Representations and Warranties of the Subadviser The Subadviser hereby represents and warrants to the Fund and MML Advisers that: (a) The Subadviser (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Subadvisory Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Subadvisory Agreement; (iii) has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer under Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act; (iv) has adopted written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act from occurring, detect violations that have occurred and correct promptly any violations that have occurred, and will provide prompt notice of any material violations relating to the Fund to MML Advisers; (v) has met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Subadvisory Agreement remains in effect, any other applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Subadvisory Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify MML Advisers of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Subadviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Act or otherwise. (b) The Subadviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the Act and will provide MML Advisers with a copy of the code of ethics. Within 60 days of the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Subadvisory Agreement is in effect, a duly authorized officer of the Subadviser shall certify to MML Advisers that the Subadviser has complied with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 during the previous year and that there has been no material violation of the Subadviser’s code of ethics or, if such a violation has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation. (c) The Subadviser has provided MML Advisers with a copy of its Form ADV Part 2, which as of the date of this Subadvisory Agreement is its Form ADV Part 2 as most recently deemed to be filed with the Commission (“SEC”), and promptly will furnish a copy of all amendments thereto to MML Advisers. The Subadviser will promptly notify MML Advisers of any changes in its key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) responsible for the Portfolio or the Subadviser’s Chief Executive Officer or President, or if there is otherwise an actual or expected change in control or management of the Subadviser. (d) There is no pending, or to the best of its knowledge, threatened or contemplated action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, governmental, administrative or self-regulatory body or arbitration panel to which the Subadviser or any of its principals or affiliates is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Subadviser is subject, which reasonably might be expected to (i) result in any material adverse change in the Subadviser’s condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects; (ii) affect adversely in any material respect any of the Subadviser’s assets; (iii) materially impair the Subadviser’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Subadvisory Agreement; or (iv) result in a matter which would require an amendment to the Subadviser’s Form ADV Part 2; and the Subadviser has not received any notice of an investigation by the Commission or any state regarding U.S. federal or state securities laws, regulations or rules which would materially impair the Subadviser’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Subadvisory Agreement. (e) All references in the Disclosure Documents concerning the Subadviser and its affiliates and the controlling persons, affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers and employees of any of the foregoing provided to MML Advisers by the Subadviser or approved by the Subadviser for use in the Disclosure Documents, as well as all performance information provided to MML Advisers by the Subadviser or approved by the Subadviser for use by MML Advisers, are accurate in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make such information not misleading. The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing and be deemed repeated at and as of all times during the term of this Subadvisory Agreement.
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Seller The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 34.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Seller is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Seller; (ii) the Interim Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Interim Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Seller; (iv) no material changes to the Interim Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under the Interim Servicing Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Interim Servicer's financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Interim Servicer of its servicing obligations under the Interim Servicing Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller, Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder The Shareholder represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Executive The Executive represents and warrants to the Company as follows: (a) This Agreement, upon execution and delivery by the Executive, will be duly executed and delivered by the Executive and (assuming due execution and delivery hereof by the Company) will be the valid and binding obligation of the Executive enforceable against the Executive in accordance with its terms. (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor the performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and conditions by the Executive (i) requires the approval or consent of any governmental body or of any other person or (ii) conflicts with or results in any breach or violation of, or constitutes (or with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute) a default under, any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, permit or governmental regulation applicable to the Executive. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive is not a party to any non-competition, non-solicitation, no hire or similar agreement that restricts in any way the Executive’s ability to engage in any business or to solicit or hire the employees of any person. The representations and warranties of the Executive contained in this Section 9 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS The Shareholders, individually and separately, represent and warrant as follows:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS Each of the Sellers, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Sub-Adviser The Sub-Adviser hereby represents and warrants to the Fund and MassMutual that: (a) The Sub-Adviser has obtained all required governmental and regulatory licenses, registrations and approvals required by law as may be necessary to perform its obligations under this Sub-Advisory Agreement and to act as contemplated by the Trust Documents and the Disclosure Documents, including without limitation registration as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and will maintain and renew any required licenses, registrations, approvals and memberships during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement. (b) There is no pending, or to the best of its knowledge, threatened or contemplated action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, governmental, administrative or self-regulatory body or arbitration panel to which the Sub-Adviser or any of its principals or affiliates is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Sub-Adviser is subject, which reasonably might be expected to (i) result in any material adverse change in the Sub-Adviser’s condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects, (ii) affect adversely in any material respect any of the Sub-Adviser’s assets, (iii) materially impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Sub-Advisory Agreement, or (iv) result in a matter which would require an amendment to the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV, Part II; and the Sub-Adviser has not received any notice of an investigation by the Commission or any state regarding U.S. federal or state securities laws, regulations or rules. (c) All references in the Disclosure Documents concerning the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates and the controlling persons, affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers and employees of any of the foregoing provided to MassMutual by the Sub-Adviser or approved by the Sub-Adviser for use in the Disclosure Documents, as well as all performance information provided to MassMutual by the Sub-Adviser or approved by the Sub-Adviser for use by MassMutual, are accurate in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make such information not misleading. (d) Subject to adequate assurances of confidentiality, the Sub-Adviser has supplied to, or made available for review by, MassMutual (and if requested by MassMutual to its designated auditor) all documents, statements, agreements and workpapers reasonably requested by it relating to accounts covered by the Sub-Adviser’s performance results and which are in the Sub-Adviser’s possession or to which it has access. The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER PARTIES Each Seller Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Purchasers, as to itself, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Incremental Purchase and the date of each Reinvestment that:
Representations and Warranties of the Subscriber The Subscriber hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as follows: a. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands: (i) that the Tokens offered pursuant to the Memorandum have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws; (ii) that the offering and sale of the Tokens is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof, based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement; and (iii) the Tokens are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale under the Securities Act and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the U.S. Securities Act or as allowed by exemptions within the jurisdiction of the Subscriber or receiver of the Tokens. b. Prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, “Advisors”), have received and have carefully reviewed the Memorandum, this Subscription Agreement and the documents annexed hereto or referenced herein (collectively, the “Offering Documents”) and any other and all other documents requested by the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, and understand the information contained therein. The Subscriber is satisfied that it has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or its Advisors, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment. The Subscriber recognizes that the Company has a limited financial and operating history and that the Company’s proposed investments in Digital Asset Securities involve a high degree of risk. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands that the information regarding Digital Asset Securities was derived from publicly available sources that the Company believes to be reliable, however the Company has not attempted to verify such information. c. The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and understands, and has been advised, that there will be no or very limited disclosure materials of any kind regarding any of the Company’s investments provided to the Subscriber by the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, affiliates or related parties. d. The Subscriber is purchasing the Tokens based on Subscriber’s own assessment and knowledge of the Company, its management, crypto-currencies and other digital asset securities, together with the Company’s stated objectives. e. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Offering or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Tokens or the Offering. f. The Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning, among other related matters, the Offering, the Tokens, the Offering Documents and the Company’s objectives and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors, if any. g. The Subscriber has not reproduced, duplicated or delivered this Subscription Agreement the Offering Documents or other related documents or information to any other person, except to the Subscriber’s Advisors, if any. h. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Subscriber has not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or written) other than as stated in the Offering Documents or as contained in documents so furnished to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, by the Company in writing. i. The Subscriber has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. j. The Subscriber, either alone or together with its Advisors, if any, has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters, and, in particular, investment in non-listed and unregistered securities, such that the Subscriber is capable of utilizing the information made available to it in connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of the Subscriber’s investment in the Tokens and has obtained, in the Subscriber’s judgment, sufficient information from the Company or Subscriber’s Advisors, if any, to evaluate the merits and risks of such investment and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto. The Subscriber has evaluated the risks of investing in the Tokens, is able to bear such risks, and has determined that the Tokens are a suitable investment for the Subscriber. k. The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Tokens, and the Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors, if any. l. The Subscriber is acquiring the Tokens solely for Subscriber’s own account for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part. The Subscriber has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell or transfer all or any part of the Tokens and the Subscriber has no plans to enter into any such agreement or arrangement. m. The Subscriber understands and agrees that it must bear the substantial economic risks of its investment in the Tokens and, correspondingly, the business objectives of the Company, indefinitely because the Tokens may not be sold, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. It is not anticipated that there will be any market for resale of the Tokens, and such securities will not be freely transferable at any time. n. The Subscriber has adequate means of providing for such Subscriber’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity from its investment in the Tokens for an indefinite period of time. o. The Subscriber: (i) if a natural person, represents that the Subscriber has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Tokens, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Tokens, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or
Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor The Sponsor makes the following representations and warranties on which the Owner Trustee relies in accepting the Owner Trust Estate in trust and issuing the Notes and the Residual Certificates and upon which the Insurer relies in issuing the Policy. (a) The Sponsor is duly organized and validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted and is proposed to be conducted pursuant to this Agreement and the Basic Documents; (b) It is duly qualified to do business as a foreign company in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property, the conduct of its business and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the Basic Documents requires such qualification; (c) The Sponsor has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; this Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Sponsor, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Sponsor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles; the Sponsor has full power and authority to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with the Trust and the Sponsor has duly authorized such sale and assignment and deposit to the Trust by all necessary action; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Sponsor by all necessary action; (d) No consent, license, approval or authorization or registration or declaration with, any Person or with any governmental authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Basic Documents, except for such as have been obtained, effected or made; (e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the certificate of formation or operating agreement of the Sponsor, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Sponsor is a party or by which it is bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to the Basic Documents); nor violate any law or, to the best of the Sponsor’s knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Sponsor of any court or of any Federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Sponsor or its properties; and (f) There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to its knowledge threatened against it before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Sponsor or its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Residual Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect its performance of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, or (D) seeking to adversely affect the federal income tax or other federal, state or local tax attributes of the Notes or the Residual Certificates.
