Certain Covenants, Representations and Warranties of Client In connection with the Co-Managers’ activities hereunder, Client hereby represents, warrants, covenants, and agrees, as applicable, to each Co-Manager:
a. Client is duly organized and validly exists as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as described in the Offering Circular.
b. No consent, approval, authorization, or other order of any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution or delivery by the Client of this Agreement or the issuance and sale by the Client of the Securities, except such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or applicable state securities laws.
c. No defaults exist in the due performance or observance of any material obligation, term, covenant, or condition of any agreement or instrument to which the Client is a party or by which it is bound.
d. At the time of the issuance of the Securities, the Securities will have been duly authorized and validly issued, and upon payment therefor, will be fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to the description in the Offering Circular.
e. Subject to the performance of the Client’s obligations hereunder, the holders of the Securities will have the rights described in the Offering Circular and associated transaction documents.
f. This Agreement, when executed by the Client, will have been duly authorized and will be a valid and binding agreement of the Client, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
g. Client will cooperate with each Co-Manager and provide it reasonable access to the officers, directors, employees, and advisers of Client and Masterworks, and furnish each Co-Manager all information and data regarding the business and financial condition of Client and Masterworks that any Co-Manager deems appropriate for purposes of the Offering (the “Information”).
h. As of each date of any offer of the Securities and each date of any closing of the Offering, the Offering Materials will be complete and correct in all material respects and, except for those statements for which written supplemental corrections or additions have been made or given to the investors participating in such closing, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
i. Client will allocate Securities to investors and take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that the Offering is not over-allotted.
j. Client agrees to confirm all orders for purchase of Securities that are accepted by the Client and provide evidence of such confirmation to the Co-Managers.
k. Client will take reasonable steps to ensure that no officer, director, employee, or affiliate of the Client (except as otherwise described in the Offering Circular) buys or acquires any Securities in connection with the Offering.
l. Any projected or estimated financial information or other forward-looking information relating to issuer or administrator metrics and not the future performance of the securities offered, which the Client in the Offering Materials or otherwise provides to any Co-Manager will be made by Client in good faith, based on management’s best estimates at the time and based on facts and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable. A full management’s discussion of the underlying assumptions and risks relating to achieving such projections will accompany all such projections or estimates.
m. Client acknowledges and agrees that each Co-Manager, in rendering its services hereunder: (i) will be using and relying on the Information provided by Client (as well as information available from affiliates of Client and public sources and other sources deemed reliable by Co-Manager) (ii) is authorized to transmit to any potential investor the Offering Materials and forms of subscription agreements and any other legal documentation supplied to the Co-Manager for transmission to any potential investor by or on behalf of the Client in connection with the Offering; and (iii) does not and will not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Offering Materials or any Information or other Information regarding the Client. Each Co-Manager reserves the right to investigate and independently verify the Client’s representations and claims.
n. Client will be solely responsible for the contents of the Offering Materials (as amended and supplemented and including any information incorporated therein by reference).
o. If at any time prior to the completion of the offer and sale of the Securities an event occurs or circumstance exists and the Offering Materials (as then amended and supplemented) include any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Client will promptly notify each Co-Manager of such event and each Co-Manager will suspend solicitations of prospective purchasers of the Securities until such time as Client shall prepare (and Client agrees that, if it shall have notified each Co-Manager to suspend solicitations after Client has accepted orders from prospective purchasers, it will promptly prepare) a supplement or amendment to the Offering Circular, which corrects such statement(s) or omission(s).
p. Client shall not make any written or oral representations or statements to investors that contradict or are inconsistent with the statements made in the Offering Circular, as amended or supplemented.
q. Any advice rendered or material provided by a Co-Manager during the term of this Agreement or during the Offering process was and is intended solely for the benefit and confidential use of the Client and will not be reproduced, summarized, described, referred to, or given to any other person or entity for any purpose without the Co-Manager’s prior written consent. Each Co-Manager is an independent contractor and is being retained solely to assist Client in its efforts to effect the Offering.
r. Client understands and agrees that neither Co-Manager is or will be construed as a fiduciary of the Client and will have no duties or liabilities to the equity holders or creditors of the Client or to any other person or entity by virtue of this Agreement, other than fiduciary duties imposed under applicable law, rules, or regulations in connection with the arrangements contemplated hereby, and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, rules, or regulations, Client hereby expressly waives all of such duties and liabilities.
s. Client understands and agrees that neither Co-Manager will provide legal, accounting, and/or tax advice and Client agrees to retain its own counsel concerning any necessary legal, accounting, and tax matters; and nothing contained herein shall be construed to obligate a Co-Manager to purchase, as principal, any of the securities offered in the Offering.
t. There are no brokers, representatives, or other persons (other than persons associated with the Co-Managers), which have an interest in compensation due to either Co-Manager from any transaction contemplated herein.
u. The Offering of the Securities shall be at the price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Circular and the exhibits and appendices thereto and any amendments or supplements thereto.
v. Client will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by of Regulation A, the regulations and rules thereunder, and applicable federal and state securities laws; and Client has not taken, and agrees that it will not take, any action, directly or indirectly, so as to cause the Offering to fail to be entitled to the exemption from registration afforded by Regulation A of Section 401 of the JOBS Act Section 3(b), as amended.
w. In effecting the Offering, Client agrees to comply in all material respects with applicable provisions of the Securities Act and any rules and regulations thereunder and any applicable state laws and requirements, as well as any federal, state, or foreign judicial decisions or opinions related thereto.
x. Client will not solicit investors unless such solicitation complies in all material respects with the requirements of applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 255 under the Securities Act, and will not make any sale of the Securities until the Offering Statement with respect to the Offering is qualified by the SEC, and Client covenants and agrees that the Offering does not and shall not violate any federal, state, local, foreign or other laws, rules, regulations or interpretations, including those rules, regulations and interpretations of the SEC, IRS, FINRA and any other self-regulatory organization or domestic or foreign governmental agency or entity.
y. Client will provide copies to Co-Manager of any current or previous filings with the SEC in the preceding twelve (12) months.
z. Client will collect and maintain investor funds in a segregated account and will treat investor funds and use the proceeds in a manner consistent with the description in the Offering Circular.
aa. Client will take such action as is necessary to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States (including but not limited to federal securities laws).
bb. Client agrees (i) that any subscription or other similar agreement pursuant to which Securities are sold shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of the Co-Managers and its counsel, shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and such other terms and conditions as are customary for exempt transactions of securities pursuant to Regulation A, and (ii) to provide a copy of such executed document to each Co-Manager promptly following the execution and delivery thereof by an investor. The Client agrees that any representations and warranties made by it to any investor in the Offering shall be deemed also to be made to the Co-Managers for their benefit.
Representations and Warranties and Covenants Except for changes permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or the Plan Summary Term Sheet, each of (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.5, Section 3.20(a)(except for such inaccuracies in Section 3.20(a) caused by sales, purchases or transfers of assets which have been effected in accordance with, subject to the limitations contained in, and not otherwise prohibited by, the terms and conditions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, this Article VII) and Section 3.23 shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct only as of such specific date), (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.4 shall be true and correct (except for de minimis inaccuracies) at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct (except for de minimis inaccuracies) only as of such specific date) and (iii) the other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect”, shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct only as of the specified date), except for such failures to be true and correct that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (it being agreed that the condition in this subclause (iii) as it relates to undisclosed liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries comprised of Indebtedness shall be deemed to be satisfied if the condition in Section 7.1(p) is satisfied. In addition, for purposes of this Section 7.1(c) as it relates to Section 3.20(b) of this Agreement, the reference to “DIP Loan” in clause (i) of such Section 3.20(b) shall be deemed to refer to that certain Senior Secured Debtor in Possession Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2010, by and among the Company, GGP Limited Partnership, the lenders party thereto, Barclays Capital, as the Sole Arranger, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the guarantors party thereto (the “New DIP Agreement”). The Company shall have complied in all material respects with all of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that with respect to its obligations under Section 5.4, Section 5.14(b) (to the extent applicable) and Section 5.14(c) the Company shall have complied therewith in all respects. The Company shall have provided to each Purchaser a certificate delivered by an executive officer of the Company, acting in his or her official capacity on behalf of the Company, to the effect that the conditions in this clause (c) and the immediately following clause (d) have been satisfied as of the Closing Date and each Purchaser shall have received such other evidence of the conditions set forth in this Section 7.1 as it shall reasonably request.
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.
Representations and Warranties; No Defaults The following statements shall be true on the date of such Loan or Issuance, both before and after giving effect thereto and, in the case of any Loan, to the application of the proceeds thereof:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV (Representations and Warranties) and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of any such date after the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and
(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Representations and Warranties of Optionee Optionee hereby represents and warrants that:
A. The options granted hereby and the Shares which will be purchased by and delivered to Optionee upon exercise of such options are being acquired by Optionee for his own account and not with a view to resale or other disposition thereof.
B. Optionee will not sell, transfer, or make any other disposition of any option or the shares to be purchased and delivered to Optionee hereunder upon the exercise of such option unless and until (a) such option or shares, as applicable, are included in a registration statement or a post-effective amendment under the Securities Act which has been filed by the Optionor and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), or (b) in the opinion of counsel for the Optionor, no such registration statement or post-effective amendment is required, or (c) the SEC has first issued a "no action" letter regarding any such proposed disposition of any option or the shares.
Representations and Warranties; No Default Each Company hereby represents and warrants that:
3.1. The execution, delivery and performance by such Company of this Amendment (a) are within such Company’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution hereof and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action; (b) does not and will not result, in any breach or default under any other document, instrument or agreement to which a Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or to which a Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Premises, the Collateral or any of the property of a Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or bound, except for such breaches or defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect and (c) will not violate any applicable law, statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, code, rule or order.
3.2. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered for the benefit of or on behalf of each Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Company, enforceable against such Company in accordance with its terms except (a) as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally and (b) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
3.3. Both before and after giving effect to this Amendment on the date hereof (a) the representations and warranties of the Companies contained in Section 4.1 of the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are true, correct and complete on and as of the date hereof as if made on such date (and to the extent any representations and warranties shall relate to the Effective Date or another earlier date, such representation and warranties shall be deemed to be amended to relate to the date hereof), and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Representations and Warranties of the Bank The Bank represents and warrants to the Fund that:
3.01 It is a trust company duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3.02 It is duly qualified to carry on its business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3.03 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Charter and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3.04 All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3.05 It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
Covenants, Representations and Warranties 3.1 The Borrower ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, without condition, all the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that it continues to be bound by the terms and conditions thereof as amended by this Amendment; and, the Borrower further confirms and affirms that it has no defense, set off or counterclaim against the same. The Agreement and this Amendment shall be construed as complementing each other and as augmenting and not restricting the Bank's rights, and, except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
3.2 The Borrower ratifies, confirms and reaffirms without condition, all liens and security interests granted to the Bank pursuant to the Agreement and the other Loan Documents, if any, and such liens and security interests shall continue to secure the indebtedness and obligations of the Borrower to the Bank under the Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, all loans made by the Bank to the Borrower as amended by this Amendment.
3.3 The Borrower represents and warrants to the Bank that:
(a) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(b) The execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Borrower and the performance and observance by the Borrower of the provisions hereof, do not violate or conflict with the organizational agreements of the Borrower or any law applicable to the Borrower or result in a breach of any provision of or constitute a default under any other agreement, instrument or document binding upon or enforceable against the Borrower;
(c) The representations and warranties set forth within Article III of the Agreement continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Amendment except those changes resulting from the passage of time; and
(d) No material adverse change has occurred in the business, operations, consolidated financial condition or prospects of the Borrower since the date of the most recent annual financial statement delivered to the Bank, and no Event of Default or condition which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, could become an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
3.4 The Borrower shall execute or cause to be executed and deliver to the Bank all other documents, instruments and agreements deemed necessary or appropriate by the Bank in connection herewith.
Representations and Warranties of XXXX XXXX hereby represents and warrants to the Seller and the Servicer as of the Initial Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing Date:
Representations and Warranties of Customer The Customer represents and warrants to the Transfer Agent that:
