Representations of the District The District represents, covenants and warrants to the Developer as follows:
Representations of Members (Check if Applicable) ☐ - MULTI-MEMBER: Each of the Members represents, warrants and agrees that the Member is acquiring the interest in the Company for the Member’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof; the Member, if an individual, is over the age of 21; if the Member is an organization, such organization is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its State of organization and that it has full power and authority to execute this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; the execution and performance of this Agreement by the Member does not conflict with, and will not result in any breach of, any law or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority against or which binds the Member, or of any agreement or instrument to which the Member is a party; and the Member shall not dispose of such interest or any part thereof in any manner which would constitute a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any applicable laws, rules or regulations of any State or other governmental authorities, as the same may be amended.
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ADVISOR (a) The Advisor shall use its best judgment and efforts in rendering the advice and services to the Fund as contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The Advisor shall maintain all licenses and registrations necessary to perform its duties hereunder in good order.
(c) The Advisor shall conduct its operations at all times in conformance with the Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act, and any other applicable state and/or self-regulatory organization regulations.
(d) The Advisor shall maintain errors and omissions insurance in an amount at least equal to that disclosed to the Board of Trustees in connection with their approval of this Agreement.
Representations of the Adviser The Adviser represents, warrants and further covenants as follows:
REPRESENTATIONS OF MANAGER The Manager represents, warrants and agrees that:
A. The Manager has been duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to delegate to the Adviser the provision of investment services to the Allocated Portion as contemplated hereby.
B. The Manager has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and will provide the Adviser with a copy of such code of ethics.
C. The Manager is currently in compliance and shall at all times continue to comply with the requirements imposed upon the Manager by applicable law and regulations.
D. The Manager
(i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) to the best or its knowledge, has met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement is in effect, any other applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (v) will promptly notify Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify Manager from serving as investment manager of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Investment Company Act or otherwise. The Manager will also promptly notify the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Fund, provided, however, that routine regulatory examinations shall not be required to be reported by this provision.
Representations of the Manager The Manager represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) Manager is a Delaware limited liability company established pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware;
(ii) Manager is duly registered as an “investment adviser” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”);
(iii) Manager has been duly appointed by the Trustees and Shareholders of the Fund to provide investment services to the Fund as contemplated by the Management Contract.
(iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within Manager’s powers, have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not violate or constitute a default under any applicable law or regulation or of any decree, order, judgment, agreement or instrument binding on Manager;
(v) no consent (including, but not limited to, exchange control consents) of any applicable governmental authority or body is necessary, except for such consents as have been obtained and are in full force and effect, and all conditions of which have been duly complied with; and
(vi) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against Manager.
Representations of the Custodian The Custodian hereby represents that it is a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions in which it will hold any Mortgage File.
Representations of the Servicer The Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Collateral Agent, the Trust, the Note Insurer and the Noteholders as of the Closing Date and during the term of this Agreement that:
(a) Each of the Servicer and the Subservicers is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective states of incorporation and has the power to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged. Each of the Servicer and the Subservicers is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it or properties owned or leased by it or the performance of its obligations hereunder requires such qualification and in which the failure so to qualify could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, or condition (financial or other) of the Servicer or the Subservicers or the performance of their respective obligations hereunder;
(b) The Servicer has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto constitutes, or will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement of such terms may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) The Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency which consent already has not been obtained in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, except such as have been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Servicer will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court or the charter or bylaws of the Servicer, or constitute a breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or other Agreement to which the Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound;
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the Servicer or the Subservicers which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is, in the Servicer's judgment, likely to result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties, or assets of the Servicer or the Subservicers, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of any of them to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of any of them, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement, the Notes, or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Servicer or the Subservicers contemplated herein or therein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer or the Subservicers to perform their respective obligations hereunder;
(f) Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report, or other document furnished by the Servicer or the Subservicers pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the sale or placement of the Notes, contains any untrue statement of fact provided by or on behalf of the Servicer or omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements provided by or on behalf of the Servicer contained herein or therein not misleading:
(g) The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement; and
(h) None of the Servicer or the Subservicers is an "investment company" or a company "controlled by an investment company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 3.01 shall survive the delivery of the respective Indenture Trustee's Mortgage Files to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or to another custodian, as the case may be, and inure to the benefit of the Indenture Trustee.
REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTIMUS Ultimus represents and warrants that: (1) it will maintain a disaster recovery plan and procedures including provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment, which is reasonable in light of the services to be provided, and it will, at no additional expense to the Trust, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions (Ultimus shall have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided it maintains such plans and procedures); (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by Ultimus and, when executed and delivered by Ultimus, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Ultimus, enforceable against Ultimus in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; (3) it is duly registered with the appropriate regulatory agency as a transfer agent and such registration will remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement; and (4) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
Representations of the Parties Each party hereto hereby further represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is registered or licensed as an investment adviser under the laws of all jurisdictions in which its activities require it to be so registered or licensed; and (ii) it will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain each such registration or license in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement; and (iii) it will promptly notify the other if it ceases to be so registered, if its registration is suspended for any reason, or if it is notified by any regulatory organization or court of competent jurisdiction that it should show cause why its registration should not be suspended or terminated; and (iv) it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The Sub-Adviser further represents that it has adopted a written Code of Ethics in compliance with Rule 17j-1(b) of the ICA. The Sub-Adviser shall be subject to such Code of Ethics and shall not be subject to any other Code of Ethics, including the Investment Manager's Code of Ethics, unless specifically adopted by the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Manager further represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser that (i) the appointment of the Sub-Adviser by the Investment Manager has been duly authorized and (ii) it has acted and will continue to act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and the transactions contemplated hereby are, in conformity with the ICA, the Company's governing documents and other applicable law.
