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The Administrative Agent shall have received the financial statements referred to in Section 3.1 (it being understood that any public filing of such financials with the SEC shall constitute delivery of such financials).
43Financial Statements
If Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of Executive’s death, Disability or retirement during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive or Executive’s legal representatives under this Agreement, other than for payment of Accrued Salary and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. Accrued Salary shall be paid to Executive or Executive’s estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision of Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as used in this Section 7(b) shall include without limitation, and Executive or Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive, benefits under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death, disability or retirement benefits, if any, as are applicable to Executive on the Date of Termination.
27Death
Each option shall terminate, and may no longer be exercised, on the earlier of the (i) the date ten years after the date of grant or (ii) the date 60 days after the optionee ceases to serve as a director of the Company for any reason, whether by death, resignation, removal or otherwise.
88Terminations
This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any Party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of New York (other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York) including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.  Each of Johnson Controls and Adient, on behalf of itself and the members of its Group, hereby irrevocably (a) agrees that any Dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (or, only if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York), (b) waives any claims of forum non conveniens, and agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, as provided in New York General Obligations Law § 5-1402, (c) agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to its respective address set forth in Section 9.10 shall be effective service of process for any litigation brought against it in any such court or for the taking of any other acts as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate any judgment of said courts and (d) UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE.
47Governing Laws
Lessee shall be responsible for paying, and Lessor shall be responsible for collecting from Lessee and paying over to the appropriate authorities, all applicable Federal transportation taxes and sales, use or other excise taxes imposed by any governmental authority in connection with any use of the Aircraft by Lessee hereunder. Each party shall indemnify the other party against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorney's fees as and when incurred) arising out of its breach of this undertaking.
87Taxes
This Note and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
47Governing Laws
This Agreement and the agreements referred to herein, including Appendices A and B hereto, contain all of the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior understandings or agreements, whether oral or written, between you and the Company, including without limitation your UK Employment Agreement with Criteo Ltd., which is hereby terminated. You acknowledge that you have not relied upon any representations (oral or otherwise) other than those explicitly stated in this letter and the agreements referred to in this letter.
38Entire Agreements
THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE HAS BEEN MADE AND DELIVERED AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  WHEREVER POSSIBLE EACH PROVISION OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN SUCH MANNER AS TO BE EFFECTIVE AND VALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, BUT IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE SHALL BE PROHIBITED BY OR INVALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE INEFFECTIVE TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH PROHIBITION OR INVALIDITY, WITHOUT INVALIDATING THE REMAINDER OF SUCH PROVISION OR THE REMAINING PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE.
47Governing Laws
If any provision of this Amendment is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
79Severability
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SELLER AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM (I) ARISING UNDER ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS TO BE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AT CLOSING, OR (II) CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. SELLER OR BUYER MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
Each Grantor hereby agrees, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, and their respective successors, assigns, agents and employees in accordance with the terms of Section 9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement applied mutatis mutandis .
50Indemnity
(a) Each Party shall own all data and information (i) provided by it to the other Party in connection with its receipt of Services or (ii) created by or for the other Party solely on behalf of it in relation to the provision of Services (collectively, “ Service Receiver Data ”).
53Intellectual Property
This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by written agreement of Buyer and the Shareholders at any time prior to the Closing with respect to any of the terms contained herein.
2Amendments
The Performance-Based Make-Whole Award shall be divided into three segments of 13,189 Shares (each, a “ Make-Whole Award Segment ”), corresponding to each of the three periods commencing on the Start Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Start Date, the sixth anniversary of the Start Date and the seventh anniversary of the Start Date, respectively (each, a “ Make-Whole Vesting Period ”). The number of Shares subject to each Make-Whole Award Segment that become earned, determined in accordance with this Section 2(b), shall vest on the last day of the corresponding Make-Whole Vesting Period, subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries through such date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4). The number of Shares underlying each Make-Whole Award Segment that become earned will be based on the level of the Compound Annual TSR Growth Rate for such Make-Whole Vesting Period, calculated in accordance with the following table. If the Compound Annual TSR Growth Rate equals a percentage in column A, the percentage of Shares subject to the Make-Whole Award Segment that are earned will equal the corresponding amount in column B. If the Compound Annual TSR Growth Rate falls between 11% and 14% but does not equal a percentage set forth in column A, the percentage of Shares subject to the Make-Whole Award Segment that are earned will be determined by linear interpolation between the two corresponding amounts in column B. Fractional earned Shares shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of Shares.
95Vesting
The representations and warranties of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3 and 4 , the agreements and covenants set forth in Section 5 , and the indemnification provisions set forth in this Section 11 , shall survive each of the Closings and the termination of this Agreement.
85Survival
This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
37Enforcements
As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any other Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.11 , and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrowers and each of Parent’s other Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and all Equity Interests owned by the Holding Company or any other Loan Party are owned free and clear of all Liens except (i) those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01 . As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.11 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary, (b) sets forth the ownership interest of Parent, Topco, Holdings, the Borrowers and any of their Subsidiaries in each of their Subsidiaries, including the percentage of such ownership and (c) identifies each Person the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged on the Closing Date pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.
83Subsidiaries
Section, subsection and other headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
48Headings
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
47Governing Laws
Included in the Seller Disclosure Schedules is a complete and accurate list of all of Seller's Intellectual Property that was developed by Seller to be used with the Acquired Assets, including the trade secrets, service marks, other proprietary information, domain names, source and object codes, copyrights, patents, patent applications, registrations, and applications with respect thereto. Except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedules, Seller owns the entire right, title, and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and such Intellectual Property is not subject to the payment of royalties or any other obligation to any other Person. Except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedules, none of the employees of Seller owns, directly or indirectly, any right, title, or interest in or to the Intellectual Property. To the best knowledge of Seller, none of the Intellectual Property is subject to any order, decree, judgment, stipulation, settlement, Lien, or attachment. There are no pending or threatened proceedings, litigation, or other adverse claims of which Seller is aware affecting or respecting the Intellectual Property. The Intellectual Property does not infringe on the copyright, patent, trade secret, know-how, or other proprietary right of any other Person and comprises all such rights necessary to permit the operation of the business of Seller as now being conducted.
53Intellectual Property
The provisions of the October 2014 Warrant amended herein may not be further modified or amended unless the Investor consents.
2Amendments
The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used to finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including Investments, Restricted Payments and capital expenditures permitted under this Agreement. The proceeds of the Tranche B Term Loans made on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date shall be used only (i) to repay in full the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Tranche B Term Loans, together with any accrued interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, (ii) for general corporate purposes and (iii) to pay related costs and expenses.
92Use Of Proceeds
Records of the Grantor, Nexeo, or any of their respective affiliates regarding your period of employment, termination of employment and the reason therefor, leaves of absence, re-employment, and other matters shall be conclusive for all purposes hereunder, unless determined by the aforementioned parties to be incorrect.
73Records
The Parties will identify aspects of the Products that can benefit from improvement including manufacturing changes and hardware and/or software changes. In addition, there may be aspects of the Products that will require correction. This Section 18 specifies the Parties' responsibilities and the actions to be taken in respect to such improvements and corrections.
46General
Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.2(k), 6.3(c) and 6.09, after the date of grant of a Stock Incentive, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, modify the terms and conditions of a Stock Incentive, except to the extent that such modification would be inconsistent with other provisions of the Plan or the Code or would adversely affect the rights of a Participant under the Stock Incentive (except as otherwise permitted under the Plan).
60Modifications
This Amendment shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Texas and to venue in Houston, Texas.
82Submission To Jurisdiction
The parties agree that irreparable damage would result and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached or threatened to be breached at or prior to the Closing. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, without the proof of actual damages, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions or orders for specific performance, in addition to all other remedies available to the parties at law or in equity as a remedy for any such breach or threatened breach. Each party agrees to (a) not raise any objections to the availability of equitable relief and (b) waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy.
81Specific Performance
The term of a Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent award, Deferred Stock award, Stock Payment award and/or Restricted Stock Unit award shall be set by the Administrator in its discretion.
89Terms
No actions, suits or proceedings are pending or, to Borrower's knowledge, threatened, against or affecting it before any court, governmental or administrative body or agency which might result in any material adverse change in the operations, business property, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, or which would question the validity of this Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken by Borrower pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement.
58Litigations
Buyer, and its Authorized Assignee(s), acting through any of their respective duly empowered and authorized officers, has all necessary entity power and authority to transact the business in which it is engaged, and has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to execute and deliver the documents and instruments required of Buyer herein, and to perform its obligations hereunder; and no consent of any of Buyer’s directors, officers or members is required to so empower or authorize Buyer.  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Buyer, is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, and, neither this Agreement nor compliance with or fulfillment of the terms and conditions hereof will conflict with, or result in a breach of, the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any agreement to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer is otherwise bound, or any judicial order to which Buyer is a party or to which Buyer is subject.  All documents to be executed by Buyer which are to be delivered at Closing, will, at the time of Closing, (i) be duly authorized, executed and delivered by Buyer, (ii) be legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer, and (iii) not violate, to the best of Buyer’s knowledge, any provision of any agreement or judicial order to which Buyer is a party or to which Buyer is subject.
9Authority
Each Group Member owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted.  No material claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property, nor does the Borrower know of any valid basis for any such claim except claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The use of Intellectual Property by each Group Member does not infringe on the rights of any Person in any material respect except to the extent that such use could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
53Intellectual Property
The Mortgagor shall keep the Property continuously insured, in an amount not less than the cost to replace the Property or an amount not less than eighty percent (80%) of the full insurable value of the Property, whichever is greater, covering such risks and in such amounts and with such deductibles as are satisfactory to the Mortgagee and its counsel including, without limitation, insurance against loss or damage by fire, with extended coverage and against other hazards as the Mortgagee may from time to time require. With respect to any property under construction or reconstruction, the Mortgagor shall maintain builder’s risk insurance. The Mortgagor shall also maintain comprehensive general public liability insurance, in an amount of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate per location, which includes contractual liability insurance for the Mortgagor’s obligations under the Leases, and worker’s compensation insurance. All property and builder’s risk insurance shall include protection for continuation of income for a period of twelve (12) months, in the event of any damage caused by the perils referred to above. All policies, including policies for any amounts carried in excess of the required minimum and policies not specifically required by the Mortgagee, shall be with an insurance company or companies satisfactory to the Mortgagee, shall be in form satisfactory to the Mortgagee, shall meet all coinsurance requirements of the Mortgagee, shall be maintained in full force and effect, shall be assigned to the Mortgagee, with premiums prepaid, as collateral security for payment of the Obligations, shall be endorsed with a standard mortgagee clause in favor of the Mortgagee and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days’ notice of cancellation to the Mortgagee. Such insurance shall also name the Mortgagee as an additional insured under the comprehensive general public liability policy and the Mortgagor shall also deliver to the Mortgagee a copy of the replacement cost coverage endorsement. If the Property is located in an area which has been identified by any governmental agency, authority or body as a flood hazard area, then the Mortgagor shall maintain a flood insurance policy covering the Property in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the original amount of the Obligations or (b) the maximum limit of coverage available under the federal program; provided, however, the Mortgagee may require greater amounts in its sole discretion.
51Insurances
Except as otherwise specified herein or if the context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Sale and Servicing Agreement ”), by and among Nissan Auto Receivables Corporation II, as seller, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, as servicer, Nissan Auto Receivables 2016-C Owner Trust, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee.
29Definitions
(a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lender its consolidated balance sheet and statements of earnings and statements of cash flows, together with the notes thereto, as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP, independent public accountants.
43Financial Statements
All capitalized terms and other terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.
28Defined Terms
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Revolving Facility Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), through the Administrative Agent, on the first day of each calendar month, and on the date on which the Commitments of all the Revolving Facility Lenders shall be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”) on the daily amount of the Available Unused Commitment of such Revolving Facility Lender during the preceding month (or other period commencing with the Closing Date or ending with the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated) at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. The Commitment Fee due to each Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the last of the Commitments of such Lender shall be terminated as provided herein.
42Fees
The Committee may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Bonus Plan, in whole or in part, at any time, including adopting amendments deemed necessary or desirable to correct any defect or to supply omitted data or to reconcile any inconsistency in the Bonus Plan or in any Bonus Award granted hereunder; provided, however , that no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation shall be made that would (i) increase the amount of compensation payable pursuant to such Bonus Award, (ii) cause compensation that is, or may become, payable hereunder to fail to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, or (iii) change the payment dates of any shares of Common Stock if such change would fail to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent necessary or advisable under applicable law, including Section 162(m), Bonus Plan amendments shall be subject to stockholder approval. At no time before the actual distribution of funds to Participants under the Bonus Plan shall any Participant accrue any vested interest or right whatsoever under the Bonus Plan except as otherwise stated in the Bonus Plan.
2Amendments
The Partnership may, without prior written consent or notice, (i) file the Transaction Agreements as exhibits to Exchange Act reports and (ii) disclose such information with respect to any Purchaser as required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of the NYSE or other exchange on which securities of the Partnership are listed or traded. The Partnership shall, on or before the fourth Business Day following the date hereof, file one or more Current Reports on Form 8-K with the SEC (the “ 8-K Filing ”) describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements and including as exhibits to such 8-K Filing, the Transaction Agreements in the form required by the Exchange Act.
31Disclosures
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws and regulations of Wyoming. The parties hereby waive a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in respect of any matter arising out or in connection with this Agreement. The parties agree that in the event of any action, litigation or proceeding between the parties arising out of or in relation to this Agreement, the prevailing party in a final judgment after the appeal period has passed shall be awarded, in addition to any damages, injunctions or other relief, such party’s costs and expenses, including but not limited to all related costs and reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and experts’ fees incurred in bringing such action, litigation or proceeding and/or enforcing any judgment or order granted therein.
47Governing Laws
All notices or other communications given or made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed by registered mail or delivered by email or facsimile with written confirmation of receipt to the Optionee and/or to the Company at the addresses shown on the letterhead above, or at such other place as the Company may designate by written notice to the Optionee. The Optionee is responsible for notifying the Company in writing of any change in the Optionee’s address, and the Company shall be deemed to have complied with any obligation to provide the Optionee with notice by sending such notice to the address indicated below.
65Notices
The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of this Agreement by each party hereto.
1Agreements
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the Company and you regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and inducements, whether express or implied, oral or written; provided, however , this Agreement does not impact, alter, modify, amend or otherwise supersede any of the rights or obligations of either party under any employment agreement or arrangement, or any existing severance agreements in place between you and the Company. No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be effective without a prior written agreement signed by you and the Company.
38Entire Agreements
You hereby consent and agree that state courts located in Montgomery County, Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas each shall have personal jurisdiction and proper venue with respect to any dispute between you and the Company arising in connection with the Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units, these Terms and Conditions, or the Agreement. In any dispute with the Company, you will not raise, and you hereby expressly waive, any objection or defense to such jurisdiction as an inconvenient forum.
94Venues
The MSR Owner has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
9Authority
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the Executive’s employment and all related matters, except for the agreements set forth on Exhibit C hereto, which shall remain in effect.
38Entire Agreements
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 2.5), the Sellers and the Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Legal Requirements to consummate and make effective the sale of the Purchased Assets and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities in accordance with this Agreement.  The Sellers shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 to be satisfied on a timely basis.  The Buyer shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.3 to be satisfied on a timely basis.  Neither the Sellers, on the one hand, nor the Buyer, on the other hand, shall, without the prior written consent of the other, take any action that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with or delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  From time to time, on or after the Closing Date, the Sellers shall execute and deliver such documents to the Buyer as the Buyer may reasonably request in order to more effectively vest in the Buyer all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
45Further Assurances
This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic Laws of, and enforced in, the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.
47Governing Laws
Except as expressly provided herein, the execution and delivery of this Eighth Amendment shall not be deemed or construed to (i) constitute an extension, modification or waiver of any term or condition of the Original TSA , (ii) give rise to any obligation on the part of any Party to extend, modify or waive any term or condition of the Original TSA , or (iii) be a waiver by any Party of any of its rights under the Original TSA , at law or in equity.
63No Waivers
The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of each Loan Party to do so), in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its aggregate outstanding Loans and unused Commitments hereunder determined at the time such indemnity is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (it being understood and agreed that any action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents), in any such case for purposes of this Section 9.07 , shall in no event in and of itself be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct). The failure of any Lender to reimburse any Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to such Agent as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse such Agent for its ratable share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse such Agent for such other Lender’s ratable share of such amount. The agreements in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Commitments and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable under any Loan Document.
49Indemnifications
Upon the occurrence of any of the following (each, an “Event of Default”): (a) Applicant fails to pay or perform any obligation under the Documents or under any other agreement between Applicant and Bank when due or there shall otherwise occur a default thereunder, (b) Bank’s security interest in the Collateral ceases to be a first priority perfected security interest; (c) there occurs a material adverse change in the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Applicant or a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of Applicant’s obligations under the Documents; (e) Applicant becomes insolvent; or (f) a petition is filed by or against Applicant for relief under any bankruptcy or other debtor relief law, then, unless Bank chooses otherwise, any and all obligations of Applicant to Bank under the Documents shall be due and payable in full without notice or demand and Bank may exercise all rights and remedies available to it, at law, in equity and otherwise, including rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code.
75Remedies
Such Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation, with all necessary power and authority to own properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted, except in each case as would not prevent the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
40Existence
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in any disclosure schedules attached hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
20Confidentiality
Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, each capitalized term in this Agreement shall have the meaning given to it in The Progressive Corporation 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). References herein to performance results of the Company mean the applicable results achieved by the Subsidiaries and mutual company affiliate of the Company in the portfolio(s) to the extent directly managed by Progressive Capital Management Corp. during the Evaluation Period (“Managed Portfolios”).
29Definitions
All notices to the Second Lien Secured Parties and the First Lien Secured Parties and the Third Lien Secured Parties permitted or required under this Agreement shall be sent to the Second Lien Representative and the applicable First Lien Representative, and the applicable Third Lien Representatives respectively. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served or sent by facsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of facsimile, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed. For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth below each party’s name on the signature pages hereto or in the Joinder Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.
65Notices
All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Purchaser and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company’s reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
31Disclosures
No later than the Delivery Date, Administrative Agent shall have received from Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantors evidence of the policies of insurance required by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
51Insurances
The Credit Parties shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance with respect to their assets, properties and business, against such hazards and liabilities, of such types and in such amounts, as is customarily maintained by companies in the same or similar businesses similarly situated, including Flood Insurance.  Each such policy of insurance shall (i) in the case of each liability policy, name Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy contain a loss payable clause or endorsement that names Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the loss payee thereunder and, to the extent available, provide for at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy (or ten (10) days’ prior written notice in the case of the failure to pay any premiums thereunder).  A true and complete listing of such insurance, including issuers, coverages and deductibles, shall be provided to Agent promptly following Agent’s request. Notwithstanding the requirements above, Flood Insurance shall not be required for (x) Real Estate not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, or (y) Real Estate located in a Special Flood Hazard Area in a community that does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.
51Insurances
The Borrowers have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Bank its most recent balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows (as applicable, the “Historical Financial Statements” ). The Historical Financial Statements are true, complete and accurate in all material respects and fairly present the financial condition, assets and liabilities, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and the results of the Companies’ operations for the period specified therein. The Historical Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time ( “GAAP” ) consistently applied from period to period, subject in the case of interim statements to normal year-end adjustments and to any customary comments and notes reasonably acceptable to the Bank.
43Financial Statements
Neither New Operator nor Kindred shall assign any of its rights under this Agreement without first obtaining the other party’s written consent. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not counter any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
7Assignments
If any provision of this Agreement, or any portion of any provision hereof, is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in force and effect as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had not been included herein. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision or a portion thereof shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
79Severability
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing and (iv) except to the extent set forth in the applicable Foreign Pledge Agreements, any foreign laws, rules and regulations as they relate to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries.
36Enforceability
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
47Governing Laws
The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents; (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected.
61No Conflicts
The parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached, and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor. It is accordingly agreed that, prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to ARTICLE VII , the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the performance of terms and provisions of this Agreement, without proof of actual damages (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. The parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.
81Specific Performance
To the Knowledge of Seller, the Intellectual Property Rights in the Business Intellectual Property that are the subject of any issued registration are valid and enforceable. Seller does not know of any facts or circumstances that could impair the validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property Right in the Business Intellectual Property.
36Enforceability
In the event of a breach of Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 by the Executive, then the Executive shall immediately reimburse the Company the entire gross amount of the severance benefits paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 3 up to the date of such breach. The forfeiture provisions of this Section 4.4 shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity.
75Remedies
The Buyer has full right, power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Other Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Other Agreements does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Agreements will not (i) violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under any term or provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Buyer, (ii) violate, conflict with or constitute a breach of any law, order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation of any court, governmental agency or arbitration tribunal known by the Buyer to be applicable to it, (iii) any violate any provision of or result in the breach of, modification of, acceleration of the maturity of obligations under, or constitute a default, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or otherwise be in conflict with or result in a loss of material contractual benefits to the Buyer under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract, lease, note, bond, indenture, instrument, mortgage, deed of trust, license, security agreement or other agreement, obligation or instrument to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) require any consent, approval or notice under any law, rule or decree, document or instrument (other than where the failure to obtain such consent or approval, or give such notice, would not result in a material adverse effect on the Buyer); or (v) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim, restriction, charge or encumbrance upon the Buyer or any of its assets, other than with respect to clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 5(a), such violations, conflicts, breaches, modifications or defaults, or such liens, claims, restrictions, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Buyer or on its ability to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder and under the Other Agreements.
61No Conflicts
Except as modified by this Amendment, the Agreement is in all other respects hereby ratified and confirmed.
1Agreements
This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties’ respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided , however , that, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party but without the other Party’s prior consent, a Party (i) may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates provided that the assigning Party shall remain primarily liable under this Agreement and/or (ii) shall assign this Agreement to the successor to such Party in connection with a Change of Control of such Party provided that such successor, in the reasonable judgment of the other Party, is able to perform the assigning Party’s obligations under this Agreement.
7Assignments
(a) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Pledgor, or its properties, in the courts of any jurisdiction.
56Jurisdictions
Survival .  Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
85Survival
The term of the Partnership shall continue until December 31, 2065, unless earlier terminated, wound up and dissolved and terminated in accordance with this Agreement and the Partnership Act.
89Terms
This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Notes, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower and Operating Lessee, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.
85Survival
No amendment, modification, rescission, waiver or release of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each party hereto.
2Amendments
The Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public announcement, the name of the Investors without the consent of the Investors unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement.
71Publicity
Participant Deferrals shall be vested in accordance with the same vesting schedule and same vesting conditions applicable to the deferred Award under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. The portion of a Participant’s Accounts that remains unvested upon his or her Separation from Service after the application of the terms of this Section 3.5 shall be forfeited.
95Vesting
Except as permitted herein, no Seller Party nor any Servicer shall sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in or lien on or otherwise encumber (except pursuant to the Program Agreements), any of the Purchased Assets, Mortgage Loans or Contributed Assets or any interest therein, provided that this Section shall not prevent any transfer of Purchased Assets, Mortgage Loans or Contributed Assets in accordance with the Program Agreements. Except as set forth herein, no Seller Party shall assign any of its rights under any Underlying Repurchase Documents to any Person.
7Assignments
The proceeds of (a) the Initial Term Loans borrowed on the Closing Date will be used on the Closing Date to (x) pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions and (y) fund the Notes Redemption Collateral Account, the Founders Share Purchase Collateral Account, the Restricted Cash Collateral Account and the Designated US Account in the respective amounts set forth in Section 2.01 for the purpose of effecting the Tender Offer, the Stock Purchase, the Squeeze Out and the Subordinated Notes Repayments and (b) any Incremental Loans will be used by the Borrower for general corporate purposes and other legal purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, Permitted Acquisitions and other permitted Investments, permitted refinancings of Indebtedness, Consolidated Capital Expenditures and permitted Restricted Payments).
92Use Of Proceeds
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Amendment.
26Counterparts
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 , the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for general corporate purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices and as contemplated by the Pay-Off Letter), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (c) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
92Use Of Proceeds
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice given at any time to the Company, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before December 27, 2016; provided, however, that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties). In the event of any termination by a Purchaser under this Section 5.1, the Company shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days of such termination) refund all of such Purchaser’s subscription amount.
88Terminations
The Company shall maintain insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonable and customary for the business for which it is engaged.
51Insurances
If Employee breaches any covenant set forth in Section  2 or Section  3 hereof, the term of such covenant shall be extended by the period of the duration of such breach. The covenants contained in Section  2 hereof shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each country, province, state, city or other political subdivision of the Restricted Territory. Except for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in Section  2 hereof. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court refuses to enforce any of such separate covenants (or any part thereof), Parent and Employee agree that such unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be eliminated from this Agreement to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be enforced. If the provisions of Section  2 or Section  3 are deemed to exceed the time, geographic or scope limitations permitted by applicable law, Parent and Employee agree that such provisions shall be reformed to the maximum time, geographic or scope limitations, as the case may be, permitted by applicable law.
89Terms
This Eighth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
26Counterparts
The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of the Plan and Grant Instruments issued under the Plan shall exclusively be governed by and determined in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
47Governing Laws
Liberty hereby represents and warrants to A/N that Liberty is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Liberty and the consummation by Liberty of the transactions contemplated hereby (i) will not violate or constitute a breach of or conflict with its certificate of incorporation or bylaws and (ii) have been duly and validly authorized by, and no other proceedings on the part of, Liberty are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Liberty and, assuming it has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by A/N, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Liberty enforceable against Liberty in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
76Representations
This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to the conflicts of law rules thereof.
47Governing Laws
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3.   Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules.  N otwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.3.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.
20Confidentiality
(a)(i)  The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2011 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2012 and the related consolidated statements of operations and of cash flows for the fiscal years or quarters, as the case may be, ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by, in the case of the annual financial statements, an unqualified report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years or quarters, as the case may be, then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed therein).
43Financial Statements
The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “ IP Rights ”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, except where the failure to own or possess the right to use such IP Rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The use of such IP Rights by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary does not infringe upon any rights held by any other Person, except for any infringement that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.18(a) , no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
53Intellectual Property
Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Consent or any other Loan Document entered into in connection with this Consent.
62No Defaults
The Officer may take such weeks of vacation time as authorized by the Bank’s personnel policies and at such periods during each year as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Officer shall determine from time to time. The Officer shall be entitled to full compensation during such vacation periods.
93Vacations
This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and shall thereupon amend and restate in full the Original Registration Rights Agreement.
34Effectiveness
Upon any taxable event arising in connection with the Bonus Units, the General Partner shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld), or to require Director to remit to the General Partner or one of its Affiliates an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such event.  In satisfaction of the foregoing requirement, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the General Partner or one of its Affiliates shall withhold, or cause to be surrendered, from any cash or equity remuneration (including any of the Common Units issued under this Agreement) then or thereafter payable to Director an amount equal to the aggregate amount of taxes required to be withheld with respect to such event.  The amount of such withholding shall be limited to the aggregate amount of taxes required to be withheld based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such taxable income; provided ,   however , that such withholding may be based on rates in excess of the minimum statutory withholding rates if (x) the Committee (i) determines that such withholding would not result in adverse accounting, tax or other consequences to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates (other than immaterial administrative, reporting or similar consequences) and (ii) authorizes such withholding at such greater rates and (y) Director consents to such withholding at such greater rates.  Director acknowledges and agrees that none of the Board, the Committee, the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates has made any representation or warranty as to the tax consequences to Director as a result of the receipt of the Bonus Units.  Director represents that he is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences. Director represents that he has consulted with any tax consultants that Director deems advisable in connection with the Bonus Units .
86Tax Withholdings
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of his, her, or its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of Buyer and Seller Representative.
7Assignments
EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY OR ANY OBLIGOR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND ISSUING LENDER ENTERING INTO THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
Each Credit Party hereby releases, remises, acquits and forever discharges Agent and each of Lenders and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, successors and assigns, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations, and related corporate divisions (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), from any and all actions and causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, damages and expenses of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties prior to and including the effectiveness of this Agreement, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents (collectively, the “ Released Matters ”). Each Credit Party acknowledges that the agreements in this paragraph are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters.
74Releases
WES shall use the proceeds of the offering of the Purchased Common Units to fund a portion of the purchase contemplated by the Contribution Agreement or for general partnership purposes.
92Use Of Proceeds
Any claim or controversy arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or its breach, shall be settled by arbitration in Palm Beach County, Florida in accordance with the governing rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
6Arbitration
Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than (x) the Borrower, MCRC and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, (y) a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the benefit of, a natural Person, or (z) Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary of Defaulting Lender) (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents without notice or consent of the Borrower, Administrative Agent or any other party hereto; provided that (a) any such sale or participation shall not affect the rights and duties of the selling Lender hereunder to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the Lender shall continue to exercise all approvals, disapprovals and other functions of a Lender, (b) the only rights granted to the participant pursuant to such participation arrangements with respect to waivers, amendments or modifications of, or approvals under, the Loan Documents shall be the rights to approve waivers, amendments or modifications that would reduce the principal of or the interest rate on any Loans, extend the term (other than any extension contemplated by the definition of “ Maturity Date ”) or increase the amount of the Commitment of such Lender as it relates to such participant, reduce the amount of any fees to which such participant is entitled or extend any regularly scheduled payment date for principal or interest, and (c) no participant shall have the right to grant further participations or assign its rights, obligations or interests under such participation to other Persons without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld).
67Participations