Representations and Warranties of the Parent The Parent represents and warrants as follows to each Shareholder and the Company that, except as set forth in the reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by the Parent with the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Parent SEC Documents”):
Representations and Warranties of the Borrower The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Guarantor The Guarantor represents and warrants that:
(a) it is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of Colorado and has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Guaranty;
(b) neither the execution and delivery by it of this Guaranty, nor compliance with the provisions hereof will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on it, or (ii) its articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which it is a party or is subject, or by which it is bound, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by it, is required to be obtained by it in connection with the execution and delivery of this Guaranty or the performance by it of its obligations hereunder or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Guaranty;
(c) this Guaranty constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Guarantor, except as the enforceability of this Guaranty may be limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws effecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Such Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized, and each Significant Subsidiary of such Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, are within such Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not contravene (i) such Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) law binding or affecting such Borrower or (iii) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Borrower or any of its properties.
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and except as the availability of the remedy of specific performance is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such remedy is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and subject to requirements of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.
(d) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement, except for such Governmental Approvals that may be required to be obtained by such Borrower in connection with any Extension of Credit to or for the account of such Borrower, each of which Governmental Approvals will have been obtained and will be in full force and effect on or prior to the date of any Extension of Credit to or for the account of such Borrower.
(e) There is no pending or threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting such Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.
(f) The consolidated balance sheet of each Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, copies of each of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Since December 31, 2007, there has been no Material Adverse Change with respect to such Borrower.
(g) No written statement, information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuing Bank in connection with the syndication or negotiation of this Agreement or included herein or delivered pursuant hereto contained, contains, or will contain any material misstatement of fact or intentionally omitted, omits, or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are, or will be made, not misleading.
(h) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, such Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of such Borrower is in material compliance with all laws (including ERISA and Environmental Laws) rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to it.
(i) No accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not waived, exists with respect to any Plan. Such Borrower has not incurred, and does not presently expect to incur, any withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Such Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with foreign law applicable to its Foreign Plans, if any. As used herein, the term “Plan” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is and has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made or should be made according to the terms of the plan by any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates. The term “Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA). The term “Foreign Plan” shall mean any pension, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by any entity subsidiary which, under applicable local foreign law, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle.
Representations and Warranties of Borrower Borrower represents and warrants that:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE GUARANTORS Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that:
(a) It is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which it is organized and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every other jurisdiction as to which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.
(b) It has the full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Guaranty. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by it, has not been amended or otherwise modified, is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Guaranty nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent under, any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which each Guarantor is a party or by which each Guarantor or its property is bound or to which each Guarantor is subject, or constitute a default under any such agreement or instrument, or (except for the liens created pursuant hereto) result in the creation or imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon the Guarantors' revenues or assets pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or instrument.
(d) Each Guarantor has received and reviewed copies of the Master Repurchase Agreement.
(e) This Guaranty is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against each Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws and to the availability of equitable remedies.
(f) There is no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity by or before any governmental authority, arbitral tribunal or other body now pending, or to the best of each Guarantor's knowledge, threatened against or affecting each Guarantor or any of its property that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on each Guarantor's condition, financial or otherwise.
(g) No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any governmental authority are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by the Guarantors of this Guaranty.
Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of its obligations in connection with this Amendment are within its corporate (or other organizational) powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other organizational) action and do not and will not (i) violate any provision of its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or similar organizing or governing documents of such Loan Party, (ii) contravene any applicable Law which is applicable to such Loan Party or (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with notice, lapse of time or both) a default under any material indenture or instrument or other material agreement to which such Loan Party is a party, by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent such contraventions, conflicts, breaches or defaults could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Such Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate (or other organizational) action to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and has validly executed and delivered this Amendment. This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(c) No material consent, approval, authorization or other action by, notice to, or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is or will be required as a condition to or otherwise in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.
(d) After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date (other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date, in which case as of such specific date).
(e) No Default or Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to this Amendment.
Representations and Warranties of the Issuer (a) With respect to the Mortgage Notes, the Issuer represents and warrants that:
(i) This Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”) in the Mortgage Notes in favor of the Indenture Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer;
(ii) The Mortgage Notes constitute “instruments” within the meaning of the applicable UCC;
(iii) The Issuer owns and has good title to the Mortgage Notes free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person;
(iv) The Issuer has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the Mortgage Notes to the pledge of the Mortgage Notes hereunder to the Indenture Trustee;
(v) All original executed copies of each Mortgage Note have been or will be delivered to the Indenture Trustee (or its custodian), as set forth in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement;
(vi) The Issuer has received a written acknowledgement from the Indenture Trustee (or its custodian) that it is holding the Mortgage Notes solely on behalf and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee;
(vii) Other than the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Mortgage Notes. The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of the collateral covering the Mortgage Notes other than a financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder or that has been terminated. The Issuer is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Issuer; and
(viii) None of the Mortgage Notes has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.22 shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be waived.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANIES To induce each Lender and the Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement, each Company represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Company of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action required on its part, and this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith are legal, valid and binding obligations of such Company enforceable against such Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Except with respect to the Existing Events of Default, each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Transaction Documents is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof.
(c) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of any Company’s corporate charter, bylaws, operating agreement or other governing documents, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or (iii) any mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which any Company is a party, or by which any Company or its property is bound.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, except for the Existing Events of Default, no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(e) The Agent’s and the Lender’s security interests in the Collateral continue to be valid, binding and enforceable first-priority security interests which secure the obligations under the Transaction Documents and no tax or judgment liens are currently on record against any Company.
(f) Except with respect to the Existing Events of Default, any misrepresentation of a Company, or any failure of a Company to comply with the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in any agreement, document or instrument executed or delivered by any Company with, to or in favor of any Company shall constitute a Forbearance Default hereunder and an immediate Event of Default under the Financing Agreement.
(g) The recitals in this Agreement are true and correct.
Representations and Warranties of Holdings Holdings represents and warrants to Buyer as set forth below:
