Parties to Lock-Up Agreements The Company has furnished to the Underwriters a letter agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Lock-up Agreement”) from each of the persons listed on Exhibit B. Such Exhibit B lists under an appropriate caption the directors and executive officers of the Company. If any additional persons shall become directors or executive officers of the Company prior to the end of the Company Lock-up Period (as defined below), the Company shall cause each such person, prior to or contemporaneously with their appointment or election as a director or executive officer of the Company, to execute and deliver to the Representatives a Lock-up Agreement.
Certain Transactions and Agreements To the Knowledge of the Company ----------------------------------- and the Shareholders, none of the directors or shareholders of the Company, nor any member of their immediate families, has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation that competes with the Company (except with respect to any interest in less than one percent of the stock of any corporation whose stock is publicly traded). None of said officers directors, shareholders or employees, nor any member of their immediate families, is directly or indirectly interested in any contract or informal arrangement with the Company, except for normal compensation for services as an officer, director or shareholder thereof. None of said officers, directors, shareholders or employees nor any member of their immediate families has any interest in any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including any Intellectual Property Rights, used in or pertaining to the business of the Company, except for the normal rights of a shareholder of the Company.
Additional Agreements and Covenants The parties further agree and covenant as follows:
Representations and Warranties and Agreements The Adviser represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser, on an on-going basis, that: (a) The Fund is a “Qualified Purchaser” within the meaning of Investment Company Act of 1940; and (b) The Fund is a “Qualified Eligible Person” as defined in CFTC Rule 4.7, and is either a member of, or exempt from any requirement to become a member of, the National Futures Association, and will maintain and renew such membership or exemption during the term of this Agreement. Further, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser agree as follows: (c) The Adviser acknowledges that the Sub-Adviser has been authorized to invest in derivatives for the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies as stated in the Registration Statement. To the extent so authorized, the Adviser agrees that the Sub-Adviser, on the Fund’s behalf, and on such terms as the Sub-Adviser deems appropriate, with prior telephonic or email notice to and in consultation with the Adviser, may take any all such steps as may be required or permitted by the rules and regulations and/or by appropriate market practice to engage in derivatives transactions, including entering into ISDA agreements, clearing agreements, completing documentation, including documentation for clearing facilities, making representations and granting, and providing or executing counterparty documentation and account opening documentation on the Fund’s behalf, on such terms as the Sub-Adviser deems appropriate, in consultation with the Adviser. (d) Further, subject to the limitations under the 1940 Act, the Adviser on request of the Sub-Adviser or the Sub-Adviser may, acting as agent on the Fund’s behalf, agree to a collateral mechanism with counterparties in the market and instruct the custodian to advance cash or securities as collateral to an account designated by the Fund’s custodian and counterparty, broker and/or futures commission merchant (“FCM”) (as applicable) to meet margin/collateral payments if and to the extent required by the rules of exchanges or markets on which such instruments are dealt or as may have been agreed in any master agreement or other contract with a counterparty, including with respect to agency MBS collateral. The Adviser authorizes the Sub-Adviser, to the extent required by regulatory agencies or market practice, to reveal its and/or the Fund’s identity and address to any counterparty, broker or FCM through which or with which financial derivatives and foreign exchange instruments are traded or cleared. The Sub-Adviser may use such clearing firm as it deems appropriate to clear its derivatives transactions. The Adviser covenants that the Fund has full capacity to invest in financial derivatives and foreign exchange instruments. (e) The Sub-Adviser (which is registered with the CFTC as a Commodity Trading Adviser) intends to operate the Fund as an exempt account under CFTC Rule 4.5. PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS AGREEMENT.
Certain Representations and Warranties; Limitations; Covenants By executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, the parties to the Assignment thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (a) Other than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim, the assigning Bank makes no representation and warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (b) The assigning Bank makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility of the financial condition of any Loan Party or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Banks, or the performance or observance by any Loan Party or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Banks or any of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (c) Such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 5.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Assignment Agreement; (d) Such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Bank, the Agent or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (e) Such assignee represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee; (f) Such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (g) Such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank; and (h) Such assignee represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such Assignment Agreement.
Representations and Agreements (a) The Advisor represents to and agrees with the Company that: (1) the terms of this Agreement do not violate any obligation by which the Advisor is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or regulation, or otherwise; (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Advisor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Advisor enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the Advisor has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its duties hereunder; (3) it shall maintain at all times during the term of this Agreement competent personnel to perform the duties required of it hereunder, and the Advisor’s expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the Advisor; and (4) the representations and warranties contained herein shall continue and remain in effect during the term of this Agreement, and, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event occurred which would make any of these foregoing representations untrue, incomplete or inaccurate in any respect, the Advisor will promptly notify the Company of such event. (b) The Company represents to and agrees with the Advisor that: (1) the terms of this Agreement do not violate any obligation by which the Company is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or regulation, or otherwise; (2) the Company is the sole owner of the assets covered hereby and such assets are free and clear of any and all liens and restrictions on their transfer or sale, except for applicable transfer restrictions under various securities laws; (3) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the Company has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its duties hereunder; (4) the Investment Portfolios are not subject to the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); (5) it is not a “Benefit Plan Investor,” as defined under ERISA; (6) the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Advisor in writing, all the information, documents and instruments that the Advisor may reasonably request in order to perform its duties hereunder; and (7) the representations and warranties contained herein shall continue and remain in effect during the term of this Agreement, and, if at any time during the term of this Agreement any event occurred which would make any of these foregoing representations untrue, incomplete or inaccurate in any respect, the Company will promptly notify the Advisor of such event.
Survival of Covenants and Agreements The covenants and agreements of the parties to be performed after the Effective Time contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.
Survival of Representations and Agreements All representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, including the agreements contained in Sections 5, 10, 14 and 15, the indemnity agreements contained in Section 7 and the contribution agreements contained in Section 8 hereof, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling Person thereof or by or on behalf of the Company, any of its officers and directors or any controlling Person thereof, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities to and by the Underwriters. The representations contained in Section 2 hereof and the covenants and agreements contained in Sections 5, 7, 8, this Section 10 and Sections 12, 13, 14 and 15 hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement, including termination pursuant to Section 9 or 11 hereof. The representations and covenants contained in Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof shall survive termination of this Agreement if any Securities are purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
Covenants and Agreements as Independent Agreements Each of the covenants and agreements that is set forth in this Agreement shall be construed as a covenant and agreement independent of any other provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Participant against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements that are set forth in this Agreement.
