Representations and Warranties by the Manager The Manager represents and warrants to each Underwriter at the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery, if any, and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:
Representations (a) Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that as of the date hereof:
(i) it has the power to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each party hereto, and this Agreement is enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights, and subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law; and
(iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of obligations hereunder do not and will not constitute or result in a default, breach or violation of the terms or provisions of its certificate, articles or charter of incorporation, declaration of trust, by-laws or any agreement, instrument, mortgage, judgment, injunction or order applicable to it or any of its property.
(b) The Trust further represents and warrants to Principal Life that:
(i) it is a person other than a natural person and is purchasing this Agreement for the purpose of providing collateral security for securities registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
(ii) it has been informed and understands that transfer is restricted by the terms of this Agreement; and
(iii) it (a) is solely responsible for determining whether this Agreement is suitable for the purpose intended; (b) has carefully read this Agreement (including the Annex) before signing this Agreement; (c) has had a reasonable opportunity to make such inquiries as it deemed necessary prior to signing this Agreement; and (d) has received or had access to such additional information as it deemed necessary in connection with its decision to sign this Agreement. In performing its obligations hereunder Principal Life is not acting as a fiduciary, agent or other representative for the Agreement Holder or anyone else. All representations and warranties made by the Agreement Holder and Principal Life in this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other in connection with the execution hereof.
Representations and Warranties by the Holder The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) This Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof are being acquired for its own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall, if so requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are being acquired for investment and not with a view toward distribution or resale.
(b) The Holder understands that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered under the Act by reason of their issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act pursuant to Regulation D thereof, and that they must be held by the Holder indefinitely, and that the Holder must therefore bear the economic risk of such investment indefinitely, unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Act or is exempted from such registration.
(c) The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of this Warrant and the Shares purchasable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and of protecting its interests in connection therewith.
(d) The Holder is able to bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.
(e) The Holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.
Representations and Warranties of the Owner Trustee The Owner Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, that:
(a) It is a national banking association duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the United States. It has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) It has taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be executed and delivered by one of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on its behalf.
(c) Neither the execution nor the delivery by it of this Agreement, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by it with any of the terms or provisions hereof will (i) contravene any federal or Delaware law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it, (ii) constitute any default under its charter documents or bylaws, (iii) constitute any default under any indenture, mortgage, contract, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance on the Owner Trust Estate resulting from actions by or claims against the Owner Trustee which are unrelated to this Agreement or the other Basic Documents.
(d) It has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement; and the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by it has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
(e) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Owner Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability shall be considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Representations and Warranties of the Owner The Owner, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, makes the following representations and warranties to the Servicer as of each Closing Date:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PROMOTER The Promoter hereby represents and warrants to the Allottee as follows:
(i) The [Promoter] has absolute, clear and marketable title with respect to the said Land; the requisite rights to carry out development upon the said Land and absolute, actual, physical and legal possession of the said Land for the Project;
(ii) The Promoter has lawful rights and requisite approvals from the competent Authorities to carry out development of the Project;
(iii) There are no encumbrances upon the said Land or the Project; [in case there are any encumbrances on the land provide details of such encumbrances including any rights, title, interest and name of party in or over such land]
(iv) There are no litigations pending before any Court of law with respect to the said Land, Project or the [Apartment/Plot];
(v) All approvals, licenses and permits issued by the competent authorities with respect to the Project, said Land and [Apartment/Plot] are valid and subsisting and have been obtained by following due process of law. Further, the Promoter has been and shall, at all times, remain to be in compliance with all applicable laws in relation to the Project, said Land, Building and [Apartment/Plot] and common areas;
(vi) The Promoter has the right to enter into this Agreement and has not committed or omitted to perform any act or thing, whereby the right, title and interest of the Allottee created herein, may prejudicially be affected;
(vii) The Promoter has not entered into any agreement for sale and/or development agreement or any other agreement/arrangement with any person or party with respect to the said Land, including the Project and the said [Apartment/Plot] which will, in any manner, affect the rights of Allottee under this Agreement;
(viii) The Promoter confirms that the Promoter is not restricted in any manner whatsoever from selling the said [Apartment/Plot] to the Allottee in the manner contemplated in this Agreement;
(ix) At the time of execution of the conveyance deed the Promoter shall handover lawful, vacant, peaceful, physical possession of the [Apartment/Plot] to the Allottee and the common areas to the Association of the Allottees;
(x) The Schedule Property is not the subject matter of any HUF and that no part thereof is owned by any minor and/or no minor has any right, title and claim over the Schedule Property;
(xi) The Promoter has duly paid and shall continue to pay and discharge all governmental dues, rates, charges and taxes and other monies, levies, impositions, premiums, damages and/or penalties and other outgoings, whatsoever, payable with respect to the said project to the competent Authorities;
(xii) No notice from the Government or any other local body or authority or any legislative enactment, government ordinance, order, notification (including any notice for acquisition or requisition of the said property) has been received by or served upon the Promoter in respect of the said Land and/or the Project;
(xiii) That the property is not Waqf property.
Representations and Warranties by the Trust The Trust represents and warrants that:
2.2.1 It is duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2.2.2 All of its directors, officers, employees and others dealing with the money and/or securities of a Portfolio are and shall be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the Trust in an amount not less than the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1 or other regulations under the 1940 Act. Such bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and be issued by a reputable bonding company.
2.2.3 It is registered as an open-end management investment company under the 0000 Xxx.
2.2.4 Each class of shares of the Portfolios of the Trust is registered under the 0000 Xxx.
2.2.5 It will amend its registration statement under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of its shares.
2.2.6 It will comply, in all material respects, with the 1933 and 1940 Acts and the rules and regulations thereunder.
2.2.7 It is currently qualified as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code, it will make every effort to maintain such qualification, and will notify you immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify or that it might not so qualify in the future.
2.2.8 The Trust will use its best efforts to comply with the diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment or life insurance contracts set forth in Section 817(h) of the Code, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation Treasury Regulation 1.817-5. Upon having a reasonable basis for believing any Portfolio has ceased to comply and will not be able to comply within the grace period afforded by Regulation 1.817-5, the Trust will notify you immediately and will take all reasonable steps to adequately diversify the Portfolio to achieve compliance.
2.2.9 It currently intends for one or more classes of shares (each, a “Class”) to make payments to finance its distribution expenses, including service fees, pursuant to a plan (“Plan”) adopted under rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 12b-1”), although it may determine to discontinue such practice in the future. To the extent that any Class of the Trust finances its distribution expenses pursuant to a Plan adopted under rule 12b-1, the Trust undertakes to comply with any then current SEC interpretations concerning rule 12b-1 or any successor provisions.
Representations and Warranties Concerning the Transaction (a) Representations and Warranties of the Seller (b) Representations and Warranties of the Buyer
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 Manager The Manager represents and warrants to each Underwriter as follows:
(a) The Manager is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement to either of them) and is duly registered and qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction or place where the nature of its properties or conduct of its business requires such registration or qualification, except where the failure so to register or to qualify would not have a material, adverse effect on the condition (financial or other), business, properties, net assets or results of operations of the Manager.
(b) The Manager is duly registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations or the 1940 Act Rules and Regulations from acting under the Management Agreement for the Fund as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) The Manager has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Management Agreement, the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Manager of its obligations under, this Agreement and the Management Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Manager and this Agreement and the Management Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Manager and constitute the valid and legally binding agreements of the Manager, enforceable against the Manager in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Manager's obligations hereunder and thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles.
(d) The Manager has the financial resources available to it necessary for the performance of its services and obligations as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) and under this Agreement and the Management Agreement.
(e) The description of the Manager and its business, and the statements attributable to the Manager, in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto) complied and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
(f) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Manager, threatened against the Manager or to which any of its properties is subject, that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to either of them) but are not described as required or that reasonably should be expected to result in any material, adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business, properties, net assets or results of operations of the Manager or that reasonably should be expected to have a material, adverse effect on the ability of the Manager to fulfill its obligations hereunder or under the Management Agreement.
(g) Since the date as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement to either of them), except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material, adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business, properties, net assets or results of operations or business prospects of the Manager, whether or not arising from the ordinary course of business and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Manager which are material to the Manager other than those in the ordinary course of its business as described in the Prospectus.
(h) The Manager has such licenses, permits and authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities ("permits") as are necessary to own its property and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectus; the Manager has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with respect to such permits and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the Manager under any such permit.
(i) This Agreement and the Management Agreement comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the 1940 Act Rules and Regulations, the Advisers Act and the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations.
(j) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Management Agreement by the Manager, nor the consummation by the Manager of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (A) requires any consent, approval, authorization or other order of or registration or filing with the Commission, the NASD, any state securities commission, any national securities exchange, any arbitrator, any court or any other governmental, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative agency or any official (except compliance with the securities or Blue Sky laws of various jurisdictions which have been or will be effected in accordance with this Agreement and except for compliance with the filing requirements of the NASD Division of Corporate Finance) or conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Manager or (B) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, any material agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Manager is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or materially violates or will materially violate any material statute, law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to the Manager or any of its properties or will result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Manager pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Manager is subject.
(k) Except as stated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus (and in any amendment or supplement thereto), the Manager has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or which should reasonably be expected to cause or result in or which will constitute, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Shares in violation of federal securities laws and the Manager is not aware of any such action taken or to be taken by any affiliates of the Manager.
(l) In the event that the Fund or the Manager makes available any promotional materials intended for use only by qualified broker-dealers and registered representatives thereof by means of an Internet web site or similar electronic means, the Manager will install and maintain pre-qualification and password-protection or similar procedures which are reasonably designed to effectively prohibit access to such promotional materials by persons other than qualified broker-dealers and registered representatives thereof.
