REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR 6.1 The Acquiror represents, warrants and, where applicable, covenants to the Seller as follows and acknowledges that the Seller is relying upon these representations, warranties and covenants in connection with the entering into of this Agreement:
(a) the Acquiror has been duly formed and is validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Acquiror and the performance by it of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by its respective board of directors and no other corporate proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder;
(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Acquiror and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable by the Seller against the Acquiror in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other applicable Laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and general principles of equity;
(d) none of the execution and delivery by the Acquiror of this Agreement or the completion or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance with the obligations hereunder by the Acquiror will result in a breach of: (i) the constating documents of the Acquiror; (ii) any agreement or instrument to which the Acquiror is a party or by which the Acquiror or any of the Acquiror's property or assets is bound; or (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Authority with respect to the Acquiror, except, in the case of (ii) and (iii), such breaches which could not, individually or in the aggregate, impair the ability of the Acquiror to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise delay the Acquiror in performing such obligations; and
(e) the Acquiror has sufficient funds or has made adequate arrangements to have financing in place in order to distribute to all the Securityholders the cash consideration to which they are entitled upon consummation of the Transaction. The representations and warranties of the Acquiror set forth in this Article 6 shall survive the Effective Date and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect for the benefit of the Seller until the earliest to occur of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7.
Representations and Warranties of the Assignee The Assignee hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Assignor The Assignor hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Transferee In connection with the proposed transfer of the Purchased Certificates, the Transferee represents and warrants to the Company, BCI, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust as follows:
(a) The Transferee has knowledge in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Residual Certificates; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision; and the Transferee is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Residual Certificates and can afford a complete loss of such investment.
(b) The Transferee represents that (i) it understands that each of the Residual Certificates represents for federal income tax purposes a "residual interest" in a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a "REMIC") and that, as the holder of the Residual Certificates, it will be required to take into account, in determining its taxable income, its pro rata share of the taxable income of the REMIC, (ii) it understands that it may incur federal income tax liabilities with respect to the Residual Certificates in excess of any cash flows generated by the Residual Certificates and (iii) it has historically paid its debts as they became due and has the financial wherewithal and intends to continue to pay its debts as they come due in the future, including any tax imposed on the income that it derives from the Residual Certificates as such taxes become due.
(c) The Transferee is acquiring the Residual Certificates for its own account as principal and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part, in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").
(d) The Transferee confirms that the Company has made available to the Transferee the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company concerning the Company, the Trust, the purchase by the Transferee of the Residual Certificates and all matters relating thereto, and to obtain additional information relating thereto that the Company possesses or can acquire unreasonable effort or expense.
Representations and Warranties of the Transferor The Transferor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) It is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction in which the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified and the failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Transferor of this Agreement and all other Transferor Documents to be entered into by it, including the Transferor’s sale or contribution of Receivables, and, in the case of a Purchase, its use of the proceeds of Purchases, are within the Transferor’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, do not contravene (i) its charter or by-laws, (ii) any Applicable Law except where such contravention could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property other than such restrictions that could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Transferor’s ability to perform its material obligations hereunder or, with respect to the transfer of the Receivables and Collections thereon, in any Immaterial Respect, or (iv) any material order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or its property, and do not result in or require the creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties (other than in favor of the Company with respect to the Transferred Property), and no transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk sales act or similar law. This Agreement and each other Transferor Document to be entered into by the Transferor have been duly executed and delivered by it.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for its due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Transferor Document to be entered into by it, except (i) for the filing of UCC financing statements, all of which financing statements have been duly filed and, to its knowledge, are in full force and effect, (ii) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect and (iii) where the failure to make or obtain could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company’s ability to perform its material obligations hereunder or the ability to assign or collect the Receivables hereunder.
(d) This Agreement and each other Transferor Document to be entered into by the Transferor constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with their respective terms subject to bankruptcy and similar laws affecting creditors generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(e) (i) The Transferor has furnished to the Company and the Administrative Agent copies of the Parent’s audited consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2011, and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flow for the fiscal year of the Parent then ended reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP which financial statements present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the financial position of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at December 31, 2011, and the results of operations of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal year of the Parent then ended, which financial statements present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the financial position of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at such date, and the results of operations of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended; and
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER The Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Agent The Agent represents and warrants to the Company and the Bank as follows:
(a) The Agent is a corporation and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of New York with full power and authority to provide the services to be furnished to the Company and the Bank hereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Agent, and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Agent and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Agent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the legality, validity, binding nature and enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equity principles regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(c) Each of the Agent and its employees, agents and representatives who shall perform any of the services hereunder shall be duly authorized and empowered, and shall have all licenses, approvals and permits necessary to perform such services; and the Agent is a registered selling agent in each of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are to be offered by the Company in reliance upon the Agent as a registered selling agent as set forth in the blue sky memorandum prepared with respect to the Offering.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Agent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Agent or any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Agent is a party or by which it or its property is bound.
(e) No approval of any regulatory or supervisory or other public authority is required in connection with the Agent’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, except as may have been received.
(f) There is no suit or proceeding or charge or action before or by any court, regulatory authority or government agency or body or, to the knowledge of the Agent, pending or threatened, which might materially adversely affect the Agent’s performance under this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Vendor The Vendor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement and completing the Transaction:
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and issue and sell the Private Placement Warrants to the Purchaser, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company (which representations and warranties shall survive each Closing Date) that:
Representations and Warranties of the Trust The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Custodian, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
(a) It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable 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; and
(c) It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.
