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Initial Conflicts Check. Prior to representing Citizens, the Firm must undertake reasonable and customary efforts to determine that no actual or potential conflicts of interest exist with any individual attorney or staff personnel working for the Firm that would bar that individual or Firm from representing Citizens. In the event the Firm hires or retains additional individual attorneys or staff personnel, the Firm must undertake the same reasonable and customary efforts to determine whether any such conflicts may exist. The acceptance of an engagement on a matter by the Firm constitutes a representation by the Firm that a conflicts check has been conducted and that there are no conflicts.
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Initial Conflicts Check. The Firm shall thoroughly check for actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise from counsel’s representation of Citizens, as defined in these Guidelines or in any applicable code of professional responsibility or rule of professional conduct. Citizens expects the Firm to use its best efforts to identify and discuss any potential conflicts of a philosophical or policy-driven nature that may compromise a position taken by Citizens. Any conflict must be discussed with Citizens as soon as it becomes known. Citizens reserves the right to make an independent determination whether the Firm has an actual or potential conflict of interest. The obligation to disclose actual and potential conflicts of interest continues throughout the term of the representation. The Firm must review conflicts of interest on an ongoing basis as new matters are opened. Any new attorney/client relationships that create a conflict shall be reported to Citizens immediately. The acceptance of an engagement on a matter by the Firm constitutes a representation by the Firm that a conflicts check has been conducted and that there are no conflicts.
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  • Potential Conflicts 7.1. The Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all separate accounts investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state insurance regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable federal or state insurance, tax, or securities laws or regulations, or a public ruling, private letter ruling, no-action or interpretative letter, or any similar action by insurance, tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial decision in any relevant proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of any Portfolio are being managed; (e) a difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity contract and variable life insurance contract owners; or (f) a decision by an insurer to disregard the voting instructions of contract owners. The Board shall promptly inform the Company if it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and the implications thereof. 7.2. The Company will report any potential or existing conflicts of which it is aware to the Board. The Company will assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities under the Shared Funding Exemptive Order, by providing the Board with all information reasonably necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Board whenever contract owner voting instructions are disregarded. 7.3. If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of its disinterested trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their expense and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the disinterested trustees), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (1), withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the separate accounts from the Fund or any Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium, including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of the Fund, or submitting the question whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected Contract owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, life insurance contract owners, or variable contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected contract owners the option of making such a change; and (2), establishing a new registered management investment company or managed separate account. 7.4. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a decision by the Company to disregard contract owner voting instructions and that decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the Company may be required, at the Fund's election, to withdraw the affected Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account; provided, however that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. Any such withdrawal and termination must take place within six (6) months after the Fund gives written notice that this provision is being implemented, and until the end of that six month period the Underwriter and Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Fund. 7.5. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a particular state insurance regulator's decision applicable to the Company conflicts with the majority of other state regulators, then the Company will withdraw the affected Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account within six months after the Board informs the Company in writing that it has determined that such decision has created an irreconcilable material conflict; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. Until the end of the foregoing six month period, the Underwriter and Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Fund. 7.6. For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.6 of this Agreement, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board shall determine whether any proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event will the Fund be required to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts. The Company shall not be required by Section 7.3 to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts if an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of Contract owners materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable material conflict. In the event that the Board determines that any proposed action does not adequately remedy any irreconcilable material conflict, then the Company will withdraw the Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement within six (6) months after the Board informs the Company in writing of the foregoing determination, provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by any such material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. 7.7. If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended, or Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared funding (as defined in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on terms and conditions materially different from those contained in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order, then (a) the Fund and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2 and 6e-3(T), as amended, and Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent such rules are applicable; and (b) Sections 3.4, 3.5, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of this Agreement shall continue in effect only to the extent that terms and conditions substantially identical to such Sections are contained in such Rule(s) as so amended or adopted.

  • Organizational Conflicts of Interest (a) The Contractor warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief and except as otherwise disclosed, it does not have any organizational conflict of interest which is defined as a situation in which the nature of work under this contract and a contractor's organizational, financial, contractual or other interests are such that: (i) Award of the contract may result in an unfair competitive advantage; or (ii) The Contractor's objectivity in performing the contract work may be impaired. (b) The Contractor agrees that if after award it discovers an organizational conflict of interest with respect to this contract or any task/delivery order under the contract, he or she shall make an immediate and full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer which shall include a description of the action which the Contractor has taken or intends to take to eliminate or neutralize the conflict. The HA may, however, terminate the contract or task/delivery order for the convenience of the HA if it would be in the best interest shall be final and conclusive. of the HA. (d) Provided the Contractor has (i) given the notice within the (c) In the event the Contractor was aware of an organizational time stated in paragraph (c) above, and (ii) excepted its claim relating to such decision from the final release, and (iii) brought suit against the HA not later than one year after receipt of final payment, or if final payment has not been made, not later than one year after the Contractor has had a reasonable time to respond to a written request by the HA that it submit a final voucher and release, whichever is earlier, then the HA's decision shall not be final or conclusive, but the dispute shall be determined on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction. (e) The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any request for relief, claim, appeal, or action arising under the contract, and comply with any decision of the HA.

  • Potential Conflicts of Interest Except as set forth in Section 3.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither any present or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, former director, officer, employee with a salary in excess of $60,000, or stockholder of the Company or any Subsidiary who beneficially owns more than 5% of the capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor any Affiliate of such director, officer, employee or stockholder: (a) owns, directly or indirectly, any interest in (except for holdings in securities that are listed on a national securities exchange, quoted on a national automated quotation system or regularly traded in the over-the-counter market, where such holdings are not in excess of two percent (2%) of the outstanding class of such securities and are held solely for investment purposes), or is a stockholder, partner, other holder of equity interests, director, officer, employee, consultant or agent of, any Person that is a competitor, lessor, lessee or customer of, or supplier of goods or services to, the Company or any Subsidiary, except where the value to such individual of any such arrangement with the Company or any Subsidiary has been less than $60,000 in the last twelve (12) months; (b) owns, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any Assets with a fair market value of $60,000 or more which the Company or any Subsidiary currently uses in its business; (c) has any cause of action or other suit, action or claim whatsoever against, or owes any amount to, the Company or any Subsidiary, except for claims arising in the Ordinary Course of Business from any such Person's service to the Company or any Subsidiary as a director, officer or employee; (d) has sold or leased to, or purchased or leased from, the Company or any Subsidiary any Assets for consideration in excess of $60,000 in the aggregate since January 1, 1995; (e) is a party to any Agreement pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary provides office space to any such Person, or provides services of any nature to any such Person, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with the employment of such Person by the Company or any Subsidiary; or (f) has, since January 1, 1995, engaged in any other material transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary involving in excess of $60,000, other than (i) in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with the employment of such Person by the Company or any Subsidiary, and (ii) dividends, distributions and stock issuances to all common and preferred stockholders (as applicable) on a pro rata basis.

  • ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS Special Contract Conditions revisions: the corresponding subsections of the Special Contract Conditions referenced below are replaced in their entirety with the following:

  • Subsequent Delivery of Legal Opinions Each time that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented (other than by (i) a Pricing Supplement, (ii) an amendment or supplement providing solely for a change in the interest rates of the Notes or a change in the principal amount of Notes remaining to be sold or similar changes or (iii) an amendment or supplement that relates exclusively to an offering of securities other than the Notes) or there is filed with the SEC any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (other than (x) any Current Report on Form 8-K relating exclusively to the issuance of securities other than the Notes or (y) unless reasonably requested by any Agent, any Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company under Items 5.02, 5.03, 5.04 or 5.05 thereof) or, if so indicated in the applicable Terms Agreement, the Company sells Notes to an Agent pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to the Agents and counsel to the Agents a written opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq., Senior Counsel to the Bank, or other counsel satisfactory to the Agents, dated the date of delivery of such opinion, in form satisfactory to the Agents, of the same tenor as the opinion referred to in Section 5(a)(1) hereof, and such other opinions provided for in Section 5(a) hereof as the Agents may request, but modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion and to the General Disclosure Package if in connection with a sale of Notes pursuant to a Terms Agreement, or, in lieu of such opinion, counsel last furnishing such opinion to the Agents shall furnish the Agents with a letter to the effect that the Agents may rely on such last opinion to the same extent as though it was dated the date of such letter authorizing reliance (except that statements in such last opinion, shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such letter authorizing reliance and to the General Disclosure Package if in connection with a sale of Notes pursuant to a Terms Agreement); provided, however, that if the Agents shall have suspended solicitation of purchases of the Notes in their capacity as agents pursuant to a request from the Company pursuant to Section 4(l) hereof, and the Agents shall not hold any Notes as principal, the Company shall not be obligated so to furnish the Agents with an opinion or opinions until such time as the Company shall determine that the solicitation of purchases of the Notes should be resumed or shall subsequently enter into a new Terms Agreement with an Agent.