Service Contracts (a) The Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory, management and/or administrative services for the Trust or for any Series with any Person; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for the Investment Adviser to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments, and such other responsibilities as may specifically be delegated to such Person. (b) The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with any Persons, appointing such Persons exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or Principal Underwriter for the Shares of one or more of the Series or other securities to be issued by the Trust. Every such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. (c) The Trustees are also empowered, at any time and from time to time, to contract with any Persons, appointing such Person(s) to serve as custodian(s), transfer agent and/or shareholder servicing agent for the Trust or one or more of its Series. Every such contract shall comply with such terms as may be required by the Trustees. (d) The Trustees are further empowered, at any time and from time to time, to contract with any Persons to provide such other services to the Trust or one or more of the Series, as the Trustees determine to be in the best interests of the Trust and the applicable Series. (e) The fact that: (i) any of the Shareholders, Trustees, or officers of the Trust is a shareholder, director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, Manager, adviser, Principal Underwriter, distributor, or affiliate or agent of or for any Person with which an advisory, management or administration contract, or Principal Underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other type of service contract may be made, or that (ii) any Person with which an advisory, management or administration contract or Principal Underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other type of service contract may be made also has an advisory, management or administration contract, or principal underwriter's or distributor's contract, or transfer, shareholder servicing or other service contract, or has other business or interests with any other Person, shall not affect the validity of any such contract or disqualify any Shareholder, Trustee or officer of the Trust from voting upon or executing the same, or create any liability or accountability to the Trust or its Shareholders, provided approval of each such contract is made pursuant to the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act.
Other Service Contracts The Trustees may authorize the engagement of a principal underwriter, transfer agent, administrator, custodian, and similar service providers.
Price Adjustments for OGS Centralized Contracts Periodic price adjustments will occur no more than twice per year on a schedule to be established solely by OGS. Pricing offered shall be fixed for the first twelve (12) months of the Contract term. Such price increases will only apply to the OGS Centralized Contracts and shall not be applied retroactively to Authorized User Agreements or any Mini-bids already submitted to an Authorized User. Price decreases may be made at any time. Additionally, some price decreases shall be calculated in accordance with Appendix B, section 17, Pricing.
Business Contracts (a) Schedule 2.13(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of the following Contracts (x) to which any of the Companies are a party as of the date of this Agreement or (y) by which any of the Companies are otherwise bound (other than (I) Contracts for commercially available software or any clickwrap, shrinkwrap or other similar standard form electronic Contracts and Company Benefit Plans and (II) the Leases) (the “Business Contracts”): (i) any Contract providing for aggregate annual payments to or by the Companies in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); (ii) any Contract that relates to the sale of any of the Companies, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, or a material portion of the Companies’ assets, other than the sale of tangible personal property in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iii) any property management, leasing, brokerage or similar Contract with respect to the Real Property; (iv) any Contract relating to indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) of any Company, in each case having an outstanding principal amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), other than indebtedness that is being paid in full at the Closing; (v) all collective bargaining agreements or agreements with any labor organization, union or association to which any Company is a party; (vi) any Contract under which any Company grants any exclusive rights, noncompetition rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer or rights of first negotiation to any Person; (vii) any Contract that contains a covenant not to compete that restricts the Business of the Companies or their Subsidiaries in any geographic location; (viii) all partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements and joint venture agreements relating to the Companies; and (ix) any Contract relating to the acquisition or sale of a business (or all or substantially all of the assets thereof) by the Companies. (b) HoldCo has made available or has caused to be made available to the Buyer Parties, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of each Business Contract, together with all amendments or supplements thereto. There exist no defaults under any Business Contract by any of the Companies, or, to HoldCo’s Knowledge, by any other Person that is a party to any Business Contract. To HoldCo’s Knowledge, no party to any Business Contract other than the Companies intends to terminate any Business Contract.
SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS; MATERIAL CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS The Company has delivered to TCI an accurate list (which is set forth on Schedule 5.15) of all customers (persons or entities) representing 1% or more of the Company's annual revenues for the year ended December 31, 1997; provided, however, that Schedule 5.15 need not set forth more than the Company's 20 largest customers during such period. Except to the extent set forth on Schedule 5.15, none of such customers have canceled or substantially reduced or, to the knowledge of the Stockholders, are currently attempting or threatening to cancel a contract or substantially reduce utilization of the services provided by the Company. The Company has listed on Schedule 5.15 all Material Contracts (as defined below) to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties are bound, other than agreements listed on Schedules 5.10, 5.14 or 5.16, (a) in existence as of the Balance Sheet Date and (b) entered into since the Balance Sheet Date, and in each case has delivered true, complete and correct copies of such agreements to TCI. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Material Contracts" includes contracts between the Company and significant customers (as described above), joint venture or partnership agreements, contracts with any labor organization, strategic alliances, options to purchase land and other contracts which are not terminable on sixty days or less notice and involve payments by the Company in any twelve-month period in excess of $25,000. The Company has also indicated on Schedule 5.15 a summary description of all plans or projects involving the opening of new operations, expansion of existing operations, the acquisition of any personal property, business or assets requiring, in any event, the payment of more than $25,000 by the Company during any 12- month period. To the knowledge of the Stockholders, all of the Material Contracts are in full force and effect and constitute valid and binding agreements of the parties (and their successors) thereto in accordance with their respective terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.