Representations and Warranties of Consultant (a) Consultant has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform his obligations under this Agreement without the consent, approval or authorization of, or obligation to notify, any person, entity or governmental agency which consent has not been obtained.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Consultant does not and shall not constitute Consultant’s breach of any statute or regulation or ordinance of any governmental authority, and shall not conflict with or result in a breach of or default under any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any order, writ, injunction, decree, contract, agreement, or instrument to which the Consultant is a party, or by which Company is or may be bound.
Representations and Warranties of Both Parties On the Execution Date, each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that: It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation; Except for CPUC Approval in the case of Buyer, it has or will timely acquire all regulatory authorizations necessary for it to legally perform its obligations under this Agreement; The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not violate any of the terms and conditions in its governing documents, any contracts to which it is a party or any law, rule, regulation, order or the like applicable to it; This Agreement constitutes its legally valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; It is not Bankrupt and there are no proceedings pending or being contemplated by it or, to its knowledge, threatened against it which would result in it being or become Bankrupt; There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it, any legal proceedings that could materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; It (i) is acting for its own account, (ii) has made its own independent decision to enter into this Agreement and as to whether this Agreement is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment, (iii) is not relying upon the advice or recommendations of the other Party in so doing, and (iv) is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions, and risks of this Agreement; and It has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of its business and it has the capability or ability to make available or take delivery of, as applicable, the Product under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of Sponsor The Sponsor represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Investor that:
Basic Representations Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by the deletion of “and” at the end of Section 3(a)(iv); the substitution of a semicolon for the period at the end of Section 3(a)(v) and the addition of Sections 3(a)(vi), as follows:
Representations and Warranties of Participant The Participant represents and warrants to the Company that:
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 Adviser The Adviser represents and warrants to the Subadviser as follows:
(a) The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act;
(b) The Adviser has filed a notice of exemption pursuant to Rule 4.14 under the CEA with the CFTC and the National Futures Association or is not required to file such exemption;
(c) The Adviser is a business trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted hereunder;
(d) The execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement are within the Adviser’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its directors, shareholders or managing unitholder, and no action by, or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Adviser for the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a violation of, or a material default under, (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Adviser’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Adviser;
(e) The Form ADV of the Adviser previously provided to the Subadviser and the Trust is a true and complete copy of the form, including that part or parts of the Form ADV filed with the SEC, that part or parts maintained in the records of the Adviser, and/or that part or parts provided or offered to clients, in each case as required under the Advisers Act and rules thereunder, and the information contained therein is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(f) The Adviser acknowledges that it received a copy of the Subadviser’s Form ADV prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
(g) The Adviser and the Trust have duly entered into the Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Trust authorized the Adviser to delegate certain of its duties under the Advisory Agreement to other investment advisers, including without limitation, the appointment of a subadviser with respect to assets of each of the Trust’s mutual fund series, including without limitation the Adviser’s entering into and performing this Agreement.
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 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 Adviser The Adviser represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser and the Trust as follows:
(a) The Adviser is and will remain registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act to the extent required thereby;
(b) The Adviser is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement are within the Adviser’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its Board of Directors, and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Adviser for the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Adviser’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Adviser;
(d) The Form ADV of the Adviser as provided to the Sub-Adviser is a true and complete copy of the form as currently filed with the SEC and the information contained therein is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(e) The Adviser shall provide to the Sub-Adviser a complete copy of each amendment to its Form ADV;
(f) The Adviser acknowledges that it received a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B) at least 48 hours prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
(g) The Adviser and the Trust have duly entered into the Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Trust authorized the Adviser to enter into this Agreement.
