Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholder The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants to the Underwriter with respect to itself that, and acknowledges that the Underwriter is relying upon such representations and warranties in purchasing the Securities, that:
7.1 it has been formed and is existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all (corporate) power and authority (acting through its general partner) to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, including to own the Securities to be sold by it to the Underwriter;
7.2 it has the requisite power, authority and capacity (acting through its general partner) to enter into this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder, including to sell the Securities to be sold by it to the Underwriter;
7.3 this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Selling Shareholder (acting through its general partner) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Selling Shareholder, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except as limited by the application of equitable principles when equitable remedies are sought and subject to the fact that rights of indemnity and contribution may be limited by applicable law;
7.4 as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Time, and prior to delivery to the Underwriter, the Selling Shareholder will be the beneficial owner of the Securities to be sold and delivered by it (or the beneficial owner of multiple voting shares of the Company convertible into the number of Securities to be sold and delivered by it);
7.5 as of the date hereof, other than as disclosed in the Offering Documents or as has been waived in full in respect of the Offering, no person, firm or corporation has any agreement or option, or right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase of any of the Securities owned by the Selling Shareholder;
7.6 all actions required to be taken by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder or its general partner, including the passing of all requisite resolutions, so as to duly sell and deliver the Securities held by the Selling Shareholder (or, as applicable, to be held by the Selling Shareholder further to the conversion of the multiple voting shares of the Company currently held by it) have been taken;
7.7 except, with respect to Selling Shareholder Contracts (as defined below) and Selling Shareholder Laws (as defined below), for such breaches, violations, conflicts or defaults that do not or would not, individually or in aggregate, preclude the Selling Shareholder from complying with its obligations hereunder, the Selling Shareholder is not in violation or default of, nor will the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement, including the sale of the Securities to be sold by the Selling Shareholder, result in any breach or violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under, or give rise to any right to accelerate the maturity or require the prepayment of any indebtedness under, or result in the imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Selling Shareholder pursuant to (i) any term or provision of the constating documents or by-laws or any resolution of the directors or shareholders, (ii) any material contract, note, indenture, joint venture or partnership arrangement or license to which the Selling Shareholder is a party or bound or to which any of the business, operations, property or assets of the Selling Shareholder are subject (collectively, the “Selling Shareholder Contracts”), or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Selling Shareholder or the business, operations or assets of the Selling Shareholder, of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder (collectively, the “Selling Shareholder Laws”);
(A) on the Closing Date, the Selling Shareholder will have beneficial ownership of the Securities to be sold by it, free and clear of any Lien (other than restrictions on transfer that have been waived in full in respect of the Offering), except as provided in this Agreement; (B) the Selling Shareholder has, and will have, on the Closing Date, the full right, power and authority (acting through its general partner) to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Securities to be sold by it to the Underwriter hereunder; and (C) upon delivery of the Securities to be sold by it and payment of the Purchase Price, the Underwriter will obtain beneficial ownership of the Securities to be acquired by it from the Selling Shareholder, free and clear of any Lien;
7.9 neither the Selling Shareholder nor any affiliate of the Selling Shareholder has taken, nor will the Selling Shareholder or any affiliate of the Selling Shareholder take, any action which is designed to or which constitutes or might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities;
7.10 no approval, authorization, consent or other order of, permit, qualification, license, decree, and no filings, registration or recording with, any government, governmental instrumentality, authority, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder is required by the Selling Shareholder for the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations hereunder in connection with the sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as have been or will be obtained or made prior to the Closing;
7.11 other than as contemplated hereby, there is no person acting at the request of the Selling Shareholder who is entitled to any brokerage or agency fee in connection with the sale of the Securities;
7.12 the Selling Shareholder represents and warrants that it has complied with or obtained a waiver of all requirements required to be obtained by it, in connection with the Offering under the Registration Rights Agreement;
7.13 the Selling Shareholder represents and warrants that either: (i) it is not (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plan or account under Section 3(42) of ERISA, 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, or otherwise; or (ii) the sale of the subordinate voting shares of the Company to the Underwriter will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a similar violation under any other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code;
7.14 the Selling Shareholder will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (a) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions, or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise);
7.15 each delivery of the Preliminary Offering Documents, the Final Offering Documents and any Offering Document Amendment in respect of the Preliminary Offering Document or the Final Offering Documents to the Underwriter by the Company in accordance with this Agreement will constitute representation and warranty of the Selling Shareholder to the Underwriter that at the respective times of delivery, the Selling Shareholder Matters as applicable to the Selling Shareholder are true and correct in all material respects and contain no misrepresentation; and
7.16 as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Date, the sale of the Securities by the Selling Shareholder is not prompted by any material non-public information concerning the Company or the Subsidiaries that is required to be disclosed in the Offering Documents and is not so disclosed.
