SUB-CONTRACTS (a) The Administrator may sub-contract or delegate the performance of all or any of its powers and obligations under this Agreement, provided that (but subject to Clause 3.2(b) herein): (i) the prior written consent of the Mortgages Trustee and Funding to the proposed arrangement (including, if Funding considers it necessary after consulting with the Security Trustee, approving any contract which sets out the terms on which such arrangements are to be made) has been obtained, the Security Trustee has been consulted and notification has been given to each of the Rating Agencies; (ii) where the arrangements involve the custody or control of any Mortgage Loan Files and/or Title Deeds relating to the Mortgage Portfolio for the purpose of performing any delegated Services, the sub-contractor or delegate has executed an acknowledgement in writing acceptable to Funding and the Security Trustee to the effect that any such Mortgage Loan Files and/or Title Deeds are and will be held to the order of the Mortgages Trustee (as trustee for the Beneficiaries); (iii) where the arrangements involve or may involve the receipt by the sub-contractor or delegate of monies belonging to the Beneficiaries which, in accordance with this Agreement, are to be paid into the relevant Collection Account, the sub-contractor or delegate has executed a declaration in writing acceptable to the Beneficiaries that any such monies held by it or to its order are held on trust for the Beneficiaries and will be paid forthwith into the relevant Collection Account in accordance with the terms of the Mortgages Trust Deed; (iv) any such sub-contractor or delegate has executed a written waiver of any Security Interest arising in connection with such delegated Services (to the extent that such Security Interest relates to the Mortgage Portfolio or any amount referred to in (iii) above); and (v) neither the Mortgages Trustee, the Security Trustee nor the Beneficiaries shall have any liability for any costs, charges or expenses payable to or incurred by such sub-contractor or delegate or arising from the entering into, the continuance or the termination of any such arrangement. (b) The provisos to Clause 3.2(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) herein shall not apply: (i) to the engagement by the Administrator of: (1) any receiver, solicitor, insurance broker, valuer, surveyor, accountant, estate agent, insolvency practitioner, auctioneer, bailiff, debt counsellor, tracing agent, property management agent, licensed or qualified conveyancer or other professional adviser acting as such; or (2) any locksmith, builder or other contractor acting as such in relation to a Mortgaged Property, in any such case being a person or persons whom the Administrator would be willing to appoint in respect of its own mortgages in connection with the performance by the Administrator of any of its obligations or functions or in connection with the exercise of its powers under this Agreement; or (ii) to any delegation to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Seller from time to time. (c) The Mortgages Trustee and/or Funding and the Security Trustee may require the Administrator to assign to the Mortgages Trustee any rights which the Administrator may have against any sub-contractor or delegate arising from the performance of services by such person in association with any matter contemplated by this Agreement and the Administrator acknowledges that such rights assigned to the Mortgages Trustee will be exercised by the Mortgages Trustee as trustee for the Beneficiaries subject to the terms of the Mortgages Trust Deed. (d) Notwithstanding any sub-contracting or delegation of the performance of the Administrator's obligations under this Agreement: (i) the Administrator shall not thereby be released or discharged from any liability hereunder; (ii) the Administrator shall remain responsible for the performance of the obligations of the Administrator under this Agreement; (iii) the performance or non-performance or the manner of performance of any sub-contractor or delegate of any of the Services shall not affect the Administrator's obligations under this Agreement; (iv) any breach in the performance of the Services by any sub-contractor or delegate shall, subject to the Administrator being entitled for a period of twenty (20) Business Days from receipt of notice of the breach to remedy such breach by any sub-contractor or delegate, be treated as a breach of this Agreement by the Administrator; and (v) the Security Trustee shall have no liability for any act or omission of the sub-contractor or delegate and shall have no responsibility for monitoring or investigating the suitability of any such sub-contractor or delegate.
Certain Contracts (a) None of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) that is material to the Companies and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) that contains a non-compete or client or customer non-solicit requirement or other provision that restricts the conduct of, or the manner of conducting, any line of business in any geographic area, or, to the knowledge of Seller, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby could restrict the ability of Buyers, the Companies or any of their respective Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business in any geographic area, (iii) that obligates any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis with any third party or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will obligate Buyers, the Companies or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct business with any third party on an exclusive or preferential basis, in any case of the preceding which is material, (iv) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement), (v) that pertains to a material joint venture or material partnership agreement; (vi) that is an indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, guarantee or other agreement relating to material indebtedness of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or of any third party for which the Companies or their Subsidiaries is a guarantor or is otherwise liable; (vii) that requires the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries to make an investment in, or otherwise provide funds to, any person, in each case in an amount in excess of $1 million; (viii) that is with an agency, broker, insurer or other person that accounted for 1% or more of the sales of the Companies and their Insurance Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, for the 12 months ended June 30, 2008; (ix) that provides for the indemnification of any officer, director or employee of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries; or (x) that would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the Companies’ ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 3.13(a), whether or not set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, is referred to as a “Company Contract.” (b) (i) Each Company Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Company or its applicable Subsidiary, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), and is in full force and effect, (ii) each Company and each of its Subsidiaries and, to Seller’s knowledge, each other party thereto has duly performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date under each Company Contract and (iii) no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a breach, violation or default on the part of the applicable Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to Seller’s knowledge, any other party thereto under any such Company Contract. No notice of default or termination has been received under any Company Contract. There are no disputes pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened with respect to any Company Contract.
Certain Contracts and Arrangements (a) Section 3.7(a) of the Transferor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of the following Contracts (including currently effective amendments and modifications thereto), other than commitments to issue owner’s title insurance policies and owner’s title insurance policies, to which the Company is a party, by which any of its properties are bound or that relate to the conduct of the Business (collectively, the “Material Agreements”): (i) agreements involving payments to or from the Company of at least $75,000 per year; (ii) vendor or similar agreements involving payments to or from the Company in excess of $75,000 per year; (iii) Contracts, or a group of related Contracts with the same party, for the purchase, sale or distribution of equipment, supplies, products or services, under which the undelivered balance of such equipment, supplies, products or services has a price in excess of $75,000; (iv) Contracts, loan agreements, letters of credit, repurchase agreements, mortgages, security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements, trust indentures, promissory notes, lines of credit and similar documents in each case relating to Indebtedness; (v) real property leases calling for payments by the Company of amounts greater than $75,000 per year; (vi) partnership, royalty or joint venture agreements; (vii) Contracts limiting the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area; (viii) Contracts relating to any outstanding commitment for capital expenditures; (ix) (A) Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Company and any Person, (B) Employment Agreements between the Company and any Person, and (C) Contracts between the Company and any Independent Contractor and (D) the Company Plans, in each instance excluding at-will employment or Independent Contract or arrangements that may be terminated by the Company without notice and without Liability; (x) Contracts not entered into in the ordinary course of the Business; (xi) Contracts for the acquisition or disposition of real property, capital stock or other businesses; (xii) Contracts providing for indemnification of any officer, employee, member, manager or director of the Company; (xiii) agency, distributor, dealer, sales, marketing or similar agreements or arrangements with any Person that generates or refers business to the Company; (xiv) all verbal Contracts (excluding at-will employment or Independent Contract or arrangements that may be terminated by the Company without notice and without Liability); and (xv) Contracts not otherwise disclosed in (i) — (xiv) above that are currently in effect and to which the Company or its respective properties are bound that are material to the Business. (b) Except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and provided that any indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any such Material Agreement may be limited by applicable Laws and public policy, each Material Agreement (i) to the extent that the Company is a party to such Material Agreement, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, (ii) is in full force and effect as of the Execution Date and (iii) will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (c) There is not under any Material Agreement any default or event, that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute a default on the part of any of the parties thereto, except such events of default and other events as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained. (d) The Company has not (i) received written notice of, and there has not occurred, any breach of or violation or default under any Material Agreement or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result in such a violation or default under any Material Agreement, or (ii) received written notice of the desire of the other party or parties to any such Material Agreement to exercise any rights such party has to cancel, terminate, renegotiate or repudiate such contract or exercise remedies thereunder. (e) True and complete copies of all Material Agreements to which the Company is a party or is bound have been delivered or made available to HSE by Transferor. The Company is not party to or bound by any Contract (other than the Material Agreements) that cannot be terminated by the Company on less than ninety (90) days notice without penalty.
Contracts and Agreements The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.
Prior Contracts This Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all prior contracts between the Fund and the Custodian relating to the custody of the Fund's assets.
Contracts (a) Other than the contracts or agreements of the Company included as exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 1997, March 31, 1998 and June 30, 1998, or any periodic filing made pursuant to the Exchange Act (the "MATERIAL CONTRACTS"), and contracts or agreements between the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company, each of the following contracts and agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound (contracts and agreements of the types described below being "IDENTIFIED CONTRACTS") has been previously delivered to Purchaser, in each case as such Identified Contract is in effect on the date hereof: (i) contracts and agreements for the purchase of inventories, goods or other materials by, or for the furnishing of services to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) require payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000 and (B) have a term of one year or more and are not terminable by the Company or Subsidiary party thereto, as the case may be, on notice of six months or less without penalty; (ii) contracts and agreements for the sale of inventories, goods or other materials, or for the furnishing of services, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) require payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 and (B) have a term of one year or more and are not terminable by the Company or Subsidiary party thereto, as the case may be, on notice of six months or less without penalty; (iii) manufacturer's representative, sales agency and distribution contracts and agreements that (A) have a term of one year or more and are not terminable by the Company or Subsidiary party thereto, as the case may be, on notice of six months or less without penalty, or (B) are otherwise material; (iv) contracts and agreements (A) governing the terms of indebtedness, or guarantees of indebtedness, of, or secured by assets of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 principal amount in the aggregate, or (B) governing the terms of "synthetic" or capital leases pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has financial obligations in excess of $100,000, or (C) providing for all obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of interest rate swap or similar agreements, commodity swaps or options or similar agreements or foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreements or any other derivative instrument; (v) shareholder, voting trust or similar contracts and agreements relating to the voting of shares or other equity or debt interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
Contracts, etc To enter into, make and perform all such obligations, contracts, agreements and undertakings of every kind and description, with any Person or Persons, as the Trustees shall in their discretion deem expedient in the conduct of the business of the Trust, for such terms as they shall see fit, whether or not extending beyond the term of office of the Trustees, or beyond the possible expiration of the Trust; to amend, extend, release or cancel any such obligations, contracts, agreements or understandings; and to execute, acknowledge, deliver and record all written instruments which they may deem necessary or expedient in the exercise of their powers;
Other Contracts The Board of Supervisors may undertake or award other contracts for additional Work, and the Contractor shall fully cooperate with such other contractors and County employees and carefully fit his own Work to such additional Work as may be directed by OC Public Works. The Contractor shall not commit or permit any act, which will interfere with the performance of Work by any other contractor or by County employees.
Contracts and Leases Schedule 4.10 sets forth a true and complete list of all Leases and executory Contracts of the Company that are material to the Business, and Sellers have delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all such Leases and Contracts, each as amended as of the Agreement Date (the “Material Contracts”). Subject to receipt of the Necessary Consents and compliance with Section 6.10 and subject to the entry of the Sale Order, and any ancillary orders of the Bankruptcy Court pertaining to assumption and assignment of Contracts (a) each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company or Sellers, and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, each other party thereto, and (b) except as a result of the commencement of the Bankruptcy Cases, the Company or Sellers are not in breach or default in any material respect under any of the Material Contracts and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, the other parties to such Contracts are not in breach or default in any material respect thereunder (and in each such case, to the Knowledge of Sellers, no event exists that with the passage of time or the giving of notice would constitute such material breach or default in any material respect, result in a loss of material rights, result in the payment of any damages or penalties or result in the creation of any Liens thereunder or pursuant thereto other than Permitted Liens); except (i) for those defaults that will be cured in accordance with the Sale Order, are not required to be cured pursuant to section 365(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, or waived in accordance with section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (ii) to the extent such breach or default would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Except for filings in the Chapter 11 Cases, to Sellers’ Knowledge, none of the Material Contracts have been cancelled or otherwise terminated by the Company or Sellers, and neither the Company nor Sellers have not delivered any written notice to any counterparty to such Material Contract regarding any such cancellation or termination by the Company or Sellers.
Third Party Contracts From the Effective Date through and including the Closing Date, Seller agrees to enter into only those third-party contracts which are necessary to carry out its obligations under Section 5.2, which shall be on market terms and cancellable on thirty (30) days written notice or less, without payment of any fee or penalty. Copies of all such contracts so entered into by Seller shall be promptly provided by Seller to Purchaser.
