An “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:

Each of the events set out in this Clause is an Event of Default.

Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

Events of Default. An “Event of Default” will exist hereunder if any one or more of the following events occurs and is continuing:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY BORROWER OF EXISTING DEFAULTS. Borrower hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, each Existing Default has occurred and is continuing. Borrower hereby waives the right to contest the occurrence, existence, accuracy, or materiality of any Existing Default.

Subject to Section 4(b) below, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default (and provided that # Aegis shall have determined that an Event of Defaults exists and provided written notice of such Event of Default to the Pari Passu Creditors and/or # the ​-District Creditors shall have determined that an Event of Default exists and provided written notice of such Event of Default to Aegis), Aegis, in its capacity as Agent hereunder, shall have the right, without the consent of any Pari Passu Creditor, to take (or to determine not to take) any of the following actions on behalf of Aegis with respect to their share of the Pari Passu Debt and on behalf of the Pari Passu Creditors with respect to their share of the Pari Passu Debt (provided, that any and all of the following actions taken or determined not to be taken by Agent with respect to any portion of Pari Passu Debt shall be taken by Agent with respect to all of the Pari Passu Debt, without regard to Aegis’ share thereof or the Pari Passu Creditors’ share thereof): # declare one or more Events of Default; # give notice to any Obligor of any Event of Default; # take Enforcement Actions against any of the Obligors and/or the Collateral (provided that the Pari Passu Creditors may join in any such Enforcement Actions upon the request of Agent); and # hire counsel of its choosing; provided, that, in the event that Agent takes any Enforcement Action against any Obligor and/or the Collateral pursuant to the [foregoing clause (iii) of this Section 4(a)] (or selects any agent or attorney-in -fact to take any such Enforcement Action on behalf of the Pari Passu Creditors), Agent shall (or in the case Agent selects any agent or attorney-in-fact to take any such Enforcement Action on its behalf, Agent shall direct such agent or attorney-in-fact, as applicable, to) take Enforcement Actions under and in accordance with the terms of both the Aegis Note Documents, the ​-District Note Documents and the 2024 Note Documents simultaneously and collect and apply any and all proceeds realized in any and all such Enforcement Actions in accordance with Section 2(a)(ii) of this Agreement.

SECTION # Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

Corporate Existence. The Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate existence of the Subsidiary Borrower and each other Subsidiary in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each such Person and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company, the Subsidiary Borrower and each other Subsidiary; provided, that (except as otherwise provided herein) the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the existence of any Subsidiary (except for the Subsidiary Borrower), if the discontinuance thereof could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Existence Check. The Ceding Company shall carry out an existence checking exercise (or shall procure that an existence checking exercise is carried out) with respect to the Reinsured Policies no less than once per calendar quarter to check for recorded but unreported deaths during the previous calendar quarter. Such existence checks shall be undertaken # in accordance with the terms of the Reinsured Policies, # in accordance with applicable Law and # using a standard of care and procedures at least as stringent to those used by the Ceding Company for its life policies and its other annuity contracts not reinsured hereunder.

Existence; Franchises. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and its material rights, franchises, licenses, permits, copyrights, trademarks and patents; provided, however, that nothing in this [Section 8.04] shall prevent # sales of assets and other transactions by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with [Section 9.02] or # the withdrawal by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of its qualification as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in any jurisdiction if such withdrawal could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.