SENDING INSTITUTION Country: ............................................................
Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions Each agreement with a foreign banking institution shall provide that: (a) the assets of each Portfolio will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of the foreign banking institution or its creditors or agent, except a claim of payment for their safe custody or administration; (b) beneficial ownership for the assets of each Portfolio will be freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than for custody or administration; (c) adequate records will be maintained identifying the assets as belonging to each applicable Portfolio; (d) officers of or auditors employed by, or other representatives of the Custodian, including to the extent permitted under applicable law the independent public accountants for the Fund, will be given access to the books and records of the foreign banking institution relating to its actions under its agreement with the Custodian; and (e) assets of the Portfolios held by the foreign sub-custodian will be subject only to the instructions of the Custodian or its agents.
Financial Institution The Financial Institution will not be liable under this Agreement, except for (i) its own willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence or (ii) breach of its representations and warranties in this Agreement. The Financial Institution will not be liable for special, indirect or consequential losses or damages (including lost profit), even if the Financial Institution has been advised of the likelihood of the loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
EEA Financial Institution No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
Location of Financial Institution Regardless of any provision in any other agreement, for purposes of the UCC, New York will be the location of the bank for purposes of Sections 9-301, 9-304 and 9-305 of the UCC and the securities intermediary for purposes of Sections 9-301 and 9-305 and Section 8-110 of the UCC.
Bank The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.
EEA Financial Institutions No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
Financial Institutions Notwithstanding this Article 3, any party may provide Confidential Information to any financial institution in connection with borrowings from such financial institution by such party or any of its Controlled Related Parties, so long as prior to any such disclosure such financial institution executes a confidentiality agreement that provides protection substantially equivalent to the protection provided the parties in this Article 3.
Affected Financial Institution No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.
Eligible Institution An institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highest long-term debt ratings of the Rating Agency; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of the Rating Agencies.
