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.
Representations and Warranties of the Trustee The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor as applicable, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) It is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by it, will not violate its articles of incorporation or bylaws or 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 instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets.
(iii) It 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 the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, 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) It 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 its good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition.
(vi) No litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against it, which would prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or, in its good faith reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition.
Representations and Warranties of Trustee The Trustee represents and warrants that:
(i) the Trustee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or association;
(ii) neither the execution nor the delivery by the Trustee of this Trust Agreement, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by it with any of the terms or provisions hereof will contravene any Federal or New York law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it, or violate its charter documents or by-laws or constitute a default under (or an event which, without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach or acceleration of any material contract, indenture, mortgage, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound;
(iii) the Trustee has full power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform its duties and obligations as set forth herein and in each Supplement to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Trust Agreement;
(iv) this Trust Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee and constitutes, subject to due execution by the Depositor, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by the applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(v) the Trustee is not in violation, and the execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms thereof will not constitute a violation, of any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Trustee or its properties, which violation would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the Trustee or its properties or on the performance of its duties hereunder;
(vi) there are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Trustee pending, or, to the knowledge of the Trustee, threatened, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that could reasonably be expected to prohibit its entering into the Trust Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Certificates contemplated by the Trust Agreement or (C) that could reasonably affect the performance by the Trustee of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability against the Trustee of, the Trust Agreement; and
(vii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of, or compliance by the Trustee with, the Trust Agreement, or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations and orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date. The representations and warranties of the Trustee set forth in this Section 7.10 shall survive the receipt of Underlying Securities by the Trustee and shall survive the delivery of the Trust Agreement by the Trustee to the Depositor.
Representations and Warranties of MSDW TRUST MSDW TRUST represents and warrants to the Fund that:
3.1 It is a federally chartered savings bank whose principal office is in New Jersey.
3.2 It is and will remain registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as a Transfer Agent pursuant to the requirements of Section 17A of the 1934 Act.
3.3 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3.4 All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
3.5 It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
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 Assignor The Assignor hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee as follows:
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee (a) The Trustee shall be deemed to represent and warrant to the Company as of the Closing Date and on each date on which information is provided to the Company under Sections 12.01, 12.02(b) or 12.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Company prior to such date: (i) it is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other Securitization Transaction due to any default of the Trustee; (ii) there are no aspects of its financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by it of its trustee obligations under this Agreement or any other Securitization Transaction as to which it is the trustee; (iii) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against it that would be material to Certificateholders; (iv) there are no relationships or transactions (as described in Item 1119(b) of Regulation AB) relating to the Trustee with respect to the Company or any sponsor, issuing entity, servicer, trustee, originator, significant obligor, enhancement or support provider or other material transaction party (as each of such terms are used in Regulation AB) relating to the Securitization Transaction contemplated by the Agreement, as identified by the Company to the Trustee in writing as of the Closing Date (each, a "Transaction Party") that are outside the ordinary course of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arm's length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the Securitization Transaction, and that are material to the investors' understanding of the Certificates; and (v) the Trustee is not an affiliate (as contemplated by Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB) of any Transaction Party. The Company shall notify the Trustee of any change in the identity of a Transaction Party after the Closing Date.
(b) If so requested by the Company on any date following the Closing Date, the Trustee shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such confirmation, provide the pertinent facts, in writing, to the Company. Any such request from the Company shall not be given more than once each calendar quarter, unless the Company shall have a reasonable basis for questioning the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties.
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.
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 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.
