Certain Contracts. Subject to compliance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, but notwithstanding any limitations of present and future law or custom in regard to delegation of powers by trustees generally, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time and without limiting the generality of their powers and authority otherwise set forth herein, enter into one or more contracts with any one or more corporations, trusts, associations, partnerships, limited partnerships, other type of organizations, or individuals to provide for the performance and assumption of some or all of the following services, duties and responsibilities to, for or of the Trust and/or the Trustees, and to provide for the performance and assumption of such other services, duties and responsibilities in addition to those set forth below as the Trustees may determine to be appropriate:
Certain Contracts. (a) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) with respect to the employment of any directors, officers, employees or consultants, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) which, upon execution of this Agreement or consummation or stockholder approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events) result in any payment or benefits (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due from Parent, the Company, the Final Surviving Corporation, or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) that is a “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to be performed after the date of this Agreement that has not been filed or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof, (iv) that contains (A) any non-competition or exclusive dealing agreement, or any other agreement or obligation which purports to limit or restrict, or following the consummation of the Transaction would purport to limit or restrict, in any material respect the ability of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or the Final Surviving Corporation to conduct their respective businesses or, to solicit customers or the manner in which, or the localities in which, all or any portion of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or would be conducted or (B) any agreement that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar right or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, following consummation of the Transaction, Parent or its Subsidiaries, to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any material assets or business, (v) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement), or (vi) containing a “most favored nation” clause or other similar term providing preferential pricing or treatment to a party (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) that is material to the Company or its Subsidiaries. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 5.13, whether or not set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, is referred to as a “Company Contract,” and n...
Certain Contracts. Subject to compliance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, but notwithstanding any limitations of present and future law or custom in regard to delegation of powers by trustees generally, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time in their discretion and without limiting the generality of their powers and authority otherwise set forth herein, enter into one or more contracts with any one or more corporations, trusts, associations, partnerships, limited partnerships or other types of organizations, or individuals ("Contracting Party"), to provide for the performance and assumption of some or all of the following services, duties and responsibilities to, for or on behalf of the Trust and/or any Series, and/or the Trustees, and to provide for the performance and assumption of such other services, duties and responsibilities in addition to those set forth below, as the Trustees may deem appropriate:
Certain Contracts. Subject to compliance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, but notwithstanding any limitations of present and future law or custom in regard to delegation of powers by trustees generally, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time and without limiting the generality of their powers and authority otherwise set forth herein, enter into, modify, amend, supplement, assign or terminate one or more contracts with, and pay compensation to, any one or more corporations, trusts, associations, partnerships, limited partnerships, other type of organizations, or individuals to provide for the performance and assumption of some or all of the following services, duties and responsibilities to, for or of the Trust and/or the Trustees, and to provide for the performance and assumption of such other services, duties and responsibilities in addition to those set forth below as the Trustees may determine to be appropriate:
Certain Contracts. (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14 hereto, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral): (i) with respect to the employment of any director, officer or employee, or with respect to the employment of any consultant which cannot be terminated with a payment of less than $25,000, (ii) which, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any officer or employee thereof, (iii) which is a material contract (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-B of the SEC) to be performed after the date of this Agreement that has not been filed or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Reports, (iv) which is a consulting or other agreement (including agreements entered into in the ordinary course and data processing, software programming and licensing contracts) not terminable on ninety (90) days or less notice and involves the payment of more than $25,000 per annum, (v) which restricts the conduct of any line of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement), or (vii) (including any stock option plan, stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan) any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has previously delivered to Parent true and complete copies of all employment, consulting and deferred compensation agreements which are in writing and to which the Company is a party. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this section is referred to herein as a "Company Contract".
Certain Contracts. 16 (a) Advisory ........................................................... 17 (b) Administration ..................................................... 17 (c) Underwriting ....................................................... 17 (d) Custodian .......................................................... 17 (e) Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent ............................. 18 (f) Shareholder Servicing .............................................. 18 (g) Accounting ......................................................... 18 Section 5.3. Distribution Arrangements .................................. 18 Section 5.4. Service Arrangements ....................................... 18
Certain Contracts. (a) Except as disclosed in Section 4.13(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of any commitment, agreement or other instrument to which it is a party that is material to the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (ii) no commitment, agreement or other instrument to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound limits the freedom of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business, in any geographic area or with any person, and (iii) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to (A) any collective bargaining agreement or (B) any other agreement or instrument that (I) grants any right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to any material assets or properties of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (II) requires referrals of business or requires Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to make available investment opportunities to any person on a priority or exclusive basis, (III) requires Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to use any product or service of another person on an exclusive basis or (IV) relates to material indebtedness for borrowed money whether directly or indirectly by way of purchase money obligation, conditional sale, lease, purchase, guaranty or otherwise, in respect of which the Company or any Subsidiary is an obligor to any Person, which Contract evidences or relates to indebtedness in the principal amount of $250,000 or more, other than deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank or Federal Reserve borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements in the Ordinary Course of Business. For purposes of clause (i) above, any contract (x) involving the payment of more than $100,000 or (y) with a remaining term of greater than six months and reasonably expected to involve the payment of more than $75,000 (other than contracts relating to banking credit or deposit transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business, which shall not be deemed material for purposes of clause (i)) shall be deemed material.
Certain Contracts. (a) Except as set forth in Section 6.13(a) of the SCB Disclosure Schedule or as filed with or incorporated into any SCB Report filed prior to the date hereof, as of the date hereof, neither SCB nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral but excluding any SCB Benefit Plan): (i) which is a “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC); (ii) which contains a provision that materially restricts the conduct on any line of business by SCB or any of its Subsidiaries or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will materially restrict the ability of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Affiliates to engage in any line of business or in any geographic region (including any exclusivity or exclusive dealing provisions with such an effect); (iii) which is a collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement with any labor organization; (iv) any of the benefits of or obligations under which will arise or be increased or accelerated by the occurrence of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, receipt of the SCB Shareholder Approval or the announcement or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or under which a right of cancellation or termination will arise as a result thereof, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, where such increase or acceleration of benefits or obligations, right of cancellation or termination, or change in calculation of value of benefits would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on SCB; (v) (A) that relates to the incurrence of indebtedness by SCB or any of its Subsidiaries, including any sale and leaseback transactions, capitalized leases and other similar financing arrangements (other than deposit liabilities, trade payables, federal funds purchased, advances and loans from the Federal Home Loan Bank and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business), (B) that provides for the guarantee, support, assumption or endorsement by SCB or any of its Subsidiaries of, or any similar commitment by SCB or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to, the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any other Person, in the case of each of c...
Certain Contracts. 30 4.16. Agreements with Regulatory Agencies .................................. 30 4.17.
Certain Contracts. (a) Except as set forth at Section 4.11 of the ACE*COMM Disclosure Schedule, neither ACE*COMM nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement or commitment (i) with respect to the employment of any directors, officers, employees or consultants (other than standard offer letters which provide for no more than at-will employment), (ii) which, upon execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events) result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due from ACE*COMM, i3, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any director, officer or employee thereof, (iii) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement), (iv) (including any stock option plan, stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan) any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (v) relating to the disposition or acquisition by ACE*COMM or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement of a material amount of assets. ACE*COMM has previously made available to i3 true, correct and complete copies of all employment, consulting and deferred compensation agreements to which ACE*COMM or any of its Subsidiaries is a party. Each contract, arrangement or commitment of the type described in this Section 4.11(a) is referred to herein as an “ACE*COMM Contract,” and neither ACE*COMM nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of, nor do any executive officers of such entities have any knowledge of, any violation of any ACE*COMM Contract.
