INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE At any time, State Street may apply to any officer of the Trust for instructions and may consult with its own legal counsel with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by State Street under the terms of this Agreement. At any time, State Street may consult with outside counsel for the Trust or the independent accountants for the Trust (“Trust Advisers”) at the expense of the Trust, provided that State Street first obtains consent of the Trust which shall not be unreasonably withheld, with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by State Street under the terms of this Agreement. In its capacity as the Financial Administrator or as the Accounting Agent under the terms of this Agreement, State Street shall not be liable, and shall be indemnified by the Trust or appropriate Portfolio for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith reliance upon any instructions or advice provided to State Street by a Trust Adviser or upon any paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person or persons. State Street shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person until receipt of written notice thereof from the Trust. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as imposing upon State Street any obligation to seek such instructions or advice, or to act in accordance with such advice when received.
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS Section 4.01 Distributions................................................. Section 4.02
Statements and Notices Statements and notices will be mailed or delivered to you at the appropriate address you have given the Credit Union. Notice sent to any one of you will be considered notice to all.
Other Documents and Actions Each Debtor shall give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement, registration, notice, instrument, document, agreement, Mortgage or other papers that may be necessary or desirable (in the reasonable judgment of the Secured Party or its Representative) to create, preserve, perfect or validate the security interest granted pursuant hereto (or any security interest or mortgage contemplated or required hereunder, including with respect to Section 2(h) of this Agreement) or to enable the Secured Party or its Representative to exercise and enforce the rights of the Secured Party hereunder with respect to such pledge and security interest, provided that notices to account debtors in respect of any Accounts or Instruments shall be subject to the provisions of clause (e) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing each Debtor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party at any time and from time to time to file in any filing office in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements (and other similar filings or registrations under other applicable laws and regulations pertaining to the creation, attachment, or perfection of security interests) and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of such Debtor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC, or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) contain any other information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Debtor is an organization, the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to such Debtor, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral relates. Each Debtor agrees to furnish any such information to the Secured Party promptly upon request. Each Debtor also ratifies its authorization for the Secured Party to have filed in any jurisdiction any like initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
Acknowledgments and Affirmations (a) Executive affirms that Executive has been paid and/or has received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, and/or benefits to which Executive may be entitled for all hours worked during Executive’s term of employment with the Company. Executive affirms that Executive has been granted any leave to which Executive was entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act or related state or local leave or disability accommodation laws. Executive affirms that all of the Company’s decisions regarding the pay and benefits through the date of Executive’s execution of this Agreement were not discriminatory based on age, disability, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, or any other classification protected by law.
(b) Executive affirms that Executive has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.
(c) Executive affirms that Executive has not divulged any proprietary or confidential information of the Company or any of its affiliates and will continue to maintain the confidentiality of such information consistent with the Company’s policies, the Employment Agreement, and/or common law.
(d) Executive affirms that Executive has not been retaliated against for reporting any allegations of wrongdoing by the Company or its officers, including any allegations of corporate fraud.
(e) Executive affirms that Executive does not have any current charge, claim, or lawsuit against one or more of the Released Persons pending before any local, state, or federal agency or court regarding Executive’s employment and the termination of Executive’s employment. Executive understands that nothing in this Agreement prevents Executive from filing a charge or complaint or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal, state, or local agency charged with the enforcement of any employment or labor laws, although by signing this Agreement, Executive is giving up any right to monetary recovery that is based on any of the claims Executive has released. Executive also understands that if Executive files such a charge or complaint, Executive has, as part of this Agreement, waived Executive’s right to receive any remuneration beyond what Executive receives pursuant to the Employment Agreement.
(f) Executive affirms that at the time of considering or executing this Agreement, Executive was not affected or impaired by illness, use of alcohol, drugs, or other substances or otherwise impaired. Executive is competent to execute this Agreement and knowingly and voluntarily waives any and all claims Executive may have against the Released Persons. Executive certifies that Executive is not a party to any bankruptcy, lien, creditor-debtor, or other proceedings that would impair Executive’s right or ability to waive all claims Executive may have against the Released Persons.