Books and Records Reports (a) The Trustees shall keep a certified copy or duplicate original of this Trust Agreement on file at the office of the Trust and the office of the Administrator available for inspection at all reasonable times during its usual business hours by any Holder. The Trustees shall keep proper books of record and account for all the transactions under this Trust Agreement at the office of the Trust and the office of the Administrator, and such books and records shall be open to inspection by any Holder at all reasonable times during usual business hours. The Trustees shall retain all books and records in compliance with Section 31 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b) With each payment to Holders the Paying Agent shall set forth, either in the instruments by means of which payment is made or in a separate statement, the amount being paid from the Trust Account expressed as a dollar amount per STRYPES and the other information required under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trustees shall prepare and file or distribute reports as required by Section 30 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trustees shall prepare and file such reports as may from time to time be required to be filed or distributed to Holders under any applicable state or Federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder, and shall file such tax returns as may from time to time be required under any applicable state or Federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder. One of the Trustees shall be designated by resolution of the Trustees to make the filings and give the notices required by Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act.
(c) In calculating the net asset value of the Trust as required by the Investment Company Act, (i) the U.S. Treasury Securities will be valued at the mean between the last current bid and asked prices or, if quotations are not available, as determined in good faith by the Trustees, (ii) short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less will be valued at cost with accrued interest or discount earned included in interest receivable and (iii) the Contract will be valued at the mean of the bid prices received by the Administrator from at least three independent broker-dealer firms unaffiliated with the Trust to be named by the Trustees who are in the business of making bids on financial instruments similar to the Contract and with terms comparable thereto.
Inspection of Books and Records Contractor will permit County, or any duly authorized agent of County, to inspect and examine the books and records of Contractor for the purpose of verifying the amount of work performed under the Scope of Services. County’s right to inspect survives the termination of this Agreement for a period of four years.
Financial Statements; Books and Records (a) The Seller has made available to the Purchaser, and attached as Schedule 3.7 are, true, complete and correct copies of the following financial statements (collectively, the “Financial Statements”): (i) the audited combined financial statements of the Business for the fiscal year ended as of December 31, 2013 and the unaudited combined financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012; and (ii) the unaudited condensed combined financial statements of the Business for the interim periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, including, in each case, the notes with respect thereto.
(b) The Financial Statements: (i) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the ELN Companies; (ii) have been prepared in accordance with IFRS consistently applied during the periods covered thereby (subject to, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not expected to be material in amount or effect); and (iii) present fairly and accurately, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Business as of the dates thereof or for the periods covered thereby.
(c) The books and records of the ELN Companies that were used as source documentation for the preparation of the Financial Statements are and will be, as applicable, true and correct in all material respects, reflect or will reflect, as applicable, only actual, bona fide transactions and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices and Applicable Law. The ELN Companies maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations and recorded accurately in all material respects. The Seller has not received any notice of fraud that involves any Employee or that calls into question the effectiveness of the design and operation of the ELN Companies’ internal controls over accounting or financial reporting in any material way.
(d) All accounts receivable reflected on the books and records of the Business have arisen from bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business, and are valid, genuine and fully collectible in the Ordinary Course of Business, subject only to any reserve that are included in the Financial Statements or that may be included in the calculation of the Final Closing Working Capital.
Books and Records; Audits (i) Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate accounting records, and shall retain such records for a period of three (3) years following the date of the invoice to which they relate.
(ii) Company (and its duly authorized representatives) shall be entitled to (a) audit such books and records as they relate to the Services performed hereunder, upon reasonable notice to Contractor and during normal business hours, and (b) make copies and summaries of such books and records for its use. If Company discovers an overpayment in the amounts paid by Company to Contractor for any period under audit (an “Audit Overpayment”), Contractor shall promptly pay such Audit Overpayment to Company. In the event that any such Audit Overpayment shall be in excess of five percent (5%) of the aggregate payments made by Company in respect of the applicable period under audit, Contractor shall also reimburse Company for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Company in connection with such audit and the collection of the Audit Overpayment. If any such Audit Overpayment shall be in excess of ten percent (10%) of the aggregate payments made by Company in respect of the applicable period under audit, Company shall have the right to re-audit, at Contractor’s expense, Contractor’s books and records for any and all past years (since the commencement of this Agreement).
(iii) In the event Contractor determines that it has any inquiries, problems or believes there are errors or discrepancies with respect to any amounts due pursuant to this Agreement, Contractor agrees to give Company written notice thereof within ninety (90) days from the date that the work which gave rise to the inquiry, problem and/or discrepancy, etc. was performed. Contractor’s failure to give Company such notice shall constitute a waiver of any and all rights which Contractor may have to any adjustment, charge or reimbursement by reason thereof.
Access to Books and Records (a) After the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement, Sellers shall afford to Representatives of Purchasers reasonable access to the Books and Records of the Transferred Entities’ Businesses during normal business hours consistent with applicable Law and in accordance with the procedures established by Sellers; provided, however, that (i) no Seller or Transferred Entity shall be required to violate any obligation of confidentiality to which a Seller or a Transferred Entity or any of their respective Affiliates may be subject in discharging their obligations pursuant to this Section 5.1(a), and (ii) Sellers shall make available, or cause the Transferred Entities to make available, Transferred Entity Employee personnel files only after the Closing Date. Any information provided to Purchasers or their Representatives in accordance with this Section 5.1 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement shall be held by Purchasers and their Representatives in accordance with, shall be considered under, and shall be subject to the terms of, the Confidentiality Agreement.
(b) Purchasers agree that any permitted investigation undertaken by Purchasers pursuant to the access granted under Section 5.1(a) shall be conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the operation of the Business by Sellers or the Transferred Entities, and Purchasers and their representatives shall not communicate with any of the employees of Sellers or the Transferred Entities without the prior written consent of Sellers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Sellers nor the Transferred Entities shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where, upon the advice of counsel, such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of such Party or any of its Affiliates or contravene any Laws.
(c) At and after the Closing Date, Purchasers shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, afford Sellers and their representatives, during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, full access to the books, records, properties and employees of each Transferred Entity to the extent that such access may be reasonably requested by Sellers, including in connection with financial statements or a proceeding before the Independent Accounting Firm under Section 2.5(d).
(d) Purchasers agree to hold all the Books and Records of each Transferred Entity’s Business existing on the Closing Date and not to destroy or dispose of any thereof for a period of seven (7) years from the Closing Date or such longer time as may be required by Law, and thereafter, if they desire to destroy or dispose of such Books and Records, to offer first in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to such destruction or disposition to surrender them to Sellers.