The Auction Agent 17 6.1 Duties and Responsibilities..................................................17 6.2 Rights of the Auction Agent..................................................18 6.3 Auction Agent's Disclaimer...................................................18 6.4 Compensation, Expenses and Indemnification...................................18
Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents, Bid Solicitation Agent or Note Registrar May Own Notes The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company or any Affiliate thereof) or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Bid Solicitation Agent or Note Registrar.
Conversion Agent The Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Conversion Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying on any Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 11(g) and any adjustment contained therein and the Conversion Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment unless and until it has received such certificate. The Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, that may at the time be issued or delivered with respect to any Series A Preferred Stock and the Conversion Agent makes no representation with respect thereto. The Conversion Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Section 11.
The Auction Agent as Paying Agent The Bank of New York, as the Paying Agent, shall pay to the Holders of AMPS (i) on each Dividend Payment Date, dividends on the AMPS, (ii) on any date fixed for redemption of AMPS, the Redemption Price of any shares called for redemption and (iii) any Late Charge related to any payment of dividends or Redemption Price, in each case after receipt of the necessary funds from the Fund with which to pay such dividends, Redemption Price or Late Charge. The amount of dividends for any Rate Period for the AMPS to be paid by the Paying Agent to the Holders of such shares will be determined by the Trust as set forth in paragraph 2 of Part I of Section 12.1 of the Bylaws. The Redemption Price of any shares to be paid by the Paying Agent to the Holders will be determined by the Trust as set forth in paragraph 8 of Part I of Section 12.1 of the Bylaws. Whenever any AMPS are to be redeemed, the Fund shall mail a Notice of Redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Preferred Shares being redeemed and provide notice to the Paying Agent pursuant to the Bylaws.
Market Agent 72 ARTICLE IX
Non-Solicitation of Transfer Agent Employees The Fund shall not attempt to hire or assist with the hiring of an employee of the Transfer Agent or of its affiliated companies or encourage any employee to terminate their relationship with the Transfer Agent or its affiliated companies.
Appointment of Calculation Agent The Issuer appoints the Calculation Agent as its agent for the purpose of calculating the redemption amount and/or, if applicable, the amount of interest in respect of the Relevant Index Linked Notes upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. The Calculation Agent accepts such appointment.
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar, Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
Rights of the Auction Agent (a) The Auction Agent may conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any communication authorized hereby and any written instruction, notice, request, direction, consent, report, certificate, share certificate or other instrument, paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine. The Auction Agent shall not be liable for acting or refraining from acting upon any telephone communication authorized hereby which the Auction Agent reasonably believes in good faith to have been given by the Fund or by a Broker-Dealer. The Auction Agent may record telephone communications with the Fund or with the Broker-Dealers or with both.
Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent Neither the Documentation Agent nor the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
