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 Backup Servicer The Backup Servicer in its individual capacity and as Backup Servicer represents and warrants as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Depositor (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, as of the Closing Date or such other date as is specified, that:
(i) the Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws governing its creation and existence and has full corporate power and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to create the trust pursuant hereto;
(ii) the execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor; neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions of any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the Depositor or its properties or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Depositor;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof;
(iv) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally and (B) general principles of equity regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(v) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened or likely to be asserted, against or affecting the Depositor, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor will be determined adversely to the Depositor and will if determined adversely to the Depositor materially and adversely affect it or its business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, or adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(vi) immediately prior to the transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, the Depositor was the sole owner and holder of each Mortgage Loan, and the Depositor had good and marketable title thereto, and had full right to transfer and sell each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee free and clear, subject only to (1) liens of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, any lien for common charges permitted by statute, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage acceptable to mortgage lending institutions in the area in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy or attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of title delivered to the originator of such Mortgage Loan, and (3) such other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage, of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and had full right and authority, subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement;
(vii) This Agreement creates either a sale or a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the UCC), in the Mortgage Loans in favor of the Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Depositor;
(viii) The Mortgage Notes constitute “instruments” within the meaning of the applicable UCC;
(ix) Other than the security interest or ownership interest granted to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Mortgage Loans. The Depositor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statement against the Depositor that includes a description of the collateral covering the Mortgage Loans other than a financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Trustee hereunder or that has been terminated. The Depositor is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Depositor;
(x) None of the Mortgage Loans have any marks or notations indicating that such Mortgage Loans have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Trustee; and
(xi) The Depositor has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the Mortgage Loans to convey the Mortgage Loans hereunder to the Trustee. The foregoing representations made in this Section 2.03 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall not be waived by any party hereto.
Representations and Warranties of Servicer The Servicer makes the following representations and warranties on which the Trust shall be deemed to have relied in accepting the Trust Property. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall survive the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Trust Property to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge of the Trust Property to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer (a) The Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date that:
(i) it is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America as a national banking association, and as Master Servicer has full power and authority to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance of which have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Master Servicer;
(ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s charter or bylaws, (B) violate any law or regulation or any administrative decree or order to which it is subject or (C) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets are subject, which violation, default or breach would materially and adversely affect the Master Servicer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) this Agreement constitutes, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other respective parties hereto, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(iv) the Master Servicer is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency to the extent that any such default would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder;
(v) the Master Servicer is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument or subject to any charter provision, bylaw or any other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation that may materially and adversely affect its ability as Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or that requires the consent of any third person to the execution of this Agreement or the performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement;
(vi) no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit its entering into this Agreement or performing its obligations under this Agreement;
(vii) the Master Servicer, or an affiliate thereof the primary business of which is the servicing of conventional residential mortgage loans, is a Xxxxxx Mae- or FHLMC-approved seller/servicer;
(viii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of or compliance by the Master Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations and orders (if any) as have been obtained; and
(ix) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Master Servicer.
(b) It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and hold them harmless against any loss, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a material breach of the Master Servicer’s representations and warranties contained in Section 9.03(a). It is understood and agreed that the enforcement of the obligation of the Master Servicer set forth in this Section to indemnify the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as provided in this Section constitutes the sole remedy (other than as set forth in Section 6.14) of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. Such indemnification shall survive any termination of the Master Servicer as Master Servicer hereunder, and any termination of this Agreement. Any cause of action against the Master Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in this Section shall accrue upon discovery of such breach by either the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or notice thereof by any one of such parties to the other parties.
Representations and Warranties of the Custodian The Custodian hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, 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) It is a U.S. Bank as defined in section (a)(7) of Rule 17f-5.
(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Custodian in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Custodian, 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
(d) 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.
Client Representations and Warranties 10.1 You, the Client, represent and warrant that as at the date of these Account Terms and at all times during these Account Terms: if you are a legal entity other than a natural person, the Client is duly organised and validly existing (or, if a natural person, you are of legal age to make binding agreements and are not under a legal disability or incapacity which would make these Account Terms unenforceable or invalid) and you have full power and authority to enter into, and has taken all necessary steps to enable it lawfully to enter into, these Account Terms and the Transactions and obligations under it; the person executing (for the Client) the application for an agreement on these Account Terms has full power and authority to execute these Account Terms on behalf of the Client, and bind the entity (whether a natural person, company, partnership or otherwise); these Account Terms constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Client; if the Client is more than one person they will each be jointly (that is, together) and severally (that is, individually fully) liable under these Account Terms; if the Client is a corporation, you have been and remain duly formed under the laws of the place of its incorporation and has power and authority to deal in the Admiral Products offered by Admiral, and the person executing the Application Form on these Account Terms has full power and authority to execute (for the Client) the application for an agreement on these Account Terms; if the Client is one or more persons acting as a partnership in relation to these Account Terms, the Client and each other partner has power and authority to deal in Transactions and to be bound by these Account Terms, and the person executing the Application Form on these Account Terms has full power and authority to execute these Account Terms on behalf of all of the partners; if the Client is a Trustee, the trust deed specifically empowers and authorises dealings in the Admiral Products covered by these Account Terms, and such dealings are within the authorised ambit of the Trust’s investment strategy; if the Client is comprised of two or more persons (that is, holding a joint Account), that all such decisions made, and instructions issued, pursuant to these Account Terms, are made on a fully informed and agreed basis by all the parties to the joint Account; a Client may be comprised of two or more persons. If the client is comprised of more than one person then the Account will be deemed to be held by the persons as joint tenants despite any actual or constructive notice to Admiral of any partnership or other agreement between the persons. The joint holding will be only be deemed not to be held as joint tenants if Admiral expressly agrees that in writing that the persons consisting the client hold the Account as tenants in common in equal shares or by a court determination of that it is not held as joint tenants; if the Client is an investment manager or a responsible entity, the investment management agreement or fund constitution specifically empowers and authorises dealings in the Admiral Products, by the Client and on behalf of their underlying clients or investors; and such dealings are within the authorised ambit of each underlying client’s investment strategy; it will enter into Transactions pursuant to the applicable investment management agreement as investment manager or responsible entity and not otherwise; (iii) it will only deal in Admiral Products when the funds or other assets under its control are sufficient to meet the obligations which arise in connection with such dealing; and if your appointment as investment manager or responsible entity is terminated, it is authorised to arrange for Closing Out of all Transactions entered into on behalf of the Client prior to the date of such termination as soon as possible; is not an employee or the close relative of an employee of any exchange participant; you have read these Account Terms and any product disclosure statement issued by Admiral in relation to the Admiral Products and Transactions relevant to the Account (including the disclosures of significant risks); you have considered your objectives and financial situation and you have had a reasonable opportunity to obtain appropriate independent advice prior to entering into these Account Terms, and has formed the opinion that dealing in the Admiral Products is suitable for your needs and purposes; the Client is willing and able, financially and otherwise, to assume the risk of trading in high risk investments, Transactions using Margin and all other Transactions covered by these Account Terms; all information supplied to Admiral by the Client is, or at the time it is supplied will be, accurate in all material respects and the Client will not omit or withhold any information which would make such information inaccurate in any material respect; you will rely upon your own knowledge and judgment and will seek such advice (financial or otherwise) as may be prudent before placing an Order with Admiral and you assume full responsibility for any Order placed with Admiral; you fully understand the relevant provisions of: the prohibition of false or misleading markets and other market manipulation as described in Applicable Laws and section 1041A of the Corporations Act; the prohibition of xxxxxxx xxxxxxx as described in section 1043A of the Corporations Act; the prohibition of false trading and market rigging as described in sections 1041B and 1041C of the Corporations Act; the prohibition of misleading and deceptive conduct described in section 1041H of the Corporations Act; and Applicable Laws and, to the extent your investing in Admiral Products have Underlying Reference Instruments which are governed by the Corporations Act, the conditions upon which short selling is permitted on the ASX and the disclosure obligations are imposed on short sellers. You will notify Admiral if you are funding your account using superannuation as that may impact your classification as a retail or wholesale client. You acknowledge to us that you have received or downloaded, and read and understood the TMD document and you agree that you are within the class of consumers described in our TMD.
Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer (a) The Special Servicer, in such capacity, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Serviced Non-Trust Mortgage Loan Noteholders, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) The Special Servicer is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, will not: (A) violate the Special Servicer's organizational documents; or (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, would reasonably be expected to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer.
(iii) The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(v) The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer's good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer.
(vi) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer's knowledge, threatened, against the Special Servicer, the outcome of which, in the Special Servicer's good faith and reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(vii) Any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of or compliance by the Special Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been obtained and is effective except where the lack of consent, approval, authorization or order would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Special Servicer under this Agreement.
(viii) The Special Servicer possesses all insurance required pursuant to Section 3.07(c) of this Agreement.
(b) The representations and warranties of the Special Servicer set forth in Section 3.24(a) shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the Persons for whose benefit they were made for so long as the Trust Fund remains in existence. Upon discovery by any party hereto of any breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties hereto.
(c) Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to have made, as of the date of its succession, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.24(a), subject to such appropriate modifications to the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.24(a)(i) to accurately reflect such successor's jurisdiction of organization and whether it is a corporation, partnership, bank, association or other type of organization.
Covenants, Representations, and Warranties of Servicer By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Servicer makes the following representations, warranties and covenants on which the Trust Collateral Agent relies in accepting the Receivables and on which the Trustee relies in authenticating the Notes.
(a) The Servicer covenants as follows:
Representations and Warranties of Owner Trustee The Owner Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, that:
(a) It is a banking corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation. It has satisfied the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 6.13.
(b) It has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement (i) shall not violate any provision of any law or regulation governing the banking and trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any order, writ, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority applicable to the Owner Trustee or any of its assets, (ii) shall not violate any provision of the corporate charter or by-laws of the Owner Trustee or (iii) shall not violate any provision of, or constitute, with or without notice or lapse of time, a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any properties included in the Trust pursuant to the provisions of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or other undertaking to which it is a party, which violation, default or lien could reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the Owner Trustee’s performance or ability to perform its duties as Owner Trustee under this Agreement or on the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Owner Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as 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 is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
