Qualification to Act of Initial Trustee Clause Samples

The "Qualification to Act of Initial Trustee" clause defines the specific requirements that an individual or entity must meet to serve as the initial trustee of a trust. Typically, this clause outlines criteria such as age, legal capacity, residency, or professional qualifications that the initial trustee must possess before assuming their duties. For example, it may require the trustee to be over a certain age, not be bankrupt, or be a resident of a particular jurisdiction. The core function of this clause is to ensure that the person or entity entrusted with managing the trust is legally and practically capable of fulfilling their responsibilities, thereby safeguarding the interests of the beneficiaries and the proper administration of the trust.
Qualification to Act of Initial Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the period that the Initial Trustee remains the sole Trustee of the Trust, he shall have the power to conduct the business of the Trust and carry on its operations to the fullest extent permitted by this Agreement and to take any action required to be taken by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust.
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  • Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee and Delaware Trustee The Owner Trustee shall at all times (i) maintain its principal place of business in the State of New York or such other location within the United States to which the Depositor shall consent in writing, (ii) be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, (iv) be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and (v) have the Required Rating. If such person shall publish reports of condition at least annually pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Delaware Trustee shall at all times be a Person satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute. In case at any time the Owner Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as applicable, shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Owner Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.02.

  • Initial Trustee Upon his execution of this Declaration of Trust or a counterpart hereof or some other writing in which he accepts such Trusteeship and agrees to the provisions hereof, the individual whose signature is affixed hereto as Initial Trustee shall become the Initial Trustee hereof.

  • Resignation and Removal of Trustee and Securities Administrator The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may at any time resign (including, in the case of the Securities Administrator, in connection with the resignation or termination of the Master Servicer) and be discharged from the Trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Seller, the Securities Administrator (or the Trustee, if the Securities Administrator resigns) and the Master Servicer, with a copy to the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to each of the resigning trustee or securities administrator, as applicable, and the successor trustee or securities administrator, as applicable. If no successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or securities administrator. If at any time (i) the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06 hereof and shall fail to resign after written request thereto by the Depositor, (ii) the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or (iii)(A) a tax is imposed with respect to the Trust Fund by any state in which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or the Trust Fund is located, (B) the imposition of such tax would be avoided by the appointment of a different trustee or securities administrator and (C) the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable fails to indemnify the Trust Fund against such tax, then the Depositor or the Master Servicer may remove the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in multiple copies, a copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, each Master Servicer and the successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable. The Holders evidencing at least 51% of the Voting Rights of each Class of Certificates may at any time remove the Trustee or Securities Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or securities administrator by written instrument or instruments, in multiple copies, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered by the successor trustee or successor securities administrator to each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or Securities Administrator so removed and the successor trustee or securities administrator so appointed. Notice of any removal of the Trustee or Securities Administrator shall be given to each Rating Agency by the Trustee or successor trustee. Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Securities Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or securities administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 10.08 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or securities administrator as provided in Section 10.09 hereof.

  • Duties of Trustee and Securities Administrator The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Master Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred, and the Securities Administrator each undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively. During the continuance of a Master Servicer Event of Default, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty. Each of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to it, which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform on its face to the requirements of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to its satisfaction, the Securities Administrator shall provide notice to the Trustee thereof and the Trustee shall provide notice to the Certificateholders. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Securities Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that: (i) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default, and after the curing or waiver of all such Master Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred with respect to the Trustee and at all times with respect to the Securities Administrator, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, that conform to the requirements of this Agreement; (ii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or an officer or officers of the Securities Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in aggregate, not less than 25% (or such other percentage set forth in this Agreement) of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Securities Administrator under this Agreement.

  • Securities Act Representations Except as set forth on Schedule 5.34, the STOCKHOLDER alone, or together with such STOCKHOLDER's "purchaser representative" (as defined in Rule 501(h) promulgated under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇): (a) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the shares of HOLDING Stock to be delivered to the STOCKHOLDER pursuant to this Agreement have not been and will not be registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities or "blue sky" laws, and therefore may not be sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed without compliance with the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws, or pursuant to an exemption therefrom and (y) the HOLDING Stock to be acquired by the STOCKHOLDER pursuant to this Agreement is being acquired solely for its own account, for investment purposes only, and with no present intention of distributing, selling or otherwise disposing of the HOLDING Stock in connection with a distribution; (b) acknowledges and agrees that it knows and understands that an investment in the HOLDING Stock is a speculative investment which involves a high degree of risk of loss; (c) represents and warrants that it is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the HOLDING Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement, can afford to sustain a total loss of such investment and it (or for those STOCKHOLDERS that are trusts, its trustee or trustees) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it (or for those STOCKHOLDERS that are trusts, its trustee or trustees) is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the HOLDING Stock; (d) represents and warrants that it has had an adequate opportunity to review and to ask questions and receive answers concerning any and all matters relating to the transactions described in (i) HOLDING's private placement memorandum and (ii) this Agreement; (e) represents and warrants that (1) it has had access to all relevant information regarding and has had adequate opportunity to ask questions and received answers concerning (i) the background and experience of the current and proposed officers and directors of HOLDING, (ii) the plans for the operations of the business of HOLDING, (iii) the business, operations and financial condition of the Other Founding Companies, and (iv) any plans for additional acquisitions and the like and (2) it has received all such relevant information and has asked any and all questions in the nature described in the preceding clause (1) and all questions have been answered to its satisfaction; (f) represents and warrants that (i) such STOCKHOLDER is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) and (ii) after taking into consideration the information and advice provided the STOCKHOLDER, such STOCKHOLDER (or for those STOCKHOLDERS that are trusts, its trustee or trustees) has the requisite knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the HOLDING Stock and (iii) for any STOCKHOLDER that is a trust and is not an "accredited investor", such STOCKHOLDER counts as one purchaser for purposes of Rule 506 under the Securities Act; (g) represents and warrants that, to its knowledge, there have been no general or public solicitations or advertisements or other broadly disseminated disclosures (including, without limitation, any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or advertising) by or on behalf of HOLDING regarding an investment in the HOLDING Stock; and (h) acknowledges and agrees that the HOLDING Stock shall bear the following legend in addition to the legend required under Section 15 of this Agreement: THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"). THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, PLEDGED, DISTRIBUTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SHARES UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, IF REQUIRED BY ENFINITY CORPORATION, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO ENFINITY CORPORATION STATING THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT. The STOCKHOLDER acknowledges that the effect of the foregoing legend, among other things, is or may be to limit or destroy the value of the certificate for purposes of sale or use as loan collateral. The STOCKHOLDER consents that "stop transfer" instructions may be noted against the HOLDING Stock.