AMENDING THE AGREEMENT 4.1 The Agreement may only be amended by a written agreement duly executed by the Parties.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LOCAL CHURCH The Local Church represents and warrants to the Annual Conference as of the date hereof and the Disaffiliation Date as follows:
Entirety of the Agreement The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any of the attachments expressly incorporated by reference in this Agreement embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and there are no other agreements and understandings, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein and superseded hereby. No alteration, change or modification of the terms of the Agreement shall be valid unless made in a writing signed by both parties hereto and approved by the District’s governing body, the elected School Board, or its designee pursuant to official board policy. Contractor acknowledges, that pursuant to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, any purported oral modification to this Agreement is unenforceable. Each party acknowledges participation in the negotiations and drafting of this Agreement and any modifications thereto, and that, accordingly, this Agreement will not be construed more stringently against one party than against the other. Contractor acknowledges, that pursuant to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, purported oral modifications are unenforceable against the District.
Assignment of the Agreement This Agreement and the rights hereunder may be assigned by FirstLink to any majority-owned subsidiary of FirstLink or to an affiliate or party acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of FirstLink upon prior written consent of Owner. Such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Alternatively, the Agreement may be assigned by FirstLink to any FirstLink subsidiary so long as FirstLink agrees in writing that it shall remain liable for all obligations arising under this Agreement. FirstLink may also assign this Agreement to any party providing financing to FirstLink; provided that such assignment shall not relieve FirstLink from its obligations hereunder. In connection with a sale or disposition of the Properties, Owner shall request FirstLink's written consent to assign this Agreement and shall require any subsequent owner of the Properties to assume this Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the respective parties to this Agreement.
PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT The parties to the Agreement (hereinafter "Party" or "Parties") are:
of the Agreement Article V of the Agreement shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to the Investor Certificateholders:
Continuing Nature of Representations and Warranties The representations and warranties set forth in this Section are made as of the Effective Date and deemed made continually throughout the Term. If at any time during the Term, any Party obtains actual knowledge of any event or information which causes any of the representations and warranties in this Article 7 to be materially untrue or misleading, such Party shall provide the other Party with written notice of the event or information, the representations and warranties affected, and the action, if any, which such Party intends to take to make the representations and warranties true and correct. The notice required pursuant to this Section shall be given as soon as practicable after the occurrence of each such event.
Terms of the Agreement Each Party shall treat the terms of this Agreement as the Confidential Information of other Party, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 7.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party acknowledges that the other Party may be obligated to file a copy of this Agreement with the SEC, either as of the Effective Date or at some point during the Term. Each Party shall be entitled to make such a required filing, provided that it requests confidential treatment of certain commercial terms and sensitive technical terms hereof to the extent such confidential treatment is reasonably available to it. In the event of any such filing, the filing Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of the Agreement marked to show provisions for which the filing Party intends to seek confidential treatment and shall reasonably consider and incorporate the other Party’s comments thereon to the extent consistent with the legal requirements governing redaction of information from material agreements that must be publicly filed. The other Party shall promptly provide any such comments.
Amendments to the Agreement Except to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act or the rules or regulations thereunder or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the SEC, this Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment, if material, is specifically approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio (unless such approval is not required by Section 15 of the Investment Company Act as interpreted by the SEC or its staff or unless the SEC has granted an exemption from such approval requirement) and by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The required shareholder approval shall be effective with respect to the Portfolio if a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio vote to approve the amendment, notwithstanding that the amendment may not have been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any other Portfolio affected by the amendment or all the Portfolios of the Trust.
DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, IN THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS, APPROVALS OR NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SET-OFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN, IN THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE WILL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST, AND (II) ANY NECESSARY APPROVALS OR NOTIFICATIONS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR MADE OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
