not been commenced within 15 months from Completion in the case of a claim under the Warranties and 48 months from Completion in the case of a claim under the Tax Undertaking (unless settled, compromised or withdrawn within such period). In this respect, legal proceedings shall include commencement of any agreed arbitration. Notice of a claim shall include reasonable details of the nature and substance of the claim.
5.11 No liability or increase in liability (as the case may be) shall attach to the Existing Shareholder or the Company in respect of a claim under this Agreement to the extent that such claim arises or is increased as a consequence of a change in the law after the date hereof.
5.12 In the event that the Company is entitled to recover from a third party (whether by payment, discount, credit, relief or otherwise howsoever) any sum in relation to any loss, liability or damage which is the subject of a claim under the Warranties or the Tax Undertaking, the Company shall take (at the expense of the Existing Shareholder) such reasonable steps or proceedings as she may reasonably require and shall act in accordance with any such requirements subject to the Company being indemnified by the Existing Shareholder against all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith and shall keep the Investor promptly informed of the progress of any such steps, proceedings or actions.
5.13 In the event of the Existing Shareholder or the Company having paid to the Investor an amount in respect of a claim under the Warranties or the Tax Undertaking and subsequent to the date of making such payment the Investor recovers from a third party (whether by payment, discount, credit, relief or otherwise howsoever) a sum which is referable to that payment then the Investor shall as soon as reasonably practicable repay to the Existing Shareholder or the Company of so much of the amount paid by the third party as does not exceed the sum paid by the Existing Shareholder or the Company to the Investor less the reasonable costs of the Investor in recovering such sum.
5.14 If any claim under the Warranties shall arise by reason of some liability of the Company which, at the time the claim is notified to the Existing Shareholder, is contingent only, the Existing Shareholder shall not be under any obligation to make any payment to the Investor in respect of such claim until such time as the contingent liability shall become an actual liability.
5.15 Nothing herein or in the Warranties shall be deemed to relieve the Investor from any common law or other duty to mitigate any loss or damage incurred by it.
5.16 Any amount paid by the Existing Shareholder to the Investor in respect of any breach of the Warranties shall be treated as a reduction in the consideration for the Sale Shares.
5.17 The Investor warrants to the Existing Shareholder that the Investor has power to enter into this Agreement and to perform the obligations expressed to be assumed by it and the Investor and Eurotelecom have taken or will, as soon as reasonably practicable, take all necessary corporate action to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the issue of the Eurotelecom Shares.
