Independent Manager Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Depositor, the Depositor shall ensure that at least one manager of the Depositor shall be an Independent Manager.
Shareholders' Agent (a) The Shareholders will be represented under the Merger Agreements by the Shareholders' Agent. By voting for the Merger and/or accepting any of the Merger Consideration, each of the Shareholders, and by execution and delivery of this Agreement, CMB, irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Shareholder's Agent as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the Shareholders to act on their behalf as provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, to take any action deemed by it necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of, and to determine the rights of the Shareholders under, any of the Merger Agreements. The Shareholders' Agent is so designated as the sole and exclusive agent of the Shareholders for all purposes related to any of the Merger Agreements or any of the Transactions, including, without limitation, (i) service of process upon any of the Shareholders, (ii) receipt of all notices on behalf of any of the Shareholders and (iii) representation of any of the Shareholders with respect to the Merger or any litigation, arbitration or other transaction contemplated by any of the Merger Agreements, including, without limitation, the defense, settlement or compromise of any claim, action or proceeding for which any Shareholder may be obligated to indemnify any Indemnitee pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement or which may be brought against any Shareholder to enforce such indemnity, and the Shareholders may act, and by voting for the Merger and/or accepting any of the Merger Consideration, each of the Shareholders agrees that it will act, only through the Shareholder's Agent.
Independent Managers Of the authorized number of Managers provided in Section 7.03 hereof, the Board shall at all times have at least two individuals who are Independent Managers (as defined in Section 7.16) who are acting as Managers. So long as any Securities are outstanding, this Section shall not be amended, altered or repealed without the written consent of 100% of the Board (including Independent Managers) with notice of such amendment provided promptly to each Rating Agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, and notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, the Independent Managers shall consider only the interests of the Company, including its creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on the matters referred to in Section 5.02. Except for duties to the Company as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (including duties to the Member and the Company’s creditors solely to the extent of their respective economic interests in the Company but excluding (i) all other interests of the Member, (ii) the interests of other Affiliates of the Company, and (iii) the interests of any group of Affiliates of which the Company is a part), the Independent Managers shall not have any fiduciary duties to the Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement; provided, however, the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Act, an Independent Manager shall not be liable to the Company, the Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Manager acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct. No resignation or removal of an Independent Manager, and no appointment of a successor Independent Manager, shall be effective until such successor shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Independent Manager, the Member shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor Independent Manager. All right, power and authority of the Independent Managers shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Independent Managers shall otherwise have no authority to bind the Company. No Independent Manager shall at any time serve as trustee in bankruptcy for any Affiliate of the Company.
Directors, Trustees and Shareholders and Massachusetts Business Trust It is understood and is expressly stipulated that neither the holders of shares in the Fund nor any Directors or Trustees of the Fund shall be personally liable hereunder. With respect to any Fund which is a party to this Agreement and which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), the term “Fund” means and refers to the trust established by its applicable trust agreement (Declaration of Trust) as the same may be amended from time to time. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of any such Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust, personally, but bind only the trust property of the Trust, as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust. The execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by the trustees and signed by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of Trust.
Manager 5.1. Rules relating to the rights, duties and responsibilities of the Managers shall be governed by the Act. Such provisions are hereinafter incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Manager shall have the powers set forth in Paragraph 5.3 below.
Management Board 6.1 The Management Board is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Integrated Service. Its functions and terms of references are set out in Schedule 3 Part I to this Agreement.
Stockholders’ Agent (a) At the Closing, CombineNet Holdings, LLC shall be constituted and appointed as the Stockholders’ Agent. CombineNet Holdings, LLC hereby accepts its appointment as the Stockholders’ Agent. The Stockholders’ Agent shall have the following authority and responsibilities: (i) give and receive notices and communications to or from Acquiror (on behalf of itself or any other Acquiror Indemnified Person) relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions and other matters contemplated hereby or thereby (except to the extent that this Agreement expressly contemplates that any such notice or communication shall be given or received by such Company Securityholders individually); (ii) execute the Escrow Agreement on behalf of the Effective Time Holders; (iii) authorize deliveries to Acquiror of cash and shares of Acquiror Stock from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims asserted by Acquiror (on behalf of itself or any other Acquiror Indemnified Person, including by not objecting to such claims), receive distributions from the Escrow Fund on behalf of Effective Time Holders and pay any Transaction Expenses that may be due as a result of its receipt of such escrow proceeds; (iv) object to such claims pursuant to the Escrow Agreement; (v) consent or agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and comply with orders of courts with respect to, such claims; (vi) consent or agree to any amendment to this Agreement, (vii) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Stockholders’ Agent for the accomplishment of the foregoing; and (viii) determine whether or not to purchase indemnification insurance on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the Effective Time Holders, including the amount of any such insurance, and payment of any costs, expenses or premiums related to obtaining such insurance out of the Representation Escrow Fund, in each case without having to seek or obtain the consent of any Person under any circumstance. All such actions shall be deemed to be facts ascertainable outside this Agreement and shall be binding on the Effective Time Holders as a matter of contract law. The Person serving as the Stockholders’ Agent may be replaced from time to time by the holders of a majority in interest of the Escrow Fund upon not less than ten days’ prior written notice to Acquiror. No bond shall be required of the Stockholders’ Agent, and the Stockholders’ Agent shall receive no compensation for his services. No provision of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement shall require the Stockholders’ Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the exercise or performance of any its powers, rights, duties or privileges under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement.
Investment Manager The Employer may appoint a qualified Investment Manager or Managers to manage any portion or all of the assets of the Trust Fund. For the purpose of this Plan and the related Trust, a "
Independent Director As long as any Obligation is outstanding, the Member shall cause the Company at all times to have at least two Independent Directors who will be appointed by the Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, the Independent Directors shall consider only the interests of the Company, including its respective creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on the matters referred to in Section 9(j)(iii). No resignation or removal of an Independent Director, and no appointment of a successor Independent Director, shall be effective until such successor (i) shall have accepted his or her appointment as an Independent Director by a written instrument, which may be a counterpart signature page to the Management Agreement, and (ii) shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement as required by Section 5(c). In the event of a vacancy in the position of Independent Director, the Member shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor Independent Director. All right, power and authority of the Independent Directors shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except as provided in the second sentence of this Section 10, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under this Agreement, any Independent Director shall have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. No Independent Director shall at any time serve as trustee in bankruptcy for any Affiliate of the Company.
Compensation of the Investment Manager 4.1 For the services to be rendered as provided herein, the Adviser shall pay to the Investment Manager for each month of the Fund’s fiscal year on the last day of each such month a fee based upon the average daily net assets of the Account, as determined pursuant to the Fund’s Registration Statement, at the following annual rate as a percentage of the Account's average daily net assets: