Recognition and Representation 1. The Union is the exclusive representative of all bargaining unit employees and has a right to be represented in negotiations, formal discussions, and meetings between employees and the Agency that concern conditions of employment, grievances, personnel policies and practices, or any other matter affecting general working conditions. The right to meet and confer will apply to all levels of management within the PEC ILE and within the Union, starting with the Union Xxxxxxx and the first level supervisor. It is the intent of the Parties to meet and confer at the lowest level for problem resolution. If the Parties at the initial point of contact feel resolution of a matter is outside their jurisdiction, the matter will be referred to a higher level. This includes Agency sponsored Committees/Meetings dealing with the subject at hand.
2. The Union’s right to be represented does not extend to informal discussions between an employee and the Agency.
3. The Union should be allowed to participate and provide input, in a Pre-Decisional capacity, in meetings between the Agency and other entities/organizations, public or private, when the subject of said meetings concern the conditions of employment or working conditions of bargaining unit employees.
4. The Agency shall recognize all Officers and Representatives designated by the Union, to include National Representatives. Upon request, the Union will provide the Agency, in writing, a list of all current Officers and Representatives, to include Stewards.
5. The Union’s primary point of contact for all matters is the designated PEC Employee Representative, or any other representative appointed by the Union. The PEC Employee Representative or designee will be given reasonable notice of and will be provided reasonable time to be present at formal discussions concerning any grievance, personnel policy or practice, or other general condition of employment.
6. The Agency shall not interfere in internal Union business. Internal Union business shall be conducted during non-duty hours, or while an employee is in a non-duty status.
7. The Agency agrees that there will be no restraint, interference, coercion or discrimination against Union representatives as a result of performing their authorized duties under the Statute, and that no employee will be reassigned as a result of participating in protected activity.
8. The Union, in consonance with its right to represent, may propose new policy, changes in policy, or resolutions to issues, involving conditions of employment or working conditions.
MARKETING AND REPRESENTATIONS 8.1 The Fund or its underwriter shall periodically furnish Insurance Company with the following documents, in quantities as Insurance Company may reasonably request:
a. Current Prospectus and any supplements thereto;
b. other marketing materials. Expenses for the production of such documents shall be borne by Insurance Company in accordance with Section 5.2 of this Agreement.
8.2 Insurance Company shall designate certain persons or entities which shall have the requisite licenses to solicit applications for the sale of Contracts. No representation is made as to the number or amount of Contracts that are to be sold by Insurance Company. Insurance Company shall make reasonable efforts to market the Contracts and shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws in connection therewith.
8.3 Insurance Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material in which the Fund, its investment adviser or the administrator is named, at least fifteen Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used unless the Fund approves such material. Such approval (if given) must be in writing and shall be presumed not given if not received within ten Business Days after receipt of such material. The Fund shall use all reasonable efforts to respond within ten days of receipt.
8.4 Insurance Company shall not give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund or any Series in connection with the sale of the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in the registration statement or Prospectus, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in reports or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Fund.
8.5 Fund shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to Insurance Company, each piece of the Fund's sales literature or other promotional material in which Insurance Company or the Separate Account is named, at least fifteen Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used unless Insurance Company approves such material. Such approval (if given) must be in writing and shall be presumed not given if not received within ten Business Days after receipt of such material. Insurance Company shall use all reasonable efforts to respond within ten days of receipt.
8.6 Fund shall not, in connection with the sale of Series shares, give any information or make any representations on behalf of Insurance Company or concerning Insurance Company, the Separate Account, or the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in a registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in published reports for the Separate Account which are in the public domain or approved by Insurance Company for distribution to Contractholders or Participants, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by Insurance Company.
8.7 For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase "sales literature or other promotional material" or words of similar import include, without limitation, advertisements (such as material published, or designed for use, in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape recording, videotape display, signs or billboards, motion pictures or other public media), sales literature (such as any written communication distributed or made generally available to customers or the public, including brochures, circulars, research reports, market letters, form letters, seminar texts, or reprints or excerpts of any other advertisement, sales literature, or published article), educational or training materials or other communications distributed or made generally available to some or all agents or employees, registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information, shareholder reports and proxy materials, and any other material constituting sales literature or advertising under National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. rules, the Act or the 1933 Act.
MARKETING MATERIALS AND REPRESENTATIONS (a) The Participant represents and warrants that it will not make any representations concerning a Fund, Creation Units or Shares, other than those consistent with the Prospectus or any Marketing Materials (as defined below) furnished to the Participant by the Distributor.
(b) The Participant agrees not to furnish, or cause to be furnished by it or its employees, to any person, or to display or publish, any information or materials relating to a Fund or the Shares, including, without limitation, promotional materials and sales literature, advertisements, press releases, announcements, statements, posters, signs or other similar materials (“Marketing Materials”), unless (i) such Marketing Materials: (a) are either furnished to the Participant by the Distributor, or (b) if prepared by the Participant, are consistent in all material respects with the Prospectus, and clearly indicate that such Marketing Materials are prepared and distributed by the Participant, and (ii) Participant and such Marketing Materials prepared by the Participant comply with applicable FINRA rules and regulations. The Participant shall file all such Marketing Materials that it prepares with FINRA, if required by applicable laws, rules or regulations.
(c) The Trust represents and warrants that (i) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to its knowledge, are being contemplated; (ii) the Prospectus conforms in all material respects to the requirements of all applicable law, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and does not and will not contain 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (iii) the Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration thereof, as provided in this Agreement, will be duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares, except the registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act; (v) Shares will be approved for listing on a national exchange; (vi) it will not lend Fund securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent the Trust from settling a Redemption Order when due; (vii) any and all Marketing Materials prepared by the Trust and provided to the Participant in connection with the offer and sale of Shares shall comply with applicable law, including without limitation, the provisions of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and applicable requirements of FINRA, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact related to a Fund or the Shares or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and (viii) it will not name the Participant in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials, or on the Fund’s website without the prior written consent of Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule, or regulation.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the term Marketing Materials shall not include (i) written materials of any kind that generally mention a Fund without recommending the Fund (including in connection with a list of products sold through Participant or in the context of asset allocations), (ii) materials prepared and used for the Participant’s internal use only, (iii) brokerage communications, including correspondence and institutional communications, as defined under FINRA rules, prepared by the Participant in the normal course of its business, and (iv) research reports; provided, however, that any such materials prepared by Participant comply with applicable FINRA rules and regulations and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Covenants and Representations (1) Borrower represents and warrants that there have not been during the period of Borrower's possession of any interest in the Property and, to the best of its knowledge after reasonable inquiry, there have not been at any other times, any activities on the Property involving, directly or indirectly, the use, generation, treatment, storage or disposal of any Hazardous Substances except in compliance with Applicable Law (i) under, on or in the land included in the Property, whether contained in soil, tanks, sumps, ponds, lagoons, barrels, cans or other containments, structures or equipment, (ii) incorporated in the buildings, structures or improvements included in the Property, including any building material containing asbestos, or (iii) used in connection with any operations on or in the Property.
(2) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and to the extent not included within the scope of this Section 8.2(b), Borrower represents and warrants that it is in full compliance with Applicable Law and has received no notice from any Person or any governmental agency or other entity of any violation by Borrower or its Affiliates of any Applicable Law.
(3) Borrower shall be solely responsible for and agrees to indemnify FINOVA, protect and defend FINOVA with counsel reasonably acceptable to FINOVA, and hold FINOVA harmless from and against any claims, actions, administrative proceedings, judgments, damages, punitive damages, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities (including sums paid in settlements of claims), interest or losses, attorneys' fees (including any fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this indemnity), consultant fees, expert fees, and other out-of-pocket costs or expenses actually incurred by FINOVA (collectively, the "Environmental Costs"), that may, at any time or from time to time, arise directly or indirectly from or in connection with: (i) the presence, suspected presence, release or suspected release of any Hazardous Substance whether into the air, soil, surface water or groundwater of or at the Property, or any other violation of Applicable Law, or (ii) any breach of the foregoing representations and covenants; except to the extent any of the foregoing result from the actions of FINOVA, its employees, agents and representatives. All Environmental Costs incurred or advanced by FINOVA shall be deemed to be made by FINOVA in good faith and shall constitute Obligations hereunder.
Contractor Warranties 7.12.1 If and to the extent Developer obtains general or limited warranties from any Contractor in favor of Developer with respect to design, materials, workmanship, equipment, tools, supplies, software or services, Developer also shall cause such warranty to be expressly extended to TxDOT and any third parties for whom Work is being performed or equipment, tools, supplies or software is being supplied by such Contractor; provided that the foregoing requirement shall not apply to standard, pre-specified manufacturer warranties of mass- marketed materials, products (including software products), equipment or supplies where the warranty cannot be extended to TxDOT using commercially reasonable efforts. TxDOT agrees to forebear from exercising remedies under any such warranty so long as Developer or a Lender is diligently pursuing remedies thereunder. To the extent that any Contractor warranty would be voided by reason of Developer's negligence in incorporating material or equipment into the Work, Developer shall be responsible for correcting such defect.
7.12.2 Contractor warranties (if any) are in addition to all rights and remedies available under the CDA Documents or applicable Law or in equity, and shall not limit Developer’s liability or responsibility imposed by the CDA Documents or applicable Law or in equity with respect to the Work, including liability for design Defects, latent construction Defects, strict liability, breach, negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.
Contractor’s Representations and Warranties Contractor represents and warrants that neither the execution of this Agreement by Contractor, nor the acts contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Contractor with any provisions hereof will:
a) Violate any provision of the charter documents of Contractor;
b) Violate any laws, rules, regulations, or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority applicable to Contractor; or
c) Violate, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or permit the termination of, or require the consent of any person under, any agreement to which Contractor may be bound, the occurrence of which in the aggregate would have a material adverse effect on the properties, business, prospects, earnings, assets, liabilities, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Contractor.
Drafting and Representation The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement will be interpreted for or against any party because that party or his or its legal representative drafted the provision.
Lessee’s Representations and Warranties Lessee acknowledges that each of Lessor and the other Lessor Parties, has entered into this Agreement and the other Operative Documents in full reliance on representations and warranties by Lessee in this Clause 2.1; and Lessee now represents and warrants to Lessor that the following statements are on the date hereof, and on the Delivery Date will be, true and accurate:
(a) Lessee is a sociedad anónima promotora de inversiones de capital variable that is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United Mexican States, and has full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted, to own or hold under lease its assets, to enter into and perform its obligations under the Lessee’s Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Lessee’s Documents;
(b) Lessee’s organizational documents incorporate provisions that permit, and all necessary authorizations, approvals, consents, licenses, permits and orders of and registrations with any Government Entity, have been duly and unconditionally obtained and are now in full force and effect that are required to authorize, Lessee to sign and deliver, and perform its obligations under and the transactions contemplated by, the Lessee’s Documents;
(c) Lessee has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement constitutes, and the other Lessee’s Documents when executed and delivered by Lessee will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of Lessee, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (except to the extent such enforceability may be limited by insolvency, moratorium, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally);
(d) neither the execution and delivery of the Lessee’s Documents by Lessee nor the performance by Lessee of any of the transactions contemplated herein and therein will: (i) contravene or constitute a violation or breach of or a default under any existing law or agreement by which Lessee or any of its assets is bound, any agreement to which it is a party or Lessee’s organizational documents; (ii) cause any limitation on Lessee or its assets or the powers of its directors or officers, whether imposed by or contained in Lessee’s organizational documents or any existing law, agreement or otherwise, to be exceeded; or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of, or oblige Lessee to create, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) over its undertaking or any of its assets, rights or revenues;
(e) except for such filings, registrations and recordings as are specified under this Agreement and the other Lessee’s Documents, it is not necessary or advisable under the laws of the State of Registration or the Habitual Base in order to ensure the validity, effectiveness or enforceability of any Lessee’s Document or to protect the rights of Lessor in the Aircraft or any part thereof that any Lessee’s Document or any other instrument be filed, registered or recorded or that any registration or any other action be taken, and under such laws, the rights of Lessor in the Aircraft will have priority in all respects over the claims of all creditors of Lessee;
(f) the obligations of Lessee under the Lessee’s Documents are, or upon execution thereof by Lessee will be, direct, general and unconditional obligations of Lessee and rank, or will rank, at least pari passu with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations (including contingent obligations) of Lessee save for obligations mandatorily preferred by law and not by reason of any Lien;
(g) no event has occurred that constitutes a contravention of, or default under, any agreement by which Lessee or any of its assets is bound or affected, and that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Lessee’s ability to observe or perform its obligations under the Lessee’s Documents;
(h) no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceeding that could (by itself or together with any other such proceedings or claims) reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Lessee’s ability to observe or perform its obligations under the Lessee’s Documents is (to Lessee’s knowledge) presently in progress or pending against Lessee or any of its assets;
(i) the unaudited financial statements of Lessee prepared by Lessee’s management for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 have been prepared in accordance with Mexican generally accepted accounting principles and practices (“GAAPP”), and when delivered, the audited financial statements of Lessee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and fairly present the results of its operations for that period and its financial condition at December 31, 2010 and, in particular, to the extent required by International Financial Reporting Standards accurately disclose or reserve against all the liabilities (actual or contingent) of Lessee, and, to Lessee’s knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, there has been no material adverse change to the financial condition of Lessee since December 31, 2010, except as otherwise previously disclosed to Lessor in writing;
(j) all necessary returns have been timely delivered by Lessee to the applicable taxation authorities for which the failure to file could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Lessee or an adverse effect on Lessee’s ability to observe or perform any of its obligations under the Lessee’s Documents, taking into account all other obligations that Lessee must observe or perform at that time, Lessee is not in default in the payment of any Taxes shown to be payable on any such returns and no claim is being asserted with respect to Taxes that is not disclosed in the audited financial statements referred to in clause (i) above that if payable, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Lessee or an adverse effect on Lessee’s ability to observe or perform any of its obligations under the Lessee’s Documents, taking into account all other obligations that Lessee must observe or perform at that time;
(k) the financial and other information furnished by or on behalf of Lessee to Lessor and its Affiliates in writing does not, to Lessee’s knowledge, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact the omission of which makes the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, misleading, nor omits to disclose any material matter that has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Lessee or an adverse effect on Lessee’s ability to observe or perform any of its obligations under the Lessee’s Documents and all expressions of expectation, intention, belief and opinion contained therein were honestly made on reasonable grounds after due and careful enquiry by Lessee;
(l) Lessee, under applicable law, is subject to private commercial law and suit, and neither Lessee nor its properties or assets have any right of immunity from suit or execution on the grounds of sovereignty in the United States;
(m) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(n) Lessee has not granted to, or registered in favor of, any person other than Lessor an “international interest,” “national interest,” “prospective international interest” (as such terms are defined in the Cape Town Convention) or a de-registration and export request authorization with respect to the Airframe or any Engine;
(o) assuming that no part of the assets to be used by Lessor to acquire its interest in the Aircraft or any Lender to provide financing in respect of the Aircraft constitutes assets of an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code which is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of any such employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity, or a governmental, church or non-U.S. plan which is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Lessee’s Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will be exempt from, or will not involve any transaction which is subject to, the prohibitions of either Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not involve any transaction in connection with which a penalty could be imposed under Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code; and
(p) Lessee has duly appointed and registered an officer of Lessee with the International Registry an administrator to act on behalf of Lessee as a transacting user entity.
Landlord’s Representations and Warranties Landlord represents, warrants and covenants to Tenant that:
(a) Landlord has the legal power, right and authority to enter into this Lease and the instruments to be executed by Landlord pursuant to this Lease, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) All requisite corporate action has been taken by Landlord in connection with Landlord's execution of this Lease and the instruments to be executed by Landlord pursuant to this Lease and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) The individuals executing this Lease and the instruments to be executed by Landlord pursuant to this Lease on behalf of Landlord, have the legal power, right and actual authority to bind Landlord to the terms and conditions of this Lease and such instruments.
(d) Neither the execution of this Lease nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall result in a breach of or constitute a default under any agreement, document, instrument, or other obligation to which Landlord is a party or by which Landlord may be bound, or under any law, statute, ordinance, rule, governmental regulation or any writ, injunction, order or decree of any court or governmental body, applicable to Landlord or to the Property or result in the acceleration of any encumbrance pertaining to the Property.
(e) Except as provided on Exhibit B, there is no claim, action, litigation, arbitration, material dispute or other proceeding pending against Landlord which relates to the Property, the Leased Premises or the transactions contemplated hereby except as disclosed in writing to Tenant and, to Landlord's actual knowledge, there is currently no governmental investigation, threatened litigation or arbitration proceedings to which Landlord is, or would be, a party which relates or would relate to the Property or the Leased Premises.
(f) No attachments, execution proceedings, assignments for the benefit of creditors, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other proceedings are pending or threatened against Landlord nor are any of such proceedings contemplated by Landlord.
(g) There are no pending or, to Landlord's actual knowledge, contemplated condemnation or annexation proceedings affecting the Property or the Leased Premises or any part thereof.
(h) Landlord has not received any notice of any violations, and to Landlord's actual knowledge, without inquiry, the Property and the Leased Premises is not in violation of any federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation relating to Hazardous Materials ("Hazardous Materials"), industrial hygiene or the environmental conditions on, under or about the Property or the Leased Premises including, but not limited to, soil and ground water condition except as provided on Exhibit "N". Hazardous Materials shall mean any flammable explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or substances, toxic wastes or substances and other related materials including without limitation any substances defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous substances", "hazardous wastes", "hazardous materials" or "toxic substances" under any applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations.
(i) Landlord has not received any notice of any violation, and to Landlord's actual knowledge, without inquiry, the Property and the Leased Premises are not in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation, order or requirement applicable to the Property or the Leased Premises including without limitation, requirements imposed under any recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements or other rights affecting the Property or the Leased Premises.
(j) Landlord shall not, after the execution hereof, either voluntarily or by operation of law, allow any lien or encumbrance to be placed of record against all or any portion of the Property or the Leased Premises or otherwise burden or cloud title to the Property or the Leased Premises if such lien or encumbrance would interfere with Tenant’s operation as a ski resort.
(k) There being no leases of the Property existing, Landlord shall not, after the execution hereof and while Tenant is not in default under this Lease, enter into any new leases for the Property or any portion thereof, or otherwise grant or convey any interest or occupancy right to any party other than Tenant, without first receiving Tenant's prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Tenant's sole and absolute discretion, except for leases, interest or occupancies associated or related to Landlord's developments.
(l) Prior to the Commencement Date, Landlord shall not make any further additions or modifications to the Property other than normal maintenance and repair and except for additions or modifications in conjunction with Landlord's developments.
(m) Landlord is a duly constituted and validly existing corporation under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, duly qualified to do business in the state in which the property is located, and has the full power to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Lease.
(n) It is not necessary, under applicable law, that the Lease and/or a "short form" of lease be recorded for the Lease to be effective.
(o) This Lease does not violate or conflict in any way with the terms of any other lease applicable to the Property or the terms of any reciprocal operating agreement, cross easement agreement, restrictive covenants, or any other document.
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.
