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THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LAWS OF WHICH THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY ELECTS TO APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PROVISIONS FOR CHOICE OF LAW THEREUNDER. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE COMMENCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
4Applicable Laws
Executive shall be entitled to indemnification as an officer of the Company as provided in the Indemnification Agreement entered into with the Company dated January 23, 2017 (the “ Indemnification Agreement ”), along with the applicable provisions of the Company’s director and officer liability insurance (if any), bylaws and Delaware law, without regard to any future changes in Executive’s assignment or position.
49Indemnifications
Any notice under this Plan shall be in writing and shall be effective when actually delivered or, if mailed, when deposited as first class mail postage prepaid. Mail shall be directed to the Company or Committee at the Company’s main administrative offices, to the Participant at the Participant’s last known home address shown in the Company’s records, or to such other address as a party may specify by notice to the other parties.
65Notices
If any suit, arbitration or other proceeding is commenced by any Party that in any way arises out of, or relates to, this Guaranty, then the prevailing party in such proceeding shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ and expert witness fees and costs against each non-prevailing Party. Any judgment or order entered in any legal proceeding shall contain a specific provision providing for the recovery of all costs and expenses of suit including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and expert witness fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) enforcing, perfecting and executing such judgment; (ii) post-judgment motions; (iii) contempt proceedings; (iv) garnishment, levy, and debtor and third-party examinations; (v) discovery; and (vi) bankruptcy litigation.
25Costs
This Third Amendment may be separately executed in counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Third Amendment.
26Counterparts
The Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
3Anti-Corruption Laws
Enter into, or permit any Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into, any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any material property or assets owned by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date to any Person (other than the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) with the intention of taking back a lease of such property or assets or any similar property or assets, except in connection with Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 9.8 .
77Sales
Notices and communications under this Award Certificate must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be addressed to: ScanSource, Inc., 6 Logue Court, Greenville, SC 29615, Attn: Secretary, or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant. Notices to the Participant will be directed to the address of the Participant then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by the Participant in a written notice to the Company.
65Notices
Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or as set forth on Schedule 4.9, there are no actions, suits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its properties, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.
58Litigations
Pledgor hereby agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of Pledgor, Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby, or to enable Agent or any of its agents to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any portion of such collateral.
45Further Assurances
The Employee further agrees that, subject to reimbursement of the Employee’s reasonable expenses, the Employee will cooperate fully with the Company, its successors and assigns, and their counsel with respect to any matter (including litigation, investigations, or governmental proceedings) in which the Employee was in any way involved during the Employee’s employment with the Company; provided that such cooperation shall not unreasonably interfere with Employee’s employment with another employer or search for such employment after termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company. The Employee shall render such cooperation in a timely manner on reasonable notice from the Company.
24Cooperation
Purchaser shall have received all such other and further documents, documentation and legal opinions (including, without limitation, opinions regarding the perfection of Purchaser’s security interests) as Purchaser shall have required.
45Further Assurances
THIS WARRANT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORAD APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPUTE.
47Governing Laws
The Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, except that the provisions for the creation, perfection and enforcement of the lien(s) and security interest(s) created under the Loan Documents shall be governed by the jurisdiction in which the Collateral is located, and the Loan Documents shall bind each Borrowers’ heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of Bank’s successors and assigns.
4Applicable Laws
If a Change in Control shall occur, the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 shall immediately terminate and be of no further force and effect.
17Change In Control
This Plan will bind any successor (a “ Successor ”) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would have been obligated under this Plan if no such succession had taken place. In the case of any transaction in which a Successor would not, pursuant to the foregoing provision or by operation of law, be bound by this Plan, the Company will require such Successor expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Plan, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would have been required to perform such obligations if no such succession had taken place. The term “Company”, as used in this Plan, will mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any Successor and any assignee to such business or assets that by reason hereof becomes bound by this Plan.
84Successors
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of laws of any other jurisdiction.
47Governing Laws
Every provision for notice pursuant to this Mortgage shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions of the Loan Agreement.
65Notices
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada as such laws are applied to agreements between Nevada residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Nevada.
4Applicable Laws
The Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have the right to (i) withhold from any cash payment made under the Plan or any other compensation or payments owed to a Participant an amount sufficient to cover any required withholding taxes (including income taxes, social insurance contributions, payments on account or any other taxes or charges owed by Participant) related to the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award, and (ii) require a Participant or other person receiving Shares under the Plan to pay a cash amount sufficient to cover any required withholding taxes (as described above) before actual receipt of those Shares. In lieu of all or any part of a cash payment from a person receiving Shares under the Plan, the Committee may permit the individual to cover all or any part of the required withholdings (up to the Participant’s minimum required tax withholding rate, if any) through a reduction in the number of Shares delivered or a delivery or tender to the Company of Shares held by the Participant or other person, in each case valued in the same manner as used in computing the withholding taxes under applicable laws.
86Tax Withholdings
The effective date of the Plan is September 23, 2009. The Plan shall not become effective unless and until it is approved by the requisite percentage of the holders of the Common Stock of the Company. The Plan shall terminate on, and no award shall be granted hereunder on or after, the 10-year anniversary of the earlier of the approval of the Plan by (i) the Board or (ii) the shareholders of the Company; provided, however, that the Board may at any time prior to that date terminate the Plan.
33Effective Dates
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Business, no claims or other Actions are pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing, and since January 1, 2015, no Asset Seller Entity has received any written notice or claim alleging that any Asset Seller Entity is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property of any Person in the operation of the Business.
53Intellectual Property
Neither this Amendment, nor shall Lender’s agreement to make the Additional Advance, be deemed or construed in any manner as a waiver by the Lender of any claims, Proceedings, defaults, Events of Default, breaches or misrepresentations by the Credit Parties under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Documents, or any of Lender’s rights or remedies in connection therewith.
63No Waivers
Each party’s obligations under this Section  3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Lender or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of the Lender, the termination of the Commitment and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
85Survival
None of Seller or the Company has admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, is subject to a present filing against it of a petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take advantage of any insolvency act, is subject to a present assignment for the benefit of creditors, has consented to the appointment of a receiver for itself or for the whole or any substantial part of its property, or is subject to a present petition in bankruptcy, adjudication of bankruptcy or filing of a petition or answer seeking reorganization or arrangement under any bankruptcy laws.
80Solvency
The Lender agrees    that concurrently with its execution of this Agreement, it is executing and delivering to the Company an Assignment and Termination of Net Profits Interest in the form attached as Exhibit B , terminating all rights and obligations under the Assignment of Net Profits Interest dated as of August 28, 2013 by the Company to the Lender.
7Assignments
The Bank shall employ Executive to serve as Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer — Commercial and Industrial of the Bank and Executive Vice President of Bancorp, a publicly traded corporation.
69Positions
Create any direct or indirect subsidiary of Borrower.
83Subsidiaries
Notwithstanding Section  3(a) of this Agreement, all unvested RSUs shall become fully vested as of the occurrence of a Change in Control.
17Change In Control
The number of SSARs and/or the Conversion Price are subject to adjustment by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of the Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend on Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company.
0Adjustments
This Agreement is personal and not assignable by Dehaemers. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company or any Partnership Entity without notice to or consent of any other party of this Agreement; provided that, such assignment must be to a Constituent Company. Except as described in the preceding sentence, this Agreement is not assignable by any party hereto without the consent of all the parties to this Agreement.
7Assignments
On one or more Closing Dates, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each of the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the Shares at a price for each Share issuable on the applicable Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Per Share Purchase Price (“ Share Purchase Price ”), together with Warrants to purchase in the aggregate shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of all Purchasers’ Conversion Shares, at a price for each Warrant issuable on the applicable Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement of $0.125 per Warrant Share (“ Warrant Purchase Price ”) (such purchase and sale being the “ Closing ”). In the aggregate, the Share Purchase Price and Warrant Purchase Price (together, the “ Purchase Price ”) shall equal a maximum of $1,100,000. Prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, inter alia , such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser by a wire transfer of immediately available funds, and the Company shall, on the Closing Date, deliver to each Purchaser, inter alia , written confirmation (including via email) from the Transfer Agent that it has issued book entry positions in the Shares of Series H-3 Preferred Stock as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a). The Company and each Purchaser shall also deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closings shall occur at the offices of G&M or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. There may be more than one (1) Closing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Closing Date shall occur on or before March 31, 2017 (such outside date, “ Termination Date ”). If any Closing is not held on or before the Termination Date, (i) all subscription documents executed by the Company or a Purchaser shall be returned to the Company or such Purchaser, as applicable, and (ii) each Subscription Amount shall be returned, without interest or deduction to the Purchaser who delivered such Subscription Amount.
18Closings
Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by the Buyer may be rescinded by the Buyer and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Buyer, and the Repurchase Agreement, and the other Repurchase Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Buyer may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Buyer for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.  The Buyer shall not have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for this Guaranty or any property subject thereto.  When making any demand hereunder against Guarantor, the Buyer may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on the Seller or any other guarantor; provided that any failure by the Buyer to make any such demand or to collect any payments from the Seller or any such other guarantor or any release of Seller or such other guarantor shall not relieve Guarantor of its obligations or liabilities hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter of law, of the Buyer against Guarantor.  For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include, but not require, the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
2Amendments
The Issuer, the Company and the Guarantors hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and County of New York in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to or based upon this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Issuer, the Company and the Guarantors irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding in any such court arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
21Consent To Jurisdiction
The Company shall withhold from any amount or property payable hereunder all Federal, state, city or other income or employment taxes required by law to be withheld.
86Tax Withholdings
Headings used herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not alter the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Program.
48Headings
Any notice, demand or other communication which may or is required to be given under this Agreement must be in writing and must be: (a) personally delivered; (b) transmitted by United States postage prepaid mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; (c) transmitted by reputable overnight courier service, such as Federal Express; or (d) transmitted by electronic mail to Purchaser and Seller as listed below. Notice to one Purchaser shall constitute notice to all Purchaser and notice to one Seller shall constitute notice to all Seller.
65Notices
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that his obligations provided herein are necessary and reasonable in order to protect the Company and its affiliates and their respective business and the Executive expressly agrees that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate the Company and/or its affiliates for any breach by the Executive of his covenants and agreements set forth herein. Accordingly, the Executive agrees and acknowledges that any such violation or threatened violation of this Section 3 will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against he threatened breach of this Section 3 or the continuation of any such breach by the Executive without the necessity of proving actual damages.
75Remedies
This Agreement is the product of negotiations among the Parties, and in the enforcement or interpretation hereof, is to be interpreted in a neutral manner, and any presumption with regard to interpretation for or against any Party by reason of that Party having drafted or caused to be drafted this Agreement, or any portion hereof, shall not be effective in regard to the interpretation hereof.  The Parties were each represented by counsel during the negotiations and drafting of this Agreement and continue to be represented by counsel.  In addition, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with section 102 of the Bankruptcy Code.
55Interpretations
From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. 17 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.
68Payments
Employer shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to Employee hereunder any and all sums required for federal income and social security taxes and all state or local taxes now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable in the future, for which withholding is required by law.
86Tax Withholdings
The Company may withhold all federal, state, and local income and employment taxes relating to Termination Benefits as required under applicable laws and regulations.
99Withholdings
No Loan Party nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
62No Defaults
No Unrestricted Subsidiary Loan shall accrue interest.
54Interests
(a) Except as specifically provided in Section 18(d), no provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by Executive and Olin. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
59Miscellaneous
For purposes of this Section 2.16, the term " Lender " includes any Issuing Bank and the term " applicable law " includes FATCA.
28Defined Terms
This Guaranty and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of each Guarantor hereunder shall terminate and the Guarantors shall be automatically released from their obligations under this Guaranty (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination), all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person, upon (a) full and indefeasible payment in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations, or (b) the release of such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.7(c) of the Note Purchase Agreement. At the request and sole expense of any Subsidiary Guarantor following any such termination or release, the holders shall take all such action reasonably requested by such Subsidiary Guarantor to evidence the release of such Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under this Guaranty.
88Terminations
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.
47Governing Laws
If Executive ceases to serve as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company due to Executive’s resignation or removal for cause at time prior to the date on which the Company completes its initial Business Combination, all of the Insider Shares granted hereunder will be automatically forfeited by Executive for no consideration and immediately cancelled by the Company.
44Forfeitures
There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened against or affecting, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official which (a) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries considered as a whole except as publicly disclosed prior to the date hereof or (b) in any manner draws into question the validity of this Agreement or the Notes.
58Litigations
In the event of termination of the employment of the Holder for any reason other than those specified in Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 or 9, the LTI will terminate as follows: (i) the Holder’s unvested EIX Options will terminate for no value as of the date such employment terminates, (ii) the Holder’s vested EIX Options will terminate for no value 180 days from the date on which such employment terminated (or, if earlier, on the last day of the applicable EIX Option term) to the extent not theretofore exercised, (iii) the Holder’s unearned Performance Shares will terminate for no value as of the date such employment terminates, and (iv) the Holder’s unvested Restricted Stock Units will terminate for no value as of the date such employment terminates. Any fractional vested EIX Options will be rounded up to the next whole share.
46General
Grantee understands, acknowledges, agrees and hereby stipulates that any and all actual, threatened or attempted violations of any and all covenants in this Agreement (including, without limitation, covenants in this Section 5), challenges of or to the enforceability of any such covenants and/or findings of unenforceability of any such covenants against the Grantee to any extent by the final non‑appealable resolution of any litigation or other legal proceeding stemming from a threatened or attempted violation of any such covenants by Grantee , may cause the Company irreparable harm, which may not be compensated for by monetary damages alone.
75Remedies
The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
43Financial Statements
The Plan, this Cash Award Agreement and the Appendix constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of the Cash Award Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
38Entire Agreements
The Issuer, the Company, the Guarantors and each of their respective subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged and to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are a party and, in the case of the Company, the Acquisition Agreement, except where the failure to be so qualified or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
66Organizations
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, service marks, copyrights, technology, know-how and processes necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted (the “ Intellectual Property ”) except for those the failure to own or license which could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries know of any valid basis for any such claim except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, the use of such Intellectual Property by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such Intellectual Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been infringed, misappropriated or diluted by any other Person except for such claims, infringements, misappropriation and dilution that, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
53Intellectual Property
This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter and supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements or correspondence between the parties.
38Entire Agreements
The Borrower will use the proceeds of (a) the Initial Term Loans to pay Transaction Costs and for working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, including the financing of acquisitions, other Investments and dividends and other distributions on account of the Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof), in each case permitted hereunder and (b) the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans for working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, including the financing of acquisitions, other Investments and dividends and other distributions on account of the Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof), in each case permitted hereunder.
92Use Of Proceeds
Restricted Stock shall vest in such manner, on such date or dates, or upon the achievement of performance or other conditions, in each case as may be determined by the Committee and set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Committee, the vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock shall occur only while the Participant is employed by or rendering services to the Service Recipient, and all vesting shall cease upon a Participant’s Termination for any reason. In addition to any other restrictions set forth in a Participant’s Restricted Stock Agreement, until such time as the Restricted Stock has vested pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Agreement, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber the Restricted Stock.
95Vesting
Section headings in this Reaffirmation, Amendment and Joinder are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute part of this Reaffirmation, Amendment and Joinder.
48Headings
This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (and any applicable transition relief under Section 409A of the Code). Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Bank nor its directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by Employee as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code.
46General
Executive is expected and is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in the performance of his duties hereunder. The Employer shall reimburse Executive for all such expenses reasonably and actually incurred in accordance with policies which may be adopted from time to time by the Employer promptly upon periodic presentation by Executive of an itemized account, including reasonable substantiation of such expenses. Executive shall be reimbursed his reasonable fees and costs, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with the review, negotiation and execution of this Agreement.
41Expenses
Without limiting the Obligations of Borrower hereunder, each Lender agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent, ratably in accordance with its Proportionate Share for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents; provided , however , that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent they arise from Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in refusing to take or to continue to take any action hereunder or under any other Credit Facility Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its Proportionate Share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, administration or enforcement of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, the Credit Facility Documents, to the extent that Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall not be entitled to indemnification or reimbursement of its expenses under this Section 7.5 if it would not be entitled to indemnification or reimbursement under Sections 5.12 and 8.4, respectively.
49Indemnifications
The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
16Capitalization
This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
26Counterparts
To their knowledge, the Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
53Intellectual Property
It is understood and agreed that your service as Executive Chairman of the Company shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) your voluntarily resignation as Executive Chairman of the Company; provided that you shall provide 90 days’ prior written notice to the Company; (ii) your resignation as Executive Chairman of the Company upon the request of the Company; provided that the Company, will provide 90 days’ prior written notice to you of its request for your resignation, other than if such termination is for Cause (as defined below); (iii) your death or permanent disability; or (iv) your termination by the Company for Cause.  Effective upon the date of such resignation or termination, as applicable, no further compensation will be paid or payable for the position from which you have separated other than those obligations accrued hereunder at such date, and the Company shall pay to you (or your beneficiary or estate) (i) any accrued but unpaid compensation under Section 2 hereof through such date (the “Earned Compensation”), (ii) any vested amounts or benefits owing to you under the Company’s otherwise applicable compensation programs or employee benefit plans and programs, including any compensation previously deferred by you (together with any accrued earnings thereon) and not yet paid by the Company (the “Accrued Obligations”) and (iii) any other amounts or benefits payable due to your retirement, termination, death or disability under the Company’s plans, policies, programs or arrangements (the “Additional Benefits”).  Any Earned Compensation shall be paid in cash in a single lump sum as soon as practicable, but in no event more than 10 business days (or at such earlier date required by law), following the date of termination or resignation. Accrued Obligations and Additional Benefits shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, policy, program or arrangement.
88Terminations
The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Company at any time and in any manner prior to the happening of any event in connection with or in anticipation of a Change of Control that actually occurs, provided that no amendment or termination shall adversely affect the rights and benefits of Participants with respect to Compensation deferred pursuant to the Plan prior to such action. After the happening of any event in connection with or in anticipation of a Change of Control that actually occurs: (a) no amendment shall be made which adversely affects the rights and benefits of Participants with respect to compensation deferred or benefits accrued pursuant to the Plan prior to such amendment; and (b) no amendment may be made with respect to any provision of the Plan which becomes operative upon a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may amend the Plan (whether before or after a Change of Control) to the extent it reasonably deems necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
88Terminations
All references in this Note to sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits and schedules attached hereto, all of which exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein by this reference.
48Headings
LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE OR ANY DOCUMENTS CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALINGS, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY MANNER WITH THE PREMISES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY ACTION TO RESCIND OR CANCEL THIS LEASE OR ANY CLAIMS OR DEFENSES ASSERTING THAT THIS LEASE WAS FRAUDULENTLY INDUCED OR IS OTHERWISE VOID OR VOIDABLE).  THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR LANDLORD AND TENANT TO ENTER AND ACCEPT THIS LEASE.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
This Transfer Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of New York, without regard to any conflicts of law provisions which would require the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.
47Governing Laws
The Closing shall occur in person or by electronic means at Marathon’s offices on May 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time.
18Closings
The capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth below in this Section 1.1 unless otherwise expressly defined in this Agreement.
29Definitions
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of Section 4 , Section 9 , Section 10 and Section 12 will survive the termination of this Agreement.
85Survival
Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company ’ s principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be delivered to the Director under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Director at the Director ’ s address as shown in the records of the Company. Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.
65Notices
The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel.
41Expenses
The Administrative Agent shall have received (A) the audited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012, March 15, 2012 and March 17, 2011 and the related audited statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the respective Fiscal Years then ended and (B) unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of June 15, 2014 and related unaudited interim statements of income and retained earnings.
43Financial Statements
Other than as described on Schedule 5 hereto, as of the Closing Date, it (i) has filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) which it reasonably believes are required to be filed and has paid or made adequate provision in its GAAP financial statements for the payment of all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges due from it or is contesting any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge in good faith through appropriate proceedings, except where the failure to file or pay will not have a material adverse effect on the rights and interests of the Depositor, (ii) knows of no basis for any material additional tax assessment for any fiscal year for which adequate reserves in its GAAP financial statements have not been established and (iii) intends to pay all such taxes, assessments and governmental charges, if any, when due.
87Taxes
Borrower shall pay and otherwise perform, and/or shall cause the payment and performance of, the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
68Payments
The Loan Parties will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, and other documents) that are required under the Collateral Documents or this Agreement to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times (subject to the last paragraph of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement definition) .  The Loan Parties also agree to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents.
45Further Assurances
Change its name or its jurisdiction of formation or relocate its chief executive office without prior written notification to DPW; engage in any business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business, other than or reasonably related or incidental to the businesses currently engaged in by each Borrower; change its fiscal year end.
17Change In Control
The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent such fees as are required under the Fee Letter, and any such other fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing, in each case in the amounts and at the times so specified.  Except as otherwise provided in any written agreement among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
42Fees
Executive will be covered under the Company’s insurance policies (including reasonable and customary directors and officers (“D&O”) insurance) and, subject to applicable law, will be provided indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the Company’s bylaws, certificate of incorporation and standard form of indemnification agreement for officers and directors (which the Parties shall sign on the Effective Date), with such insurance coverage and indemnification to be in accordance with the Company’s standard practices for senior executive officers and directors but on terms no less favorable than provided to any other Company senior executive officer or director. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the indemnification agreement between the Parties, if the company has D&O or other insurance that covers the Executive for a matter and any such insurance has a panel counsel requirement for such matter, then Executive will use such panel counsel or other counsel approved by the insurer, unless there is an actual or potential conflict of interest posed by representation by such counsel, or unless and to the extent the Company waives such requirement in writing and which, if requested by Executive, shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.
49Indemnifications
If there is any change in the Common Stock of the Company by reason of any extraordinary dividend, stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, spin-out, recapitalization, warrant or rights issuance or combination, exchange or reclassification of shares, merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale of substantially all assets or in the Board’s sole discretion, other similar or relevant event, then the number, kind and class of shares available for Stock Based Awards and the number, kind and class of shares subject to outstanding Stock Based Awards, and the price thereof, as applicable, shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board. The adjustment provisions of this Section 3.3 shall apply to individual limitations under the Plan (e.g., limitations on the number of shares covered by any type of Benefit in any one year period).
0Adjustments
The Company hereby engages the Executive to provide during the Consulting Term such services of a consulting or advisory nature as the Company may reasonably request with respect to its business. The Executive will primarily provide consulting services with respect to the transition of leadership to a new Chief Executive Officer. The Executive shall act solely in a consulting capacity hereunder and shall not have authority to act for the Company or to give instructions or orders on behalf of the Company or otherwise to make commitments for or on behalf of the Company. The Executive shall not be an employee of the Company during the Consulting Term, but shall act in the capacity of an independent contractor. The Company shall not exercise control over the detail, manner or methods of the performance of the services by the Executive during the Consulting Term.
32Duties
The section headings of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction or limit the scope or intent of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
48Headings
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and/or the Arranger, constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
38Entire Agreements
This Guaranty and the rights and obligations of Guarantor and Lender hereunder shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the state of Oregon, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
4Applicable Laws
(a) The Borrower agrees that from time to time, at the expense of the Borrower, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver, or otherwise authenticate, all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any pledge or security interest granted or purported to be granted by the Borrower hereunder or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral of the Borrower; provided, however, that in no event shall the Borrower be required to cause the notation of any security interest on any certificate of title.
45Further Assurances
All capitalized terms not defined in this letter agreement have the meaning assigned to them in the XSense Licenses. Except as expressly stated in this letter agreement, the terms and conditions of such XSense licenses remain in full force and effect. However, if there is a conflict between the terms of this letter agreement and the XSense Licenses, the terms of this letter agreement will govern.
46General
This Agreement, and the legal relations between the parties, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut without regard to conflicts of law doctrines and any court action arising out of this Agreement shall be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of Connecticut.
47Governing Laws
To the extent permitted under Section 409A, there shall be deducted from the vested Award Amount the number of shares of Common Stock necessary to cover the amount of any tax required by any governmental authority to be withheld from Employee and paid over by the Company to such governmental authority for the account of Employee. The Company makes no representations or guarantees regarding the tax implications of the Agreement and advises Employee to consult with his attorney and/or tax advisor regarding the tax implications of the Agreement. In addition, except as otherwise contemplated by Section 3 of this Agreement, Employee agrees to hold harmless the Company with respect to any tax liability for any and all federal, state or local taxes or assessments, interest or penalties of any kind arising from the Agreement.
86Tax Withholdings
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10 , 12RT does not have any subsidiaries or agreements of any nature to acquire any subsidiary or to acquire or lease any other business operations. Each subsidiary of 12RT is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each subsidiary of 12RT is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a corporation in each of the jurisdictions in which 12RT owns property, leases property, does business, or is otherwise required to do so, where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on the business of 12RT and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. 12RT owns all of the shares of each subsidiary of 12RT and there are no outstanding options, warrants, subscriptions, conversion rights, or other rights, agreements, or commitments obligating any subsidiary of 12RT to issue any additional common shares of such subsidiary, or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire from any subsidiary of 12RT any shares of such subsidiary.
83Subsidiaries
The Company and its subsidiaries have timely filed all material tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof (subject to any permitted extensions) and (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal and state income taxes (other than with respect to immaterial amounts being contested in good faith) and all other material federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including estimated taxes, assessments, fines and penalties), in each case, required to be paid through the date hereof, and (ii) there is no material tax deficiency that has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.
87Taxes
This Agreement, together with any other agreements entered into on the date hereof between the Limited Partner and the Partnership or its Affiliates, contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces any prior oral or written agreements between the Limited Partner and the Partnership or its Affiliates, including the Consulting Agreement and the offer letter dated June 1, 2016 from the Operating Partnerships and agreed and acknowledged by the Limited Partner.
38Entire Agreements
Any dispute or disagreement regarding this Agreement or relating to the performance of Services for Company under this Agreement shall be settled by final and binding arbitration conducted in Dallas, Texas under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of America by the American Arbitration Association. The parties have the right to pursue the same claims in arbitration that they could pursue in Texas state court or a federal court in Texas. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10 , Company shall be entitled to seek and obtain injunctive relief in a court of law for any alleged breach by Contractor of Section 6 or 7 of this Agreement.
6Arbitration
No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies.  Without limiting any other provision of this Option or the Investment Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Option which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
41Expenses
Neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, provided , however , that (a) the Initial Investors may assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in party, to one or more Affiliates that are “United States persons” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code in accordance with this Agreement, and in order for such assignment to be effective, the assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, provided , that no such assignment shall relieve the Initial Investor of its obligations hereunder prior to the Closing.
7Assignments
The Agreement is awarded pursuant to and is subject to all of the provisions of the Plan, including amendments to the Plan, if any. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the Plan provisions, the Plan provisions will control. The term “ you ” and “ your ” refer to the Awardee named in the Agreement. Capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan or the Agreement.
59Miscellaneous
It shall be the duty of the Committee to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with its provisions. The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and the Award Agreements, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith, to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules, to delegate authority in accordance with Section 10.5 and to amend any Award Agreement provided that the rights or obligations of the Participant of the Award that is the subject of any such Award Agreement are not affected adversely. Any such grant or award under the Plan need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Any such interpretations and rules with respect to Incentive Stock Options shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. In its discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan except with respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code are required to be determined in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, adopt special guidelines and provisions for persons who are residing in or employed in, or subject to, the taxes of, any domestic or foreign jurisdictions to comply with applicable tax and securities laws of such domestic or foreign jurisdictions.
32Duties